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• Black Lives Matter #ShutDown event sees dozens march through Manchester

  05-08-2016 23:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Campaigners gathered at Alexandra Park in Whalley Range on Friday night after demonstrations in London, Birmingham and Nottingham.
  
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• Super League: Wigan Warriors 60-12 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats

  05-08-2016 23:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wigan cruise to victory over Wakefield to move level on points with Hull FC at the top of the Super League table.
  
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• Lottery results: Winning Euromillions numbers for Friday August 5, 2016

  05-08-2016 22:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Tonight's Euromillions has a rollover prize fund of £19m and the chance for one UK players to win a million pounds
  
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• CCTV captures woman kicking poppy wreaths at memorial

  05-08-2016 22:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Footage is released of a woman kicking and trampling on poppy wreaths at a war memorial in Manchester.
  
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• Man suspected of tailing woman for 80 miles is stopped by super-fit police chief

  05-08-2016 21:44 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Assistant Chief Constable John O’Hare - who keeps fit by competing in triathlons - chased the suspect on foot after he had abandoned his vehicle near the M60
  
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• Christopher Biggins kicked out of Celebrity Big Brother over 'offensive comments'

  05-08-2016 21:16 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Oldham-born star was an early favourite to win
  
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• Viola Beach go straight to number one with posthumous debut album

  05-08-2016 21:04 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Warrington band had their promising career cut short when their car plunged from a bridge in Sweden
  
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• Blossoms are having the most extraordinary 24 hours of their lives

  05-08-2016 20:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Stockport band celebrated the release of their first album with home fans
  
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• Woman caught on CCTV trampling on poppy wreaths ‘couldn’t believe her actions’

  05-08-2016 20:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 21-year-old drunk was shown CCTV footage of her actions after sobering up and has now been dealt with by police
  
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• Car with four kids in the back ploughs into front of house

  05-08-2016 20:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The car smashed into the front of a terraced house and two other cars in Harold Avenue
  
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• Coronation Street launches first official colouring book

  05-08-2016 20:21 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The book will bring to life some of the soap's most colourful storylines from over the decades
  
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• The Real Housewives of Cheshire look in great spirits as they film the fourth series

  05-08-2016 20:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Lauren Simon and Leanne Brown headed to Ampika's salon to film new scenes
  
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• Police release CCTV images of men they want to speak to after attack in Wigan

  05-08-2016 19:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Detectives want to speak to those pictured in connection with the ‘unprovoked and cowardly attack’ in the early hours of July 30
  
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• Sadie Hartley murder accused sang along to Abba musical after hearing of her death, court hears

  05-08-2016 19:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Sarah Williams and Katrina Walsh have both pleaded not guilty to the charge of murdering the 60-year-old mother-of-two in the Lancashire village where she lived
  
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• Live: Black Lives Matter protest in Manchester attracts hundreds of protesters

  05-08-2016 19:27 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  People are meeting at Alexandra Park in Whalley Range for the protest which is planned to coincide with demonstrations in London, Birmingham and Nottingham
  
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• Coronation Street: Aidan CHEATS with Maria on Corrie next week

  05-08-2016 19:11 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Aidan has a fling with hairdresser Maria after they enjoy a wine-fuelled chat
  
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• Travellers with Bentleys, BMWs and Porsches pitch up in Hyde

  05-08-2016 19:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The travellers - who have come from France, Norway, Sweden and Germany - say they are in Tameside for a holiday
  
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• New mental health centre opens in Stockport to replace one controversially shut last year

  05-08-2016 19:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Wellbeing Centre will now operate out of Disability Stockport for at least the next two years
  
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• Lancastrians will never surrender their territory | Letters

  05-08-2016 18:54
  
  For the Yorkshire Dales to acquire some real class and distinction (Lancashire loses turf to Yorkshire for Dales expansion, 2 August) it has clearly been necessary for the national park to encompass some of Lancashire’s treasured acres. Although the park now embraces the high moors of Leck Fell, let it never be forgotten that all these lands, along with the administrative jiggery-pokery that redefined the Furness district and “Lancashire across the sands” as Cumbria, remain irr
  
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• Viola Beach claim posthumous number one album

  05-08-2016 18:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Indie band Viola Beach enter the album chart at number one, six months after their lives were tragically cut short in a car accident.
  
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• Cold Feet: Fay Ripley says show return feels like 'putting on old jumper'

  05-08-2016 18:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Returning to Cold Feet after more than a decade since it was last seen on TV felt like "putting on an old jumper", Fay Ripley says.
  
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• Jorgie Porter says hurtful comments about her skin made her feel self-conscious

  05-08-2016 18:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The former Hollyoaks actress suffered problematic skin from the age of 14
  
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• The Qualifiers: Salford Red Devils v Huddersfield Giants

  05-08-2016 18:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Team news as Salford Red Devils host Huddersfield Giants in Sunday's Qualifiers fixture at the AJ Bell Stadium (15:00 BST).
  
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• New Transport Secretary pledges to push ahead with Manchester road and rail projects

  05-08-2016 18:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Chris Grayling gave a reassurance that it was ‘business as usual’ for the post-Brexit Northern Powerhouse - and described HS3 as an ‘important part of the future’
  
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• Man arrested after woman raped inside city centre nightclub

  05-08-2016 18:11 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Officers were called to Ark on Whitworth Street West, in Manchester city centre, in the early hours of May 29
  
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• Nissan predicts huge increase in the number of EV charging stations

  05-08-2016 18:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Infrastructure growth will reflect big year on year hike in UK sales of electric vehicles
  
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• GMP officers to run New York marathon in memory of murdered Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone

  05-08-2016 17:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A group of officers are already in training for the race later this year and plan to raise money for the PC Nicola Hughes Memorial Fund
  
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• Blossoms released their album today and Stockport can't contain itself

  05-08-2016 17:49 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The band's self-titled debut is out now and no-one is prouder than the town where they grew up
  
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• Former Corrie star hails hero butcher who chased down armed robber

  05-08-2016 17:44 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Butcher Jimmy Ashbrook leapt into action after the owner of Rococo gift shop in Prestbury screamed for help during the raid.
  
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• Crocodile (stuffed) found in Greater Manchester suburb

  05-08-2016 17:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three police community support officers were in for a shock while on patrol in a leafy Greater Manchester suburb - an old man carrying a giant crocodile.
  
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• The wine you should be buying this weekend

  05-08-2016 17:20 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  This week it's a Lidl bargain for under a fiver
  
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• Things you only know if you house share

  05-08-2016 16:55 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  How much CAN you fit in a bin?
  
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• Cat yoga, feline film nights and even kitty knitting are coming to Manchester

  05-08-2016 16:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Because everything is better with cats.
  
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• The Stockport hopefuls who are going for gold at Rio 2016

  05-08-2016 16:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Three athletes are taking part in the Olympics and Paralympics
  
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• Jewish group plans Hale eruv with 12-mile perimeter

  05-08-2016 16:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One of the UK's largest eruvs, with a perimeter of 12 miles, could be created in Greater Manchester.
  
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• This tram journey could lead to a free holiday to America

  05-08-2016 16:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Pride's Tram Trax USA event invites 60 people onto a tram to enjoy fizz and live music
  
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• The tram journey that could lead to a free holiday to America

  05-08-2016 16:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Pride's Tram Trax USA event invites 60 people onto a tram to enjoy fizz and live music
  
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• CCTV image released after mountain bike worth £500 stolen from Manchester Piccadilly station

  05-08-2016 16:17 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The bike was taken from outside the station on Sunday, May 29
  
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• The bottomless beer brunch has arrived in Manchester

  05-08-2016 16:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  First it was prosecco, now Manchester has its first American breakfast - with unlimited bottles of craft beer
  
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• Watch: Honda Civic Type-R v Renault Megane 275 Cup-S

  05-08-2016 16:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Are you analogue or digital? Whichever motoring philosophy you sign up to, you’ll find something to get excited about in the Honda Civic Type R and Renault Megane 275 Cup-S.
  
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• Long-term test: Bentley Continental GT – off-roaded…Long-term test: Bentley Continental GT – off-roaded…

  05-08-2016 15:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A saturated car park and a mud-covered emergency exit leave us no choice but to do something most people would consider certifiably insane
  
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• Pregnant Sophie Austin and Shayne Ward can't stop smiling as she shows off her growing bump

  05-08-2016 15:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The delighted parents-to-be strolled hand in hand after announcing baby news
  
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• The best farms and petting zoos in Greater Manchester

  05-08-2016 15:09 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Kids can get up close to all kinds of animals at these child-friendly venues
  
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• Roxy Ballroom is coming to Manchester

  05-08-2016 15:09 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Owners of the popular Roxy Ballroom in Leeds are bringing the club to Deansgate
  
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• Manchester weather: Get the sun cream out (but just for a bit)

  05-08-2016 15:09 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Make the most of the weekend...the decent weather isn’t expected to last
  
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• Manchester is getting a new ping pong and pool bar

  05-08-2016 15:09 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Owners of the popular Roxy Ballroom in Leeds are bringing the club to Deansgate
  
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• This is the shocking CCTV footage that shows a woman deliberately trampling on poppy wreaths at Manchester cenotaph

  05-08-2016 14:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'If you vandalise this monument to those who gave their lives for this country, we will catch you in the act and work with the police to make sure that you are punished'
  
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• How to make the perfect Old Fashioned in one minute

  05-08-2016 14:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Ahead of Manchester Loves Cocktails, Woodford Reserve ambassador Nate Booker shows you how to make the granddaddy of cocktails
  
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• Gemma Atkinson shows off her STRONG body after stripping naked for photoshoot

  05-08-2016 14:31 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Emmerdale star has shared an inspirational video of her lifting weights at the gym
  
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• Kozel is giving away free beer to people in Manchester this weekend

  05-08-2016 13:57 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  App users can claim two free beers at a number of Manchester pubs
  
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