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Gateshead man left to sleep on sofa for months due to 'nightmare' roof leak in bedroom

James Watson said he has been sleeping on his sofa on and off since December as a result of the water dripping into his bedroom

Chronicle Live

Council tax rise confirmed in Wigan after four hours of debate

Council tax in Wigan will rise by 4.99 per cent after a majority vote in Wigan Town Hall

Manchester Evening News

Former cop Thomas Booker apologises over sophisticated online drug trafficking syndicate

A former police officer who ran a "one-stop shop" online drug trafficking syndicate became addicted to cocaine and "probably" would have died had he not been arrested, court has heard.

ABC News

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Councillor claims new homes have led to soaring school places demand

"250 pupils in Atherton are fighting for 120 places in the only high school"

Manchester Evening News

Adelaide Remand Centre manager who stole $100,000 from inmates spent $1m at casino, court told

A former general manager of the Adelaide Remand Centre who stole more than $100,000 in cash from prisoners gambled away $1 million about the same time as the theft, an Adelaide court is told.

ABC News

Lithium exploration drilling near Litchfield National Park raises sustainability questions

Residents near Litchfield National Park in the Northern Territory are growing increasingly concerned by mineral exploration in the area.

ABC News

Councillor's speech ends in laughter after maths blunder

“Fine, I’ll give £100 and show this cabinet!”

Manchester Evening News

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Council looks to keep policy tackling drunk anti-social behaviour in crime hotspot

The policy means that anyone applying for a licence in the area is subject to extra scrutiny to make sure alcohol-related issues are tackled.

Liverpool Echo

Ex-army men on the streets and out of work finally given a voice

"There is not a lot of support for vets out there and we need to raise awareness of this."

Manchester Evening News

'Not a lot of communication': National Library closures frustrate academics

Collection closures at the National Library have impacted academics across Australia.

The Canberra Times

"Build, build, build...": Plot to withdraw Wigan from Places for Everyone scheme foiled

"Our residents are unable to see doctors and dentists and are unable to get their children into schools.”

Manchester Evening News

Former Afghan vets working to break the cycle of ex-soldiers getting put behind bars

"I wonder how many vets would be alive now if they could’ve just found a job.”

Manchester Evening News

"Like losing a family member": Ex-Queen's Guard known for silence speaks out on the Queen's death

“To put on that scarlet tunic and bearskin hat, it was like putting on a superhero costume.”

Manchester Evening News

Why are federal authorities so concerned about a record fentanyl shipment found in Melbourne?

After a record amount of fentanyl was seized in Melbourne, authorities are sounding the alarm about the highly dangerous drug that has rarely been found in Australia.

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AAP

Australia's largest ever fentanyl seizure

More than 11 kilograms of the opioid fentanyl has been seized in Melbourne, the largest shipment of the dangerous drug ever detected in Australia.

AAP

Fire recovery 'to cost $16 billion a year'

Scientists say it will cost $16 billion each year to partially restore the environmental damage done by the Black Summer bushfires.

The Hindu

‘Neuroscience needs a breakthrough like discovery of DNA double helix’

There are some promising leads in the field, says V.S. Ramachandran

Wales Online

The horrific true story of schoolboy Rikki Neave's murder and the 30-year search for his killer

James Watson was sentenced to life for the crime earlier this year

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Daily Mirror

Police ‘sorry’ for string of blunders that let Rikki Neave's killer go free for 27 years

James Watson was just 13 when he lured Rikki into woods near his home and strangled him from behind in November 1994 and was finally jailed last month

The Guardian - UK

Inn is out as locals favour Bar and Tap for new pub names

The advent of the micropub is the latest trend to be reflected in changing pub signs

Daily Mirror

Murdered Rikki Neave's sisters demand review of killer's 'lenient' 15-year jail sentence

James Watson was jailed for 15 years last month for the murder of six-year-old Rikki Neave in 1994 when he was a teenager. The tragic child's sisters say the term was "too lenient"

The Independent UK

Rikki Neave: Mother acquitted of killing son, 6, ‘feels dead inside’ as real murderer jailed 27 years later

Ruth Neave is considering challenging child cruelty conviction which saw her locked up for seven years

Liverpool Echo

Child killer lured boy, 6, to woodland and strangled him to death

John Watson killed the child to fulfil a 'morbid fantasy'

Wales Online

Rikki Neave’s 'pure evil' killer jailed for minimum of 15 years

Killer James Watson was sentenced ‘as though a 13-year-old’ because he was also a child at the time of the killing

Daily Mirror

Rikki Neave's sister breaks down as she tells killer 'you finally got your comeuppance'

James Watson, 41, was sentenced to life with a minimum of 15 years for killing little Rikki Neave in the woods near his home in Peterborough in 1994 - Rikki's sister described his death as like 'losing the other half of me'

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