Teenager taken to hospital with face, neck and hand injuries following assault in Rochdale

here"On 18 June, the offender was originally sentenced at Manchester Crown Court to 20 months for rape."Following the Solicitor General's intervention under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme, the Court of Appeal today increased his sentence to three years' custody."Edwards pleaded guilty to a single count of rape.Manchester Crown Court heard the victim had agreed to spent his birthday with him and they had been to McDonald's.After that, they watched a film together at his house and ate their

Strangeways area of Manchester.

Four teenage boys – two aged 15 and two aged 17 – previously arrested in connection with the incident have since been released and face no further action.A 16-year-old was previously arrested on suspicion of murder.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereAnyone with information should contact police on 0161 856 9283 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

Manchester's courts have experienced many cases of young people and teenagers being hauled before a judge, and even being locked up.

ITVBe reality show The Real Housewives of Cheshire which launched in 2015, is now putting her feet up on a sun lounger.

Manchester Crown Court heard. Despite being one tire down, Hameed of Crumpsall, continued on driving at speeds of 60mph before going through a couple of sets of red traffic lights.

Manchester Evening News: "He always helped me in school - always sticking up for me. "He was like my big brother."Others have been paying tribute on social media.

was also seriously injured after being stabbed just yards away on Rosbery Street in Moss Side as part of the same incident.

Manchester Evening News reported last year three women were sexually assaulted as they walked through the same alleyway in the Edgeley area of Stockport.

hereA 17-year-old boy has been detained on suspicion of murder.He remains in custody.There are police scenes currently in place near to Cowesby Street, including Claremont Road Roseberry, Greame Street and Alison Street.There are also scenes in place near to Henbury Street, including Lloyd Street South and Bevridge Street.Police were called to reports of a 'disturbance' at around 7.15pm on Sunday.The 17-year-old victim suffered a fatal stab wound and died at the scene.Police urged anyone with

shared online.

taken to hospital after being 'violently attacked' by a group of people outside a pub in Salford.The victim, aged 44, was left with head injuries after being assaulted in the street next to The B'Hive on Holland Street, just before midnight on Saturday.Police say the woman was violently attacked outside the pub by several people and Greater Manchester Police has now issued an appeal for witnesses.Pub manager, Alan Lindsay, told the M.E.N.: "It happened out on the street.

Rusholme.

straight to your inboxManchester United are set to sign Real Madrid teenager Alvaro Fernandez on a four-year deal. Fernandez is a free agent after failing to agree an extension on his deal at the Bernabeu, which expired on June 30, and now the promising left-back will make the switch to Old Trafford this summer.

Firefighters have paid tribute to one of their former colleagues - seven years after he died in tragic circumstances.Father-of-two Stephen Hunt was found collapsed inside a shop in Manchester's Northern Quarter whilst attempting to put out the fire in July, 2013.The 38-year-old, from Radcliffe, was pronounced dead later that evening.Seven years later his colleagues are still laying flowers at his memorial in Philips Park and have paid tribute to their lost friend.In a post on Twitter, a

in Tameside.Police are now investigating if the two incidents on neighbouring streets in Droylsden on Saturday night are linked.A 16 year-old was assaulted with a machete close to Brierfield House, a block of flats on Lancaster Road at around 9:40pm Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said.Emergency services were called and he was rushed to hospital where he remains in a stable condition.Around the same time police also received reports of what appeared to be gunshots on neighbouring York Road,

straight to your inboxFormer Manchester City defender Micah Richards has revealed the one area of improvement that has taken Raheem Sterling’s game to the next level.Sterling scored a hat-trick during Man City’s comprehensive victory over Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday night.The England forward found the bottom right corner with a lovely side-footed finish from the edge of the box to open the scoring for last season’s champions.Gabriel Jesus doubled City’s advantage not long after, before