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• 'Significant concern' over council's forecast overspend

  03-09-2024 07:16 via bbc.com
  
  Warrington Council is forecast to spend almost £30m over its budget.
  
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• Mother's sentence for toddler death not increased

  16-09-2026 07:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Judges reject the Attorney General's bid to increase Morsal Mohammed Naim's sentence.
  
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• Animal welfare and rehab site moves step closer

  16-09-2026 07:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The RSPCA plans to build the "one stop shop" for animals in need in Pennington Flash in Leigh, Wigan.
  
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• Hospital failings laid bare in damning report

  16-09-2026 07:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Wigan hospital had one of the country's worst record for A&E waits
  
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• Crawley moves Kent towards parity with Lancashire

  15-09-2026 20:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An unbeaten 68 from Zak Crawley helps Kent to within 10 runs of Lancashire after 17 wickets fall on day one at Canterbury.
  
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• VAR did not even consider if Fernandez was offside - Webb

  15-09-2026 19:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Referees' chief Howard Webb has admitted that the video assistant referee (VAR) did not even consider whether Enzo Fernandez was offside for Erling Haaland's controversial winner in Sunday's Manchester derby.
  
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• Man and woman found dead at house

  15-09-2026 16:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The bodies of a man and a woman were found at a property in Wilmslow in Cheshire on Saturday.
  
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• Youth star JJ Gabriel, 15, on brink of leaving Man Utd

  15-09-2026 15:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester United's highly-rated 15-year-old forward JJ Gabriel is on the verge of leaving the club.
  
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• Student officer in court accused of rape and kidnap

  15-09-2026 14:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mohammad Hassan, 23, from Failsworth, Oldham, appeared via videolink at Manchester Crown Court.
  
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• Vote aims to end council deadlock

  15-09-2026 13:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  For the past six weeks the Greater Manchester authority has been running without a political leader.
  
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• Manchester venue floated to host G20 in 2027

  15-09-2026 09:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The meeting of world leaders would be the biggest summit ever held in Manchester.
  
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• How Maresca is tackling football's impossible job

  15-09-2026 08:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Enzo Maresca seemingly took on an impossible job in the summer when replacing the legendary Pep Guardiola at Manchester City, but is making it look an easy task in the early stages of his tenure.
  
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• Frustration over months of ongoing sinkhole repairs

  15-09-2026 07:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Part of Alan Turing Way in east Manchester has been closed since March with no signs of it reopening.
  
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• Warning as M60 weekend closures announced

  15-09-2026 07:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A busy interchange and stretch of the M60 in Greater Manchester is to be closed for two weekends.
  
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• No weekend game for Manchester derby VAR officials

  14-09-2026 19:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The video assistant referee for the Manchester derby, Matt Donohue, and his assistant VAR, Blake Antrobus, are not appointed for this weekend's Premier League games.
  
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• Convicted murderer jailed for assault on father

  14-09-2026 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ian Griffin is jailed for five years after a "degrading" attack on his elderly father.
  
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• Man admits drugging and raping wife over 20 years

  14-09-2026 18:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A husband, who cannot be named to protect his wife's anonymity, pleads guilty to more than 60 offences, including rape and administering a substance with intent.
  
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• Oasis confirm Knebworth return plus Manchester and Glasgow 2027 gigs

  14-09-2026 17:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The band have announced a second wave of shows for their hit reunion tour, after weeks of teasers.
  
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• Is the Premier League already a two-team title race?

  14-09-2026 16:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Four games is far too soon to be talking about who is in or out of the title race... isn't it? BBC Sport asks if this is already a two-horse race.
  
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• Familiar questions for Man Utd, now Carrick must find answers

  14-09-2026 13:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After one win in four Premier League games, the problems are mounting for Manchester United and manager Michael Carrick.
  
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• Labour hold council seat after by-election

  11-09-2026 11:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Carl Austin-Behan is elected with 1,365 votes, ahead of Green candidate Daoud Nawaz on 1,037.
  
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• Faster journeys promised across the north in £1bn rail plan

  11-09-2026 11:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government says the work will support thousands of jobs across the UK.
  
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• Oasis tease tour announcement with drone display

  11-09-2026 09:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The band illuminated the sky over the Etihad's Joie Stadium, home to Manchester City Woman.
  
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• Council names square after Sir Billy Boston

  11-09-2026 07:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sir Billy Boston was "a pioneer" and "an inspiration" and his legacy will continue, Wigan Council says.
  
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• Council to fund alley garden after clearance mix up

  11-09-2026 07:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester Council blames "failures in communication" after workers rip out a community garden.
  
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• Stray and feral cat numbers 'becoming unmanageable'

  11-09-2026 07:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Charities are warning about the consequences of a sharp rise in the number of unneutered cats.
  
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• Two goals in two games - Sesko gives Man Utd a different threat

  11-09-2026 00:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Benjamin Sesko's return to Manchester United's starting line-up is well timed ahead of Sunday's Premier League encounter with Manchester City
  
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• Maiden Flintoff fifty keeps Lancs in hunt with Glos

  10-09-2026 19:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rocky Flintoff is unbeaten on 57, his first Championship half-century, as Lancashire end on 120-6 in pursuit of 248 to beat Gloucestershire.
  
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• Fans pay their respects at Sir Billy Boston's funeral

  10-09-2026 17:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The funeral of rugby league legend Sir Billy Boston has taken place in his beloved Wigan.
  
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• Family fears for phone thief sent back to jail

  10-09-2026 16:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thomas White, who is serving an indefinite prison sentence, has been in a psychiatric hospital.
  
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