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Oldham

American  
[ohl-duhm, ou-duhm] / ˈoʊl dəm, ˈaʊ dəm /

noun

  1. a city in Greater Manchester, in NW England.


Oldham British  
/ ˈəʊldəm /

noun

  1. a town in NW England, in Oldham unitary authority, Greater Manchester. Pop: 103 544 (2001)

  2. a unitary authority in NW England, in Greater Manchester. Pop: 218 100 (2003 est). Area: 141 sq km (54 sq miles)

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Lisa Barker, from Oldham, contacted Action Fraud, which is run by the City of London Police, after losing £1,508 for eight tickets.

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Arsenal's prowess from set-pieces has been a huge part of their title challenge, having now scored 16 times from corners - three more than anyone else - and equalling the most in a single Premier League season, alongside Oldham in 1992-93, West Brom in 2016-17, and the Gunners themselves in 2023-24.

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Arsenal's 16 goals from corners is the joint-most by any side in a single Premier League campaign, alongside Oldham in 1992-93, West Brom in 2016-17, and the Gunners themselves in 2023-24.

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Milly, not her real name, told the BBC her experience of grooming gangs in London did not involve selling drugs and mirrored what had happened in towns and cities such as Rotherham, Rochdale and Oldham.

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On Monday, China's freestyle skiing superstar Eileen Gu failed in her second attempt to win a gold medal in Italy, beaten into second place in the women's big air final in Livigno by Canada's Megan Oldham.

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