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• Urgent recall of Co-op's chocolate Easter bunny as police probe 'battery' tampering fears

  31-01-2017 23:55 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The supermarket has recalled the £1 treats over fears tiny batteries have been placed inside them
  
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• Calum Best in shock eviction from Celebrity Big Brother missing out on live final

  31-01-2017 23:49 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Viewers failed to save Calum Best for the last live eviction ahead of Celebrity Big Brother final on Friday night
  
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• Tom Beadling and Sylvain Deslandes: Bury sign defenders on loan

  31-01-2017 23:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bury sign Sunderland defender Tom Beadling and Wolves defender Sylvain Deslandes on loan until the end of the season.
  
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• Wigan Athletic: Obertan, Gilks, Mandon, Laurent, Weir and Bruce arrive

  31-01-2017 23:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wigan Athletic make six signings on transfer deadline day, including former Manchester United winger Gabriel Obertan.
  
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• Could Donald Trump be heading to Manchester?

  31-01-2017 21:57 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  MP Andrew Gwynne fears US president's state visit could coincide with Tory party conference in city
  
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• Police release image of man they want to speak to after a train guard was spat at

  31-01-2017 21:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  British Transport Police want to speak to the man in the image in connection with the incident
  
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• Police find half a million pounds worth of drugs among frozen pizzas and chips in Oldham home

  31-01-2017 21:37 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police raided the house and found the mass of amphetamines and cannabis on Tuesday morning
  
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• I'm desperate to find my homeless father to tell him he's going to be a grandad

  31-01-2017 21:25 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  20-year-old Jess is appealing for information about 'Big D' - who is usually around Afflecks Palace
  
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• Carlisle sign Bolton's Proctor on loan

  31-01-2017 21:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Carlisle United sign strikers George Waring from Stoke and Jamie Proctor from Bolton on loan until the end of the season.
  
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• Bolton sign Cardiff's Adam le Fondre and Birmingham's Viv Solomon-Otabor

  31-01-2017 21:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bolton sign Cardiff City striker Adam le Fondre and Birmingham's Viv Solomon-Otabor on loan until the end of the season.
  
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• Young mum was found hanged on mental health ward after desperate plea for medication to be reviewed

  31-01-2017 21:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The mum-of-two became anxious and detached days after the arrival of her second baby in September 2015.
  
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• 'Turing's Law' sees thousands of gay and bisexual men pardoned for now-abolished crimes

  31-01-2017 20:46 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Government move welcomed by Manchester ex-MP who lobbied for the repeal
  
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• Teacher jailed after hurling drunken racist abuse - and MOCKING a brain-damaged passenger on a plane

  31-01-2017 20:27 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Early years teacher who has 'experienced racist abuse herself' is branded 'disgusting' by a judge
  
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• "I'll sleep when I'm dead!" Gemma Atkinson on hosting Key 103's Breakfast Show AND filming on Emmerdale

  31-01-2017 20:25 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Gemma Atkinson will be getting used to early starts and late finishes as she wakes up Manchester with the Gemma, Matt and Mike show on Key 103, and then films Emmerdale
  
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• Athletics hero Ron Hill finally takes day off after running daily for 52 YEARS

  31-01-2017 20:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 78-year-old former marathon champion has prided himself on completing at least a mile every day
  
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• Blackpool sign Bury midfielder Danns

  31-01-2017 19:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Blackpool sign Bury midfielder Neil Danns on loan and Radcliffe Borough striker Raul Correia for an undisclosed fee.
  
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• Parklife 2017 line up: The 1975 and Frank Ocean to headline Heaton Park festival

  31-01-2017 19:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Chaka Khan, London Grammar, Fatboy Slim, Rag N Bone Man, Jess Glynne, Carl Cox and Pete Tong are among the names confirmed for this year's festival
  
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• Teenager learning to walk after cancer battle sets her sights on the catwalk

  31-01-2017 18:57 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Demi Radevic will be one of around 100 models in this year's Runway on the Runway at Manchester Airport
  
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• Amazing boy of four from Stockport is obsessed with darts - and can already hit the bullseye

  31-01-2017 18:49 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Mason Foulkes has an board and oche in his bedroom and dad Lee hopes he is a future champion
  
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• Raj Takeaway in Fallowfield shut as Home Office says it has 'a history of employing illegal workers'

  31-01-2017 18:46 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  "These new immigration powers give us an opportunity to further crack down on those offenders, such as Raj Takeaway, where civil penalties have been issued and not paid.”
  
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• Woman, 46, seriously hurt in Stockport hotel shooting

  31-01-2017 18:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A woman is in hospital with abdominal injuries after being shot at a hotel.
  
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• Woman, 38, seriously hurt in Stockport hotel shooting

  31-01-2017 18:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A woman is in hospital with abdominal injuries after being shot at a hotel.
  
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• Manchester restaurant offers and deals: February 2017

  31-01-2017 18:31 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester food and drink deals, offers and discounts at restaurants including Tattu, Scene and Yard and Coop
  
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• The council are going to spend £4.5m on improving the city centre - including a hub for the homeless

  31-01-2017 18:25 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It also includes crackdowns on litter, noise and street-peddling, 24/7 patrols
  
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• Ski slope at Chill Factore closes for FOUR days due to 'horrendous' snow conditions

  31-01-2017 18:21 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The ski centre said the poor conditions are due to 'technical difficulties'
  
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• Lecturers threaten strike action over proposed closure of MMU's Crewe campus

  31-01-2017 17:44 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The University and College Union (UCU) has threatened to trigger a strike action ballot if the dispute over the future of the campus and its staff is not resolved
  
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• Is Charlotte Dawson engaged to rugby beau Matt Sarsfield?

  31-01-2017 17:37 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Model Charlotte Dawson appeared outside Neighbourhood in Manchester with a giant sparkler on her engagement finger after attending the Revolution Hair Concepts event
  
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• Manchester City legend Paul Lake and The Smiths drummer Mike Joyce appear in conversation at Salford Lads Club

  31-01-2017 17:31 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Join Paul Lake and Mike Joyce for an evening of football and music stories
  
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• Jacob Bedeau: Aston Villa sign teenage Bury defender

  31-01-2017 17:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Championship side Aston Villa sign Bury defender Jacob Bedeau on a two-and-a-half-year for fee of around £900,000.
  
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• Tom Soares: AFC Wimbledon sign midfielder from Bury

  31-01-2017 17:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  AFC Wimbledon sign midfielder Tom Soares from fellow League One side Bury for an undisclosed fee.
  
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• Boy and driver caused man's death outside McDonald's in Ashton-under-Lyne

  31-01-2017 16:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bradley Moore, 43, was killed by a careless driver after being punched to the ground by a 16-year-old boy.
  
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• Wayne Rooney: Man Utd striker to stay at Old Trafford says Jose Mourinho

  31-01-2017 16:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manger Jose Mourinho says England captain Wayne Rooney and winger Ashley Young will not be leaving Manchester United this season.
  
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• Asda recalls Little Dish children's meal over 'possible health risk'

  31-01-2017 16:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The product contains milk, which is not declared on the label
  
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• Teenager and off-duty medic - who didn't know each other - guilty of causing death of Bradley Moore

  31-01-2017 15:54 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Bradley Moore, 43, died after being run over by a Vauxhall Corsa after he had been punched into the middle of a road in Ashton town centre
  
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• This is the ultimate Manchester supper club for people who love brunch

  31-01-2017 15:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The five-course Big New York Breakfast will serve cocktails, homemade pop tarts, and silver dollar pancakes
  
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• Dads change nappies too - when they can find somewhere in Manchester to do it

  31-01-2017 15:33 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Fathers are joining forces to campaign for more baby change facilities for men
  
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• Dying man was able to complete bucket list before he passed away thanks to kindness of M.E.N. readers

  31-01-2017 15:11 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid to Andrew Lupton who passed away at home in Cheadle over the weekend
  
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• TJ Ioane: Sale Sharks cleared in concussion protocol investigation

  31-01-2017 15:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sale Sharks are given the all clear after a review into their concussion protocols for an incident involving TJ Ioane.
  
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• Meet Kevin Taylor, the hero who tackled a knife-man who threatened to stab a mum in Morrisons car park

  31-01-2017 14:49 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Kevin, who has a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, leapt over a car bonnet and tackled the man to the floor before pinning him down between two vehicles.
  
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• Weather warning issued with Storm Doris set to batter Greater Manchester with 70mph winds

  31-01-2017 14:34 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for Friday and say gusts of 60 to 70mph could affect people in Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Chester and Warrington
  
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• Greater Manchester mayor: Peter Clifford stands as Communist League candidate

  31-01-2017 13:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Peter Clifford says he is standing to campaign about issues such as policing and health care.
  
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• British Airways launches seven new routes from Manchester Airport

  31-01-2017 13:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The move is a huge endorsement for the airport and represents a significant turnaround for BA which sold virtually all its routes from the region to FlyBe in 2007
  
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• San Carlo to open new Manchester city centre pizza restaurant

  31-01-2017 13:28 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Pizza Madre will move in near the original San Carlo
  
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• How Comic Relief 2017 will transform lives in Greater Manchester

  31-01-2017 13:21 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Wythenshawe charity get funding from Comic Relief and support from a former Coronation Street star
  
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• Manchester home building 'highest since 2008 crash'

  31-01-2017 12:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dozens of new skyscraper apartment blocks are set to change Manchester's skyline, a survey says.
  
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• Driver has to abandon burning BMW on main road in Stockport - just two days after buying it

  31-01-2017 12:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Firefighters called after the car suffered an electrical fault as it approached Bredbury roadworks
  
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• Watch sisters' adorable reaction to returning from holiday to a new puppy

  31-01-2017 12:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A dog was the last thing sisters Olivia and Lola-Grace were expecting when they got home from Australia
  
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• My boyfriend died from a massive overdose of medicine... so why was he allowed to buy 15 packets at a time from budget shops?

  31-01-2017 12:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  “When I got to the hospital the doctors and nurses told me that they thought had been treating him for a heroin overdose."
  
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• Police searching for missing teenage boy discover body in barn devastated by fire

  31-01-2017 12:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A missing person appeal was launched after Louis Simpson, 14, from Parbold, near Wigan, disappeared following a barn fire
  
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• Levenshulme's historic library could re-open by end of the year

  31-01-2017 11:49 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Levenshulme Old Library group are trying to transform the 150-year-old building into a bustling arts centre.
  
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