Jailed: 25 years for Bury drug lord whose empire’s tentacles stretched across Europe
The head of a Bury-based £11million class A drugs operation that stretched throughout Europe has been jailed for 25 years.
Masked trio threaten to stab Co-op staff in terrifying Sale robbery
Two Manchester shopworkers were threatened they would be stabbed by a gang of masked thugs as they robbed a Co-op store in Sale.
Drugs den tenants evicted under Oldham Council’s new anti-social behaviour powers
Oldham tenants using house as drugs den evicted thanks to application of council’s new anti-social behaviour powers
Officer dragged 150ft by car in Rochdale after gang drive off as she clings to window
A Rochdale police officer was left clinging on for dear life when a car drove off – while she was leaning through the front window.
Pregnant woman injured by rocks dropped off Hyde bridge by ‘mindless’ yobs
A heavily-pregnant woman was injured when her car windscreen was shattered by stones dropped by yobs from a nearby bridge.
‘I’ll kill every immigrant’: Thug with knife launches vile racist attack on shopkeeper
A knife-wielding thug who threatened a Wigan shopkeeper in a vile racist attack, claiming ‘I’ll kill every immigrant’, is being hunted by police.
Landrover smashed into Brooklands Co-op in burglary attempt… then torched
A Landrover was driven full force into a Coop store in South Manchester in the early hours of this morning in an attempted burglary, before being set on fire by its reckless driver.
Drug wars: The Demon and his Harpurhey gang jailed after using spy gadgets to plan raid on rivals
Harpurhey body builder ‘The Demon’ jailed along with his drug gang for illegally tracking and robbing rival dealers
Snooker legend Alex Higgins’ son could face jail after Manchester robbery
The son of former world snooker champion Alex ‘Hurricane’ Higgins is facing jail after he admitted carrying out a dawn robbery on a Manchester newsagents.
Jailed: Oldham teacher groped boys while they read in FRONT of class on his knee
A sick Oldham teacher who groped nine boys while they sat on his knee and read out passages in front of the school has today been jailed.
Piccadilly Pulse: Was Oscar Pistorius’ sentence too lenient?
On Valentine’s Day last year, South African athlete Oscar Pistorius shot dead his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp, in what he claimed was a tragic accident.