Manchester news

• LIVE updates: Happy New Year Manchester! Revellers welcome in 2017 with city centre fireworks

  31-12-2016 22:54 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Follow our live updates as Manchester ushers in a New Year
  
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• Here are GMP City Centre's best tweets of 2016

  31-12-2016 21:54 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  GMP City Centre team posted the highlights of each shift on Twitter.
  
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• Firefighters hit out at policy change after colleagues were threatened with knife by suicidal man

  31-12-2016 21:24 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Firefighters report they are increasingly being called to incidents for which they have no training.
  
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• Kind little girl uses Christmas money to feed the homeless on New Year’s Eve

  31-12-2016 20:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Anayah Shaikh-Naz, six, was heartbroken to learn about Manchester’s homeless crisis
  
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• Usain Bolt calls Manchester United phone-in show

  31-12-2016 20:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Usain Bolt calls a Manchester United TV phone-in show to say how Saturday's 2-1 victory over Middlesbrough was like watching the Red Devils "of old".
  
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• Anthony Martial: Man Utd boss Jose Mourinho tells forward to listen to him

  31-12-2016 20:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester United forward Anthony Martial should "listen to me and not his agent", says manager Jose Mourinho.
  
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• Stepping Hill hospital says A&E is 'overwhelmed' and warns people to stay away unless it is an emergency

  31-12-2016 20:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The warning comes on New Year's Eve one of the busiest nights of the year
  
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• Ten of the most shocking crimes of 2016

  31-12-2016 19:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  We take a look at some of the most shocking crimes and incidents which have taken place over the past 12 months
  
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• Didsbury vs Chorlton - which area is better?

  31-12-2016 19:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The M.E.N. has take a highly scientific approach to this timeless question
  
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• Police called after topless man seen running around Gay Village asking about lemon meringue pie

  31-12-2016 17:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police were called to reports the drunk male was chasing unsuspecting victims along Bloom Street in the early hours of Saturday morning
  
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• Tesco closing time New Year's Eve as well as Asda, Lidl and all other supermarkets

  31-12-2016 17:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  What are opening hours on New Year's Eve? When does Tesco open until on New Year's Day? Is ASDA open? Here's everything you need to know about supermarkets near you
  
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• New Year's Eve celebrations could be hampered by rain

  31-12-2016 17:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  After a mild and grey afternoon, the heavens will open, with the persistent showers falling around midnight
  
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• Elderly man, 88, recovering in hospital after being hit by car

  31-12-2016 16:49 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 88-year-old man was in collision with a black Volvo Estate on Wednesday on Briscoe Lane, at around 1.50pm
  
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• Driver has £170,000 Ferrari supercar seized by police

  31-12-2016 16:31 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The owner of the red super car also faces a £200 fine, six points on his licence and a possible ban from the roads after the car was seized for being uninsured
  
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• The TV shows filmed in Manchester in 2016

  31-12-2016 16:12 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester played a leading role in some of the year's biggest tv shows so the M.E.N has picked its top five
  
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• Sir Alex Ferguson celebrates 75th birthday watching Manchester United at Old Trafford

  31-12-2016 15:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Sir Alex, who turns 75 today, was spotted looking relaxed and happy as he spoke on the phone outside the stadium in Stretford ahead of the Premier League clash against Middlesbrough
  
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• Manchester's biggest what's on stories and highlights of 2016

  31-12-2016 15:44 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  From bar and restaurant openings to festivals and markets - Manchester has seen it all in 2016
  
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• Flybe passengers stuck at Manchester Airport for 'nearly a day' due to heavy fog

  31-12-2016 15:44 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Friday’s Southampton-bound Flybe flight was put back twice by the operator due to heavy fog at its destination.
  
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• Driver reunited with BMW after losing it in city centre car park SIX MONTHS ago

  31-12-2016 15:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A friend of the owner borrowed the car and drove down from Scotland to go to a Stone Roses concert at the Etihad Stadium back in June - but forgot where they left it
  
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• Family find pufferfish in middle of a Longsight park

  31-12-2016 14:09 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  An extraordinary picture is taking Twitter by storm - showing the fish in the park
  
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• Manchester gin bar The Botanist announces a Ginuary sale

  31-12-2016 13:39 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  If you’re giving Dry January a go, look away now
  
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• Man seriously ill in hospital after jumping out of moving ambulance

  31-12-2016 13:34 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 26-year-old initially landed on his feet, but then fell and hit his head and is now in a serious condition in hospital
  
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• Man fighting for his life after jumping out of moving ambulance

  31-12-2016 13:34 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 26-year-old initially landed on his feet, but then fell and hit his head and is now in a serious condition in hospital
  
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• Free New Year's Eve bars, pubs and clubs in Manchester

  31-12-2016 13:16 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  No tickets? No problem. These bars, pubs and clubs all have free entry tonight
  
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• Damaged bus shelter on busy Stockport road not replaced in three months as TfGM suppliers run out

  31-12-2016 13:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The shelter in Edgeley, near an elderly people's home, will not be replaced until next year at the earliest
  
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• Johnny Marr joins son for surprise set at Manchester gig venue Night and Day

  31-12-2016 12:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Man Made took over the Night & Day Cafe, on Oldham Street, for a night with friends and famous family
  
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• Why do we get so many sinkholes in Greater Manchester? One expert explains

  31-12-2016 12:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Greater Manchester has been blighted by at least six large road cavities this year - and the Mancunian Way only reopened in June following the huge hole that formed there in August 2015
  
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• Young girl pushed to ground during terrifying car theft

  31-12-2016 12:25 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The girl was getting something from her parents’ car when two masked men approached her and
  pushed her to the floor - before stealing the vehicle
  
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• Six of the best New Year’s Day 2017 parties in Manchester

  31-12-2016 12:13 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Where is open on New Year's Day 2017? From Floating Points at Hidden to a huge event at the Albert Hall, here are the best parties happening in Manchester on the first night of the year
  
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• Eighty-year-old woman suffers broken wrist in violent robbery

  31-12-2016 12:13 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The victim was shopping in Atherton when she was attacked by the robber - who made off with £30
  
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• New Year's Eve nights out in Manchester with tickets left

  31-12-2016 12:11 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Left your plans to the last minute? These club nights all still have tickets left - but hurry
  
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• 2016 in court: The cases that gripped readers through the year

  31-12-2016 11:28 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Murderers, rapists, drug dealers, loan sharks, thieves and robbers were all brought to justice thanks to the courage of ordinary witnesses and the expertise of police and prosecutors
  
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• Hero shopkeeper stabbed by knife thug has tackled intruders before

  31-12-2016 11:16 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  On Friday we revealed how Timperley store manager Sandeep Yadala, 30, was injured after wrestling a young robber to the ground.
  
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• Manchester's most read family and kids stories from 2016

  31-12-2016 11:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  All the biggest stories making the headlines throughout the last year
  
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• Tesco opening hours New Year's Eve as well as Asda, Lidl and all other supermarkets

  31-12-2016 10:27 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  When does Tesco open until on New Year's Day? Is ASDA open? Here's everything you need to know about supermarkets near you
  
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• Live: Manchester breaking news - Saturday, December 31

  31-12-2016 09:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News' breaking news service
  
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• From killer clowns to terrible flooding... these are the most-read stories of 2016

  31-12-2016 09:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Thousands of people followed our coverage of shocking - and inspiring - stories throughout 2016
  
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• Another twist in saga of new Stockport Lidl as council admin error invalidates planning permission

  31-12-2016 09:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Approval is voted on again as resident objects to not receiving letters over the development
  
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• Michelle Connor will lose her baby in heartbreaking Coronation Street storyline

  31-12-2016 01:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Kym Marsh will act out heart-wrenching scenes just a few years after her son Archie was stillborn \n
  
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• Kym Marsh on brave decision to relive miscarriage heartbreak in Coronation Street storyline

  31-12-2016 01:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Kym Marsh will act out heart-wrenching scenes just a few years after her son Archie was stillborn
  
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