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A RELIGIOUS EDUCATION TEACHER at an all boys school has been arrested on suspicion of having sex with a pupil. Police officers were brought in to Audenshaw School after they received a report that teacher, Madeleine Martin, 39, had been 'engaging in sexual activity' with a boy who is aged under-16.

WERE YOU IN RUSH HOUR MISERY ON THURSDAY? Equipment failure meant that Piccadilly Station had to be closed on Thursday morning. No trains were allowed in and out after the breakdown at a signal box. Many passengers waiting for trains into the city abandoned their journeys. The problem was fixed by 8.02am, however the knock-on effect meant commuters on later services were hit by long delays.

THE FUNERAL of a 16-year-old who was shot dead outside a Manchester pub, takes place today. Giuseppe Gregory was shot on 10 May as he sat in a car outside the Robin Hood pub in Stretford. His death was the first fatal shooting in the city for a year. The funeral service will take place at St John Chrysostom Church, Anson Road in Longsight, at 11.30am.

MEASLES AND MUMPS cases are on the rise. More than 130 children in Greater Manchester have had measles or mumps this year compared to just 10 in the same time in 2008.So far there have been nine cases of measles in Manchester, seven in Salford and five in Bury according to the Health Protection Agency. Doctors are urging parents to protect their children with the MMR vaccine.

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