Former mayor admits fatal crash
23/12/2009 16:27:14
A former mayor is given 50 hours community service for causing the death of one of the passengers in her car.
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Man jailed for abusing 12 girls
23/12/2009 15:27:50
A 50-year-old man who abused 12 young girls and gave them pizza and ice cream afterwards is jailed for 21 years.
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Virgin ticket staff set to strike
23/12/2009 16:55:09
Virgin Trains ticket office staff are to go on strike at 14 mainline stations between London Euston and Glasgow in January.
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Jailed for wedding manslaughter
23/12/2009 14:46:22
A man whose partner's brother died after a head-butt at a wedding reception is jailed for manslaughter.
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Man dies in reservoir rescue
23/12/2009 08:48:33
A man is found dead in a frozen reservoir in Bolton after it is thought he jumped in to rescue his dog.
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Jailed samurai sword killer dies
23/12/2009 10:28:28
The Prison Service confirms a young man who admitted killing his father with two samurai swords has died in jail.
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Run-down housing to get boost
23/12/2009 09:57:57
Parts of Greater Manchester are to share part of £311m government funding to help transform run-down housing.
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'Busby Babe' Scanlon dies
23/12/2009 00:08:49
Former Manchester United winger and Busby Babe Albert Scanlon has died at the age of 74, the club confirms.
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Snow baby born in rescue vehicle
22/12/2009 21:23:04
A woman gives birth in a mountain rescue vehicle after an ambulance is unable to reach her because of snow.
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Stolen band equipment found
22/12/2009 20:38:28
Almost all of the music equipment stolen from indie-folk band Noah and the Whale is recovered by police.
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Cathedral carols silenced by snow
22/12/2009 19:26:29
Manchester Cathedral is forced to cancel its main carol concert for the first time in its history because of snowfall.
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10/02/2009 13:00:58
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