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• Woman rescued by firefighters after blaze rips through home near Longsight Market

  22-01-2017 23:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A woman was rescued by crews from a first floor bay window, with firefighters using a ladder to reach her
  
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• £5,000 appeal for help to find thugs who held pregnant woman and four kids up at knifepoint

  22-01-2017 23:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The two males carried an 18 inch machete and got away with just an iPhone in the vicious attack in the woman's own home
  
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• Council tax in Stockport is set to rise by 5 per cent this year - and it could go up by the same next year

  22-01-2017 23:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It is thought every council in the region will raise council tax by 5pc - the maximum possible - this year
  
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• Politicians call for watershed on alcohol TV ads to protect kids

  22-01-2017 22:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The campaign comes amid soaring hospital admissions for alcohol-related illnesses and emergecnies
  
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• Oldham is third worst place in the country for failing schools

  22-01-2017 22:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Oldham performed much worse than other Greater Manchester boroughs
  
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• A pupil was put into isolation at high school for wearing these black shoes

  22-01-2017 22:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  When Heather contacted the school about the shoes she was told her son’s behaviour had also been an issue that week
  
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• 'Phil and I have always told her there is nothing she can’t do...she can achieve the same as anyone else'

  22-01-2017 21:34 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Daughter of former Manchester United player Phil Neville is signed by a mainstream modelling agency
  
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• Former Manchester City ballboy Elliott Fernandez dies from cancer

  22-01-2017 19:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Last week his mother published a heartbreaking picture of him in a bid to raise money for his treatment abroad
  
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• When is The Walking Dead series seven back for part B after its midseason break?

  22-01-2017 19:11 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Not long to wait until Rick and the gang continue their war against the villainous Negan
  
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• When does The Walking Dead season 7 start?

  22-01-2017 19:11 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Walking Dead new season will return to UK screens very soon
  
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• Only one in 10 patients want their doctors' surgery to open on Sundays

  22-01-2017 18:33 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  More than 40,000 patients were surveyed, and the results show that Sunday opening hours are NOT top of people’s priorities
  
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• Where is the best place for families to live in Greater Manchester?

  22-01-2017 18:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The M.E.N. has analysed house prices and spoken to dozens for estate agents across the region to find the most popular places for people to raise their children  
  
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• Watch: Calum Best rows with Jessica on Celebrity Big Brother

  22-01-2017 18:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Is the flirtation over between potential couple Calum and Jess on CBB?
  
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• The very strange reason that drivers keep pulling over for Morrisons delivery vans

  22-01-2017 17:31 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Needing a pie is not a matter for the emergency services
  
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• It's time for John Shuttleworth to hang up his Yamaha, says the man who made him up 30 years ago

  22-01-2017 17:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Conceived “as a joke to a music publisher” in 1985, John has become one of the most recognisable character comedians and recording artists in the UK
  
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• Peter Barlow meets a new woman after he discovers Toyah's IVF secret on Coronation Street

  22-01-2017 17:20 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Corrie love rat meets a glamorous newcomer after rowing with Toyah
  
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• The image of the last-place parkrun finisher that inspired others to get running

  22-01-2017 16:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The candid photo of Dawn Nisbet has spurred a host of others to start running
  
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• Watch: Drunk and upset Michelle raises a toast to her baby son on Coronation Street

  22-01-2017 16:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The grieving mum played by Kym Marsh lets emotions get the better of her and hits the bottle at the Bistro on Corrie
  
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• WATCH: What happens next after Phelan killed Andy on Coronation Street

  22-01-2017 16:24 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Phelan loads his van concealing evidence, just as Eileen appears on tomorrow night's Corrie
  
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• Amir Khan misses brother's wedding in Bolton to go training as 'family feud deepens'

  22-01-2017 15:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The former world champ’s brother Haroon celebrated his marriage to wife Arifa in front of 1,000 guests in a lavish bash on Saturday
  
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• Charlotte Dawson shows off her enviable legs in a dazzling white thigh-split dress

  22-01-2017 15:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Also out on the town were new Ex On The Beach cast members Jenny Thompson and ZaraLena Jackson
  
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• Revealed: The cost of setting up and running the new mayoral system

  22-01-2017 15:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The figures are revealed in a report going before the region’s combined authority of ten council leaders, which will soon be overseen by the mayor
  
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• Mexrrissey are back in Manchester with their mariachi Morrissey classics

  22-01-2017 14:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Mexrrissey started with a gig - but Camilo Lara never thought it would come to this...
  
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• Is it trying to snow where you are? Flurries fall across Greater Manchester

  22-01-2017 14:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The temperatures have plummeted and also brought snow along with the freezing weather conditions
  
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• Lee Rigby's mum says she was threatened with arrest unless she attended court hearing

  22-01-2017 13:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Lyn Rigby said her treatment by authorities was "absurd and shocking" after she was summoned to an appeal hearing of an internet troll who taunted her over her son's death
  
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• Shot Middleton soldier remembered at memorial service

  22-01-2017 12:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hundreds gather to remember the life of a soldier who died as a result of an accidental shooting in Iraq.
  
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• Man taken to hospital with suspected gunshot wound - recap

  22-01-2017 12:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 19-year-old was found with a foot injury after armed police and paramedics were called to Cumbrae Gardens in Weaste, Salford, at around 11.30pm on Saturday
  
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• LIVE: Man taken to hospital with suspected gunshot wound

  22-01-2017 12:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 19-year-old was found with a foot injury after armed police and paramedics were called to Cumbrae Gardens in Weaste, Salford, at around 11.30pm on Saturday
  
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• Manchester police used 'dangerous' CS gas without permission, court told

  22-01-2017 12:43
  
  Force used incapacitating grenades for five years without home secretary’s approval and despite warnings, inquiry hearsGreater Manchester Police used incapacitating CS gas grenades for five years without permission from the home secretary, a public inquiry has heard.The force’s firearms unit used the weapon even though government scientists refused to sanction them and a national policing body described them as “dangerous”. Continue reading...
  
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• Wayne Rooney: Record-breaking striker 'a true great' says Sir Bobby Charlton

  22-01-2017 11:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sir Bobby Charlton says Wayne Rooney is "a true great" after the striker broke his Manchester United all-time goalscoring record.
  
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• The six most dangerous built-up roads in Manchester

  22-01-2017 10:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Ashton Old Road and Bury New Road top the table of 30mph routes where there have been accidents
  
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• Black Sabbath at Manchester Arena - stage times and setlist

  22-01-2017 10:46 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Black Sabbath: The End is the final farewell from Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, and Geezer Butler
  
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• Wicked in Manchester: 10 more musicals we want to see at the city's theatres

  22-01-2017 10:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Theatre-goers have been delighted at news Wicked is coming back to Manchester - here we list 10 more musicals we would love to see on the city's stages in 2017
  
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• Things you'll only remember if you grew up in Manchester...

  22-01-2017 10:11 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  From Bolton Water Place to Blackpool illuminations, if you come from Manchester you'll know what we're on about
  
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• Live: Manchester breaking news - Sunday, January 22

  22-01-2017 09:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News' breaking news service
  
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• National coffee survey reveals Manchester is Caffe Nero hotspot

  22-01-2017 08:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Although the chain trails rivals Costa and Starbucks, Manchester and Stockport are Nero-heavy
  
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• Pep Guardiola: Manchester City boss questions penalty call against Tottenham

  22-01-2017 00:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he does not understand why his side were denied a late penalty in their 2-2 draw with Tottenham.
  
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