Two quick-thinking police officers help save sleeping family from devastating house fire

A resident escaped from a burning house after a suspected arson attack in the early hours of Easter Monday. Fire chiefs say the blaze was 'deliberately lit' in an out building in the back garden in Bolton before spreading to the end terrace property.

Manchester City supporters have directed their anger at goalkeeper Zack Steffen, who made a huge mistake against Liverpool in their FA Cup semi-final clash at Wembley.

Manchester City's recent transfer record suggests they will prioritise a move for Erling Haaland this summer rather than return for Harry Kane, according to former Blues winger Shaun Wright-Phillips.

Molly-Mae Hague has revealed that her brand new camera was stolen just months after her terrifying £800k house robbery. In October last year, the former Love Island star and her boyfriend Tommy Fury had their possessions stolen by an "experienced gang" who specifically targeted their Manchester apartment. And in a new Instagram Q&A on Wednesday, the 22 year old revealed she was the victim of another robbery.

Police officers throughout England and Wales are to receive specific new training after a dad was Tasered by GMP cops on a petrol station forecourt in front of his screaming child. A watchdog has made five recommendations after an investigation into the incident - but have said officers 'did not act in a way that justified disciplinary proceedings or commit a criminal offence'.

Police have launched an appeal for information after a staff member at a shop in Bury was threatened during a theft. Images of two people officers would like to speak to in connection with the incident have been released.

A former Strangeways prison officer has revealed how he 'lost his rag' at a prisoner amid the pressure of working in the jail. The incident is revealed in a second book written by Neil Samworth, about his time working at HMP Manchester.

Wayne Rooney thinks Harry Maguire needs to get his confidence back to improve his form at Manchester United.

A man has been charged in the police hunt for a gunman after shots were fired at a house. Gunshots were fired at the window and door of a home in Rochdale on Sunday evening, March 27.

A Greater Manchester Police officer has been jailed after he was revealed to be hounding two women he met in the course of his duties with thousands of calls and texts. The officer met one of the victims after he responded to a domestic violence incident.

Shop workers have described groups of youths causing havoc in Stockport town centre, riding bikes into shops and throwing items around. This came after police issued a stark warning to parents following a surge in anti-social behaviour involving kids as young as nine around Merseyway Shopping Centre.

The family of a missing woman believed by police to have been murdered have released a series of new photographs of her as a cross-county investigation continues. Alisha Apostoloff-Boyarin, 24, was last seen in Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, in January and was reported missing in February.

Police have released video footage showing the inside of a 'chop shop' used by two brothers to break down stolen cars and sell the parts on eBay.

A stressed police response officer who has seen five dead bodies in the past four weeks has spoken out about the grim reality of the job - after an application for two days off "for a break from it all" was rejected.

Olympic legend Sir Mo Farah is to race in this year's Great Manchester Run, it has been confirmed. The four-time gold medallist, who this week celebrated his 39th birthday, will line-up on at the event for the first time since he claimed victory at the event four years ago.