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• Former bosses of two Kansas Fried Chicken branches which had rodent infestations are fined £19,000

  11-07-2017 23:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Mouse faeces were discovered under the serving counter, next to food packaging, behind the drinks fridge and under a heated cabinet used to store cooked chicken
  
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• Joe Hart: West Ham interested in Man City & England goalkeeper

  11-07-2017 22:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  West Ham are interested in signing Manchester City and England goalkeeper Joe Hart, who is out of favour at Etihad Stadium.
  
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• Cotton Panic! review – Jane Horrocks sings out for solidarity in tribute to Manchester mills

  11-07-2017 22:00
  
  Upper Campfield Market Hall, Manchester
  The folk songs of Lancashire workers combine with the gospel tunes of black slaves in a show linking the histories of England’s north and America’s southWhat is a city but its people? That question was asked on Manchester international festival’s opening night at a living installation in Piccadilly Gardens where local people paraded on a catwalk, offering up their stories. As the festival heads towards its climax, the question is raised a
  
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• Manchester United name Michael Carrick as club captain

  11-07-2017 20:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Michael Carrick succeeds the departed Wayne Rooney as Manchester United club captain for the 2017-18 season.
  
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• Heartbreaking scenes as mum and children killed in a house fire in Bolton are laid to rest

  11-07-2017 20:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  As mourners lined the route through the cemetery, Mr Umerji carried the coffins of his wife and their three children
  
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• Couple ran 'pop-up brothels' from rented houses across south Manchester

  11-07-2017 18:34 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Alexe Popa and his former partner Gabriela Diac admitted controlling prostitution for gain
  
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• Rebecca Long-Bailey says Uber 'exploits' drivers and she refuses to use it

  11-07-2017 18:33 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  "I don’t want to see companies model their operation on the Uber model"
  
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• This is how Wigan's huge new £16 MILLION bus station will look

  11-07-2017 18:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Buses will stop using the current station on Hallgate on July 30 so work can start
  
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• Coronation Street spoilers: Is Toyah Battersby pregnant?

  11-07-2017 18:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Is Toyah about to announce some happy news on Corrie?
  
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• 'Mini gang culture' fears after Metrolink muggings

  11-07-2017 18:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Youths have been targeting commuters outside Prestwich tram stops
  
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• Victims from Greater Manchester welcome a public inquiry into the contaminated blood scandal

  11-07-2017 17:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The contaminated blood scandal left at least 2,400 people dead during the 1970s and 80s
  
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• Super League: Wigan Warriors v Warrington Wolves

  11-07-2017 17:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Team news as Wigan Warriors host Warrington Wolves in Thursday's Super League match at the DW Stadium (20:00 BST).
  
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• Thugs removed balaclavas for shocking machete street fight - then ran a man over

  11-07-2017 17:44 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A witness who filmed the violent attack said it was 'like something out of a film'
  
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• Police investigate spate of stone thefts from driveways - including three on one street

  11-07-2017 17:25 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Homes in Heaton Moor have been targeted and officers want to trace a white Berlingo van
  
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• Oasis meets Shakespeare in new open air Manchester theatre show

  11-07-2017 17:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A Midsummer Night's Dream is coming to Heaton Park - but not as you know it
  
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• An 'unruly' woman got kicked off a flight from Manchester at 7AM for being drunk and disorderly

  11-07-2017 17:09 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Ryanair flight to Alicante was delayed for almost an hour because of a 'disruptive passenger'
  
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• Illuminated life-sized animals are coming back to Chester Zoo in magical lantern event

  11-07-2017 17:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The event sees the zoo transformed into an enchanting world full of illumination and spellbinding theatrical adventure
  
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• Group of friends to take on Britian's highest peaks to raise cash for a good cause

  11-07-2017 17:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The team of seven from Stockport are raising money for the Alex Hulme Foundation
  
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• A grieving family wants EVERY driver to watch this devastating crash footage so it never happens again

  11-07-2017 16:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  WARNING: Distressing content issued by police to warn drivers against using mobile phones
  
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• Indian street food favourite Mowgli eyes second Manchester restaurant site

  11-07-2017 16:29 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Describing herself as 'a child of Afflecks Palace' Nisha Katona, who heads up Mowgli Street Food, says she would love to expand in the region.
  
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• Masked raiders smash computer screen over man's head in brutal attack in his own home

  11-07-2017 16:27 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The thugs - armed with a screwdriver - kicked and punched the victim after they broke into the property
  
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• Watch moment ex-Manchester United star Philip Mulryne is ordained into priesthood

  11-07-2017 16:05 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The midfielder said his new vocation was a 'calling'
  
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• Who will be voted Manchester's top hotelier for 2017?

  11-07-2017 16:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Manchester Hoteliers' Association hosts the annual ceremony to reward success and raise £30,000 for charity
  
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• Contaminated blood scandal: inquiry to examine deaths of 2,400 people

  11-07-2017 15:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Government spokesman said decision to hold an investigation had been prompted by new evidence
  
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• Manchester Northern Quarter bar Kosmonaut hosts 90s Nickelodeon quiz

  11-07-2017 15:27 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Do you know your Kenan from your Kel and your Spongebob from your Sabrina?
  
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• Love Island couple Dominic Lever and Jessica Shears on their wedding plans

  11-07-2017 15:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Dom and Jess want to get married somewhere very special after meeting on the ITV2 dating show
  
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• A man is seriously injured after being hit by a car as he waited at a bus stop

  11-07-2017 15:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A 39-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving
  
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• Watch youths trying to destroy a 'vandal-proof' Mobike

  11-07-2017 15:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Vandals and thieves are targeting the 'indestructible' bikes - even lobbing some in the canal
  
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• A woman has been stabbed 'multiple times' at a house in Oldham

  11-07-2017 14:44 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A 55-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder
  
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• Is Bethany Platt's grooming ordeal FINALLY over as policeman Neil is arrested on Corrie?

  11-07-2017 14:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It looks like rapist Neil is set to get his comeuppance at last on Coronation Street
  
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• Sir Ian McKellen set to appear at Wigan Pride 2017

  11-07-2017 14:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Wigan Pride is back for a second year, with an appearance from Hollywood star McKellen
  
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• Mum's fury as son comes back from special needs school holiday with REALLY bad sunburn

  11-07-2017 14:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A&E doctors said the burns on 14-year-old Jake's legs were the worst they'd ever seen
  
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• They were homeless and one of them slept rough - now they're both working at Manchester University

  11-07-2017 14:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  John Jackson and Frezghi Teklemichael are working as building attendants at the university.
  
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• Robbie Williams strips naked and climbs a tree for his new album

  11-07-2017 13:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The former Take That singer has bared all for his latest cheeky release
  
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• Toddler suffers serious injuries after being hit by car

  11-07-2017 13:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The two-year-old boy was taken to hospital with a head injury and suspected broken leg
  
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• A-ha! The ultimate Alan Partridge quiz is coming to Manchester - hosted by Geordie Michael

  11-07-2017 13:25 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  How well do you know Steve Coogan's comic creation? Find out at Band on the Wall
  
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• Man arrested after 'planning to attack' an Ariana Grande concert in Costa Rica

  11-07-2017 13:16 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police in Costa Rica have made an arrest after threats were allegedly made online
  
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• Cars worth £80,000 stolen from outside homes in spate of burglaries

  11-07-2017 13:12 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Thieves broke into houses and swiped car keys
  
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• New open-air theatre MOAT launches in Manchester

  11-07-2017 12:55 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  MOAT by Northern Rep will run throughout the summer in Chorlton Park
  
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• Brooklyn Beckham heads in the right direction with his new tattoo

  11-07-2017 12:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The son of David and Victoria Beckham has showed off his third inking
  
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• Rebecca Adlington has opened up about why she thinks her marriage ended after 18 months

  11-07-2017 12:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Olympic swimming champ has spoken out about her split from Harry Needs
  
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• Rail chaos between Bolton and Salford after train breaks down

  11-07-2017 12:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The incident had a knock-on effect to services across Greater Manchester
  
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• Armed police board plane and arrested a passenger on a Ryanair flight from Manchester to Dublin

  11-07-2017 12:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A 31-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of indecent assault
  
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• Tina O'Brien inspires next generation of Coronation Street stars - who have joined her on the soap!

  11-07-2017 12:33 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Tina O'Brien's Drama MOB acting school has already found roles on Corrie for a host of her young acting stars
  
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• Police searching for man seen walking streets with machete

  11-07-2017 12:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Officers were called after witnesses reported that the man was carrying a two-foot blade
  
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• Family appeal for help to find missing 80-year-old who needs regular medication

  11-07-2017 12:25 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Motiejus lives in Moss Side, but has links to the Wythenshawe area and is a regular bus user
  
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• This is the man police want to speak to after a teenage girl was sexually assaulted on a bus

  11-07-2017 12:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A man allegedly told the girl he 'loved her' before touching her inappropriately
  
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• Bank robber threatens terrified customer with knife before fleeing with thousands of pounds

  11-07-2017 10:34 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  “This happened on a busy shopping precinct in the middle of the day when lots of people would have been around."
  
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• Donald Trump state visit to UK 'will not take place this year'

  11-07-2017 10:17 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The White House has denied claims the controversial US president wants the meeting delayed until it can take place without protests
  
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• They were homeless and used to sleeping rough - now they're both working at Manchester University

  11-07-2017 10:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  John Jackson and Frezghi Teklemichael are working as building attendants at the university.
  
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