A 15-year-old girl and a 17-year-old boy were recovered from the water at Alfred Dock, Seacombe yesterday evening after their decision to film a prank video for social media went horribly wrong. Emergency services attended the incident at 8:30pm after the girl, who could not swim, had gone out into the water with a bottle of alcohol. As part of the prank the boy intended to swim out to her, drink the bottle and then attempt to rescue her all while being filmed by another friend to upload to social media. As the prank started to go wrong, the police received a call.
Untrained GMP radio controller felt physically sick after being ordered to man key hotline in hour after Manchester Arena attack
David Myerscough, a civilian member of police support staff, was ordered to man the force duty officer s hotline
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GMP radio controller David Myerscough gives evidence to the inquiry (Image: Manchester Arena Inquiry)
A police radio operator has told how he felt totally overwhelmed and unprepared when he was asked to man a key phone line for managing the initial response to the Manchester Arena attack. David Myerscough told the continuing independent inquiry into the atrocity he had no training or experience for the role which left him drenched in sweat and feeling physically sick .
Police and public detain dangerous driver outside Trafford Centre after dramatic chase
It is believed officers also used a Taser during efforts to restrain the man
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Police and members of the public detained a man in dramatic scenes outside the Trafford Centre this afternoon.
Woman, 33, dies following crash on M66 motorway near Bury
A 31-year-old man also in the car was seriously injured in the collision and remains in hospital
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The collision led to the closure of a northbound stretch of the M66 (Image: @LukeAM2006)
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The incident occurred on Sydney Rd in Crewe (Image: UGC)
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A cyclist has been airlifted to hospital after being struck by a car in South Cheshire.
The air ambulance was scrambled after a man in his 40s came off his bike on Sydney Road, in Crewe, at around 2.55pm yesterday (May 7).