10 h. ago Greater Manchester Police bought a computer system and wasted £46million of your money

SPECIAL REPORT: An IT system meant to modernise GMP instead helped plunge the force into crisis. Now seven years later its long-promised replacement has still not arrived. John Scheerhout reports.

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18 h. ago Police called to smash on same road where four killed in horror crash just six days ago

Emergency services were called to Wigan Road in Bolton today to a collision involving at least two cars this afternoon

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21 h. ago Everything we know as police slap dispersal order on whole of Greater Manchester

The order, which began at 3.30pm today and runs until 5am on Monday

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23 h. ago Police slap dispersal order on whole of Greater Manchester amid reports of multiple car cruise meets

'Following the multiple-fatality road traffic collision in Bolton last week, our priority is to ensure the safety of everyone across Greater Manchester'

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29 h. ago Major police update after man shot in the street in Greater Manchester town centre

Armed police raced to the scene after a gunman opened fire

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41 h. ago Manchester shooting: Police issue update after person suffers serious injuries

Manchester police have cordoned off Higher Road in Trafford, Urmston this evening following reports of a shooting. One person has been rushed to hospital

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42 h. ago Person seriously injured after gun fired in Greater Manchester

A large crime scene is in place in Urmston town centre in greater Manchester tonight as dozens of police officers race to the scene with a cordon in place

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45 h. ago Proposed driving laws could give police new powers to seize driving licences

You could be stripped of your licence at the roadside under these suggested measures

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47 h. ago Woman ‘overwhelmed’ by loneliness killed herself and disabled daughter, coroner says

Full-time carer Martina Karos and Eleni Edwards, eight, were found dead at home in SalfordA translator who became a full-time carer for her severely disabled eight-year-old daughter killed herself and her child after becoming “overwhelmed” by loneliness, a coroner concluded.Martina Karos, 40, and Eleni Edwards were found dead at their home in Salford, Greater Manchester, after police were called when the girl did not turn up at school on 23 September 2024.In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue reading...

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47 h. ago Police slap 48 hour dispersal order on Greater Manchester town plagued by 'constant' anti

Police say large groups of youths have been intimidating customers at Tesco and throwing eggs at cars

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51 h. ago A year after shooting terror, police say 'criminal roots' have been torn out of this community

Op Vulcan was prompted by a series of shootings in Derker, Oldham

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52 h. ago M6 set to remain shut all day after woman found dead near busy motorway

Formal identification has yet to take place but there are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances, say Greater Manchester Police

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59 h. ago Police watchdog launches investigation after suspect collapses and dies in police station

Custody staff at Cheadle Heath police station found the man 'unresponsive'

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59 h. ago The 'worrying' trend affecting police stations across Greater Manchester

Problems with staffing are causing 'unacceptable' reductions in opening times at stations.

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3 d. ago Four days on, this is what we know about the devastating fatal crash in Bolton

A Greater Manchester Police investigation is underway

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3 d. ago Police appeal for witnesses after councillor's car goes up in flames in 'targeted attack'

GMP are investigating the incident.

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3 d. ago Dramatic moment police smash through door of 'drugs hub' before three people arrested

Officers burst into the home in a dawn raid

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3 d. ago Man found in attic as police storm 'drug hub' and seize axes, machetes and zombie knives

Two men and a woman have been arrested

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3 d. ago Police issue update in probe into 'serious attack' on two men

The attack happened in Wigan just a few days before Christmas

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3 d. ago Police and paramedics close off road as elderly man rushed to hospital

Emergency services raced to the medical incident in Whitefield

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