Fire breaks out in cottage with thatched roof - sparking large emergency services response

Terrified families 'ran to safety' amid 'screaming and shouting' after a huge fight erupted during a Mother's Day dinner at a popular restaurant.

Families 'ran to safety' after a mass brawl broke out with 'screaming and shouting' during a Mother's Day meal at a popular restaurant.

Firefighters were called to Total Fitness in Walkden following reports of a blaze today. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service attended the gym on Ellesmere Retail Park at 8.20am.

A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital with a 'severe head injury' after a crash in Trafford.

Olympic legend Sir Mo Farah is to race in this year's Great Manchester Run, it has been confirmed. The four-time gold medallist, who this week celebrated his 39th birthday, will line-up on at the event for the first time since he claimed victory at the event four years ago.

Virgin Radio UK wants to thanks Scottish emergency services workers by hosting a gig at Glasgow's OVO Hydro - and you can register for free tickets.

Manchester United starlet Alejandro Garnacho says it is a dream come true to receive a shock call-up to the senior Argentina side. The 17-year-old is yet to make his senior debut at club level but could represent the South American giants later this week after being named in Lionel Scaloni's side for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers.

A 17-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of Alan Szelugowski in Salford.

A woman has been charged with the murder of five-year-old Dylan Scanlon in Oldham.

A fire that spread to the roof of a terraced house in Ashton sparked a huge emergency services response on Thursday evening. The blaze, which is thought to have started shortly before 6pm, involved the roof of the home.

A charity has warned Greater Manchester residents are ‘beyond breaking point’ as the cost of living crisis worsens.

Two men have been arrested after a gunshot was reportedly fired at a Rochdale home. At around 9.25pm on Wednesday (March 16), police received a report that a shot had been fired at a window of a property on Clement Royds Street.

A 46-year-old man has died after a crash between a motorbike and a car in Salford. Emergency services were called to the scene of the smash on the A57 Liverpool, near to Barton Airport, just before 6am yesterday (March 16).

A man from Spain has been charged over alleged racist abuse at the Manchester United v Atletico Madrid match. Police said a report of racism was made to officers at the Champions League clash on Tuesday night (March 15). Daniel Del Saz Garcia has now been charged with a racially-aggravated public order offence.

Raphael Varane has shared a defiant message with his Manchester United teammates after they were knocked out of the Champions League on Tuesday night.

Eight men have been charged for the abuse of two teenage girls in Rochdale between 2002 and 2006.

A dog was shot dead after it broke off its lead at a farm and bit a sheep.

Dramatic footage shows a former care home engulfed in flames and smoke after a blaze broke out.