Greater Manchester parents hit with £280k truancy fines
Parents in Greater Manchester were hit with £280,000 in truancy fines last year as many went away on cheap term-time holidays.
Man's sight at risk after city centre bar attack
A man may lose some sight in one eye after he was attacked at a bar in Manchester city centre.
Rochdale shop targeted by hammer-wielding thieves
Thieves brandishing a hammer stole cash and cigarettes from a Tesco store in Rochdale.
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Greater Manchester parents hit with £280k truancy fines
Parents in Greater Manchester were hit with £280,000 in truancy fines last year as many went away on cheap term-time holidays.
Read the full storyPolice concern for missing 14-year-old girl from Bury
Police are growing increasingly concerned about a 14-year-old girl who has been missing since Tuesday.
Sophie Holmes, pictured above, was last seen at around 6.15pm two days ago in Whitefield near Bury, Great Manchester Police said.
She is described as white, slim and around 5ft tall with brown shoulder-length hair and brown eyes.
The teenager was wearing dark leggings with an orange aztec pattern, black trainers, a grey hooded jumper and a leopard-print gillet.
Anyone with any knowledge of her whereabout is asked to call their local police station on 101.
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'Man handcuffed and led away' after crossbow siege
Armed officers have handcuffed a man and taken him away from the scene of a crossbow siege in a police van, according to Sky News' north of England correspondent Mike McCarthy.
Police negotiating with Manchester crossbow man
Police and negotiators are trying to bring a safe end to an armed siege involving a man with a crossbow, a spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said.
– Superintendent Simon RetfordI would reassure the local community not to be overly alarmed by what is happening as highly trained officers are currently dealing with this incident.
We have put a cordon in place around the house as part of the co-ordinated police response that is normally implemented when an incident of this nature occurs.
As part of this, a small number of officers who are there are armed, but the main focus of our efforts is through the negotiating team.
Armed police surround house in crossbow siege
Armed police have surrounded a house in Stretford after a man armed with a crossbow threatened police and social workers and barricaded himself inside.
Police negotiators are also at the scene on North Lonsdale Street in Gorse Hill.
The stand-off between police and the unnamed man began yesterday evening and has continued through the night.
Police threatened with crossbow in Stretford
Armed police have surrounded a house in Stretford after a man armed with a crossbow threatened police and social workers and barricaded himself inside.
@lisaj_mc @gmpstretford Thursday eve, police & social workers threatened with crossbow. Negotiators at scene trying to bring a safe end.
From @gmpolice on Twitter:Police negotiators are at the scene in the Gorse Hill area of Stretford.
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Man's sight at risk after city centre bar attack
A man may lose some sight in one eye after he was attacked at a bar in Manchester city centre.
Read the full storyRochdale shop targeted by hammer-wielding thieves
Thieves brandishing a hammer stole cash and cigarettes from a Tesco store in Rochdale.
Read the full storyStockport man who died in M60 crash named
A man who died in a crash on the M60 yesterday morning has been named as Christopher Lowe from Heaton Moor in Stockport.
A Greater Manchester Police statement read:
Christopher Lowe, 25, who was from the Heaton Moor area of Stockport, was driving a Mercedes Sprinter van which collided with the central barrier on the anti-clockwise M60 between junctions 19 and 20, in Blackley, at about 6.10am on Tuesday 5 February 2013.
Officers attended and found the van on its side. Christopher was taken to hospital where he sadly died later.
No other cars were involved.
Officers from GMP's Serious Collision Investigation Unit are now investigating the circumstances surrounding the collision and are appealing for any witnesses to come forward.
– GMP StatementPolice Constable Paul Hailwood said: "Our thoughts are with Christopher Lowe's family, who have understandably been left devastated following his death.
"We have officers supporting them as best we can at this difficult time and are carrying out a thorough investigation to establish the full facts around what happened.
"If anyone witnessed the collision or has any information that may assist our investigation, please contact officers at the investigation unit directly on 0161 856 4741 or 4745."
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