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Husband cleared of killing heiress set to inherit £4m from her will
Property developer Donald McPherson took out "secret" life insurance policies on his wife and joined a group he called "Tinder for windows" shortly after her death, a court heard previously
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Bus driver killed two women after accidentally pressing wrong pedal in tragedy
Baruania Baros, from Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, admitted two counts of causing death by careless driving after the tragedies, which happened in Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester
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Armed police rush to cemetery after woman attacked by dog and taken to hospital
Police rushed to Hurst Cross Cemetery in Ashton-under-Lyne in Greater Manchester this afternoon after a woman was bitten on her leg by a dog and was taken to hospital
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'Hired killer' who shot dead boy, 5, in botched execution launches parole bid
The Parole Board has rejected his application for released because jail officials believe he still poses a risk after he was imprisoned in August 1997 for shooting little Dillon Hull dead in Bolton
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Virgin Atlantic flight in emergency landing at airport as 'smoke fills cockpit'
Virgin Atlantic flight VS77 left Manchester Airport for Barbados this afternoon but, 20 minutes into the journey and above Irish Sea, pilots encountered a problem
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Boy, 14, dies after eating poisonous berries during a walk with his dad in park
Benn Curran-Nicholls, aged 14, was poisoned and later died after eating berries from a yew tree in Fletcher Moss Park in Didsbury, Greater Manchester, a coroner said
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Seven symptoms of deadly disease that can lead to organ failure and death
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition and requires immediate medical attention. Here are seven key symptoms of the deadly disease everyone needs to be aware of
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Man staggers into Tesco covered in blood after being stabbed at house party
Witnesses have described how a man covered in blood staggered into a Tesco Express in Radcliffe after being "stabbed in the leg" in an attack, believed to have taken place a house party
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Restaurant from The Trip fined £16k after best man has severe allergic reaction
A renowned restaurant that featured in the TV series with Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon has been hit with an eyewatering £16,000 fine after one guest suffered a severe allergic reaction
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Ryanair leaves SAS veteran, 76, 'stranded' at airport after boarding pass row
After noticing the name on his boarding pass didn't match that of his passport, Ryanair check-in staff refused to let the 76-year-old board despite him showing various other forms of ID
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Woman mauled by two dogs in horror attack before one is shot dead by armed cops
A woman has been taken to hospital after reports of an attack involving two dogs in Oldham, Greater Manchester Police, with witnesses describing seeing officers shoot one 'at point blank'
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Arrogant boast of Sixth Commandment's Ben Field after he murdered Peter Farquhar
Field admitting he had deceived former teacher Peter Farquhar along with string of reprehensible actions in the hoped of getting away with murder - even boasting about planning to 'get away with mot of it' within earshot of police
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Deadly sex party drug exploding in UK city fuelling fears of addiction crisis
Crystal meth use is on the rise in Manchester - and since the coronavirus pandemic, the drug's price has also dropped to around £40-60 a gram, down from around £100-120 two to three years ago
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P!nk fans trapped for '2.5 hours in car park' in traffic chaos after concert
P!nk concert-goers were left angered at waiting "two and a half hours to get out of a car park" following a gig in Bolton, as the singer kicked off the European leg of her Summer Carnival 2023 tour
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'Suspicious' couple in BMW pulled over by cops and end up in jail over find
When police pulled over the BMW in Barrow, Cumbria, cops discovered 79 wraps of heroin and one of crack cocaine hidden in bags in the footwell, along with cannabis, a knife and £1,500 cash stashed away in the driver's door pocket
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Man plunges 90ft to his death down Peak District hill in front of horrified pals
A huge rescue operation involving two helicopters, mountain rescue teams, police and firefighters was launched after the male cyclist fell down a hillside during a bike ride with friends
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Woman wants brother's ashes dug up from parents' grave as he 'puts people off'
Susan Benett was told there were no exceptional circumstances that would allow the removal of her brother Brian Yates' remains from a grave in Bury, Greater Manchester
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TUI passengers left 'in floods of tears' as pilot aborts UK landing in blizzard
The flight from Tenerife was due to land at Manchester Airport, but the pilot was forced to divert the jet to East Midlands instead due to the extreme weather conditions
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'Our 'Turkey teeth' cost us £4,000 and look lovely but they've ruined our lives'
Jade and Kelly Tushingham from Chester, say that getting their veneers fitted turned into a 'nightmare' after they were left in agony and had to survive on mash potatoes and soup