'Knifeman' arrested after person rushed to hospital following assault

An unlicensed driver mowed down a man after police abandoned the dad-of-six barefoot three miles away from his home. Gareth Roper, 35, was killed by Jamie Evans in the horror crash on Lily Lane, in Bamfurlong, Wigan, in the early hours of New Year's Day 2022.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after woman found unconscious at the side of a road later died. The woman is believed to have been hit by a van.

Police have been granted extra stop and search powers into this evening after a string of 'unrelated inciedents' including a serious assault in Harpurhey.

Two men were arrested and explosives were found as part of a crackdown on cash machine explosions in Greater Manchester.

A once-promising footballer whose career "fell by the wayside" was arrested at Manchester Airport after embarking on a different path. Sean Calvert had been on the books at Tranmere Rovers as a young midfielder.

A murder investigation has been launched after a woman died following a 'serious assault' in Bury on Saturday night (September 16).

Police stormed a Ryanair flight that had suddenly been forced to turn around after a 'mid-air fight' broke out on board. A man was arrested at Manchester Airport by officers for alleged drunk and disruptive behaviour.

Police have arrested a second teenage boy in connection with the fatal stabbing of 14-year-old Nathaniel Shani. The schoolboy died following an incident at Tavistock Square, in Harpurhey, yesterday evening (September 15).

A murder investigation is underway following the death of a 14-year-old boy stabbed in Harpurhey. A boy of the same age is being quizzed by police following the incident in the Manchester neighbourhood on Friday evening (September 15).

A 14-year-old boy is in hospital following a stabbing in Harpurhey this evening.

A man has been arrested in connection with a spate of attacks on an adult store in Manchester's Gay Village.

A 12-year-old has been arrested following an attack on a schoolgirl at a tram stop in south Manchester.

'Unacceptable' large-scale violence erupted on the streets of Bolton moments after police were called about fireworks. Two men have been taken to hospital after suffering serious injuries during a brawl in the Halliwell area in the early hours of this morning (September 11).

A wanted man who escaped from lawful police custody has now been arrested. Serious and organised crime cops arrested David Cummins, 36, on Altrincham Road on Thursday evening (September 7).

A HGV driver from Greater Manchester was arrested while cycling along a coastal path in North Wales in his birthday suit.

Three people have been rushed to hospital following a house fire in Bolton. Firefighters battled flames at a property on St Gregory's Close, in Farnworth, last night (September 3).

Police stormed Manchester Airport on Sunday morning (September 3) after a gun was found in luggage. Officers were called out to Terminal 2 at around 10.45am to reports of a possible firearm being uncovered by staff.

Two men have been arrested following an early morning fight outside a Manchester city centre bar. Police were called to Princess Street at about 6.20am on Saturday following reports of a 'disturbance'.

A man wanted on suspicion of a serious stabbing outside a mosque has been arrested in Manchester. Greater Manchester Police says it received intelligence that the suspect had travelled to the city two weeks after carrying out the vicious attack in London.

Detectives have released a CCTV image of a man they wish to speak to after a victim was attacked by a stranger. Greater Manchester Police says a man in his 20s suffered serious head injuries.