Community order for cocaine rabbi
17/12/2009 15:57:59
A multi-millionaire rabbi who admitted spending a £1,000 a week "on the best cocaine in town" is ordered to do 60 days of community work.
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Thirteen arrested in drugs raids
17/12/2009 12:57:13
Police arrest 13 people and seize crack cocaine and heroin as part of a crackdown on alleged drug dealers in Oldham.
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Soldier's Gallantry Cross on show
17/12/2009 12:42:41
A medal belonging to a soldier who showed exceptional courage in Afghanistan is to go on display in Greater Manchester.
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Man dies after being hit by coach
17/12/2009 10:12:18
An 89-year-old man dies after he was struck by a coach carrying school children in Manchester city centre.
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Plane diverted after smoke alert
17/12/2009 11:33:24
A plane makes an emergency landing at Manchester airport after a warning light alerts the captain to smoke in the cockpit.
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Digital switch transmits problem
17/12/2009 10:17:58
Television viewers in north-west England are still struggling to get local stations after the digital switchover earlier this month.
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Airline's collapse strands 4,500
17/12/2009 15:23:08
An operation begins to get 4,500 stranded holidaymakers home after Flyglobespan, Scotland's biggest airline, collapses.
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Man laced curry with slug pellets
16/12/2009 14:05:56
A man from Greater Manchester admits trying to poison two of his neighbours by lacing a curry with slug pellets.
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Rare fish restocked in reservoir
16/12/2009 15:20:32
Hundreds of large fish are returned to a Greater Manchester reservoir after they were moved out for refurbishment work.
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Response due on Nimrod tragedy
16/12/2009 14:39:43
The UK government is to give its response to a report into the Nimrod crash which killed 14 men, including one from Manchester.
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