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Dec 4, 2024 | 
mirror.co.uk | Thomas George |Benjamin Lynch
A teenager has died following a police chase in Greater Manchester yesterday. The man, 18, was pronounced dead at the scene in Sudden, Rochdale. Police said officers began pursuing Toyota Aqua Hybrid after being called to a report of a theft of motor vehicle on William Greenwood Close, in Heywood, at about 9.15pm. A “short pursuit took place” when the Toyota failed to stop, the Manchester Evening News reported. The car collided with a Volkswagen Up in Manchester Road.
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Nov 23, 2024 | 
mirror.co.uk | Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas |Thomas George
A chef has been left with devastating injuries after becoming "trapped" in a harrowing double-decker bus crash. Gideon Ingham, 32, was on his way to work aboard a Bee Network bus in Manchester when it smashed into the back of another bus. The crash left him with severe neck and back injuries, cuts, and extensive damage to his left leg. He has been unable to work since the incident.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
msn.com | Antony Clements-Thrower |Thomas George |Kit Roberts
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
mirror.co.uk | Antony Clements-Thrower |Thomas George |Kit Roberts |Antony Thrower
Several homes have been left under water after a water main burst, which also caused the closure of several schools. Vehicles parked on a road in the Kirkholt estate, in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, can be seen partially under water as a result of the incident. Engineers are at the scene as some people living nearby were warned they may experience a drop in water pressure.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
mirror.co.uk | Lauren Haughey |Thomas George
A Jet2 plane en route to Manchester Airport was forced to make a rapid U-turn due to a 'technical issue'. The aircraft had taken off from Antalya Airport in Turkey just after 11.45pm on Tuesday, only to circle back within 90 minutes. Passengers recounted a tense atmosphere, including one woman who claimed there was a 'loud bang' and a distinct 'burning/chemical smell'. The woman, who was not named, told Manchester Evening News: "Lots of people [were] scared... Quite a few passengers [were] vomiting.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
mirror.co.uk | Chiara Fiorillo |Thomas George
Lucie-Joan Fagan had just returned to school after a two-year absence when her mother received an unexpected visit from her daughter's teacher. The child had been battling a rare form of brain cancer and had recently been given the green light to return to school. However, just as she was getting back into the swing of normal teenage life, Lucie collapsed last Thursday after suffering a fit. The ten-year-old was first diagnosed with ependymoma, a type of tumour that forms from cells, in March 2021.
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
mirror.co.uk | Thomas George |Tim Hanlon
A person is fighting for their life and three others have also been injured in a head-on crash between a tram and a bus in Manchester city centre. Emergency services have swarmed Piccadilly Gardens following the collision with images showing the front of both vehicles badly damaged. Police, fire and ambulance services were call to the scene shortly after 2pm today. An air ambulance also landed on the grass area of the city centre square.
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
msn.com | Thomas George
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Sep 14, 2024 | 
mirror.co.uk | Thomas George |Tim Hanlon
Brits are being encouraged to visit a village with cobbled streets and stone cottages that feels like you are stepping back in time to a lost age. Picturesque Firwood Fold lies two miles from Bolton, Greater Manchester, and is best known as the birthplace of Samuel Crompton, the inventor of the Spinning Mule, who was one of pioneers of the Industrial Revolution. His childhood home is still there, a stone plaque on its façade bearing his name and date of birth.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
mirror.co.uk | Thomas George |Antony Thrower
A teenager tragically drowned after being swept over a steep weir during a kayaking trip with a friend, an inquest heard. Joe Holt, 17, lost his life after falling into the River Croal in Bolton. He was rescued from the water near Raikes Lane Industrial Estate, but sadly passed away in hospital the following morning. The inquest at Bolton Coroners' Court was told on Wednesday that Joe and another lad were in an inflatable canoe when it 'lost control' in the fast-flowing river.
