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• Wayne Rooney: Man Utd captain involved in EFL Cup final - Jose Mourinho

  24-02-2017 23:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Man Utd boss Jose Mourinho says Wayne Rooney will be part of the EFL Cup final squad, a day after the forward announced he was staying.
  
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• Super League: Warrington Wolves 22-30 Castleford Tigers

  24-02-2017 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Greg Eden scores a brace of tries to help Castleford Tigers earn victory at Warrington in Super League.
  
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• Super League: Leigh Centurions 24-16 St Helens

  24-02-2017 23:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leigh hang on to beat St Helens for their first Super League win since returning the top-flight following 12-year absence.
  
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• Super League: Widnes Vikings 26-28 Wigan Warriors

  24-02-2017 23:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  World Club Challenge winners Wigan fight back from 14 points down to beat Widnes Vikings in Super League.
  
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• Fans praise Kym Marsh and Jane Danson for "intense" and "heartbreaking" Coronation Street scenes

  24-02-2017 22:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Their Corrie characters Michelle and Leanne came to blows tonight when Steve's baby secret was revealed
  
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• Michelle locks Steve out of the pub and demands a DIVORCE on Coronation Street

  24-02-2017 22:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Michelle takes dramatic action after discovering Steve is the father of Leanne's baby Oliver on Corrie
  
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• Kym Marsh worked with a fight arranger on the punch that stunned Leanne on Coronation Street

  24-02-2017 22:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Her character Michelle Connor gave Leanne a bloodied nose on tonight's Corrie - and she got it in one take
  
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• Extra cash promised to help Greater Manchester's most vulnerable - despite another wave of cuts

  24-02-2017 21:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Council leaders in several towns have pledged extra cash for a number of projects in the face of £160m-worth of cuts
  
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• 'Lancashire Lazarus' steam train to haul passengers for the first time in 50 years

  24-02-2017 21:33 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 100-tonne engine, which is 18m long, will leave Bury at 8.52am
  
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• GMP bosses apologise after blind man was tasered when his walking stick was mistaken for a gun

  24-02-2017 21:17 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The force will review training in light of the incident in Levenshulme last night
  
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• Steve just revealed baby Oliver is his son on Coronation Street. How did the truth come out?

  24-02-2017 21:09 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Fans couldn't believe how Steve revealed that he's the father of baby Oliver on Corrie
  
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• Thousands expected to take to streets for anti cuts march

  24-02-2017 20:39 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Labour and trade unions warn town halls are increasingly unable to provide adequate care for the most vulnerable people
  
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• Manchester woman is left speaking like a Scouser after having a stroke

  24-02-2017 20:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Doctors believe Tracy Lloyd's brain decided to mimick the accent because of her fondness for it
  
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• Waitrose recalls popular frozen fish because of possible health risk

  24-02-2017 20:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Customers have been urged not to eat the product and to return it to the store
  
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• Blind man Tasered as cane mistaken for gun in Levenshulme

  24-02-2017 19:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police apologise after a blind man was Tasered because his cane was mistaken for a firearm.
  
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• Emotional tributes paid to 'beautiful and talented' schoolgirl, 16, who died from meningitis

  24-02-2017 19:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Joanna Yates, who lived in Salford, was described as a 'talented artist, singer and musician'
  
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• Bury FC ordered to pay back £40k in unpaid costs to Greater Manchester Police

  24-02-2017 19:21 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  GMP took legal action after the club failed to pay costs - totalling more than £46,000 - for five matches last season
  
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• Belle Vue Aces back on track as new promoters and plan for new season announced

  24-02-2017 19:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The club’s future was plunged into huge doubt last season
  
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• Mamma Mia! Chelsea Norris, Becky Want and Mike Sweeney don 70s jumpsuits for ABBA tribute

  24-02-2017 19:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  BBC Radio Manchester DJs including Chelsea Norris, Mike Sweeney and Becky Want performed dance routines to ABBA classics at special screening of Mamma Mia in Stockport
  
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• Metrolink's Second City Crossing launches this weekend

  24-02-2017 19:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The new route to free up congestion on the tram network opens to passengers on Sunday
  
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• A young inmate brought back to life after taking Spice in prison has been left with brain damage

  24-02-2017 19:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Doctors say Jordan Higham, 20, has suffered permanent damage to the majority of his brain
  
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• Should Manchester be Britain's capital city?

  24-02-2017 18:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Top journalists at The Economist certainly think so, arguing the move would smash the north-south divide and save taxpayers millions on Westminster repair costs
  
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• Belle Vue Aces: New owners takeover British Speedway Premiership franchise

  24-02-2017 17:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two local businessmen complete the takeover of British Speedway Premiership side Belle Vue Aces.
  
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• Ten under the radar Manchester gigs in March

  24-02-2017 17:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  From Night and Day cafe to The Deaf Institute, Manchester is officially the best city for live music in the UK. Here is what's going on this month
  
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• Cheap and simple World Book Day costume ideas 2017

  24-02-2017 17:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  From Dahl characters to Alice in Wonderland, here's our tips for getting the best homemade or shop bought costumes from eBay, Amazon, Asda, Tesco and more
  
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• Greater Manchester patients to get seven-day GP access

  24-02-2017 17:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  £41m plans to increase GP access are approved by the board running Greater Manchester's NHS budget.
  
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• Horrific moment woman is dragged across street as she fights thug attempting to steal her handbag

  24-02-2017 17:09 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Shocking footage of the robbery in Cheetham Hill, released by police shows the woman desperately clinging on to her bag as she is thrown about so rough her belongings end up scattered across the road
  
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• Remains in Malia belonged to missing tourist Steven Cook

  24-02-2017 17:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Steven Cook, 20, was last seen outside a pub in Malia, Crete, asking for directions.
  
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• Two pensioners charged in connection with allegations of historical child abuse

  24-02-2017 17:04 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  David Smith and Lotte McMurray were charged in relation to claims of abuse in the 70s and 80s
  
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• Tributes to former Salford councillor who was once David Beckham's gardener

  24-02-2017 16:57 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Friends revealed he hated the Poll Tax - and funded struggling families from his own pocket
  
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• WIN a family bounce and climb session at Velocity trampoline centre

  24-02-2017 16:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It's the only centre in the area offering trampolining and Clip n Climb under one roof
  
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• James Thorne: Macclesfield Town sign Nottingham Forest forward on loan

  24-02-2017 16:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Macclesfield Town sign former forward James Thorne from Nottingham Forest on a one-month loan.
  
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• Pictured: GMP's 58 most wanted people in Greater Manchester

  24-02-2017 16:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Our round-up of the people that Greater Manchester Police need your help to catch
  
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• Remains of student Steven Cook found in Crete - 12 years after he went missing

  24-02-2017 16:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Steven Cook, from Cheshire, was last seen alive outside a pub in Malia, Crete in 2005 when he was 20-years-old - and detectives spent the next 12 years in a fruitless search to find him
  
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• Oscars 2017 - Which films are nominated, what time is it on UK TV, who will be the host? Everything you need to know

  24-02-2017 16:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Which films are nominated for Oscars in 2017? What time is it on? PST to GMT. Is it on NOW TV? Who will be the host?
  
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• Gino D'Acampo to open Manchester prosecco bar serving FREE FOOD every day

  24-02-2017 15:49 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The celebrity chef is launching My Prosecco Bar at his Italian restaurant inside Manchester's Corn Exchange
  
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• Warehouse destroyed in fire was formerly owned by Manchester City legend Francis Lee

  24-02-2017 15:46 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Homes had to be evacuated after firefighters were scrambled to the now derelict industrial unit in Parrot Street, Bolton, at 5am yesterday, which was home to Lee’s toilet roll factory
  
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• John Lewis axes nearly 400 jobs as it centralises in Manchester

  24-02-2017 15:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The chain is bringing jobs to a hub in Didsbury and contracting out catering work
  
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• Man Utd to face FC Rostov in Europa League last 16

  24-02-2017 15:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester United are drawn against Russian side FC Rostov in the Europa League last 16.
  
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• Warning for Manchester United fans planning trip to Rostov for Europa League game

  24-02-2017 15:20 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Home Office advice to holidaymakers reveals most visits to Russia are trouble-free, but warns that petty crime, muggings and thefts are rife in cities
  
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• Blind man Tasered by police after his walking cane was mistaken for gun

  24-02-2017 15:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police were scrambled to Levenshulme Station after reports of a man with a gun - but it turned out to be the man's cane which was folded up
  
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• Panacea owner Joe Akka plans £3m pan-Asian restaurant and bar at Manchester Hall

  24-02-2017 14:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Fable will feature a mainly Japanese menu and a lavish fit-out featuring giant dragon sculptures suspended from the ceiling
  
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• Jennie McAlpine explains why she doesn't discuss her weight

  24-02-2017 14:20 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Coronation Street favourite told Loose Women that she doesn't like the subject of her weight being broached
  
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• Housebuilders Persimmon and Taylor Wimpey expect robust results despite Brexit

  24-02-2017 14:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Attentions are turning to the prospects for 2017 as experts forecast house price growth will ease back, while builders are facing soaring costs from the weak pound.
  
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• Karen Danczuk's Range Rover repeatedly targeted by 'shameless vandals'

  24-02-2017 14:09 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The former Rochdale councillor said she worries for the safety of her two young sons and revealed all five ‘targeted’ attacks have happened since her brother was jailed for raping her as a child
  
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• Bid to save village pub after business rates nearly double

  24-02-2017 13:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Robin Hood is the last pub in Rainow, near Macclesfield, and is hailed as a vital community hub were residents regularly meet to socialise and discuss community matters
  
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• Premiership: Saracens v Sale Sharks

  24-02-2017 13:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Team news as Saracens host Sale Sharks in Saturday's Premiership fixture at Allianz Park (14:45 GMT).
  
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• Wigan Warriors v Widnes switched to Vikings' home, RFL to investigate

  24-02-2017 13:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wigan Warriors' "home" Super League fixture against Widnes on Friday is switched to the Vikings' Select Security Stadium.
  
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• Alesha Dixon and Tallia Storm to perform at the Pink Ribbon Ball Manchester

  24-02-2017 13:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Britain's Got Talent star Alesha will sing at the event to help fight breast cancer
  
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• German Bierfest Manchester returns to Albert Square for 2017

  24-02-2017 13:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Dates, tickets, and everything you need to know about German Bierfest Manchester 2017
  
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