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Probe at school as swine flu strikes

Probe at school as swine flu strikes

A HYNDBURN schoolboy is the first person in East Lancashire to contract swine flu.

Eleven-year-old Qaasim Pervaiz, a pupil at Hyndburn Park Primary School, Church, was confirmed as having the illness by doctors on Sunday after numerous tests ruled out the the deadly brain bug meningitis.


 

Islam course will help to educate
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THE Oldham Muslim Centre will be running a course to help people become professional presenters of Islam in a bid to help the wider community understand the faith better.

Shariah courts giving 'illegal' advice

Nearly 85 sharia courts in the UK are regularly giving 'illegal' advice on issues including marriage and divorce, a report claims.


 

Charity helps Pak medical student

A medical student from the Swat Valley in Pakistan is being put through medical school thanks to a scholarship awarded by a Manchester charity.

Fine for shopkeeper who sold booze to underage teen

A Stockport shopkeeper has been ordered to pay more than £800 after a 15-year-old girl purchased alcohol at a Marple Bridge store.


 

 

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