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• Gillingham 0-4 Bolton Wanderers

  14-03-2017 23:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bolton score four away from home for the second time in four days to stay firmly in the hunt for automatic promotion.
  
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• Family of mystery man found dead at Dovestone Reservoir say they will never know his true intentions

  14-03-2017 23:28 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  An open verdict was recorded by Simon Nelson, senior coroner for Greater Manchester North
  
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• Oldham Athletic 2-1 Oxford United

  14-03-2017 23:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Oxford United are unable to achieve a sixth successive away win in League One as they go down at Oldham Athletic.
  
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• Bury 3-0 Bristol Rovers

  14-03-2017 23:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bristol Rovers midfielder Stuart Sinclair is sent off after two yellow cards for simulation as they lose at Bury.
  
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• 'We can do the Games justice' - Manchester reacts to the prospect of hosting the Commonwealth Games

  14-03-2017 23:09 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Sports stars say Manchester set the standard for the Olympic Games in London in 2012
  
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• Man left fighting for his life in hospital after four pedestrians were hit in Wythenshawe horror crash

  14-03-2017 22:44 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The crash took place at the junction of Hollyhedge Road and Woodhouse Lane in Benchill
  
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• Open verdict in Saddleworth Moor mystery death

  14-03-2017 22:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  David Lytton's death sparked worldwide interest as it took more than a year to identify him.
  
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• Manchester 'ready to help' stage 2022 Commonwealth Games

  14-03-2017 21:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 2002 host city has expressed interest in helping to stage the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
  
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• Are those green crisps you often find poisonous and will eating them actually make you ill?

  14-03-2017 21:49 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  All your green crisp related questions answered...
  
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• Police search woodland for suspected murder victim Michael Martin

  14-03-2017 21:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Mr Martin, 25, from Little Hulton, vanished last August after last being seen “behaving erratically” at the Esso garage in Kearsley - a murder investigation was later launched
  
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• Mannequin challenge men sought over Salford robbery

  14-03-2017 20:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Footage of the mannequin challenge was found on a phone found in a car linked to two robberies.
  
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• The woman who dated the Man on the Moor

  14-03-2017 20:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One of the few people with any insight into the puzzle behind the man's death was Maureen Toogood.
  
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• The Stone Roses announce Blossoms as main support for Wembley show

  14-03-2017 20:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Stockport band will open for Ian Brown and co - along with their Twitter nemeses Sleaford Mods
  
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• Delays on M62 following 'serious crash' - latest updates

  14-03-2017 19:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Both carriageways were closed for a short time so the air ambulance could land, following the crash which happened shortly after 5.30pm
  
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• Pep Guardiola reacts to Man City critics

  14-03-2017 19:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester City manager promises the second leg against Monaco will be every bit as thrilling as the first and will use attack as his main defence
  
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• A man from Bolton is dressing as a parrot in a bid to sell his house

  14-03-2017 19:09 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The colourful macaw takes a bath and serves cocktails at the mini bar in photos advertising the house
  
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• This bizarre mannequin challenge is the focus of a police investigation

  14-03-2017 19:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Footage from a phone recovered from a suspect’s car showed the mannequin challenge stunt - a viral internet trend - filmed around the time of attacks on two men
  
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• The Rovers Return gets a surprise buyer next week on Coronation Street

  14-03-2017 18:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Peter Barlow is in for a shock when someone else makes a bid for the iconic Corrie boozer
  
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• Manchester in discussions to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games

  14-03-2017 18:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The M.E.N. can reveal senior local officials have been directly talking to Number 10 about replacing Durban as hosts in 2022 ever since it became apparent the South African city might not be able to do so as originally planned
  
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• Sex toy maker fined £3 million for spying on customers through smart vibrators

  14-03-2017 18:31 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The company was storing data revealing intimate information about the user's sexual habits
  
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• Manchester United charged with failing to control players against Chelsea

  14-03-2017 18:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester United are charged by the Football Association with failing to control their players during Monday's FA Cup quarter-final loss at Chelsea.
  
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• LGBT housing community plan for over 50s in Manchester

  14-03-2017 18:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  LGBT Foundation research found higher levels of loneliness and isolation amongst LGBT's older members.
  
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• Trafford company fined for sending out over 64,000 illegal spam text messages

  14-03-2017 17:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Munee Hunt got a firm in Belize to send out the illegal messages on its behalf
  
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• Rachel Riley turns heads in a sheer lavender lace dress

  14-03-2017 17:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Countdown presenter wowed in her figure-hugging dress at the TRIC Awards in London
  
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• Mum sentenced for shaking baby so hard she was left blind and died from complications FIVE years later

  14-03-2017 17:39 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  She said she knew shaking her baby was wrong and said she felt ‘bad about it’
  
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• Manchester institution Dry Bar is sold - with planning permission for a boutique hotel

  14-03-2017 17:21 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Northern Quarter stalwart went on the market last summer for £4m and has now been snapped up
  
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• Drunk plane passengers 'tried to bribe' other travellers to switch seats with them

  14-03-2017 17:19 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The men, who had reportedly been drinking heavily before the flight, were seen trying to pay other passengers to move so they could sit together on the Brussels Airlines flight to Manchester
  
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• This former rugby player doing the voiceover for his daughter's beauty blog is weird and amazing

  14-03-2017 17:16 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  "I don’t know what this is, she seems confused too, she’s dabbing it though, dabbing, more dabbing, dabbing"
  
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• The Only Way is Manchester for TOWIE's Harry Derbidge who swaps Essex for new life in the city

  14-03-2017 16:49 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  TOWIE favourite Harry Derbidge has left Essex behind for a new life in Manchester
  
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• Coronation Street: Sinead in miscarriage drama following brutal row with Ken Barlow

  14-03-2017 16:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A tearful Sinead tells Daniel that she's lost their baby on Corrie next week
  
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• Ancoats listed among The Times' top 20 coolest places to live

  14-03-2017 16:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The newspaper applauded the area's independent bars and restaurants
  
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• Transgender fell runner jailed for knife attack on athletics boss after dispute over her competing as a female

  14-03-2017 16:39 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Lauren Jeska attacked three men, including former Stockport County boss Kevan Taylor, in a row over her transgender status
  
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• Transgender fell runner jailed for attack on athletics boss after dispute over her competing as a female

  14-03-2017 16:39 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Lauren Jeska attacked three men, including former Stockport County boss Kevan Taylor, in a row over her transgender status
  
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• Former champion fell runner jailed for knife attack on former Stockport County boss and two others

  14-03-2017 16:39 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Lauren Jeska attacked three men, including former Stockport County boss Kevan Taylor, in a row over her transgender status
  
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• Sixty years on - calls for a memorial to the 22 who died in Manchester's 'forgotten' air disaster

  14-03-2017 16:27 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  All 20 passengers and crew on board died, as well as a mother and child in a house that was struck by the plane
  
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• Nicola Sturgeon accused of going 'full Trump' as she hits out at 'not yet elected' Theresa May

  14-03-2017 16:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Row over plans for a fresh referendum on Scottish independence escalates
  
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• Gifts, personalised cards and flowers for Mother's Day 2017

  14-03-2017 16:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The best deals around from Sainsbury's, M&S, Funky Pigeon, Tesco and more
  
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• Council invites comedian Russell Kane to Rochdale - as long as he doesn't swear

  14-03-2017 15:39 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Kane has been a vocal critic of Rochdale council's proposals to ban swearing in the town - and he vowed to shout obscenities’ outside the town hall in protest
  
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• Ian Watson: Salford Red Devils hope to keep head coach, says Ian Blease

  14-03-2017 15:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Salford chief executive Ian Blease opens negotiations with head coach Ian Watson over a new deal.
  
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• Ken Barlow's absolute nightmare of a week on Coronation Street

  14-03-2017 15:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Ken manages to have a run-in with Sinead, Tracy, Toyah and Amy on Corrie next week
  
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• Manchester's GRUB Food Fair returns to Alphabet Brewing Co this Saturday

  14-03-2017 15:34 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Expect bao, gyoza and gourmet mac'n'cheese from the food festival
  
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• Police defend video showing emergency service vehicles slowing to nearly 30mph on two lanes of M6

  14-03-2017 15:21 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A lorry driver says the incident was 'dangerous and confusing' - but police say the speed 'reflected a need to transport a woman safely in convoy'
  
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• The Lowry launches ultimate Woman in Black fright night - with ghost hunting after the show

  14-03-2017 15:09 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Lowry has teamed up with Ordsall Hall for the ultimate fright night when the spooky stage show returns next week
  
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• Review: Grease the musical at Manchester Palace Theatre

  14-03-2017 14:59 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A new tour of Grease the musical has its premiere run in Manchester, how do Tom Parker and Danielle Hope fare as the iconic Danny and Sandy?
  
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• Man and woman hunted following separate road-rage attacks

  14-03-2017 14:37 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police are now hunting a man and woman after the occupants of a Vauxhall Corsa were involved in incidents around Hyde on the night of Sunday March 5 and the following morning
  
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• Corrie girls Brooke Vincent, Kym Marsh and Katie McGlynn rock T-Bird style for Grease musical launch

  14-03-2017 14:28 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Coronation Street favourites don their ripped denims and leather jackets to rock more T Bird than Pink Lady style for Grease musical premiere
  
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• Sounds From The Other City announces full line up for 2017

  14-03-2017 13:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Eighteen off-beat stages present some of the best music from around the world
  
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• Obsessed workmate thought I was his girlfriend... and then he stabbed me 20 times

  14-03-2017 13:57 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Deborah Evans has bravely spoken out after surviving Brian Deakin's stalking campaign
  
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• 'Crackdown on thugs and an intensive regime to make trams on time' - new Metrolink boss promises

  14-03-2017 13:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Danny Vaughan promises 'improvements across the network'
  
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• Love Island couple Kady McDermott and Scott Thomas talk proposal plans

  14-03-2017 13:31 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Will Scott recreate his famous message in towels moment when he pops the question to Kady?
  
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