Stockport great grandmother first person in the world to join new glaucoma study
A 79-year-old great grandmother from Stockport has become the first person in the world to join a new study of
Rochdale Borough Council select Lime for upcoming e-scooter trial
A trial e-scooter scheme is set to launch in Rochdale by the end of March, using Lime, the same company
Manchester University Trust recruits final participant for COVID-19 vaccine trial
The latest COVID-19 vaccine trial recruited its final participant at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust yesterday. The trial for the
Manchester Arena attack: ‘Quartermaster’ Hashem Abedi jailed for mass murder at Ariana Grande concert
A man who conspired with his brother to carry out the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing that killed 22 people has been jailed.
‘Calculating’ gunman who shot two men in parked car in Oldham jailed for 20 years
A ‘calculating’ and ‘extremely dangerous’ gunman who shot at two people sat in a parked car – almost killing them both – has been sentenced to two decades in prison following a trial at Manchester Crown Court.
‘God is your surgeon’: Christian doctor performed exorcism, tribunal hears
A Christian family doctor performs an exorcism on a seriously ill patient after promising he can ‘heal’ her without medication, a Manchester medical tribunal hears.
Fred Talbot trial: TV weatherman in court over Altrincham school sex crimes
TV weatherman Fred Talbot arrived at a Manchester court this morning to face trial for alleged historic sex offences at an Altrincham school.
Anthony Grainger killing: Trial of GMP chief Sir Peter Fahy collapses
Sir Peter Fahy, chief constable of Greater Manchester Police, will not be prosecuted for the death of Anthony Grainger after the case against him was dropped.
Drug-fuelled Oldham killer ‘enjoyed’ being tasered after stabbing partner, court hears
A drug-fuelled killer who was shot with a Taser gun by police minutes after he stabbed his girlfriend in her Oldham home said, ‘I enjoyed that. You need more volts’, a court heard today.
Handyman killed ‘by mistake’ when Bolton mother-in-law hires hitman to beat him up
Marc Jepson, 40, paid with his life when he became locked in a bitter family fall out with Irene Hodgkiss, 63, after he split up with wife Sandra.
Bury pensioner, 87, denies flashing and masturbating in park in broad daylight
An 87-year-old Bury pensioner appeared in court today accused of flashing in a public park in broad daylight during the half term school holidays.