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Scholes signs up for Real clash

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:51:46 +0100

Just days after hanging up his boots, Paul Scholes has revealed he will be pulling on the red shirt of Manchester United for one final time in a charity football match against a team of Real Madrid legends.

Surgeons hail young amputee athlete

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:21:20 +0100

A 14-year-old athlete from Manchester who chose to have her leg amputated so she could chase her Paralympics dream has been described by her surgeons as a "remarkable young woman with unbelievable willpower and determination".

Boy, two, attacked by family dog

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:31:55 +0100

A two-year-old boy was badly hurt when he was attacked by the family dog near Carlisle, police said.

Puppy has stomach problem licked

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:37:45 +0100

A puppy in Manchester survived after swallowing a four-and-a-half-inch lolly stick, vets have said.

Talented young footballers meet RVP

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:37:43 +0100

Manchester United striker Robin van Persie met young players ahead of an international junior football tournament in Holland.

Roo baby joy for Wayne and Coleen

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:37:42 +0100

Manchester United star Wayne Rooney and his wife Coleen have had a second son, the couple announced.

Lennon artefacts given to nation

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:37:41 +0100

Handwritten lyrics to songs such as Strawberry Fields Forever by Liverpool music legend John Lennon, as well as letters from the former Beatles star, have been given to the nation.

Police probe historic abuse claims

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:37:40 +0100

Three former pupils at a residential school in Greater Manchester linked to the late Sir Cyril Smith have complained they were sexually and physically abused by adults.

Tributes paid to plane crash victim

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:37:39 +0100

The wife of a Lancashire man killed in a light aircraft crash has described him as a "wonderful and devoted father".

Ex-England player Greenhoff dies

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:37:37 +0100

Former Manchester United and England footballer Brian Greenhoff has died suddenly at the age of 60.

Board urged not to free Venables

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:37:36 +0100

The mother of murdered Merseyside toddler James Bulger has urged a parole board not to release killer Jon Venables.

Man jailed for smothering mother

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:37:34 +0100

A man who smothered and strangled his mother in Cumbria has been jailed for 13 years, police said.

Killer admits two more murders

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:37:32 +0100

One-eyed police killer Dale Cregan has admitted he murdered four people and attempted to murder three others in Greater Manchester.

Boys held over teenage 'drug' death

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:50:21 +0100

Three boys have been arrested in connection with the death of a 16-year-old girl who is thought to have taken an illegal drug in Cheshire.

Drugs suspected in teenager's death

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:31:53 +0100

A 16-year-old girl in Warrington who died following reported breathing difficulties may have taken an illegal drug, police said today.

Third arrest after remains found

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:18:59 +0100

A third man has been arrested by police investigating the discovery in Cheshire of the remains of a French man who had been missing since 2009.

Captured fugitive facing new probe

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:18:58 +0100

A fugitive armed Greater Manchester robber's return to the UK will be delayed as he faces investigation for separate charges in Spain, it has emerged.

Family praises rescue bid soldiers

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:29:59 +0100

The family of a British construction worker from Oldham murdered by his Islamist kidnappers just minutes after a joint UK and Nigerian rescue operation stormed their compound has praised the soldiers who tried to save him and said the Government had been right to send them.

Man jailed for Cyprus soldier death

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:08:59 +0100

A man has been jailed for eight years for the manslaughter of a soldier, who was from Manchester, in Cyprus, the Ministry of Defence said.

Eight charged after meow meow raids

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:56:58 +0100

A businesswoman has been charged with drug dealing after the biggest ever police raids, which took place across Greater Manchester, on suppliers of party drug meow meow.