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• Hundreds cut off after underground cable problem

  09-01-2026 12:54 via bbc.com
  Hundreds of Greater Manchester and Merseyside homes are affected after an underground cable problem.
  
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• Runner died falling off knife-edge ridge while picking up his dog

  15-01-2026 13:00 via bbc.com
  Thomas Smith was a dad-of-three and training in Yr Wyddfa - Snowdon - for a 100-mile race when he fell.
  
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• 'My home was uninhabitable' - residents reveal 'botched' work after energy firm folds

  15-01-2026 11:09 via bbc.com
  A woman whose home flooded during works carried out by a now-folded company says she is trying to rebuild her life.
  
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• Wrongly jailed postmaster hopeful after receiving treatment for cancer

  15-01-2026 08:24 via bbc.com
  Noel Thomas, from Anglesey, was jailed for nine months in 2006 when his books fell short by £48,000.
  
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• Killer gets longer jail term and trampoline park fined over food hygiene

  15-01-2026 00:02 via bbc.com
  A review of the front page stories from the daily and weekly newspapers in Wales.
  
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• Government sets out plans for north of England rail investment

  13-01-2026 23:31 via bbc.com
  The scheme will be delivered in phases, starting with upgrades to lines between Leeds, York, Bradford and Sheffield.
  
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• Bolton out of EFL Trophy after defeat to Port Vale

  13-01-2026 23:26 via bbc.com
  Aribim Pepple's injury-time strike decides a seven-goal thriller as Plymouth Argyle beat Bristol Rovers 4-3 to progress to the Vertu Trophy quarter-finals.
  
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• Superbike riders suffered 'unsurvivable injuries'

  13-01-2026 22:47 via bbc.com
  Owen Jenner and Shane Richardson died in a crash at the first corner of the Oulton Park circuit.
  
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• Suspect chased down by police dog after home raid

  13-01-2026 21:08 via bbc.com
  The suspect was chased and arrested for burgling a 77-year-old's home after police responded in minutes.
  
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• Is Carrick the right man for Man Utd?

  13-01-2026 20:45 via bbc.com
  Michael Carrick is appointed as Manchester United's interim manager. Simon Stone assesses if he is the right fit for the job.
  
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• Carrick confirmed as Man Utd caretaker head coach

  13-01-2026 20:28 via bbc.com
  Manchester United appoint former player Michael Carrick as caretaker head coach until the end of the season.
  
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• Teen killed in crash pictured as tributes paid

  13-01-2026 20:10 via bbc.com
  Tributes are paid after three teenagers and a taxi-driver died in the collision in Bolton on Sunday.
  
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• New Birmingham-Manchester rail link to be proposed

  13-01-2026 18:17 via bbc.com
  Previous plans for a high-speed rail line between the cities were scrapped by Rishi Sunak's government.
  
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• Cover-up law delayed after concerns it will not apply fully to MI5

  13-01-2026 17:53 via bbc.com
  The law would create a new legal duty on public bodies to tell the truth during investigations.
  
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• DIY SOS thief caught out by tracking tag on cement mixer

  13-01-2026 17:26 via bbc.com
  David Matthew Pugh has been sentenced to unpaid work after taking a cement mixer and wheelbarrows.
  
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• Thousands of patients not counted on waiting list data

  13-01-2026 15:48 via bbc.com
  Failing to count NHS patients sent for private surgery is blamed for missing waiting times data.
  
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• Man accused of raping two girls, 14, in court

  13-01-2026 14:24 via bbc.com
  Sultani Bakatash, 28, appeared at Bolton Crown Court charged with rape and sexual assault.
  
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• Appeal after attempted kidnap of woman

  13-01-2026 12:09 via bbc.com
  The victim was grabbed and threatened by a man, who attempted to force her to go with him.
  
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• Man charged after car smashed beauty salon window

  13-01-2026 11:53 via bbc.com
  A 21-year-old man is charged over the crash which happened on Hyde Road, Gorton, on Thursday.
  
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• Bolton fatal crash was 'tragedy waiting to happen'

  13-01-2026 07:08 via bbc.com
  A neighbour said he knows of "four or five" previous crashes along the same road in just the last year.
  
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• 'Hairdresser incredible with my autistic son'

  13-01-2026 07:07 via bbc.com
  Matthew Wood has spent years gaining the trust of 13-year-old Harry.
  
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• First look at new Welsh crime drama starring Yellowstone actor

  12-01-2026 21:23 via bbc.com
  Sky's Under Salt Marsh has already been praised by critics before its release at the end of January.
  
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• Mum found dead with girl was depressed, inquest hears

  12-01-2026 20:20 via bbc.com
  A mum found dead with her disabled daughter was lonely and depressed, an ongoing inquest hears.
  
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• Man Utd close to agreeing Carrick return as caretaker

  12-01-2026 19:43 via bbc.com
  Michael Carrick is close to agreeing a deal to return to Manchester United as caretaker head coach for the rest of the season.
  
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• Rooney willing to join favourite Carrick at Man Utd

  12-01-2026 18:20 via bbc.com
  Wayne Rooney says it would be a "no-brainer" to rejoin Manchester United as a coach if Michael Carrick is appointed as a caretaker boss until the end of the season.
  
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• UK launches investigation into X over Grok imagery - The North West Star

  12-01-2026 12:40
  UK launches investigation into X over Grok imagery  The North West Star
  
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• 'They were in their kits behind the bar pouring their own pints'

  12-01-2026 11:24 via bbc.com
  Two days on from Macclesfield's stunning FA Cup third-round win over Crystal Palace, the heroics are still sinking in for manager John Rooney.
  
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• UK opposition would back under-16s social media ban - The North West Star

  11-01-2026 21:04
  UK opposition would back under-16s social media ban  The North West Star
  
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• Two charged over £24m cannabis haul

  11-01-2026 20:40 via bbc.com
  Greater Manchester Police charge the pair after discovering bagfuls of the class B drug on Friday.
  
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• Four killed and five injured in head-on crash

  11-01-2026 18:26 via bbc.com
  Three teenagers and a man in his 50s died in the crash in Bolton, says Greater Manchester Police.
  
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