Driver on 'cocktail of drugs' jailed for crash which left woman, 19, with life-changing injuries

soon-to-open Blues Kitchen, as well as the many bars and restaurants in nearby Spinningfields.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United have confirmed midfielder Dylan Levitt has been recalled from his loan spell at Charlton Athletic.

direct to your inboxA 'danger' driver with no full licence who led police on an 18-mile pursuit along the M62 motorway has escaped an immediate jail sentence. Shocking video footage of Chantelle Lewis, from Beswick, Manchester, behind the wheel of a Vauxhall Zafira has been released.

direct to your inboxAn architect has been jailed for bombarding his ex-partner with hundreds of drunken emails containing his own song lyrics.Matthew Collins, 38, of Chatburn Road, Chorlton, breached a non-molestation order imposed at the family court four times in less than a year, Manchester Crown Court heard.The order strictly prohibited Collins from contacting his ex-partner with whom he has a young son.Neil Usher, prosecuting, told the court how the first time Collins breached the order in

direct to your inboxA student has thanked a homeless man and an Uber driver who joined forces to chase down a phone thief.Victoria Thiele, aged 23, was taking part in the ‘50 Windows of Creativity’ exhibition and had stopped on Deansgate to check the app on her phone to find where the next artwork was.As she did so, her phone was snatched from her hand by a boy on a bicycle.Miss Thiele, a journalism student at Manchester Metropolitan University, immediately ran after the thief shouting: “Stop

direct to your inboxA Greater Manchester Police officer who repeatedly sexually assaulted a young girl has been jailed.Farooq Ahmed, 37, walked into a police station with a confession note before Christmas.

direct to your inboxA man was arrested after bragging about buying the 'best drugs in Manchester' on the bus - right in front of plain clothes police officers.Officers from Greater Manchester Police's Transport Unit were travelling on the service as part of their daily patrols when they came across the man who they say was shouting and intimidating passengers.He was also 'openly talking' about having bought drugs, unaware the officers could hear him.As a result he was detained and during a

direct to your inbox A driver has been arrested after a Transit van drove the wrong way down the A34 Kingsway during a police chase. The police helicopter was drafted in after the vehicle was abandoned on the dual carriageway in Stockport and the driver tried to run from cops on foot.

direct to your inboxOver the past year more than a dozen killers have been jailed in Manchester's courts.Whether convicted of murder or manslaughter, their actions led to lives being lost and families being left devastated.Homicide cases heard by the courts during 2020 include a brutal revenge murder, the killings of young children and a one-punch manslaughter.Here are the killers who have been jailed during the past year.Choudhry brutally murdered his wife, stabbing her more than 75 times.He

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said that they first spotted a Ford Fiesta driving through Farnworth without any lights on. After initially seeing the car in Albert Road, cops chased it to Balmoral Road and tried to block it in.A passenger 'ran off' according to police but the driver, a man, was arrested.

straight to your inbox every day for free Manchester United are considering terminating Dylan Levitt’s loan spell with Charlton Athletic in the January transfer window. The Welsh international agreed to join the League One side on a season-long loan in the summer, but has struggled to establish himself at his new club.Levitt, 20, has not featured in the last 11 league matches for Charlton with two of his five starts coming in cup competitions.

direct to your inboxA suspected drink driver was stopped by police after they spotted the 'state' of his car.The silver Land Rover was pulled over by officers in Chadderton, Oldham, after it was seen being driven on its rims.Police said the motorist provided a positive breath test at the road side, but refused to provide another sample in custody.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the

direct to your inboxIt's been another busy couple of weeks in the region's courts in the lead up to Christmas.People have been locked up for all manner of  criminal offences  with M.E.N. reporters there to cover the most serious.There was the vicious knifeman who has left three people permanently disfigured and traumatised.Then there was the troubled baker told investors she had 'turned her life around'.

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direct to your inboxA driver who falsely registered a car under the name 'Freddie Flintoff' led police on a high-speed chase through north Manchester.When police seized the car they found more than ten empty fuel drums and a syphoning kit.Officers joked that the famous cricketer would be unlikely to get himself into such a 'sticky wicket'.Police from the transport unit first tried to stop the driver of the Citroen Picasso on Tuesday.It led to a 'short pursuit' around Monsall and Collyhurst,

Wigan, shortly before 7.15am.