14 h. ago Police warning after spate of firework incidents in Greater Manchester

Officers have been inundated with reports

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17 h. ago Shots fired on Manchester street as police tape off houses and forensics descend

A cordon is in place in William Lister Close, Newton Heath

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20 h. ago LIVE: Police tape off street in Manchester after serious incident

A cordon is in place

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22 h. ago LIVE: Major Manchester road CLOSED by police after serious incident

Hyde Road in Gorton is shut with traffic being diverted from the scene

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22 h. ago LIVE: Major Manchester road CLOSED by police after serious crash with two in hospital

Hyde Road in Gorton is shut with traffic being diverted from the scene

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54 h. ago Police tape off busy Northern Quarter street after woman spotted on roof of building

Parts of Tib Street and Thomas Street was closed while the woman was brought to safety

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5 d. ago Trump attacks Fed chair over interest rates and says his termination ‘cannot come fast enough’

President, whose tariff policy has caused turmoil, said Jerome Powell is ‘always too late and wrong’ with rate policyBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump early on Thursday blasted the Federal Reserve chairman, Jerome Powell, for not lowering US interest rates and expressed a wish for him to be gone from his role.The US president lambasted Powell as “always too late and wrong” in a post on his Truth Social platform. Trump noted that the European Central Bank (ECB) was poised on Thursday to lower interest rates again, without mentioning that the body has been responding to the chaos caused by Trump’s initiatives on tariffs. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago LIVE as house in Stockport village taped off by police following serious incident

A cordon is in place outside an address in Gatley

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7 d. ago Doors smashed open in Salford street as police raid two homes after serious incident

A major investigation is taking place after a gunman was seen in Salford

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8 d. ago Salford incident: Armed police and helicopter swarm city estate as streets on lockdown

Dozens of police officers have descended on residential streets, including Romney Street and Littleton Road, in Salford, Greater Manchester, following reports of a serious incident

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8 d. ago Salford incident LIVE: Helicopter and armed police at scene with cordon in place

A huge emergency response is in attendance

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8 d. ago Salford incident LIVE: Huge cordon after 'gun' pointed at crowd on street as armed police descend

A huge emergency response is in attendance

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8 d. ago Salford incident LIVE: Huge cordon with seven arrests after gun pointed at crowd and crossbow found

A huge emergency response is in attendance

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8 d. ago LIVE: Office smashed and covered in red paint as police launch investigation

It comes after a protest took place last month

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9 d. ago Ban inmates from cooking after Hashem Abedi assault, says prison union

Chair of prison workers body says copycat incidents must be prevented after attack by convicted terroristThe union representing prison officers has said inmates should be banned from cooking in jail, with staff fearing copycat incidents after the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber attacked three officers at HMP Frankland.Hashem Abedi, a convicted terrorist who was jailed for life after helping his suicide bomber brother Salman Abedi carry out the Manchester Arena attack in 2017, is alleged to have set upon staff with hot cooking oil and improvised blades. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Major incident declared as terraced house destroyed in gas explosion

Emergency crews worked through the night to account for residents

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1 week ago Tariffs live: Trump insists policy ‘doing really well’ despite China hiking levies on American goods to 125%

Beijing will ignore further US action as ‘there is no possibility of market acceptance for US goods’ at current tariff level

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1 week ago Manchester United investigate fan treatment after teargas incident in Lyon

French police used teargas at Europa League tieSupporter’ groups criticise response of authoritiesManchester United are investigating the treatment of their fans who attended Thursday’s 2-2 draw at Lyon. The local government admitted French police used teargas but said it was “proportionate” to restore calm.Posts on social media showed United fans feeling the effect of the spray at the Europa League quarter-final first leg. The Rhône prefecture said in a statement: “English fans were seated in the away section waiting to be allowed to join their bus. They attempted to force their way through the security measures deployed by the national police. Projectiles were also reported to be thrown at the police. The police therefore used moderate, proportionate and necessary force (tear gas) to restore calm. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Man City: Jack Grealish and Phil Foden 'don't feel good' after fan incidents against Manchester United

Guardiola said the world is “not in the right path” and the problem goes beyond football

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1 week ago M66 LIVE as motorway blocked both ways due to police incident with 'severe' traffic delays

There are severe delays due to the incident

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