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• Proud Mancs strut their stuff on the catwalk at the spectacular launch of the Manchester International Festival

  29-06-2017 23:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The opening ceremony saw local heroes, celebrities and ordinary people from all backgrounds take to a 100m catwalk in Piccadilly Gardens
  
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• Thugs who battered boy, 13, in a racist attack 'had up to TEN other victims'

  29-06-2017 22:04 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police believe a gang who battered a boy in a race-hate attack may have committed a string of attacks
  
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• Manchester International Festival launches with parade of locals

  29-06-2017 21:41
  
  Opening ceremony sees local heroes, celebrities and ordinary people from all backgrounds take to catwalk erected in Piccadilly Gardens
  The owner of a taxi company that offered free rides to those caught up in the bombing at the Arianda Grande concert last month was among the stars of the opening show for the Manchester International Festival (MIF) on Thursday night. Sam Arshad, 35, was one of 147 Mancunians chosen to take part in a special catwalk show devised by the Turner prize-winning artist
  
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• Man died after 'getting hold of heroin' while being treated in a Rochdale mental health unit

  29-06-2017 21:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  David Lowe, 31, died last weekend while he was under the care of Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
  
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• Failing free school to be closed down - with 210 pupils and 25 staff affected

  29-06-2017 20:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The drastic move comes after a string of controversies at The Collective Spirit school in Oldham and a 'damning' Ofsted report
  
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• Firefighter filmed woman in shower by attaching camera to stick and poking it through bathroom window

  29-06-2017 19:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Simon Roach, who has since lost his job, twice took images of his naked victim
  
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• GMP officer thought pain was due to sporting injury - then she was told she had cancer

  29-06-2017 19:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  GMP Assistant Chief Officer Lynne Potts is hoping to raise £50,000 for charity
  
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• East London acid attack: Image of suspect released

  29-06-2017 19:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two people have "life-changing" injuries after a corrosive substance was thrown on to them.
  
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• Conor Wilkinson: Gillingham sign Bolton Wanderers striker

  29-06-2017 19:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  League One side Gillingham sign Bolton striker Conor Wilkinson on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
  
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• Tony Clubb makes Wigan Warriors return 58 days after having kidney removed

  29-06-2017 18:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wigan coach Shaun Wane says there will be "no-one prouder" than him when Tony Clubb returns on Sunday, 58 days after a kidney operation.
  
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• Manhunt after acid attack left Manchester student and her cousin with 'life changing' injuries

  29-06-2017 18:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Resham Khan was celebrating her 21st birthday with her cousin Jameel Muhktar when a man threw acid at them
  
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• Man dies after taking 'potent' crystallised Spice, not MDMA

  29-06-2017 18:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police say the crystallised unrefined version of Spice is more potent than what they have previously seen.
  
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• Children watch in horror as dad is attacked in car by thug with claw hammer in Rusholme

  29-06-2017 18:19 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The victim was seriously injured after he was brutally attacked by a masked man with a claw hammer in Rusholme
  
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• Children watch in horror as dad is attacked in car by thug with claw hammer in Longsight

  29-06-2017 18:19 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The victim was seriously injured after he was brutally attacked by a masked man with a claw hammer in Longsight
  
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• Rita Ora braves the downpours on Salford visit

  29-06-2017 18:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Music superstar Rita Ora dodged the rain storms under an umbrella as she headed to MediaCityUK for a visit to the BBC
  
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• Watch live - Manchester International Festival 2017 kicks off with Piccadilly Gardens catwalk spectacular

  29-06-2017 18:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  MIF 2017 launches in Piccadilly Gardens with 'What Is The City But The People?', showing 160 of Manchester's most inspirational residents on a 100-metre long catwalk
  
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• Dad who collapsed after fight broke out at his 65th birthday party 'could have died at any time'

  29-06-2017 17:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Jimmy Feeney suffered heart failure while celebrating his birthday with family and friends at a hotel in Rochdale
  
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• Oldham hit-and-run: Man jailed for causing cousins' deaths

  29-06-2017 17:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gabor Hegedus, 38, was sentenced to four years for causing the deaths of Zaneta Krokova, 11, and Helina Kotlarova, 12.
  
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• Oldham Athletic: Tope Obadeyi signs new deal with League One club

  29-06-2017 17:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Oldham striker Tope Obadeyi signs a new one-year contract after successful spell last season.
  
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• Warwickshire v Lancashire: Edgbaston washout foils Bears & Red Rose

  29-06-2017 17:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Persistent rain on day four at Edgbaston means Warwickshire's County Championship game against Lancashire ends in a draw.
  
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• Michelle McManus will perform at Martyn Hett's funeral on Friday

  29-06-2017 17:29 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Michelle McManus and cast and crew from Coronation Street will honour super-fan Martyn Hett, who died in the Manchester Arena attack
  
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• Hit-and-run driver who killed young cousins as they crossed road is jailed for four years

  29-06-2017 17:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Gabor Hegedus ploughed into Zaneta Krokova, 11, and Helena Kotlorova, 12, as they crossed a road hand-in-hand on New Year's Eve
  
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• Cold Feet filming comes to an end in Manchester - with cold, soggy feet for its stars!

  29-06-2017 17:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Cold Feet stars braved the Manchester rain for the final scenes in series seven being filmed in the city centre
  
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• Drug which left ten people in hospital was new potent form of Spice - not MDMA

  29-06-2017 16:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police said the new form of spice could be lethal
  
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• Impostor Syndrome in the workplace - how to beat it

  29-06-2017 16:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Around three quarters of people admit to harbouring unpleasant feelings of being a fraud during their career
  
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• Gayle Newland found GUILTY again after tricking female friend into sex by pretending to be a man

  29-06-2017 16:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Gayle Newland deceived her female friend into sex by using a fake penis to pretend to be a man, Manchester Crown Court heard
  
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• Super League: Catalans Dragons v Leigh Centurions

  29-06-2017 16:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Team news as Catalans Dragons host Leigh Centurions in Saturday's Super League fixture at Stade Gilbert Brutus (17:00 BST).
  
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• Intu Trafford hosts huge free summer party with circus acts, parades, Disney characters and kids' crafts

  29-06-2017 15:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The event is coming to the Trafford Centre this weekend
  
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• Intu Trafford hosts huge free summer party with circus acts, parades, and kids' crafts

  29-06-2017 15:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The event is coming to the Trafford Centre this weekend
  
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• Then and now - how the Palace Theatre looked before it was bombed in World War Two

  29-06-2017 15:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It's been a Manchester landmark for nearly 130 years
  
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• Liam Gallagher has just tweeted the tracklisting of his new album - and his phone ran out halfway through

  29-06-2017 15:34 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  As he prepares to release his first solo album later this year, the former Oasis man has revealed the song order to fans.
  
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• Driver knocked unconscious after being hit by his OWN van when he tried to stop thieves is named

  29-06-2017 15:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Haim Zorno, 60, was left with horrific facial injuries following the incident on June 15
  
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• Mapped: The tower blocks in Greater Manchester which will have their cladding stripped

  29-06-2017 15:13 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  At least 46 tower blocks in Trafford, Manchester and Salford will have cladding stripped after failing government tests
  
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• Chinese bike-share scheme launches in rainy Manchester

  29-06-2017 15:11
  
  Mobike dockless cycle scheme warmly welcomed in Manchester – and the bikes are well prepared for the weatherWhen China’s biggest public bike-hire operator chose Manchester as the location for their first smart scheme outside Asia, they were cautioned that the weather on the banks of the Irwell differed a little from the Yangtze.“Everyone warned us about the rain,” said Richard Huang, head of international product at Mobike. He was sheltering under an alcove outside Marks
  
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• Keith Lowe: Macclesfield Town sign ex-Wolves and Burnley defender

  29-06-2017 15:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Macclesfield Town sign defender Keith Lowe following his departure from National League North side Kidderminster.
  
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• Manchester gigs and shows with tickets on sale this week: Peter Kay, Will Heard, Dizzee Rascal, Radiohead and more

  29-06-2017 15:04 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton comedian Peter Kay, Will Heard, Sainte, music legends Radiohead all have tickets on sale in Manchester this week - and we're giving you a heads up for Ed Sheeran tickets on sale next week
  
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• Parents warned about attempted abduction after couple tried to drag two children into van

  29-06-2017 14:59 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Two boys were approached by a man and a woman while they were walking through Dogford Park in Royton
  
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• BBC documentary on Rochdale grooming scandal claims GMP knew about abuse from 2003

  29-06-2017 14:49 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
   Victoria Agoglia, who died of a heroin overdose in 2003, wrote a letter telling how she'd been abused by several men, the film claims
  
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• Free beer, massages and ski trips - these are the best job perks in Greater Manchester

  29-06-2017 14:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Does your work have a free bar and give you free ski trips? If not, you're in the wrong job. 
  
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• Police believe they have smashed gang suspected of targeting cash-in-transit vans

  29-06-2017 14:27 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  GMP carried out a series of raids in Cheetham Hill and Broughton as part of Operation Speedway - an investigation into 13 robberies and 23 money laundering crimes
  
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• Ed Sheeran joins the fight against online touting ahead of UK stadium tour

  29-06-2017 14:19 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  After headlining Glastonbury 2017 on Sunday, Ed Sheeran will play the Etihad in 2018. This is what he is doing to stop ticket resellers from charging fans extortionate amounts of money
  
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• The Knights of Warwick Castle are coming to MediaCityUK for live Blue Peter broadcast TONIGHT

  29-06-2017 14:17 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It's the first time the knights have left the castle to host an outside broadcast re-enactment of the War of the Roses
  
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• A chance to get FREE tickets to see Radiohead in Manchester this July

  29-06-2017 14:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  We've got three pairs of tickets up for grabs for fans to see Radiohead live in Manchester on 4 July
  
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• "This person who has injured me has taken the choice out of my life" says tram driver injured in rock attack

  29-06-2017 13:47 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Metrolink driver Sean Vella, who appeared on a Crimewatch appeal, was left with chest and facial injuries following the horrific incident in May
  
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• Osborne gets job number six – an honorary professorship in Manchester

  29-06-2017 13:40
  
  Ex-chancellor and Evening Standard editor will use unpaid lecturing role at university to champion ‘northern powerhouse’George Osborne, the editor of the Evening Standard and former chancellor of the exchequer, has added a sixth job to his portfolio – that of honorary professor of economics at the University of Manchester.On Thursday an email to staff announced that Osborne would be joining the university in an unpaid role. Starting in July, he will give a few lectures and mast
  
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• Radiohead at Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester: tickets, stage times, setlist and support

  29-06-2017 13:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Their upcoming show at the Emirates Old Trafford, which moved from two nights at Manchester Arena, is the band’s first live date in Manchester since 2012.
  
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• George Osborne has ANOTHER job... this time in Manchester

  29-06-2017 13:20 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The ex-Tatton MP has been appointed honorary professor of economics at The University of Manchester - his sixth position
  
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• Celebrations at Stockport County after it is named 'Community Club of the Year'

  29-06-2017 13:05 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The club's community foundation was given the award by the National League
  
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• Ten libraries in Bury are set to close

  29-06-2017 13:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The recommendations came at the end of an 18-month long consultation period by the cash-strapped Labour council and were voted on at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday night.
  
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• Jacques and Torin Lakeman: Father's skate park plan to remember sons

  29-06-2017 12:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ray Lakeman says a skate park "would provide a real boost for young people".
  
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