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Two arrested on suspicion of murder after man's body found in Chester
Cheshire Police have made two arrests after the death of a man in Chester.
Police were called to Edgars Field next to the Ship Inn at Handbridge at around 11.15pm after a man's body was found.
The dead man is believed to be in his thirties and from Chester.
His next of kin has been informed but formal identification has not yet taken place
Police have restricted access to the park while they carry out forensic tests say two local men aged 29 and 31 have been arrested on suspicion of murder.
Police want to speak to anyone who was around the Ship Inn and Edgars Field at 10.30pm on Sunday 20th May, to make contact with police.
Cheshire Police can be contacted on 101 or alternatively information can be left anonymously with Crimestoppers on 0800 555
Zoo's plans to save endangered moths
Chester Zoo is embarking on a mammoth task to reintroduce a rare native species back to the UK.
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We ask Professor David Elmes about shale gas
Presenter Lucy Meacock spoke to oil and gas expert Professor David Elmes. She started by asking him if he thought there could be real benefits from shale gas for us all?
Gas resource could be massive
Oil company IGas says there's so much shale gas underground across the North West it could be enough for the UK's power needs for years to come.
They're saying there could be more than 150 trillion cubic feet of the gas just waiting to be tapped into using the controversial drilling method known as fracking.
But opponents of fracking say we're still in the dark about how much damage the process could cause to the environment.
Ralph Blunsom reports.
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UK firm IGas says there could be more than 170 trillion cubic feet of gas in the area it is licensed to drill.
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