'The scariest moment of my life': Jet2 passengers' terror as armed police surround diverted Manchester flight after 'bomb threat'

A pervert businessman who sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl on an easyJet flight has walked free from court. Andrew Reay told the teenager that he wanted to 'f*** her' and touched her leg while travelling from Lanzarote to Manchester Airport.

A prison nurse from Manchester told an inmate that she 'loved' him, in a serious of 'flirtatious' texts and phone calls.

Stop and search powers have been beefed up in parts of Greater Manchester for a fourth day following two knifepoint robberies. From 3pm today (October 15) until midnight, Greater Manchester Police is using Section 60 powers in parts of Trafford.

Mayor Andy Burnham has said people need to 'cut Manchester City Council some slack' over their decision to axe the city's Bonfire Night celebrations due to 'escalating costs'.

Erik ten Hag has suggested that he sees Victor Lindelof as an ideal option to use on the left-side of defence despite signing Lisandro Martinez to play there in the summer.

A Jet2 passenger plane was escorted by two RAF jets to Stansted airport after "a bomb threat made to the aircraft", sources claim. It is believed that the commercial aircraft was flying from Turkey to Manchester when it was diverted to the London airport after a distress signal was sent.

A passenger has described the dramatic moment '20 to 30' armed police stormed his train in the hunt for two men believed to be carrying weapons at Manchester Victoria.

Just nine games into the season, Manchester United’s title rivals of the past Arsenal have got off to an electrifying start, winning an impressive eight out of their first nine games. The weekend’s victory over Liverpool seemed like a checkpoint in the club’s progression under manager Mikel Arteta, overcoming the mental block of facing Liverpool that has resulted in poor results across the last few years. This resulted in many now believing that the Gunners will be among those at the top of the table come May, while also shining the spotlight upon the eye-catching development of numerous young players in the ranks.

An ex-soldier whose life 'spiralled out of control' after being kicked by a horse was caught with a knife and fake gun outside Tesco.

Manchester City knew Romeo Lavia's potential when they sold him to Southampton this summer.

Andy Burnham has urged the Transport Secretary to demand increased Avanti West Coast train services between Manchester and London or remove its operating contract.

Love Island winner Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu is heading for her second reality show as she's been announced as the latest celebrity confirmed to be taking part in the 2023 series of Dancing on Ice. The line-up for the ITV skating competition started being announced earlier this week.

Black and Asian people are still more likely to be stopped and searched by police in Greater Manchester as the force's use of these powers increases. The use of stop and search increased by around 20 pc in the last year, with the figures more than doubling in the latest period compared to the previous year.

Emergency services are at the scene after reports of a serious collision tonight said to involve a moped and a taxi. Transport bosses have confirmed Gorton Road has been closed as a result by police between Longford Road and Broadstone Road in Reddish, Stockport.

Courtney Love was a surprise guest during The Lemonheads‘ London gig last night (September 30) – watch them perform ‘Into Your Arms’ together below.The band are currently on a 30th anniversary UK tour for their 1992 album ‘It’s A Shame About Ray’, which runs for the next two weeks.On Friday night at London’s Roundhouse, Evan Dando and co. welcomed the Hole vocalist to the stage to perform one of their biggest hits.Before performing the song, Love praised Dando, saying that he “doesn’t have a bad bone in his body”.

A man suspected of having a crossbow on a bus was arrested by armed officers in Wythenshawe.