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• Man arrested after people were allegedly 'threatened with a gun' at Newton Heath tower block

  17-04-2017 23:49 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Armed officers were among the large number of police who raced to the scene to look for the alleged gunman
  
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• Manchester United star Henrikh Mkhitaryan gives homeless man a fiver as he leaves San Carlo

  17-04-2017 23:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The £30m winger was spotted dining at celeb spot today
  
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• Man speaks of horror at finding victim of a brutal street attack lying in the road fighting for his life

  17-04-2017 22:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The attacked man was found unconscious with blood pouring from his head in Chinley Avenue
  
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• Armed police 'completely surround' Newton Heath tower block

  17-04-2017 21:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Eyewitnesses say around 20 officers holding rifles were at the scene
  
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• "People want you to lie down and die, be a martyr to what you’ve been through. But we won’t do that."

  17-04-2017 21:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Four brave young women are sharing their experiences of child sexual exploitation in a bid to empower others
  
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• Coronation Street: Shona's true identity has been revealed

  17-04-2017 21:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Actress Julia Goulding on who her mysterious character really is and will she get together with David Platt?
  
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• Poppy the adventurous sausage dog that went on the run for over a week is reunited with her owner

  17-04-2017 20:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Stockport community came together to help find Poppy, who had been spotted on the train tracks
  
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• Driver fighting for his life after crashing into tree

  17-04-2017 20:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 39-year-old suffered multiple fractures and internal bleeding
  
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• GMP kept aborted foetus in freezer for three years without the mother’s knowledge

  17-04-2017 20:28 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Detectives who suspected a teenage girl was the victim of sexual grooming in Rochdale seized the foetus from a clinic in the hope of obtaining DNA to identify the father
  
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• Super League: Catalans Dragons 38-6 Salford Red Devils

  17-04-2017 20:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Catalans Dragons run in six tries in Perpignan as they end Salford's five-match winning streak.
  
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• Boy, 12, arrested with five others after man left for dead in street following assault 'with metal bars'

  17-04-2017 20:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The victim was found unconscious with blood pouring from his head in Chinley Avenue, Moston
  
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• Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 Wigan Athletic

  17-04-2017 19:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Championship leaders Brighton are promoted to the Premier League after they beat Wigan and Huddersfield draw at Derby.
  
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• 'Holiday from hell' - family claim ‘Fawlty Towers’ trip to Dominican Republic left them ill and bed bound

  17-04-2017 19:37 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Paul Hawkins and his family, from Bury, say their £4,000 dream holiday was ruined and they were confined to their dirty room after eating under-cooked food at the hotel
  
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• National Offer Day: Parents to find out where their child has been offered a primary school place

  17-04-2017 19:34 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Parents are finding out where their four-year-olds will go to school
  
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• Rochdale 2-0 Coventry City

  17-04-2017 19:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ian Henderson's brace keeps alive Rochdale's slim League One play-off hopes as they beat already-relegated Coventry.
  
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• Girl, four, found walking dogs by herself in Openshaw

  17-04-2017 19:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police located the girl's mother after she was found wandering in Openshaw with two dogs
  
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• Macclesfield Town 1-3 Solihull Moors

  17-04-2017 19:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Solihull end a six-game losing run with a late fight-back to seal a stunning 3-1 win at Macclesfield.
  
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• Bristol Rovers 1-0 Oldham Athletic

  17-04-2017 19:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bristol Rovers edge past Oldham Athletic to keep their slim hopes of reaching the League One play-offs alive.
  
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• Super League: Warrington Wolves 26-24 Huddersfield Giants

  17-04-2017 19:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Warrington run in five tries as they leapfrog Huddersfield in the Super League table with a third straight win.
  
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• Top boss on how arson attack led him to being MD of £112m business

  17-04-2017 19:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Phil Jones went from the struggles of a violent East End pub to running top Manchester technology company Brother UK
  
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• Parents' bid to raise £1,000 for every day of their baby's tragically short life

  17-04-2017 18:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Freddie Platt-Chance sadly lost 25-day his fight for life in January this year
  
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• Super League: Wakefield Trinity 10-16 Wigan Warriors

  17-04-2017 18:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Liam Marshall's late try seals victory as champions Wigan edge a grinding, scrappy game at Wakefield.
  
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• This Greater Manchester town's residents are among the country's least active

  17-04-2017 18:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  More than one in three adults there does less than half an hour of moderate physical activity a week
  
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• Manchester City Women 1-0 Liverpool Ladies

  17-04-2017 18:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester City reach the Women's FA Cup final for the first time, beating Liverpool thanks to Melissa Lawley's goal.
  
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• Surrey and Lancashire draw after tons from Kumar Sangakkara and Scott Borthwick

  17-04-2017 18:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kumar Sangakkara hits 136 and Scott Borthwick makes an unbeaten 108 as Surrey escape with a draw against Lancashire.
  
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• Super League: Leigh Centurions 10-24 Hull FC

  17-04-2017 18:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hull FC end their losing run and win for the first time in three Super League games as they beat Leigh Centurions.
  
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• Joe Hart celebrates his birthday in statement socks and his wife wows in a catsuit

  17-04-2017 18:25 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The goalkeeper looked slick as he celebrated turning 30 with Manchester City stars past and present
  
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• Swimmers snap up tickets for first dip in Manchester's Victoria Baths in 24 years

  17-04-2017 17:54
  
  Event organised as part of funding drive to reopen venue is latest in a long line of projects to restore historic swimming poolsIt sold out quicker than Glastonbury. Within 20 minutes last week all sessions at Victoria Baths in Manchester had been snapped up by eager swimmers desperate to bob about in one of Britain’s most beautiful pools for the first time in 24 years.When it opened in 1906, Victoria Baths was described as “the most splendid municipal bathing institution in the coun
  
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• Is Stephanie Davis set to release the tune of the summer?

  17-04-2017 17:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The former Hollyoaks actress has written a catchy "banger" of a song to rave reviews from fans
  
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• Is Stephanie Davis about to release the tune of the summer?

  17-04-2017 17:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The former Hollyoaks actress has written a catchy "banger" of a song to rave reviews from fans
  
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• Luxury BMW rolls onto side after smashing into bollard and knocking over traffic light

  17-04-2017 17:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A group of volunteers helped roll the vehicle back on its wheels and the driver was left shocked but uninjured
  
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• Major road closed as firefighters tackle blaze at abandoned building - live updates

  17-04-2017 16:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Emergency services are at the burning building on Plymouth Grove West in Longsight - the A6 Stockport Road is closed
  
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• Hollyoaks favourites Kieron Richardson and Gemma Merna enjoy a catch-up

  17-04-2017 16:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Kieron enjoyed a lighter moment away from the soap playing Amy Barnes murder suspect Ste Hay
  
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• Woman dies after falling from block of flats

  17-04-2017 15:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police and paramedics were called to College Bank, near Rochdale town centre to reports a woman had fallen from the Dunkirk Rise block
  
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• Thieves steal rugby players' shirts after two break-ins at stadium in 48 hours

  17-04-2017 15:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Burglars also swiped alcohol, computers and radios, as well as causing damage, when they broke into Oldham RLFC Whitebank office on Friday and Saturdya night
  
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• Vandals smash tram window after throwing rocks

  17-04-2017 14:55 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The tram was taken out of service for safety reasons after the yobs started hurling missiles at the tram at Crossacres station, in Wythenshawe on Monday morning
  
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• Meet the Broadchurch actor from Bolton who worked as a Granada Studios tour guide

  17-04-2017 14:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Everything you need to know about Andrew Buchan who plays Mark Latimer
  
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• Train delayed for an hour after yobs stole booze from buffet car

  17-04-2017 14:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 8.21pm Virgin Trains service to London left Manchester Piccadilly was delayed by another two hours after an incident at Watford Junction
  
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• These Real Housewives of Cheshire are embracing ‘girl power’

  17-04-2017 14:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Seema Malhotra and Stacey Forsey speak to Business Week about their investment in Menagerie and working with women
  
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• Bijou Club axe attack leaves man with serious injuries

  17-04-2017 14:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The assault happened at a Manchester club which bills itself as a "celebrity hang-out"
  
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• Pugfest is looking for volunteers who love PUGS to work the festival season

  17-04-2017 14:05 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  If being surrounded by hundreds of pugs in fancy dress is your idea of heaven - this could be for you
  
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• Vintage clothing brand Lindy Bop wins £1m funding

  17-04-2017 14:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Managing director Dylan Cross founded the firm in 2011 selling the vintage clothes on eBay before launching his own website
  
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• Inside Chetham's Library - Manchester's very own Hogwarts

  17-04-2017 13:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It's the oldest public library in Britain, and is home to more than 120,000 books, maps and manuscripts, some dating back as far as the 13th century
  
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• 80 stunning seconds that show why Manchester is so great

  17-04-2017 13:21 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Filmed in more than 50 locations, this video shows Greater Manchester as an ambitious, forward-thinking place
  
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• Levenshulme's Dice Lounge to relaunch with DJs, live music and food festivals

  17-04-2017 13:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  New owners say they want to bring the "trendy feel of areas such as Didsbury and Chorlton" to Levenshulme
  
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• Broadchurch finale: We look at the suspects and all the unanswered questions

  17-04-2017 13:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Viewers and armchair detectives will FINALLY find out who raped Trish Winterman tonight
  
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• Tesco worker paid for fire crew's Easter shopping in incredible random act of kindness

  17-04-2017 12:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The shop assistant picked up the crew's £19 bill after the group were called away on an emergency while shopping for their Easter dinner
  
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• New £30m Royal Horticultural Society garden would cause chaos on M60, residents warn

  17-04-2017 12:44 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Residents and councillors are concerned, but Highways England bosses say the roads will be able to cope
  
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• This woman is helping to fight mental illness by using teddy bears

  17-04-2017 12:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Figen Murray’s ‘Bears Have Issues Too’ comprises 16 short stories, each written for adults from the perspective of a toy bear struggling with a problem common to many of us
  
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• Man seriously hurt in nightclub attack was struck by an axe, police say

  17-04-2017 12:09 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses to the attack inside the Bijou club in Chapel Street which left the victim with a serious head wound
  
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