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• Manchester International Festival comes to a close with celebration of Friedrich Engels in statue form

  16-07-2017 23:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The German political thinker moved to Manchester in 1842
  
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• Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku WILL fill Zlatan Ibrahimovic void

  16-07-2017 23:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Romelu Lukaku made his Manchester United debut against LA Galaxy on Saturday night
  
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• Final route for HS2 north of Birmingham to be revealed

  16-07-2017 23:30
  
  Paths of high-speed rail lines to Manchester and Leeds are due to be announced together with £6.6bn of construction contractsThe controversial HS2 high-speed railway will take another step forward on Monday with the awarding of major construction contracts and the confirmation of the route north of Birmingham through Yorkshire.Contracts worth about £6.6bn and supporting 16,000 jobs will be announced for civil engineering projects in the first phase of HS2, between London and Birmingh
  
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• The most important pugs at Pugfest MediaCity 2017

  16-07-2017 23:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of pugs descended on Salford Quays for the inaugural festival
  
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• Investigators try to establish why fire alarms did not sound during Bolton blaze which killed four

  16-07-2017 22:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Investigators are trying to establish why smoke alarms fitted in a house where a blaze claimed four lives failed to go off.
  
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• Two men arrested after couple were mowed down by car which jumped a red light

  16-07-2017 22:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A couple were seriously injured after being struck on Buxton Road at Heaviley
  
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• Pop-up brothels, male survival sex and modern slavery - Manchester's sex trade in 2017

  16-07-2017 20:47 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Special Report: The hidden and sprawling world where it's tougher than ever to keep victims safe
  
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• Running a brothel, being raped while working as a prostitute, paying for sex - stories from the sex trade

  16-07-2017 20:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A raped former prostitute, a fastidious brothel madam and a drunken punter - these are the stories from the city’s sex trade
  
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• T20 Blast round-up: Two tons, 29 sixes & 443 runs in Chelmsford thriller

  16-07-2017 19:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Colin Ingram's brilliant 114 sets up a five-wicket win for Glamorgan in the T20 Blast against Essex, while Middlesex's batsmen fail to fire.
  
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• Nolito: Sevilla sign Spain forward from Man City on three-year deal

  16-07-2017 18:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sevilla sign Spain forward Nolito from Manchester City on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £7.9m.
  
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• Manchester’s bike-share scheme isn't working – because people don't know how to share | Helen Pidd

  16-07-2017 18:30
  
  There are bikes in the canal, in bins and in back gardens. You wouldn’t blame Mobike for taking its remaining bicycles to a better behaved city I really wanted to believe that Mancunians could be trusted with nice things. Just over a fortnight ago, a Chinese company called Mobike brought 1,000 shiny new silver and orange bikes to my city. Unlockable with a smartphone and available to rent for just 50p for half an hour, they could be ridden wherever you liked within Manchester and 
  
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• how theft and vandalism are ruining Manchester’s bike-sharing scheme

  16-07-2017 18:30
  
  There are bikes in the canal, in bins and in back gardens. You wouldn’t blame Mobike for taking its remaining bicycles to a better behaved city I really wanted to believe that Mancunians could be trusted with nice things. Just over a fortnight ago, a Chinese company called Mobike brought 1,000 shiny new silver and orange bikes to my city. Unlockable with a smartphone and available to rent for just 50p for half an hour, they could be ridden wherever you liked within Manchester and 
  
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• BBC reveals new Doctor Who will be Jodie Whittaker the star of Broadchurch

  16-07-2017 17:44 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The thirteenth incarnation of the iconic time lord will be played by Jodie Whittaker the star of Broadchurch
  
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• Seven years ago this City fan put a random flutter on Wayne Rooney's next move - now he's hit the jackpot

  16-07-2017 16:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  At 100-1 it looked like an outside bet... especially when all the talk was that Rooney could be heading to the Etihad!
  
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• Why is Coronation Street such a big hit in Canada?

  16-07-2017 16:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  We look at why Canada is crazy about Corrie, hosting cast tours and fan visits to the set in Trafford
  
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• Live: Britain's biggest pug festival has come to Salford Quays... and it's amazing

  16-07-2017 14:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  There's an agility course, a pug red carpet, and even a pug kissing booth. What's not to love?
  
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• Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho's big Nemanja Matic hint

  16-07-2017 13:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester United are continuing their pursuits of Nemanja Matic and Eric Dier
  
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• Live: Two hurt in serious collision on A6 amid reports of 'young lads' being 'chased by silver BMW'

  16-07-2017 13:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Witnesses say two youngsters tried to flee from the crashed vehicle - as two other people lay injured on the pavement
  
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• Live: Police warn drivers to avoid A6 in Stockport after car and two people involved in collision

  16-07-2017 13:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The busy road is shut and motorists are being advised to avoid the area
  
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• Live: Man and woman walking near the A6 seriously injured after horror crash when two cars jumped a red light

  16-07-2017 13:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A police officer in an unmarked car witnessed the cars jump the red light
  
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• Pedestrian dies after M61 crash in Salford

  16-07-2017 12:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The man was hit by two cars on the M61 in Salford in the early hours.
  
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• Manchester is at the beginning of 'Chinese-style' building boom - and this is how it's taking shape

  16-07-2017 12:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  We've all seen the cranes springing up, but only a bird's-eye view shows the whole story
  
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• Love Island's Dom and Jess are the model couple - in raunchy fashion shoot for Manchester's BoohooMAN

  16-07-2017 12:19 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Check out Love Island's Dom Lever and Jess Shears modelling fashion for boohoo in Manchester
  
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• Man dies after being hit by two cars at junction of M61 and East Lancashire Road

  16-07-2017 11:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The road was shut for about six hours. Police say they don't know how the man came to be on the motorway.
  
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• Manchester's drive-thru boom - where you can get your fill of doughnuts, coffee and sausage rolls without even leaving your car

  16-07-2017 10:46 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The height of convenience or the lowest form of laziness? We examine the rise of the drive-thru in Manchester and what you can get where and when
  
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• Mum says daughter saved her own life thanks to controversial swim survival course

  16-07-2017 09:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Four-year-old Ella was on holiday with her aunt when she fell in the deep end of the pool
  
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• Live: Manchester breaking news - Sunday, July 16

  16-07-2017 09:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News' breaking news service
  
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• What is it like to be a bag going through Manchester Airport?

  16-07-2017 08:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Video footage shows the journey taken by your luggage - just to get to the plane
  
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• Ronaldo to Manchester United is 'mission impossible' says Jose Mourinho

  16-07-2017 07:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho rules out signing Cristiano Ronaldo back from Real Madrid, describing any deal as "mission impossible".
  
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• How much is Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford worth in this transfer market?

  16-07-2017 06:11 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester United kicked off their pre-season with a win against LA Galaxy as Marcus Rashford starred.
  
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