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• Police defend 999 response time to attempted kidnap of student after judge calls for answers

  28-01-2017 21:59 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  David Gregory was jailed for life after trying to snatch a student off the street in Fallowfield at knifepoint
  
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• National Lottery results: Lotto and Thunderball numbers for £8.6m rollover jackpot on Saturday, January 21

  28-01-2017 21:34 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  See if the balls have changed your life tonight with a £8.6m jackpot
  
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• Police launch murder investigation and hunt for suspect after body of woman is found in Moston

  28-01-2017 21:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  GMP said no arrests had been made, but that they had identified a suspect and were doing all they could to trace them
  
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• Refugees detained and 'turned away' at US airports after Donald Trump signs executive order

  28-01-2017 20:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  While the exact implications of the executive order remain unclear - plans for its implementation have reportedly begun
  
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• Bolton Wanderers 1-2 Charlton Athletic

  28-01-2017 19:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Charlton Athletic come from behind with 10 men to deliver a blow to Bolton Wanderers' League One promotion hopes.
  
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• Sarah Storey set to miss Para-cycling Track World Championships

  28-01-2017 19:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's Sarah Storey says she is unlikely to race abroad in 2017, including at the Para-cycling Track World Championships.
  
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• Manchester City secure 3-0 FA Cup win

  28-01-2017 19:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leroy Sane scores for the third successive game as Manchester City reach the FA Cup fifth round and Crystal Palace lose again.
  
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• Tricks of the trade from a professional magician

  28-01-2017 19:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The tale of 50-year-old Carl Royle is a fascinating one - superseded only by his mind-bending up-close magic.
  
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• Bury 3-3 Walsall

  28-01-2017 19:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Walsall fight back from 2-0 down only to concede a stoppage-time equaliser as they draw a thrilling League One encounter at Bury.
  
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• North Ferriby United 0-2 Macclesfield Town

  28-01-2017 19:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Macclesfield Town comfortably win 2-0 away to struggling North Ferriby United in the National League.
  
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• Rochdale 0-4 Huddersfield Town

  28-01-2017 19:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Collin Quaner marks his Huddersfield debut by scoring against League One Rochdale to help the Terriers reach the FA Cup fifth round.
  
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• Tearful Coleen Nolan discovers son Shane Richie Jr has changed his NAME to support her in Celebrity Big Brother

  28-01-2017 18:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Loose Women star Coleen finds out that her son Shane Richie Jr has changed his name to Shane NOLAN to support her on her Celebrity Big Brother journey
  
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• Soldier who landed in Normandy on D-Day honoured by French government 73 years on

  28-01-2017 18:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Alfred Barlow, now 95, recalled the horrors on the Allied invasion and admits he was 'one of the lucky ones'
  
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• Another mysterious popstar tribute appears in Chorlton, this time featuring Ian Curtis

  28-01-2017 18:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The black and white poster, featuring the Joy Division frontman has been emblazoned with the words #loveislost
  
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• Fancy buying and renovating this run down historic hotel? It could be yours for just £300,000...

  28-01-2017 18:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  In 1902 the hotel was once a focal point of the social life in the area
  
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• Boy releases balloon in Stockport - and discovers it landed 830 miles away in East Germany

  28-01-2017 17:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Joseph Rimmer's mum was alarmed to receive a text from a woman in Pottenstein, saying she had stumbled across it
  
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• GPs getting more stretched as number of patients under their care rise sharply

  28-01-2017 17:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Falling numbers of fully-qualified doctors - combined with rising patient lists - mean each GP is more stretched than at any time in recent history
  
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• Family of dying Manchester City fan in appeal to players to grant his final wish

  28-01-2017 17:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Life-long Blue David Burns, 74, has been diagnosed with terminal cancer
  
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• Fans pay tribute to Bolton Wanderers disaster survivor

  28-01-2017 16:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bolton fans hold a minute's applause for the survivor of the 1946 stadium tragedy, who has died.
  
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• Calum Best faces SHOCK back door eviction on Celebrity Big Brother

  28-01-2017 16:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  More nomination shocks to come as Calum Best is revealed as one of five to face the boot via back door on Sunday's Celebrity Big Brother
  
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• Colourful Chinese New Year arrives in Manchester with lion dances, giant roosters, and inflatable dragons

  28-01-2017 15:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The traditional celebrations end tomorrow with a dragon parade and fireworks display  
  
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• Heavy police presence in Moston after reports woman found dead - latest updates

  28-01-2017 15:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Kinver Road is currently cordoned off and the fire service is also at the scene
  
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• Heavy police presence as woman found with multiple stab wounds in Moston - latest updates

  28-01-2017 15:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Kinver Road is currently cordoned off and the fire service is also at the scene
  
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• Sean Goss: QPR sign Manchester United midfielder on three-and-half-year deal

  28-01-2017 15:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Queens Park Rangers sign midfielder Sean Goss from Manchester United for £500,000, on a three-and-a-half-year deal.
  
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• Oliver Bonas to open SECOND Manchester store after success of Piccadilly launch

  28-01-2017 15:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Fashion and lifestyle store Oliver Bonas has won an army of fans on Piccadilly - and they will open SECOND city centre store next month
  
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• Actor Sir John Hurt - star of The Elephant Man and Harry Potter - has died aged 77

  28-01-2017 14:55 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  "We're all just passing time, and occupy our chair very briefly," he once said about mortality
  
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• 'Violent' sports clubs robberies in Rochdale and Oldham linked

  28-01-2017 14:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A woman was viciously" beaten with a snooker rest in a series of linked robberies on sports clubs.
  
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• Wigan carpenter lands dream job in Antarctica

  28-01-2017 13:33 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Jimmy Tighe learnt his trade on building sites in Wigan, but is now working at the Halley Research Centre
  
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• New Coronation Street waitress with a VERY familiar face causes a stir

  28-01-2017 13:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A flirty new waitress in Corrie made a big impact on Friday night's show - and many fans recognised her from another soap
  
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• Valentine's Day 2017 - alternative Manchester date ideas for non-comforming couples

  28-01-2017 13:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Heading out for a meal to the same Italian you always go to is fine, but don't you want to do something different for Valentine's this year?
  
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• Revealed - the best places to go shopping in Greater Manchester

  28-01-2017 12:59 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  TripAdvisor users have been rating their favourite places to shop in the region - here are the top five
  
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• Manchester suburb named as one of the UK’s burglary hotspots

  28-01-2017 11:57 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Chorlton was named among the top 20 places for contents claims on home insurance policies.
  
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• How the woman behind The Flower Lounge made her dream job a reality

  28-01-2017 11:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Sian Wild, from Stockport, admits she is slightly obsessed by flowers after opening in Didsbury in 2009
  
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• Manchester's best Chinese restaurants for Chinese New Year

  28-01-2017 11:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Chinatown is packed with places to eat but there are plenty of gems elsewhere in the city and surrounding suburbs too. We've rounded up our favourites
  
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• Review: Marvel Universe LIVE! at Manchester Arena

  28-01-2017 10:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The action-packed show had youngsters on the edge of their seats - and even impressed the adults
  
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• Series of terrifying armed robberies at sports clubs 'could be linked' say police

  28-01-2017 10:19 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Woman beaten with metal pool cue rest and staff threatened with axe during violent armed robberies
  
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• Live: Manchester breaking news - Saturday, January 28

  28-01-2017 10:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News' breaking news service
  
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• Cyber-bully targeted alopecia sufferer in series of 'nasty' Facebook posts

  28-01-2017 09:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Danielle Lauren Jackson, 27, taunted her victim with images that mocked her looks, a court heard
  
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• Review: Wing's star-studded restaurant in Manchester fails to dazzle

  28-01-2017 08:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The city's most famous Chinese restaurant is a favourite with footballers - but does it live up to the hype?
  
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• Review: Wing's Manchester restaurant has star power but fails to shine

  28-01-2017 08:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The city's most famous Chinese restaurant is a favourite with footballers - but does it live up to the hype?
  
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