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Gym in lockdown with 250 people working out inside as cops arrest 'terrorist'
Jonny Hart, of the Warehouse Gym, in Hindley, Manchester, received a frightening call to say his gym was placed on lockdown by the police due to a suspicious customer
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'I caught the Victorian disease surging in UK - doctors didn't know what to do'
A 26-year-old from Manchester says he's endured four rounds of scabies treatment after initially being misdiagnosed with herpes and genital warts, claiming that doctors were confused by the symptoms
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Man United fan who paid £450 for 'VIP experience' says meal was 'disgrace'
The fan decided to 'treat himself' to the experience at Manchester United's game against Bayern Munich earlier this month but wasn't impressed with what he was offered
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Heartbreak as 'healthy' man last seen at pub with pals never made it home
Christopher Barlow, described as a "much loved" and "popular person", was discovered dead in a canal in Stockport, Greater Manchester, days after he was reported missing
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Race to save sick dad stuck in Philippines as family issue heartbreaking appeal
Reece Jones says his critically-ill dad Nicholas 'doesn't have long left' as his need for an urgent liver transplant grows ever more desperate - but they are stuck abroad and can't afford to come home
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Baby girl's potentially life-saving drug treatment snatched away over costs
Isabelle Bennett from Bury was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis a matter of weeks after being born and has now had a potentially life-saving drug taken away from her over costs
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'I had my dreams of joining the police crushed over single unjustifiable reason'
A woman, who suffers from heavy periods, also known as menorrhagia, said Greater Manchester Police said she would have to defer her policing application for 12 months because of her condition
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Horror scenes as vehicle smashes into ground floor shops in busy city centre
Witnesses in Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester, described the "properly horrendous" scenes following the bus' collision - as emergency services rushed to help those in need
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Mum's pain as son found dead in prison after being given 'combination of drugs'
Margaret Pomeroy spoke of her heartbreak as her son Michael McDonagh was found unresponsive at HMP Forest Bank, a Category B jail in Salford, Greater Manchester
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Mum 'at breaking point' as family-of-8 forced to live in one-bed council flat
Cheryl Shaw says she is at breaking point as her family of eight are forced to live on top of one another in the damp, mouldy, one bed flat in Manchester and her pleas for help go unanswered
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'My wife had Alzheimer's at 52 and was so ill she didn't know our girl had died'
Clive Downing, 61, is now appealing for more support for families of those diagnosed with early-onset dementia after his wife Jayne was diagnosed aged jut 52
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ISIS targets children with explosives placed in fake PlayStation controllers
Household items such as phones and TV remotes have been turned into weapons to target civilians and children. They have been discovered by the Mines Advisory Group charity
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Gran humiliated as airport staff 'make her drop trousers and expose stoma bag'
Colette McAreavey, 75, was travelling home to Belfast on Friday after visiting her daughter and two grandchildren in Manchester when she says she was subjected to the "intimidating" treatment
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Podcaster, 29, fell to her death from hotel window while in Spain with pals
Eden Young, 29, was a respected figure in the Manchester arts and cultural scene, and had travelled to Madrid to attend a festival for online publication and podcast Polyester
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'Cherished' girl with 'beautiful soul' dies after freak accident in bathroom
Falaq Babar, 11, became unwell after fainting and hitting her head in the bathroom. She was taken to the hospital but she later passed away, leaving her family heartbroken
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Thug's grim words to victim during robbery after warning he'd 'get shanked up'
Two men told their victim withdraw £50, before abandoning him. One of the thugs then told his victim: "You're lucky you work for a living. I'm 21 and I have to do this," a court heard
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Mum told her son was vomiting because he was hungover - the next day he was dead
Joshua Kerfoot became unwell and started throwing up after a Friday night out in October last year - after being sick for a few days, he suffered a heart attack and tragically died
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'Fit and healthy' mum gets devastating diagnosis after collapsing at home
Sophie Elliot, from Derbyshire, was diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome - which happens when there is an extra electrical connection in the heart and causes the heart to beat abnormally fast
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Woman stabs husband twice after Queen's funeral as she's 'upset' about her death
Geraldine Parkin, 53, pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm on her husband, Alfred Parkin, in September last year. She was handed a 12-month suspended sentence
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Alleged murderer told 999 'There's blood everywhere' after stabbing girlfriend
Kevin Mannion, 45, s accused of murdering 22-year-old Elinor O'Brien in a flat in Manchester, on Tuesday, August 16 last year. The court heard the harrowing 999 call
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Blogger died from poison sent to hospital despite being banned from opening mail
Beth Matthews had been sectioned at The Priory's Cheadle Royal psychiatric hospital and was supposed to be banned from opening her own mail but somehow accessed poison she ordered from Russia