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A local community in north Manchester has been left 'heartbroken' and in shock after a 14-year-old boy died and his mum was seriously injured in a 'ferocious' double stabbing.

A 14-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed to death at a house in Miles Platting was 'trying to defend his mum', the Manchester Evening News understands.

A mum launched a horrendous meat cleaver attack on her friend following a petty row over £20. Zara Robertson, 36, hit her pal over the head several times with the fearsome weapon.

Thousands of people took to the streets to watch the first St George's Day parade since the coronavirus pandemic. The popular annual event has not been held since 2019, but Manchester bathed in sunshine to welcome the return of the celebration.

Seventeen suspects have been arrested after an undercover operation to smash gangs supplying crack cocaine and heroin to Manchester's homeless. Dawn raids were carried out after an eight-month investigation into drugs being sold openly on the street, just a mile from the city centre.

Two men have been arrested after police seized suspected crack and heroin during a crackdown on a 'busy' county drugs line.

When it comes to house hunting in Greater Manchester, there are certain areas that buyers are drawn to.

Concern is rising for a missing pensioner who was last seen on Monday.

Coronation Street has signed up a veteran comedian for a brief stint - as he gets mowed down by Emma Brooker and Faye Windass.

A drugs boss facing a lengthy sentence for cocaine trafficking has been urged by a bereaved mother to name her son's killer.

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direct to your inboxA loaded gun and a "significant" amount of bullets were recovered after police raided containers in Miles Platting.Police have been at the scene between Viaduct Street and Barking Street for three days with armed officers guarding the location overnight.An operation was launched early on Wednesday morning in an industrial area of the district.

direct to your inboxTributes have been paid to long-serving former Manchester coroner Leonard Gorodkin following his death aged 87.The father-of-three served as the city's coroner from 1974 to 2006. The youngest of four siblings, he was raised in Miles Platting where his family owned a luggage and jewellery shop on Oldham Road, and later Prestwich.

direct to your inboxGun shots were fired at a house in Miles Platting.Police say two men on foot opened fire at a property on Keele Close at around midnight (Thursday into Friday morning).No one is reported to have been hurt but a window was damaged by the firearm.A single bullet and bullet casing were recovered from the scene.Police said they were called to the shooting at around 8.10am this morning (Friday). No arrests have been made.