Road closed off as ANOTHER huge sinkhole opens up on Greater Manchester street

A major IT failure is has been affecting hospitals across Greater Manchester since early this morning, resulting in patients being 'sent home from waiting rooms'.

A yellow weather warning for thunderstorms covering parts of Greater Manchester has been issued by the Met Office.

Trafford Council has issued an update to residents over a controversial scheme on Greater Manchester's most dangerous road for cyclists.

A busy main road was closed for hours this afternoon as police responded to an incident.

Two police officers were injured in what has been described as an 'unprovoked' knife attack in the street on Wednesday afternoon (July 26).

A leading barrister is set to be appointed to assess the cases of three women who have accused Greater Manchester Police of unjustified strip searches while in custody.

There are certain parts of Greater Manchester where you can expect to find those dream, multi-million pound homes - and Bowdon is one of them. The affluent Trafford suburb is known to attract some of the regions wealthiest residents, from Premier League footballers to soap stars and entrepreneurs.

A brand new Ikea not far from Greater Manchester has opened its doors for business.

Five flood alerts were in place across the region on Sunday (July 23) after a long spell of heavy rain battered Greater Manchester.

The whole sweet shop experience has somewhat died a death over recent years.

With the release of the first full-length Barbie movie today, cinema staff will be bracing themselves as Barbie fever hits Britain.

More than 200 swanky apartments close to Middlewood Locks in Salford could be built. Proposals worked up by the Canal and Rivers Trust and Bloc could see the car park site off Oldfield Road and Upper Wharf Street.

A £2.5bn transformation of one part of Salford has moved a step closer. Groundbreaking plans, the first part of a wider project that will change the face of Salford Crescent forever, have been unveiled.

A cyclist has been taken to hospital following a collision with a car in Salford tonight.

It’s a Wednesday lunchtime and the rain is coming in sideways. Nevertheless, here at a world-famous market in Greater Manchester, the winding pathways and narrow streets between stalls are packed out - it takes more than a bit of bad weather to deter these seasoned shoppers.

Despite having lived in Old Trafford for more than two years now, I have a confession to make. I am afraid to say that I have not really made much of a conscious effort to explore the nature and greenery that surrounds me.

Greater Manchester is bracing itself for a stormy weekend. After a day of unseasonably strong winds today (Friday) a yellow warning for wind has been issued covering the south of England and Wales whilst rain warnings have been issued in Scotland.

A multi-storey car park is being closed for the weekend while major building work takes place at a Greater Manchester hospital. Tameside Hospital is subject to a £20 million redevelopment project at the emergency department.

Two major Greater Manchester events have been cancelled with the region expected to be hit by heavy wind and thunderstorms this weekend. The Met Office is predicting rain throughout the weekend, while thunder and lightning is expected on Saturday (July 15).

Manchester’s most abusive restaurant Karen’s Diner is safe from closure, its owners have said, after some of the brand’s original restaurants in Australia went into liquidation. The first Karen’s Diners were in Aussie cities including Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.