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• British Swimming Championships: Guy wins fourth gold as Proud sets another record

  23-04-2017 22:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  James Guy wins his fourth gold of the British Swimming Championships as Ben Proud sets another record.
  
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• Heartbroken family speak out over death of Take Me Out star who had never got over the death of his mother

  23-04-2017 22:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton comedian Paddy McGuinness paid tribute to Charlie Watkins, who has been praised by his heartbroken family as 'very special'
  
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• Oldham adventurer Frank Rothwell will be oldest contestant on Bear Grylls survival show The Island

  23-04-2017 22:05 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Businessman Frank Rothwell, 66, didn't know what the progamme was about - but didn't want to miss an adventure
  
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• Guardiola must improve Man City's mood quickly after Arsenal defeat - Jermaine Jenas

  23-04-2017 22:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pep Guardiola must lift his players quickly to ensure they qualify for next season's Champions League, argues Jermaine Jenas,
  
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• Tories refuse to deny reports that high-speed rail to Manchester could be axed... to pay for Brexit

  23-04-2017 21:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  "This would be the final nail in the coffin of the Northern Powerhouse."
  
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• Emotional vigil in Chorlton as residents turn out to pay tribute to man killed by robbers

  23-04-2017 21:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police say Mike Samwell's wife's 'world has been torn apart' as they appeal to culprits to give themselves up before they are caught
  
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• Manchester’s devolution, funding and ‘urban boosterism’ | Letters

  23-04-2017 20:47
  
  Nick Raynsford, former local government minister, and Mike Geddes respond to comments by and about the city’s former chief executive Sir Howard BernsteinSir Howard Bernstein has achieved a great deal in his time as chief executive of Manchester, so it is sad to see him demeaning his standing by factually incorrect and politically tendentious comments on funding and devolution for his city during the lifetime of the last Labour government (Living for the city, G2, 19 April). Contrary to his
  
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• The young robbers who terrorised a community armed with a fake gun and a machete

  23-04-2017 20:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  16--year-old threatened cashier with two-foot machete and told her she’d ‘f******g get it’ if she didn’t open her till
  
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• Man killed as thieves take car from outside his house

  23-04-2017 19:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Michael Samwell is believed to have been run over while trying to stop his Audi S3 from being taken.
  
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• Arsenal 2-1 Manchester City

  23-04-2017 19:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Alexis Sanchez's extra-time winner sees Arsenal beat Manchester City at Wembley to reach a third FA Cup final in four seasons.
  
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• Lancashire v Somerset: Alex Davies & Liam Livingstone score tons for hosts

  23-04-2017 19:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Alex Davies and Liam Livingstone score centuries to leave Lancashire's match with Somerset nicely poised with one day left.
  
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• Man slashed across the throat as he left Manchester nightclub

  23-04-2017 18:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident on Withy Grove, near the Printworks
  
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• Can there be a more perfect place to live than Bury?

  23-04-2017 18:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Close to stunning scenery and the city centre - is it THE best place to live in Greater Manchester?
  
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• Burnley 0-2 Manchester United

  23-04-2017 18:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wayne Rooney scores for the first time since January as Manchester United earn a comfortable victory over Burnley.
  
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• Challenge Cup: Huddersfield Giants 24-28 Swinton Lions

  23-04-2017 18:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Championship side Swinton Lions knock Super League strugglers Huddersfield Giants out of the Challenge Cup fifth round.
  
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• Paul Heathcote pays tribute to restaurant boss killed in Portugal as he ran to escape football violence

  23-04-2017 18:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Marco Ficini was front of house manager at Paul Heathcote's former restaurant Grado, and also worked at his Alderly Edge restaurant
  
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• Tributes paid to 'one in a million' naval officer killed by thieves as they stole his car

  23-04-2017 17:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A murder investigation has been launched after Michael Samwell, 35, was run over by his car as it was being stolen from his house in Chorlton
  
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• Super League: Wigan Warriors 42-22 Catalans Dragons

  23-04-2017 17:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tom Davies, Liam Forsyth and Joe Burgess each score two tries in Wigan Warriors' Super League win over Catalans Dragons.
  
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• Thousands enjoy sunny St George's Day parade in Manchester

  23-04-2017 17:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Huge crowds enjoyed the festivities including the procession in the sun, andthe spectacle included samba bands, jesters, fair maidens and knights of old.
  
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• London Marathon runner from Swansea stops for 'guy in need'

  23-04-2017 17:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Runner Matthew Rees comes to the rescue of a fellow competitor just before the race finish.
  
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• See moment valiant Chorlton runner is helped over London Marathon finish line by fellow runner

  23-04-2017 16:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  David Wyeth, from Chorlton Runners, was on the verge of collapse just 200 metres away from the end
  
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• FA Cup: Manchester City's goal controversially disallowed

  23-04-2017 16:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Raheem Sterling's goal for Manchester City is ruled out after the linesman says Leroy Sane's cross went out of play behind the goal before coming back in.
  
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• Manhunt launched for thieves who ran over and killed man as they stole his car

  23-04-2017 16:09 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police say Michael Samwell was hit by the Audi S3 after hearing noises and shouting outside his home in Chorlton - a murder investigation is underway
  
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• Challenge Cup: Salford Red Devils 29-22 Toronto Wolfpack

  23-04-2017 15:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Salford beat third-tier side Toronto Wolfpack to reach round six of the Challenge Cup, despite Justin Carney's red card.
  
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• US air marshal leaves loaded gun in toilet of flight from Manchester to New York

  23-04-2017 15:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A passenger stumbled across the loaded firearm and handed it to crew members
  
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• Arrests after pitch invasion at Bolton Wanderers match

  23-04-2017 14:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Supporters spilled onto the pitch at Vale Park during the match at Port Vale in Stoke-on-Trent
  
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• Thieves kill man in Manchester by running him over with his own car

  23-04-2017 14:09
  
  Police say thieves fatally injured Michael Samwell, 35, outside his home in Chorlton as they drove off in his Audi S3A manhunt is under way for the thieves who killed a former Royal Navy officer by running him over with his own car after he confronted them outside his home. Continue reading...
  
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• Thieves kill man in Manchester by running him over in his own car

  23-04-2017 14:09
  
  Police say thieves fatally injured Michael Samwell, 35, outside his home in Chorlton as they drove off in his Audi S3Thieves killed a man by running him over in his own car after he confronted them outside his home in Manchester. Continue reading...
  
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• Manchester's modernist buildings - and the fascinating facts behind them

  23-04-2017 13:55 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Modernist Society pick 10 of the best examples of modernist architecture
  
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• Oldham Athletic fan, 5, gets goalkeeper trial after goalie's loan spell ends

  23-04-2017 13:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thomas Young was invited for a mock trial after writing to the club offering his services in goal.
  
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• Boy, 16, fighting for life after being hit by motorcycle

  23-04-2017 13:31 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police say the boy suffered life threatening injuries following the incident in Heywood on Saturday evening
  
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• Man hospitalised with facial injuries after attack in Northern Quarter

  23-04-2017 13:20 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Two men were believed to have been assaulted in Stevenson Square in the early hours of this morning
  
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• Corrie star Cath Tyldesley's husband Tom Pitfield launches TV career of his own

  23-04-2017 12:27 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Personal trainer Tom Pitfield will star on new ITV show Eat, Shop, Save giving his fitness tips to the nation, and his Corrie star wife Catherine Tydesley has tweeted her pride.
  
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• Man run over and killed by thieves as they stole his Audi car - latest updates

  23-04-2017 12:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police say Michael Samwell, 35, was run over by his car as it was being stolen from his house in Chorlton - GMP have launched a murder investigation
  
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• Shaun Ryder, his artist cousins and a ground-breaking exhibition taking the art world by storm

  23-04-2017 10:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Happy Mondays star Shaun Ryder headed to support the ground-breaking exhibition of cousins Central Station artist Matt Carroll and sister Maria who has Down's Syndrome
  
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• Review: Rag 'n' Bone Man, Manchester Academy

  23-04-2017 10:25 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  He's hugely talented and a rising star, but it's all a bit underwhelming for our reviewer
  
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• Review: Ed Sheeran, Manchester Arena

  23-04-2017 09:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The current king of the charts could do no wrong on Saturday night as he left the Manchester crowd with no voices, but on a definite high
  
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• Live: Manchester breaking news - Sunday, April 23

  23-04-2017 09:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News' breaking news service
  
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• Minor fall led to me losing my legs - but it won't stop me completing the Great Manchester Run

  23-04-2017 07:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Victoria Abbott-Fleming was diagnosed with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) - considered to be one of the most excruciating illnesses a human can have.
  
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• Is there still a future for independent shops in Manchester city centre?

  23-04-2017 07:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  "We don’t want Manchester to ever be boring or to be like any other city centre."
  
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• A Manchester bar is giving away FREE beer to Georges and Georginas today

  23-04-2017 07:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Jimmy's NQ is celebrating St George's Day with a boozy giveaway
  
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• Hilda Ogden's iconic curlers, headscarf and pinny to be auctioned

  23-04-2017 00:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The family of Jean Alexander, who played the Coronation Street battleaxe, found them in a wardrobe.
  
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