All news by author: Stephen Topping

Four-year-old pug Sultan was being walked by his owner's mum when the XL Bully burst out of a home and killed the pug - the offending dog has since been put down

Customers were reportedly asked to leave the Tesco superstore this afternoon (May 7) as part of a major emergency response in Greenfield, north-east of Manchester

Rebecca Archer, from Salford, lost her 10 year old daughter Renae last September. Renae caught measles as a baby when she was too young to be vaccinated

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

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

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

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"

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.

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

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

Jayne Harrison was on the till at Little Blonde Bakes, in Bury, Greater Manchester, when the woman phoned to call for her money back on April 13 before later arriving to the shop

The 36-year-old, from Oldham, Greater Manchester, had been living in Wakefield while working as an inclusion manager at a school in West Yorkshire

A faulty speed camera in Boothstwon, Greater Manchester worried drivers after it began flashing them while under the speed limit. Some cars were reportedly flashed while crawling through traffic

Toni Victoria, 26, says she was attacked at a Lewis Capaldi concert at Manchester's AO Arena on Wednesday and had to be treated by paramedics as the singer halted his performance