23 February 2012 Last updated at 01:30 ET

Missing man 'killed in car crash'Vinny Derrick

A man whose bones were found by the side of the M60 eight years after he went missing could have been killed in a hit and run, police say.

Arson man 'very lucky' to escape

A "very lucky" man escapes without injury after petrol is poured through the door of a Greater Manchester house and set alight, police say.

HMP ManchesterPrison suicide numbers 'too high'

The suicide rate at a Manchester prison has been "too high for too long", inspectors say.

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