Failures over inmate's cell death
15/12/2009 17:59:28
An inquiry into the death of an inmate found hanged ins his cell finds there was a "systematic failure" to protect him.
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First-timer wins pie-eating title
15/12/2009 16:15:38
A father-of-two, a first-time entrant, wins the World Pie Eating title at the annual championships in Wigan.
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Ripper's letters to be auctioned
15/12/2009 13:05:00
Letters written by the Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe to a woman in Birmingham are being sold at an auction in Manchester.
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Man is charged over Pc gun threat
15/12/2009 12:47:36
A 62-year-old man is charged after a police officer was threatened at gunpoint in Trafford, Greater Manchester.
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Urinating student leaves course
15/12/2009 13:14:54
A student who gained notoriety after urinating on a war memorial decides to leave his course, his university confirms.
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Council wants fire station back
15/12/2009 12:09:07
A Grade II listed former fire station in Manchester which has been empty for eight years could be bought back by the council.
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Missing prisoner hands himself in
15/12/2009 09:15:33
A convicted murderer who absconded while on temporary release from an open prison hands himself in to police.
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Dog walker sex attacker jailed
14/12/2009 16:14:00
A man who carried out a string of "perverted" sex attacks on female dog walkers in Stockport is jailed indefinitely.
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Rapist spoke to victim's father
14/12/2009 18:04:14
A man who raped a teenager speaks to her father to reassure him shortly before attacking her in Greater Manchester.
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Railway lines to be electrified
14/12/2009 14:28:20
Commuters will have their journey times cut between major stations in the north west as part of a £200m rail electrification scheme.
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Fire crews tackle warehouse fire
14/12/2009 14:58:04
About 40 firefighters are called out to deal with a large fire at a warehouse in Cheetham Hill in north Manchester.
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