Overview

• A booking for a gender reveal party for eight at Falcon House in Rochdale attracted about 200 young people.
• Greater Manchester Police deployed tactical aid units and cleared the quiet Falcon Close cul-de-sac over two hours.
• The five-bedroom Airbnb host apologised for the disruption and vowed to tighten guest vetting and monitoring.
• Neighbours described the gathering as threatening and said earlier unruly behaviour by other Airbnb renters had already strained community relations.
• A separate incident saw a Golf GTI crash into a house on nearby Edenfield Road, though any link to the party remains unclear.