Desperate criminal tried to hide his loaded gun after police burst into house

Police are ‘weakening the grip’ crime gangs have on the ‘UK’s capital of counterfeit goods’ as part of a targeted operation now in its fourth month.

An ‘eyesore’ hotel in Manchester will finally be redeveloped after decades of trying.

Former education secretary Sir Gavin Williamson accused teaching unions of 'hating work' and described them as 'a bunch of absolute arses' during the coronavirus pandemic.

A fraudster who forged her qualifications and practised as a doctor across the UK for more than twenty years has been jailed in Greater Manchester this month.

A student was detained by police after an incident involving an 'imitation firearm' on a university campus. Officers were called in after the drama unfolded at the University of Bolton on Friday (February 24).

A man has been arrested after police seized cash, drugs and a car during an early morning raid in Bury.

Tributes have been pouring in for Lord Tom Pendry, a former MP of Stalybridge and Hyde, following his tragic death aged 88. Lord Tom was the Member of Parliament for the area for 31 years, from 1970 until 2001, and also served as the Northern Ireland Office Minister.

A man who was arrested after a child was grabbed from their mum as they walked down a Bolton street has been detained under the Mental Health Act, police have confirmed.

Police were photographed outside a Manchester city centre hotel today after reports of an assault.

Three people jailed after Thomas Campbell was 'tortured to death' in his own home among the criminals locked up in Greater Manchester this week.

A Greater Manchester cat rescue, that has rehomed more than 1,200 animals in the past two years, is being forced to close its doors unless it can be saved financially.

As Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham launched the latest scheme aimed at tackling knife crime in the region, a short distance from the press conference, a tragically appropriate case study was being laid bare in court. Just half a mile away from where Burnham addressed assembled reporters in Manchester city centre, a 17-year-old boy sat in the dock of an imposing, Victorian crown court, facing the most serious criminal charge possible.

Two men led officers on a pursuit of more than 10 miles along three motorways before being brought to a sudden halt. Police were alerted to reports of an Iveco box van on false plates at the Poplar 2000 services in Lymm, Cheshire, at 10.50pm on Tuesday (February 21).

Jake Paul is set to feature on the Piers Morgan show on Thursday ahead of his grudge match with rival Tommy Fury this weekend. The two have been in talks to fight for over 18 months, and after two arranged bouts fell through, they finally look set to meet with both men now in Saudi Arabia. Fury first pulled out of a 2021 bout after reportedly struggling with cracked ribs and a chest infection, before not being able to make the second fight the following year after not being able to secure an ESTA to travel to the United States.

Two men have been arrested after fleeing a 'stolen' Land Rover before hurling bricks at police officers. Greater Manchester Police spotted a Land Rover Discovery Sport in Tameside last night (February 20) which was believed to have been stolen in Bramhall days before.

Police officers who arrested and de-arrested a man who later died after being hit by a car in Wigan could face criminal charges, the watchdog has said.

A Manchester publican who reportedly serves the 'best pint of Guinness outside of Ireland' has revealed the secret behind the perfect pour.

A young mum adapted her Ford Focus to stash a gun for her ex-commando boyfriend. Charlotte Horne, 25, had secret openings cut into the seats of her car and then covered them with a fabric throw after Sulleman Yassir, 21, needed to hide an air pistol given to him by a former Special Forces colleague.

A mum who was locked inside a house with a jilted ex-lover - who threatened to chop her head off and 'take it around the street' - feared she wouldn't make it out alive.

A woman was arrested after police spotted a Mini being driven with no front tyre, and with one of the back tyres 'just about hanging on'.