Two charged with modern slavery offences after investigation into child exploitation

Real Housewives of Cheshire star Dawn Ward has been cleared of two counts of racially aggravated harassment, one count of assault and possession of cocaine after she was arrested in October 2019.The reality star, 48, who is married to former footballer Ashley Ward, broke down into tears as the verdict was announced on Friday 25 March. Describing the ordeal as "three years of hell", she told the jury: "Thank you.Thank you so much, thank you from the bottom of my heart.” Dawn had been accused of using "anti-Semitic" language during an exchange with Jewish brothers Jake and Sam Jacobs at Euston Station at the time.

A man from London appeared in court on Tuesday morning charged with assault and possession of a bladed article after an alleged stabbing in the Piccadilly Gardens area of Manchester city centre last week. Police swooped on the gardens last Monday afternoon (March 14) to reports of a stabbing following a 'group dispute'.

A 17-year-old boy has appeared in court charged with murdering another teenager in Salford. The youngster, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been charged with one count of murder between January 29 and January 30 relating to the death of 17-year-old Alan Szelugowski.

Two teenage men have been charged with theft and driving offences in Stockport. Joseph Robinson and Kayd Oldham will appear at Manchester Magistrates’ Court today (March 18).

A row has broken out over a long-drawn-out review into child sexual exploitation allegations in Oldham as Tories called again for the Home Office to step in. The review, commissioned in 2019, is examining the effectiveness of multi-agency responses to child sexual exploitation (CSE) in the borough.

A 17-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of Alan Szelugowski in Salford.

A woman has been charged with the murder of five-year-old Dylan Scanlon in Oldham.

Two men have been arrested after a gunshot was reportedly fired at a Rochdale home. At around 9.25pm on Wednesday (March 16), police received a report that a shot had been fired at a window of a property on Clement Royds Street.

A man from Spain has been charged over alleged racist abuse at the Manchester United v Atletico Madrid match. Police said a report of racism was made to officers at the Champions League clash on Tuesday night (March 15). Daniel Del Saz Garcia has now been charged with a racially-aggravated public order offence.

Eight men have been charged for the abuse of two teenage girls in Rochdale between 2002 and 2006.

The institutions that went on to become the University of Manchester received donations from donors with connections to slavery, a report has revealed.

A Bolton man has been charged with a string of offences after a woman was knocked down by her own car and left seriously injured.

A Wigan man has appeared before magistrates charged with stalking involving serious alarm and distress.

Nine traffic offences in one hour were reported by police monitoring a busy A-road in north Manchester on Thursday evening.

Andy Burnham has called for an investigation into the influence of Russian money in British politics.

A man in his 30s was taken to hospital following a suspected stabbing in Salford.

Two United fans charged onto the pitch at Old Trafford when Cristiano Ronaldo scored the winning goal after becoming ‘overcome with emotion’.

No vehicles should be charged in the new Clean Air Zone (CAZ), Greater Manchester leaders have agreed, as the scheme remains under review.

Isobel Steele has become a staple to our weeknight TV schedule, after joining the cast of Emmerdale back in 2019. The actress, 21, portrays Liv Flaherty in the hit ITV soap, and has found herself at the centre of many dramatic storylines since arriving in the Yorkshire village. Most recently, viewers watched as Liv married her sweetheart Vinny Dingle (Bradley Johnson) after the smitten pair decided to elope to Daventry.