Thousands of pounds in cash was stolen from a Wigan building society last night after thieves wielding a machete and hammer confronted security guards and made off with ATM cash.

Family members took to Twitter and Facebook to share their memories and express their ‘shock’ at the father-of-one’s death.

The family of a ‘loving’ woman who tragically died in a collision while cycling in Altrincham have paid tribute to her.

A 26-year-old man who was stabbed to death in Manchester city centre had been previously jailed in connection with another nightclub murder nearly three years to the day he died on Sunday.

A drug dealer, who was caught smuggling £6.5million of heroin in the back of a taxi on a journey to Manchester, has been jailed for 11 years.

A policewoman who leaked confidential details about the manhunt for Dale Cregan so she could give her sister some ‘gossip’ about the double cop killer wept as she was jailed for almost three years today.

An attacker as young as 12-years-old is believed to be behind a string of sexual assaults carried out on five women in Whalley Range.

The suspects were held after film taken on a mobile phone of what appeared to be an organised brawl outside Pure Gym, near Alexandra Park, was viewed by thousands of people on YouTube.

The hunt for a callous thief, who tricked his way into the home of a Worlsey pensioner by masquerading as a health carer before stealing from the victim’s house, is underway.

Police are searching for three men involved in a sinister attack on the chef and owner of an Oldham takeaway late on Tuesday night.

Domestic abuse victims will be united tonight at a candlelit vigil in remembrance of their fellow victims who died at the hands of their partners.