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A Scot has died after being run over by a tram in Barcelona. It is understood the 57-year old man was near the city’s retail centre where Pet Shop Boys were playing a gig when the tragedy happened.

He strolls along the platforms, wanders on the tracks, and laps up the attention of doting passengers. For years, charming black and white cat Batman has been patrolling the Chorlton Metrolink stop, receiving cuddles from travellers as they wait to catch their tram.

Emergency services scrambled to a major Tameside road following a crash involving a car and a tram. Police, fire crews and paramedics were sent out to the scene on Droylsden Road, at the border of Audenshaw and Droylsden, before 9am today (May 10).

Long delays are being caused after a crash between a car and a tram in east Manchester. The crash happened between Edge Lane and Cemetery Road Metrolink stations on Ashton New Road, Droylsden, around 4.40pm today (April 18).

Police taught ‘three valuable lessons’ to a man riding the tram in Manchester city centre this morning.

Police discovered huge knives on six youths arrested at a tram stop tonight (March 22).

A police car was left wrecked after a crash with a tram in Oldham this morning.

The shocking extent of crime and anti-social behaviour on Greater Manchester's bus and tram network is laid bare by new figures showing a combined rise in incidents of more than a third.

The startling image of a bus driving along tram tracks in Wythenshawe was published online by police this morning (Thursday March 16). The vehicle's driver has been arrested on suspicion of various different offences.

A visually-impaired man's white walking cane was broken as he was allegedly attacked at a Metrolink tram station, police chiefs have revealed.

Several hours after Sam took part in I Work in Town, Canal Street would have been bouncing.

Travellers are facing disruption on the Metrolink tonight after a car drove onto the tram tracks at New Islington, suspending the Ashton-under-Lyne line.

Appalled passengers have claimed that they witnessed a woman allegedly performing a sex act on a man whilst on board a busy tram. The alleged incident, which left witnesses "in shock", is said to have taken place on Sunday, December 4, on the Manchester to Bury Metrolink line at around lunchtime.

Shocking video footage has captured screams as lit fireworks were launched towards a tram in Manchester city centre on Sunday (October 16). Footage taken from Exchange Square, outside the Arndale, show the fireworks going off, shooting along the ground and even beneath a tram.

Police have issued a CCTV appeal after a man was stabbed at a tram stop in north Manchester.

Yarra Trams is inviting Victorians to have a say in its Pride Tram design. Set to be unveiled in mid-December at the tram’s home depot in Malvern, Victorians are able to choose from five designs that will wrap the Pride Tram till October 21.The five finalist designs for this #AllAboard tram contest are as follows:The artist behind Design One explained that the colours of the flag “represent us all, allowing us to be ourselves, inviting us, all aboard! The two hands move toward an embrace, representing the community helping each other, no matter who you are. The hands are gender and raceless, everyone is welcome aboard.”Design OneDesign Two’s creator stated that, “the unification of people has become part of our city’s identity and I hope my design encourages Melburnians to demonstrate the same acceptance in their lives, so that we can all travel with pride each day.”Design TwoDesign Three’s artist wanted to express “‘A new chapter for all of people’, that’s why I designed the “AllAboard Sunrise.” Design ThreeAccording to the artist behind Design Four.

An elderly man with dementia has gone missing from east Manchester.

Passengers are facing disruption on the Metrolink this morning after a tram appeared to break down in the city centre. Engineers have been called out to resolve an issue on the tramline near Piccadilly Gardens today (September 26).

A tram driver who dragged a woman 40ft along a platform when her bag was trapped in the doors was 'unaware' of the accident, a new report has revealed. The passenger's hand was stuck in the strap of her bag which was trapped in the doors of a tram at the Shudehill Metrolink stop, according to the report.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of a 'racially aggravated public order' offence and assaulting a police constable after Bury tram stop was closed for several hours yesterday afternoon.

Across the country today, ceremonies will be held in major cities to proclaim the accession of King Charles III. The new monarch was officially proclaimed yesterday in a historic ceremony at St James's Palace, but now announcements will take place across the UK in a centuries-old tradition.