All news by author: Stephen Topping

A jury inquest is being held at Stockport coroners court over the killing of Ryan Lowry was was struck with an axe by Ashley Glennon in a horrifying attack in Partington, Greater Manchester

Residents in Rochdale have been forced to be evacuated from their homes after a stash of weapons were found at a property, leading to police setting up cordons

Emergency services were scrambled to Terminal 1 last night as an easyJet flight from Alicante was due to land - but reported a technical issue with its on-board computer

Workers in Bury, Greater Manchester, said they had been informed someone "had been hit on the head" and police officers investigating the tragedy have made two arrests

Theatregoers were watching the newly-opened run of Hamilton shortly after it kicked off its stint at the Palace Theatre in Manchester on Friday night when violence broke out

After hearing evidence that suggested a more sinister reason behind little Falaq Babar's death at her home in Rochdale, the coroner agreed to adjourn the hearing pending further investigations by Greater Manchester Police

Employed assistant accountant Sarah Cunningham, 41, started transferring money from the account of the company she worked for, Velo Systems, into another account she had set up

The victim, named locally as 14-year-old Nathaniel Shani, was taken to hospital but sadly died from his injuries after the stabbing in Harpurhey, Manchester on Friday

The two-year-old toddler died at the end of 2020 after prolonged exposure to mound in his family home and a petition demanding change in his memory has since been set up

Melissa Hodson, who worked as a police constable in Bury, told her supervisors her mum had been taken ill and she needed time off for hospital visits before later saying she had died

Taylor Moss left three people with life-altering injuries after ploughing his BMW into an oncoming vehicle in Oldham, Greater Manchester, but still flew off to Tenerife

Police removed Amy Aspinall and Thomas Bromley from a Ryanair plane when it landed at Manchester Airport after the pair caused drunken chaos onboard, with Aspinall swearing at officers

Adrian Grace has a string of previous convictions for the same offence and had already been issued an anti-social behaviour order for his voyeurism - but "could not control himself"

Luke Brooks, 27, died at his home in Oldham with an inquest hearing that it was so cold inside that you could "see your breath" and there was "jet black mould"

HS2 railway bosses want permission to build a "sizeable" ventilation shaft in a flood zone in West Didsbury, in Manchester, leaving residents "very, very worried"

Terene Shaw and her children were forced to spend around three months in a Premier Inn and Travelodge due to problems with their property provided by Onward Homes

Police and fire crews swarmed a street in Trafford, Manchester, after the death of a man due to possible carbon monoxide poisoning. Residents were told to keep doors shut, before being evacuated from their homes.

Adam Yearsley from Trafford, ordered himself a new laptop from Amazon. On receiving his parcel he found boxes of cereal inside instead of his computer.

He weighed 6lb 11oz and was soon allowed home, in Stockport. But the newborn's health deteriorated as he returned to Stepping Hill Hospital with suspected jaundice on July 1, before being rushed to Alder Hey Children's Hospital

Tosca was rushed to a vet by a kind stranger who stepped in to intervene, and he has since been given strong painkillers

Greater Manchester Police is as yet unable to confirm if the killer knew his victim, who the force says was pronounced dead at an address in Droylsden this afternoon

Passengers on the Ryanair flight from Palma to Manchester on Tuesday watched on as the man, wearing flip-flops, was greeted by police officers after the flight touched down

The supermarket giant began introducing receipt barriers at a number of stores late last year, with shoppers required to scan their proof of purchase on exit

Police in Bolton, Greater Manchester, say the motorist "drew attention to himself" despite being disqualified from driving - he was subsequently arrested and the car was seized

Denholm Farnworth had just enjoyed a ten day holiday with his family in Mallorca, when he disappeared the day after they got back to their home in Manchester