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Heartbreak as quad bikers wreak havoc causing £5K of damage to amateur football pitch
Murder suspect in court after woman in her 20s found dead at house
Inquest for woman at centre of murder investigation
Leigh-based drug dealer jailed after County Lines investigation
Boy helped teen killer 'get our stories straight in case we get nicked'
Corrupt GMP detective who stole and sold drugs 'isolated exception' says GMP
Cocaine-addicted detective jailed after stealing almost £400k worth of drugs
Man jailed for terrorism offences and 'sickening' antisemitic abuse
Motorcyclist jailed for killing loving family man in road collision
Brazen thief caught on CCTV damaging bowling alley arcade machines for coins
Man charged in connection to Superbowl crime series
Corrupt detective 'brazenly abused position' to steal and supply cocaine
Man jailed for threatening to kill MP and attack NHS workers
'Head' of organised crime group jailed for part in major drug dealing operation
'Depraved' police officer downloaded more than 500 sexual images of children
Taxi driver jailed for 10 years after being found guilty of raping his customer
Pair took part in vicious 'group attack' with 'can and plank of wood'
Murderer jailed for life for killing 'dearly loved mum, daughter and sister'
‘Keyboard warrior’ jailed for posting mosque message after Southport deaths
Trial into drugs, guns and attempted murder plot halted by defendant's 'illness'
Man hurled missiles at officers and kicked police van in Southport disorder
Hindley man threw missiles at Southport vigil, court told
Merseyside trio jailed for 'violent disorder' committed at protest and riots
Hindley man is one of 13 charged with violent disorder following riots
Man tried to 'sell on' stolen BMW and Audi used in armed robbery
Stashed shotgun linked to 'relentless' drugs and murder plot, court told
'Fight' linked men to bizarre nicknames behind huge drugs plot, court told
Man avoids prison after possessing knife in a public place
'Serial domestic abuser' murdered woman in her own home
Inquest opens after death of 'kind and generous' teenager at raceway
Closure order slammed on property over 'anti-social behaviour'
Member of landmark 'Bolton Seven' group groomed, raped and abused young boys
Carers ‘blinded by love and affection’ for inmates smuggled contraband into prison
Man charged with dazzling police helicopter pilot with a laser beam
Man crashed into rear of other vehicle with drug in system
Young man jailed after masked group terrorise shops with sledgehammers
Online groomer who posed as 12-year-old girl to target boys jailed
Family's tribute as inquest opens for 'one of a kind' truck driver crushed by crane
'Significant confusion' as 3 calls made for help as man lay dying
'He was completely fit and well' - Man dies after routine check-up at hospital
Leigh man jailed alongside other man after guns, ammunition and silencer seized
Police welcome the sentencing of teenager who stabbed a man and ran off
Teen boy stabbed man to death over 'minor disagreement' at social event
Man who said he entered elderly woman's house to use the toilet is jailed
Garage owner jailed for dangerous repair after customer’s car breaks down
Man charged after van overturned following police chase makes court appearance
Paedophile jailed for eleven counts of sexual offences against teenage girls
Raging and jealous ex-Leigh rugby player ripped up wife’s dresses
Man sentenced to life in jail after using champagne bottle to deliver fatal blow
Man jailed for stabbing man and leaving woman with fractured ribs and facial injuries
Tributes after tragic death of 'playful and happy' two-year-old who fell into pond
Controlling creep who forced woman to take drugs is hauled back to court
Bully strangled partner leaving her unable to breathe or see while kids were there
Men jailed following record drugs bust as heroin found stashed in bags of rice