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• Betting slips and holiday flights to the Caribbean among outlandish claims on tax returns

  24-01-2017 23:28 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  One business owner claimed for luxury watches for all their staff...at a company with no employees
  
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• This is what happened inside a cat after it swallowed a toy cat...

  24-01-2017 22:54 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Vets had to carry out emergency surgery after family pet Kitty swallowed the two-inch plastic Kitty in My Pocket toy
  
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• Meet the 'beautiful' waiter being praised for keeping a two-year-old entertained - and giving mum a break

  24-01-2017 21:29 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Mum Katie has told how the unidentified waiter’s caring attitude made all the difference.
  
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• Police officers stopped man trying to stab women with needle at Piccadilly Station

  24-01-2017 21:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  PC Lorraine Johnstone and Sgt Tony Banks have now been commended after they managed to disarm and restrain the offender
  
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• This is the story of one man's epic struggle to get some street lights fixed

  24-01-2017 21:05 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  How many council staff does it take to change a lightbulb?
  
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• Fraudster travel agent who used company credit card to get cheap holidays for friends is spared jail

  24-01-2017 20:44 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Rebecca Waterfall's fraud was described by the sentencing judge as the ‘travel agency equivalent of a Ponzi scheme’
  
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• A massive vintage clothing kilo sale is coming to Old Granada Studios

  24-01-2017 20:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  You could scoop the archive outfit of your dreams and pay for it by weight alone
  
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• Bag an artisan lunchtime butty in Manchester for £1

  24-01-2017 20:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A Northern Quarter bar-restaurant is celebrating the launch of its new takeout menu by handing out amazing sandwiches for a quid
  
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• Sir Alex Ferguson: Manchester United making progress under Jose Mourinho

  24-01-2017 19:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester United are making progress under Jose Mourinho and are "unlucky" not to be challenging league leaders Chelsea, says Sir Alex Ferguson.
  
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• £45m secured to build 1,800 new homes across Manchester

  24-01-2017 19:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The town hall has vowed to build up to 2,000 homes a year for Mancunians, to counter the boom in upmarket city centre apartments
  
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• 'Pay what you want' to see theatre shows at The Lowry

  24-01-2017 19:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Audiences will pay what they think a production is worth on the way out of the Manchester theatre
  
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• Eleven Manchester United fans given banning orders after clashing with rival supporters in pub

  24-01-2017 19:17 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police launched a major operation at the FA Cup tie against Sheffield United in January last year
  
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• Stockport Council slammed for spending £3m on consultants while making cuts to services

  24-01-2017 19:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Experts paid money to name development after red rock behind it and advise no change to environmental services
  
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• Singing legend Rowetta and reality star Jsky launch The Empty Shop 2017

  24-01-2017 18:59 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The campaign asks people to donate their pre-loved clothes for charity at the Manchester Arndale
  
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• Oscar Nominations 2017 - Who do you think should win?

  24-01-2017 18:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Should Dev Patel win Best Supporting Actor? Is Arrival your movie of the year? Vote on which Oscar nominees you think should win in 2017
  
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• Meet the office worker who teaches burlesque to students in south Manchester

  24-01-2017 18:17 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Deborah Keogh, aka Coco Love, has started teaching burlesque fitness classes to students in Levenshulme.
  
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• Check out the state of Robbie Williams' bloodied face after a fight ... with a computer

  24-01-2017 18:05 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Robbie is sporting an injury after having "technology problems"
  
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• Check out Manchester City star Raheem Sterling's new £3.1m mansion

  24-01-2017 18:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The move closer to the city now means that he will be based just an hour away from the club’s training ground
  
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• The planned luxury waiting lounge at Manchester Airport - where no kids are allowed

  24-01-2017 17:46 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Airport has unveiled plans for a swanky new £1.6m lounge to open in Terminal Three in April
  
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• Watch the shocking moment helmeted figure fires shots at Bolton house

  24-01-2017 17:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The CCTV footage shows a man walking up to the house carrying a sawn-off shotgun, before taking aim and pulling the trigger
  
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• HSBC to close 62 banks across the country - full list

  24-01-2017 17:31 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The city bank has revealed the full list of the branches that are due to close with up to 180 jobs at risk
  
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• Green Party announce candidate for Greater Manchester mayoral election following death of previous hopeful

  24-01-2017 17:31 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Wigan and Leigh Green chair Will Patterson will vie for the top job at May’s elections following the passing of Deyika Nzeribe on New Year’s Day. 
  
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• Two guns have been recovered after teenager was shot in foot in Salford

  24-01-2017 17:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 19-year-old victim was blasted in the foot on Saturday evening in Weaste
  
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• Young joyrider 'addicted to speed' ploughed into young dad and left him for dead

  24-01-2017 17:04 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Adam Marsden was driving at ‘motorway speeds’ in a 30mph zone when he hit plasterer Nicholas Horner and left him with 'life-changing' injuries
  
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• Manchester youth set out their demands for Brexit - in a new play

  24-01-2017 17:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Following events around the country, True Tales: Undivided will gather the top demands and present them to Parliament
  
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• Lancashire could bring in major figure for 2017 T20 Blast season

  24-01-2017 16:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lancashire board member and ex-bowler Paul Allott says they may look to sign a big name for the T20 Blast.
  
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• 11 St James’ Square is snapped up by developer for residential conversion

  24-01-2017 16:29 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The address is just outside an exclusion zone covering most of the southern-central area of the city centre.
  
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• Controversial plans to build more than 400 homes and a new school on greenbelt in Heywood have split residents

  24-01-2017 16:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Developers hope to get planning permission for huge new estate on farmland in Heap Bridge
  
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• Watch moment brown liquid streams from taps in Hilton Hotel room

  24-01-2017 16:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  When the guest complained to reception, he was told it was due to planned maintenance work
  
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• In The Night Garden Live! 2017: Tickets on sale this week

  24-01-2017 16:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Igglepiggle, Upsy Daisy and Makka Pakka are brought to life on the big stage
  
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• Watch: Famous boxers roped in for tribute to Muhammad Ali

  24-01-2017 15:55 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Eighteen boxers feature in the video for a rap song in honour of the legendary boxer
  
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• Trafford firm fined £50,000 for sending 400,000 spam text messages

  24-01-2017 15:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  LAD Media, which is based in Sale, was slapped with the hefty bill following an investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office
  
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• Police release images of men they wish to speak to following two violent burglaries

  24-01-2017 15:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  During the two burglaries men forced their way into homes in the Seedley area and attacked families
  
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• Brexit secretary promises 'legislation within days' to enshrine Government's timetable on Article 50

  24-01-2017 15:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Defeat in historic court battle over Brexit will not derail process promises, David Davis
  
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• Thug threatens pensioner with knife before stealing her car

  24-01-2017 15:11 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 73-year-old woman was getting into her car on Shaw Road when a man brandished a knife at her
  
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• Racist yobs sing vile 'gas chamber' song on tram ahead of City game against Spurs

  24-01-2017 14:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The passengers were heard shouting ‘You’re getting gassed in the morning, gassed in the morning’ while travelling to the Ethiad
  
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• Community centre in Oldham at risk of closure could stay open

  24-01-2017 14:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Council bosses proposed shutting the Link Centre in Oldham in a bid to save £250,000-worth of social care cash. Groups using the centre include Age UK, the Alzheimer’s Society and Pennine Care
  
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• Chinese New Year 2017 in Manchester: parade route and times

  24-01-2017 14:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The traditional dance of the dragon from Albert Square to Chinatown takes place on Sunday
  
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• Man, 20, arrested after woman raped in Cheadle graveyard

  24-01-2017 14:39 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 20-year-old male is in police custody for questioning
  
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• Greater Manchester's Mayoral Election 2017: 100 days to go until historic poll

  24-01-2017 14:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Your guide to the race to become Greater Manchester's first metro mayor.
  
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• You could face a much tougher sentence if you commit these crimes

  24-01-2017 14:17 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  From April this year, courts in England and Wales will have the power to dish out either longer sentences or stiffer fines for a range of offences
  
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• If you drive, watch TV or travel by train then there are new tough court sentences you need to know about

  24-01-2017 14:17 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  From April courts in England and Wales will have the power to dish out either longer sentences or stiffer fines for a range of offences
  
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• Old Trafford: Man Utd announce plans for more spaces for disabled fans

  24-01-2017 14:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester United are to carry out "significant structural work" to accommodate more than 300 new positions for disabled fans.
  
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• When are the National Television Awards? Nominees, tickets and everything you need to know

  24-01-2017 13:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  When are the National Television Awards 2017? Who are the nominees? What channel are they one? Can I still buy tickets? Everything you need to know
  
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• 'Are you taking the p***?' said the florist who bit a chunk out of her partner's ear on Christmas Day

  24-01-2017 13:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  “This was a family gathering so all of the family were there, they all were involved."
  
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• Twitter backlash as Trump signs anti-abortion law in one of first acts as President

  24-01-2017 13:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump signed an anti-abortion advice law surrounded by men in one of his first acts as US president.
  
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• UK postcodes with highest burglary rates revealed

  24-01-2017 13:26
  
  Ilford in east London has highest burglary rate in UK, says Moneysupermarket, after analysing insurance quotes. Where’s lowest? Northern IrelandHouseholds in parts of Ilford, east London, suffer the worst rates of burglary in the UK, according to insurance forms, although the number of break-ins continues to fall nationally.Analysis of 1.8m home insurance quotes by Moneysupermarket.com over the past five years names the IG4 postcode, covering an area between Redbridge and Gants Hill in eas
  
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• Watch: Toyah is in for a shock when she discovers Leanne's baby secret on Coronation Street

  24-01-2017 13:09 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Toyah is stunned by her step-sister's baby news on Corrie
  
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• Reality Check: Is North of England getting a big boost?

  24-01-2017 13:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Is the government announcing a fresh cash boost for the North of England?
  
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• Neil Diamond announces Manchester date as part of 50th anniversary tour: how to get tickets

  24-01-2017 13:05 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The music legend will embark on a UK and European tour later this year
  
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