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1. 11. When cotton was king at Royal Exchange

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 18 September 2007 TODAY the Royal Exchange is home to theatre buffs and a host of top actors. But in years gone by the building, which now houses Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre, was home to the largest cloth trading exchange in the country.

2. 12. Thug on the run

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 07 July 2005 A VIOLENT mugger has escaped from prison but police in his home town were only told more than a week later - after he was spotted by a member of the public.

3. 13. Thieves steal wedding jewels

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 08 July 2005 THIS is Faiza Durrani on the day of her wedding three years ago - but now the photograph is all Faiza, 26, has left after burglars stole the treasured jewellery she wore on her special day.

4. 14. Drug gang 'shot off man's toes'

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 06 April 2004 A& GANGLAND& victim was kidnapped, burned, beaten up and had his toes shot off by a group of laughing attackers. The plan was hatched because the Cheetham Hill-based gang thought 30-year-old Wayne Riley had stolen £35,000 of drugs money from them.

5. 15. Emma's race to Games fitness

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 13 January 2006 CRASH cyclist Emma Davies Jones is finally back on her bike - but has just 60 days to chase her dream of a Commonwealth Games medal.<BR><BR>

6. 16. Brave police in line for title

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 10 July 2007 POLICE officers who risked their lives to help a colleague who had been shot in the face could be named the bravest in the country.

7. 17. A monumental festival!

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 27 August 2007 A REPLICA of a landmark tower marking the birth of an independent Pakistan was the centrepiece at a Manchester festival.

8. 18. Anger at 'burglar hotspot' slur

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 23 May 2006 STOCKPORT has been dubbed England's top burglary hotspot and the third most crime-ridden place in the country, following statistics out today. But police and council bosses say the figures are wildly inaccurate.

9. 19. Police death smash bike 'grounded'

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 01 August 2006 POLICE chiefs have withdrawn a model of motorbike from service after the deaths of two officers during training exercises. Pc Allan Shaw, 33, died last month after his Honda ST1300 struck a stationary lorry in Astley Bridge, Bolton, during a police training exercise.

10. 20. 'Finish me off' plea of man who shot wife

    Manchester Evening News, Monday 31 July 2006 SUICIDAL gunman Brian Walsh asked a relative to "finish him off" if he failed to kill himself after shooting his wife Pauline, it has emerged.

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