Greater Manchester Police are investigating after a 14-year-old boy was stabbed.
The teenager has been taken to hospital after he was injured in Tavistock Square, Harpurhey.
Officers were called at around 6.05pm this evening.
Another 14-year-old boy has been arrested.
Police added they do not believe there is any wider threat to the community.
The condition of the injured boy has not been disclosed.
Superintendent Cara Charlesworth said police are in the early stages of their investigation and called for members of the public with information to come forward.
Blackmail claims against TV presenter Alison Hammond are being investigated by police.
The 48-year-old This Morning regular has reportedly been put under pressure by her blackmailer for large sums of money and a BMW car worth £5,000.
The blackmailer threatened to spread lies about Hammond in an effort to derail her career if she did not co-operate with the demands, according to The Sun.
In a statement, West Midlands Police said: “We are investigating an allegation of blackmail of a woman in her 40s.
“We take reports of this kind very seriously and our inquiries are progressing swiftly.”
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Hammond first rose to fame in 2002, after competing in the third series of Big Brother. She then joined the team at This Morning in the same year.
Image: Alison Hammond and This Morning co-host Dermot O’Leary
She currently presents the weekday daytime show on Friday mornings with former X Factor host Dermot O’Leary.
Earlier this month she was announced as the new co-host of The Great British Bake Off, replacing comedian Matt Lucas, who announced his exit last December.
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Hammond will co-present alongside actor and comedian Noel Fielding, 49, a performer known for his dark and surreal comedy who surprised many when he joined the show.
Police investigating the killing of 87-year-old Thomas O’Halloran who was stabbed to death have released pictures of a man seen running from the scene armed with a knife.
Detectives have issued images of a man they are keen to identify as a matter of urgency following the killing of Mr O’Halloran, who had been riding a mobility scooter.
“He was seen fleeing the scene armed with a knife,” the Metropolitan Police said.
Detective Chief Inspector Jim Eastwood, who is leading the investigation, said: “He is clearly a dangerous individual and people are advised not to approach him, but to call us immediately on 999 if they know him or have any information regarding his whereabouts.”
