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Fault lines found to both drive and dampen volcanic activity
Researchers have uncovered how major geological faults can simultaneously channel magma towards the surface and prevent volcanic eruptions, offering fresh insight into how eruptions begin, and why some never happen.
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Boy, 6, dies after collapsing suddenly in St Helens town centre
A passer-by carried out CPR at the scene until emergency services arrived
Makerfield MP Josh Simons makes frank admission about Andy Burnham's bid for return to Parliament after stepping aside
He said he was stepping aside because Labour needed 'urgent, radical, courageous reform' and argued the mayor was the figure best placed to deliver it
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Legal rights on parking across your own driveway as drivers risk £130 fine
Parking across a dropped kerb is illegal in the UK and could land you with a Penalty Charge Notice - here's what you need to know
The Mancunian Way: A Makerfield gambit for the 'King of the North'
Is Andy Burnham heading back to Westminster?
Did Andy Burnham go jogging in a vintage football shirt worth hundreds of pounds?
The Mayor was pictured going out for a run today in a classic top from his beloved Everton
Met Office reveals exact date Greater Manchester will soar to 25C next week after UK cool snap
Temperatures are set to soar to 25C in Greater Manchester next week
Metrolink disruption as crash causing delays on Manchester Airport route
Commuters have been warned of delays
Jurors in Manchester Airport assault trial told they can reach majority verdicts
Mohammed Fahir Amaaz and Muhammad Amaad deny assaulting PC Zachary Marsden
Bristol teen jailed for neo-Nazi axe attack called herself 'embodiment of hell'
Alina Burns, 19, attacked Mohammed Mahmoodi, 27, with an axe as he stood outside his barber's shop in Bedminster, Bristol
World first DNA study: where you live may change how fast you age
University of Manchester scientists, part of a global team led by Stanford University, have uncovered a remarkable link between where you live and how quickly your body ages.
Police release CCTV images after £400 stolen from Chorlton post office
Police say the theft took place while a currency exchange was taking place
Manchester Evening News publisher buys city-based affiliate events brand
Affiliate North is an industry event brand based in the city, bringing together affiliates, brands and marketers
Four jailed for involvement in drugs gang at centre of fatal acid attack
A 38-year-old father died after sulphuric acid was thrown over him from a coffee cup
Greater Manchester teacher took 'more than a million' up-skirt snaps of pupils with hidden cameras
Former ICT teacher Matthew Gilkes has been jailed for 16 years
Lowestoft mum who drowned trapped in rocks 'could have been saved', coroner says
Saffron Cole-Nottage, 32, was walking along The Esplanade in Lowestoft, Suffolk, when she fell and became trapped headfirst in the rocks as the tide came in
Dunelm shoppers race to buy £39 rug that looks like an actual piece of art
It is perfect for brining a neutral space to life or complementing an already eclectic interior scheme
Andy Burnham gets his trainers on for a run after dropping out of Salford Lads' Club event
The Greater Manchester Mayor was absent from an event in Salford he was scheduled to attend
Premium Bonds rules change warning as expert predicts 'two more rises'
You may want to revisit your savings plans
Tourists visiting Spain issued venomous spider warning after Brit bitten
Melissa Rowling was bitten by a brown recluse at her home in Spain