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Boy writes letter to farmer and ends up helping run business bbc.in/4vVSB7m

Boy writes letter to farmer and ends up helping run Cheshire business

Jack Ancell wrote a letter to Ian Norbury, who runs a Cheshire farm, when he was just 10.

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Aldi reveals locations for 16 new stores bbc.in/3SaNJN4

Aldi reveals locations for 16 new UK stores

The supermarket chain says it is investing £370m into the new stores as part of its expansion plans.

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Council remains 'rudderless' month after elections bbc.in/4eOYkVJ

Oldham Council has no leader one month after local elections

A leadership stalemate continues on Oldham Council after Reform UK's bid to take control fails.

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Fire-hit crematorium shuts for weeks of repairs bbc.in/4xxH9QT

Barrow fire-hit crematorium shuts for weeks of repairs

The roof and chimneys are being replaced at Barrow's Thorncliffe Crematorium.

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Performing arts school to permanently shut in July bbc.in/4elkTRq

LIPA School will close permanently in July after legal bid falls

The primary and secondary school will shut in July after a legal bid to secure its future failed.

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Mum urges personalised brain cancer treatment bbc.in/4ep8Pyt

Laura Nuttall's mum urges personalised brain cancer treatment

Laura Nuttall's mum says treatment options for brain cancer patients have not changed "for decades".

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Were there missed opportunities to save Preston Davey? bbc.in/4vf365O

Were there missed opportunities to save Preston Davey?

The child, who was killed by his adoptive father, was taken to hospital three times before his death.

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Liverpool refugee hoping for Iraq World Cup debut bbc.in/3QieXkj

Liverpool-raised Iraqi refugee Ali Al-Hamadi ready for World Cup

Ali Al-Hamadi was a baby when his mother and father fled the Saddam Hussein regime in 2003.

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Paul O'Grady life story show set for national tour bbc.in/4fTa4bT

Paul O'Grady life story show set for national tour

Savage will open in Leicester in February 2027 and visit cities including Liverpool and Birmingham.

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M62 crash closes Liverpool-bound carriageway bbc.in/3Sbc5pZ

M62 crash closes Liverpool-bound carriageway

Rush hour delays and congestion are building after a vehicle crashed at about 04:15 BST.

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Submachine gun and pistol seized by police bbc.in/4fJ30OT

Sub-machine gun and pistol found in Stockport

An MP5 sub-machine gun and a Grand Power pistol, along with ammunition, are seized in Brinnington.

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Council loses powers for 'dragging feet' on housing bbc.in/4eKjaXd

Rossendale Council loses powers for 'dragging feet' on housing

The government removes Rossendale Council's power to decide on major planning decisions.

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All you need to know about Royal Cheshire Show bbc.in/43yj8eR

Royal Cheshire Show 2026: Everything you need to know

More than 80,000 people are estimated to visit the agricultural event which is in its 188th year.

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Childhood sweethearts engaged after 'the perfect proposal' bbc.in/4ecucV9

Childhood sweethearts engaged after 'the perfect proposal'

Emmanuel says he spent months planning his wedding proposal for Elizabeth at Manchester Art Gallery.

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Parklife 2026: Line-up, road closures, and how to get there bbc.in/4ovL0tr

Parklife 2026: Line-up and how to get to Heaton Park

More than 80,000 music-lovers will arrive at Heaton Park for the huge Manchester festival.

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Detectorists frustrated after treasures go missing bbc.in/4axVXVI

Cumbrian detectorists left frustrated after treasures go missing

Metal detectorists say they were left scrambling for answers after handing finds to authorities.

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Restaurant employing illegal workers loses licence bbc.in/4fNlXA0

Oulton's Bird in the Hand loses licence over illegal workers

Immigration officers visited the Bird in Hand, at Oulton, near Wigton, after receiving a tip-off.

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Dentist leapt over fence to aid nursery crash kids bbc.in/4otSXzv

Dentist leapt over fence to aid Ellesmere Port nursery crash kids

Three children were hurt - one seriously - after a car crashed through a nursery playground's fence.

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Extra powers for police to tackle post-exam trouble bbc.in/4xpAnfT

Extra powers for police tackling antisocial behaviour after GCSEs

A dispersal order is in place after previous reports of problems involving secondary school pupils.

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How adoptive parents' lies unravelled to reveal 'reign of terror' bbc.in/4ejYmo1

How adoptive parents' lies unravelled to reveal 'reign of terror'

Preston Davey died in hospital in July 2023 after months of sexual and physical abuse at the hands.

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