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Corrupt vicar jailed after conducting 28 sham marriages for illegal immigrants in Rochdale - video and audio

A corrupt vicar who conducted sham marriages so that illegal immigrants could stay in the UK has been jailed.
 
Reverend Canon Patrick John Magumba, 58, accepted thousands in cash to carry out 28 bogus ceremonies in Rochdale. Magumba earlier pleaded guilty at Bolton Crown Court to a charge of conspiracy to facilitate a breach of UK immigration law by a non-EU person.
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Family barricades itself in bedroom as knife raiders strike at their home

Masked raiders wielding a knife broke into the house on Industry Road, Falinge, shortly after midnight yesterday.
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Thieves risk lives by climbing 165-ft high electricity pylon in Middleton - to steal aluminium wire worth £100

Scrap metal thieves scaled a electricity pylon in Middleton to steal wiring worth just £100 – but caused £100,000 damage. The gang risked their lives by climbing past 275,000-volt power cables to reach the top of the 165ft-tall tower.
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Cut above the rest: Lee Stafford’s hairdressing masterclass for Hopwood Hall students

The Celebrity Scissorhands star was invited by Hopwood Hall to host a sell-out industry event at Rochdale Town Hall.
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Rochdale bar in Christmas Eve party stab-death horror is closed down

A bar where a man was stabbed to death at a party has been shut down by licensing chiefs. John Lee Barrett, 31, from Harpurhey, was knifed during a brawl at Sinclair’s bar on Drake Street, Rochdale on Christmas Eve.
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Health chiefs on red alert as another £13m is slashed from hospitals budget

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Tax break offer to ease traders' pain of Metrolink work

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Double misery for town’s jobless as youth unemployment figures are among UK's worst

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Ruling means up to £3,000 payouts for ex-Woolworths staff

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Last-gasp reprieve in asylum battle

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New vicar of Rochdale is given a warm welcome

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Dad from Rochdale awarded £3,500 after choking on piece of rubber in Walkers crisp packet

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Revealed: How Greater Manchester's town halls spent £1.5 BILLION of your money

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Fridge fault blamed after fire at Deeplish industrial unit

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Passenger cut free from car after Spotland Road crash

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Vicious rapist from Rossendale who attacked girls at Rochdale house is jailed

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Town centre firms to get tax rebate after officials admit overcharging

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Report shows drug users are making switch to ‘legal high’

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Star duo Got to Dance on hit TV talent show

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