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Man jailed for schoolboy blackmail murder
Matthew Mason beat 15-year-old Alex Rodda to death to stop their sexual relationship being revealed.

Arena attack failures 'fundamental and chronic'
A "fatal cocktail" contributed to Manchester Arena being unsafe, the bombing inquiry hears.

Former owner of curry firm Patak's dies in crash
Kirit Pathak had "astute business acumen and a passion for authentic cuisine", his former firm says.

Police officer headbutted and racially abused
The officer was attacked as he tried to arrest a man with a knife during a domestic incident.

Fatal mill blast 'like out of the movies'
A trial has begun over the deaths of four people in the 2015 explosion in Cheshire.

Plans for Trans-Pennine Tunnel could be dropped
The idea of a 25-mile (40km) dual-carriageway Trans-Pennine Tunnel was unveiled in 2016.

Call to 'open flood defences slowly' after storm
Workers at a park, where the RSPB was set up, call for better environmental management.
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Man jailed for schoolboy blackmail murder
Matthew Mason beat 15-year-old Alex Rodda to death to stop their sexual relationship being revealed.

Arena attack failures 'fundamental and chronic'
A "fatal cocktail" contributed to Manchester Arena being unsafe, the bombing inquiry hears.

Former owner of curry firm Patak's dies in crash
Kirit Pathak had "astute business acumen and a passion for authentic cuisine", his former firm says.

Police officer headbutted and racially abused
The officer was attacked as he tried to arrest a man with a knife during a domestic incident.

Fatal mill blast 'like out of the movies'
A trial has begun over the deaths of four people in the 2015 explosion in Cheshire.

Plans for Trans-Pennine Tunnel could be dropped
The idea of a 25-mile (40km) dual-carriageway Trans-Pennine Tunnel was unveiled in 2016.

Call to 'open flood defences slowly' after storm
Workers at a park, where the RSPB was set up, call for better environmental management.

Arena attack failures 'fundamental and chronic'
A "fatal cocktail" contributed to Manchester Arena being unsafe, the bombing inquiry hears.

Former owner of curry firm Patak's dies in crash
Kirit Pathak had "astute business acumen and a passion for authentic cuisine", his former firm says.

Police officer headbutted and racially abused
The officer was attacked as he tried to arrest a man with a knife during a domestic incident.
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