There's no usual rush of traffic and shoppers on Union Street in Oldham town centre this Saturday. A police cordon lines the stretch as a murder investigation is launched.
Just yards from the cordon, a tram sits in the middle of the road as forensic specialists go about their work. A man has lost his life; another in custody suspected of murder.
At around 4.20am, officers were called to the street following reports a man - understood to be in his 40s - had been knifed. The victim was taken to hospital in a critical condition, but was sadly pronounced dead on arrival.
