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Yahoo
9 hours ago
- Yahoo
Man arrested on suspicion of murder after 15-year-old boy dies in crash
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 15-year-old boy died in a crash following an alleged theft. Officers were called to the collision between a car and an e-bike in Middleton, Greater Manchester, just before midday on Tuesday and the boy was pronounced dead at the scene, a spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said. A 59-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder. The force spokesman said officers were investigating allegations of a theft in events leading up to the collision. Another 15-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of theft, he said. Detective Chief Inspector Christopher Dean, from GMP's Rochdale district, said: 'This terrible incident has seen the death of a teenage boy, and we are working hard to establish the full facts of this case, in what is the very early stages of an investigation. 'A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and will be questioned in due course, while officers are already in place to support the family of the boy who has died today. 'I want to remind people that at the heart of this is a grieving family, and I would ask the community to not speculate on social media while we piece together the events of earlier today.' He appealed for any witnesses to the incident on Rowrah Crescent, or anyone with dashcam, CCTV or doorbell footage to come forward. Anyone with information can contact police via 101 or through the Live Chat service at quoting log 1364 of 22/07/25.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Metrolink trams on busy route suspended due to 'heavy flooding'
Tram services on the East Didsbury line are suspended due to 'heavy flooding'. Rochdale services are operating between Trafford Bar and Rochdale, which ticket acceptance in place on a number of Bee Network bus services. A Bee Network spokesperson said: "Due to heavy flooding, services on the East Didsbury line are currently suspended. Rochdale services will operate between Trafford Bar and Rochdale. Ticket acceptance is in place on 15, 23, 25, 42, 42A, 43, 50, 85, 86, 101, 103, 111, 142, 143, 147, 171 and 172 bus services." READ MORE: LIVE: Three seriously injured after double decker bus has roof ripped off in crash -updates READ MORE: Boy, 15, killed on M60 as flowers laid next to motorway after horrific tragedy A Met Office yellow weather warning for thunderstorms is in force for Greater Manchester until 9pm tonight. The warning states: "Heavy showers and scattered thunderstorms may cause some localised flooding and transport disruption on Monday. "Scattered heavy showers and thunderstorms are expected on Monday. Rainfall amounts will vary from place to place but 20-30 mm is likely within an hour in a few places, with a small chance of 40-50 mm in one or two locations; this most likely across southern Scotland and northern England. Lightning strikes are also likely along with the potential for hail and gusty winds. "Showers and thunderstorms will slowly ease during Monday evening." --- Day in day out, our reporters in the Manchester Evening News newsroom bring you remarkable stories from all aspects of Mancunian life. However, with the pace of life these days, the frenetic news agenda and social media algorithms, you might not be getting a chance to read it. That's why every week our Features and Perspectives editor Rob Williams brings you Unmissable, highlighting the best of what we do - bringing it to you directly from us. Make sure you don't miss out, and see what else we have to offer, by clicking here and signing up for MEN Daily News. And be sure to join our politics writer Jo Timan every Sunday for his essential commentary on what matters most to you in Greater Manchester each week in our newsletter Due North. You can also sign up for that here. You can also get all your favourite content from the Manchester Evening News on WhatsApp. Click here to see everything we offer, including everything from breaking news to Coronation Street. If you prefer reading our stories on your phone, consider downloading the Manchester Evening News app here, and our news desk will make sure every time an essential story breaks, you'll be the first to hear about it. And finally, if there is a story you think our journalists should be looking into, we want to hear from you. Email us on newsdesk@ or give us a ring on 0161 211 2920.
BBC News
2 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Hundreds in Rochdale join dig to unearth town's history
More than 600 people have taken part a community dig to uncover the history of Rochdale town excavations of the site, known as Broadfield slopes, have found the foundations of an 18th century corn mill, a weighing station, and glass school children and voluntary organisations were invited to get involved in the dig, which lasted two was part of a wider project to research and regenerate the area between the town hall and a church. Pupils from Marland Hill primary school were among those who took part in the 'Big dig', a project which is just the latest investigation at the site. There have been a series of excavations of the land since 2021, and they have discovered artefacts from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Lead archaeologist, Dr Colin Elder, said: "There's so much. It's a site that just keeps on giving, which is why we've got so many digs out of it. "Because we have such a long presence of human existence and activity on this slope, marked by the medieval church and then chopped and changed so drastically by the Georgians and the Victorians, we're hitting different time periods as we're coming down."Dr Elder and his team visited schools and community groups to talk to volunteers before they went to the added: "As much as the archaeology is super impressive, it's the community engagement in this project that really stands out." This dig is part of a wider £3 million project, with £1.4 million, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, spent to open the slope up and get the public using the area again. There will be new stone steps, landscaping and a restoration of the Packer Spout Fountain once the dig is Meredith, Rochdale Council's cabinet member for regeneration, said: "This is a knock on from the work on the (renovation of the) town hall. "It's part of a wider picture of what we're doing in this area to make it look nice for the people of Rochdale so they can be proud of where they live."Helen Featherstone, the director, for England North at The National Lottery Heritage Fund, said: "We're delighted to be supporting the Broadfield Park Slopes project, and that it is giving the communities of Rochdale the opportunity to get truly hands-on with their local heritage, and discover some of the fascinating stories of the history of their hometown."The Big Dig is one of a number of events taking place across the borough during Rochdale's year as Greater Manchester Town of Culture. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Manchester on Sounds and follow BBC Manchester on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
The Sun
6 days ago
- Politics
- The Sun
Rochdale grooming gang fiends could FINALLY be deported months after Pakistan refused to take them back
RINGLEADERS of a Rochdale grooming gang could finally be deported to Pakistan after using a loophole to avoid being kicked out of the UK. Fury erupted when Qari Abdul Rauf and Adil Khan ripped up their passports and Pakistan refused to take them back. 4 4 The men were part of a nine-strong gang of Asian men convicted of sex offences against vulnerable girls in 2012. Up to 47 girls as young as 12 were plied with alcohol and drugs and gang-raped across Rochdale during a two-year reign of terror. Then-Home Secretary Theresa May ordered the pair to be sent back to Pakistan in 2014 as it would as it would be "conducive to the public good". But ten years later, Rauf and Khan still remain in Rochdale where - horrifically - their victims are forced to live alongside them. Rauf and Khan held dual British-Pakistani citizenship but were stripped of their British nationality. A judge ordered both men to be deported to Pakistan nearly a decade ago. However the men, two of Britain's worst grooming offenders, renounced their Pakistani citizenship days before an appeal against the order. This meant they would be left "stateless" if they were kicked out of the UK, exploiting a loophole that allowed them to remain here. But according to The Telegraph, a lifting of a ban on direct flights between Pakistan and UK could mean 'progress' in negotiations for deportation. Sources for the Interior Ministry have previously said "progress" could be made if the UK were to take part in talks. They also suggested returning direct flights to the UK by its national airline PIA, which were suspended for safety reasons, could help. But UK officials previously said this suggestion had not been raised in discussions. Rauf and Khan were ringleaders of a prolific grooming gang in Rochdale, which has been plagued by sexual exploitation. Khan got a 13-year-old girl pregnant and trafficked another girl, 15, to others - using violence when she complained. He was sentenced to eight years in 2012 and released on licence four years later. Dad-of-five Rauf trafficked a 15-year-old girl and raped her in a secluded area before taking her to a flat in Rochdale where others had sex with her. He was caged for six years and released in November 2014 after serving two years and six months of his sentence. 4
The Sun
6 days ago
- The Sun
Mum tells court of moment she found son, 3, with ‘blood and marks' after boy was mauled to death in horror dog attack
THE mum of a boy who was killed in a brutal dog attack has told a court of the moment she found her son covered in blood and marks. Daniel Twigg, 3, suffered horrific injuries in the "furious and prolonged" attack at Carr Farm in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, on May 15, 2022. His parents Mark Twigg, 43, and Joanne Bedford, 37, are currently on trial at Manchester Crown Court, accused of Daniel's manslaughter. The prosecution allege the couple's negligence meant Daniel was "alone and unsupervised" when he entered a yard containing two large, "dangerous", and "powerful" 50kg guard dogs. Recalling the "petrifying" moment she saw Daniel's body for the first time after the attack, she told the court how she had left her son in the kitchen with his older sister while she went to find a pair of shorts for him upstairs. After first stopping in the bathroom for an unspecified amount of time, she was then about to enter Daniel's bedroom to grab his shorts when she heard his sister let out a blood-curdling scream. She told the court that her daughter was crying out: "Mum, mum, Daniel's in the [dog] pen. He is face down and he's got blood everywhere." As the memory came back to her, Bedford reportedly burst into tears, testifying she then rushed to the dog pen to get the canines out of the way. She said: "I sat down on the floor with Daniel and asked his sister to get my phone so I could call for an ambulance. "Daniel was face down on the floor, he had gotten puncture marks all over his neck and he was bleeding. I was petrified and scared for my little boy." The two dogs involved - a Cane Corso called Sid and a Boerboel type dog named Tiny - belonged to farm owner Matthew Brown. However, it is alleged that the couple were looking after them at the time of the attack and should have known the risk they posed to Daniel. Baby is mauled to death by family dog after mom turned back to pick up laundry before desperately trying to stop attack It is also claimed that the couple had ignored warnings from the RSPCA that the animals were a danger. Bedford was seven-months pregnant at the time of the attack and struggled to run down the stairs after hearing her daughter's screams. She said that Tiny was standing near the shed while Sid was towering over Daniel and moving towards him. After telling him to get off the boy, she then found Daniel face down covered in blood and marks. She recalled feeling "scared for my little boy" while trying to keep the dogs at bay. CCTV from a neighbour's property showed Daniel inside the pen at 12.50pm, the jury heard, and he was seen moving around inside for a few moments before disappearing from view. At the same time, a dog in an adjacent pen became 'excited, bouncing up and down in animated fashion'. A 999 call was made by Daniel's mother almost 20 minutes later after he'd been inside the dog pen, the jury heard previously, and while it's not known for certain whether both dogs were involved in the attack Sid was the 'likely' culprit. 'DANIEL'S DEATH WAS AN UTTERLY FORESEEABLE CONSEQUENCE' John Elvidge KC, prosecuting, said: "No-one suggests that these catastrophic events were intended or desired by his parents but this attack and Daniel's death were utterly foreseeable consequences of negligently allowing Daniel to enter Sid and Tiny's pen alone and unsupervised." Daniel's parents had a 'long association' with the farm, owned by a Matthew Brown, with Twigg working as an odd job man and Bedford keeping horses there. The couple, who have two other children, leased the farmhouse from Brown in March 2022 after he had been remanded to prison when his girlfriend Deniqua Westwood made a complaint to police. Westwood, who operated a puppy breeding business, moved out and but it was agreed the guard dogs would remain and the couple would look after them. Twigg was paid £450 to attend to the day-to-day security, running of the farm, and the dogs' care. The couple, who also had another eight or nine dogs to look after, including three of their own, stayed on at the farm despite having a home in Blackley, Manchester, when Brown was released on bail, the jury heard. The pair continued to have responsibility for the dogs over weekends when he was away, with Daniel attacked on one such weekend, argued the prosecution. The trial continues.
