The 24-year-old was walking to a convenience store on Hulton Avenue, Worsley, when he was set upon at around 8.30pm last Friday.

A Salford man accused of trying to access the bank accounts of a British engineer murdered in the French Alps massacre has been charged.Abiodun David John, 33, was arrested on suspicion of trying to gain access to Saad al-Hilli's accounts at the Royal Bank of Scotland and HSBC after he was killed along with his wife and mother-in-law close to the picturesque village of Chevaline in eastern France in September.

Pigs might fly - and so do pink Zeppelins according to taxi boss Alex Morrisey.

Air pollution has dropped on a major commuter route where town hall bosses introduced controversial traffic calming measures.