Kidnapped boy's father back in UK
The father of a British boy kidnapped in Pakistan has returned home against police wishes, the BBC learns.
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Man, 23, jailed for racist attack
A man who attacked a 53-year-old man, while shouting racist abuse at him, is jailed for 18 months.
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Rail-to-tram line will shut down
A rail track in Oldham will be converted into a tram track, only for it to be shut down three years later.
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Arsonists 'burnt' in factory fire
Arsonists who set fire to a waste paper site in Lancashire may have been injured, police believe.
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Hugging pair break world record
A pair of embracing students from Greater Manchester break the world record for the longest hug.
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Anger at school bus death report
The mother of a teenager killed by a car after getting off a school bus says she is "angry and upset" at the outcome of an FAI.
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Pair in bid to break hug record
Two Salford University students are trying to break the world record for hugging to raise money for an Oldham hospital.
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Police 'closing in' on kidnappers
Police in Pakistan are closing in on the kidnappers of a five-year-old British boy, says the Pakistani Interior Minister.
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Mother pleads for return of son
The mother of a five-year-old UK boy kidnapped in Pakistan pleads for his safe return, saying she would forgive his captors.
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UK kidnap boy's family deny link
The family of a British boy snatched by armed robbers in Pakistan deny the kidnap was an "inside job".
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Police confident of UK boy rescue
Police in Pakistan have said they are confident a five-year-old British boy kidnapped at gunpoint will be freed.
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Two arrested over kidnapped boy
Two people "very close" to men suspected of kidnapping a British boy in Pakistan have been arrested, the BBC learns.
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Family's plea for kidnapped boy
Relatives of a five-year-old British boy seized at gunpoint in Pakistan say they "just want him back".
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British boy kidnapped in Pakistan
A five-year-old boy from Greater Manchester is kidnapped by robbers while on holiday in Pakistan's Punjab province.
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Getting ready for News Day
This guide explains how teachers taking part in School Report can make the most of the UK wide News Day on 11 March 2010.
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Mother held at gunpoint in home
A mother has a gun held to her throat in the living room of her Oldham home, as her two young children slept upstairs.
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Bank fraud appeal for wanted man
Police name a man they are looking for in connection with a £263,000 bank fraud in Greater Manchester.
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Workers threatened in armed raid
Three masked robbers armed with hammers and a knife threaten staff at a fast food restaurant in Greater Manchester.
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Failed kitchen boss case appeal
Oldham Council says it will appeal against an order to pay the legal costs of the failed prosecution against kitchen trader Vance Miller.
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Historic canopy saved for railway
An historic piece of a railway station in Greater Manchester, the canopy at Oldham Mumps, is saved.
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