The controversial party turned out to be not-so-controversial with voters as UKIP made serious gains all around the country, but what do the people of Greater Manchester think of UKIP and its controversial leader

Police have released CCTV footage of the incident, which occurred on Flixton Road, Urmston, at around 7.30pm on April 14

David Lowe, 33, neglected 15-year-old Fly over several weeks until the animal was less than half her normal body weight

On average, 182 arrests were made each day during the 12 months, with a whopping £7.8million taken from criminals under the Proceeds of Crime Act

One of the UK’s leading gay and inclusive football teams, Village Manchester, is set to play at England’s new state of the art facility St George’s Park for a cup final.

Raza Laskar 31, of Ashton-under-Lyne, is currently in custody and is due to appear at Manchester Crown Court tomorrow charged with two counts of engaging in sexually activity with a child and possessing indecent images of children

The 52-year-old man was sleeping on Sunday evening when he heard a knock at the door of his Warrington Road home

Emergency services were called to Grove Lane in Cheadle Hulme around 6.30am yesterday after a Ford Focus collided with a tree

The 49-year-old victim was rushed to hospital and is believed to be in a serious but ‘stable’ condition

Gorton South Councillor Julie Reid readily voiced her concerns despite beating second place UKIP candidate, Bob Catterall, by 1781 votes.

Sedgely Labour councillor Alan Quinn used his comfortable victory – which saw him gain 57.6% of the vote – to ask why UKIP, if they really stand for UK independence, do not worry about the manufacturing sector like he does.