Police charge 32 men with more than 150 child sex crimes against girls as young as 13

direct to your inboxA man was taken to hospital after he was rescued from a canal in Manchester city centre.Emergency services were called to the Rochdale Canal, off Castle Street, shortly before midnight on Friday.The man had already been rescued before firefighters arrived.He was taken to hospital by North West Ambulance Service (NWAS).It's not clear who pulled the man from the water.A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said: "At 23.44PM on the 18th December GMFRS were called to an incident on Castle street in Manchester."Fire engines from Oldham, Hollins and Chadderton were quickly on the scene of the water rescue incident."One male was rescued from the canal prior to GMFRS arrival, firefighters administered

A French fashion agent accused of sharing a 'sex slave' with Prince Andrew has been charged with the rape of minors and sexual harassment.

A mum has come under fire for spoiling her little girl after sharing her Christmas present pile online.

Manchester United and Leeds’ rivalry brought atmospheres that were so “vile” it stopped Danny Murphy taking his kids to the games.The two sides will face each other at Old Trafford on Sunday for their first Premier League meeting in 16 years. It has seen some controversial moments over the years, with Roy Keane and Alf-Inge Haaland’s contest beginning at Elland Road.

Aldi has plenty of plonk on offer right now at slashed prices. So you don’t need to break the bank to supply your guests with booze.The rockbottom offers mean that you can now buy a Costellore Prosecco Magnum for just £9.99.If you’re unsure what a Magnum is – it’s 1.5 litres of booze versus a normal bottle which contains 750ml. What's your favourite Christmas tipple? Let us know in the comments... So, it’s basically two bottles of fizz in one for less than a tenner.We know, impressive.If you’re wow'ed by the price, but don’t need that much booze all at once then you can also pick up a normal sized bottle of the Costellore Prosecco Spumante DOC for £4.99.It’s well liked for having citrus and floral notes and so will go down a treat with

Super Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto led a Nintendo Direct presentation yesterday (December 18), taking fans on a tour of the upcoming Super Nintendo World theme park.Appearing out of a warp pipe and referring to himself as “Mario’s dad,” the video saw Miyamoto walking around the park, beginning in the lobby of Peach’s Castle. The tour included many never-before-seen elements of the park, such as the animatronic Goombas and Koopas.Miyamoto also explained the park’s Power Up wristband, which can be used to activate hidden secrets.

Strictly Come Dancing boyfriend Gorka Marquez just yet. The 36-year-old actress, who already shares one-year-old Mia with Gorka, announced that her mum thinks she should wait before having anymore babies.

The festive season is finally here, which means all the more reason to settle down and watch the latest releases on Netflix.

straight to your inboxAfter their disappointing score draw against West Brom in midweek, Manchester City face a tough game against in-form Southampton this weekend.City will face a Saints side who have scored at least two goals in their last seven home matches and with Ralph Hassenhuttl's side also losing just one of their last 11 league matches this season, this has resulted in Southampton sitting in third place, with four points more than Pep Guardiola's side.Pep Guardiola will be without defenders Eric Garcia and Oleksandr Zinchenko for the trip to the South Coast, but striker Sergio Aguero could feature this weekend despite the City boss confirming he had suffered a new minor injury.

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Huge piles of parcels have built up in some Royal Mail sorting offices as the service comes under unprecedented pressure and great lorry queues form at the country's ports.

direct to your inboxA huge cannabis factory with £400,000-worth of plants was discovered in Longsight.Police found scores of illegal plants at an undisclosed address on Friday.Sharing photos of the factory on Facebook, police officers joked: "There were no presents under these trees!""We found this at a property in Longsight today. By doing so, we prevented £400K from getting in the back pockets of criminals, that would have funded serious, organised crime."Pictures from the factory show rows and rows plants under hot lamps.GMP did not say whether any arrests had been made. Get breaking news first on the free Manchester Evening News app - download it here for your Apple or Android device. You can also get a round-up of the biggest stories

pensioner had his skull fractured in a horror home robbery after being targeted twice in one day.The 69-year-old victim was allegedly threatened by masked man with a fake gun who demanded cash at his home in Lynedoch Street, Greenock, at 6.30am on Wednesday, December 16, morningMoney was taken during the first raid.Later that night two men forced entry into the same property and assaulted the pensioner.As a result of the horrifying attack he was rushed to Inverclyde Hospital with a fractured skull.Police and paramedics were called to the property at 10.35pm where two men were still in the property.Both men were arrested.Now, police have confirmed that a 40-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the robbery at

direct to your inbox New figures showing the most recent coronavirus infection rate for every local authority area in England have been released. The latest figures, compiled by Public Health England published on Friday show that a large number of areas in England are still seeing a rise in the number of new Covid-19 cases.It comes as more areas of the country are set to move into the tightest level of coronavirus restrictions on Saturday, with 68% of people now living under Tier 3 measures.Of the 315 local areas in England, 279 (89%) have seen a rise in case rates, 34 (11%) have seen a fall and two are unchanged.

Daily Star, one stood out to her in particular. A M&S shopper who lost his leg offered to give away his left slipper for free to anyone who may have also lost one.He wrote: "Five years ago I lost my right leg so I never wear the right slipper.“So if you are missing a left and take a size 8 slipper and need a right slipper I am allowing M&S to give you my email address and you can have one for free.

Christmas in a shelter.Eric the lurcher has spent more than 400 days being looked after by the charity Blue Cross.Staff hope to find him an owner before he spends one more festive season without a proper home.But the five-year-old pooch will receive a special Christmas dinner and presents as workers try to make the big day as special as they can.He was rescued by the organisation in November 2019 as his previous owner could no longer care for him.Eric, who lives at a centre in Lewknor, Oxfordshire, is described as ‘fun, loving and playful’, but who gets worried by other dogs.Staff say his ideal home would be one where he is the only pet, with an experienced owner with a daily set routine.

“Scotland’s greatest composer”, a court has heard.Lawyers for 89-year-old Margaret Wilson claim she is “in danger” as she is being forced to live alone in the seven-bedroom Victorian townhouse in Glasgow’s west end, while son Martin tries to put buyers off the pad.Margaret, whose composer husband Thomas died, aged 73, in 2001, was first taken to court by Martin over the musician’s will in 2012.Her solicitor, David Welsh, told the Court of Session the latest in a series of court actions brought by Martin is a bid to stop Margaret selling the property and he has already succeeded in putting off two prospective buyers.Welsh told the hearing: “Mr Wilson keeps bringing proceedings because he knows live proceedings will put off any purchaser of

Christmas is not complete without hearing Mariah Carey ’s voice booming around shops and homes.

arrested for sending an underage teenager images of people having sex with horses in a bizarre bid to seduce him.It is claimed by US police in Florida that she has been sexually stalking the 15-year-old boy.NBC Miami reports the woman from the town of Homestead is now facing stalking and other charges. Police told the station they believe she sent nude photos to the teenager, and telling him she loved him and offering to have sex with him.Darling Noa, 43, was arrested on charges of lewd and lascivious conduct on a child under 16, electronic transmission harmful to children and aggravated stalking of a minor, it emerged on Wednesday.

Do you think anyone has the right to comment on how much someone has bought their child for Christmas? Have you been in a similar position to Kayleigh? Let us know in the comments here, or share your views on our Manchester Family Facebook page. As a fan of Spanish clothes, she's also got a new Spanish dress and Spanish shoes for Christmas Day.Kayleigh admits her daughter's had pretty much the best of everything since she was born.She said: "She's also the only grandchild to my mum and she gets spoilt rotten by her.

EASTENDERS' Max Branning has so many notches on his bedpost there can't be much bedpost left after he slept his way round Albert Square. And last night he took the number up to a round 15 before actor Jake Wood bows out of the show after sleeping with Linda Carter.