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• Angie Best is the first contestant to leave the Celebrity Big Brother house

  13-01-2017 23:28 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  As she left the house Angie surprised fans with her choice to win CBB
  
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• Video shows motorcyclist who was awaiting trial for death by dangerous driving fleeing police at 90mph

  13-01-2017 23:19 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Leighton Santos, of Bolton, has now been jailed for 18 months
  
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• Woman taken to hospital after reports she was hit by BMW in Wythenshawe

  13-01-2017 23:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The incident happened on Altrincham Road in Baguley, which was closed for several hours
  
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• Michelle Keegan confuses fans with her Essex accent in Tina and Bobby

  13-01-2017 22:57 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The former Coronation Street star worked on the accent with her former TOWIE star husband Mark Wright
  
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• Five of the best new baby products for 2017

  13-01-2017 22:44 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  From teething and feeding to bathing and bouncing, there's a product for everything
  
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• Potential troublemakers warned ahead of big Manchester United v Liverpool match

  13-01-2017 21:47 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  GMP are mounting a big operation in the city on Sunday as around 3,000 Liverpool fans make the trip for the game
  
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• The five kinds of Facebook mum we all know and love

  13-01-2017 21:19 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  ...and the reason most parents have a love/hate relationship with social media
  
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• Gemma Atkinson transformed into Power Girl - and she looks incredible

  13-01-2017 20:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Emmerdale actress Gemma became the comic book superheroine, and fans loved it
  
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• Comedy club gets scathing review on TripAdvisor - but they have the last laugh

  13-01-2017 20:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  “I think the moral of the story could well be ‘if you’re going to a comedy night don’t forget your sense of humour’.”
  
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• Dad-of-three died after being struck by falling crates in forklift accident

  13-01-2017 20:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Wythenshawe dad Oympio Ogunjobi was killed instantly in the incident
  
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• Nescafé Original has changed its recipe...and customers are NOT happy

  13-01-2017 20:13 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Lifelong fans say the new recipe tastes 'like dishwater', and question how it can still be labelled 'original'
  
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• Police investigating vicious attack on father and son at AC/DC concert issue image

  13-01-2017 20:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The son was knocked out while the father suffered a smashed jaw in th attack at the Etihad Stadium
  
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• Boy arrested over rape of girl, 12, in Levenshulme

  13-01-2017 19:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 16-year-old boy is arrested on suspicion of raping a 12-year-old girl in an alleyway.
  
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• Stephanie Davis has given birth to a baby boy

  13-01-2017 19:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The former Hollyoaks star is thought to have been in labour for '48 hours' and gave birth to her first child at a hospital in Liverpool
  
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• Boy, 16, arrested on suspicion of raping 12-year-old girl in Levenshulme alleyway

  13-01-2017 19:31 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The victim says she was attacked in the alley which runs behind Cardus Street
  
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• Health warning as cases of flu rocket in Stockport

  13-01-2017 19:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Vulnerable groups are being urged to have the flu jab
  
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• MP Simon Danczuk branded 'heartless' over tweet about 'beggars' in Rochdale

  13-01-2017 18:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The MP says he was raising legitimate concern about anti-social behaviour in Rochdale
  
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• Kym Marsh says her Coronation Street character will be "gone for a very long time"

  13-01-2017 18:16 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Kym says people won't recognise Michelle after the devastating loss of her baby boy on Corrie
  
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• Man found dead in alleyway has been named

  13-01-2017 18:12 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A murder investigation was launched after the 33-year-old's body was found off Promenade Street in Heywood
  
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• Sankeys is closed, but clubbing in Greater Manchester lives on

  13-01-2017 17:49 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  There are plenty of clubs still pushing the boundaries of Greater Manchester's clubbing scene
  
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• Paul Pogba says Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has 'let him free'

  13-01-2017 17:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba says his recent form has been helped by Jose Mourinho letting him "free" on the pitch.
  
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• Plans for nearly 600 flats and townhouses at Salford Quays

  13-01-2017 17:12 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The huge development is planned for Furness Quay - if plans are given the go-ahead
  
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• Skinny Lager is here to answer your dieting prayers

  13-01-2017 17:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Made by Stockport-based drinks company Skinny Brands, the 4% beer has just 89 calories - and is gluten-free and vegan-friendly too
  
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• Vincent Kompany: Pep Guardiola says Man City captain 'needs time' after injury

  13-01-2017 17:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany is back in training, but manager Pep Guardiola warns that "he needs some time" to reach his "top level".
  
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• Popular Thai restaurant set to be demolished

  13-01-2017 17:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The owners of Thai Fusion on Buxton Road believe the new Manchester Airport Relief Road will see trade collapse
  
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• YOUR memories of Sankeys as the legendary club closes its doors

  13-01-2017 16:55 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  You have inundated our social media pages with stories of your time partying at the Ancoats club
  
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• Sankeys Manchester closing 'isn't the end' as owners explore options for new nightclub

  13-01-2017 16:47 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Management are looking for a new venue to replicate the club's two rooms, Basement and Spektrum
  
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• Rochdale FC retire squad number in honour of brave Joshua McCormack

  13-01-2017 16:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Joshua, five, died in the early hours of Friday after a 15-month battle with a brain tumour
  
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• More snow could fall on parts of Greater Manchester tonight

  13-01-2017 16:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Met Office say there will be wintry showers during the evening, followed by heavy snow from around 11pm
  
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• Mourners gather to pay respects to tragic schoolgirl Megan Lee

  13-01-2017 16:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Megan died after being admitted to Royal Blackburn Hospital after suffering an apparent allergic reaction having eaten a takeaway
  
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• Alton Towers CBeebies Land to welcome Furchester Hotel Live Show and Go Jetters ride

  13-01-2017 16:19 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Families will see Phoebe, Funella, Furgus, Elmo and Cookie Monster as the theme park reopens for 2017
  
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• TJ Ioane: Sale Sharks concussion protocol at Harlequins to be investigated

  13-01-2017 16:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sale are being investigated for a potential breach in their concussion management protocol during an incident involving TJ Ioane.
  
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• Snooker-mad homeless man gets chance to play six-time world champion Steve Davis

  13-01-2017 16:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Tyler Hunter, who has been homeless for 18 months, got the chance to play Steve after wowing volunteers at a Christmas dinner organised by the poet Lemn Sissay
  
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• Streets to close for funeral of two girls who died following Oldham road collision

  13-01-2017 16:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Friends and family of Helena Kotlarova and Zaneta Krokova will gather to pay their respects to the tragic pair
  
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• Memphis Depay: Man Utd winger is Lyon's 'number one priority'

  13-01-2017 16:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester United winger Memphis Depay is Lyon coach Bruno Genesio's "number one priority" during the January transfer window.
  
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• Sonic Youth frontman Thurston Moore is recording songs in Salford

  13-01-2017 15:55 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  He'll also play a tiny gig - and here's how to get tickets
  
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• Terrifying moment shop worker is threatened by yob armed with gun

  13-01-2017 15:46 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The man, who covered his face with a hoodie, entered the Sunny off license, on Booth Road, in Little Lever
  
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• At what age can I give my child peanuts?

  13-01-2017 15:09 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Researchers have been looking into lowering the recommended age for giving children peanuts
  
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• Maria Balshaw: Tate's director-elect dares artists to be different

  13-01-2017 15:08
  
  The Tate’s choice of leader helped inspire Manchester’s cultural revival and is said to have an instinctive feel for what worksIn 2004, Maria Balshaw was one of 27 people chosen to take part in what was then an experiment to forge a new generation of arts leaders. “If all goes to plan,” as one newspaper put it at the time, the candidates on the Clore leadership programme “will be as significant in the cultural life of Britain in the years to come as Sir Nicholas Ser
  
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• Gary Barlow tells fans that he's undergone a "facelift" and "breast implants" following mystery op

  13-01-2017 14:54 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Take That star joked with followers that his appearance had changed after his operation
  
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• Mum's heartbreaking Facebook post as five-year-old Josh McCormack loses battle with cancer

  13-01-2017 14:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  "So cancer I hope you are now truly satisfied: YOU have won, YOU were brutal, YOU were pure evil and unbelievably torturous to our beautiful Joshua's perfectly loving mind and body"
  
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• The MEN Big Night Out is the perfect excuse to celebrate Australia Day 2017 in Manchester

  13-01-2017 14:13 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Australasia is offering an exclusive menu for MEN Big Night Out to celebrate Australia Day 2017
  
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• Why did a slight dusting of snow close 11 schools?

  13-01-2017 13:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Headteachers at around 11 schools were forced to shut their doors, with eight closed in Oldham alone
  
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• Coleen Rooney all smiles as she attends pilates studio launch

  13-01-2017 13:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Fitness fan WAG Coleen was on-trend in her polka dot top
  
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• Man 'cheats death' after falling 50ft tree misses his car by inches

  13-01-2017 13:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Kevin Phoenix was driving along Marsland Road in Sale when the mature tree came crashing down in strong winds and sleet just after he passed
  
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• Mulbury secures greenlight for second £30m housing scheme in Ancoats

  13-01-2017 13:31 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It will see the construction of two separate buildings, one eight-storeys and one seven-storeys providing a mix of one, two and three-bedroom apartments, as well as three townhouses.
  
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• You Me At Six's Josh Franceschi on time away and ticket touts ahead of the band's Manchester show

  13-01-2017 13:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  You Me At Six are set for their second UK number one album and have a Manchester date lined up at the start of April.
  
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• Restaurant chain Burger and Lobster's future in 'significant doubt' after £7m loss

  13-01-2017 13:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The chain is still committed to a Manchester restaurant, but admits it chose an 'unrealistic' site
  
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• Teenager missing from home in Rochdale is found safe and well

  13-01-2017 12:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Caitlin Briggs, 16, went missing from her home in Rochdale on Wednesday afternoon
  
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• M People singer Heather Small to headline North West ChildLine Ball

  13-01-2017 12:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The ‘Cool Britannia’ themed event has sold out, but those who have already got tickets can look forward to a jam-packed evening
  
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