All news by author: Chris Slater

The "zombie drug" known as Spice, which once ran wild through the homeless communities of Britain's cities and towns, is feared to be seeping back into the nation as experts warn of a comeback

The man was filmed collecting his luggage and walking off the aircraft after police were called to the easyJet flight from Belfast International shortly after it landed

Victoria Olabode, from Rochdale, died at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital after suffering a stroke and the 12-year-old's family were left angered by the verdict at an inquest

Liam Fosbrook, 29, stabbed Dylan Towers, 35, after Mr Towers appeared at his sister Tara's home in Stockport in December 2021

Julie Morris was working at St George's Central Primary School in Tyldesley, near Wigan, as the 'safeguarding lead' when she carried out acts of 'grave sexual depravity' on a child not attending the school with her boyfriend

Police wrongly arrested the nurse outside the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital 'on suspicion of obstructing an officer following a disagreement about the welfare of a teenage girl'

Ella Jackson, six, was playing in the street with her friend in Edgeley, Stockport, when she caught her arm on a piece of "razor sharp" metal, sparking an investigation

The coroner has now criticised the hospital for not adhering to the discharge procedure which was put in place, and heightened the risk of Rhys Hill developing the blood clot which went on to kill him

It's been a year since Italian food fanatic Mark Fellows has been making traditional Neapolitan pizzas in Stockport with great success, after switching career from being a plasterer

Faye Mooney, from Manchester, and boyfriend Mathew Oguchi were gunned down whilst on an Easter break at a ’luxury holiday resort in Nigeria, an inquest has heard

Emergency services found Vincent McDonagh lifeless on a street in Oldham, Greater Manchester, and, despite their best efforts, he was declared dead a short time later

Caroline Gore, 44, has been described as a ‘dearly loved mum, daughter and sister’ after she was found dead in Douglas House, Wigan with police making an arrest on suspicion of murder

A 56-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was found dead at a property in Wigan having gone to a pub on Sunday night and leaving alone

Greater Manchester Police are searching for the suspected XL Bully and its owners after the dog reportedly attacked a young girl on a school trip to the city's Salford Quays

A theatre in Greater Manchester has announced it is closing its doors due to fears over crumbling concrete - it comes as the theatre scene has been hit with a wave of closures due to the RAAC crisis

Greater Manchester Police arrested a man after the Audi collided with a property in the Ashton-under-Lyne area of the county, which left residents shocked and a teenager injured

People have been asked to avoid the area after the fire broke out at a large building in Bolton, Greater Manchester, and a road is expected to be shut for several hours

Robert David Courtney, 35, from Lancashire, was found dead in his bedroom after hearing that his mother was terminally ill and she died five days after him, an inquest was told

Former Manchester United star and England international Jesse Lingard has been set a court date after allegedly sending false details to police after his Range Rover was flashed by a speed camera

Emily Jones was knifed to death by paranoid schizophrenic Eltiona Skana as she rode through Queens Park in Bolton on her scooter on Mother's Day 2020, with an inquest finally set to begin in May

Darren Coathup used his power as a police officer to take advantage of two women, a court heard - he was jailed for two years on Friday and will have to serve half before being eligible for release

Beth Matthews received a delivery at The Priory's Cheadle Royal secure psychiatric hospital in Greater Manchester and claimed it was protein powder - but it was a fatal substance that killed her