All news on the topic: Greater Manchester Police

Stealing goods worth less than £200 has effectively been decriminalised and shop owners across the UK have expressed concern it'll have a detrimental effect on trade

The horse rider was left with "non-life threatening or life-changing injuries" after being approached by the two suspects, who allegedly let the dog off its lead in a field in Altrincham

Greater Manchester Police say the man swooped when the mother was walking with her child on a residential street near the Oldham area - and they're now tracing the yob

A mass brawl broke out in the beer garden at the Pointing Dog in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, on Saturday with footage showing men punching and kicking each other - with organisers Dusk admitting it "got some things wrong"

Andy Malkinson was falsely imprisoned for 17 years and fell into an 'unspeakable' depression. If he had followed a prison officer's advice and confessed to the crime, he could have been out after 7 - but he refused to give in.

Detective Stephen Hardy, 46, of Greater Manchester Police, subjected the victim to eight years of "sickening sexual abuse" and is due to be sentenced on September 11

Andrew Malkinson, 57, who was wrongly jailed for 17 years for a rape he didn't commit has now told he may have to pay the prison service for "board and lodgings" out of any compensation he could receive

Two police officers have been injured in a knife attack in south Manchester while attending a road crash where they arrested a 26-year-old man and an 18-year-old moped rider

Andrew Malkinson, 57, was convicted of attacking a woman in Salford, Greater Manchester, in 2003 but has always maintained his innocence before being released in 2020

Police and fire crews swarmed a street in Trafford, Manchester, after the death of a man due to possible carbon monoxide poisoning. Residents were told to keep doors shut, before being evacuated from their homes.

Hundreds of school children have been running riot in Manchester city centre, throwing drinks and eggs at police trying to disperse them as they break up for the holidays

Kerry Newman, a "loving daughter and mother of two boys", was found dead by police along a footpath in Rochdale after officers received reports of concerns for her safety

A 'frail' man in his 80s was attacked with a 'weapon' before dying in hospital in Timperley, Trafford. A man in his 50s was arrested and taken into custody for questioning in connection with the incident.

Cheshire Police began leading the investigation after enquiries suggested he had travelled to Cheshire on the bus. A number of appeals were shared following his disappearance

Monjola Popoola was aged six when she called emergency services after finding her mum unconscious on the floor at their home in Bolton and she has now been presented with a bravery award

Greater Manchester Police raided more than 200 shipping containers on the edge of the city where £87million' of fake drugs and clothes were seized - one of the biggest hauls in history

Tosca was rushed to a vet by a kind stranger who stepped in to intervene, and he has since been given strong painkillers

Sadia Shafiq, 42, died following a devastating house fire in in Oldham, Greater Manchester, on Saturday which also left her 15-year-old daughter in a critical condition

Kathleen Kirby was killed after a police chase ended in a crash in Wigan, with a man arrested, and her family have paid tribute to her as someone who "held everyone together"

A woman aged 42 was killed in a house fire in Oldham, Greater Manchester, as a number of nearby residents were evacuated from the area as officers began investigations

Disgraced police officer Adnan Ali used a Greater Manchester Police cadet scheme as a 'grooming playground', contacting teenagers and sexually assaulting them

The TUI flight, from Kos to Manchester on Wednesday, June 21, was due to depart at 1.25pm but didn't take off until almost six hours later, leaving passengers 'exhausted' and 'in a terrible mood'

People living in Greenfield, Manchester, have been struggling with the influx of visitors driving to the village to visit Dovestone Reservoir and leaving vehicles along the road when car parks are full

Heartfelt tributes have been shared on social media after Abbie Walton, 15, drowned in the River Etherow just hours after spending the afternoon enjoying a village barbecue in Broadbottn, Greater Manchester on Wednesday

Tributes have poured in for a 15-year-old schoolgirl who died in a river not long after a village duck race had finished, with medics at the scene sadly unable to save her