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• Five men arrested following firearms incident

  16-09-2024 13:38 via bbc.com
  
  North Wales Police officers were called out to reports of a public order incident in the town.
  
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• Mountain bikers in plea to save visitor centres

  16-09-2024 07:42 via bbc.com
  
  Coed y Brenin, in Gwynedd, plus Bwlch Nant yr Arian and Ynyslas, in Ceredigion, could be closed.
  
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• Wales' papers: Huge cocaine seizure and tram route revealed

  16-09-2024 07:05 via bbc.com
  
  A review of the front page stories from the daily and weekly newspapers in Wales.
  
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• UK PM breaches rules over clothing donations to wife - The North West Star

  14-09-2024 23:13 via news.google.com
  UK PM breaches rules over clothing donations to wife  The North West Star
  
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• Wire thrash hapless Giants to maintain form into play-offs

  14-09-2024 20:58 via bbc.com
  
  An impressive Warrington Wolves side run in 12 tries as they crush Huddersfield Giants at The John Smith's Stadium.
  
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• Salford clinch play-off spot and send Hull FC bottom

  14-09-2024 20:05 via bbc.com
  
  Salford Red Devils confirm their place in the Super League play-offs with a thumping win that sends Hull FC bottom of the table.
  
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• Ten Hag backs 'ketchup bottle' Rashford after goal

  14-09-2024 18:23 via bbc.com
  
  Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag says Marcus Rashford has received "too much negativity" recently after the striker scored his first goal of the season in the win at Southampton.
  
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• Probe into cause of explosion at house

  14-09-2024 13:41 via bbc.com
  
  Emergency services are trying to work out what caused the blast at the house in Clayton.
  
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• Man seriously hurt as car ploughs into him

  14-09-2024 12:43 via bbc.com
  
  The man was standing at the back of his parked vehicle when another car crashed into it, police say.
  
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• Trams resume after derailment disruption

  14-09-2024 10:57 via bbc.com
  
  Safety checks on the track at Cornbrook are complete following a derailment on Friday morning.
  
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• Village car park closure 'catastrophic' - traders

  14-09-2024 08:56 via bbc.com
  
  Businesses say the car park closure for works by United Utilities is the latest in a series of blows.
  
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• Jason Manford backs more Padel courts in schools

  14-09-2024 08:38 via bbc.com
  
  The Salford-born comedian wants local schoolchildren to have the chance to play the emerging sport.
  
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• Wales' papers: Gang recruit asylum seekers and speeders fined £3m

  14-09-2024 08:14 via bbc.com
  
  A review of the front page stories from the daily and weekly newspapers in Wales.
  
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• Harry Styles 'set to headline UK's Glastonbury 2025' - The North West Star

  14-09-2024 03:13 via news.google.com
  Harry Styles 'set to headline UK's Glastonbury 2025'  The North West Star
  
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• Owner insists triple attack dog was a little softy

  13-09-2024 14:33 via bbc.com
  
  Loki, an American bulldog-type, will be put down after attacking three people in seven months.
  
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• Oasis 'Supersonic' guitar sells for over £130K

  13-09-2024 14:07 via bbc.com
  
  The guitar was featured in the video and cover artwork for Oasis’s debut single Supersonic.
  
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• Closing minor injuries unit a disgrace - residents

  13-09-2024 13:43 via bbc.com
  
  A decision over the future of Altrincham's minor injuries unit will be made by NHS bosses next week.
  
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• New school music pilot aims to nurture talent

  13-09-2024 11:38 via bbc.com
  
  The multimillion-pound scheme will be rolled out in 12 areas of England and aims to boost uptake.
  
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• Mayors reveal plan for Manchester-Birmingham line

  13-09-2024 11:18 via bbc.com
  
  A private consortium proposes a 50-mile (80km) link after a review commissioned by the regions' mayors.
  
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• Powering UK enterprise: how we helped North-West entrepreneurs take their business national - NatWest Group

  13-09-2024 09:45 via news.google.com
  Powering UK enterprise: how we helped North-West entrepreneurs take their business national  NatWest Group
  
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• Air ambulance charity says it needs £6m more a year

  13-09-2024 07:41 via bbc.com
  
  The charity raises its funding targets to pay for an expansion of its service, after a record year.
  
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• Wales' papers: Attack in row over chicken and children stranded

  13-09-2024 07:11 via bbc.com
  
  A review of the front page stories from the daily and weekly newspapers in Wales.
  
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• 'Sport's trial of the century to begin': Premier League v Man City on 115 charges

  12-09-2024 22:02 via bbc.com
  
  Man City's trial on 115 charges of breaking Premier League rules is set to begin on Monday. BBC Sport looks at why it matters and how we got here.
  
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• UK crime minister's bag stolen at meeting with police - The North West Star

  12-09-2024 21:07 via news.google.com
  UK crime minister's bag stolen at meeting with police  The North West Star
  
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• Lancashire not good enough - Jennings

  12-09-2024 20:22 via bbc.com
  
  Lancashire captain Keaton Jennings says his side have "not been good enough" after a third straight innings defeat.
  
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• Three girls injured as hit-and-run driver mounts pavement

  12-09-2024 18:40 via bbc.com
  
  The driver swerved on to the pavement and hit the girls as they were walking, severely injuring them.
  
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• Arena victim's mum relieved as bill enters Commons

  12-09-2024 18:30 via bbc.com
  
  She has campaigned for the bill after her son Martyn Hett's death in the Manchester Arena Attack.
  
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• Woman admits killing dad-of-three in crash

  12-09-2024 18:13 via bbc.com
  
  Alison Cooper, from Loggerheads, Staffordshire, pleads guilty at Chester Crown Court on Thursday.
  
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• Ten Hag rejects Ronaldo criticism over ambition

  12-09-2024 18:12 via bbc.com
  
  Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag dismisses Cristiano Ronaldo’s latest criticism and says the outside noise around the club does not bother him.
  
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• Charity's playground air pollution warning

  12-09-2024 17:31 via bbc.com
  
  A lung charity wants the government to publish new plans to protect people from air pollution.
  
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• UK crime minister's purse stolen at meeting with police - The North West Star

  12-09-2024 17:10 via news.google.com
  UK crime minister's purse stolen at meeting with police  The North West Star
  
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• Residents mount legal challenge over student flat plan

  12-09-2024 16:59 via bbc.com
  
  Manchester residents are taking a council to task over plans for student flats in their neighbourhood.
  
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• Final farewell to Grand Slam star Dewi 'Pws' Morris

  12-09-2024 16:54 via bbc.com
  
  Hundreds of mourners say their final farewell to actor and musician Dewi "Pws'" Morris.
  
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• Randall and Hopkirk star Kenneth Cope dies aged 93

  12-09-2024 15:28 via bbc.com
  
  The actor also appeared in Brookside, The Bill, Coronation Street and That Was The Week That Was.
  
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• England's Potts takes 9-68 as Durham thrash Lancs

  12-09-2024 14:29 via bbc.com
  
  England bowler Matthew Potts takes career-best figures of 9-68 in Durham's innings victory over Lancashire.
  
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• Tortoise revels in shell-ebrity status after beach walks

  12-09-2024 10:56 via bbc.com
  
  Mr Miyagi has become well known after being regularly spotted on beach walks with owner Jackie Leek.
  
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• Memorials to be put up at mass graves in cemeteries

  12-09-2024 10:51 via bbc.com
  
  The decision by Oldham Council comes after the discovery of a mass unmarked grave in Royton.
  
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• Prescription drug's misuse 'ravaging' city's homeless

  12-09-2024 07:20 via bbc.com
  
  Homeless people in Manchester remember the friends they have lost to overdoses and appeal for help.
  
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• Wales' papers: Cyclist lost leg in crash and steel deal sealed

  12-09-2024 07:10 via bbc.com
  
  A review of the front page stories from the daily and weekly newspapers in Wales.
  
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• From castles to loos - protecting Wales' history

  12-09-2024 07:07 via bbc.com
  
  It is 75 years since the first listed buildings in Wales and there are now well over 30,000.
  
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• Alleged drug dealing PC 'dropped cocaine bag at school'

  11-09-2024 21:43 via bbc.com
  
  Ex-Greater Manchester Police officer Andrew Talbot is accused of taking the drugs from police storage.
  
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• Indigenous cultural heritage objects returned from UK - The North West Star

  11-09-2024 20:11 via news.google.com
  Indigenous cultural heritage objects returned from UK  The North West Star
  
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• Nurse whose baby died after she left him alone jailed

  11-09-2024 19:22 via bbc.com
  
  Ten-week-old Joshua Akerele died after being left alone for over eight hours.
  
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• Ronaldo criticises Ten Hag & says Man Utd must 'rebuild everything'

  11-09-2024 18:41 via bbc.com
  
  Cristiano Ronaldo says Manchester United must "rebuild everything" in order to compete for the biggest prizes in club football again.
  
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• Robber who masqueraded as good neighbour jailed

  11-09-2024 18:18 via bbc.com
  
  Leon Gunning is jailed for more than 12 years after violently robbing an 81-year-old in Manchester.
  
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• Mayor bids for cash to continue 'housing first' scheme

  11-09-2024 17:40 via bbc.com
  
  Andy Burnham is applying for more government cash to continue a model giving homes to rough sleepers.
  
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• Rioter's mum to pay compensation after Ibiza trip

  11-09-2024 16:29 via bbc.com
  
  The boy's sentencing had been postponed because his mother went on holiday to Ibiza.
  
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• Sale of £1.2m mansion postponed after backlash

  11-09-2024 15:10 via bbc.com
  
  One of the grandest mansions in Wales was due to be sold to a secret bidder.
  
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• Man Utd report net loss of £113.2m for 2023-24

  11-09-2024 14:52 via bbc.com
  
  Manchester United report a net loss of £113.2m in the year to 30 June, their latest accounts show.
  
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• Rising deaths linked to pregabalin misuse sparks review

  11-09-2024 13:38 via bbc.com
  
  Concerns are raised about the misuse of a drug prescribed nine million times in England last year.
  
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