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• Gladiators: Female final winner crowned

  12-04-2025 20:49 via bbc.com
  
  Millions watch Warrington trainer Amanda Wah and Manchester teacher Aneila Afsar battle it out on TV
  
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• Church report into inappropriate behaviour claims

  04-05-2025 16:28 via bbc.com
  
  A "culture in which sexual boundaries seemed blurred" is highlighted in cathedral safeguarding review.
  
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• Eight arrested in two separate anti-terror operations

  04-05-2025 10:48 via bbc.com
  
  Seven of the men arrested at various addresses across England are Iranian nationals, police say.
  
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• Man makes handmade toys for disadvantaged children

  04-05-2025 08:44 via bbc.com
  
  Bill Houghton, 79, makes wooden toys for a charity to hand out to families in need.
  
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• Care leavers tell stories in 'pain into power' art

  04-05-2025 08:41 via bbc.com
  
  Woven Worlds delivers free art workshops to care leavers in Manchester and survivors of war in Uganda.
  
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• Labour minister sorry over grooming gangs remark

  03-05-2025 23:06 via bbc.com
  
  Leader of the Commons Lucy Powell has sought to clarify comments she made in "the heat of" a radio debate.
  
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• Hull KR hammer Salford to extend lead at top

  03-05-2025 20:25 via bbc.com
  
  Super League leaders Hull KR coast to a Magic Weekend victory over beleaguered Salford Red Devils to extend their lead at the top of the table.
  
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• Gloucs start well after Lancashire make 450

  03-05-2025 19:57 via bbc.com
  
  Batters dominate between Lancashire and Gloucestershire as the match remains in the balance on day two at Old Trafford.
  
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• McNamara leads Leigh to victory over dad's Dragons

  03-05-2025 19:51 via bbc.com
  
  Ben McNamara's personal points tally of 14 leads Leigh Leopards to a comeback win over Catalans Dragons at Magic Weekend.
  
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• Four injured as car driver hits pedestrians

  03-05-2025 19:00 via bbc.com
  
  Police say the two crashes in Rochdale are "not being treated as terrorism-related".
  
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• Ex-Port Vale and Bury goalkeeper dies

  03-05-2025 14:34 via bbc.com
  A minute's applause is being held at Port Vale's match with Gillingham FC, the club says.
  
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• Drug driving arrest after three-vehicle M62 crash

  03-05-2025 13:00 via bbc.com
  A woman remains in hospital with serious injuries after the crash on the M62 near Heywood, Rochdale.
  
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• Residents celebrate gas-fired power plant refusal

  03-05-2025 10:53 via bbc.com
  Inspector rejects plans due to concern over its effects on nearby residents and ecology.
  
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• Woman thrilled to become Flatpack World Champion

  03-05-2025 10:43 via bbc.com
  Hayley McAuley assembled a bedside table in nine minutes and 33 seconds, winning the golden hex key.
  
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• VE Day celebrations across the North West

  03-05-2025 08:45 via bbc.com
  A series of events are set to be held in the region to mark Victory in Europe (VE) Day.
  
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• Veteran, 103, moved by children's letters about war

  03-05-2025 08:34 via bbc.com
  Children from a Manchester school have written letters to a 103-year-old veteran ahead of VE Day.
  
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• Exhibit lets visitors walk through Lowry painting

  03-05-2025 08:29 via bbc.com
  The free immersive show allows visitors to see "the little details" in the £7.8m artwork.
  
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• Racism in school revealed and husband charged with murder

  03-05-2025 08:11 via bbc.com
  A review of the front page stories from the daily and weekly newspapers in Wales.
  
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• Co-op cyber attack affects customer data, firm admits, after hackers contact BBC

  02-05-2025 23:08 via bbc.com
  The firm previously said there was "no evidence that customer data was compromised".
  
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• Reform UK's Virge Richichi talks priorities after North West Leicestershire win - Leicester Mercury

  02-05-2025 19:47 via news.google.com
  Reform UK's Virge Richichi talks priorities after North West Leicestershire win  Leicester Mercury
  
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• Man in court charged with causing death of cyclist

  02-05-2025 17:07 via bbc.com
  Keiran Hunt, 37, was remanded in custody after appearing at Leeds Magistrates' Court earlier.
  
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• How North West energy leaders are using Linkedin to shape the UK’s green transition - Insider Media Ltd

  02-05-2025 16:52 via news.google.com
  How North West energy leaders are using Linkedin to shape the UK’s green transition  Insider Media Ltd
  
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• Prince Harry loses UK legal bid over police protection - The North West Star

  02-05-2025 15:54 via news.google.com
  Prince Harry loses UK legal bid over police protection  The North West Star
  
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• Lowry painting sold for £10 makes £800k at auction

  02-05-2025 15:12 via bbc.com
  L. S. Lowry's Going To The Mill sells for £805,000 at auction in London.
  
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• Co-op gives away free pasta sauce and coffee by mistake

  02-05-2025 14:25 via bbc.com
  The pricing error allowed some shoppers to get pasta sauce, coffee and cookies for free.
  
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• Russell Brand raped woman in hotel: UK court - The North West Star

  02-05-2025 13:34 via news.google.com
  
  Russell Brand raped woman in hotel: UK court  The North West Star
  
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• 'Beachgoers leaving poo in our garden' - resident

  02-05-2025 12:21 via bbc.com
  Residents oppose a beachside café's bid to serve alcohol on and off its site near Machroes Beach.
  
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• Reform wins second Greater Manchester council seat

  02-05-2025 11:58 via bbc.com
  Reform UK's Jordan Tarrant-Short says he is "ecstatic" to be elected to Rochdale Council.
  
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• One-year-old died after being hit by vehicle, inquest told

  02-05-2025 10:39 via bbc.com
  Mabel Elizabeth Baldini died in hospital on Monday after being struck by a vehicle at a campsite.
  
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• Algae warning at Wales' largest natural lake

  02-05-2025 10:37 via bbc.com
  Wales’ largest natural lake is popular with walkers and for water sports.
  
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