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.

Police investigating the rape and an attempted rape of two mothers in Failsworth and Newton Heath have made an arrest.

A man, who invaded the homes of two mums as they slept with their children, raping one and attempting to rape the other is still on the loose.

A Rochdale man has tragically been knocked down and killed during this morning’s commute. Greater Manchester Police have yet to confirm his identity and are appealing for witnesses.

A woman has been left fighting for her life in hospital after a serious collision in Wythenshawe.

An investigation has been launched to find an offender who violently attacked a man at this year’s Parklife Weekender Festival.

A man is fighting for his life after being stabbed in Whalley Range in broad daylight.

A Bolton man was knocked unconscious and left with a broken nose and damaged eyes in a racially motivated attack involving two groups of men.

Police are searching for a woman who may be the key to locating two men responsible for an unprovoked attack on a family of three on a Manchester tram-stop in January.

Police are hunting down a dangerous predator who tried to drag a schoolgirl into his van on a Salford street yesterday morning.