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Joy for Manchester asylum seeker

Joy for Manchester asylum seeker

A WOMAN who fled Bangladesh after claiming she was gang raped is now celebrating after winning her right to stay in the UK.

Naima Alam who lives in Newton Heath said she would be killed if she was forced to return to Bangladesh because her husband was a political activist and his political opponents were threatening to kill her.


 

Shopkeeper slams attackers lenient sentence

Shopkeeper slams attackers lenient sentence

A SHOPKEEPER who was beaten-up outside his own business has slammed his attackers' sentence.

Four arrested after racist chainsaw incident

FOUR people have been arrested after a group of men were threatened with a chainsaw in Bolton last night.

 

Man sentenced for abducting child

Man sentenced for abducting child

A 34-year-old man has been given an indeterminate sentence after admitting to abducting a 14-year-old girl in Oldham.

Quit while your ahead

Quit while your ahead

AURANG Zaib Amirat works to help people from some of the most diverse areas of Manchester give up smoking.


 

 

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