'Severe' disruption on Metrolink as trams unable to stop at several stations

direct to your inboxA Manchester-bound flight had to be diverted to Ireland after a passenger became disruptive.The Jet2 flight from Fuerteventura was forced to land at Cork on Sunday night, due to concerns about the behaviour of a woman, who was on board with her partner and a child The captain and crew became concerned and took the decision to divert, reports CorkBeo.

direct to your inboxMetrolink staff handed out 500 face coverings as part of a campaign to encourage passengers to wear masks.Transport staff and police officers held a pre-Christmas day of action at Victoria station yesterday (December 23). Officers from Greater Manchester Police's Transport Unit worked with TravelSafe Partnership (TSP) staff and the new Metrolink 'trambassadors' to encourage passengers to wear face masks on-board the tram.

direct to your inboxA man discharged by mental health staff attempted to take his own life on hospital grounds - before he 'rolled' onto a major road and died after being hit by a taxi, an inquest heard. Daniel Kirton passed away at Manchester Royal Infirmary earlier this month.

GMP in areas including Wardley and Bolton town centre on Wednesday (December 22).  Police traffic officers stopped the driver of an Audi A3 on Manchester Road in Wardley. They claim the driver’s MOT test certificate had expired on January 8 this year.In a tweet, officers said: “XT58 stopped this Audi A3 on Manchester Road Wardley. Test certificate expired 8th Jan 2020.

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester is set to be battered by strong winds on Boxing Day.The Met Office have issued a yellow warning of wind from 3pm on Saturday 26 until 12am on Sunday 27 December.Meteorologists have warned the extreme weather could affect road, rail, air and ferry services, with longer journey times and cancellations likely."Some roads and bridges may close, and power cuts may occur with the potential to affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage," the Met Office

straight to your inboxJamie Redknapp has demanded more from Bernardo Silva as Manchester City search for more creativity going forward. Whilst Pep Guardiola's side have had a positive first half to the season and are well in the title race, their football has lacked the fluency of previous seasons, having netted the lowest amount of goals among the clubs in the top half of the Premier League table.

Salford bus stop on a main road. The Lamborghini Huracan - worth more than £160,000 - was left in a bus stop box in Chorley Road, Swinton.

straight to your inboxManchester City have given a Christmas present to every primary school kid in East Manchester and every child in in care across the whole city.Staff, players and coaches have paid for, wrapped and delivered more than 5,500 gifts.And with the coronavirus pandemic meaning the traditional Christmas visits to hospitals are off the cards, stars including Phil Foden and Kevin De Bruyne have been video calling patients on children's wards at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital,

in Wigan.  Police were called to reports of a robbery at Pennywise Off-licence in Ennerdale Road, Astley at around 9pm on December 6. Three men entered the shop and threatened staff, demanding they hand over goods. They then fled in a blue Skoda Octavia in the direction of Astley Street and Manchester Road with money and cigarettes from the store.Police say they are described as being skinny to medium build and wearing dark coloured clothing and balaclavas.

direct to your inboxCare home bosses say as many as '60 per cent' of their staff have warned they will refuse the Covid vaccine when it is rolled out.Managers in care homes in Greater Manchester have been canvassing their colleagues ahead of the Pfizer vaccine being administered.Both staff and residents are among the first in the queue on the Government roll-out agenda, which was subject to reports of delays on Tuesday.And these plans could hit further stumbling blocks as care home bosses have

direct to your inboxA Jet2 flight to Gran Canaria was forced to land at Manchester Airport following an onboard incident involving a 'disruptive passenger'. The Sunday afternoon flight from Belfast International to Las Palmas was diverted to Manchester after an incident which took place after the plane had taken off, BelfastLive reports.

in Salford it has been confirmed. A blue coloured Renault left the A57 Liverpool Road in Irlam and collided with several trees, police said.

direct to your inboxThere has been a major response from emergency services this morning following a 'serious' crash involving a Metrolink tram and a van.The collision happened near the Ashton West tram stop at around 7.30 this morning.Pictures from the scene show police, fire and ambulance crews in attendance.A white van has suffered extensive damage after colliding with a tram travelling down Lord Sheldon Way.In a statement, Transport for Greater Manchester described the incident as a 'serious

direct to your inboxResidents in south Manchester took to the streets this weekend to highlight a need for more traffic control measures on a residential lane regularly used by speeding cars.More than 100 people lined the pavements of Matthews Lane in Levenshulme on Sunday afternoon (December 6) as part of a campaign organised by community union ACORN.Local residents say the street is regularly used as a ‘racetrack’ and urgently requires new traffic measures.