Megan Doyle
Crime & Courts Reporter
Megan Doyle is the Crime & Courts Reporter at The Manchester Daily, covering policing, the courts and public safety across Greater Manchester.
She reports from Manchester’s magistrates’ and crown courts and follows the stories that affect community safety — carefully, accurately, and without sensationalism.
Megan’s latest articles
Police make £6,000 drug bust in heart of Manchester's studentland as new term begins
Plain-clothed officers thought they were witnessing a robbery near All Saints Park but realised they had interrupted a drug deal. Cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and ecstasy were found in a vehicle on Lower Ormond Street.
Counter-terror police thwart alleged plot against Manchester's Jewish community
Two men have been arrested following a series of rapid police raids across Greater Manchester and Liverpool in connection with an alleged imminent threat.
Boy, 15, arrested after double stabbing near Heaton Park Metrolink stop
A 16-year-old boy and an 18-year-old man were taken to hospital after being stabbed on Whittaker Lane in Prestwich. Their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. Police say it was an isolated incident.
Two men arrested on suspicion of terrorism in Manchester's Northern Quarter as searches widen across North West
Counter-terror police swooped on Newton Street on Sunday afternoon. Searches are now underway in Salford and Liverpool. Police say there is "no information to suggest any wider threat to the public."
Two men held on suspicion of terrorism after dramatic Northern Quarter arrest as searches widen to Salford and Liverpool
Counter-terror police swooped on Newton Street on Sunday afternoon, arresting two men. Searches are now underway at addresses in Salford and Liverpool. The arrests came on Yom Kippur, as the first anniversary of the Heaton Park synagogue attack approaches.
Salford Police Cordon Linked to Northern Quarter Counter-Terrorism Arrests
A major police presence in Salford on Sunday evening has been connected to the arrest of two men under the Terrorism Act in Manchester city centre earlier that day.
'My heart is breaking': new CCTV shows missing Bolton girl Lillia in Piccadilly Gardens McDonald's as search enters second week
The 13-year-old was last seen at the McDonald's at 8.20pm on Sunday September 13. She had earlier boarded a bus at the Trafford Centre. Her mum has begged: "I need to know you are safe."
Teenager banned from driving after crashing car while drink-driving following England's World Cup exit
Anya Hughes, 18, crashed her Mini Cooper into a Fiat 500 after watching England lose to Argentina at a pub in Macclesfield. She blew 41mg, above the 35mg limit, and has lost her job as a carer because she can no longer drive.
'Tragic development' as body found in search for missing woman Holly Whittaker
Holly Whittaker, 28, was last seen in the Mapperley area of Nottingham on September 4. Her body was found on Queen's Road in the city centre on Tuesday. Police say her death is not being treated as suspicious.
Teenager in hospital following stabbing on Harpurhey residential street
A 16-year-old boy has been taken to hospital with stab wounds following an incident on Emmett Street East in Harpurhey, as police launch an investigation.