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• Coronation Street made me share the horror of being groomed by my stepdad

  16-03-2017 23:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Brave Amy Foley has spoken out after suffering years of abuse at the hands of her stepfather Michael Foley
  
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• Fire dog awarded PDSA's Order of Merit

  16-03-2017 22:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cheshire Fire and Rescue dog Bryn risked his life to save others in disasters across the world.
  
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• Grieving families to be left up to £12,000 worse off under new benefits from April

  16-03-2017 22:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Families will receive financial support for just 18 months after the death of a parent from April, instead of the current 20-year period
  
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• Two arrested after mannequin challenge footage released

  16-03-2017 21:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The mannequin challenge footage was found on a mobile in a car used to flee the scene, police say.
  
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• Baby born at Derian House Hospice in Chorley 'symbol of hope'

  16-03-2017 21:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A woman gives birth as she spends time with her dying daughter in a children's hospice.
  
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• Ning owner banned from running a business after employing illegal workers

  16-03-2017 21:05 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Chef and restaurateur Norman Musa, 42, has been banned for five years after a home office raid at Ning on Oldham Street in October 2014
  
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• Three jailed for Ben Edge roof fall death in Ramsbottom

  16-03-2017 20:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ben Edge was working in windy conditions without safety equipment when he fell to his death.
  
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• Manchester United fans warned of traffic chaos ahead of clash with FC Rostov at Old Trafford

  16-03-2017 20:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Road closures, collapsing manholes and accidents are all contributing factors
  
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• Police find body in river in the search for missing Michael Leadbetter

  16-03-2017 20:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 57-year-old, from Mossley, went missing in February
  
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• Surgeon Ian Paterson 'gave man unnecessary double mastectomy'

  16-03-2017 19:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  John Ingram said he underwent the operation after being told he was "on the road to developing breast cancer".
  
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• Two arrested after police release bizarre mannequin challenge footage

  16-03-2017 19:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Two males, aged 17 and 19, have been arrested on suspicion of robbery
  
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• We will never forgive bosses who covered up failings, says mum after son died in workplace fall

  16-03-2017 18:57 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Three men have now been jailed following the death of Benjamin Edge
  
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• Noel Fielding joins The Great British Bake Off as presenter

  16-03-2017 18:46 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Noel Fielding, Sandi Toksvig and Prue Leith will be joining Paul Hollywood in the tent for the new season on Channel 4
  
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• Ian Brown's old school stops teaching music A-level

  16-03-2017 18:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Altrincham Grammar School for Boys - one of the region’s top schools - say a squeeze in education funding has left them with no option but to stop its music A-level, along with its German and Latin courses
  
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• Two years ago £30m of flats were sold at this site, now police are investigating

  16-03-2017 18:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  More than 70 investors have complained to police about the proposed Angelgate scheme
  
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• Woman seriously injured after being hit by lorry in Oldham- latest updates

  16-03-2017 17:46 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The A62 Manchester Street in Oldham has been closed in both directions following the collision on Thursday afternoon
  
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• Thief steals 2,000 Cadbury Creme Eggs from petrol station

  16-03-2017 17:25 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A man walked into a petrol station store and fled with several boxes of the chocolate eggs
  
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• Police concerned for vulnerable missing teenager Megan Williams

  16-03-2017 16:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Megan hasn't been seen since leaving her home in Stretford on Monday
  
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• Girl, 7, back to school after scraped knee left her needing open heart surgery

  16-03-2017 16:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Abbi Holland's parents are now hoping to raise awareness of the importance of basic first aid
  
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• Parents across Manchester face a school bus fare rise for the first time in six years

  16-03-2017 15:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Schoolchildren are set to take a hit as transport bosses look to save cash
  
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• Police officer raped sleeping woman thinking 'she was up for it' and couldn't resist him

  16-03-2017 15:17 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  There was evidence of “a quite immature, offensive if not dismissive attitude towards women”
  
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• This road gritter rushed to help after a man became engulfed in a fireball

  16-03-2017 15:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The brave worker risked his own life to try to help the man
  
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• Magician distraught after yob steals one-of-a-kind hat from his head on Market Street

  16-03-2017 14:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The hat, worth £120, was specially made for Lewis Thatcher by a friend
  
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• CT scanners in shopping centre car parks 'could save lives'

  16-03-2017 14:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A project funded by Macmillan Cancer Support found that 80 per cent of lung cancers picked up through mobile screening were at the potentially curable stage 1 or 2, compared with 20 per cent picked up as usual through the NHS
  
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• Coronation Street defend 'uncomfortable' grooming scene as viewers praise soap for tackling tough issues

  16-03-2017 14:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  "Bethany's story is a challenging watch: but we hope it will encourage open discussion..."
  
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• Bryn the collie dog is awarded an animal OBE for helping Nepal earthquake victims

  16-03-2017 14:20 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The heroic hound from Cheshire was handed the animal equivalent of an OBE today (Thursday)
  
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• Man charged with murder after his student girlfriend was stabbed to death

  16-03-2017 13:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Lloyd Brackenbury is accused of killing student Natasha Wild at the couple's home in Rochdale in November
  
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• Prosecutors welcome sentence handed to Strangeways rooftop protester Stuart Horner

  16-03-2017 13:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Horner, 37, scaled the roof of the jail before systematically vandalising it, leaving E Wing covered with fragments of glass, during a 60-hour protest
  
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• Where to buy gin Easter eggs in 2017

  16-03-2017 13:34 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Gin and tonic Easter eggs will be available to buy for Easter 2017. Where sells them? Where can you buy them? Here's what you need to know
  
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• B.Eat Street reopens with two new bars and programme of summer street food parties planned

  16-03-2017 13:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Golden Pineapple and Junior Jackson's open today on Manchester's hidden Deansgate Mews
  
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• Win a family ticket to LEGOLAND® for the brand new Ninjago City Adventure

  16-03-2017 13:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A new play centre is launching at LEGOLAND® and we've got a family experience up for grabs
  
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• Win a family ticket and VIP Jurassic Ranger experience at SEALIFE Manchester

  16-03-2017 13:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Be in with the chance of winning a family ticket to SEALIFE Manchester this half-term - and get a kids go free discount code
  
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• Thug threatens people with an AXE as they try to stop him stealing a bike in broad daylight

  16-03-2017 12:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  "I've had plenty of bikes stolen and it's annoying, but when it escalates to people being threatened with weapons..."
  
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• Brexit bill granted royal assent giving PM power to trigger Article 50

  16-03-2017 12:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Legal mechanism for withdrawal from the EU set to begin by end of this month
  
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• Adam Johnson loses appeal against conviction for sexual activity with 15-year-old fan

  16-03-2017 12:28 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The appeal court rejected a claim that the sentence was harsher because Johnson 'was a famous and successful footballer'
  
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• Live: Company bosses jailed for shocking cover-up over dad who died at Fletcher Bank Quarry

  16-03-2017 12:19 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Peter Heap brought harnesses to the site AFTER the tragedy
  
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• Footballer Adam Johnson loses child sex conviction appeal

  16-03-2017 11:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Judges also rejected his bid for a reduction in his six-year jail sentence
  
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• Cocktail bar boss held teenager hostage and threatened to cut off his toe after cocaine and red wine binge

  16-03-2017 11:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Ashley Brown forced his victim to roll up his trouser leg, then began swinging a kitchen knife at him in a bizarre attack in Hale Wine Bar
  
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• Woman robbed of BMW at gunpoint

  16-03-2017 10:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A 25-year-old man has since been arrested on suspicion of robbery
  
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• Metallica to play Manchester Arena on 2017 UK tour - how to get tickets

  16-03-2017 10:12 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Lars Ulrich and co are coming to Manchester as part of their Hardwired... To Self Destruct world tour
  
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• Bury Market fire 'likely to be accidental' say fire service

  16-03-2017 09:49 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The fire was initially treated as a possible arson attack
  
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• Tories fined £70,000 for failing to accurately report election expenses

  16-03-2017 09:19 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A dozen police forces have sent files to the Crown Prosecution Service
  
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• Live: M61 lorry fire shuts two lanes - drivers warned of heavy smoke

  16-03-2017 08:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Drivers are being warned of poor visibility due to the heavy smoke
  
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• Corrie fans felt VERY uncomfortable as Bethany Platt was paraded in front of Nathan's 'sex ring'

  16-03-2017 08:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Nathan has gone from being 'creepy' to skin-crawlingly sinister - and some say they don't want to keep watching
  
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• The morning news headlines: Hammond: National Insurance u-turn necessary to maintain voters' trust; Queen to give royal assent to Article 50 bill on Thursday

  16-03-2017 08:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
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• Live: Manchester breaking news - M61 drivers warned of billowing smoke due to HGV fire

  16-03-2017 07:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News' breaking news service
  
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• Manchester United kiosk workers facing jail after they were caught stuffing cash down their trousers

  16-03-2017 07:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  All seven workers have been convicted of theft by employee
  
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• Four-hour accident and emergency waits rise 300% at some hospitals

  16-03-2017 01:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Experts warn current four-hour waits mean patients are "being seriously put at risk".
  
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