Shots fired after police called to reports of house party at 1am

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direct to your inboxA man has suffered facial injuries after police were called to reports of a group of men fighting with weapons.Officers were called to Ogden Lane in Openshaw at around 4.10pm today (Monday, 15 March) to reports of violence.One man sustained facial injuries during the fight, police said.They are not believe to be serious.An investigation has been launched by Greater Manchester Police.No arrests have been made.A spokesperson for GMP said: "Police were called at 4.10pm to

direct to your inboxPolice have issued over one hundred fines this weekend as people continue to break lockdown restrictions.The force said 135 fines had been handed out between Friday and Sunday to people attending house parties, meeting in large groups indoors and outoors, and for leaving the house without a valid reason.Officers also fined a number of people who travelled to Manchester Airport to wave a passenger off, and for failing to isolate after international travel.Last week, step one

Bury, on August 12 of last year. All three deny the charge, but Mr Mohammed has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

direct to your inboxTwo properties in Manchester where large crowds of ‘selfish’ revellers attended house parties during lockdown - including one attacked by a gunman - have been shut down.A closure order was issued against a student house in Fallowfield on March 5 after police and the city council received several complaints from neighbours.The main occupier of the property on Brailsford Road received a £10,000 fine for hosting an illegal gathering attended by around 40 people on February 26.It

direct to your inboxArmed police surrounded a flat in Salford tonight following reports of an intruder.Greater Manchester Police said they were called to the address on Bury Old Road at around 5.50pm to reports of 'persons breaking into a property.'An eyewitness, who asked not to be named, said the incident prompted a major police response with a number of patrol vehicles and Tactical Aid Units."I saw the blue lights and at first I thought it must have been ambulances," the witness said."But

Bury, on the evening of August 12 of last year. They all deny the charge.

'Possible human remains' have been discovered close to an abandoned pub in Bolton.Police have cordoned off an area of woodland close to the building.Tests and forensic analysis is currently being carried out to ascertain the circumstances of the incident, Greater Manchester Police said.It is not believed that this incident is linked to any ongoing investigations, they added.Two eyewitnesses say officers were called to the building, just off Blackburn Road, near Egerton Park, at around

direct to your inboxPolice found a quantity of suspected drugs after shots were fired from one car at another racing through the city centre last night.St Peter's Square has been reopened following extensive searches by Greater Manchester Police today.Officers responded to reports of suspected gunshots and a car crashed into a lamppost at around 8.30pm on Saturday evening.They found a silver Vauxhall Astra abandoned at the scene.Following a short footchase, three teenagers were arrested on

direct to your inboxTwo cars chased each other through Manchester city centre before multiple gunshots were fired last night, eyewitnesses have said.A large police cordon remained in place in St Peter's Square on Sunday morning after the shocking incident unfolded at around 8.30pm on Saturday evening.A silver Vauxhall continues to be examined by forensics officers at the spot where it was abandoned between the Metrolink stop and Wagamama restaurant.Crime scene markers were laid out across the

direct to your inboxA large cordon was in place in Manchester city centre on Saturday night after police were called to reports of shots fired.Officers were called to St Peter's Square just before 8.30pm following reports of a suspected firearms discharge and a road traffic collision.Emergency services quickly attended and found an abandoned vehicle on the tram tracks in the square.No one is believed to have been injured in the incident.Two 16-year-old boys and a 19-year-old man have been

Wigan.

direct to your inboxPolice discovered cannabis plants after being alerted to an attempted break-in in Stockport.Police were called to reports that two men were trying to break into a property on St David's Road in Cheadle shortly after 1pm yesterday (Thursday).Officers attended and two men - aged 26 and 28 - were arrested on suspicion of cannabis cultivation.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by

direct to your inboxThe Government's failure to vaccinate police against Covid-19 as a priority has been described as a 'damaging betrayal'. The view, from National Chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales, John Apter, was supported by Greater Manchester Police Federation chairman Stuart Berry.