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• Who is Danny Boyle? Everything you need to know about the Trainspotting 2 director

  27-01-2017 23:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Trainspotting 2 is now in cinemas, 21 years after the original. It is once again directed by Danny Boyle. Is Danny Boyle from Manchester? What other films has he directed? What did he do at the Olympics? Everything you need to know
  
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• Woman who lived in squalor with EIGHTY guinea pigs and two dogs banned from keeping animals

  27-01-2017 23:21 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Valerie Seddon appealed her sentence after she was convicted of two offences, but it was upheld by a judge
  
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• Anglo-Welsh Cup: Sale Sharks 41-3 Cardiff Blues

  27-01-2017 23:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sale score seven tries without reply to end Cardiff Blues' hopes of progressing to the Anglo-Welsh Cup semi-finals.
  
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• Police release CCTV image in hunt for knife robber who held up convenience store

  27-01-2017 23:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The culprit waited for customers to leave, then attacked a member of staff, producing a knife and demanding money and fleeing with a wad of cash
  
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• Two men arrested after man beaten in homophobic attack

  27-01-2017 22:55 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Officers were called to reports a 21-year-old man had been beaten and suffered homophobic abuse outside a club on Yorkshire Street
  
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• Death camp survivor's poignant violin tribute on Holocaust Memorial Day

  27-01-2017 22:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  94-year-old Chaim Ferster dedicates himself to Holocaust education, reliving the terrors in the hope that the atrocities will never be forgotten 
  
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• Here are our predictions for David Beckham's Desert Island Discs

  27-01-2017 22:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  From t.A.T.u. to 1999, these are the hits we guess will make it onto his castaway favourites
  
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• 'Hidey hole' paedophile case reviewed by police watchdog

  27-01-2017 22:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Claims police missed a chances to stop a violent paedophile who kept his victim in a "hidey hole" are probed.
  
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• Police launch investigation into 'missed opportunities' to catch 'Britain's Josef Fritzl'

  27-01-2017 21:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  "We are going to do everything we can to get to the bottom of this", vow Greater Manchester Police
  
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• Couple spent cash laundered from £5m drug conspiracy on shopping trips to House of Fraser

  27-01-2017 20:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Albanian gangsters running a nationwide network of cannabis farms funnelled profits to Besnik Hoxha, 32, through a bank account his wife opened in a false name
  
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• Greater Manchester Police puppy prepares for training

  27-01-2017 19:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An 11-week-old puppy appears keen to start his police training as he gnashes an officer's trousers.
  
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• Orlando Bloom holds drama workshops - at a Stockport school

  27-01-2017 19:47 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Pirates of the Caribbean star jetted into Manchester to lead the workshops at Cheadle Hulme High School
  
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• Club owned by United fans take on Class of 92's side in 'mini Manchester derby'

  27-01-2017 19:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Salford City, owned by Gary and Phil Neville, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and Nicky Butt, take on rebel-formed FC United this weekend
  
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• Manchester City accept Football Association anti-doping charge

  27-01-2017 19:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester City accept an FA anti-doping charge after failing to notify officials of player whereabouts for drugs testing.
  
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• Manchester Canal Street hotel Velvet put up for sale

  27-01-2017 19:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The boutique hotel in Manchester's Gay Village is on the market for £4.7m
  
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• Russell Brand announces Manchester and Salford gigs as part of massive UK and Ireland tour

  27-01-2017 18:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The controversial comedian will play stand up shows at Manchester theatres
  
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• Boy racers who tailgated at double speed limit before killing girl in crash are locked up

  27-01-2017 18:54 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Mohsen Saddique and Adil Manir hurtled through a town centre 30mph zone at speeds of up to 64mph before the crash
  
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• Manchester restaurant Solita launches Spam Allardyce burger

  27-01-2017 18:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Solita's latest special features everyone's favourite wartime treat: processed pork in a can. Mmm.
  
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• Mercedes driver crashes into railings then abandons car

  27-01-2017 18:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward
  
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• Metal 'homeless spikes' installed at city centre building

  27-01-2017 18:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A senior councillor has said spikes are 'not the answer' to rough sleeping in the city
  
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• Little people, big shop: Why shopping with kids is so hard

  27-01-2017 17:47 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The seven testing stages of taking your children food shopping
  
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• Hollywood star Bloom inspires Manchester students

  27-01-2017 17:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pirates of the Caribbean star Orlando Bloom inspires young actors at a Manchester school.
  
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• Elbow have dropped a new video featuring Benedict Cumberbatch

  27-01-2017 17:20 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Fans of Godley and Creme song Cry may just recognise the style, too
  
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• WIN tickets to Big Fish Little Fish Madchester indie special at former Factory Records HQ

  27-01-2017 17:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The set from DJ Dave Booth will feature Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, Inspiral Carpets, The Smiths, Charlatans, New Order and more
  
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• £15m cuts threaten 420 teacher jobs in Rochdale

  27-01-2017 17:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Unions predict devastating affect as a result of new school's funding formula
  
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• Manchester beekeepers Just Bee turn down Peter Jones on Dragons' Den

  27-01-2017 16:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Just Bee, the creators of honey water, have since secured listings with a host of leading retailers  from Boots’ Meal Deal to Waitrose and Holland and Barrett.
  
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• Teenager wins payout after he was left disabled by car crash before he was born

  27-01-2017 16:31 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The boy, was is now 17, was born with diplegic cerebral palsy after his mum was in a car accident while 29 weeks pregnant
  
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• Manchester United v Wigan Athletic

  27-01-2017 16:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's FA Cup game between Manchester United and Wigan Athletic.
  
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• Policewoman goes from tackling football hooligans to launching a bakery - for dogs

  27-01-2017 16:13 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Diane Murphy used to keep the peace at international games ... but now she's launched an innovative new business
  
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• Mark Kitching: Middlesbrough defender joins Rochdale on loan

  27-01-2017 15:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  League One side Rochdale sign Middlesbrough defender Mark Kitching on loan until the end of the season.
  
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• Gang raid Stockport Nando's and steal safe containing £3,500

  27-01-2017 15:54 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police arrest three men following chase but it is believed at least one other escaped with the cash
  
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• Gary Oldman's Winston Churchill biopic Darkest Hour films at Manchester town hall

  27-01-2017 15:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Joe Wright film stars Oldman as the former Prime Minister in his early years as leader
  
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• Eleven charged following drugs raids across Stockport

  27-01-2017 15:28 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police seized £17,386 in cash, 21 mobile phones and a stolen vehicle
  
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• Concerns growing for 52-year-old man who has been missing from home for three weeks

  27-01-2017 14:49 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Ian Nally has not been seen since Saturday, January 7
  
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• Port Vale: Rochdale full-back Scott Tanser signs deal until end of season

  27-01-2017 14:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Port Vale sign Rochdale left-back Scott Tanser on a deal until the end of the season.
  
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• Brooke Vincent, Katie Price and Ryan Thomas join Rio Ferdinand at glitzy Rosso relaunch party

  27-01-2017 13:54 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A host of stars joined Rio Ferdinand as he relaunched his Rosso Restaurant in Manchester including Coronation Street's Brooke Vincent and glam Katie Price and Danielle Armstrong
  
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• Alert after man tries to lure 11-year-old boy into van

  27-01-2017 13:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The man pulled up alongside the boy in a white van  and asked him if he wanted a can of fizzy Vimto, but he ran away and raised the alarm
  
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• This puppy police dog pouncing on an officer's leg is either the cutest thing ever... or pretty scary

  27-01-2017 13:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Drago the German Shepherd is showing a promising start, says Insp Tariq Butt
  
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• Review: David O'Doherty at Albert Hall, Manchester

  27-01-2017 13:36 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Whether he's standing, sitting, or lying down, O'Doherty has a lot of funny stuff to say
  
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• New Belgian restaurant and bar Belgo to replace Manchester's La Tasca on Deansgate

  27-01-2017 13:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Belgo will open at 76 Deansgate on the site of tapas restaurant La Tasca
  
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• Woman taken to hospital after being hit by pick-up truck on Heaton Moor Road

  27-01-2017 13:04 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called to Heaton Moor Road, in Heaton Moor, at about 11.05am on Friday morning.
  
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• Legoland Discovery Centre set for £1m revamp

  27-01-2017 13:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Launching in April, the new-look centre will feature a new Lego Ninjago themed play feature, new floor-to-ceiling window café, a new bigger and better Creative Workshop and new birthday party rooms.
  
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• 92-year-old mum of man found dead in sea nearly 40 years ago fears she might die before she gets justice

  27-01-2017 12:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  “The brutal manner in which my son’s life was taken has left an enduring and very painful gap in my family’s life, which no amount of time will heal."
  
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• Young family from Stockport forced to escape house fire - then neighbour rushes to put it out

  27-01-2017 12:49 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Firefighters warning over chip pan after a blaze destroys a kithcen for the second time in a week
  
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• Tesco agrees £3.7bn deal for food wholesaler Booker

  27-01-2017 12:29 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Booker is the country's largest wholesaler and owns the Londis and Budgens convenience store brands
  
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• Man, 24, charged with murder after body of Phillip Owen found flat in Urmston

  27-01-2017 12:12 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Ashley Bosson, of no fixed address, will appear in court next month
  
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• Supermarket deals in Manchester: Offers and discounts from Asda, Tesco and Sainsbury's

  27-01-2017 12:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Be a savvy grocery store shopper and get the best deals here from the biggest stores
  
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• Man charged with murder over Urmston fatal stabbing

  27-01-2017 12:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man is charged with murder after a fatal stabbing in Greater Manchester.
  
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• Temperatures plummet overnight as Manchester experiences one of the coldest nights this year

  27-01-2017 11:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  According to forecasters temperatures dipped to -4.5C last night
  
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• Last chance to get cheap tickets for Geronimo festival 2017

  27-01-2017 11:49 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  CBeebies stars Justin Fletcher and Mr Bloom have been announced as headline acts for this year's Geronimo family festival.
  
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