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• Public quiz senior journalists at press watchdog roadshow

  08-02-2017 23:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The roadshow was organised by the Independent Press Standards Organisation at the Mechanics Institute on Princess Street
  
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• Teenager killed after car collides with lorry in Wigan

  08-02-2017 22:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Muhamad Mogra, from Bolton, was driving a Peugeot which collided with a lorry
  
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• Man dies in 'hit-and run' crash in Levenshulme

  08-02-2017 22:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  CCTV shows the car mounting the pavement and driving through a red light after the crash.
  
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• The 10 'longest' hospital delays exposed

  08-02-2017 22:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Patients stranded in hospital speak of their distress as the BBC uncovers the longest delays.
  
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• NHS Health Check: The 10 'longest' hospital delays exposed

  08-02-2017 22:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Patients stranded in hospital speak of their distress as the BBC uncovers the longest delays.
  
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• Before you go to bed...seven things you need to know from today

  08-02-2017 21:39 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The most talked about stories from across Greater Manchester
  
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• Spat at, kicked, threatened and shot: The five-month bullying ordeal of an 11-year-old transgender girl

  08-02-2017 20:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The girl’s mother said she arrived at the school for a meeting over bullying to find her daughter sat 'rocking' after the shooting
  
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• Pregnant woman caught on camera battering dog walks free after saying it tried to savage her stomach

  08-02-2017 20:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The RSPCA brought charges against the mum-of-one after disturbing footage of the incident at her home in Oldham
  
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• Horrific video of hit and run driver racing through crowded streets just minutes after killing a dad

  08-02-2017 20:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The driver of the car, registration number KW55 EVP, failed to stop at the scene
  
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• Tara Palmer-Tomkinson: Everything you need to know

  08-02-2017 19:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Tributes have poured in following the news that one of the original socialites has passed away aged 45
  
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• Patient airlifted to hospital after crash in Oldham

  08-02-2017 19:49 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A man and a woman had to be cut out of the vehicle by fire services after the crash on Buckstones Road
  
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• Minister who will decide controversial housing masterplan promises green belt is 'safe in his hands'

  08-02-2017 19:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Leaders have earmarked a string of green belt sites for thousands of homes as part of its ‘spatial framework’
  
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• Knowl View abuse investigation: No evidence of cover-up

  08-02-2017 19:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Investigation finds no evidence of a child sex abuse cover-up at a former boys' school in Rochdale.
  
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• Greater Manchester MPs demand more cash for social care after claims Surrey was offered 'sweetheart deal'

  08-02-2017 18:57 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  At Prime Minister’s Questions, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn read out text messages, allegedly from Surrey council leader David Hodge and intended for someone in Whitehall named Nick, suggesting the Tory council was offered a deal by the government
  
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• Exclusive Brethren's plans for new hall in Mobberley rejected by councillors

  08-02-2017 18:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Plans by a conservative Christian group to build a new hall in a Cheshire village would be "inappropriate", councillors decided.
  
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• Furious woman spits at baby after being asked to make way for a pram

  08-02-2017 18:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police are now trying to track down the spitter after Wednesday morning's incident in Manchester city centre
  
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• 'Scandinavian shiver' could bring snow to Greater Manchester this weekend as temperatures plunge

  08-02-2017 18:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Met Office said the region will be hit by freezing weather over the next few days - with snow forecast over the weekend
  
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• En Vogue announce Manchester show as part of anniversary tour

  08-02-2017 18:11 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 90s girlband will head to the city in spring as one of only three UK dates
  
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• Helen Flanagan: Everything you need to know about the Coronation Street star

  08-02-2017 18:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Helen has returned to our screens as Rosie Webster. But what did she get up to after leaving Corrie?
  
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• Thug led ‘lynch mob’ attack on man wrongly accused of groping teenager at house party and left him with brain injury

  08-02-2017 17:49 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Jason Wolfendale repeatedly stamped on the innocent victim’s head after he was accused of groping a teenager at a house party. The victim has now lost his sense of smell and now speaks with a stutter
  
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• Man injured after falling from scaffolding at Newton Heath home

  08-02-2017 17:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Emergency services remain at the scene, but the man's injuries are not thought to be life-threatening
  
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• How much does an average family home cost where you live, and what does it look like?

  08-02-2017 17:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Houses in our region can set you back anything between £30,000 and £3m - but here's what an average home in your area looks like
  
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• John Mullen jailed for seven-and-a-half years for Hardwick Hall champagne flute stabbing

  08-02-2017 17:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  John Mullen fled the country and was on the run for four years following the attack.
  
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• Karen Danczuk says she still has flashbacks of the sex abuse she suffered as a child

  08-02-2017 17:11 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The former Rochdale councillor and ex-wife of MP Simon Danczuk said she is learning to live with the memories of being assaulted by older sibling Michael Burke
  
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• Is Luke going to be Phelan's next victim on Coronation Street?

  08-02-2017 17:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Will evil Pat Phelan go after Luke next after killing Andy on Corrie?
  
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• 'It girl' Tara Palmer Tomkinson dead at 45

  08-02-2017 16:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Socialite and writer was diagnosed with a brain tumour last year
  
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• Family of much-loved golfer ask mourners to form guard of honour with clubs at his funeral

  08-02-2017 16:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Terry Gilbert, who has golf repair shops across Manchester, died aged 69 from pancreatic cancer
  
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• Get ready for Oldham Athletic FC - the musical

  08-02-2017 16:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Meat Pie, Sausage Roll follows the 1990/91 season - when Oldham Athletic had the best cup-run in the club's history
  
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• Tara Palmer-Tomkinson dies, aged 45

  08-02-2017 16:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Tara, who has previously appeared on I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, recently revealed a secret year-long battle with a brain tumour
  
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• Cyril Smith child abuse inquiry finds no evidence of cover-up

  08-02-2017 16:40
  
  Operation Clifton, which investigated historical allegations centred on Knowl View school in Rochdale, has concluded and no criminal charges will follow No evidence has been found of a criminal cover-up of historical sexual abuse at a residential school for boys linked with the late politician Cyril Smith, police have said. The investigation launched in July 2014 by Greater Manchester police (GMP) centred on Knowl View school in Rochdale and allegations of corruption involving Smith and others i
  
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• Rolf Harris cleared of three sex charges but could face retrial on four more

  08-02-2017 16:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Hearing to take place next Wednesday to determine if another trial will take place
  
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• Bag a job at Aldi with a £42k salary and brand new Audi

  08-02-2017 16:33 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  There are hundreds of jobs available on our Fish4Jobs website - we chosen nine retail jobs available right now
  
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• Decision to be made on plans for two huge tower blocks next to Castlefield Basin

  08-02-2017 16:27 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Campaigners say the 12 and 21-storey blocks will 'dwarf' Castlefield Basin and be a 'blot' on Manchester's skyline
  
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• GMP confirm no one will be charged after investigation into alleged cover up of child sex abuse at Knowl View

  08-02-2017 16:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  As reported in the M.E.N. £742,000 was spent on Operation Clifton, which was launched in July 2014
  
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• Super League: The stories to follow in the 2017 season

  08-02-2017 15:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Sport looks at some of the stories and teams to watch during the 2017 Super League campaign which starts on Thursday.
  
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• Police investigating whether gangland tensions sparked shooting at wake

  08-02-2017 15:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A number of shots were fired near the fire exit of St Alphonsus Parish Centre on Wednesday night at the end of the party
  
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• George Ford: Bath fly-half could join Leicester, suggests Sale boss

  08-02-2017 15:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sale director of rugby Steve Diamond believes Bath and England fly-half George Ford wants to return to Leicester.
  
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• Jeremy McConnell takes DNA test on This Morning - and viewers liken it to the Jeremy Kyle Show

  08-02-2017 15:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Jeremy wants to find out if he is the father of Stephanie Davis' baby
  
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• Three arrested over £250,000 worth of illegal TV set-top boxes sold on social media

  08-02-2017 15:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  "Anyone involved in selling these boxes should not be surprised to receive a knock on the door.”
  
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• UberEATS to launch Manchester restaurant delivery service

  08-02-2017 14:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Bundobust, Barburrito, Northern Soul Grilled Cheese, The Alchemist and more have signed up as Uber takes on Deliveroo in Manchester
  
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• Piccadilly Station should get two new platforms - but does 'crass stupidity' mean it might never happen?

  08-02-2017 14:47 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Councillor says two new platforms vital to 'make £85m Ordsall Chord work'
  
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• One in six Manchester parents no longer have sex despite expecting a good love life when kids come along

  08-02-2017 14:25 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A study into the Expectation Vs Reality of parent life has found that almost a third of couples are no longer in love
  
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• Police chase crash driver who abandoned his fatally injured passenger jailed

  08-02-2017 14:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mark MacCormick left his fatally injured passenger in the car as he fled police after the crash.
  
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• Curtis Naughton: Hull FC back joins Leigh Centurions on loan

  08-02-2017 14:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Super League newcomers Leigh Centurions sign Hull FC utility back Curtis Naughton on a season-long loan deal.
  
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• Hundreds queue for free fried chicken outside new Northern Quarter restaurant

  08-02-2017 14:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Yard & Coop, located on Edge Street, is giving out 1000 free pieces of buttermilk chicken on Wednesday as part of its ‘Big Chook Off’ event
  
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• Cancer Research UK Winter Run: route map, road closures and everything you need to know before race day

  08-02-2017 13:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Cancer Research UK Winter Run 2017 takes place at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, so here's what you need to know beforehand
  
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• Cancer Research UK Manchester Winter Run: route map, road closures and everything you need to know before race day

  08-02-2017 13:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Cancer Research UK Manchester Winter Run 2017 takes place at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, so here's what you need to know beforehand
  
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• Things to do in Manchester this weekend: February 10-12

  08-02-2017 13:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  What's on in Manchester this weekend? Our picks of the highlights in the days ahead
  
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• Drug driver who killed work colleague in 90mph horror smash is jailed

  08-02-2017 13:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Mark MacCormick lost control of the car at high speed and it collided with a telegraph pole, snapping it in two - passenger Declan Blackburne died 13 days after the crash
  
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• £9m Oldham 'poor performing' technical college to close

  08-02-2017 13:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Greater Manchester University Technical College is ranked among the lowest 10% of schools in England.
  
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