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Manchester Airport: GMP chief has 'profound regret'

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Greater Manchester Police chief says he has 'profound regret' over the Manchester Airport incident.

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Stoneclough residents raise concerns over works

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The company responsible for works on a trading estate has responded after residents raised concerns about the development.

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North West train services hit by sudden cancellations

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A warning has been issued to Northern train travellers to expect short notice cancellations across the North West this Sunday, July 28.

Friday, Jul 26

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Manchester Airport: Police officer faces criminal investigation

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A criminal investigation is now underway after a video emerged appearing to show a police officer kick and stamp on the head of a man who was lying face down on the floor, with a woman kneeling beside him at Manchester Airport.

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Manchester Airport: Bury councillor shares ‘concerns’

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Bury councillor Sandra Walmsley has shared ‘concerns’ after a Manchester Airport incident involving Greater Manchester police officers.

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Manchester Airport: Family appeal for calm after distressing incident

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The family at the centre of the Manchester Airport police controversy have made an appeal for calm after a video appeared to show a man being kicked on the floor by an officer.

Thursday, Jul 25

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Manchester protest after video emerges of man 'kicked' by police

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There has been a call for calm after a police officer was suspended following a video which appeared to show a man being kicked as he lay face down on the floor.

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Cineworld to announce cinema closures and job losses

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Cinema site closures and job losses are set to be announced for Cineworld on Friday, July 26, reports have claimed

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Manchester Airport: Andy Burnham calls for calm

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The police watchdog has launched an investigation into the level of force used by a Greater Manchester Police officer after a video emerged showing a man being kicked as he lay on the floor at Manchester Airport.

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Manchester Airport: Police officer suspended after video emerges

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A Greater Manchester Police officer has been suspended from all duties after a video emerged showing a man being kicked as he lay on the floor at Manchester Airport.

Manchester Airport: MP to meet family of man attacked

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The man who was struck by a police officer at Manchester Airport is a resident of Rochdale and his family will be met by the town's new MP today.

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Manchester Airport: Protest at police station after video of attack

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Police have responded after a protest took place following shocking footage of an officer appearing to stamp on someone's head during an incident at Manchester Airport.

Shelter's appeal to rehome dog and puppy found abandoned

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An animal shelter is desperate to rehome a dog and her puppy in the UK, after they were found injured and abandoned on the Russian border - with a Bury volunteer also helping the appeal

Wednesday, Jul 24

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Manchester airport incident leads to action against police officer

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We know that a film of an incident at Manchester Airport that is circulating widely shows an event that is truly shocking, and that people are rightly extremely concerned about.

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Manchester Airport: Video shows police officer kicking man on ground

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A video has emerged of a police officer booting a man in the face and stamping on him at Manchester Airport in which officers were allegedly "punched to the ground".

UK malaria and dengue warning: How to prevent mosquito bites

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The UK government have warned about diseases such as dengue and malaria, which can cause severe disease.

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Prestwich: Van seized after driver 'on false plates with no insurance'

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A van has been seized after being found to have been on false plates, police have said

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Bury MPs' optimism for change after King's Speech announcements

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Bury's MPs have expressed their optimism over changes that are set to be made following the announcement of the King's Speech last week

Speeding driver in 52-mile police pursuit reached 130mph

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A PROLONGED high-speed police pursuit covered 52 miles in just 24 minutes, at an average speed of 130mph.

Tuesday, Jul 23

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CCTV appeal after Prestwich 'blowtorch attempted arson attack'

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A man allegedly tried to set fire to a garden shed with a blowtorch just a few feet away from a home where a family including three children live

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Greater Manchester Police officer stabbed at HMP Frankland

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A man aged in his 60s has been detained after a police officer was stabbed in the chest at a high-security prison.

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Metrolink strikes called off after new pay deal agreed

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Industrial action planned on the Metrolink network for later this week has been cancelled after workers agreed to a new pay offer today, Tuesday

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Stuart Everett's murder investigation brings to an end searches

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Detectives in Greater Manchester have concluded their search in the ongoing murder investigation into the death of Stuart Everett.

M60: Traffic stopped on motorway after multi-vehicle crash

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Traffic was stopped on the M60 anti-clockwise in the area of the Trafford Centre.

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Smuggler caught with 160kg of cannabis at Manchester Airport

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Fernando Jacobo Mayans Fuster, from Zaragoza, Spain, arrived at the airport on May 1 after a flight from Los Angeles via London Heathrow.

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Bury police officers under investigation after racism allegations

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Seven Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officers based in Bury are being investigated over "racial discrimination" claims

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Full list of Carpetright stores closing amid administration

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Carpetright has announced that Tapi has agreed to buy 54 stores however 213 stores will close and more than 1,000 jobs will be lost.

Monday, Jul 22

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Ex-BBC presenter and firefighter Beccy Barr dies aged 46

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Former BBC presenter and Lancashire fire firefighter Beccy Barr has died after being diagnosed with cancer last year.

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Phase one of M56 roadworks near Manchester Airport completed

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The first phase of a multi-million pound project to resurface roads near Manchester Airport, including parts of the M56 motorway, has been completed.

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Skelmersdale teenager, 16, has been missing for six days

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Skelmersdale teenager Grace Ditchfield, 16, has not been seen since July 16.