All news by author: John Scheerhout

After almost four hours on a flight returning to Manchester from Madeira, passengers were stunned when armed police officers boarded and hauled a suspected criminal off the plane

Footage shows how the masked and gloved thieves - one armed with a long screwdriver - casually go up and down the stairs in the Rochdale property, beside a sign that says 'home sweet home'

The Independent Office for Police Conduct has launched an investigation after a man set to be arrested and led away by police in Manchester fell from a ninth-floor balcony

A Tui passenger jet was forced into an emergency landing at Manchester Airport after the pilot abandoned a flight bound for Cape Verde with video showing fire engines on the scene

The mystery shooter blasted Cheriff Tall, 21, in the head and moments later did the same to Abayomi 'Junior' Ajose, 36, as he came to help - but three-and-a-half years on the killer remains at large.

A 63-year-old woman has died after being hit by an HGV as she rode a mobility scooter on a pedestrian crossing in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, on Thursday afternoon

WARNING MENTIONS SUICIDE: Catherine Disbury, 41, sent her estranged husband Noel a voice note saying "this is entirely on you" before she was found dead in her bedroom

Raja Yousaf was jailed for four months after admitting he lied in order to swerve a traffic offence. He has now been sacked by Greater Manchester Police after a misconduct hearing

Dad Sandy Noble was working on a lift at Royal Oldham Hospital when he was crushed in an elevator shaft, with a coroner's court hearing he had been working on the wrong lift at the time

The diabetic only realised that his passport was missing when he was 'airside' having passed through security and got to the gate and he was then stranded

Alex Batty could return home to Oldham, Greater Manchester as early as this weekend after the 17-year-old was discovered on a rural road near Toulouse in France

Two teenagers accused of the murder of Brianna Ghey, who was stabbed in Culcheth Linear Park in Warrington, Cheshire, remain on trial at Manchester Crown Court

Residents have been left fuming by a sad looking Christmas tree erected in Hattersley, Greater Manchester, a few years ago which is now missing several boughs

A corrupt police analyst has been jailed after she was caught revealing to the underworld that the secret EncroChat communications platform had been hacked by police - even going as far as giving the crooks tips how to avoid being caught

Brian Jalo, 25, Juan Quinones, 24, are accused of raping a young woman in Manchester city centre back in May 2021, whilst Justice Tandoh, 21, kept lookout, a court heard

Tragedy occurred as Nicole Ditchfield's baby, Luca, died the day after he was born in the maternity unit of Tameside General Hospital following a severe brain injury

Mother-of-two Charlotte Hibbert, 26, was found unresponsive at home and pronounced dead at the scene on February 16, 2022. A coroner said her death was drug-related

Thousands of staff at Greater Manchester Police saw their details compromised in a ransomware cyber attack on a company the force contracted to produce them, including ID badges

Police were called to Regent Hall in Bolton, Greater Manchester, to reports of a mass brawl during a wedding reception with one man arrested on suspicion of assaulting an officer

Andy Malkinson was falsely imprisoned for 17 years and fell into an 'unspeakable' depression. If he had followed a prison officer's advice and confessed to the crime, he could have been out after 7 - but he refused to give in.

Stuart Macleod's mum was so concerned about her son riding the bike, she took the keys to the machine only for the 17-year-old to find the spares and ride away from his home to meet friends.

Katriona White fell ill suddenly and has been left unable to walk during a trip to Dubai with husband Mick before being booted out of a hospital after Barclays said they are not covered

Named Manchester gang boss Michael 'Cazza' Carroll had to travel to get his 'Turkey teeth' repaired after getting into another reported bust-up with gang rival Stephen Britton in Dubai

Gangland rivals Michael 'Cazza' Carroll and Stephen Britton are understood to lead two underworld groups in Greater Manchester - but allegedly met up in Dubai for a 'straightener'

Tragic Frankie Julia Hough's car which was carrying three young children was struck by a BMW driven by Adil Iqbal, who has been charged following the 38-year-old mum's death on May 13