Manchester news

• Saudi Arabia crash: Six Britons killed and four injured

  19-01-2017 23:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It is understood the victims, including a newborn baby, had been on a pilgrimage to Mecca.
  
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• Hundreds of people have had to wait more than an hour for an ambulance since the New Year - including 16 of the most seriously ill

  19-01-2017 23:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  "This year is probably the busiest I’ve ever seen it. So yes, I would say this is the most pressure we have been put under."
  
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• Salford homes evacuated after suspicious device found

  19-01-2017 21:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A bomb disposal unit is called after the device is found in a garden in Swinton.
  
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• There's going to be free parking in Manchester city centre AGAIN this weekend

  19-01-2017 21:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The council are waiving fees for a second weekend to say thanks to motorists for putting up with roadwork disruption
  
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• Sale Sharks sack Tom Arscott over alleged leak of team information

  19-01-2017 21:19 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Sale Sharks have terminated the contract of Tom Arscott with immediate affect
  
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• The 'Queen of the Gypsies' had her funeral in Manchester... and people travelled hundreds of miles to pay their respects

  19-01-2017 20:59 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Ellen McDonagh, from Levenshulme, brought up six children on her own and 'was known across England and Ireland'
  
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• Man who drove stolen car at police officer has sentence increased at appeal court

  19-01-2017 20:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Judges have added 10 months on to Daniel Freeman's sentence
  
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• Houses evacuated on Clifton Drive, Swinton, after suspected explosive device found in garden

  19-01-2017 20:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  "We believe the device to have been in the grounds of the garden for a number of years.“
  
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• Proposed Manchester revamp puts synagogue and police station at risk

  19-01-2017 19:48
  
  Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville back redevelopment plan that could see some of city’s best 20th-century architecture lostA plan backed by the footballers Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville to build shops, offices, flats and a luxury hotel in Manchester city centre has propelled a 1950s synagogue and a 1930s police station on to a list of buildings at risk.The top 10 from the C20 Society, which campaigns for 20th-century architecture, also includes murals in Stockport and Hull, a housing estate in sou
  
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• 'Brazen' Manchester drugs empire couple who 'flaunted' lavish lifestyle jailed

  19-01-2017 19:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A couple who "brazenly flaunted riches funded from a drugs empire" while claiming to be unemployed are jailed.
  
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• The globe-trotting drug dealer who made £500,000 from cannabis and ecstasy... then ran away and left his wife to face the music

  19-01-2017 19:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  They enjoyed luxury cars and five-star holidays - but brazenly claimed £40,000 in child tax credits
  
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• What happened to Kim Woodburn after she was removed from Celebrity Big Brother?

  19-01-2017 19:24 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Kim was led out of the house by security following an epic row on last night's show - but is she back?
  
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• What time is Donald Trump’s inauguration? Everything you need to know

  19-01-2017 19:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  When is Donald Trump going to be the President? What time is his inauguration? Will it be on TV in the UK?
  
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• Chloe Ferry turned away by Calum Best after she asks to share his bed on Celebrity Big Brother

  19-01-2017 18:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  CBB hunk Calum told Geordie Shore star Chloe to "chill"
  
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• Caravan and Motorhome Show 2017: A hotel room you can put in a field, a £90,000 mobile home and a Vogue fashion van

  19-01-2017 18:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Camping has changed - and some of the most weird and wonderful kit for the outdoor life is in Manchester this weekend
  
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• Devastated family of missing dad Marcus Shaw pay tribute after body found

  19-01-2017 18:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The dad-of-four hadn't been seen since Saturday, his family said "he will be greatly missed by all who knew him"
  
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• Pictured: Sisters killed and fighting for their lives in Saudi crash horror

  19-01-2017 18:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  “We are a very close knit family. This has been devastating for all of us. Our family is never going to be the same again."
  
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• First picture of sisters killed and fighting for their lives in Saudi crash horror

  19-01-2017 18:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  “We are a very close knit family. This has been devastating for all of us. Our family is never going to be the same again."
  
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• First British holidaymakers return from The Gambia

  19-01-2017 18:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  "The local people were crying and worried about their children," says one British tourist.
  
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• James Jordan says he had big rows with Calum Best that were never aired on Celebrity Big Brother

  19-01-2017 17:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Evicted housemate James told Loose Women exactly what he thought about house hunk Calum
  
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• If you're flying from Manchester to Spain this weekend, you might want to check out these pictures...

  19-01-2017 17:49 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  And it could hit the price of vegetables in our shops
  
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• Bury could lose at least 10 of its 14 libraries in new cuts blow

  19-01-2017 17:34 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The town hall is facing another brutal savings drive, with £32m-worth of cuts needed by 2020
  
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• Man who stole 19 phones from Limp Bizkit fans at Manchester Arena gig is jailed

  19-01-2017 17:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Stefan Neagu, 39, was arrested after a gig-goer at the concert caught him trying to steal his phone
  
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• Salford school pupils 'leave school to take drugs'

  19-01-2017 17:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A school where pupils reportedly left school at break times to take illegal substances is put in special measures.
  
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• LINK cash machines 'could start charging you to take out your own money'... here's why

  19-01-2017 17:19 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The warning comes as banks and the ATM network hold crunch talks over how to fund the system
  
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• There's a courgette crisis and shoppers just can't cope

  19-01-2017 16:44 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The region has been hit by a courgette shortage due to unseasonal snow and rain in Spain and Italy where the vegetable is grown
  
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• When is Donald Trump’s inauguration date? Everything you need to know

  19-01-2017 16:37 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  When is Donald Trump going to be the President? What time is his inauguration? Will it be on TV in the UK?
  
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• Stockport Council accused of ignoring residents over plans that open up road to traffic and bikes

  19-01-2017 16:20 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Every household on Swanage Avenue has signed a petition demanding a u-turn
  
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• Mayoral candidate Andy Burnham promises to wipe out rough sleeping by 2020

  19-01-2017 16:17 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Rough sleeping in Manchester city centre rose ten-fold between 2010 and 2016
  
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• New Manchester craft beer bar Reasons To Be Cheerful opens in Burnage

  19-01-2017 15:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The craft beer and real ale bar is open now on Fog Lane in the south Manchester suburb
  
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• Hollyoaks star Kieron Richardson all smiles ahead of shocking murder storyline

  19-01-2017 15:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Actor Kieron who plays Ste Hay headed out with former co-star Jorgie Porter ahead of Amy Barnes whodunit storyline
  
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• Four members of Manchester family including baby killed in Saudi Arabia crash

  19-01-2017 15:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The collision is believed to have happened on Wednesday afternoon local time when the group were travelling in a minibus between Makkah and Medina
  
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• Several Britons killed in Saudi bus crash

  19-01-2017 14:43
  
  At least six people from Manchester and Glasgow, including baby less than two months old, killed on pilgrimage
  At least six British citizens have been killed in a minibus crash in Saudi Arabia, the Foreign Office has confirmed.Reports that a seventh person was also killed in the crash have not yet been confirmed. It is understood the dead include four people from one family in Manchester and two others from Glasgow. A baby less than two months old is thought to be one of the seven. Continue read
  
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• Thorntons recalls thousands of chocolate 'Jolly Santas' over fears they might contain bits of plastic

  19-01-2017 14:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Anyone who bought a 200g Thorntons Hollow Milk Chocolate Jolly Santa is asked to return it for a refund
  
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• Firefighters rescue swan after it got stuck in a tree

  19-01-2017 14:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A woman spotted the bird in distress, stuck in a fork of the tree branches in Pennington Flash Country Park near Leigh on Sunday morning
  
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• Four people from Manchester killed in crash in Saudi Arabia - latest updates

  19-01-2017 13:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Six British citizens have been killed in total, the Foreign Office has confirmed.
  
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• Will Phelan die on his wedding day to Eileen on Coronation Street?

  19-01-2017 13:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Will Eileen and Phelan get married or will Andy Carver put a stop to their big day?
  
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• Heartbroken parents whose child was stillborn say Manchester's Rainbow Clinic gave them fresh hope

  19-01-2017 13:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The clinic at St Mary's Hospital has helped Adam and Hayley Powsney through 'one of the toughest times' of their lives
  
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• Manchester's first Rum Festival 2017 reveals venue and event details

  19-01-2017 13:20 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The festival will feature live Caribbean music, a rum brunch, and over 40 different rums
  
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• Man who thought he could buy ticket on train ordered to pay £700

  19-01-2017 13:12 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Regular commuter Radko Keleman says he always pays the conductor for tickets when he boards the train at Hyde but was caught out when he got on at another station
  
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• Cheshire Police to probe abuse of 83 young footballers

  19-01-2017 13:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 200 reports of historical sex abuse have been made and three suspects identified, Cheshire Police says.
  
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• First look at the 2018 Ford Mustang

  19-01-2017 12:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Next year’s ‘Stang gets new toys, a new 10-speed gearbox and plenty more
  
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• The Paul Pogba X Adidas collection is already on eBay for double the original price

  19-01-2017 12:28 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Pogba and Adidas collaboration began to sell out within hours of its release
  
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• Little ones invited to FREE Hungry Caterpillar Giant Wiggle event at Play Factore

  19-01-2017 12:27 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The venue has been chosen to launch Action for Children's Giant Wiggle 2017
  
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• Carer charged after more than £20,000 defrauded from 97-year-old woman

  19-01-2017 12:21 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Sarah Last, 34, of Huddersfield Road, Waterhead, will appear in court next month
  
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• Middle Eastern restaurant Suri to open in Quill site on Manchester's King Street

  19-01-2017 12:19 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Suri is set to open this spring serving Middle Eastern and Mediterranean-inspired cuisine
  
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• Man arrested after being found in garden following police chase

  19-01-2017 12:16 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police began the pursuit of the silver Mazda 5 in Edwards Way, Marple, at 9.35pm, on Wednesday, after the driver refused to stop
  
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• Candlelit vigil to be held a year after death of homeless man killed in horrific attack

  19-01-2017 12:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The event will remember Daniel Smith, 23, who was murdered in Salford last January
  
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• North West Ambulance Service told it needs to improve by Government inspectors

  19-01-2017 11:57 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The service - which covers Greater Manchester - was graded ‘requires improvement’ following the Care Quality Commission’s latest visit
  
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• Holidaymakers tell of 'chaotic scramble' to get out of Gambia as they land at Manchester Airport

  19-01-2017 11:37 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of Britons landed at Manchester Airport on Wednesday night after fleeing turmoil-hit nation
  
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