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Manchester Airport
Alison Shah and Richard Kay decided to take matters into their own hands after being told they faced a 12-day wait for a flight home
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Blackpool Council is giving away ten pairs of the First Rider tickets
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Zaishan Jahangir sold illegal vapes and offered them to teenager in his Chorley takeaway
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M6 live traffic updates as lorry crashes into central reservation near Kirkby Lonsdale
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