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Oldham child gang-rape suspect later attempted to murder wife
Exclusive: Greater Manchester police ignored claim ‘Offender J’ among men who had abused 12-year-old, paperwork shows‘They thought we were problem children’: how grooming victims were failed in OldhamA grooming gang suspect who had escaped investigation because of a string of police failings...
‘They thought we were problem children’: how grooming victims were failed in Oldham
National inquiry on grooming gangs will look at how police ignored girls while officials feared fuelling the far rightOldham child gang-rape suspect later attempted to murder wifeIn 2003, long before the term “grooming gang” entered the lexicon, social workers in Oldham noticed a disturbing patt...
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Young Atlantic salmon seen in three English rivers for first time in a decade
Species that is critically endangered in Britain is spotted in Mersey, Bollin and Goyt rivers in north-westYoung Atlantic salmon have been seen in three rivers in north-west England for the first time since 2015, marking a “significant environmental turnaround”.The salmon species was declared cr...
MP jailed, WhatsApp leaks and endless Andy Burnham rumours: Greater Manchester's year in politics
Here's a run-through of all the highs and lows in politics for Greater Manchester in 2025.
King's New Year Honours list 2026: The incredible people from Greater Manchester recognised
The Manchester Evening News has spoken to some of the recipients of the prestigious royal honours about their inspiring stories
King's New Year Honours 2026: The full list of people from Greater Manchester
Some incredible people from our region have been honoured
The 19 ‘mood-boosting’ projects getting £500k from Andy Burnham
Almost 20 different projects around the region have won funding from the Greater Manchester Mayor's Green Spaces Fund.
'Manchester is unaffordable for ordinary Mancs - but it's too late to turn back'
In his new book, Charlie Winstanley, a former political advisor in Greater Manchester, explains where he thinks it all went wrong
A Mancunian noir classic capturing a lost city
In 1960, Hell is a City set the bar for neo-noir. Now it's a window into a past long demolished
Floral tributes laid in Manchester city centre after tragic Boxing Day discovery
Police confirmed that a man was pronounced dead close to the Bridgewater Hall concert venue.
The Christmas the bombs came down
'Incendiaries have burnt my house roof and finished off my turkey at the shop, but that’s not got me down'
The seven men who shaped the face of Manchester
Without their work the city as we know it today would be a very different place
The London parking spot that costs more than the average Manchester house
It has been marketed as a “rare opportunity” for prospective buyers.
Christmas and New Year 2025 bin collection dates and changes for all of Greater Manchester
Everything you need to know about Christmas collections in Bolton, Bury, Wigan, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside and Trafford.
First of nine new river walks in England announced for north-west
Mersey Valley Way takes in Manchester and Stockport on its 13-mile route with other walks to be identified in 2026A new river walk has been announced by the government as ministers try to improve access to nature in England.The 13-mile (21km) walk will go through Greater Manchester and the north-wes...
Terrible tales of lust, revenge and murder from Manchester's Christmas past
We remember some of Manchester's dark and gruesome festive crimes
"Someone tried to take my trainers last night" - Waking up on the streets of Manchester this Christmas
It's Christmas morning and only a few remain on the streets of Manchester
Grassroots group’s bank account frozen due to ‘Palestine Action investigation’
Greater Manchester Friends of Palestine, which has no affiliation to direct action group, informed by deputy mayorA grassroots pro-Palestinian organisation in the UK has been told its bank account was frozen because of “an investigation into Palestine Action”, despite it having no affiliation to...