Rochdale knife attack and bomb threat not believed to be terror-related, police confirm

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess Of Cambridge (aka Kate Middleton) attend the official opening of the Glade Of Light Memorial at Manchester Arena on Tuesday (May 10) in Manchester, England.

A father-of-five was mowed down in a suspected hit-and-run road-rage attack in Stockport. Danielle Charnock, 38, said her husband Dave was "left for dead" after being "crushed" by a pick-up truck at the busy Portwood roundabout.

The girlfriend of Manchester United winger Tahith Chong says she has been diagnosed with PTSD after an armed burglary at the footballer's home. A masked gang broke into Chong's Sale home at 3am and stole jewellery, watches and designer bags.

A victim of the Rochdale grooming gang should receive a royal honour, the lawyer who brought the paedophiles to justice says. 'Girl A' should become an anonymous recipient of the Queen's Platinum Honours, Nazir Afzal, former chief prosecutor for the north of England, has said.

Witnesses have described the shocking moment a gang armed with a 'Samurai sword' began throwing gas bottles at a house in a terrifying broad daylight attack. The violence erupted on Sunday afternoon on Propps Hall Drive in Failsworth, Oldham.

Police have today confirmed that a body found in a forest is missing mum Katie Kenyon. The devastating discovery was made in the Forest of Boland on Friday evening shortly after police were given new information about where to search for the mother-of-two.

Amelia was just a child when she met her abuser in Rochdale town centre in 2009. Still dressed in her uniform, the schoolgirl was flattered by the older boy who asked for her number.

A drag queen who recently appeared on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK said they were involved in a ‘homophobic attack’ on a train from London to Manchester over the weekend.

A teenager has been charged after officers raced to Rochdale last week over a report of a suspected suspicious item. Police were called at around 3.10am last Thursday (April 21) to the item on Dane Street.

Aaron Morley feels pressure is not building on Bolton Wanderers for next season as he believes a standard is being set at the club in the second half of this campaign which he hopes could be good enough for promotion.

Jade Akoum could be forgiven if she was consumed entirely by rage - she has had to endure tragedy and pain only few can imagine: the loss of her younger brother Yousef Makki, the talented Manchester Grammar School pupil stabbed to death aged just 17; the death of their mother Debbie from a 'broken 'heart'; and a burning feeling of injustice.

A man who moved to Manchester for its 'inclusivity' was viciously attacked in the city centre and left for dead in what police are treating as a homophobic assault. Morgan Fevre, 22, was taken to Manchester Royal Infirmary then transferred to Salford Royal Hospital for emergency surgery to save his life.

A huge blast echoed across Rochdale town centre this morning as the bomb squad carried out a controlled explosion on a 'suspicious device'.

Police are appealing for help to find a missing man who is believed to be in the Manchester area.

A mum putting her rubbish out was told 'snitches get stitches' after a confrontation with couple who were 'chilling' near her home. Ryan Burton, who was armed with a knife, was smoking with an unknown woman in an alleyway near the mum's house in Rusholme.

The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police has admitted the force were "borderline incompetent" in their handling of the Rochdale grooming gangs.

This was the shocking moment a huge blaze tore through a house in a suspected arson attack. Dramatic footage reveals the scale of the fire, which broke out in the early hours in Bolton.