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• 'One of the greatest' - De Bruyne to leave Man City

  04-04-2025 13:01 via bbc.com
  
  Kevin de Bruyne announces he will leave Manchester City when his contract expires at the end of the season.
  
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• US paedophile abused schoolgirl and A55 death

  15-04-2025 23:50 via bbc.com
  
  A review of the front page stories from the daily and weekly newspapers in Wales.
  
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• Leaks and algae caused by energy scheme to be fixed

  15-04-2025 07:17 via bbc.com
  The Welsh government will spend £3.5m repairing 42 homes years after a failed efficiency scheme.
  
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• Parents 'punished' by highest childcare costs in Britain

  15-04-2025 07:15 via bbc.com
  Childcare costs for parents of under-twos in Wales are more expensive than anywhere else in Britain.
  
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• Manchester Arena families in 'disbelief' bomber was able to attack officers

  14-04-2025 23:59 via bbc.com
  
  Families of five of Hashem Abedi's victims tell the government he should not be allowed any privileges in prison, in a letter seen by the BBC.
  
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• Bohannon hits 155 as Lancashire draw with Northants

  14-04-2025 20:58 via bbc.com
  
  Josh Bohannon hits 155 as Lancashire bat the day out to earn a draw with Northamptonshire in Manchester.
  
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• Woman alleges sex abuse by Jesse Lingard's grandad

  14-04-2025 20:13 via bbc.com
  
  A woman claims she was sexually assaulted by Jesse Lingard's grandfather from the age of five.
  
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• High-security unit inmates barred from kitchens after attack

  14-04-2025 19:38 via bbc.com
  
  It comes after Manchester Arena bomber Hashem Abedi seriously injured three prison officers.
  
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• Ospreys reunite in Wales for third year together

  14-04-2025 18:29 via bbc.com
  It is the lovebirds' third year together after Aran had to fight off the advances of another suitor.
  
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• Arrest after Manchester murderer found dead in prison

  14-04-2025 16:54 via bbc.com
  
  John Mansfield, who was jailed in 2007 for killing a woman, was found dead at HMP Whitemoor.
  
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• Search for missing walker, 80, called off

  14-04-2025 16:43 via bbc.com
  
  Brian Fletcher, 80, has been missing since 22 March after driving to a popular hiking area.
  
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• Kevin Campbell died of natural causes - inquest

  14-04-2025 16:32 via bbc.com
  
  The former striker was "desperately unwell" when admitted to hospital in Manchester, an inquest hears.
  
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• 'Direct payments helped me to become an artist'

  14-04-2025 14:57 via bbc.com
  
  Award winner Sally Hirst has never looked back after securing funding to sign up for an art course.
  
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• Former Tory MP charged over UK election timing bets - The North West Star

  14-04-2025 14:20 via news.google.com
  Former Tory MP charged over UK election timing bets  The North West Star
  
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• Drivers warned of delays after M6 lorry fire

  14-04-2025 13:38 via bbc.com
  
  Two lanes remain closed while a clean-up continues between Junctions 22 and 23 northbound.
  
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• Aimee Lou Wood calls SNL parody 'mean and unfunny'

  14-04-2025 12:50 via bbc.com
  
  The Stockport-born star said a sketch depicting her using prosthetic teeth "punched down" on her.
  
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• MPs reject two-tier policing claims in 2024 riots

  14-04-2025 10:08 via bbc.com
  The policing response was "entirely appropriate" given the violence and criminality, a report finds.
  
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• Tennis coach fundraiser serves up court in Kosovo

  14-04-2025 07:30 via bbc.com
  David Bryceland says raising money to fund the all-weather court had been a "real labour of love".
  
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• Plan to extend sky park along viaduct approved

  14-04-2025 07:28 via bbc.com
  The second phase of a project to transform a viaduct into an sky park is given the go-ahead.
  
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• Wales' papers: Workers 'betrayed' over steel and 'pig village' name backlash

  14-04-2025 07:08 via bbc.com
  
  A review of the front page stories from the daily and weekly newspapers in Wales.
  
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• 'Brutal' holiday let rules 'risk thousands of jobs'

  14-04-2025 07:06 via bbc.com
  
  Self-catering operators say rules to improve access to housing for locals leave many struggling.
  
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• UK tourists drown as search resumes for kayak rescuer - The North West Star

  14-04-2025 06:07 via news.google.com
  UK tourists drown as search resumes for kayak rescuer  The North West Star
  
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• Bayindir's failed Man Utd audition offers Onana dilemma

  13-04-2025 22:51 via bbc.com
  Altay Bayindir failed his audition to become Manchester United's first choice goalkeeper after Andre Onana was dropped for the defeat by Newcastle.
  
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• What's gone wrong for Man City in trophyless season?

  13-04-2025 21:35 via bbc.com
  Women's Champions League qualification hopes hanging by a thread, an interim manager in charge and no silverware - what has gone wrong at Manchester City this season?
  
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• Onana dropped from Man Utd squad to face Newcastle

  13-04-2025 15:15 via bbc.com
  Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana is left out of Sunday's Premier League game at Newcastle following two costly mistakes against Lyon this week.
  
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• Photographer over the moon with lunar mountain shot

  13-04-2025 15:12 via bbc.com
  
  Tony Harnett says the shot, taken from six miles away, has taken years to capture perfectly.
  
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• Walking football helping Parkinson's patients

  13-04-2025 12:24 via bbc.com
  Patients at a Manchester open event say the sport has had a transformative impact on their lives
  
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• Patients welcome eye cancer drug funding review

  13-04-2025 08:33 via bbc.com
  Cancer patients have hope for an intense treatment which treats an advanced stage cancer.
  
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• Museum keeps doll promise to Aboriginal community

  13-04-2025 08:32 via bbc.com
  Children at Manchester Museum play with dolls made by the Anindilyakwa as part of a yearly promise.
  
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• Devolution consultation to close

  13-04-2025 08:28 via bbc.com
  The government has been seeking views from those who live and work in the county.
  
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