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Manchester uni students want halls to shelter homeless people over Christmas
Change.org petition for some of Manchester's rough sleepers to be housed over Christmas period rejected by university staff.
Baby died in Manchester hospital after mother's labour pains dismissed as constipation
A newborn baby died at Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport, Manchester after her mother's labour pains were dismissed as constipation.
British paedophiles jailed after global investigation into app which posts shocking live child rape
Stephen Stott, 23, and Dean Jones, 34, were arrested after US Homeland Security investigators discovered large groups of paedophiles watching rape videos together.
Inmate slashed throat of prisoner because he thought he had stolen his rosary beads
David O'Brien, 39, in Strangeways prison, Manchester, got a second life sentence after pleading guilty to slashing a man's throat after he thought he had stolen his rosary beads.
MI5 could have halted Manchester Arena attack if 'highly relevant' information fully scrutinised
Report finds terror attack which killed 22 people could have been averted "had the cards fallen differently".
Manchester woman's false rape allegation left police detective's life in tatters
A police officer battled with depression and anxiety for six months after a woman he had never met accused him of rape.
'People were being sick and peeing themselves': Passengers' horror as engine explodes during take-off
Shaken Thomas Cook holidaymakers said they were "lucky to be alive" after plane engine explodes during take-off.
Urgent appeal for parents after lone toddler 'aged 2 or 3' wanders into shop on his own
Police have appealed for information after a child wandered into a newsagents in Wigan, Greater Manchester, with no sign of his parents anywhere nearby.
This is the perfect temperature for humans - and it doesn't exist in the UK
No UK cities provide residents with the "perfect" temperature, but some European cities make the cut.
A drug dealer dubbed 'untouchable' was caught after a baseball and machete fight with a gang
A drug dealer dubbed 'untouchable', Leevon Birchall, has been jailed for 4 years for possession of cannabis after he was caught in a fight with a gang with a baseball bat.
Sports Direct manager caught by 'paedophile hunters' after trying to lure '13-year-old' for sex
A Sports Direct manager was caught by a group Facebook 'paedophile hunters' after attempting to lure a '13-year-old schoolgirl' to his home for sex.
Teenage girls slash 18-year-old's face in unprovoked attack in Greater Manchester
Victim was set attacked from behind, was left with a broken rib after being kicked and had her face and hair cut.
Thug warned love rival he was a 'dead man' before burying meat cleaver in the back of his head
Anthony Thompson attacked Cameron Sharp after he found out he was dating his ex-girlfriend Nicola Crossley. Thompson screamed: ' I am going to kill you, you're a f****** dead man'
'Depraved' paedophile finally jailed after raping six-year-old boy in the 1980s
Gary Mottershead, from Sale, was jailed after indecently assaulting a six-year-old boy "a number of times". Greater Manchester Police called his actions "absolutely disgraceful".
Manchester 'jihadi listed as Isis sniper in leaked terror documents'
Mohammed Abdallah, of Moss Side, Manchester, denies terrorism offences at the Old Bailey in London despite being listed as a specialist sniper in Isis documents, a court heard.
Dog owner who drank in pub while his Staffy roasted to death in 35C car walks free
Ian Czajkowskyj has walked free from court after his Staffordshire Bull Terrier died in his vehicle of severe heatstroke.
Muay Thai instructor 'Mr Touchy-Feeley' invited teens to gym for sleepovers and sexually abused them
Peter Feeley, of Middleton in Rochdale, was jailed after admitting to child abduction, four counts of sexual activity with a child and three counts of indecent assault.
Bomb hoaxer made repeated threats to Home Office day after Manchester terror attack
Ahmed Belkasim made hoax phone calls to government office after suicide bombing in Manchester Arena left 22 dead.
Pregnant woman 'cooked roommate's pet ferret alive in oven after row over missing clothes'
Police in New Hampshire say Ivana Clifford, 26, told officers she cooked the beloved animal – named "Angel".
Bungling burglar, who left his DNA on empty vodka bottle at break-in, is jailed
Robert Moore, 34, of Spar Crescent, Little Hulton, Salford, targeted a home and two off-licences, stealing a bottle of Smirnoff Vodka and 20 Sterling Superking cigarettes.
Burglar mowed down and killed ex-Royal Navy officer in his own car in front of distraught wife
Ryan Gibbons, 29, from Manchester, has been found guilty of murder after running over ex-Royal Navy officer Mike Samwell, 35, twice in the victim's Audi S3 sports car.
Mum of two – on booze and ecstasy – killed stranger by pushing him under a moving tram
Charissa Brown-Wellington was jailed for five years after admitting to pushing a stranger under a moving tram while she was drunk.
More than 40 cities across the UK in breach of air quality limits
London, Manchester and Glasgow all have lower air quality lower than the minimum set by the World Health Organisation.
Student stabbed to death by boyfriend who thought she was having an affair with Jimmy Choo
Natasha Wild, 23, was stabbed to death by her boyfriend, Lloyd Brackenbury, 32, on 28 November 2016. She suffered a fatal knife wound to the neck in her own home in Rochdale.
Man charged with attempted murder of toddler, 3, allegedly dropped 30 feet from a bridge into water
Damien Smith, 39, of Bolton is charged with attempted murder of a three-year-old girl who was dropped from a bridge into the River Tonge.
Stampede of 50 escaped cows run riot through the streets of Greater Manchester
Stunned motorist films 50 escaped cows as they ran through the streets of a quiets suburban Manchester neighborhood.
'We are just being nice': The restaurant that gives leftovers to homeless people
A restaurant in Manchester praised for leaving food out for homeless people every night has urged others to copy its good deeds
Blackmail gang kidnapped teenager and tied him up in woodland overnight to demand ransom
Morgan Clarke, 18, Anton Thompson, 20, and Declan Andrews, 17, have been jailed for kidnap and blackmail after subjecting a 16-year-old to a horrific ordeal in Moston, Manchester.
Paedophile mother was filmed having sex with a boy, 11, before selling the footage on a market stall
Dawn Davies, from Manchester, abused an 11-year-old boy over a two-year period before being convicted of 12 counts of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity.
Modern slavery raid discovers potential victims and £2m worth of fake Adidas, Nike and Louis Vuitton goods
Officers found potential victims of modern slavery and fake Adidas, Nike and Louis Vuitton goods as well as fake Rolex watches in six raids in Cheetham Hill, Manchester.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
