'Highly respected' doctor accused of sexually abusing three female patients, court hears

Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) has stripped Lawrence Jones of his honorary doctorate following his rape and sexual assault convictions.

A distressing 999 call made by a dog walker who found the body of transgender teenager Brianna Ghey has been played to a jury.

Drivers could be slapped with a fine and three points on their licence if they break a rule while de-icing their car windows this week.

A man accused of murdering a dad in his own home, alongside two family members, has protested his innocence to a jury - telling them he doing a drug deal next door at the time. Ryan White, 29, is charged with the murder of Warren Burns.

A teenage girl on trial accused of murdering Brianna Ghey had notes about serial killers including Harold Shipman in her bedroom, a jury has heard. Girl X, from Warrington, is on trial accused of murder alongside her co-defendant, Boy Y, from Leigh.

Jurors in the murder trial of teenager Brianna Ghey have heard the alleged text exchanges between the two teenage defendants accused of her murder, including discussing stabbing her and also killing her with ibuprofen.

Ian Wright is the latest pundit to heap praise on Kobbie Mainoo after his outstanding performance during Manchester United's 3-0 win at Everton.

A lone woman was attacked by three men as she walked down the street in north Manchester.

The emergency services were tonight (Friday) being scrambled to a serious incident in Greater Manchester.

Calls have been made for a review of speed camera installation criteria after the publication of the latest road casualty figures for Greater Manchester. Councillors said the 'bar is far too high' in terms of how new sites for cameras are selected.

A teenager was shot in broad daylight as two rival groups feuded in Salford, a jury heard. The 16-year-old boy was blasted as part of a feud between a group linked to Eccles and a rival faction, prosecutors allege.

A fly-tipper who used Facebook to advertise services of illegally dumping rubbish has been tried in Magistrates court. Colin O’Grady, from Beswick, would get paid to dispose of waste, however, after a thorough investigation from the council, it was found that rubbish was dumped in different areas in Manchester.

An American rapper has postponed the entire European leg of his tour including a show in Manchester next week. Fans have been left disappointed after Playboi Carti's 'Antagonist' tour European dates were postponed at the last minute yesterday (November 16).

A woman who lost her mum in a horror 118mph crash bravely addressed the killer driver in court. Amanda Holmes, who survived the smash, told Trent Simm that the speed he was driving was "unbelievably disgusting" and that her mother "never stood a chance".

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix and Disney have scored ratings success in the UK after both streaming services premiered documentaries taking viewers inside the lives of soccer stars.

A man has appeared in court accused of murder following an incident nearly four years ago. Dean Hughes, 46, has been charged with the murder of Shane Maloney after police were called to a 'disturbance' in Leigh.

A woman who alleges she was drugged and raped by UKFast founder Lawrence Jones told a jury she felt ‘helpless’ and ‘really out of it’ following the alleged incident. Giving evidence at his trial, the woman - referred to in press reports as Woman B - strongly denied being attracted to Mr Jones and disagreed with suggestions they had a consensual sexual relationship.

A woman who alleged she was drugged and raped by Lawrence Jones in his flat in Salford in 1993 told a jury she went to the police because she thought the UKFast founder was a 'serial rapist'.

A 14-year-old boy blew a kiss to his upset mother as he appeared in court accused of murdering teenager Alfie Lewis in Leeds.

Greater Manchester’s NHS has plunged a further £100m into debt - meaning the deficit has spiralled by more than £800,000 a day over the last four months, the Manchester Evening News can reveal.