'Serious assault' avoided as undercover police arrest six people over attack

Detectives have launched an investigation after a man was injured in a 'serious assault' outside a railway station pub. The victim was taken to hospital following the attack close to the Steamhouse pub at Urmston station in the early hours of Saturday.

An investigation is underway after reports of a serious collision in rural Rochdale.

Manchester's specialist sexual assault centre has officially opened in a brand new state-of-the-art clinic.

A man who was pulled over after being seen driving recklessly tried to offer an excuse as police discovered he was uninsured. Officers spotted an Audi A3 being driven 'erratically at excess speed' on Wilmslow Road, in south Manchester, last night (March 19).

A man has been charged with assault after an incident outside a takeaway in Failsworth. Police were called to reports a man was injured in Oldham Road, Failsworth, on Sunday evening (March 17). A 42-year-old man remains in hospital in a serious, life-threatening condition, officers said.

Armed police boarded a holiday flight and arrested a suspect moments after it touched down. Passengers watched in shock as a man was escorted off the plane.

Wythenshawe bus station in south Manchester was closed this morning following a 4am assault which left a man with serious head injuries.

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.

A 17-year-old boy has been arrested after three people were stabbed in a horror attack outside Bury Market.

Police have made a fresh appeal for information into a killing believed to have been committed 55 years ago. As reported in the Manchester Evening News in December, the disappearance of Isabella Skelton, on June 5, 1969, from Crumpsall, is now being investigated as a murder inquiry. One man has been interviewed under caution on suspicion of her murder but no one has been charged.

Five people were left hurt after a police chase with a 'suspicious' car ended in a crash in Bolton.

Two people who were arrested after a man was killed in a crash in Oldham have been released on bail, police have confirmed.

A huge emergency services response descended on a main road in Bolton on Sunday night (March 10) amid reports of a 'serious' crash.

A man who was hit by a lorry on a main road in Trafford remains in a serious condition in hospital, police have confirmed.

A man is in a 'serious' condition in hospital with injuries after a collision with a car - but police so far haven't been able to find out who he is.

People from Bury and Manchester were among 11 interviewed in a nationwide investigation into illegal streaming services. The scam includes providing access to Premier League football matches.

A man was rushed to hospital after reports of a crash on a main road in Old Trafford.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of assault and criminal damage after a 'disturbance' at a pub in north Manchester.

A suspected 2am arson attack on a house is being investigated by detectives today, police have revealed.

A cyclist was seriously injured after a collision with a car close to a recycling centre, police have revealed.