Two arrested after man dies in Stockport stabbing

Police have arrested a man and woman after a 45-year-old man died following a stabbing in Stockport.

Officers were called to Ash Street in Cheadle Heath just after 9pm to reports that a man had been stabbed.

A 45-year-old man was taken to hospital with stab wounds, where he later died.

A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out to establish the cause of death.

A 48-year-old woman and 29-year-old man have been arrested on suspicion of murder and are being questioned by police.