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• Billionaire landowner the Duke of Westminster dies, age 64

  09-08-2016 23:57 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  He was taken to the Royal Preston Hospital, in Lancashire, where he died on Tuesday afternoon
  
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• Blackpool 4-2 Bolton Wanderers (AET)

  09-08-2016 23:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  League Two side Blackpool score twice in extra time to overcome Bolton Wanderers in the EFL Cup first round.
  
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• Man dies following Ashton-under-Lyne house explosion

  09-08-2016 23:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man dies following a suspected gas explosion at a family home in Greater Manchester.
  
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• York City 1-0 Macclesfield Town

  09-08-2016 23:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  York City win their first home game back in non-league football, as Matt Fry's goal sees them past Macclesfield Town.
  
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• Rochdale 3-1 Chesterfield

  09-08-2016 23:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rochdale come from behind to beat League One rivals Chesterfield and reach the second round of the EFL Cup.
  
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• Man dies after huge explosion at house in Ashton

  09-08-2016 22:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Officers attended and discovered a house with substantial damage and a number of injured people
  
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• Oldham Athletic 2-1 Wigan Athletic

  09-08-2016 22:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  League One club Oldham Athletic overcome 10-man Championship side Wigan Athletic to reach the EFL Cup second round.
  
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• Paul Pogba's mum goes for a shopping trip in Manchester (and guess what she's been buying)

  09-08-2016 22:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The mum of United's new £100m ace was spotted enjoying a spot of retail therapy just hours after record signing announced
  
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• Watch as workmen tear tiles and bricks from Ashton home devastated by huge explosion

  09-08-2016 22:37 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  John and Hazel Wilson were forced to leap from their bedroom window when a fire broke out at their home in Ashton
  
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• Scorpion on the loose in posh city centre apartment block

  09-08-2016 22:28 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Emperor scorpion is thought to have entered the Century Buildings inside someone’s holiday luggage
  
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• Man arrested after attempted burglary at Rooney's home

  09-08-2016 21:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Manchester United star's £6m property in Prestbury was targeted. Police are now quizzing a 24-year-old from Scarborough
  
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• Waiting for fat cats to share the cream | Brief letters

  09-08-2016 21:37
  
  Executive pay | Artistic old ladies | Cohen’s muse | Fleet Street | Manchester’s ‘new’ tramsYour report on the pay of Britain’s male bosses (8 August) beggars belief. I’m pleased that the prime minister is taking action. Meanwhile, those named could answer criticism positively by offering large proportions of their wealth to hospitals, education, medical and scientific research, not to mention the boost they could give to projects in the arts. Their response w
  
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• Man held over burglary bid at Wayne Rooney's home

  09-08-2016 21:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man is arrested on suspicion of attempted burglary after Wayne Rooney's home was allegedly targeted while he was playing in his testimonial match at Old Trafford.
  
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• Armed police will step up patrols in north Manchester after shootings sparked by 'mini-gangland war'

  09-08-2016 20:57 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  There have been three shootings in Harpurhey and Crumpsall over a 24-hour period
  
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• Concerns for man missing from home for a week

  09-08-2016 20:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  James Hodgkiss, 34, was last seen on Tuesday, August 2
  
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• Child sex offender banned from going within 50 metres of a park complains that the order is 'too vague'

  09-08-2016 20:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Mohammed Hussain breached the rules by being involved in the opening of a takeaway 40 metres away from a park
  
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• Burton Albion v Bury

  09-08-2016 20:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preview followed by live coverage of Wednesday's EFL Cup game between Burton Albion and Bury.
  
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• Where will Pogba live now he's finally in Manchester?

  09-08-2016 19:57 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It's happened at last, the prodigal son has returned home, and with a premium price tag, he's going to need a premium home!
  
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• Andy Burnham: Let's show this country Greater Manchester can do things better than the rest

  09-08-2016 19:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  In his full interview since being elected mayoral candidate, the shadow home secretary on his vision - and why he is from Liverpool AND Manchester
  
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• Overhead footage released showing devastation caused by huge explosion at house in Ashton

  09-08-2016 19:04 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The clip taken from the air shows the full extent of the damage to the terrace house
  
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• All Emirates flights from Manchester to Dubai will be on airline’s double-decker A380s

  09-08-2016 19:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The airline has brought in a third double decker A380 to travel the route
  
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• Paul Pogba: Manchester United re-sign France midfielder for world-record £89m

  09-08-2016 18:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Paul Pogba says "the time is right to go back to Old Trafford" as he completes his world-record £89m transfer to Manchester United.
  
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• Super League: Surrey Stars ease to victory over Lancashire Thunder

  09-08-2016 18:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England opener Tammy Beaumont hits an unbeaten 45 as Surrey Stars beat Lancashire Thunder by seven wickets.
  
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• Blossoms look set to end a bloomin' amazing week... with a number one album

  09-08-2016 18:28 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The five-piece band from Stockport are well ahead in the lead for the top spot
  
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• Blossoms look set to end a bloomin' amazing week... with a number on album!

  09-08-2016 18:28 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The five-piece band from Stockport are well ahead in the lead for the top spot
  
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• Appeal after 10-year-old seriously injured after he was knocked down by car

  09-08-2016 18:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The boy was rushed to hospital for surgery and remains in a 'serious but stable condition'
  
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• Comedian Justin Moorhouse is at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games - to sit on the settee

  09-08-2016 18:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Phoenix Nights funnyman is giving the British Olympic team a slice of home in Rio
  
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• GMP special constable set up fake model agency and used Instagram to lure grooming victims

  09-08-2016 18:05 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police raided the Salford home of Christian Richardson, 22, after two pupils at Ellenbrook Primary in Worsley were contacted by him
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing line up 2016: Who is in the new BBC One series and when does it start?

  09-08-2016 17:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Two contestants have already been confirmed for the latest series of the popular celebrity dancing show
  
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• Holiday nurse saved little boy's life after he was hit by runaway speedboat on Greek island

  09-08-2016 17:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'All I could see was a massive pool of blood and the boy face down in the water - it was horrible'
  
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• Andy Burnham selected as Labour candidate for Manchester mayor

  09-08-2016 17:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shadow Home Secretary Andy Burnham has won the contest to become Labour's candidate for Greater Manchester's first mayoral election next May.
  
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• America Luke Richardson: Ex-special constable jailed over child sex

  09-08-2016 17:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A former special constable, previously sacked for stealing police uniform, is jailed for grooming and engaging in sexual activity with a child.
  
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• First look: Menagerie is the decadent Salford bar restaurant where champagne is poured from the chandeliers and cocktails are served with a burning £20 note

  09-08-2016 17:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The £1.5m development combines art, gastronomy and theatre to take immersive dining to the next level
  
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• A Buffy the Vampire Slayer musical singalong is coming to Manchester

  09-08-2016 16:19 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Once More With Feeling is part of a 'geek pride' event this month
  
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• Travel review: Loving the Beatles in Las Vegas

  09-08-2016 16:17 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Helen Johnson visits Vegas for the 10th anniversary of Cirque du Soleil's Beatles Love
  
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• Michael Bisping to fight in Manchester at UFC 2016

  09-08-2016 16:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Lancashire-born Bisping will take on Dan Henderson in a middleweight championship fight later this year
  
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• GMP special constable who groomed teen for sex may have set up fake model agency to lure other victims

  09-08-2016 15:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Christian Richardson, from Salford, who changed his name by deed poll to America Luke Richardson, pleaded guilty at Manchester Crown Court
  
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• Here's how YOU can help create a huge new tapestry to mark the anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre

  09-08-2016 15:37 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Fifteen people were killed and 600 injured when cavalry and militia charged political protesters
  
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• Diabetic dad drags narrow boat for 10 miles for charity

  09-08-2016 15:34 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Determined John Hickson, 58, managed the incredible feat of strength in an impressive 11 hours and 10 minutes
  
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• Live updates: RAF helicopter makes forced landing before catching fire in Snowdonia

  09-08-2016 15:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The helicopter put down on the top of a peak in the Yr Aran area of the region, police have confirmed
  
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• Hero neighbours dragged mattress outside to help rescue man from house which exploded

  09-08-2016 14:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Ryan Eastwood, Hitendra Pate and Andrew Atherton all raced to the burning house on Curzon Road in Ashton at 5am after they heard Hazel Wilson’s screams
  
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• John Stones: Manchester City sign Everton defender for £47.5m

  09-08-2016 14:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester City sign John Stones from Everton for £47.5m, making him the second most expensive defender in history.
  
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• Investigation into whether fire that ripped through a luxury home in Stockport was deliberate

  09-08-2016 14:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A family were forced to flee from their home in Bramhall as around 20 firefighters tackled the blaze
  
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• Watch this driver's extraordinary response after she's caught 'reading the Bible' on the M56

  09-08-2016 14:36 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'This went on for a mile as she weaved from side to side over the white lines' - police are now investigating
  
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• Is Manchester's Comic Con fun run just a con?

  09-08-2016 14:12 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The race is due to take place in Heaton Park in October but the same event failed to go ahead in Birmingham this weekend
  
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• Five places where kids eat FREE in Manchester this summer

  09-08-2016 14:09 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It's not cheap to eat out with the kids but these places have made it a little bit easier
  
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• Premier League away fans to pay £20 at Southampton after Virgin and FSF link-up

  09-08-2016 14:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Telecommunications giant and football supporters group join forces to back 'Twenty's plenty' campaign
  
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• Coronation Street stars visit a special bench in memory of brave youngster Joshua Wilson

  09-08-2016 14:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Corrie favourites Katie McGlynn and Tisha Merry celebrated 'Super Josh' on what would have been his 16th birthday week
  
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• Mum's bear hunt for lost teddy her daughter can't sleep without

  09-08-2016 13:34 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Five-year-old Malee Mayers has been struggling to settle since losing her beloved Purple Ted at Manchester Airport
  
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• Andy Burnham wins nomination as Labour's mayoral candidate for Greater Manchester – video

  09-08-2016 13:14
  
  Andy Burnham speaks after becoming the Labour candidate for the mayor of Greater Manchester on Tuesday. Burnham won 51% of a vote of party members in the region. His selection as Labour candidate means he will resign as shadow home secretary and as an MP, triggering a byelection in his seat of LeighAndy Burnham to be Labour candidate for Greater Manchester mayorContinue reading...
  
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