Met Office issues new thunderstorm warning for this week in Greater Manchester

A manipulative bully who vowed his ex-girlfriend would be the ‘next Katie Piper’ is amongst those who have been jailed in Greater Manchester this week.

Officers have issued an urgent appeal to track down a wanted man in Greater Manchester. Police say Gavin Barker was due to appear in court, but failed to appear in the dock.

A number of flood alerts remain in place for Greater Manchester following a huge thunderstorm.

A flood warning has been issued across parts of Greater Manchester as another thunderstorm battered the region on Sunday evening (June 18).

Ian Brown once famously said that 'Manchester has everything except a beach'. He could have also added that we don't have any outdoor pools or lidos anymore - but that's not quite as succinct.

When Lesley and Garry McNally’s children flew the nest two years ago, the Salford couple decided to resize and move into their dream bungalow.

A dispersal order has been issued around Audenshaw Reservoir in a bid to stop people from swimming in the water.

A yellow warning for thunderstorms was in place across the weekend for Greater Manchester, but it was only yesterday afternoon that it made itself very known. Within minutes the hottest day of the year turned to thunder and lightning with flash flooding.

Manchester City players met with children injured in the devastating Turkey-Syria earthquake - even in the nerve-wracking days ahead of their historic match as they trained for the historic Champions League final.

Thunderstorm warnings have been put in place for Greater Manchester today (June 10) by forecasters.

The Met Office has extended its yellow weather warning for thunderstorms today (June 10).

The fallout from an affair bombshell begins and another Weatherfield resident's life could be at risk in next week's Coronation Street. At the end of this week, viewers of the ITV soap saw Sarah Barlow backed into a corner and having to confess to her secret liaisons with Damon Hay after being caught by her son.

Manchester and the rest of the UK has been blessed with dry, sunny, and warm weather for some time now. And while many have woken up today again to blue skies this could all come to an abrupt end later today.

Temperatures in Greater Manchester are set to 29c over the weekend as the region is set for hours of sunshine.

The weather just keeps on getting warmer in Greater Manchester, with temperatures forecast to hit 26C this weekend. Glorious sunshine and temperatures in the low 20s have brought people out and about in swathes for the past few weeks.

A warning over possible thunderstorms has been issued for parts of England - including Greater Manchester on a massive day of events for the region.

The first heat-health alert of the year has been issued for parts of England this week by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Met Office.

A GMP officer who was accused of misusing police computers after a woman said she would 'suck his d*** for information' was suspended by the force for four years on full pay, a court heard.

Officers are hunting down a wanted man who is believed to have links across Greater Manchester. Jacob Ricketts is wanted for outstanding offences, according to Greater Manchester Police.

A Greater Manchester Police PCSO is accused of exchanging confidential information for a sexual favour from a woman he met on the beat, a court has heard.