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  • Manchester police chief asks for forgiveness in text message before death
    The Guardian
    Michael Todd, the former chief constable of Greater Manchester police, asked for forgiveness from family and friends in a final text message sent before his death this year, an inquest heard...

  • Red Rose blooms in Melbourne
    Manchester Online
    Former Lancashire captain Mark Chilton was also in the wickets in the same league, claiming 1-27 from his 10 overs in Melbourne University’s victory over North Melbourne.

  • Comeback winners Liverpool keep pace with Chelsea at top
    Manchester News.Net
    Liverpool staged a superb second-half fightback to win 3-2 at Manchester City and keep pace with Chelsea at the top of the English Premier League.

  • Jimmy primed for $1m challenge
    Manchester Online
    If you succeed, you and your team-mates are $1m richer. Fail, and you and your team-mates go away with absolutely nothing and you are remembered forever as the man who cost his side $20m!

  • Teen actor faces trial
    Heywood Advertiser
    6/10/2008 A TEENAGE actor is facing a jury trial over an alleged assault. Luke Tittensor, 18, of Ryecroft Avenue, Heywood, appeared at Rochdale Magistrates' Court on Monday, where no plea was...

  • Karlsson eighth in world rankings
    Manchester Online
    The Swede’s play-off victory over Martin Kaymer and Ross Fisher at the Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews takes him from 18th to eighth in the new rankings.

  • Race to Dubai unveiled
    Manchester Online
    ... (£11.3m) Dubai World Championship at the Jumeirah Golf...

  • Pair guilty after sexually assaulting teenagers
    The Asian News
    6/10/2008 TWO men have been found guilty of drugging then sexually assaulting three teenage girls. Mirza Baig, 35, of Longdon Road, Longsight, who was also convicted at Manchester Crown Court of...

  • Sale Sharks 17 Cardiff Blues 18
    Stockport Express
    Richard Mustoe touched down in the in the left-hand corner to put the finishing touches to a flowing move and ensure the Sharks had nothing more than a losing bonus-point to show for their efforts.



  • Girl gang-raped in town centre
    Tameside Advertiser
    6/10/2008 A HUNT is underway after a 16-year-old girl was gang-raped in Ashton town centre. The teenager was walking along Sackville Street, near the train station, at 9.30pm on Saturday when she...

  • Shisha café boss fined
    The Asian News
    6/10/2008 THE boss of a Manchester café which allowed customers to smoke Middle Eastern water pipes on his premises has been fined more than £600.

  • Scott makes X Factor final 12
    Tameside Advertiser
    6/10/2008 FORMER Pontin's Bluecoat Scott Bruton has made the final 12 in this year's X Factor, and will appear in the first of the live shows this Saturday.

  • Stockport County 3 Oldham Athletic 1
    Stockport Express
    But a revived Stockport pulled back for their first home league win of the season with second-half goals from Paul Turnbull – his first for the club – Peter Thompson and skipper Michael Raynes.

  • Oldham MP named as new immigration minister
    The Asian News
    6/10/2008 THE Greater Manchester MP at the centre of a row over Muslim women wearing a veil has been named the new immigration minister. Phil Woolas, MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth, prompted...

  • Wayne to carry on goal blitz
    Manchester Online
    6/10/2008 WAYNE Rooney has declared himself ready to take his United goal blitz on to the England stage for the back-to-back World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Belarus. The Reds striker has...

  • Manchester United lift-off nears as parts fall into place
    Times Online
    The good news for the other Barclays Premier League clubs is that Paul Scholes, Michael Carrick and Owen Hargreaves are injured and Cristiano Ronaldo has yet to find his best form. The bad news is...

  • England call-up for Wright-Phillips
    Manchester Online
    5/10/2008 SHAUN Wright-Phillips’ move back to Manchester City from Chelsea paid off last night when he was named to return to the England squad.

  • Newcastle 2 Phoenix 7
    Manchester Online
    5/10/2008 MANCHESTER Phoenix rebounded from Saturday's home loss to the Belfast Giants with a convincing victory in the Challenge Cup over the Newcastle Vipers.

  • Karlsson win shakes up the Order
    Manchester Online
    Karlsson birdied the first play-off hole at St Andrews to win the Dunhill Links Championship from Martin Kaymer and Ross Fisher after the trio had finished tied on 10 under par.

  • Dunhill Links final round scores
    Manchester Online
    5/10/2008 Collated final round scores & totals in the European Tour Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, St Andrews, Carnoustie & Kingsbarns, Fife,...

  • Manchester City 2-3 Liverpool
    The Guardian
    Dirk Kuyt celebrates scoring Liverpool's late winner against Manchester City. Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images Some days in football are just golden. For Liverpool, this was one of those rare...

  • Fletch honoured to be a Red
    Manchester Online
    Fletch comes in for criticism from some in these columns but he's a decent, honest, hard working player and he's contributed lots to United this season. He'd be a guaranteed starter at more than 50%...

  • Dimitar Berbatov Shines as Manchester United Sting Blackburn Rovers in the Rain
    Novinite
    From the Sunday Times By Jonathan Northcroft Blackburn 0 Man Utd 2: The Bulgaria forward gave a masterclass as goals from Wes Brown and Wayne Rooney sealed victory WITH Paul Ince and his...

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