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• Merry Christmas from the Manchester Evening News

  24-12-2016 21:46 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Merry Christmas and a big thank you for staying with us through 2016
  
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• National Lottery results: Lotto and Thunderball numbers for £20.6 million rollover jackpot on Saturday, December 24

  24-12-2016 20:13 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  See if the balls have changed your life tonight with a £20.6 million jackpot
  
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• Veterans' village latest resident looks forward to celebrating first Christmas with new neighbours

  24-12-2016 20:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Ex serviceman Assan Sawo recently moved into a new home in Newton Heath with his family
  
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• Community rallies around florist whose shop was trashed by burglars TWICE in run up to Christmas

  24-12-2016 19:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Gemma’s Floral Boutique, on School Lane, was raided by burglars last week and then broken into again on Tuesday night.
  
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• Hundreds of children could be disappointed on Christmas day after company fails to deliver gifts

  24-12-2016 19:36 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Many customers say they were promised delivery by Christmas Eve at the latest
  
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• Christmas on the bread line: How the Wood Street Mission helps thousands of people every year

  24-12-2016 19:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The M.E.N chatted to just some of the 1,000 families in Manchester and Salford who have benefited from the charity
  
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• What will the weather be like on Christmas Day and Boxing Day?

  24-12-2016 19:21 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Temperatures in the region could hit an unseasonably mild 13C despite the area continuing to experience wet and windy weather from Storm Barbara
  
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• Murder charges after Altrincham lap dancing bar brawl

  24-12-2016 18:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two men are charged with murder after a brawl outside a lap dancing bar left a 32-year-old father dead.
  
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• Family's bid to bring home body of fitness instructor who died in mysterious circumstances in Australia

  24-12-2016 17:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The devastated family of Stacey Tierney, who moved out there from Manchester a year ago, have now started a fundraising drive to bring her body home for her funeral
  
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• Plane diverted to Manchester Airport due to high winds in Leeds

  24-12-2016 16:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Monarch passengers returning home from the sun in Malaga had to sit on the runway at Manchester Airport, to wait to hear if they were be able to fly home
  
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• Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt dies, aged 68

  24-12-2016 16:33 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The veteran musician, 68, was taken into hospital in Marbella, Spain, on Thursday evening due to complications with a pre-existing shoulder injury
  
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• Storm Barbara blows blades from wind turbine

  24-12-2016 16:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  High winds and heavy rain caused disruption to roads and buildings on Friday afternoon as Storm Barbara hit the region
  
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• Tributes paid to dad who died following 'mass brawl' outside lap dancing bar

  24-12-2016 15:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Christopher Thompson, 32, suffered serious head injuries outside Totties at 2.40am on Thursday. He died in hospital later
  
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• Manchester's biggest food and drink stories of 2016

  24-12-2016 15:20 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  All the best-read stories from another mega year for Manchester’s restaurant and bar scene
  
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• Police make 14 arrests during Mad Friday part 2 in Manchester city centre

  24-12-2016 14:57 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police say that although the streets weren’t as busy as they were last weekend, there were still double the normal number of arrests for a Friday or Saturday night
  
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• Travellers face Christmas rail closures due to planned work

  24-12-2016 14:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Passengers face rail disruption over the festive period, with 200 planned sets of engineering works.
  
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• Fire crews leave Maple Mill in Oldham - nine days after huge blaze

  24-12-2016 14:33 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Firefighters have now left Maple Mill on Cardwell Street, but say they will be back every four hours to ‘check on things’
  
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• Family's grief after graduate dies in horror crash in Rochdale

  24-12-2016 14:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Salih Mehmed, 25, from Bulgaria, was the front passenger of a red Seat Ibiza when it left the road and crashed into a tree on Monday, December 12
  
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• Christmas Eve Sales - shops including H&M, Mothercare, Harvey Nichols slash prices EARLY to lure shoppers

  24-12-2016 14:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Those waiting for the Boxing Day sales may find the best bargains have all gone - we list the shops already in sale in the city
  
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• Poundland launches half price sale

  24-12-2016 14:11 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of goods, including Christmas favourite Home Alone, will be on offer for just 50p
  
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• Family of five from Rochdale seriously injured in M1 crash

  24-12-2016 13:55 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A man and woman in their 30s are in a critical condition and their three young children seriously injured following the collision in Northamptonshire
  
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• Brothers charged with murder as man who died following alleged brawl outside lap dancing bar is named

  24-12-2016 13:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It comes after a man, named by police as Christopher Thompson, died following an alleged brawl in Altrincham town centre on Thursday morning
  
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• Inspirational teenager set up fashion label before he died - now it's raised £250,000 for charity

  24-12-2016 13:19 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Didsbury student Callum Ballantine set up clothing line ‘Made in Manchester’ with best friend Samir Kamani while he was undergoing chemotherapy at the young oncology unit at The Christie
  
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• The baby names growing in popularity in Greater Manchester

  24-12-2016 12:59 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The most popular baby names in the North West last year
  
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• How long will it take Santa to deliver all his presents in Greater Manchester?

  24-12-2016 12:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The M.E.N. has done the maths to work out how long it would take Father Christmas to get the job done in Greater Manchester
  
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• Rochdale tree crash death victim was 'intelligent and cheerful'

  24-12-2016 12:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man who died after the car he was in hit a tree was "intelligent" and "always cheerful", his family says.
  
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• Man charged with attempted murder after 50-year-old stabbed in neck

  24-12-2016 12:27 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Officers were called to a flat on Wadeson Road in Ardwick at around 6.45am on Wednesday morning
  
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• Christmas Eve TV Guide 2016 - What films are on before Christmas? TV specials and full listing

  24-12-2016 11:40 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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• Murder detectives no longer investigating death of man in Urmston

  24-12-2016 11:33 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called to Manor Avenue at around 6.40pm on Thursday night and discovered a man’s body
  
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• Turkey cooking calculator: Minute-by-minute time guide for the perfect Christmas dinner

  24-12-2016 11:24 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Enter the weight of your turkey or boneless crown, the time you want to eat and we'll give you step by step instructions from defrosting and basting right through to seasoning and serving
  
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• Turkey cooking calculator: Minute-by-minute guide for the perfect Christmas dinner

  24-12-2016 11:24 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Enter the weight of your turkey or boneless crown, the time you want to eat and we'll give you step by step instructions from defrosting and basting right through to seasoning and serving
  
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• Can a meat-free Christmas dinner really taste as good?

  24-12-2016 11:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Chef Matt Nutter, from The Allotment in Stockport, creates a festive vegan feast
  
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• Christmas supermarket opening and closing times in Greater Manchester

  24-12-2016 10:49 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Asda, Tesco, Marks and Spencer, Aldi, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and Lidl supermarket Christmas Eve and Boxing Day 2016 opening hours across Greater Manchester
  
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• Pensioner dies after being hit by car

  24-12-2016 10:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called to Warrington Road in Platt Bridge, Wigan, at around 4.40pm on Friday afternoon to reports of a collision between a pedestrian and a silver Vauxhall Astra
  
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• Live: Manchester breaking news - Christmas Eve, Saturday December 24

  24-12-2016 10:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News' breaking news service
  
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• David Moyes: Manchester United's great traditions have gone says Sunderland boss

  24-12-2016 08:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester United's "great traditions" have "gone", according to their former boss and current Sunderland manager David Moyes.
  
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• This family have won Christmas in an M.E.N competition... and the kids can't believe their eyes!

  24-12-2016 07:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Grandad Paul Anderson and his family, from Clayton, overjoyed to get £500 of presents delivered to their door
  
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• The boy being slowly crushed to death by his own body - and the huge bill his parents face to save his life

  24-12-2016 07:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  “I was gobsmacked when I found out how much it would be. But we are still determined to do everything we can to raise the money."
  
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