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Eton's plans for free sixth-form colleges approved
The colleges will be based in towns where education outcomes are weakest, one of them being Oldham.
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Eton's plans for free sixth-form colleges approved
The colleges will be based in towns where education outcomes are weakest, one of them being Oldham.

Greenwood to leave Man Utd after abuse allegations
Mason Greenwood will leave Manchester United following an internal investigation after police dropped charges of attempted rape and assault.

Masked gang stabs three people in home attack
One victim needed an operation after suffering life-changing injuries in the Salford attack, police say.

Ella Toone's family say they are 'mega-proud'
The England star scored twice in the World Cup before the team were beaten by Spain in the final.

Cyclist critical after crash with bus and taxi
Police appeal for information after the 20-year-old man was injured in the university campus area.

How another grooming gang went under the radar
One of the victims, who suffered four years of sickening abuse, had to wait eight years for justice.
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Eton's plans for free sixth-form colleges approved
The colleges will be based in towns where education outcomes are weakest, one of them being Oldham.

Greenwood to leave Man Utd after abuse allegations
Mason Greenwood will leave Manchester United following an internal investigation after police dropped charges of attempted rape and assault.

Masked gang stabs three people in home attack
One victim needed an operation after suffering life-changing injuries in the Salford attack, police say.

Ella Toone's family say they are 'mega-proud'
The England star scored twice in the World Cup before the team were beaten by Spain in the final.

Cyclist critical after crash with bus and taxi
Police appeal for information after the 20-year-old man was injured in the university campus area.

How another grooming gang went under the radar
One of the victims, who suffered four years of sickening abuse, had to wait eight years for justice.

Greenwood to leave Man Utd after abuse allegations
Mason Greenwood will leave Manchester United following an internal investigation after police dropped charges of attempted rape and assault.

Masked gang stabs three people in home attack
One victim needed an operation after suffering life-changing injuries in the Salford attack, police say.

Ella Toone's family say they are 'mega-proud'
The England star scored twice in the World Cup before the team were beaten by Spain in the final.
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