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Burglar on bike steals shop's parrot
A parrot worth £2,000 is stolen from a Manchester pet shop by a burglar who pedals off with the bird on the handlebars of his bike.
- 5 August 2015
Travel card firm axed after delays
Greater Manchester's transport body terminates its contract with the company responsible for rolling out a smart ticketing system after delays.
- 5 August 2015
Drink-drive cricketer fined £10,000
Australia and Lancashire cricketer James Faulkner is fined £10,000 and given a two-year driving ban after admitting drink-driving.
- 5 August 2015
Guards sacked over Facebook posts
Two prison guards from Salford are sacked for posting offensive messages about a prisoner who died in jail.
- 4 August 2015
- From the section North West Wales
Wandering toddler mum cautioned
The mother of a two-year-old who was found roaming a district of Salford wearing just a nappy is given a police caution.
- 5 August 2015
Police teen searches 'unsustainable'
One of the UK's most senior chief constables says tracing runaway teenagers takes up too much police time and is a job for social workers.
- 4 August 2015
Guy claims gold in 200m freestyle
Bury-born James Guy wins 200m freestyle gold at the World Swimming Championships while Adam Peaty sets new 50m breaststroke record.
- 4 August 2015
- From the section Swimming
Money for blast victims' families
Families of people caught up in a fatal explosion at a wood flour mill say £50,000 has been raised to support them and workers without jobs.
- 4 August 2015
- From the section England
Boy, four, hurt in dog attack
A man and woman are arrested after a four-year-old boy suffers "serious lacerations" to his ear after being bitten by a dog in Greater Manchester.
- 4 August 2015
Boy, 15, arrested over stab attack
A teenager is arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was stabbed and beaten in Salford.
- 4 August 2015
'Sick' puppy dealers sentenced
Three members of a group who sold sick puppies to the public in Greater Manchester have been jailed.
- 4 August 2015
Bail clears Cipriani for World Cup
Sale Sharks star Danny Cipriani will be available for the World Cup after being re-bailed following his arrest on suspicion of drink-driving.
- 4 August 2015
- From the section Rugby Union
Handbag thief ordered to repay 140k
A woman faces jail if she does not pay back more than £140,000 after stealing designer handbags and selling them online.
- 4 August 2015
- From the section England
More ill after 'drug' event death
Three more festival-goers, including two from Manchester, are in hospital suspected of taking "rogue" drugs after a fellow music fan died.
- 3 August 2015
- From the section Cumbria
'Kill your speed, not my daddy'
Safety signs by the children of construction workers are thought to have resulted in slower driving speeds through roadworks in Cheshire.
- 3 August 2015