Man dead after police called to building site

A man and his pet dog were left injured after being attacked by two 'out of control' dogs in Wigan. The incident, on Cansfield Grove, Ashton-in-Makerfield, was reported shortly after 3.30pm on April 4.

Neighbours heard 'screams' as a raging fire ripped through a home in Wigan in the early hours of Sunday (April 14). The blaze, that started out in the kitchen, spread to the roof of the house on Warrington Road.

Three men have been arrested after a 'suspected cannabis farm' was uncovered in Trafford.

Two holiday flights were diverted to Manchester Airport on Wednesday night after a 'defect' in the runway at Newcastle International Airport was identified and inspected.

A man has died after being found on a railway track in Salford. Officers were called out to Salford Central yesterday morning (April 8).

A man was arrested in Merseyside this morning as part of a Greater Manchester Police investigation into an 'organised crime family'.

A Manchester mum gave birth to her twins 22 days apart in different hospitals. Kayleigh Doyle, 22, was pregnant with perfectly healthy twins and didn't know there were any problems until her waters broke at 22 weeks.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of carrying an 'imitation' firearm which was found by a police dog. Greater Manchester Police were called to reports of a man with a potential firearm in Middleton on Monday (March 25).

A pensioner who died after he drove the wrong way onto the M62 and crashed into another car has been named and pictured. Police say they are piecing together the circumstances surrounding the death of Leslie Lewis who was killed in a head-on smash near Saddleworth on Saturday (March 22).

Manchester City's preparations to face Arsenal this weekend have suffered another setback with news of a fifth player withdrawing from international duty.

A man has been killed after being hit by a car in Oldham.

Police responded to reports of 'anti-social youths' at a new transport interchange in Stockport just one day after it was officially opened.

A man has died after his electric motorcycle crashed into a metal access barrier at a Stockport park. Greater Manchester Police says members of the public rushed to the 32-year-old's aid following the crash at Alexandra Park, near to the main car park off Cheadle Old Road, Edgeley.

A free service to control rats in homes is to be introduced by Bolton Council. The decision was made after the authority said that since charges were introduced for domestic pest control, there had been a ‘noticeable decline’ in requests for rodent treatments at the same time problems with rats were getting worse.

A woman has tragically died after being found with life-threatening injuries following a fire in Golborne. Fire crews, police and paramedics attended the scene of the blaze on Edge Green Lane on Monday morning (March 11).

A man has been arrested a week after police dramatically swarmed the M62 to 'bring a car to a stop'. A number of police vehicles descended on the busy motorway last Wednesday afternoon (March 6) to help stop the vehicle travelling in between J11 for Birchwood and J12 for Eccles.

Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez has been called up by Argentina despite being sidelined with a knee injury.

A public appeal has been launched after a woman was approached by an unknown man 'impersonating a police officer' in Urmston last weekend.

A woman celebrating Mother's Day with her family was left in shock when police were called after their meal descended into a 'farce.' Toni Hulme had booked into a Stoke-on-Trent restaurant to celebrate the special day with 19 relatives.

Liverpool may have used Trent Alexander-Arnold's 'it means more' comments as fuel against Manchester City this weekend - but the Blues squad insist the pre-match row played little part in their preparations at Anfield.