Teen driver who killed biker in 'unusual circumstances' walks free from court

A motorist found to be in possession of a machete and an amount of cannabis was arrested by traffic cops from Greater Manchester Police after a pursuit around the market town of Ramsbottom.

Tragedy hit the roads of Greater Manchester on Saturday night as a man and a teenage boy were killed in separate crashes just two-and-a-half hours apart.

A man has died after a late night collision with a car in Oldham, police have said. A 20-year-old man was arrested a 'short time later', police added, although it's not been confirmed what he was arrested on suspicion of as yet.

A 16-year-old boy has died and two others were injured after a car hit a lamp post near a Metrolink line on Saturday night, police have revealed.

A man from Manchester has been arrested after a young woman died after a car crash in Lancashire.

A Manchester man was arrested after a young woman died following a crash in Accrington.

A student at the University of Manchester who killed his 89-year-old gran by setting fire to her house has been sentenced to be detained in a mental health hospital.

A man who was left badly injured after a tree fell on him and killed his friend has spoken of the moments before the horrific accident.

A man accused of sending money to women in the Philippines to live stream the sexual abuse of children on Skype has appeared at court. Bernard Grace attended a short hearing at Manchester and Salford Magistrates Court today (October 13) and pleaded not guilty to 17 charges over a five year period, beginning in November 2017.

This is the chilling note found inside the home of a nurse accused of killing seven babies.

A lucky driver escaped uninjured after a van was left half-crushed in a crash on the M62.

A court has heard that a nurse who is accused of killing babies under her care sent a sympathy card to the grieving parents of a baby girl who it is alleged that she took four attempts to kill. Lucy Letby, 32, allegedly killed seven babies while working in a neo-natal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital between June 2015 and 2016.

A driver climbed over his partner as she lay in the passenger seat with life-threatening injuries to escape from the scene of a crash. Craig Hirtle then returned later to try drag her injured body through a window before fleeing again, a court heard.

A thug who went for a beer with his girlfriend after knocking a Sikh leader out and leaving him for dead in the middle of the road was one of the criminals jailed in Greater Manchester this week.

A five-year-old girl and her dad are among ten dead after an explosion at a gas station in County Donegal.

A man has been found guilty of brutally punching a taxi driver in an unprovoked, racist attack. In May this year, David Platt, 30, and a woman got into the taxi in Monsall before they asked to be taken to a convenience shop in Harpurhey, Manchester Crown Court heard.

A man has been killed by a falling tree in Sale, police have tragically confirmed.

A mum-of-two who drank two bottles of wine at the side of the road after her car broke down then refused to take a breath test has walked free from court. Elizabeth McKnight was ordered to take a breathalyser after police found her 'unsteady on her feet and slurring her words' on a grass verge next to her stationary Nissan Qashqai.

A man accused of punching a taxi driver in a racially motivated attack has told a court it was because he 'saw him masturbating'. David Platt, 30, has admitted wounding, but denied racially aggravated assault.

A man punched a taxi driver in the face as he was driving before hurling racist abuse at him, a trial has heard.