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Page last updated at 12:50 GMT, Friday, 17 July 2009 13:50 UK

Scene of house fire
Father held over fatal house fire
A man is arrested on suspicion of the murder of three members of his family who were killed in a house fire in Manchester.
Woman and boys killed in fire
Brother and sister die in blaze

Wayne Rooney Man Utd cancel match after blasts
Manchester United call off their match in Indonesia on Monday after bomb blasts hit the hotel they were due to stay in.

Paul Manchester Rescuers refuse hoaxer's donation
A mountain rescue team declines a donation from a Stalybridge climber who stamped the word "help" in deep snow.

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Two terror suspects to be freed
Two Pakistani students arrested in north west England in April over an alleged terror plot are to be released.

BMX plans for Olympic cycle site
Plans are unveiled for a national indoor BMX centre alongside the Manchester velodrome, home to Britain's Olympic cycling team.

Jury hears dying model's 999 call
A court listens to a recorded 999 call of a 19-year-old model pleading for help as she lay dying at her Bolton home.

Fifteenth arrest in shop killing
Police arrest a fifteenth person as part of the murder investigation a shop worker shot dead in Greater Manchester.
Man bailed in shop shooting probe
Police bail a 15th person as part of an investigation into the fatal shooting of a shop worker in Greater Manchester.

Driver jailed for killing friend
A 21-year-old driver who knocked down his friend in Salford and left him dying is jailed for more than five years.

JJB shares up on Bill Gates' move
JJB Sports sees its shares rise sharply after Bill and Melinda Gates's charitable foundation raised its stake in the firm.

Firms vetted workers on blacklist
A businessman who kept a secret list of construction workers and offered the details to building companies is fined £5,000.


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