A police officer who was murdered as he tried to restrain a suspected terrorist is awarded a posthumous medal.

A man waded into icy water to save his dog after it became trapped in a lake in Middleton.

Retailer Passion for Perfume becomes the latest high street victim of the economic slowdown.

A Greater Manchester Police officer appears in court accused of misconduct in public office.

Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs is to appear in Coronation Street later this year, ITV confirms.

A man and a woman are arrested by police who found a cannabis farm at a house in Oldham.

A 12-week college course teaching people how to become stand-up comedians runs in Manchester.

A man is continuing to be questioned by police after a 36-hour siege at a house in Greater Manchester.

Armed police continue to surround a house in Wigan where a man is refusing to leave the property.

Two men from Manchester appear in court charged in connection with a disturbance in Leeds on New Year’s Day.