End the embarrassment: More help for male victims demand domestic violence campaigners
One in six men will experience domestic abuse too
‘Let down by the system’: Shock stats show only 14% of Manchester domestic abuse complaints end in conviction
Only 14% of all domestic abuse and rape incidents in Greater Manchester end in conviction.
Oldham illegal immigrant who stabbed ‘westernised’ wife to death in jealous rage given life sentence
Jahangir Nazar, 35, was found guilty of murdering Farkhanda Younis, 30, and has been ordered to serve a minimum of 22 years in prison
Feisty widow, 90, slams ‘benefit Britain’ for soaring crime after fighting burglar off with zimmer frame
A feisty 90-year-old widow who used her zimmer frame to tackle a hoodie burglar in her bungalow in Royton, near Oldham.
‘Mole-in-the-wall gang’ strike again: Thieves dig FOURTH tunnel underground to steal from Salford ATM
A team of thieves dubbed the ‘mole-in-the-wall gang’ is feared to have struck again after digging a FOURTH tunnel to steal a Manchester cashpoint machine.
Ban gay sex saunas? Death of Manchester man no reason to act like moral police, says LGBT activist Tatchell
LGBT activist Peter Tatchell and Manchester’s Gay and Lesbian foundation have slammed suggestions that gay saunas should be banned.
Oldham roller derby club ‘overwhelmed’ as rival teams rally in support after burglary of team cash and gear
Rainy City Roller Girls’ victory before a sell-out crowd was only possible thanks to the ‘overwhelming’ response of fans and the roller derby community to the break-in.
Police quiz boyfriend of young mum Becky Ayres – found stabbed to death at Salford home after screams heard
Mother-of-one Becky Ayres, 24, was found dead with multiple knife wounds at her home by police after a worried relative alerted them
Dawn knows best? Arrogant Hulme foster mum jailed over ruthless pursuit of vulnerable women in loan shark racket
Hard-nosed Dawn Lowe, 50, was paid around £24,000 of taxpayers’ cash to look after needy children while accepting almost £300,000 from debtors
In knead of dough! Convicted criminal-turned-baker who now bakes for the poor calls on public to meet court fines
The Barker Baker, Francesca Barker, was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court for fraud and was lucky to escape with a suspended sentence.
Five lone women ‘terrorised’ by ‘cowardly’ motorbike pair in three-hour crime spree across Manchester
Police appeal for information following ‘cowardly’ thefts from five lone women around Manchester in three-hour robbing spree.