A police investigation has been launched following the death of a 17-year-old girl who was reported missing in Tameside.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) explained that enquiries led them to an address on Whalley Close, in Ashton-under-Lyne, at around 9am on Sunday 21 September, but despite the best efforts of all emergency service workers involved, the girl sadly died at the scene.
Formal identification has not yet taken place, but police do believe it is 17-year-old Catherine, who was reported missing on Saturday.
Her next of kin has been informed, and officers are supporting them.
At this time, investigating officers say that her cause of death remains ‘unclear’, but detectives are ‘keeping an open mind’.
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A 55-year-old man has also been arrested on suspicion of murder, and he remains in police custody for questioning.
#ARREST | An investigation has been launched following the death of a 17-year-old girl in Ashton-under-Lyne who was reported as a missing person.
A 55-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder. He remains in police custody.
Police are now appealing to the public, and are urging anyone with information, no matter how small it might seem, to get in touch and help with enquiries.
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“Firstly, our thoughts are with the family and friends of the young person who has tragically lost their life, who we sadly believe was missing Catherine,” commented Detective Chief Inspector Anna Barker.
“Although we have a man in custody, our investigation team is keeping an open mind and are following several lines of enquiry. We are trying to get all the answers we can for the family of this young person who is at the forefront of the investigation team’s mind.
“A scene will remain in place while officers conduct their investigation, and if you have any concerns, please speak to an officer who will listen to you.”
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Appeals have now been issued for anyone who may have been in the Whalley Close area on the Saturday and early hours of Sunday morning.
“Every piece of information, no matter how small it might seem, helps us build a clearer picture in this investigation,” DCI Barker added.
“Anyone who has any information, CCTV, mobile phone or Ring doorbell footage is urged to contact police on 0161 856 9307, quoting the log number 802 of 21/09/2025, or online via gmp.police.uk.”
Information can also be shared anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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Police appeal after thieves steal 800 barrels of Guinness from HGVs in Cheshire
Emily Sergeant
Police in Cheshire are appealing for information after more than 800 barrels of Guinness were stolen.
Cheshire Police explained that, at around 7:45pm on Monday 31 August, a lorry entered an industrial estate in the Aston Lane area of Runcorn. The lorry is then connected to a HGV trailer containing barrels of Guinness, before leaving the site at 7:55pm and driving in the direction of the Mersey Gateway.
Then, at 9:12pm, a second lorry arrived at the same site in a different lorry and connected it to another trailer containing barrels of Guinness. The lorry left the site at around 9:30pm, in the direction of Rainhill and Watkinson Way.
The estimated total value of all the items stolen is approximately £205,000, police confirmed.
According to police, the trailers are described as white Tri-Axle Curtain side trailers with GXO company branding on curtains and rear doors.
The trailers also have unique ID numbers on their rear doors in the top left corner – with the numbers of stolen trucks being DL736 or DL542.
Both HGVs were believed to have been driven by men. The first man is described as white with a short dark beard and wearing a beanie hat, and the second believed to be wearing a cap.
Officers are now appealing to anyone with any information, or dashcam and video footage taken from around the time of the incident, to come forward.
“It is famously said that ‘Guinness is good for you’, but that is only the case when it has been bought and paid for,” commented Detective Sergeant McClatchy, from Cheshire Police.
“It is with this in mind that we have wasted no time in launching enquires to identify those responsible for the theft of £115,000 worth Guinness and the two trailers that housed the barrels.
“We will settle for nothing less than the full recovery of all the items stolen.”
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Cheshire Police via its website, or by calling 101 and using incident reference number IML-2408641.
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Police seize convoy of supercars after reports of dangerous driving on M62 near Rochdale
Emily Sergeant
A convoy of supercars has been seized by police following reports of dangerous driving on the M66 and M62 near Rochdale.
On Wednesday, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) says its dedicated Roads Policing Unit (RPU) were made aware that a group of individuals driving high-powered vehicles – such as Lamborghinis and Mercedes G-Wagons – were ‘driving dangerously’ at speed, weaving across lanes, wheel spinning, and slowing down to speeds of around 17mph on the motorway.
After finding the convoy of vehicles on the M62, police were able to stop two of Lamborghinis as they were coming off the motorway.
Officers then used specialist tactics to bring the remaining vehicles to a stop in Rochdale.
As a result of police intervention, GMP was able to seize five Lamborghinis and a Mercedes G-Wagon under Section 59 of the Police Reform Act 2002, and on top of this, the drivers of the offending vehicles were prosecuted for a number of driving offences.
Police have seized a convoy of supercars after reports of dangerous driving on the M62 near Rochdale / Credit: GMP | Wikimedia Commons
Chief Inspector Danny Kabal, from GMP’s Transport Policing and Crime command, said the force takes road safety ‘very seriously’.
“We will not tolerate careless, inconsiderate, anti-social or dangerous driving on our roads,” he began.
“Recent changes to Section 59 of the Police Reform Act now enables us to seize vehicles without having to issue a warning first. As we intensify our road safety operations and enforcement campaigns, we will use this legislative change as part of our daily business.
“People who think it is acceptable to use our roads as a racetrack need to pay attention to this result and take it as a warning – they will have their vehicles seized and they will be prosecuted, and where proportionate to do so, they will also be arrested.”
Emily Sergeant -
23rd September 2025 
