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• Furious protesters say decision to close NHS walk-in centres is 'a scandal'

  18-01-2017 23:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Clinical commissioners claim people will be better served by extended hours at local GP ‘hubs’
  
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• Marksman who shot dead unarmed Anthony Grainger says he believed colleagues were in 'extreme danger'

  18-01-2017 22:54 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  He said he believed Mr Grainger had been reaching for a gun
  
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• Optician who made lewd remarks to woman tried to bribe her to drop a complaint - with free glasses

  18-01-2017 21:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Stewart Clough, who previously had links to the BNP, runs Value Vision Opticians in Swinton
  
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• Free things to do in Manchester: Museums, galleries, gigs and more

  18-01-2017 20:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  From free gigs, concerts and films to art galleries and museums, there's plenty to do in Manchester without spending a penny.
  
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• Daryl Clark: Warrington Wolves hooker signs four-year contract extension

  18-01-2017 20:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Warrington Wolves and England hooker Daryl Clark turns down interest from the NRL to sign a new contract until 2021.
  
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• Man charged following discovery of body in search for missing Victoria Cherry

  18-01-2017 20:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Andrew Reade has been charged with preventing the burial of a body and perverting the course of justice
  
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• Kiosk workers at Old Trafford stole more than £4,000 on match days

  18-01-2017 20:27 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Mwila Bwanga and colleague Olamide Oyawoye - who worked at Manchester United's ground in various kiosks - have pleaded guilty to theft by employee
  
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• Kim Woodburn removed from Celebrity Big Brother house after massive row with Jamie O'Hara

  18-01-2017 20:19 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  She was dragged out of the house while screaming at Jamie and calling him an ‘adulterer’
  
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• Manchester United: Memphis Depay sale agreed with Lyon

  18-01-2017 20:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester United agree a deal to sell Memphis Depay to Lyon for a fee thought to be in the region of £16m.
  
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• Mum shares heartbreaking picture of teen fighting cancer in bid to raise money for treatment

  18-01-2017 19:59 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Lifelong Manchester City fan Elliott Fernandez, 19, has already defied doctors who thought he would die numerous times
  
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• Work begins to demolish two houses after suspected gas blast in Blackley

  18-01-2017 19:47 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Two men who were rushed to hospital are said to be improving and contractors are now on site
  
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• Bury and Prestwich walk-in centre closures in care shake-up

  18-01-2017 19:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two walk-in centres will close as part of a shake-up of urgent care to reduce hospital attendance and admissions.
  
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• Students' union appoints officers to 'liaise between working class and middle class students'

  18-01-2017 19:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Student leaders say the move will improve understanding between well-off and working class undergraduates
  
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• Anthony Grainger shooting: Officer thought colleagues were in 'extreme danger'

  18-01-2017 19:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A police marksman who shot dead an unarmed man thought his colleagues were in danger, an inquiry hears.
  
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• Why has this Church of Scientology building in Old Trafford been empty for 10 years?

  18-01-2017 19:17 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Plans were initially put forward in 2007 for a ‘change of use’, to turn the former mill into an 'Ideal Org'
  
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• 120 year old Stockport church could close under major diocese shake-up

  18-01-2017 19:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  St Mary's RC Church in Heaton Norris may have to close its doors
  
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• Anthony Grainger shooting: officers were thought to be in danger

  18-01-2017 18:49
  
  36-year-old victim’s hand movement was seen as threat, but inquiry investigates whether it was reaction to use of gas canister by police at the Culcheth operationA police marksman who fatally shot an unarmed man thought his colleagues were in “extreme danger” at the time, a public inquiry has heard. Anthony Grainger, 36, was shot in the chest as he sat in a car in the village of Culcheth, Cheshire, on the evening of 3 March 2012.On the second day of the inquiry into the shootin
  
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• Watch: Adorable baby elephant is the cutest new arrival at Chester Zoo

  18-01-2017 18:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Chester Zoo confirmed that both mum Sithami and her baby, who is yet to be named, are well
  
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• National Lottery results: Lotto numbers for the £12.2 million quadruple rollover jackpot on Wednesday, January 18

  18-01-2017 18:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Have you won Wednesday 18 January's £12.2 million jackpot? Find out tonight
  
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• Oldham Athletic offer free entry for rearranged Peterborough game

  18-01-2017 18:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Oldham Athletic offer free entry to all fans for their rearranged League One fixture with Peterborough United.
  
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• FA Cup fourth round: BBC to show Leicester, Man Utd & Watford games

  18-01-2017 17:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leicester's FA Cup fourth-round trip to Derby will be shown live on BBC One, as will Manchester United v Wigan and Millwall v Watford.
  
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• The big questions Coronation Street fans are asking the internet

  18-01-2017 17:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Some of the best things viewers are asking about Corrie after watching their favourite soap
  
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• Muslim group put plans to build huge Mosque on hold

  18-01-2017 17:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The controversial plans sparked a number of demonstrations, with hundreds of people taking to the streets
  
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• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is as epic a journey as The Hobbit

  18-01-2017 17:37 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Teenage boy-turned-sleuth Christopher Boone can teach us all valuable lessons as the play returns to a Manchester theatre this month
  
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• Pat Nevin: Has Mourinho revitalised Rooney?

  18-01-2017 17:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC football analyst Pat Nevin asks whether Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has helped Wayne Rooney rediscover his hunger.
  
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• Pep Guardiola joins City players for birthday cinema trip to see La La Land

  18-01-2017 17:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Manchester City boss turned 46 today and celebrated with his Manchester City squad at the Printworks
  
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• Stockport man find his long lost siblings after using DNA to find his GI father

  18-01-2017 17:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  David Hulme never met his American father, who was stationed in the UK during the Second World War
  
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• How many Manchester locations can you spot in the new Snatch TV trailer?

  18-01-2017 16:57 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The mini series for Crackle features Rupert Grint, Luke Pasqualino and Ed Westwick and was shot in many locations around Manchester
  
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• Look inside Armenian Taverna - Manchester Utd star Henrikh Mkhitaryan's new local restaurant

  18-01-2017 16:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Manchester Utd player visits the Armenian Taverna around once a week, says owner Arman
  
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• Mum 'flipped out' in A&E slapping a doctor, kicking another and pushing over a matron

  18-01-2017 16:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Lynn Peters, whose own daughter is a nurse, was at Wythenshawe Hospital for an injection to lower her heart rate
  
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• Mum 'flipped out' in A&E slapping a doctor, kicking another and pushing a matron

  18-01-2017 16:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Lynn Peters, whose own daughter is a nurse, was at Wythenshawe Hospital for an injection to lower her heart rate
  
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• Manchester United hire former GMP officer to be their first counter-terrorism chief

  18-01-2017 16:34 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The former GMP inspector will work alongside the club's senior security team after a series of security lapses
  
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• Swan 'blown into tree' is rescued at Pennington Flash

  18-01-2017 16:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A stricken swan that got stuck after being "blown into a tree" during stormy weather is rescued by the RSPCA.
  
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• 'My best friend has gone' - Josh McCormack's heartbroken mum invites friends to celebrate his life

  18-01-2017 15:54 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The youngster, who died on Friday, has been dubbed a 'superhero' by thousands of people around the world
  
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• Man arrested after woman's ear bitten during attack in taxi shop

  18-01-2017 15:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 21-year-old woman was waiting for a taxi inside Bluestar Taxis, in Wallgate, when she was approached by the man on Tuesday, November 29
  
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• World's 'most modern and efficient' plane starts flying from Manchester Airport

  18-01-2017 15:34 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'Historic moment' as Singapore Airline's new super efficient jetliner arrives at Manchester
  
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• Manchester Beer & Cider Festival 2017 - dates, tickets, best beers and everything you need to know

  18-01-2017 15:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  With more than 750 drinks to try across 20 different bars, here's everything you need to know about the Manchester Beer & Cider Festival 2017
  
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• Grandparents who look after their grandchildren could be missing out on £231 a year

  18-01-2017 14:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  If a mother goes back to work after the birth of a child she can sign a form that allows a grandparent to receive National Insurance credits
  
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• Cancer survivor who threw glass at teacher in unprovoked attack avoids jail

  18-01-2017 14:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A judge spared sending Natalie Baker to jail, telling her she had been through a rough three years and that she was 'a decent and respectable member of society'
  
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• LIVE: Health bosses to decide future of two NHS walk-in centres

  18-01-2017 14:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Clinical commissioners are proposing to shut the services in both Bury town centre and Prestwich by the end of September
  
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• Peter Barlow to be STALKED in shocking new Coronation Street storyline?

  18-01-2017 14:31 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Corrie lothario is being tracked by a new woman - but who is she and why is she following him?
  
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• How you can sleep better and avoid lying awake at night

  18-01-2017 14:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Recent figures show Brits are the worst sleepers in the world
  
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• Manchester gastropub Beef & Pudding closes to be replaced by new sports bar The Director's Box

  18-01-2017 14:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Beef & Pudding will be taken over by the team behind The Vine Inn
  
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• Theresa May 'demeaning' UK with threats to EU, says Jeremy Corbyn

  18-01-2017 14:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Heated exchanges at PMQs as Brexit Secretary says Britain may not have fully freed itself from European Union rules until 2021
  
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• What can you do if someone parks in front of your house?

  18-01-2017 13:55 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Other than arguing about it with your neighbour, or writing passive aggressive notes, what can you actually do about it?
  
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• Dreamboys stripper sacked after allegedly punching two women at Tiger Tiger in The Printworks

  18-01-2017 13:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Stripper Tyson Cross has been dismissed following an incident in the club on Saturday night - where it is alleged two women were attacked
  
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• Fit and healthy mum collapsed at gym and died of brain haemorrhage

  18-01-2017 13:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Rebecca Luisa Ortiz fell to the floor in front of a trainer at the gym earlier this month and died in hospital just over a week later - but her organs have been used to give the gift of life to others
  
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• Operator behind Southern Rail to take over Metrolink in 'historic' changing of the guard

  18-01-2017 13:36 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  New operators promises 300 jobs, boosted security, trams on time and more contracts for local firms
  
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• Liam Gallagher announced as headline act at EXIT Festival 2017

  18-01-2017 13:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The former Oasis frontman is booking up for a busy summer
  
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• Things to do in Manchester this weekend: January 20-22

  18-01-2017 13:25 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  What's on in Manchester this weekend? Our picks of the highlights in the days ahead
  
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