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Passengers safe after helicopter ditches into North Sea
All 19 people accounted for after rescue operation involving three RNLI lifeboats and three helicopters

Helen Carter and Gwyn Topham

22, Oct, 2012 @4:45 PM

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Campaigners raise concerns over increased police Taser use
Mistaken deployment of Taser on Chorley blind man and other incidents spark calls for more police control and restraint

Helen Carter

21, Oct, 2012 @4:44 PM

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Couple who helped Kenyan village with cannabis profits jailed
Michael Foster and Susan Cooper made hundreds of thousands of pounds from cannabis factory at their Lincolnshire farmhouse

Helen Carter

18, Oct, 2012 @1:02 PM

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Ben Needham: police to excavate land on Kos where toddler went missing

Specialists to excavate mound near home on island where family was living when Ben vanished in 1991, according to reports

Helen Carter

18, Oct, 2012 @11:35 AM

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Police Taser blind man mistaking his white stick for a samurai sword

The IPPC is investigating an incident in Chorley, where an innocent person was struck by a 50,000-volt stun gun

Helen Carter

18, Oct, 2012 @12:21 AM

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Police officers accused of pressuring football fan to drop assault complaint
Officers on trial for perverting course of justice following off-duty involvement in fight near Merseyside derby match

Helen Carter and agencies

16, Oct, 2012 @3:44 PM

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York hosts a debate about the value of the welfare state

The National Conversation takes place next week and may lead to similar events across the UK

Helen Carter

12, Oct, 2012 @5:41 PM

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MP to call on parliament to ban liquid nitrogen cocktails
David Morris says drinks should be banned after teenage constituent had to have stomach removed

Helen Carter

12, Oct, 2012 @2:41 PM

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Manchester man jailed over anti-police T-shirt worn after PC killings
Barry Thew given eight months for public order and other offences after wearing garment that mocked slain officers

Helen Carter

11, Oct, 2012 @1:59 PM

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Independents' day? Small presses make up 50% of Booker shortlist

Regional publishers enjoy success as they take on big firms in final six titles in line for major literary prize

Helen Carter

10, Oct, 2012 @4:37 PM

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Six arrested over alleged mistreatment of elderly care home residents
Arrests follow five-month investigation into alleged incidents at Hillcroft nursing home in Slyne-with-Hest, Lancaster

Helen Carter

10, Oct, 2012 @1:34 PM

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Blue plaque in Manchester will honour Anthony Burgess

The plaque will be unveiled today at Manchester University, where the author studied in the 1930s

Helen Carter

10, Oct, 2012 @6:00 AM

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