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1. 1. Revealed: Secret documents show how Margaret Thatcher helped save ex-Manchester police chief Sir James Anderton after row over Aids comments

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 04 January 2012 Sir James Anderton faced calls to quit after claiming that victims of the disease were in a ‘human cesspool of their own making’. Now documents secured by the M.E.N. give an incredible insight into the 1986 political storm - and show how close the country’s second largest police force came to meltdown.

2. 2. Video: Victims' families could face Moors Murderer Ian Brady as judge rules his mental health tribunal is held in public

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 09 December 2011 Judge Robert Atherton has granted permission for the tribunal hearing to be held in public – meaning Brady could be seen for the first time in decades.

3. 3. Brother of Moors Murder victim John Kilbride dies

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 27 October 2011 Danny Kilbride was just 11 when John, then 12, was snatched from Ashton market, strangled and buried in a shallow grave. He was the second of Brady and Hindley’s five victims.

4. 4. How Chris Bird plans to spread his wings wider with an expanded media empire

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 06 October 2011 Chris Bird jokes about having made loads of money for other people – and now it’s time for him to make some for himself.

5. 5. Brother of Moors Murder victim Keith Bennett vows he will never stop looking for him

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 22 June 2011 A new book tells the story of David Smith – the man who blew the whistle on Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, and endured years of suspicion that he too had been involved in the Moors Murders. But the foreword to the book comes from an unexpected source – Alan Bennett, brother of Keith, the Moors Murder victim still unfound.

6. 6. Suranne Jones is upbeat and on the beat

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 25 May 2011 Suranne Jones talks to Ian Wylie about playing a detective, her Unforgiven role being taken over by Angelina Jolie and poking fun at Chadderton.

7. 7. Winnie Johnson in desperate plea to Moors Murderer Ian Brady over her son Keith Bennett

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 25 April 2011 The mum of Moors Murder victim Keith Bennett has revealed she may have just months to find out where her son is buried – after being diagnosed with cancer.

8. 8. Unearthing the past to bring peace

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 13 April 2011 The Salford detective who helped locate one of the Moors Murder victims is hunting for those killed in the Irish Troubles. Yakub Qureshi hears how he is bringing peace to families of ‘The Disappeared’.

9. 9. Young actress stars as Moors murderer Myra Hindley in new play

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 05 April 2011 An unknown young actress is to star as Moors murderer Myra Hindley in a controversial play charting the reasons behind her shocking crimes.

10. 10. Why are cinema's leading ladies all so posh? Maxine Peake condemns lack of roles for working class actresses

    Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 15 February 2011 Former Shameless star Maxine Peake has hit out at the lack of leading ladies who are from working class backgrounds.

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