Suspected county lines gang arrested as police raid homes across Bury

Greater Manchester supermarkets are bringing in increasing measures to deter shoplifters - but many shoppers are unhappy about it.

Taylor Swift fans are convinced that she’s going to play GlastonburyFans of Taylor Swift are on high alert with rumours spreading on social media that she’s all set to play Glastonbury. The pop icon will be performing in London tonight and tomorrow night at Wembley as part of her European tour.

Plans for a 160-home town centre ‘village’ have been submitted – with bosses aiming to transform five undeveloped sites in Bolton town centre. Developers Capital & Centric say Neighbourhood Bolton will be ‘the first of a new type of residential community’.

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

Manchester City's pursuit of a midfielder just picked up a notch as they are exploring a move for Declan Rice.

Five men have been arrested, and cash and drugs were seized, as police raided a home in Manchester.

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.

The Football Association has released a statement condemning the actions of a Manchester United fan who wore a shirt allegedly referencing the Hillsborough disaster ahead of the FA Cup final.

Forensics investigators are scouring a canal towpath close to the scene where a woman was stabbed to death as a murder probe enters its third day. The 51-year-old victim was found seriously injured on Edge Lane in Droylsden just after noon on Friday and died around 45 minutes later.

A cordon was set up by police outside Bury town hall with a major police presence today after reports of a suspect package. But it has now been removed after the scare was found to be a false alarm.

Police have charged a man who was arrested at the FA Cup final at Wembley yesterday (Saturday).

Stop-and-search powers have been extended and two further arrests have been made following a spate of violence in parts of Trafford and Manchester.

Two three-storey care homes are set to be built on the site of the former police station in Bury town centre. The Irwell Street building has been vacant since 2016 and demolition began in 2018.

Police have increased their powers in a section of Greater Manchester after 'multiple incidents of violent disorder'.

The line-up for Glastonbury Festival 2023 has been revealed and Wigan band The Lathums have been confirmed alongside a host of other artists. The festival, which takes place at Worthy Farm in three weeks time, released its full itinerary for the Somerset event yesterday (May 30) including a detailed breakdown of stages and set times.

A Scot has been jailed after being convicted as part of an international drugs gang which imported £1 million worth of cocaine and cannabis into the country. Glaswegian William Brown, 31, Lee Moore, 48, Charles Dodkins, 29, Daniel Snowdon, 42, appeared at Teesside Crown Court near Stoke, charged with drugs and weapons offences.

Warring alleged gang bosses appear to have settled their long-running feud with a fist-fight in Dubai, the Manchester Evening News. has learned. Michael 'Cazza' Carroll and Stephen Britton - named in gangland trials as the leaders of rival Salford outfits - took part in a 'straightener' witnessed by their supporters, according to gangland sources.

A watchdog has launched an investigation after a boy was left fighting for his life when hit by a police car. The vehicle was reportedly responding to a 999 call with blue lights at the time of the crash.

A grandma who choked to death while eating cheese on toast was ‘not adequately monitored’ by care home staff in line with the care plan, a coroner has ruled.

Bury’s former post office building is set to be transformed into ‘high end’ apartments. The Crompton Street building, which is a striking example of 19th century Queen Anne style architecture, is the subject of plans which would see it converted it into 16 apartments.