Unbelievable amount gun-running crime boss ordered to pay back after using girlfriend as 'pawn in his enterprise'

Police have authorised a dispersal order in Wigan town centre this weekend after reports of high level of 'youth-related criminality'.

A Salford councillor who sparked controversy and calls for his resignation after winning a seat 160 miles away in the Cotswolds has finally revealed when he will give up his seat on the city council - nine months after winning the seat and moving to the wealthy Tetbury with Upton constituency in Gloucestershire.

A 'kind and caring' woman died having taken a toxic mix of prescribed medication, an inquest heard. Kirsty Doyle, 46, was on a range of medicines for complex mental and physical health problems.

Greater Manchester Police's organised crime task force has cracked a ring of violent criminals that were importing drugs into the country by hiding them in sweet packets and bottles of soft drinks. After arresting the Bolton-based drug traffickers, they also found rifles and other weapons.

A businessman is going to battle with his own council over a difference of opinion regarding his shop front.

The former chief executive of Greater Manchester’s failing mental health trust was still being paid his £196,000 CEO salary for months after resigning and finishing his duties at the helm. Over the four-month period, the incoming chief executive officer was also being paid the same six-figure salary by the trust, the Manchester Evening News can exclusively reveal.

Jadon Sancho has admitted a return to Borussia Dortmund was 'always on his mind' during his time with Manchester United.

Paving slabs from Albert Square will be re-used at the newest park to come to the city — which will mark the end of Ancoats’ regeneration.

A prison officer has been moved off a wing at Salford's troubled Forest Bank prison after colleagues complained of an alleged 'inappropriate relationship' with a jailed former cop, according to a source inside the jail.

Ryan Thomas has spoken out after his Dancing on Ice debut which came after her was seen fighting back tears over the poignancy of his first performance being on Sunday night (January 14). The actor is among the 12 celebrities to have signed up to the ITV skating show this year.

Manchester United have inserted a buy-back option into Sevilla's agreement to sign Hannibal Mejbri.

Manchester City will take more care over Kevin De Bruyne's return after his injury issues with Pep Guardiola aiming to get his playmaker ready to play a string of 90-minute games at the business end of the season.

This is the moment a cowardly police officer tried to save his own skin after attempting to murder his girlfriend and leaving her for dead in a hotel room. James Riley, 28, flew into a jealous rage and strangled Ellie Moxham after she had decided she loved a new man.

A group of men reportedly 'hurled abuse' at passengers on board a train, including a person in a wheelchair. The incident, on a service from Manchester Airport, is being treated by police as a hate crime.

Pouting while he sits behind the wheel, this is the face of a man who would kill his girlfriend, then try to blame her. 'Callous and dishonest' Kevin Marsh smashed head-on into a bin lorry near Greater Manchester, while partner Michelle Atherton was a passenger.

Actor and camapaigner Idris Elba appeared on The One Show tonight (Monday) to talk about his campaign against knife crime. Jermaine Jenas talked to the star about Don’t Stop Your Future.

Dancing On Ice star Ricky Hatton has reportedly split from his Playboy model girlfriend Chelsea Claire after just four months of dating. The 45 year old star is said to have decided to part ways from his bombshell blonde belle, who is 31, as the age gap caused issues between them. Ahead of his stint on the rink later this month and while he's deep into training at the moment, Ricky reportedly wanted to focus more on being the best he could be on the hugely-popular competition.

Bobby Brazier has quickly been brought back down to earth as he returned to the UK after a post-Strictly Come Dancing holiday with his family. The EastEnders actor headed to Mauritius following the end of the BBC One dance contest last month.

An ex-boxer who was unmasked as a drugs gang boss days before his first televised Arena fight is back in court after burgling a family home and stealing a van before ramming into a cop car. Anthony Leak, 33, once a promising boxer, instead led a drugs gang which peddled heroin and cocaine worth almost three quarters of a million pounds.

Manchester City's players will not sport the Emirates sleeve patches on their shirts in the FA Cup this season because of a clash with their sponsor, Etihad.