'There were seven or eight coppers and they all had guns': Armed police storm Manchester street and 'kick front door in' after 'shots fired at house' by balaclava-clad thugs

police have swarmed a takeaway after a major incident resulted in a 'bloodbath'.Victims are believed to have been flown to hospital after police confirmed there has been a "number of casualties"Horror screams were heard coming from near the Blue Sky Chinese takeaway shortly after midday in the village of Ynyswen, Rhondda, South Wales.A white forensics tent has now been erected outside the building as locals described the scene as a 'bloodbath'.Investigations are ongoing into the incident,

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

Neighbours were told to shelter in their homes and the road was sealed off.

direct to your inboxA man has been taken to hospital in a critical condition after a stabbing in Moston. Officers were called to Whistable Road in Moston at around 4.50am this morning after reports a man had been stabbed.

BBC report, Hasel shouted “they will never silence us; death to the fascist state” as he was dragged away from the building he had been hiding in by police.See footage from the police’s entrance at the University below.Les solidàries plantant cara dins el rectorat.

direct to your inboxArmed police were sent to a street in Manchester following reports of “shots fired”.Officers are currently working at Sandown Street in the Abbey Hey area of Gorton.Emergency crews were called to the area shortly before 4.30pm this afternoon (February 13).Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said no evidence of a firearms discharge has been found.Nobody has been injured and no arrests have been made, they added.Images taken at the scene show armed officers conversing with

direct to your inboxPeople on a north Manchester street have spoken of their horror after a man was badly hurt in an early hours knife attack.  Residents woke up to the sight of a blood-splattered garden and a huge police cordon in Cheetham Hill on Saturday (February 13).

direct to your inboxPolice raided nine addresses and made six arrests as they investigate a feud between two gangs.Officers struck this morning after a number of shootings have occurred in Harpurhey since the start of the month. The latest happened on Tuesday, when police were called to reports of shots being fired and criminal damage being committed to two addresses and two cars.

direct to your inboxFormer Manchester United and England goalkeeper Siobhan Chamberlain says she wouldn't be keen on facing the goal threat presented by Lauren Hemp and Chloe Kelly in Friday night's Manchester derby.The two Manchester sides face off at the top of the Barclays FA Women's Super League table - with City enjoying the edge with their recent scintillating form.And Hemp has been particularly impressive in the last six weeks."I definitely wouldn't want to be defending against her or

direct to your inboxPolice cordoned off a street in Harpurhey after a woman suffered a serious medical episode. Rochdale Road was taped off this morning (Friday) near the junction with Ash Street.

direct to your inboxDramatic pictures show the moment armed police stormed a property in Hyde after a 'taxi driver was threatened with a gun'.Pictures show scores of officers who appeared to be armed with guns piling into a house in the Bradley Green Road area on Sunday afternoon.The response comes after police were called to reports of a taxi driver being threatened with a gun just under two miles from Bradley Green Road.

direct to your inboxA man has been arrested on suspicion of firearms offences after a dramatic early hours incident on an avenue in north Manchester. It comes after armed police and a number of ambulances responded to a 'disturbance' at a home on Annesley Road in New Moston.

direct to your inboxPolice handed out £800 fines to students in Fallowfield for allegedly holding a 'large gathering' in their common room, the M.E.N can reveal.Officers entered halls of residence accommodation in south Manchester at least twice this weekend to question them over their socialising.Furious parents and students have accused Greater Manchester Police of heavy-handed tactics facilitated by the University of Manchester.Students say police raided the Owens Park halls of residence at

direct to your inboxArmed police and ambulances are responding to a 'disturbance' at a home in New Moston.There has been a large emergency services presence at the junction of Annesley Road and Broadway since around 4.30am.It includes firearms officers, dog units and several 'incident response units' from North West Ambulance Service.The activity appears to relate to a property on Annesley Road, which remains behind a cordon.Witnesses said as many as 10 or 11 police vehicles have arrived at the

direct to your inbox Six people have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after two stabbings in Rochdale.

Crosshouse Hospital have reportedly been ‘stabbed’ during an incident.The medical hub, near Kilmarnock, has been locked down by armed police as dozens of emergency service vehicles were called to the scene.It is understood that a second staff member has also been injured.It comes as officers from Police Scotland confirmed they were called to a second 'serious' incidents on Portland Street.It is not currently known whether anyone has been detained in connection with the alleged attack.One eye