| Grandad driven to suicide bid |
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| Canal bank cannabis farm |
POLICE discovered an open-air cannabis farm after local residents raised concerns about suspicious looking plants being grown near the Manchester ship canal.
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| Emmerdale stalwart dies, 63 |
SOAP actor Clive Hornby, who played Emmerdale stalwart Jack Sugden, has died aged 63.
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| Bury 'no' to elected mayor |
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| MPs £24,000 'own goal' |
MPS have been accused of scoring an own goal after voting to keep their £24,000 second home allowance.
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| Grieving parents want answers |
THE parents of a teenager killed on a South Pacific island are hoping an inquest will shed new light on their son's last moments - two years after his death.
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| The £31,500 download |
A HOLIDAYMAKER has told how he was shocked to receive a £31,500 mobile phone bill after downloading an episode of his favourite TV show while abroad.
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| Firefighters slam 'mindless' vandal |
FIREFIGHTERS have slammed a 'mindless' vandal who they believe caused a spate of city centre fires.
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| Judge: 'Give Sharia law a role' |
ISLAMIC law could play a role in some parts of the legal system, the most senior judge in England and Wales has said.
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| Arrests after man found dead |
TWO men have been arrested after a man was found dead in Rochdale.
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| Ray of hope for Jodrell |
THE battle to save Jodrell bank took another step forward as science chiefs confirmed they will pay some of the costs to keep observatory open. But they have not told anybody how much.
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| Two dead in M6 smash |
TWO people have died in a collision on the M6, police said today.
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| Spy chief in coma |
BRITAIN'S top spy is in a coma after collapsing at his home, according to reports today.
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| Soccer star dies, 28 |
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| Tilly turns up the volume |
A TODDLER who was born deaf has been transformed into a little chatterbox after doctors helped her turn up the sound on what had been her silent world.
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| Morrissey 'still one of the Lads' |
MUSIC legend Morrissey has already helped Salford Lads Club by donating £20,000.
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| Mum slams death plunge fine |
A MUM whose teenage son fell to his death during a lunchtime football kick-about at work has slammed a decision to fine his employers £7,000 which she says is not enough.
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| Injured star's big money potential |
A MANCHESTER United starlet whose career was ended by a horror tackle would almost certainly have gone on to make big money, a top agent said.
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| Early days of NHS |
AS a patient at Park Hospital when the NHS launched 60 years ago Shirley Hooton was one of the first people to experience free treatment.
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| Nurses step back in time |
NURSES at Trafford General, the birthplace of the NHS, have been celebrating by dressing in 1940s uniforms.
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| Helmet saved my life |
THIS crushed cycling helmet saved the life of a schoolgirl when she fell from her bike and a car ran over her head.
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| Five MPs hire their wives |
FIVE Greater Manchester MPs are employing their wives in Parliament on salaries of up to £40,000-a-year.
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| Row over flats playground |
HOMEOWNERS claim they were duped by developers after a play park was built within metres of their new homes.
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| New head at college hit by rift |
A NEW principle has been named at a college at the centre of a bitter row. David Frost will take over from Mike O'Hare at Holy Cross College, Bury.
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| Eco-mosque ready to open |
IT'S got solar panels, under-floor heating and low-energy light bulbs - welcome to Manchester's first eco-mosque.
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| Girl power gets the vote |
THE spirit of the suffragettes is alive and well in south Manchester.
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| Sick: Curtis memorial theft |
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| Community to share in sports village |
A COMMUNITY is to benefit from a new school sports village.
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| New home search for theatre |
THE hunt is on for a new home for Manchester's Library Theatre. The 50-year-old venue, which occupies the basement of Central Library, is to be relocated under a multi-million redevelopment of the site.
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| Knife man threatens women |
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| C-charge survey delay snubbed |
TRANSPORT bosses have failed to secure a delay to the start of a £3m public consultation on congestion charging.
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| Soldiers on trial over brawl |
FIVE soldiers from Manchester along with four colleagues have gone on trial accused of starting a mass bar brawl in the Cyprus party resort of Ayia Napa.
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| Dando jury see interview tapes |
THE jury in the murder trial of television presenter Jill Dando heard the voice of accused Barry George for the first time today.
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| Man and boy held for arson |
A BOY of 12 and a man were arrested on suspicion of murder today after an arson attack killed a woman and left three others fighting for their lives.
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| Cyber bullying 'harmless fun' |
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| Girl woken by intruder |
A TERRIFIED schoolgirl was woken up by a hooded man in her bedroom in the early hours of the morning.
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| Kate and Peter win damages |
MODEL Katie Price and husband Peter Andre accepted substantial damages and a public apology today over a claim that they were shocking and uncaring parents.
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| Paper plane protest over airport |
PROTESTERS pelted the Department for Transport's headquarters with paper planes today in a demonstration against airport expansion.
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| Vaccine shortage warning |
BABIES could be put at risk by a critical shortage of vital vaccinations. From Monday limits will be put on three types of vaccine.
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| Brown hints at fuel duty freeze |
GORDON Brown today gave his strongest signal yet that the Government will not go ahead with the planned 2p-a-litre increase in fuel duty.
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