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• Christmas Market stallholders are threatened by CHILDREN with a knife

  08-12-2016 23:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The two boys, aged between 12 to 14, took it in turns to hold the knife during the robbery as they demanded money from the traders
  
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• Hospital matron 'covered up incidents and altered records in A&E', tribunal hears

  08-12-2016 23:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Maria Neild allegedly failed to take appropriate action when nurses approached her with issues that occurred at Tameside Hospital between 2008 and 2013
  
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• Flare explodes on pitch yards from Manchester United goalkeeper Sergio Romero

  08-12-2016 23:12 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It happened during the club's Europa League clash with Zorya Luhansk on Thursday evening
  
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• Bungling council official emails confidential details of young crime victim to dozens of strangers

  08-12-2016 22:54 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The senior officer in Manchester sent the sensitive message to dozens of people who had nothing to do with the family involved
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of murder following Chinatown blaze

  08-12-2016 22:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The fire on Nicholas Street claimed the lives of James Evans and Wayne Bardsley
  
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• Crash woman died on day her niece was born - in the same hospital

  08-12-2016 21:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Drugs courier Jacob Thomas has been jailed for the crash that killed 20-year-old Faye Evans, 20, from Timperley
  
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• Takeaway forced to close after repeatedly employing illegal workers

  08-12-2016 21:27 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Immigration enforcement officers used new powers to swoop on K2 Taj Takeaway in Longsight last week and shut it down for 48 hours
  
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• Rudy's Neapolitan Pizza in Manchester forced to raise prices because of Brexit

  08-12-2016 20:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  "For importers from continental Europe, it's a nightmare," says the popular Ancoats pizzeria
  
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• Where to buy the top Christmas toys for 2016

  08-12-2016 20:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  From Furby Connect and Hatchimals to Speak Out, Zoomer Hedgiez and Build a Bear Stuffing Station, here's where to get your hands on this year's must-have toys
  
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• City centre roads sealed off due to 'police incident' - live updates

  08-12-2016 20:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police cordoned off roads in the Spinningfields area and an office building was evacuated
  
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• Hollyoaks star Jennifer Metcalfe models festive fashion at Manchester Arndale

  08-12-2016 19:39 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Soap beauty Jen Metcalfe was styled up in a host of glitzy party outfits by Manchester fashion bloggers at the Arndale
  
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• The new Manchester pudding club where diners get just desserts

  08-12-2016 19:21 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Forget the starter and the main, this four course feast lets you go straight to the best dish on the menu - again and again and again and again
  
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• Murderer beat man he barely knew to death in unexplained killing

  08-12-2016 18:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Sean Gavin, who has been jailed for life for the murder of John Terrell, claims he can’t remember why he did what he did
  
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• The libido-boosting beetroot latte is the latest coffee craze to hit Manchester

  08-12-2016 18:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The beetroot has landed, thanks to Ancoats General Stores in Manchester
  
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• Coronation Street star Jennie McAlpine celebrates four year anniversary of Manchester restaurant Annies

  08-12-2016 18:46 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Coronation Street favourite Jennie is a restaurateur alongside partner Chris Farr, and has this week toasted four years in business in the city centre
  
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• Seven arrested in Greater Manchester after police smash suspected people smuggling ring

  08-12-2016 18:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Four Iranian men and a Polish woman were arrested on Monday as part of a police operation and two more arrests were made at Manchester Airport
  
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• Strangeways prison evacuated after hoax threat

  08-12-2016 18:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Staff evacuated the Category A prison but police quickly rule out any threat
  
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• Strangeways prison building evacuated after hoax threat

  08-12-2016 18:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Staff evacuated an office building at the Category A prison but police quickly ruled out any threat
  
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• Aldi is selling prosecco and mulled wine tea for Christmas

  08-12-2016 18:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The infused tea bags have been produced especially for Christmas and the Specialty range also includes mulled wine flavour
  
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• 'Despicable' murderer who kicked victim to death jailed for life

  08-12-2016 18:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man who punched and kicked an older man to death in a "despicable" attack is jailed for life.
  
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• Manchester musicians back bid to get Inspiral Carpets to Christmas number 1

  08-12-2016 18:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Rowetta and councillor Pat Karney have called the city to action in memory of Craig Gill
  
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• GMP officer who used police database to look up drug dealers had traces of cocaine in wallet

  08-12-2016 17:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  PC Steven Burns used GMP’s ‘OPUS’ intelligence system more than 70 times and also looked up his own mobile number, his wife’s name and his car registration
  
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• Man found unconscious with serious head injuries near Post Office bar in Bolton

  08-12-2016 17:39 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The man, who regained consciousness, hazily remembers an argument at a pub earlier in the evening
  
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• Boy, five, who was crushed by gate at school is back home and 'doing well'

  08-12-2016 17:27 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The school has consulted child psychologists about how best to support young pupils who witnessed the horror
  
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• Hotels in Manchester city centre and where to stay

  08-12-2016 17:24 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Where to stay if you're heading to Old Trafford, the Etihad, Manchester Arena, the Palace Theatre or Manchester Christmas Markets
  
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• Teachers award posthumous prize to tragic crash girl Chloe Cockton

  08-12-2016 17:19 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Applause from staff and classmates as prize awarded to St Cuthbert's pupil for top exam results
  
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• When do you put up your Christmas decorations up? What is the best way to decorate a Christmas tree? Everything you need to know

  08-12-2016 17:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  When should I put my Christmas tree up? Should I decorate it immediately? How can I stop it from dropping needles? Everything you need to know
  
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• Corrie spoilers: Toyah Battersby is back in Weatherfield for Christmas

  08-12-2016 17:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Coronation Street viewers will welcome back a familiar face this Christmas
  
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• Appeal to find missing 13-year-old girl

  08-12-2016 17:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Megan Letchert was last seen shortly before 5.10am on Thursday morning at her home in Fallowfield
  
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• Have you got a £5 note worth £20,000 If it has this hidden feature on you might have

  08-12-2016 16:54 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  New £5 note with rare engraving on it could make your note worth over £20,000. Does your note have Jane Austen in it? These new notes that are in circulation are extremely rare
  
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• Where can I buy real and artificial Christmas trees in Manchester on National Christmas Tree Day? Wilko, Argos, Aldi and more are all selling them in 2016

  08-12-2016 16:36 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Where can you buy a cheap Christmas tree? A whole range of trees being sold at Argos, B&Q Aldi, Asda, Wilko, Manchester Christmas Markets and more
  
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• That's my girl! Corrie's Tina O'Brien takes adorable model daughter Scarlett to theatre premiere

  08-12-2016 16:31 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Corrie's Tina was joined by her real life daughter and her soap daughter Lucy Fallon among stars at the launch of musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at The Lowry theatre
  
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• Pensioner dies four days after being hit by car in Bolton

  08-12-2016 16:27 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police confirmed Paul Broderick, 82, died on Thuirsday morning after Sunday's incident in Horwich
  
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• Salford school reopens after chemical spill caused evacuation

  08-12-2016 16:19 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  1,200 pupils and staff at St Ambrose Barlow RC High were sent home on Wednesday lunchtime after the incident
  
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• Randy hedgehogs think it's mating season due to the unseasonably warm weather

  08-12-2016 16:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The balmy weather recently has muddled with the hedgehog's sex clock tricking them into thinking that it is actually the mating season
  
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• Christmas Day TV Guide 2016 - Which films are on TV this Christmas? Which TV specials are on?

  08-12-2016 16:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Which films are on Christmas Day this year? Which TV Shows are on? What time is Coronation Street showing on ITV? Is there any football? Everything you need to know
  
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• Moss Side man pictured in haunting sixties slum relives ordeal

  08-12-2016 15:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Paul Pryde was just six years old and living on the breadline when the image was taken
  
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• Timetable for £1bn regeneration of Stockport revealed as large parts of it near completion

  08-12-2016 15:54 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Hotel and offices set to open before Christmas with cinema, restaurants and industrial park in 2017
  
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• Man murdered his housemate in drink and drugs fuelled attack

  08-12-2016 15:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Daniel Eckersall stamped on his friend Eric Caddick multiple times, then left him for nine hours in a heap on the ground before calling for an ambulance
  
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• How protégé chef funded Stockport restaurant Where the Light Gets In

  08-12-2016 15:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Quirky Stockport dining experience Where The Light Gets In opened with start-up backing
  
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• Claims health centre staff were 'too busy' to help elderly man who fell and cut his head outside

  08-12-2016 15:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The man, thought to be 90, was found outside the Integrated Care Centre in Oldham town centre on Tuesday morning with a cut head
  
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• Best places to buy quirky, trendy and alternative gifts for Christmas 2016

  08-12-2016 14:59 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Etsy, Urban Outfitters and Not On The High Street feature on a list of most interesting places to buy Christmas gifts that you aren't likely to find anywhere else
  
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• It's National Christmas Tree Day and you've been showing us your baubles

  08-12-2016 14:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  We asked readers to share their photos of their decorated Christmas trees - and you didn't disappoint
  
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• Say Merry Christmas with a difference – using Morrissey lyrics

  08-12-2016 14:46 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Cards feature messages such as 'and the turkey you festively slice is murder'
  
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• When do the Manchester Christmas Markets 2016 finish?

  08-12-2016 14:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  When do the Manchester Christmas Markets end? Make sure you don't miss one of Manchester's Christmas highlights.
  
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• Why is it unseasonably warm in Greater Manchester at the moment?

  08-12-2016 14:17 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Met Office say temperatures in the region are set to reach a balmy 14C this week - denting any hopes of a white Christmas this year
  
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• Michelle Keegan reveals sadness at state of abandoned Coronation Street set

  08-12-2016 14:12 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Our Girl star was responding to depressing pictures of her former workplace at Old Granada Studios
  
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• Fitbit buys smartwatch manufacturer Pebble - will your Pebble watch stop working?

  08-12-2016 13:44 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The range of Pebble watches will not be continued so which other smartwatches can you buy? the Apple Watch and the Moto 360 are both contenders
  
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• Teachers go on strike in row over 'oppressive workloads' at high school

  08-12-2016 13:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The high school has been forced to partially close due to industrial action on Wednesday and Thursday
  
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• The landlord who raked in thousands of pounds a month from a sprawling complex of 'death-trap' flats

  08-12-2016 13:16 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  He pleaded guilty to 14 offences... but now he's telling us the whole case is '100 per cent bull****'
  
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