Local News from Thursday, October 2nd, 2025

Two killed, three injured and three arrested after shocking morning violence in north Manchester.

A terrorist attack which killed two people in Crumpsall on this morning, October 2, has left a ‘deep mark’ on Manchester, but the city’s leaders have vowed they will ‘never let hatred succeed’.

A community champion from Norden has been recognised by royalty for decades of dedication to Rochdale, receiving an MBE from the Prince of Wales in a ceremony at Windsor Castle.

Controversial plans to demolish six empty blocks of flats on a housing estate in Rochdale were stalled last month – now they’ve been thrown out entirely.

A verified image shows the man believed to be behind Thursday’s deadly terror attack outside a Manchester synagogue, moments before he was shot by police.

A politician working to improve relations between communities of Greater Manchester says she is ‘broken for the Jewish community’ after a fatal synagogue attack.

Statement from Chief Constable Sir Stephen Watson in response to today's incident on Middleton Road, Crumpsall

The attack at the synagogue in Crumpsall this morning is being treated as terrorism.

Security across the city has been stepped up in the wake of the fatal attack on a north Manchester synagogue, according to an MP.

Two members of the public killed, three others seriously injured and a bomb squad called in after gunman shot outside Crumpsall synagogue.

A man convicted of child sex offences after absconding mid-trial is now in custody and will begin a five-and-a-half year prison sentence.

The attack outside a north Manchester synagogue has ‘appalled’ the area’s MP, who dubbed it an attempt to ‘damage our very tolerant city’.

Andy Burnham has sought to reassure Greater Manchester the ‘immediate danger has been averted’ after a ‘major incident’ outside a north Manchester synagogue.

Police have declared a major incident after a man drove a car towards members of the public outside a synagogue in Crumpsall this morning.

Armed police opened fire after a man reportedly drove at worshippers and stabbed a member of the public outside Heaton Park Synagogue in Crumpsall.