Thirty chimpanzees have escaped from their enclosure at a zoo in Cheshire, forcing it to be closed. The animals found their way into a nearby keepers' area, where their food is usually prepared, at about 1240 BST, Chester Zoo said.

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This is the Portuguese lorry driver accused of killing a family of six when his lorry ploughed into the back of their car on the M6 motorway in Cheshire.

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The UK's largest building society, Nationwide, is merging with two of it's smaller rivals the Cheshire and Derbyshire building societies. The Cheshire has 45 branches and 440,000 members, whilst the Derbyshire has 50 branches and 485,000 members.

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It was claimed that the boys, from a year seven class of 11 and 12-year-olds, were given detention after refusing to take part in a practical demonstration of how Allah is worshipped.

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The Conservatives are "pulling out all the stops" to win Thursday's Crewe and Nantwich by-election, shadow home secretary David Davis has told the BBC. Polls suggest a first by-election gain since 1982 is possible - Mr Davis said a win would be "quite extraordinary".

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Three youths convicted of kicking and beating Garry Newlove to death outside his own home after a seven-hour drinking binge were today all jailed for life.

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Summer in the Heart of Vale Royal- Forget January for a few minutes.

Every June the Middlewich boat festival attracts hundreds of Narrowboaters to our little town set in the centre of of the County of Cheshire. It is such a wonderful time which although lasts only three days it is packed with entertainment and colour.

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Shown together for the first time, this is Osama Bin Laden and the son who rejected his terror creed and went on to marry an English parish councillor.

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In the aftermath of the Petit family slayings in Cheshire, we all reached for explanations: How do human beings sink this low? How could this tragedy have been prevented? Why?

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Home Invasion

You know the world is a scary place when you can't feel safe behind a locked door inside your own home.

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