6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (240+ words) A 19-year-old man from Bury has been charged following an incident in Salford that led to a counter-terrorism investigation. McKenzie Smyth, of Grantham Drive, Bury, and Harley Elliot, 20, of St Brelades Drive in Salford, were arrested after police were called…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (847+ words) A cowboy roofer who was handed a five-year prison sentence for conning elderly women out of tens of thousands of pounds is now on the run from justice. Tyrone Young, 33, failed to turn up for sentencing at Bolton Crown Court…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (498+ words) Six police officers have been sacked after an officer of African heritage was subjected to racial discrimination, including mocking her accent, hair and skin colour. At a two-week-long Greater Manchester Police misconduct hearing was told how the officer, known only…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (574+ words) A group representing Lockerbie bombing victims is concerned for elderly relatives who may not be able to see the trial of a man charged over the attack, after it was postponed in Washington, DC. The vice president of the Victims of…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (655+ words) Drivers who share videos celebrating dangerous driving are “reprehensible” and individuals need to “step up and take responsibility” after recent tragedies. This comes after the death of seven people, five of them between 17 and 23, and two of them police officers,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (386+ words) People across Bury joined communities nationwide as the country marked the inaugural National Day for Victims and Survivors of Terrorism. The day of remembrance and reflection, held on August 21, recognises the devastating impact terrorism has on individuals, families, communities and…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago   (390+ words) A 16-year-old boy was among seven males who were killed when a car travelling the wrong way along a dual carriageway near Middlesbrough crashed into a police vehicle. Michael Robert Cahill, 23, Theo Rae, 17, Cole Robert Worthy, 16, Jacob Matusiak, 23, and Makai…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (340+ words) A teenager accused of stirring up racial hatred against Jewish people and foreigners and sharing a video of a mass killing online has been remanded into custody. Damian Woolfenden, 18 and formerly from Bury, is accused of posting Christchurch terror attacker…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (321+ words) TikTok has reached a 400 million US dollars (£293 million) settlement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ), ending a 2024 lawsuit alleging the company violated federal children’s privacy laws. The DOJ said on Friday that TikTok will pay three quarters of the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (655+ words) A motorist is prosecuted every week for risking a head-on collision by driving the wrong way on the motorway, research has found. Reckless drivers are caught reversing along the carriageway, pulling U-turns next to high-speed traffic and driving backwards in…...