Police have arrested a 15-year-old boy on suspicion of attempted murder after a 38-year-old man was found with multiple stab wounds following a group attack in Salford.

GMP crime commissioner Tony Lloyd has revealed he is ‘very pleased’ to see police water cannon use banned in England and Wales.

Twelve men have been arrested on suspicion of trafficking after a multi-agency operation led by Greater Manchester Police and Home Office Criminal Investigations.

A religious studies teacher from Salford used his position as a ‘respected’ member of the community to sexually assault young girls – one victim was just seven-years-old when the abuse began – a sentencing hearing at Manchester Crown Court heard.

One house in Manchester is burgled every hour and seven minutes, according to local data collected from the Greater Manchester Police.

Sir Peter Fahy has announced he is retiring as Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a 21-year-old woman was dragged to the floor in a sexual assault at a Northern Quarter bar last month.

A heavily pregnant woman had a gun pressed to her head after masked intruders broke into her home in Rochdale.

Police are appealing for information after a 25-year-old woman was sexually assaulted in Rochdale.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a robbery at a jewellery shop in the city centre yesterday afternoon.

New figures on the number of arrests and convictions for possessing images of child sexual abuse in Greater Manchester have been described by the NSPCC as confirming ‘a deeply worrying trend’.