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The best of the BBC from across the North West. Watch North West Tonight live on BBC One 1.30pm, 6.30pm and 10.25pm weekdays. Catch up on @BBCiPlayer.
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Burglar spooked by victim's cat fled empty handed
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Nexi the cat startled Callum Quirk as he prepared to burgle her owner's home in Widnes, police say.
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Sex worker-linked police and staff sacked and suspended
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An anti-corruption unit investigates "non-legitimate" sex worker contact at Greater Manchester Police.
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Judge halts trial of alleged Rochdale grooming gang
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A date for a retrial of six men accused of sex offences against two Rochdale schoolgirls is yet to be set.
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Teacher caught with 'paedophile manuals'
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Charles Cornelius used AI to generate "depraved" child abuse images.
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'Manipulative' man jailed for abusing boys in caravan
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Robert Court was in his early 20s when he assaulted two boys aged 12 and 14 in between 2011 and 2013.
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Man 'dressed as elf' arrested for assault
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Police say the man verbally abused officers when they stopped him in the street
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Flat fire arsonist jailed for endangering lives
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The attack set off a fire alarm alerting police to evacuate nearby flats in Carlisle, a court hears.
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Hospital visitors urged to wear masks to slow flu
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North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust says it is seeing a significant rise in cases.
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'It's good to be kind': Family hosts free Christmas event
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The Bridge family recognise "things are hard for people" and want to provide an alternative to costly events.
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Top NHS boss suspended amid internal investigation
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Mark Fisher is suspended on a "precautionary basis" from his senior NHS role in Greater Manchester.
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'I'm a Wigan lad who wanted to prove people wrong'
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Jordan Burns, 30, hand cycles more than 60 km to show "people with disabilities can achieve".
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'After 48 years it is lovely to know what Nan to Bury FC'
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Bury FC are mourning the end of a "Gigg lane dynasty" after the death of a longstanding personality.
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Illuminations critic is 'out of touch' says curator
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Blackpool Illuminations' designer says the display should "reflect our different tastes".
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Red skies brighten up gloomy winter days
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Images of the magnificent early morning vistas were also captured by the BBC's Weather Watchers.
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Police raids in major crackdown on crime
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More than 250 officers are involved in Operation Vanguard which will also include underwater searches.
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Blackpool to lose direct trains to London
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The changes will see Avanti's existing four weekday services from the resort reduced to just one.
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Work completed on roof of 'Downton Shabby'
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The property is the subject of a High Court battle between a U.S. filmmaker and the local council.
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Shipwrecks, skates and submarines: Protecting England's unusual heritage
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Historic England is celebrating unusual buildings and sites added to its National Heritage List this year.
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'Chaotic' care home's residents 'were wet through'
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Rowan Garth Care Home in the Anfield area of Liverpool is under special measures after an inspection.
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Artist's giant germs take over Blackpool
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Artist Jason Wilsher-Mills says his Blackpool exhibition mixes his memories of hospitals and the seaside.
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