At around 2am on August 21, one or two offenders approached the man on Bradshawgate, Bolton, punched him and left him with serious head injuries after he fell and banged his head on the ground.

A woman has been left in critical condition after sustaining ‘life threatening injuries’ after being assaulted by three men during a burglary.

The son of an Imam murdered in Rochdale has paid tribute to him and his ‘gentle soul’ today.

In a massive domestic abuse crackdown Greater Manchester Police have made 80 arrests in a two-day sweep of the region ahead of Valentine’s weekend.

Clare’s Law is a ‘true legacy’ to the memory of murdered domestic violence victim Clare Wood, according to Greater Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Lloyd.

At around 2.30am on Sunday August 2, the 27-year-old victimwas on the dance floor of Guilty By Association night club on Stephenson Square when there was an altercation between him and two other men.

The unprovoked attack happened outside the Planet USA takeaway on South Parade, Rochdale, at about 5am on July 26.

Eight years on from her daughter’s brutal murder for being a Goth, Sophie Lancaster’s mum continues the fight to get crimes against sub-cultures legally recognised as hate crimes.

A ‘vulnerable’ elderly woman has been assaulted, pinned down and had her jewellery ripped off during a ‘violent’ attack at her Bolton home by a gang of balaclava clad burglars.

A man has been stabbed in the neck while he was on the dance floor of an Oldham nightclub.

A burger van man was stabbed in the thigh in a ‘targeted attack’ by a ‘customer’ during his shift on Manchester’s Bury New Road this weekend.