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• George Williams: Wigan Warriors half-back signs four-year deal with champions

  12-04-2017 22:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wigan Warriors stand-off George Williams signs a new deal keeping him at the club until at least 2020, with an option for 2021.
  
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• Talented fashion photographer and 'YGA' tag graffiti gang caused £340k of damage to trains and trams

  12-04-2017 21:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Kieron Cummings and four other members of the crew have been locked up. Two others have been spared jail
  
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• Boy, 4, 'youngest circus ringmaster' in the UK

  12-04-2017 21:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Robert Price junior, or Booboo as he's known, performs with Gandey's Circus.
  
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• Biker injured following rush-hour crash in Oldham

  12-04-2017 21:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The biker was conscious and breathing, but eyewitnesses said he seemed to be in a 'bad way'
  
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• Vodafone has scrapped data roaming charges in these 40 countries for new customers

  12-04-2017 21:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The move comes ahead of the EU’s ruling that roaming charges inside the trading block had to be scrapped
  
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• Paramedic who crashed emergency vehicle after taking cocktail of prescription drugs keeps her job

  12-04-2017 20:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  She has been allowed to remain in the profession after a panel heard it was a 'wholly isolated error of judgement'
  
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• Greater Manchester set for Easter weekend washout

  12-04-2017 20:21 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  This weekend might feel like a bit of a let down after last weekend's glorious sunshine
  
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• Twenty nine people in court on child sexual exploitation charges

  12-04-2017 19:55 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester man among those charged with offences relating to 18 women who were children at the time
  
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• Armed gang blow up cash machine in blast that could be heard a mile away

  12-04-2017 19:33 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Four men were seen leaving the area in a car, with one said to be carrying a gun
  
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• Teenagers attacked by gang armed with fearsome array of weapons as they played football in the park

  12-04-2017 19:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The terrifying attack took place in Cheetham Hill
  
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• What to do if your dog eats chocolate this Easter

  12-04-2017 19:17 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  For dogs, eating chocolate can be deadly
  
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• RSC Anderlecht v Manchester United

  12-04-2017 19:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney is left out of the squad for Thursday's Europa League quarter-final first leg at Anderlecht.
  
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• Watch: Emmerdale star Danny Miller get stuck into an extreme sausage eating challenge

  12-04-2017 19:05 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Danny who plays Aaron Dingle devoured a foot long sausage as part of a speed eating contest
  
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• Why you shouldn't buy a rabbit this Easter

  12-04-2017 19:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Because a bunny is for life, not just for Easter
  
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• 'Manchester United can afford it', says judge as he lets off thieving burger kiosk workers

  12-04-2017 19:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The kiosk workers were caught stealing money and hiding it down their trousers
  
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• Uniqlo eyes empty BHS unit in Manchester Arndale

  12-04-2017 18:47 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 11,000 sq ft site left empty by BHS last August
  
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• Manchester United fans heading to Anderlecht game without tickets could be arrested

  12-04-2017 18:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The club has warned fans ahead of the match in Brussels on Thursday night
  
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• Salford council is going to start buying up homes to tackle the city's housing crisis

  12-04-2017 18:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Town hall bosses will have first dibs at any former Right to Buy properties before they’re offered to private buyers
  
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• Deliveroo founder Will Shu on how his 'simple idea' became a multi-million pound business

  12-04-2017 18:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Deliveroo aims to bring the world's local restaurants into everyone's home or office - fast!
  
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• The MEN Big Night Out exclusive April Manchester restaurant deal: three courses and a cocktail for £20 at GUSTO in Manchester, Didsbury, Alderly Edge, Cheadle Hulme and Knutsford

  12-04-2017 17:59 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  GUSTO is offering M.E.N readers three courses from an exclusive menu, along with a special spritz cocktail for just £20 at the end of April
  
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• What is this strange corkscrew-shaped 'cloud' hovering above Ikea?

  12-04-2017 17:54 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The peculiar sight got people talking
  
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• Passenger thrown off early morning flight at Manchester Airport because he was 'acting strangely'

  12-04-2017 17:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A 35-year-old has been arrested in connection with the incident
  
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• The Manchester Pride parade reveals 2017 theme

  12-04-2017 17:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Mortarboards and gowns at the ready...
  
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• Manchester United squad vs Anderlecht confirmed

  12-04-2017 17:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Man Utd news includes an update on the squad for the Europa League tie vs Anderlecht after David de Gea and Wayne Rooney returned to training.
  
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• Cancer baby's parents £200,000 fundraising bid

  12-04-2017 17:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Six-month old Tobias has infantile fibrosarcoma - his family want to raise £200k for pioneering treatment.
  
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• Manchester MP asks home secretary for help to tackle Spice 'crisis'

  12-04-2017 16:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lucy Powell said the Spice problem is "reaching crisis point" in her Manchester Central constituency.
  
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• A blue plaque has been put up for John Dalton...but do you know who he is?

  12-04-2017 16:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of people walk down John Dalton Street everyday - but few know anything of the man whose name it bears.
  
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• Woman arrested after brawl breaks out in audience of Lord of the Dance

  12-04-2017 16:11 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A 48-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly
  
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• Car Share: Everything you need to know about Sian Gibson who plays Kayleigh Kitson

  12-04-2017 16:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The lowdown on the actress who plays bubbly promotions rep in the Peter Kay comedy
  
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• Wigan Athletic v Barnsley

  12-04-2017 15:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preview followed by live coverage of Thursday's Championship game between Wigan Athletic and Barnsley.
  
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• Got a spare room? You can earn money hosting international students in your home

  12-04-2017 15:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Have you got a spare room? You could earn up to £170 per week
  
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• Teenage 'gang enforcer' jailed for stabbing man to death

  12-04-2017 15:46 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Daniel Bamford, 18, from Wigan was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to 12 years in jail
  
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• Raqib Shaw to exhibit at the Whitworth in Manchester this summer - and you can take his work home with you

  12-04-2017 15:13 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Visitors can take home a limited edition wallpaper designed by the artist
  
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• “Nobody ever really knows how you get there. You’ve got to go out there and fight for it.”

  12-04-2017 15:05 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Dua Lipa - one of pop's hottest prospects - plays the Manchester O2 Ritz tonight
  
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• Arsonist banned from going near Salford tower block for six years

  12-04-2017 15:04 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Trucker Mariusz Wieczorek put lives at risk and told investigators he could be a 'fire-breathing dragon' after series of arson attacks
  
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• Tram set off with my four-year-old daughter on board... and they let her get off with strangers

  12-04-2017 14:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Metrolink say the correct procedure was followed
  
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• Spring sunshine could give way to wintry washout for Easter weekend

  12-04-2017 14:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The surprise heatwave is already subsiding...
  
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• This 200-year-old cottage is up for auction - but it needs a LOT of work

  12-04-2017 14:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Grade II-listed Sisley Cottage in Salford will be up for grabs at auction next week
  
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• Jilted husband jailed for life after stabbing wife in the heart when she told him 'I love him more than you'

  12-04-2017 14:34 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Stuart Gallear murdered his wife a day after he found out she was having an affair with one of his friends from the pub
  
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• Masked gang attack man with machetes as horrific 'family feud' spills over onto quiet streets

  12-04-2017 14:24 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The victim was dragged out of his car on a residential road in Heaton Mersey and repeatedly hit with machetes
  
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• A pop-up indoor bike park is coming to Manchester's Great Northern Warehouse

  12-04-2017 14:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Dirt Factory's Urban Action Weekend will feature an indoor pump track and airbag for riders to have a go on
  
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• Terminally ill man wins right to fight assisted dying law

  12-04-2017 13:59 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Judges rule retired college lecturer Noel Conway can continue his "fight for choice at the end of life"
  
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• Salford councillor stands down after getting £50,000 job as Cheshire's deputy police and crime commissioner

  12-04-2017 13:57 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Sareda Dirir faced calls to resign from the town hall over fears she couldn't do both jobs adequately at the same time
  
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• Manchester restaurant Iberica launches kids eat free offer every Sunday

  12-04-2017 13:21 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  And it starts on Easter Sunday
  
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• Cheating husband died in 101mph drink driving crash taking secret mistress home

  12-04-2017 13:16 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Father-of-two Kadeel Newby died following the smash last October
  
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• Wigan man jailed for wife's 'affair revenge' murder

  12-04-2017 13:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Stuart Gallear is told he must serve a minimum of 17 years for stabbing his wife at their home.
  
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• Kayleigh Kitson's journey to work on Peter Kay's Car Share made no sense and social media is confused

  12-04-2017 13:04 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Fans were baffled by the promotions rep's convoluted trip to work by bus, tram and car
  
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• Live: Seven members of SMT graffiti crew sentenced for criminal damage to trains

  12-04-2017 12:36 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The investigation began in 2013 after Dominic Leach, from Middleton, was arrested on the London Underground
  
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• Person dies after being struck by a train at Burnage station

  12-04-2017 12:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police believe there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death
  
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