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• Wigan midfielder Weir signs new two-year deal

  24-06-2026 20:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wigan Athletic midfielder Jensen Weir agrees a new two-year contract to stay at the club.
  
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• Driver killed man after failing to defrost windscreen

  24-06-2026 17:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Megan Murphy told a friend she had ran a man over in Wigan but "it's a smackhead".
  
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• First locations for grooming gang inquiry announced

  24-06-2026 16:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The inquiry says it will initially focus on Oldham, Bradford and Keighley, and London.
  
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• Mum fears deaf son is missing out at school

  24-06-2026 14:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Caroline says her 10-year-old son Thomas is left isolated due to a lack of BSL qualified staff.
  
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• MP calls for end to planning 'loophole' in industrial estate row

  24-06-2026 13:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Yasmin Qureshi raised the case of an industrial estate where a green field was covered with a hard surface.
  
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• How is the heatwave affecting the North West?

  24-06-2026 11:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An amber warning of extreme heat is expected to affect things from travel to bin collections.
  
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• Greater Manchester's mayoral election explained

  24-06-2026 07:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Voters in all 10 boroughs will elect a new mayor to replace Andy Burnham on 30 July.
  
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• TV Festival to move from Edinburgh to Manchester

  24-06-2026 07:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The event is relocating from the Scottish capital next year in a move to "radically" cut costs.
  
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• Friends open World Cup fan zone at historic baths

  23-06-2026 20:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The organisers of the events in Manchester are gearing up for England's second game on Tuesday.
  
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• Wigan's Chapman signs new three-year deal

  23-06-2026 19:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wigan Athletic defender Llyton Chapman signs a new three-year contract with the League One club.
  
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• Firm bombarded people in debt with 5.5m texts

  23-06-2026 18:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  KRA Consultancy Ltd has been fined £300k for sending more than 5.5m nuisance texts.
  
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• Wins for Blaze, Durham & Lancs in One-Day Cup

  23-06-2026 18:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Blaze move further clear at the top, Durham climb to third and Lancashire thrash struggling Essex in the Women's One-Day Cup.
  
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• Council leader chosen as Labour mayoral candidate

  23-06-2026 18:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bev Craig is Labour's candidate for metropolitan mayor of Greater Manchester.
  
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• Woman murdered her husband, 84, who had dementia

  23-06-2026 17:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Daryl Berman is found guilty despite claiming her husband had accidentally sustained his injuries.
  
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• England over-75s in training ahead of 1966 rematch

  23-06-2026 17:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The team, known as the Silver Lions, are training in York ahead of the game at the end of July.
  
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• June Heatwave - what Manchester should know

  23-06-2026 17:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK is facing it's hottest June days on record - here's what Manchester should know.
  
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• GMP police chief addresses two-tier policing

  23-06-2026 16:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  GMP Chief Constable Sir Stephen Watson says there is "absolutely not" two-tier policing in Manchester but says that more needs to be done to overturn this perception.
  
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• Man in 80s dies in house fire

  23-06-2026 14:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The elderly man was found unresponsive at the scene of the blaze by emergency services.
  
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• Government pledges action after Preston Davey case

  23-06-2026 14:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thirteen-month old Preston Davey died after months of sexual and physical abuse by Jamie Varley.
  
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• From non-league to the World Cup - the Semenyo story

  23-06-2026 13:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Winger Antoine Semenyo's football journey began in the English lower leagues. BBC Sport charts his rise from Bath City to the World Cup.
  
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• Man Utd will not enter EFL Trophy next season

  23-06-2026 13:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester United will not enter the EFL Trophy or National League Cup next season.
  
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• Salford sign Wigan defender Aimson

  23-06-2026 13:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  League Two Salford City sign Wigan Athletic defender Will Aimson on a two-year deal.
  
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• Comedian Ted Robbins returns 10 years after collapse

  23-06-2026 13:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The comic "died for 20 minutes" after collapsing during a live Phoenix Nights show at Manchester Arena.
  
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• 'Burnham as PM could be good for West Midlands'

  23-06-2026 12:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Richard Parker also believes Andy Burnham could turn around Labour's election fortunes in the region.
  
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• Football fan runs a mile for each World Cup goal

  23-06-2026 07:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tom Wilmott says he wanted to help two charities and expects to be running about 300 miles.
  
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• Grieving son fights school absence ruling 'injustice'

  23-06-2026 07:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Callum Dickson says he cannot understand why the request has been turned down by his sons' school.
  
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• Nurse exposed by undercover BBC reporter struck off

  23-06-2026 07:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Emma Doherty was recorded saying on patient "needed a thrashing".
  
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• Man City close in on appointing Maresca as manager

  22-06-2026 20:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester City are closing in on the appointment of Enzo Maresca to succeed Pep Guardiola as manager.
  
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• Man Utd agree land deal for 100,000-seater stadium

  22-06-2026 17:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester United's plans for a new stadium close to Old Trafford move a significant step closer after the club buy a 25-acre site to build it on.
  
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