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Thieves steal a metal plaque erected in memory of two young boys killed by IRA bombs in the Cheshire town of Warrington.

To round off a week of special editions following Manchester City's historic Premier League title win the M.E.N is giving away a free giant poster. Make sure you don't miss out!

When it comes to bickering brothers, some might say Noel and Liam Gallagher are up there with the worst of them.

So it comes as no surprise that former Oasis bandmate Liam wants to go one better than Noel after he asked for a week’s worth of M.E.Ns following City’s dramatic Premier League title win.

A cold-hearted conman callously befriended the family of a dying baby – to steal from their charity appeal.

Stephen Whittaker, 37, even went to the extraordinary lengths of taking part in a fund-raising bike ride … but never handed over a penny of the estimated £800 he raised.

A playwright has told of her joy after winning a six year battle against deportation.

Lydia Besong, who settled in Bury after fleeing Cameroon with her husband Bernard Batey in 2006, was finally granted asylum yesterday.

The plane which made the first landing at Manchester Airport 75 years ago has recreated its historic flight.

Dozens of aviation enthusiasts and airport staff turned out to greet the tiny De Havilland Hornet Moth exactly three-quarters of a century after it first touched down on the runway.

A woman jailed for killing the brother of a Moors Murders victim has made a bid for freedom – claiming her continued imprisonment violates her human rights.

Caz Telfer, originally from Burnage, was sentenced to 18 years in 2002 for the manslaughter of Tommy West, whose sister Lesley Ann Downey was murdered by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley.

Lucky pensioner John Boswell said he was ‘over the moon’ after winning our competition to have his council tax bill paid for a whole year.

John, 79, scooped the prize in the M.E.N.’s big cash give-away after his golden ticket was picked out of thousands of entries.

Directors at JD Sports Fashion received more than £2.6m for the year to January 28, £810,000 less than the year before, according to the Bury-based retailer's annual report.

The UK has become one of the world's top 10 computer hacking hotspots for the first time, according to new research.

The first plane to land at Manchester Airport repeats the trip after 75 years

A century from Warwickshire's Rikki Clarke leaves last year's county champions Lancashire facing a heavy defeat.

Disco star Donna Summer has died aged 63, her publicist said. A statement issued on behalf of her family hailed the singer, best known for hits including I Feel Love, as "a woman of many gifts".

Wigan Warriors will meet Leeds Rhinos in the semi-final of the Challenge Cup - a repeat of last year's final at Wembley.

A man admits stealing a woman's handbag, minutes after she had been knocked down by a lorry and killed in Manchester.

Preview and team news ahead of Friday's Super League clash between Salford and Bradford (20:00 GMT).

A jury has been sworn in in the trial of a man and wife accused of murdering their teenage daughter.

Iftikhar Ahmed, 52, and his partner Farzana Ahmed, 49, of Liverpool Road, Warrington, both deny murdering 17-year-old Shafilea Ahmed in 2003.

Whether it’s in Munich, Madrid or Barcelona, moneybags City hope to topple the giants of European football next season after landing their first English top-flight title in 44 years.

Former England striker Michael Owen has no intention of retiring following his release by Manchester United.

This is an exclusive first glimpse at how Manchester's St Peter's Square will look following a redesign of the city's civic heart.

Council chiefs have today selected German landscape architects, Latz + Partner, to turn their vision of creating a world-class public square in the centre of the city into a reality.