Two arrested as armed police swoop on gang after cash machine explosions

An air rifle, a combat knife and drugs were seized by police as nine people - including four boys - were arrested as part of a serious violence and knife crime crackdown.

Armed police swooped on a car in north Manchester and arrested a man on suspicion of rape and possession of a firearm.

Vandals have attacked one of Manchester's most iconic landmarks. Red paint has been splashed over the front of the Grade II listed Express Building on Great Ancoats Street.

A bus driver has been arrested after a 93-year-old man was knocked down on a main road in Trafford.

A bag of cannabis along with drug paraphernalia were uncovered by police after a vehicle was stopped in the Terminal 2 car park at Manchester Airport on Thursday morning (October 5).

Three people - including two pensioners - were arrested on suspicion of fraud after 'suspicious activity' was found on an elderly man's bank account.

Three men have been arrested on suspicion of assault and were being quizzed by detectives today following reports a shopkeeper was attacked inside a store on a busy main road.

Two police officers were attacked after they stopped a car for a drug search in Hulme.

A man has been arrested over the alleged murder of a woman.

A dispersal order has been put in place around a church in Stockport after a man was attacked.

Security is being tightened in Manchester city centre ahead of the Conservative Party conference, which starts this weekend.

An unlicensed driver mowed down a man after police abandoned the dad-of-six barefoot three miles away from his home. Gareth Roper, 35, was killed by Jamie Evans in the horror crash on Lily Lane, in Bamfurlong, Wigan, in the early hours of New Year's Day 2022.

Detectives are appealing for the public's help following a 'shocking' town centre attack in which a man was seriously injured. Police have released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to in connection with their investigation.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after woman found unconscious at the side of a road later died. The woman is believed to have been hit by a van.

Transport bosses have apologised for some delays on buses on the first working day of the Bee Network caused by 'operational issues'.

Police are investigating after a gun was fired four times as part of a 'targeted' attack in Leigh.

Police have been granted extra stop and search powers into this evening after a string of 'unrelated inciedents' including a serious assault in Harpurhey.

A murder investigation has been launched after a woman died following a 'serious assault' in Bury on Saturday night (September 16).

Police stormed a Ryanair flight that had suddenly been forced to turn around after a 'mid-air fight' broke out on board. A man was arrested at Manchester Airport by officers for alleged drunk and disruptive behaviour.

A 14-year-old boy is in hospital following a stabbing in Harpurhey this evening.