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• Rock and roll legend Chuck Berry dies aged 90

  18-03-2017 23:31 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  He was the great-grandchild of African-American slaves and his early childhood was in the deeply segregated community of St Louis
  
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• FA Trophy: York City beat Lincoln City to set up Macclesfield tie at Wembley

  18-03-2017 20:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  York City beat National League leaders Lincoln City to set up FA Trophy final with Macclesfield, who defeated Tranmere.
  
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• Rochdale 4-1 Gillingham

  18-03-2017 19:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rochdale end their 10-game winless run by thrashing 10-man Gillingham at Spotland.
  
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• Peterborough United 1-1 Oldham Athletic

  18-03-2017 19:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Oldham are denied a valuable victory in their League One survival battle after being undone by a pair of substitutes at Peterborough.
  
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• Millwall 0-0 Bury

  18-03-2017 19:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Millwall drop out of the League One play-off places as they are held to a goalless draw by Bury at The Den.
  
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• These fascinating photographs give an insight into life in Strangeways in the 1940s

  18-03-2017 19:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Seven prisoners were executed at the Manchester jail during the decade - and 73 people were locked up for attempted suicide
  
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• Bolton Wanderers 2-1 Northampton Town

  18-03-2017 18:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bolton climb into the top two of League One as a late goal by Filipe Morais secures a dramatic comeback win against Northampton.
  
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• Wigan Athletic 0-2 Aston Villa

  18-03-2017 18:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Aston Villa claim their fifth win in six games to leave managerless Wigan seven points adrift of safety.
  
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• Teenager denies murdering man who was 'trying to break up fight'

  18-03-2017 18:12 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Adam Akhtar is accused of stabbing Wesley Lennon in the chest during an incident at Cambrai Crescent
  
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• Bikers urged to rally for a 20-year-old in a coma at Salford Royal Hospital... and her family hope it will help her recover

  18-03-2017 18:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Pati Horodeczna has taken part in similar events herself in the past, and the response to the latest appeal has been fantastic
  
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• Allan Beswick slammed for letting caller discuss having sex with children on BBC Radio Manchester

  18-03-2017 17:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The BBC Trust said the incident showed a 'grave lack of judgement'
  
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• Women's FA Cup: Manchester City Women 1-0 Reading Women

  18-03-2017 17:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Carli Lloyd makes her Manchester City debut as they beat Reading in the Women's FA Cup fifth round.
  
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• Three classic Monopoly pieces are given the boot - and their replacements are bound to cause more family arguments

  18-03-2017 17:13 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A major change to the popular board game has seen Hasbro ditch the iconic wheelbarrow, thimble and boot
  
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• Masked robbers steal £20,000 from cash delivery driver outside Asda

  18-03-2017 16:21 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Two men armed with a machete robbed the driver as he left the store in Bury
  
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• Bank worker jailed after bosses found images of child sex abuse on work laptop

  18-03-2017 15:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Andrew Dent, 35, has been jailed for eight years
  
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• Sandbach school funding protest by parents

  18-03-2017 15:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A protester said it was "wonderful to see parents coming together to make sure our voice is heard".
  
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• Fear of flying? A pilot answers the questions every nervous passenger asks

  18-03-2017 15:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  What happens if a plane gets struck by lightning? Can turbulence make a plane crash? What would happen if you accidentally left a mobile or ipad on during take off? Do pilots get scared?
  
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• Man, 77, dies in Holmes Chapel 'hit-and-run' crash

  18-03-2017 15:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 77-year-old victim suffered serious injuries when he was struck by a vehicle in Holmes Chapel.
  
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• What a year of trying to buy a flat in Manchester city centre taught me

  18-03-2017 14:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Brin Glesson ended up putting an offer in on a flat he hadn't even seen, after a number of apartments were snapped up before he could view them
  
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• Family of teenager missing from home for a week appeal for him to get in touch

  18-03-2017 13:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police believe David Johnstone, 16, may be in Harpurhey or Blackpool
  
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• Police trying to trace man wanted in connection with a robbery, assault and burglary

  18-03-2017 13:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Officers want to speak to Craig William Shelley following the incidents Wigan and Skelmersdale areas
  
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• Manchester City fans asked to join in tribute to young supporter killed by suspected drink driver

  18-03-2017 13:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Lifelong fan James 'Hodge' Edwards, 22, died after being struck by an Audi in Hazel Grove last Saturday
  
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• Dame Sarah Storey: Paralympic cyclist launches elite women's cycling team

  18-03-2017 13:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fourteen-time Paralympic gold medallist Dame Sarah Storey launches a British elite women's cycling team with husband Barney.
  
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• Man shot dead at Paris Orly Airport after 'wrestling gun from soldier'

  18-03-2017 12:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Many flights in and out of Orly – the second busiest airport in France – have been suspended
  
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• Bolton Wanderers v Northampton Town

  18-03-2017 12:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Live coverage of Saturday's League One game between Bolton Wanderers and Northampton Town.
  
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• Millwall v Bury

  18-03-2017 12:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Live coverage of Saturday's League One game between Millwall and Bury.
  
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• New laws on smoking and cigarettes that are coming into force within weeks

  18-03-2017 11:54 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  This is what you need to know
  
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• Teenager who bit and kicked police officer at Stepping Hill Hospital is jailed

  18-03-2017 11:34 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Alison Frost, 19, had been arrested in connection with an assault at Cheadle Hulme station, but became ill and was taken to hospital
  
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• Olly Murs at Manchester Arena - stage times, set list and support act

  18-03-2017 11:33 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The X Factor alumni turned proper pop star is celebrating the release of his latest album 24 HRS. Here's everything you need to know about his Manchester show.
  
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• Lib Dem leader says win in Gorton could ‘change the direction of the country’

  18-03-2017 11:16 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Tim Farron says his party is the only real challenge to Labour
  
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• New releases on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and NowTV to watch this weekend

  18-03-2017 10:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  There are plenty of films to stream or download if you fancy a weekend on the settee
  
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• Review: Rabbit in the Moon shoots for the stars with astronomical ambition

  18-03-2017 09:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Michael O'Hare's first Manchester restaurant isn’t quite out of this world yet - but it’s already well on its way into orbit
  
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• Live: Manchester breaking news - Saturday, March 18

  18-03-2017 09:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News' breaking news service
  
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• Live: Manchester breaking news - A627M shut northbound due to 'police incident'

  18-03-2017 09:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News' breaking news service
  
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• Rio Ferdinand reveals how low he sank after losing his wife - and how his kids are coping without their mum

  18-03-2017 08:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The former Manchester Utd star said he went to a 'lonely dark place' shortly after losing wife Rebecca to breast cancer in 2015.
  
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• Bottomless brunch is coming to the Trafford Centre thanks to All Bar One

  18-03-2017 08:25 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  One bar has launched a new brunch deal with free-flowing drinks at the shopping centre this weekend
  
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• The Fertility Show comes to Manchester for the first time - how to get tickets

  18-03-2017 08:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The show gives advice on IVF, egg and sperm donation, surrogacy, how to boost your fertility and is aimed at anyone looking to conceive
  
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• Who was the young man found hanging from an electricity pylon on wasteland in Wigan?

  18-03-2017 07:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It's been four years since the unknown man was found - with a packet of tobacco and a one-way bus ticket from Leigh
  
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• Mums talk returning to work after maternity leave in Manchester Family's first podcast

  18-03-2017 07:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It's an emotive topic for women struggling to find a work-family balance after having a baby
  
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