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Manchester households most at risk of repossession and eviction outside London, charity Shelter reveals

Shocking statistics: One in every 66 homes are threatened.

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Jailed: Manchester man who battered friend repeatedly in head with hammer sentenced to 13 years

Paul Power, 37, attacked his friend in his Newton Heath home.

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‘Excellent’ Greater Manchester primary school Key Stage Two results top national averages, new figures show

Bury’s Key Stage Two results also topped national figures.

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Real or fake? Waste chiefs and garden centres put forward their view for which Christmas tree is greenest

There is debate over real or fake trees and which is best.

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Man charged after attempting to buy perfume with bogus vouchers at The Rock in Bury

Police are warning shoppers to be vigilant.

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'Nothing but wickedness': Fake Good Samaritan tricks vulnerable Manchester pensioner and robs her in Gorton

The 74-year-old victim uses a walking frame.

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'Time his reputation was unblemished': Top scientists call on government to pardon Manchester's Alan Turing

Professor Steven Hawking is one of 11 scientists who wrote to the Daily Telegraph.

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Police seize biggest batch of counterfeit CDs ever found at Manchester Airport – taking on piracy ahead of Christmas

Almost £250,000 of fake CDs was seized by police.

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Has anyone seen our baby Jesus? Pranksters take off with Manchester Airport’s nativity scene figure

Baby Jesus stolen from airport's nativity scene.

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'Angered and frustrated': Manchester reverend blasts plans to ban Church of England hosting same-sex marriages

Culture Secretary Maria Miller revealed the proposals.

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‘Simply unacceptable’: Manchester woman ordered to pay £560 after dumping 20 bags of rubbish in street

Olu Folasa Ade Onabule didn't turn up at court either.

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