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• Manchester City 3-1 West Bromwich Albion

  16-05-2017 23:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester City take a giant step towards Champions League football for next season as they comfortably beat West Brom.
  
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• 'My anger will remain until the day I die', says brother of Ian Brady's second child victim

  16-05-2017 23:34 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  His murdered brother John would have celebrated his 66th birthday on the day Brady died
  
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• Manchester United's Michael Carrick set for one-year contract extension

  16-05-2017 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester United look set to offer midfielder Michael Carrick a one-year contract extension to stay at Old Trafford.
  
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• Interesting, amazing and knackering! Carl Austin-Behan on his year as Lord Mayor of Manchester

  16-05-2017 23:20 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  "My best moments have also been the people themselves, how welcome they’ve made me feel"
  
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• Christopher Eccleston speaks about how dementia 'stripped' his father's personality

  16-05-2017 22:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It was from his father that Christopher inherited a passion for language which would eventually lead to a career as a celebrated actor
  
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• One-Day Cup: Dane Vilas' ton helps Lancashire to victory at Durham

  16-05-2017 22:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Durham miss out on reaching the knockout stages of the One-Day Cup after losing to Lancashire at the Riverside.
  
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• Three Girls full cast: Who plays 'Holly', 'Amber' and 'Ruby'?

  16-05-2017 22:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Maxine Peake, Molly Windsor, Ria Zmitrowicz and Liv Hill star in BBC's Three Girls - but where have you seen them before?
  
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• Who is 'Daddy' in BBC's Three Girls? How evil Shabir Ahmed led the Rochdale grooming gang

  16-05-2017 22:11 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Known as 'Daddy', Ahmed was described as the ‘ringleader’ of the nine-strong group
  
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• Rochdale grooming case: what really happened?

  16-05-2017 21:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  When police were called to a report of a 15-year-old girl smashing up the Balti House takeaway in Heywood, they had no idea that the crime they had uncovered would become a national scandal.
  
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• BBC's Three Girls: What time does it start and what to expect from the Rochdale grooming gangs drama

  16-05-2017 21:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
   “There’s no such thing as a child prostitute. What there is, is a child who’s being abused.”
  
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• Poor diet and a love of meat, gravy and beer could be behind a resurgence in 'Victorian diseases'

  16-05-2017 21:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Greater Manchester also had one of the highest rates of hospital admissions with malnutrition in England
  
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• Pair jailed for smuggling tonne of drugs in lawnmower shipments

  16-05-2017 21:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The men used 15 shipments to smuggle a tonne of ecstasy, cannabis and ketamine into the UK.
  
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• Northern Rail staff to hold FOURTH day of strike action over driver-only trains

  16-05-2017 20:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Row over driver-only trains rumbles on - and hits commuters yet again
  
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• Don’t stand in the way of community projects like the Victoria Baths | Letters

  16-05-2017 20:37
  
  The glorious photos of the proudly refurbished Victoria Baths in Manchester (Eyewitness, 15 May) bring to mind the remark by Berthold Lubetkin, designer of Finsbury Health Centre, that “nothing is too good for ordinary people”. Your report says the first pool to reopen was originally for the wealthiest Mancunian gents, but this was a civic project, designed by the city surveyor and architect. The real gents had other private facilities – there were both Russian and Turkish bath
  
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• 'You’re riding with the angels': Tributes to motorcyclist who died after crashing into lamp post

  16-05-2017 20:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Gareth Falla passed away in hospital following the collision on Sunday night
  
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• What is the new building that looks like a gold spaceship at Salford Quays?

  16-05-2017 20:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  “This is an iconic, statement building which makes the most of its stunning location, overlooking the MediaCityUK waterfront"
  
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• Moors murderer Ian Brady's ashes 'must not be scattered on Saddleworth Moor', says coroner

  16-05-2017 20:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  He also said he also wants assurances a funeral director and crematorium willing to take Brady's body have been found
  
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• Who were the men in the Rochdale grooming gang and what happened to them?

  16-05-2017 19:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Who are 'Daddy', 'Tariq', 'Billy' and the rest of the men involved in the Rochdale grooming scandal?
  
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• Who plays 'Holly', 'Amber' and 'Ruby' in Three Girls? Full cast list

  16-05-2017 19:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Maxine Peake, Molly Windsor, Ria Zmitrowicz and Liv Hill star in BBC's Three Girls - but where have you seen them before?
  
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• Who is Sara Rowbotham? Maxine Peake's Three Girls character in profile

  16-05-2017 19:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Played by Maxine Peake in the BBC drama, Sara's damning evidence helped convict the Rochdale grooming gang
  
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• Who is Maxine Peake? Everything you need to know about the Three Girls star

  16-05-2017 19:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Maxine plays sexual health worker Sara Rowbotham in the BBC drama about the Rochdale grooming case
  
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• Who is Maggie Oliver? The detective who made a stand for what she believed was right

  16-05-2017 19:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The detective, depicted by Lesley Sharpe in Three Girls, talks about her role and why victim 'Amber' wasn't believed by police
  
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• Who is 'Daddy'? How evil Shabir Ahmed led the Rochdale grooming gang

  16-05-2017 19:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Known as 'Daddy', Ahmed was described as the ‘ringleader’ of the nine-strong group
  
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• Timeline: How the Rochdale grooming scandal unfolded

  16-05-2017 19:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A young girl's act of frustration, followed by her courage in bravely speaking out, was the first step towards a whole nation understanding the concept of sexual grooming
  
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• What happened in the Rochdale grooming scandal?

  16-05-2017 19:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  When police were called to a report of a 15-year-old girl smashing up the Balti House takeaway in Heywood, they had no idea that the crime they had uncovered would become a national scandal.
  
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• 'Lewis's memory will live on through his baby girl,' say devastated family of dad killed in quad bike crash

  16-05-2017 18:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Lewis Walsh, 25, was killed after falling from a yellow Yamaha quad bike in Ashton
  
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• Revealed - shocking scale of the rise in homelessness across Greater Manchester

  16-05-2017 18:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  New research by the charity Shelter shows that the number of homeless people has soared by more than 30 per cent in parts of the region
  
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• Shocked school in mourning after sudden death of 'unique and inspirational' pupil Arlind Koka

  16-05-2017 18:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Today his head teacher and fellow pupils paid tribute
  
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• Shocked school in mourning after sudden death of 'a unique and inspirational' pupil Arlind Koka

  16-05-2017 18:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Today his head teacher and fellow pupils paid tribute
  
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• Matty Fleming: St Helens centre joins Leigh Centurions on one-month loan

  16-05-2017 18:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  St Helens centre Matty Fleming joins fellow Super League club Leigh Centurions on a one-month loan deal.
  
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• Beauty app Blow Ltd launches in Manchester - delivering hair and make up services to your door on demand

  16-05-2017 17:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Blow Ltd is giving the beauty industry a Deliveroo and Uber-style makeover with its on-demand app
  
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• Stone Roses singer Ian Brown gives evidence at Fred Talbot trial

  16-05-2017 16:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Stone Roses frontman tells a court the former TV weatherman tried to sexually abuse his friend.
  
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• Former Aumbry chef Mary-Ellen McTague to open Manchester Art Gallery cafe - including a 'pay as you feel' option

  16-05-2017 16:46 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The gallery has enlisted the former Aumbry chef to overhaul its food offering with The Gallery Café
  
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• Man Utd loss to Ajax in Europa League final 'would cost £50m'

  16-05-2017 16:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester United will miss out on £50m if they fail to beat Ajax in the Europa League final on 24 May.
  
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• Three Girls: Maggie Oliver says known paedophiles are still abusing girls in Rochdale and authorities are 'more interested in covering up mistakes'

  16-05-2017 16:11 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  "We had social workers telling us they’d been trying to get the police to take this problem seriously for years."
  
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• Bid to turn fire-hit mill into 171 homes faces £1m bill to make site safe from contamination

  16-05-2017 16:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The expensive mitigation work at Springmount Mill, Stockport, may mean little affordable housing
  
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• Manchester Airport is TRACKING your progress through terminals - using your mobile's wi-fi signal

  16-05-2017 16:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Airport bosses are using wi-fi signals to see how long you are queuing - and it could lead to 'live' queue time boards in future
  
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• Prestwich Walk In Centre is shut...because there are no staff to run it

  16-05-2017 15:57 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Pennine Care said it made the decision to close today to 'ensure patient safety'
  
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• Chester was in care since he was eight and wants you to know how foster parents can change lives

  16-05-2017 15:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Chester Reid, 17, spoke out during a campaign aimed at encouraging more people to become foster carers
  
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• Paul Croft murder: Two jailed for baseball bat killing

  16-05-2017 15:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two men are convicted after a cold case investigation into the killing of a man in 2005.
  
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• Corrie stars rock the pink carpet at The Wedding Singer in Manchester

  16-05-2017 15:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Corrie favourites Brooke Vincent, Katie McGlynn, Sally Ann Matthews and Tisha Merry all came out for a night at the theatre
  
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• Ian Brady's penpal reveals the Moors Murderer wanted to be cremated in Glasgow

  16-05-2017 15:24 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The child killer wrote to a confidante stating that he wanted his funeral service in his old hometown
  
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• Altrincham's Sugo Pasta Kitchen to open second restaurant in Ancoats

  16-05-2017 15:05 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The acclaimed restaurant will join the growing food scene in Ancoats
  
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• Care home is blasted for being 'inadequate' after reports a resident was given another patient's medicine

  16-05-2017 14:59 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Inspectors reported a range of problems at Newlands Nursing & Residential Home in Stockport
  
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• Review: The Wedding Singer at Manchester Opera House

  16-05-2017 14:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Adam Sandler film classic hits the right balance of crude, funny and sexy, says Alicia Hattersley
  
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• The 'pure evil' Gumtree fraudster who pulled a knife on a woman selling him her iPhone

  16-05-2017 14:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  “I just remember the look in his eyes. It was pure evil. I was in tears after it happened.”
  
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• Posh Chorlton eatery Epicerie Ludo to open second site

  16-05-2017 14:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The fine food and wine store has built a loyal customer base over the last six years
  
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• Chorlton eatery Epicerie Ludo to open second site

  16-05-2017 14:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The fine food and wine store has built a loyal customer base over the last six years
  
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• Masked men smashed woman's car window and attacked her in broad daylight robbery

  16-05-2017 14:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The gang made off with the woman’s handbag, containing jewellery, an iPad and her purse
  
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• Passengers could soon fly direct from Manchester to India, Bangkok and Shanghai

  16-05-2017 13:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Airport bosses are eyeing up launching services to the Far East, Middle East and the USA
  
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