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• Joy for holidaymakers as British Airways cabin crew suspend strikes over Christmas

  22-12-2016 23:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The action - which would have hit flights to and from Manchester - has been suspended after a revised offer to staff
  
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• Man Utd fans asked about safe standing at Old Trafford

  22-12-2016 23:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester United ask supporters whether they want standing back at Old Trafford if it was made legal.
  
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• Appeal to find two brothers wanted by police

  22-12-2016 23:27 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Jordan Smith is wanted on recall to prison and for suspicion of kidnapping, and his brother James Smith is wanted for alleged public order offences
  
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• Police find severed finger trapped in wire fence outside building in Ancoats

  22-12-2016 23:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Officers believe the injury may have happened as the person tried to scale the fence - and are urging them to seek medical treatment
  
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• Two men arrested on suspicion of murder after man dies following alleged brawl outside club

  22-12-2016 21:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A 25-year-old and 22-year-old remain in police custody for questioning
  
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• Cash-in-transit driver robbed outside bank in Cheetham Hill

  22-12-2016 21:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The two offenders ran away from the scene with the cash box in hand
  
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• Manchester United star Juan Mata puts smiles on children's faces by delivering presents to charity

  22-12-2016 20:33 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  He's donated 500 new toys to the Wood Street Mission, which helps look after hard-up families in Manchester
  
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• Man 'glassed' in supermarket car park in Middleton

  22-12-2016 20:29 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for anyone with information to come forward
  
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• Christmas cuddles - and more awards - for hero sisters who dialled 999 when their mum collapsed

  22-12-2016 20:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Lily and Eva Barber reached for their mum's mobile and calmly directed police to their location
  
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• Meet GMP's adorable new four-legged recruits

  22-12-2016 19:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Pictured here, snuggling up with Christmas crackers and baubles, you’d never guess they were destined for a life of fighting crime
  
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• Woman bit off barmaid's earlobe in pub toilet assault

  22-12-2016 19:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Lisa Taylor launched the attack six weeks after she had been barred from another pub due a 'disturbance'
  
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• Workforce at fireplace firm made redundant just days before Christmas

  22-12-2016 18:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Staff at R Etchells & Sons Ltd in Mossley say they have been left with no overtime or holiday pay and now an appeal has been set up 'to save Christmas' for those affected
  
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• Boxing Day sales Manchester 2016 - Trafford Centre, Arndale, Pandora, Next, Amazon discounts and offers

  22-12-2016 18:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Pandora, Next and Amazon deals - whether you're planning on hunting for online bargains or heading to the shops, we've got you covered
  
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• Manchester restaurant launches a secret Marmite menu - with Marmite cocktails

  22-12-2016 18:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Love it or hate it, but we've got the password...
  
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• Two men sentenced over brutal claw hammer attack outside pub

  22-12-2016 18:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Joseph Weston has been jailed for nine years after the brutal attack which left the victim with serious head injuries
  
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• What has happened to Gary Barlow's face?

  22-12-2016 18:17 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Take That heart-throb looks a little different when he appears on Chatty Man on Christmas Day with his fellow Let It Shine judges
  
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• How much would the gifts in the Twelve Days of Christmas cost?

  22-12-2016 18:05 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Your beloved would receive 364 presents in total, if you followed the traditional Christmas song - and it wouldn't be cheap either
  
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• Stretford drink-driver jailed over woman's death

  22-12-2016 17:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A drink-driver is jailed for killing a woman whose son was coincidentally sent to the crash in his role as a scene of crime investigator.
  
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• Christmas Eve TV Guide - What films are on before Christmas? TV specials and full listing

  22-12-2016 17:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  What's on TV this Christmas Eve? When is the Grantchester Christmas special? Is Die Hard on? Everything you need to know
  
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• 'Absolutely disgusting': This is what the family of a grandmother killed by a speeding hit-and-run driver think about his apology...

  22-12-2016 16:55 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  “We heard about his family, his children. What about Susan’s family?”
  
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• How you can track Santa on Christmas Eve as he delivers presents to Greater Manchester

  22-12-2016 16:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Make sure you're in bed by keeping an eye on the jolly fellow's Christmas Eve movements
  
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• What time is the Coronation Street Christmas Day special on ITV?

  22-12-2016 16:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Make sure you don't miss the one-hour Coronation Street Christmas special on Sunday
  
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• Couples getting married in 2017 needed for Don't Tell The Bride

  22-12-2016 16:39 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The reality TV show will give a couple £14,000 to spend on their wedding
  
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• Murder investigation launched as neighbours say there's 'often trouble' in streets around lap dancing club

  22-12-2016 16:25 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  “This place completely changes at night. It comes alive..."
  
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• Storm Barbara is coming our way... and there's MORE bad weather forecast for Christmas Day

  22-12-2016 15:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  “We have had the good fortune to be able to issue the weather warnings ahead of Storm Barbara coming, with plenty of time hopefully for people to change their plans if they need to."
  
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• Man found dead in alleyway in Bolton

  22-12-2016 15:21 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 49-year-old was discovered in a ginnel off Bow Street in Bolton town centre in the early hours of Thursday
  
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• Bethany Platt left fighting for life on Coronation Street when her crush on Gary is exposed

  22-12-2016 15:20 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Bethany collapses in the ginnel after overdosing on diet pills on Christmas Day
  
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• The food trends that need to die in 2017

  22-12-2016 15:17 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester, these fad food trends have to go, says Lucy Lovell.
  
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• Educating Salford to start filming in new year

  22-12-2016 15:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Filming for the new fly-on-the-wall show Educating Salford will start at Harrop Fold School, in Little Hulton, in the New Year, documentary makers have confirmed
  
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• There's a swarm of bees invading the Northern Quarter. This is what it's all about...

  22-12-2016 15:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  “I think people feel proud when they see the symbol of Manchester flying around and it makes you think of all the things Manchester has achieved."
  
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• Kindly Stockport mum offering free Christmas dinner hand delivered on December 25

  22-12-2016 14:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  April Sweeney wants to help someone on the big day and is encouraging others to do the same
  
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• Mother sexually assaulted in Stockport as children heard screams

  22-12-2016 14:31
  
  Police appeal for information after 35-year-old woman was attacked in her own home by stranger who knocked on front doorDetectives have launched an investigation after a woman was sexually assaulted in her home while her young children heard her screams.The 35-year-old woman was in bed when she heard a repeated knocking at the house’s front door shortly before 10.30pm on Wednesday, police said.Continue reading...
  
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• When will bins be collected over Christmas and New Year in Greater Manchester?

  22-12-2016 13:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  We asked all 10 councils about changes to bin collection dates
  
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• Drugs gang smuggled cocaine from Colombia inside coffee granules

  22-12-2016 13:49 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Detectives found coffee granules had been infused with tiny flakes of super-strength cocaine in South America and shipped into the country in cargo containers
  
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• Premiership: Northampton Saints v Sale Sharks

  22-12-2016 13:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  George North is left out of the Northampton Saints side to face Sale Sharks at Franklin's Gardens on Friday (19:45 GMT).
  
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• Is Manchester's suburban restaurant scene outshining the city centre?

  22-12-2016 13:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Another year without a Michelin star has forced some to admit that maybe Manchester’s city centre restaurants just aren’t good enough
  
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• Where to run on Christmas Day and New Year's Day

  22-12-2016 13:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  There are 5km parkruns taking place across Greater Manchester over the festive season
  
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• What do your Coronation Street favourites watch on Christmas Day?

  22-12-2016 13:20 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Guess what some of the soap's biggest stars like to watch over the festive season
  
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• Parents Step Into Christmas with sling swing flash mob at Manchester Arndale

  22-12-2016 13:20 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Shoppers were surprised to see dozens of mums and dads take to their feet for a festive dance with their babies on board
  
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• How you can get a free Uber taxi ride home this Christmas Eve

  22-12-2016 13:16 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Beer company Budweiser will give you a free taxi in Manchester on Christmas Eve this year. Do you need Uber to get your free ride? Do you have to be a new customer to Uber? Here's everything you need to know
  
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• Mother sexually assaulted by stranger in her own home as young children hear her screams

  22-12-2016 12:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Detectives are hunting the attacker after he pounced on the terrified woman in her hallway late in the evening
  
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• What has Maria done in Coronation Street?

  22-12-2016 12:33 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Maria, played by Samia Longchambon, faces a stretch in jail in Corrie but what did she do?
  
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• Amir Khan: Boxer to launch mixed martial arts league in Britain in 2017

  22-12-2016 12:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Boxer Amir Khan is planning to launch a team-based mixed martial arts league in Britain in 2017.
  
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• Mystery stranger paid for woman's shopping in random act of Christmas kindness

  22-12-2016 11:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Jemma Evans, 22, wants to trace a woman who paid for her shopping in the Trafford Centre after her card was declined
  
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• Cash-strapped council that banned staff from buying stationery still facing £5m black hole

  22-12-2016 11:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Town hall bosses in Bury introduced a range of drastic measures to tackle a predicted £6.5m shortfall - but still face ending the year in the red
  
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• Murder probe after man dies following 10-man fight outside lap dancing bar in Altrincham

  22-12-2016 11:16 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police were called to Altrincham town centre in the early hours of Thursday to reports that ten men were fighting on The Causeway
  
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• Murder probe after man dies in Altrincham gang fight

  22-12-2016 11:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A murder investigation is launched after a man died following a gang fight in Altrincham in the early hours.
  
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• Melissa Lawley: Manchester City Women sign Birmingham City striker

  22-12-2016 11:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Women's Super League champions Manchester City sign England Under-23 striker Melissa Lawley from Birmingham City Ladies.
  
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• The best mad Friday nights out in Manchester on Christmas Eve eve

  22-12-2016 10:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It's the second of this December's mad Fridays - and there are some great special events to spend it at
  
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• Extra £5 could be added to council tax bill to prop up GMP

  22-12-2016 10:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Greater Manchester Police has been battered by brutal cuts of more than £180m since 2010, with more than 2,000 officers being axed
  
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