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People are having to boil water to make it safe

Channel: UK UK December 11, 2019 By Jimmy Nsubuga
PIC BY LAURA SHEPHERD/MERCURY PRESS (PICTURED: Full time Mum Nicol Hankin, 34 with son Tyler-Jaye Hankin, 14 From Ashton-Under-Lyne, Manchester) A furious mum claims her autistic son was left heartbroken when his school banned him from performing in their Christmas dance ñ because he doesnít know all the steps. Nicol Hankin claims 14-year-old son Tyler-Jaye Hankin was told by teachers at Samuel Laycock School in Ashton-under-Lyne, Gtr Manchester, he could not be part of his dance and cheerleading groupís public performance at a Christmas market this Saturday. Mum-of-one Nicol said Tyler-Jaye has been rehearsing after lessons and in his lunch breaks since October and the schoolís decision has left him in tears and feeling ëworthlessí. SEE MERCURY COPY

Autistic boy kicked out of school dance 'because he doesn't know all the steps'

Channel: UK UK December 9, 2016 By Ashitha Nagesh

Man's 'friends' cut around his head with an electric saw when he fell asleep

Channel: UK UK December 6, 2016 By Jen Mills
Pictures released through the Twitter feed of the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service showing firefighters at the scene of a blaze which ripped through a building in Manchester's Chinatown, just yards from the ethnic quarter's imperial arch. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Friday November 25, 2016. See PA story FIRE Chinatown. Photo credit should read: Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

Two bodies found in building after fire hits Manchester's Chinatown

Channel: UK UK December 11, 2019 By Jimmy Nsubuga

Manchester College closed after two students are stabbed outside campus

Channel: UK UK December 11, 2019 By Jimmy Nsubuga

Plane forced to land at Manchester Airport after passengers block all toilets

Channel: UK UK December 5, 2016 By Richard Hartley-Parkinson

Ex-Manchester United player Philip Mulryne ordained to be Catholic priest

Channel: UK UK December 5, 2016 By Richard Hartley-Parkinson
Jihadist behind failed terror plot found dead in jail

Failed Islamist suicide bomber found dead in Manchester prison

Channel: News News December 11, 2019 By Sofia Petkar

Man raped and robbed in Manchester street

Channel: UK UK December 11, 2019 By Nicole Morley

Manchester Airport runway closed after plane's wheel breaks on landing

Channel: UK UK December 11, 2019 By Toby Meyjes
Gorton fire. credit: Serendipitea/Twitter https://twitter.com/Serendipitea2/status/787741030850396160

Flames seen for miles as huge fire engulfs block of flats in Manchester

Channel: UK UK December 11, 2019 By Nicole Morley

'Killer clowns' with machetes stalk streets of Manchester

Channel: Weird Weird December 5, 2016 By Richard Hartley-Parkinson
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Video shows creepy clown in bloodstained poncho wandering around Manchester

Channel: UK UK December 11, 2019 By Nicole Morley

Pedestrians narrowly avoid out-of-control car in Manchester

Channel: News News December 11, 2019 By Paul Hardcastle

Student, 18, found dead in Manchester university halls of residence

Channel: UK UK December 11, 2019 By Georgia Diebelius
pensioner's bag searched at airport - because of his juicy pork pie credit: Norman Pearson; Alamy

'Particularly juicy pork pie' causes alert at Manchester Airport

Channel: Weird Weird December 5, 2016 By Richard Hartley-Parkinson

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