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Monday 20 January 2014
Actor playing Len Fairclough said 'You want to keep your eye on him, he will lead you astray' jury hears
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Wednesday 08 January 2014
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Monday 06 January 2014
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Friday 03 January 2014
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Monday 30 December 2013
Mother of 17-year-old posts message on Facebook to let people know of her son's death
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Friday 27 December 2013
Rodgers was left furious with a number of decisions made by referee Lee Mason and criticised the allowance of him to officiate the match given his Greater Manchester heritage
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Tuesday 17 December 2013
Manager knows the United's forwards goal return is what he will be judged on
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Monday 16 December 2013
"The current property market appears to show no signs of slowing as we approach Christmas"
Lesbophobia is alive and well
Friday 13 December 2013
Too often displays of affection in public attract male leering
Police call-handler 'fed information on hunt for Dale Cregan'
Wednesday 11 December 2013
She passed details to her boyfriend who shared it with killer's mother, court told
Why yous are less and less likely to be having a barm for your tea: The Southern way of speaking is spreading say researchers...
Thursday 05 December 2013
Study into 'Language Variation and Change' conducted by the University of Manchester reveals spread of Southern words
Transfer news: Manchester City fend off Barcelona to sign 'the next Lionel Messi' Brahim Abdelkader Diaz - reports
Tuesday 03 December 2013
The youngster has attracted attention all over Europe but City are said to have won the race for his signature
999 caller admits failures in dealing with choking baby call
Friday 29 November 2013
A 999 call handler has admitted she made two “fundamental” errors in responding to a report of a choking baby who later died, an inquest has heard.
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Free will could be the result of 'background noise' in the brain, study suggests
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Why did Michael Fabricant say he wanted to punch me in the throat? In order to silence me
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Lack of digital skills leading disconnected voters to Ukip, says Chuka Umunna
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Caught on tape: In four-letter words, what senior EU politicians think of David Cameron
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FGM in Sweden: School where every single girl in one class underwent procedure exposed
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Michael Fabricant blasted for tweet saying he would 'punch Yasmin Alibhai-Brown in the throat'
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