CCTV footage of a brutal assault – that saw a man chased, punched, kicked and stamped on as he lay defenceless on a pavement in Salford – has been released by police in a bid to catch the offenders.

A man was shot in the leg at a Wythenshawe pub last night – police are asking the local community for their help in solving this ‘alarming’ crime.

Officers were called to an address on Blantyre Street in Swinton Shortly before 11.50pm to a report of a firearm discharge

Since David Cameron called for an ‘internet crackdown’ two years ago, 4.5million child porn and abuse images have been seized by police in 100 criminal cases taken to court, an NSPCC sample of police records reveal.

A gang of callous thieves who terrorised Manchester, ransacking shops and threatening people with weapons including a saw-off shotgun have been jailed for more than 35 years collectively.

Three women have been sexually assaulted by a Manchester city centre taxi driver in the early hours of the morning – police are warning people to take extra care and stick together on nights out.

A gang of men and women who threw rocks at a tram in Chorlton, forcing passengers to take cover and causing serious damage shortly before another was derailed, are wanted by Greater Manchester Police.

A brave Heywood schoolgirl has fought off a pervert who approached her from behind and sexually assaulted her.

A Wigan paedophile who sexually assaulted a schoolgirl in broad daylight is still on the loose – police have now released an e-fit of the man involved in this ‘distressing’ incident.

A Bolton youth worker, who was found with thousands of pornographic images of children between eight and 13, has been sentenced to a three year Community Order and 36 sessions on a sex offenders program.

One Manchester retail worker tonight described his fear after seeing ‘change falling from the sky’ and realising the source was a drunken man threatening to jump.