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• Striking image shows vast stretch of moorland left scarred by blaze near Carrbrook

  14-06-2017 23:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It took just three hours for the flames to die down, with firefighters closing the incident at around 8pm
  
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• Greater Manchester has six MPs in Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet following a re-shuffle

  14-06-2017 23:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Five other Greater Manchester MPs kept their jobs in a fairly low-key re-shuffle
  
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• She's paid the mortgage for seven years, so why did the Co-op try to repossess this woman's home?

  14-06-2017 22:46 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Co-op Bank has been criticised for trying to repossess a house which a mother had hoped would be a nest egg for her kids
  
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• Man who died in Chester Zoo bus tragedy is named as Wayne Lannon from Wigan

  14-06-2017 21:21 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It is believed Mr Lannon was a mechanic and had been repairing the double decker bus in the zoo’s coach car park
  
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• Young magician set to leave audience spellbound on American TV talent show

  14-06-2017 20:20 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Daniel Rhodes, 13, better known as Dan Dan the Magic Man, was invited to Los Angeles to appear on Little Big Shots
  
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• GMP chief constable Ian Hopkins calls for 800 more officers to better serve the public

  14-06-2017 19:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Greater Manchester Police chief constable Ian Hopkins has asked for an urgent meeting to discuss police numbers
  
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• GMP chief constable Ian Hopkins calls for 700 more officers to better serve the public

  14-06-2017 19:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Greater Manchester Police chief constable Ian Hopkins has asked for an urgent meeting to discuss police numbers
  
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• Tim Farron resigns as leader of the Liberal Democrats

  14-06-2017 19:49 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Speaking today Mr Farron said he had been torn between his religion and serving as a political leader
  
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• GMP 'absolutely sickened' as thug throws brick at officer responding to a call in Hulme

  14-06-2017 19:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The GMP officer was sat in his patrol car in Hulme when a man threw a brick 'with force' at the window
  
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• Smart Night Out raises over £10,000 for women's charity

  14-06-2017 18:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Smart Works Manchester helps women get back into work by kitting them out with everything they need
  
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• Dad of Freya Lewis launches fundraising appeal for hospital team that saved her life after Manchester Arena attack

  14-06-2017 18:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Freya Lewis was badly injured in the bomb blast at Manchester Arena on May 22
  
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• The amazing effort to preserve the St Ann's flowers is a credit to Manchester

  14-06-2017 18:46 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Curators at the Manchester Art Gallery are now preserving the flowers to be used in memorial books
  
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• Tower block residents across England given safety advice

  14-06-2017 18:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Following the fatal tower block blaze in London, people living in high-rise buildings are given safety advice.
  
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• Manchester Arena to reopen in mid-September

  14-06-2017 18:11 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Arena has been closed since last month's terror attack - details have been released of planned shows that have been cancelled or moved
  
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• Manchester Arena to reopen in early September

  14-06-2017 18:11 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Arena has been closed since last month's terror attack - details have been released of planned shows that have been cancelled or moved
  
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• Man will appear in court after flat fire which left couple and two children trapped

  14-06-2017 18:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Christopher Hellam has been charged with malicious communication following the fire at a flat in Wigan
  
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• Greater Manchester to bask in sunshine this weekend as temperatures could reach 25C

  14-06-2017 17:39 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It’s going to be as hot as the Canaries in Greater Manchester this weekend
  
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• Coronation Street vicar Billy is hiding a dark past

  14-06-2017 17:31 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  We're about to find out more about Billy's life before he became a vicar as part of a big Corrie storyline this autumn
  
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• Man dies at Chester Zoo after becoming trapped under a double decker bus

  14-06-2017 17:25 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called to the attraction on Wednesday lunch time
  
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• Inside Manchester's re-launched underground tiki bar The Liar's Club

  14-06-2017 17:17 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Liar's Club reopens this week with a brand new tiki fit-out
  
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• Boxer Amir Khan attacked and £100,000 Range Rover damaged in road rage flare up

  14-06-2017 17:13 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Boxer Amir Khan was punched during a road rage incident in his home town of Bolton
  
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• Manchester firefighter sets up fundraising appeal for victims of the Grenfell Tower fire

  14-06-2017 16:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester firefighters set up a fundraising campaign to help those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire in west London
  
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• Mobile roaming charges scrapped across EU - what you need to know

  14-06-2017 16:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  You can use your mobile phone in EU countries at no extra cost from Thursday
  
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• Here's Coronation Street star Antony Cotton as you've never seen him before

  14-06-2017 16:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Corrie favourite Antony swapped serving pints in the Rovers Return for a giant cup of tea
  
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• High-rise flats checked as a precaution in Greater Manchester after Grenfell Tower fire

  14-06-2017 16:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Precautionary checks have been carried out to reassure residents that tower blocks and flat complexes meet fire safety guidelines
  
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• Father's Day gifts 2017: the best presents for dads from Marks and Spencer, Not On The High Street, Amazon and more

  14-06-2017 15:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  From personalised gifts to presents delivered from Amazon Prime within the hour, you've got no excuse not to get your present sorted for Sunday
  
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• William Shatner, David Hasselhoff and Dolph Lundgren are heading to Trafford's For The Love of Sci-Fi convention

  14-06-2017 15:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Darth Vader star David Prowse will also appear at the annual event
  
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• William Shatner, David Hasselhoff and Dolph Dundgren are heading to Trafford's For The Love of Sci-Fi convention

  14-06-2017 15:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Darth Vader star David Prowse will also appear at the annual event
  
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• I love cycling. But I drive – because I fear for my life

  14-06-2017 15:00
  
  While my London friends upgrade their carbon frames, my Manchester pals splurge on personalised number plates. Is it any wonder, when bike schemes up north seem designed to wipe us all out?Share your bike commute experiences with usIt is not something I admit very often, especially as the Guardian’s in-house bike reviewer. But I drive: a lot. Often quite short distances. I didn’t even have a car when I worked for the paper in London and Berlin. Yet as soon as I got the call to move t
  
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• Theresa May's new chief of staff accused of 'sitting on report' warning tower blocks were a fire risk

  14-06-2017 14:59 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Gavin Barwell, who was housing minister until losing his seat in last week’s election, promised to review part B of the Building Regulations 2010, which relate to fire safety, but the review never materialised.
  
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• Simple lifestyle changes can improve the air we breathe

  14-06-2017 14:27 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Greater Manchester's first Clean Air Day aims to raise awareness and encourage everyone to make simple changes in their everyday life which can improve air quality
  
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• Vincent Kompany pays surprise visit to fan injured in Manchester Arena attack

  14-06-2017 14:09 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Jaden Farrell-Mann, 10, who was seriously hurt in the attack on May 22, was surprised by the Blues captain and his wife at her home in Tameside
  
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• One of the biggest towns in the UK will have no police cells from August

  14-06-2017 14:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A review will mean anyone arrested in Bolton will be taken outside the borough for questioning
  
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• Ambulance on way to emergency call involved in crash with two cars

  14-06-2017 13:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police were called to the collision on Washway Road, Sale, on Wednesday morning
  
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• Drunk driver who ploughed into parked car while surrounded by empty bottles was FOUR times over limit

  14-06-2017 13:34 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Rachel Wills, 27, has been banned from driving for 32 months and ordered to carry out unpaid work
  
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• Take That at the Etihad Stadium: setlist, stage times, support act for the Wonderland Tour 2017

  14-06-2017 13:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Everything you need to know as the Manchester manband return home for the final date of their UK tour
  
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• Manchester Arena announces plans for Celine Dion gigs and other big summer shows

  14-06-2017 13:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Rainbow, Radiohead, Paw Patrol, and Key 103 shows will all be affected.
  
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• Radiohead move Manchester Arena gigs to Emirates Old Trafford - how to get tickets

  14-06-2017 13:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The shows have been rescheduled as the Manchester Arena remains closed in the wake of a suicide bomb attack last month
  
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• Mancunians urged to join a weekend of solidarity at the Great Get Together and on Manchester Day

  14-06-2017 13:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham, Manchester council leader Sir Richard Leese and Brendan Cox, husband of late MP Jo Cox, urge the city to once again show its strength and unwavering solidarity in the wake of the Arena bombing
  
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• How to get rid of hayfever - fighting severe symptoms

  14-06-2017 12:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  With high pollen counts over the next few days we have come up with some tips to help you control hay fever and allergy symptoms
  
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• Baby 'dropped from ninth floor' of Grenfell Tower - and the mum who 'escaped flat with six children, but only four made it out'

  14-06-2017 12:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police have confirmed six fatalities but warned that the figure is likely to rise during a 'complex recovery operation'
  
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• Dressed in black and repeatedly looking up to her family, Charrissa Brown-Wellington is charged with murder over tram death

  14-06-2017 12:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The court was told that  'there is a substantial amount of CCTV footage from Victoria Station to be considered in detail'
  
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• Baby 'dropped from ninth or 10th floor' caught by member of public as London tower block fire raged

  14-06-2017 12:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Witness tells of incredible escape
  
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• Ariana Grande to become an honorary citizen of Manchester

  14-06-2017 12:02
  
  The council pays tribute to the American star for organising the One Love concert in the wake of the terrorist attack at her show in the cityManchester city council will make Ariana Grande an honorary citizen of the city for her efforts in organising the One Love benefit concert.The hastily organised gig, which was hosted by Grande to mark the lives of the 22 people who died in the terror attack at the star’s concert at Manchester Arena on 22 May, featured some of the world’s biggest
  
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• Multiple deaths as 'unprecedented' blaze engulfs London tower block

  14-06-2017 11:57 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Huge fire destroys 24-storey Grenfell Tower in north Kensington
  
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• Manchester attack: Wendy Fawell funeral to be held

  14-06-2017 11:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wendy Fawell, 50, was killed when a bomb was detonated outside the Ariana Grande concert.
  
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• Didsbury flat which became the birthplace of Factory Records is to get a blue plaque

  14-06-2017 11:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The business set up on Palatine Road in West Didsbury spawned the bands and the nightclub whose fame has spread around the world
  
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• Ariana Grande to become first honorary citizen of Manchester

  14-06-2017 11:43
  
  US pop star helped raise nearly £3m when she returned to city 13 days after suicide bombing killed 22 peopleAriana Grande is to become the first honorary citizen of Manchester for helping to raise millions of pounds for victims of the Manchester Arena attack.
  The US pop star exemplified the “resilient and compassionate” way the city had responded to the terror atrocity that claimed 22 lives and injured 220 others last month, council leaders said. Continue reading...
  
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• CCTV captures moment bogus charity collector entered housing complex to target elderly residents

  14-06-2017 11:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Gary Pedley barged into pensioners' flats and stole from them - his victims included a blind couple in their 90s
  
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• Supreme Court narrowly rejects Northern Ireland free abortions appeal

  14-06-2017 11:20 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The judge concluded women resident in Northern Ireland cannot benefit from NHS abortion services in England, even though they are UK citizens
  
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