Tram driver dragged trapped woman 40ft along Shudehill Metrolink platform

Shutters down, empty departure boards and an eerie quietness isn't what you'd expect to find at Piccadilly train station on a normal Saturday afternoon.

The school holidays will soon be here again, which means you'll most likely be on the hunt for things to do with the kids.

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.

Three people have been taken to hospital after being stabbed near a train station in central London.

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 teen driver who killed a biker after missing a red light has walked free from court. Joesph Moffat smashed into speeding biker Christopher Gage after noticing he was in the wrong lane and making the 'rash decision' to turn in the road.

The cost of rail tickets in the UK has sky-rocketed in recent months, proving costly for commuters, students, tourists and shoppers alike. Rising inflation has left customers forking out more cash for standard tickets, with rail travel becoming unaffordable for many.

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

A warning has been issued to train users as rail staff are set to go on strike again next week, causing yet more travel chaos for passengers. Another strike by members in the Aslef union, which represents train drivers, will be held on Wednesday (October 5) while RMT members will walk out again on October 8.

Hundreds of people gathered in Manchester city centre this afternoon to protest against soaring energy prices and the cost of living crisis as part of a day of national action for an anti-poverty campaign.

A series of train strike dates are planned throughout October over an ongoing dispute regarding jobs, pay, and working conditions.

Police have released an image of a person they want to speak to after a man sat opposite a woman before exposing himself to her on a train to Manchester. Officers from the British Transport Police are investigating the indecent exposure that took place in July.

Students across the country will be settling back into university life as the new term begins.

Passengers are facing disruption on the Metrolink this morning after a tram appeared to break down in the city centre. Engineers have been called out to resolve an issue on the tramline near Piccadilly Gardens today (September 26).

An Audi drink driver has been arrested after crashing into an ambulance carrying a child patient to hospital.

A man who drove from Fallowfield to dump rubbish in a Salford street has been branded "selfish" and utterly irresponsible by council bosses.

No further action will be taken against the driver who hit a young woman with his car before she died at the scene of the crash.

A third day of train strikes has been confirmed for October, continuing a wave of industrial action across the nation.