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• Arrest made after two stabbed in brawl outside pub

  07-04-2025 12:38 via bbc.com
  A 28-year-old man was detained after three people were hurt in clashes outside a pub, police say.
  
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• Chester appointed Castleford director of rugby

  08-05-2025 10:06 via bbc.com
  
  Castleford Tigers appoint Chris Chester as their new director of rugby, a role he previously held at Leigh Leopards.
  
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• Israeli embassy in London was target of suspected terror plot

  08-05-2025 08:49 via bbc.com
  
  Arrests took place in Stockport, Rochdale and Manchester, police say.
  
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• How North West England celebrated VE Day

  08-05-2025 07:11 via bbc.com
  
  Newspaper clippings tell the story of how the region celebrated the end of World War Two.
  
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• Families' VE Day letters show delight and relief

  08-05-2025 07:05 via bbc.com
  
  The letters are part of an exhibition after an appeal by BBC Local Radio in the Midlands.
  
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• Nine arrested over 'Hitler birthday party' in pub

  07-05-2025 21:58 via bbc.com
  
  Those arrested are accused of displaying written material intended to stir up racial hatred.
  
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• Cup wins for Hampshire, Somerset and Lancashire

  07-05-2025 19:32 via bbc.com
  Somerset see off Warwickshire, Hampshire cruise past Durham and Lancashire beat Surrey in the Women's One-Day Cup.
  
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• UK and Ireland: Solid Swell For North and West - Surfline

  07-05-2025 17:44 via news.google.com
  UK and Ireland: Solid Swell For North and West  Surfline
  
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• Previous Asian grooming gangs 'not relevant' - trial

  07-05-2025 17:22 via bbc.com
  A jury is warned not to let knowledge of previous abuse in Rochdale shape their conclusions.
  
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• Police suspect arson after man saved in house fire

  07-05-2025 17:01 via bbc.com
  A man in his 80s is in a stable condition after being injured in a fire at a house in Manchester.
  
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• Amorim wants to keep Fernandes at Man Utd

  07-05-2025 16:11 via bbc.com
  Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim wants to keep captain Bruno Fernandes at the club amid interest from Saudi Arabia.
  
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• Where could De Bruyne end up after Man City exit?

  07-05-2025 15:40 via bbc.com
  Kevin de Bruyne may have only four games remaining at Manchester City, so what is likely to be the next move for the Belgian playmaker?
  
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• Calls for hometown tribute to WWE wrestler

  07-05-2025 15:17 via bbc.com
  Davey Boy Smith gained international fame during his career in the 1980s and 1990s.
  
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• JL du Preez to leave Sale at end of season

  07-05-2025 14:06 via bbc.com
  Sale Sharks confirm that back-rower Jean-Luc du Preez is to leave at the end of the season to "pursue an opportunity abroad".
  
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• Sinkhole sees major route closed 'for safety'

  07-05-2025 12:17 via bbc.com
  The council says a "detailed investigation" revealed "a void" across Bury New Road's "full width".
  
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• Bolton release former captain Santos

  07-05-2025 11:48 via bbc.com
  Bolton Wanderers release long-serving defenders Ricardo Santos and Gethin Jones.
  
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• Child 'thrown from ride' and 'bombshell new poll'

  07-05-2025 07:35 via bbc.com
  A review of the front page stories from the daily and weekly newspapers in Wales.
  
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• 'We dropped chocolate for children despite orders'

  07-05-2025 07:32 via bbc.com
  An RAF veteran recalls defying orders to air-drop chocolates and sweets for starving Dutch children.
  
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• Veteran, 100, recalls 'getting squiffy' on VE day

  07-05-2025 07:27 via bbc.com
  Tom Berry was given extra rum on HMS Tartar because he was about to turn 21 amid VE Day celebrations.
  
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• GCSE results day to change for thousands of students with new app

  07-05-2025 01:02 via bbc.com
  School leaders have welcomed the plans for digital exam grades, but said they would need "seamless" support.
  
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• Fire crews tackle blaze at forest beauty spot

  06-05-2025 22:20 via bbc.com
  A wildfire breaks out at Delamere Forest in Cheshire, with drivers warned of thick smoke in the area.
  
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• Ex-footballer 'helped so many people' before death

  06-05-2025 18:50 via bbc.com
  The 36-year-old's family say they have been 'overwhelmed' by thousands of messages of support.
  
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• Appeal after man, 80, hit by reversing van dies

  06-05-2025 18:23 via bbc.com
  The elderly pedestrian was seriously hurt in the incident almost six weeks ago and died on Thursday.
  
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• UK and India clinch landmark trade deal - The North West Star

  06-05-2025 16:14 via news.google.com
  UK and India clinch landmark trade deal  The North West Star
  
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• Retired police officers held on suspicion of rape

  06-05-2025 16:05 via bbc.com
  The five men are accused of raping a woman when she was a vulnerable teenager, beginning in the 1960s.
  
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• Woman found dead near former cricket club

  06-05-2025 10:04 via bbc.com
  
  Greater Manchester Police say a post mortem examination is due to take place.
  
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• Multi-vehicle crash causes motorway hold-ups

  06-05-2025 09:38 via bbc.com
  
  The is affecting the clockwise stretch of the ringroad from Junction 27 to Junction 1.
  
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• Parents fined £1.4m for taking children out of school

  06-05-2025 07:38 via bbc.com
  
  More than 20,000 fines have been handed out to parents since 2022.
  
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• Disabled strongman lifts spirits with new passion

  06-05-2025 07:33 via bbc.com
  
  Shaun Slicker, who has Parkinson's Disease, is competing in a strongman competition.
  
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• Police given more time to question Iranian men over alleged terror plot

  05-05-2025 22:36 via bbc.com
  
  The men are being held over an alleged plan to target "a specific premises", the Metropolitan Police says.
  
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