Driver arrested with woman fighting for life in hospital after Piccadilly Gardens bus crash leaves a dozen injured

A 'devious' rapist who befriended an underage girl in Piccadilly Gardens then 'lured' her back to his house has lost an appeal to reduce the length of his prison sentence. In January, Girmay Andes, then 28, was jailed for eight years for rape and two separate charges of sexual assault.

A woman paid almost £900 for a pet detective after her beloved cat escaped through a window and went missing for 40 days.

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag branded Marcus Rashford "unacceptable" for attending a birthday party hours after the derby defeat and the forward has apologised.

Officers have made an arrest following a hit-and-run which left a 64-year-old man fighting for his life. Greater Manchester Police says the man remains in a critical condition at hospital tonight (November 3).

A man was killed, another man is fighting for his life in hospital and a pair were taken to hospital with 'major trauma-related injuries' in a night of tragedy on the roads around Greater Manchester.

The concrete pavilion at Piccadilly Gardens has long had its critics since its installation in the early Noughties. While plans are afoot to redevelop the rest of the gardens, the fact that the council don't own the hulking structure opposite the bus station means we could well be stuck with it for some time yet.

A stretch of the M6 is set to remain closed for 'several hours' this afternoon after a serious crash.

Coronation Street has confirmed what we definitely won't see from Peter Barlow ahead of his exit from Weatherfield. Actor Chris Gascoyne briefly revealed in July that he will be leaving the role after becoming the seventh actor to play Ken Barlow's son in 2000.

Jacqueline Jossa has told fans she's 'scared' as she offered a major update about how her life is set to change once more. It was revealed at the end of September that the actress will be returning to Walford as she reprises her former role as Lauren Branning.

The family of a mum left fighting for her life following a horror crash in Spain say it’s a “miracle” she’s still alive. Dawn Maher was on her way to pick up a friend from Alicante airport when she was involved in a head-on smash on October 17.

A man has been left with 'life-changing' injuries after a hit-and-run in Blackley.

A stretch of a main road in Salford was closed off by police following a crash involving a woman 'on a scooter'.

The family of a young boy is recovering in hospital after an alleged dog attack have told of his horrific injuries.

Two men have been found guilty of rape after a sobbing woman was attacked in Piccadilly Gardens. Brian Jalo, 25, Juan Quinones, 24, both raped the woman, who had travelled to the city with a friend for a weekend shopping trip.

Dramatic pictures show a car left mangled following a crash on the M56 earlier.

A woman who suffered 'major trauma related injuries' was rescued with five others hospitalised after a crash between a double decker bus and an Audi in Bolton.

A 77-year-old woman has tragically died after a bus crashed into a shop at Piccadilly Gardens yesterday. Almena Amica, who was a pedestrian during the incident, was taken to hospital with serious injuries but later died.

A man accused of raping a woman in Piccadilly Gardens has told a jury she was 'smiling' and 'laughing out loud'. Brian Jalo, 25, and Juan Quinones, 24, deny raping the woman in an alleyway near Piccadilly Gardens.

Staff at a bubble tea shop are 'okay although shaken up' after a bus crashed into the front of the cafe, bosses have said. Paramedics are treating a 'number of casualties' after a bus ploughed into T4 in Piccadilly Gardens on Monday afternoon.

Dozens of buses serving communities across Greater Manchester have been hit by delays after a horror lunchtime crash opposite the bus station at Piccadilly Gardens.