Mobile defibrillators will be carried on Manchester trams for the first time ever this evening as part of the safety measures being put in place for ‘Mad Friday’.

A sheep dog found wandering along the motorway has been saved by traffic officers and taken to a Leigh animal rescue centre – but now he needs to find his way home.

GMP officers are facing an increasing amount of assaults, with new data revealing that the situation has reached a five-year high.

Litter louts in Manchester can expect to be slapped with a hefty fine if they are caught dropping rubbish as a new team of litter busters get set to clean up the city centre.

A pair of brazen road thugs in Littleborough wrote off a police car by brutally ramming into it whist trying to flee in a stolen Land Rover.

Young internet users have been warned about the hazards of social networking sites after the arrest of a 17-year-old in Wythenshawe.

The campaign raises awareness for work of police

Border officers made the discovery on Tuesday

GMP oppose results found in Rightmove survey