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• Aleksandar Kolarov: Man City defender joins Roma on three-year-deal

  22-07-2017 23:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Manchester City defender Aleksandar Kolarov joins Serie A club Roma on a three-year deal for a fee of £4.5m.
  
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• Man who shed 20st after being told by doctors he would die within five years shares his transformation

  22-07-2017 22:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Since shifting the pounds, the 43-year-old from Manchester has soared in his career, come out as gay, and is now training to be a personal trainer
  
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• My life as a madam - a revealing look at a secret life running brothels in Greater Manchester

  22-07-2017 21:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The businesswoman prided herself on catering for every possible fetish and sexual fantasy, even providing a ‘menu’ of services
  
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• The weird and wonderful stories behind Manchester's most famous statues

  22-07-2017 21:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Queen Victoria actually posed up for the statue in Piccadilly...
  
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• Rare African grey parrot, known as Percy, stolen from Ashton garden centre

  22-07-2017 20:21 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The beloved family pet was taken from the Dunns Garden and Pet Centre, in Whitelands
  
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• Horrified neighbours speak of shock after gunshots were fired outside a row of houses in Oldham

  22-07-2017 20:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Patrol officers attending the call heard four shots being fired
  
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• Police investigating Bolton knife attack

  22-07-2017 19:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Officers were scrambled to Baythorpe Street, in Astley Bridge, following reports that of a man with a knife
  
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• This week in court: A woman who tricked her friend into sex, and a man who killed then went for a burger

  22-07-2017 19:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Here are some of the criminals who have been dealt with by the courts this week
  
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• Rebecca Jane is a private detective who catches love cheats - this is how she does it

  22-07-2017 19:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  TV love detective Rebecca Jane reveals the tricks of the trade
  
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• Roads closed and major police presence as Britain First supporters march through Rochdale

  22-07-2017 19:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The far-right protesters carried Union Jack flags and chanted while they marched from the railway station to a penned-off area
  
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• Five places to live if you want to get to work in Manchester in under 20 minutes

  22-07-2017 19:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Here’s our round-up of the region’s top commuting towns and areas...
  
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• The driving test is going to change soon, here’s how it will be different

  22-07-2017 18:21 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Changes to the driving test are coming into effect from December of this year, here's what they are
  
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• School painstakingly recreates La-La Land opening sequence and gets praised by film's choreographer

  22-07-2017 18:12 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Davyhulme Primary School put their own unique spin on the song Another Day of Sun
  
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• These children from Moss Side are sharing their views on 'community' after the Arena bombing

  22-07-2017 17:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The trio, who are all aged 11 and attend St Mary’s C of E Primary School, paid a visit to M.E.N towers in Chadderton in Oldham this week
  
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• Manchester Metrolink trams suspended after fault

  22-07-2017 17:35 via bbc.co.uk
  A communications failure has led to the whole network being shut down, Metrolink said.
  
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• The awesome sand tip and other summer holiday hacks you NEED to know

  22-07-2017 17:28 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  We won't lie, this tip for getting rid of sand is life changing
  
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• Metrolink tram network suspended for SECOND time today after 'communications fault'

  22-07-2017 16:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Passengers were being asked to instead use local bus and train services
  
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• What do teachers actually do in the summer holidays?

  22-07-2017 16:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Family history, chill out, fish - and some do homework
  
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• Girl taken to hospital after being hit by car in Cheadle Hulme

  22-07-2017 16:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The young girl was injured during the collision on Ladybridge Road, in Cheadle Hulme, just before 10pm on Friday night.
  
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• British Cycling votes to accept governance reforms

  22-07-2017 16:24 via bbc.co.uk
  British Cycling will retain £43m in public funding after its national council approved governance reforms during an extraordinary general meeting on Saturday.
  
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• Murdered dad Mike Grimshaw was stabbed in front of his devoted fiancée

  22-07-2017 15:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The M.E.N understands that a second suspect is currently on the run and could have travelled to Ireland
  
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• Yang Sing celebrates 40 years in Manchester with 1970s banquet

  22-07-2017 15:04 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Spacehoppers, afros and flares as revellers celebrate Yang Sing's 40th anniversary with a 1977 themed bash on Princess Street
  
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• Mike Grimshaw death: Teenager released on bail

  22-07-2017 14:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Mike Grimshaw, 34, died after being stabbed in the neck on Thursday in Sale, Greater Manchester.
  
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• Free things to do in Manchester this summer

  22-07-2017 13:27 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Save your cash for your holidays with free film screenings, gigs, festivals and much more
  
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• Several streets sealed off after shots fired during disturbance in Oldham - live updates

  22-07-2017 12:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police have cordoned off a number of streets after the incident in the early hours of today in Hollinwood, which is being treated as a targeted attack
  
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• Chanelle McCleary leaves Big Brother in shock eviction in racy outfit

  22-07-2017 12:29 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester model Chanelle McCleary had been favourite to WIN this year's Big Brother - but was a shock evictee last night and struggled as her lacy outfit fell apart on the way out!
  
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• Police appeal for witnesses to attempted rape in town centre

  22-07-2017 12:16 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Officers believe four people, three men and one woman, may hold vital information about the crime in Wigan
  
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• The Pokemon Go-style app where you can win holidays, beer and PS4s - just by walking around

  22-07-2017 12:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Snatch functions like Pokemon Go, except instead of catching monsters you can win free pints, or even a trip to Amsterdam
  
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• Mum and daughter caught up in deadly Kos earthquake - weeks after escaping Manchester terror attack

  22-07-2017 11:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Julie McKay, 45, and her daughter Nieve, 14, who cheated death at the Manchester Arena in May, screamed in terror as their hotel room shook during the Greek quake
  
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• Forget hen parties - SWAN parties are now a thing for discerning brides-to-be thanks to ex-Waterloo Road star

  22-07-2017 11:21 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Former Waterloo Road star Zeri Burt-Skeete has set up Swan Parties, for ladies who want a more elegant celebration instead of strippers and shots!
  
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• Criminals are able to buy 3D printer gun instructions for just £9 on the 'dark web', study finds

  22-07-2017 10:44 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A new University of Manchester study identified 12 ‘cryptomarkets’ where illicit guns and ammunition were listed for sale as well as digital tutorials on how to make your own weapon
  
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• Can fast food ever be good for you? Leon fills the healthy middle ground

  22-07-2017 10:33 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  We check out London chain Leon's first Manchester restaurant at the Trafford Centre
  
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• Manchester restaurants where kids eat FREE this summer school holidays 2017

  22-07-2017 10:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It's not cheap to eat out with the kids but these places have made it a little bit easier
  
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• Live: Manchester breaking news - Saturday, July 22

  22-07-2017 10:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News' breaking news service
  
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• Long delays as entire Metrolink tram network hit by 'communications fault'

  22-07-2017 09:54 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Passengers were being asked to instead use local bus and train services
  
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• New Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and NowTV releases including Game of Thrones, Twin Peaks and Minions

  22-07-2017 09:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Game of Thrones, Twin Peaks and No Country for Old Men are among the new things to watch this weekend
  
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• The shocking number of primary school children being suspended or expelled for attacking teachers

  22-07-2017 07:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Figures reveal there were 22 permanent exclusions from state-funded primaries across Salford in 2015/16 - the equivalent of nine in every 10,000 pupils.
  
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• T20 Blast: Riki Wessels hits ton as Kevin Pietersen suffers calf injury

  22-07-2017 00:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Riki Wessels becomes the first Nottinghamshire player to score a Twenty20 century, while Kevin Pietersen injures a calf off the first ball he faces.
  
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