'Tenderpasta', the Manchester criminal behind a major £1.6m cocaine ring caught in a builder's yard

A vile predator who filmed himself raping a woman and two crooks who robbed four shops during a machete rampage were just some of the offenders jailed in our region over the last week.

Coronavirus infection rates are up in eight boroughs in Greater Manchester, the latest figures show.

Former Tottenham and England striker Darren Bent doesn’t believe that Mauricio Pochettino is an elite manager, following links between the Paris Saint-Germain head coach and the vacant Manchester United post.

Manchester United are heading into a new era as they prepare for life after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

The jury had already delivered their verdict on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and his sacking on Sunday was well overdue.

A serial woman beater who hit his girlfriend over the head with a vodka bottle and a man who raped a teenager while his wife was attending Sunday church service were just two of the offenders jailed in our region over the last week.

Former England striker Darren Bent feels that Zinedine Zidane would be a better fit for Manchester United than current manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

A specialist clinic for severely obese kids is to be launched at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.

Brendan Rodgers has been told he deserves the chance to leave Leicester City for 'superior' Manchester United.

Manchester United youngsters Dermot Mee and Rhys Bennett have spent the last week training with League One side AFC Wimbledon as part of the club's new Pro Experience Programme.

A cocaine-fuelled mum who led police on a terrifying high-speed chase and a prisoner who threatened to kill a judge in 'a slow and painful way' were just two of the offenders jailed in our region over the last week.

Harry Kane might eventually leapfrog Wayne Rooney as the all-time leading goalscorer for England — but the latter will always be the better player.

A new video game development studio is opening in Manchester and plans to create more jobs in the city.

A species of wasp never before seen in the region has caused a buzz in Bury.

An arsonist caught fleeing from a house after petrol bombing it and a man who threw a loaded shotgun from his car during a dramatic police chase were just two of the offenders jailed in our region during the first week of November.

Coronavirus infection rates have gone up in four boroughs of Greater Manchester, latest figures has shown.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has claimed that no one is calling for his Covid 'plan B' rules to be implemented now.

Eric Ramsey was appointed as Manchester United's first set-piece specialist and individual development coach this summer.

Hospitals are struggling under pressure as general beds fill up with Covid-19 patients - leaving people waiting hours longer than they should for emergency help in A&E.

An inquest has opened into the death of a toddler at the centre of a legal fight over her medical care.