A man has been abducted in broad daylight from Market Street, dragged through the city centre and forced onto a train to Wigan with the threat of violence.

Each station recorded increases in at least one of theft of passenger property, violence, railway burglary and theft, criminal damage, cable theft and cycle theft over the previous year.

Manchester train passengers warned to plan their journeys by Network Rail ahead of closures to West Coast Mainline over three August weekends.

The legendary Hogwarts Express is set to embark on a magical journey around the country making stops in Manchester, Bolton and Wigan.

Engineering work planned for Piccadilly and Victoria

Highways Agency urge drivers to remain vigilant

Manchester’s Victoria Station is getting a £44million facelift

Work will begin next year

Network Rail and the Coalition Government criticised over cuts.

A missing Blackburn student’s friends and family are running a social media campaign to help Greater Manchester Police find her

A Manchester veteran voiced his disappointment at not being part of the Queen’s official welcoming party at Manchester Victoria Station this morning.