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• How to apply for Love Island 2018

  24-07-2017 23:55 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Fancy following in the footsteps of Kem and Amber? The 2017 series of Love Island is over, but ITV are already looking for contestants for the 2018 series - here's how to apply
  
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• Who won Love Island 2017?

  24-07-2017 23:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  ITV2 dating show Love Island came to an end on Monday night, but which couple walked away with the 2017 title out of Jamie and Camilla, Chris and Olivia, Marcel and Gabby or Kem and Amber?
  
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• Stalker jailed for sending disturbing letters to Radio 2 DJ Sara Cox

  24-07-2017 22:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  He also admitted two counts of possessing indecent images and two counts of making indecent images of children
  
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• MIF just a little bit divorced from 95% of the people in Manchester, says Peter Hook

  24-07-2017 21:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The biennial festival goes over the heads of most, Hook says
  
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• Search for missing man who is believed to have gone out for a takeaway and never returned home

  24-07-2017 21:04 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A check of his online browsing history revealed he had accessed the 'Just Eat' website but hadn’t used it to order any food
  
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• Benjamin Mendy: Man City sign Monaco defender for £52m

  24-07-2017 20:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Benjamin Mendy completes his £52m transfer to Manchester City from Monaco to become the world's most expensive defender.
  
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• UK’s rail network suffering from lack of joined-up thinking | Letters

  24-07-2017 20:23
  Readers respond to news of scrapped rail electrification plans and the folly of HS2The transport secretary’s announcement (Fury as soaring cost halts electrification, 21 July) is disastrous for the UK – on economic, social and environmental grounds. It is a further sign that this government has no real interest in the economy and communities anywhere but London and the south-east.That the centre and south-west should not have an “electric spine”, when you look to the
  
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• 'Greedy' cheating wife and lover killed husband with craft knife after getting him to take out life insurance

  24-07-2017 20:11 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Mr Yousaf, 65, sustained 12 'significant lacerations' to his head which were caused by ‘blunt force trauma’ and a craft knife stab wound to his neck in the attack, the court was told
  
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• This amazing outdoor water park has just opened - with an inflatable assault course

  24-07-2017 19:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Total Wipeout style aqua park has huge inflatable climbing walls, giant trampolines and balance beams - and is just an hour down the road
  
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• Billions for London, uncertainty in Manchester - Tory broken promises over rail are an insult to our city

  24-07-2017 19:24 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  "If the government can’t electrify one rail line and expand two platforms, how is the north ever going to punch its weight?"
  
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• The dramatic plans that could see the centre of Chorlton changed forever

  24-07-2017 19:11 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The shopping precinct and former leisure centre would be knocked down as part of the masterplan - to make way for more than 190 new homes
  
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• Manchester's Neighbourhood festival adds more acts to 2017 line up

  24-07-2017 19:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The View and The Subways are among the highlights of the second wave of names
  
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• 'She'd just turned 18 and couldn't wait to start her adult life' - Heartbroken family pays tribute to Demi Grewer

  24-07-2017 18:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Demi Grewer, 18, from Burnage, tragically died on Sunday after she was involved in a car crash near Wilmslow
  
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• You sent us your horsefly bite pictures and to be honest they're really disgusting

  24-07-2017 18:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Legs, arms, backs and even your dog's wet nose. No one is safe from these vile little beasts
  
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• Eric Bailly: Man Utd defender's European ban extended to three matches

  24-07-2017 18:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Manchester United defender Eric Bailly is banned for two more European games for his Europa League red card against Celta Vigo.
  
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• Man jailed for stalking Radio 2 DJ Sara Cox

  24-07-2017 18:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Anthony Collins told Sara Cox he was disturbed with a criminal past but she was "kind and sexy".
  
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• How Stockport is building itself a new future

  24-07-2017 17:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  We take a look at the future of business in Stockport.
  
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• Parents of Charlie Gard end legal fight over terminally-ill son

  24-07-2017 16:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  High Court judge was preparing to oversee the latest round of a five-month legal battle
  
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• Microsoft are to kill off Paint after more than 30 years

  24-07-2017 16:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The software, which has been a staple of Windows machines for more than 30 years, has now been added to a list of "deprecated" programs which the tech giant is no longer actively developing
  
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• Man with devastating brain injury beats the odds to complete charity challenge

  24-07-2017 16:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Kile Hughes was the victim of an unprovoked attack that left him unable to walk, talk, feed or wash himself
  
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• Shocking video shows women fight in front of children amid fairground rides at Manchester Mega Mela

  24-07-2017 16:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The footage shows a group of women scrapping on the floor as youngsters watch on in horror
  
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• The 1,000 ft long bouncy castle that's under an hour's drive from Manchester

  24-07-2017 16:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Slide, bounce, and jump along the giant inflatable Labyrinth Challenge
  
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• Biker, 30, dies after crashing into two parked cars in Bolton

  24-07-2017 15:57 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police are urging anyone with CCTV or dash cam footage of the crash to get in touch
  
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• Liam Livingstone: Lancashire Lightning batsman seeks right 'balance' for opening

  24-07-2017 15:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Lancashire's Liam Livingstone admits he was still adapting to opening the batting after his 61 against Durham.
  
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• Police investigate 'gang-related' attack after truck driven into pedestrian

  24-07-2017 14:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police say that a large vehicle was driven directly towards a number of people in Manchester city centre on Sunday night
  
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• See moment robbers use van to drag cash machine out of Post Office

  24-07-2017 14:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  CCTV captures the moment robbers caused thousands of pounds worth of damage - but the raid didn't go as well as they'd hoped
  
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• Retro video games festival Power UP is coming to Manchester

  24-07-2017 14:47 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Museum of Science and Industry's Power UP! exhibition will feature more than 160 consoles to play from more than 40 years of gaming
  
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• Fancy a property project? These five churches are up for sale - at bargain prices

  24-07-2017 14:37 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  But new owners must follow strict guidelines...
  
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• Marwan Koukash: Salford owner says Red Devils do not need another marquee signing

  24-07-2017 14:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Owner Marwan Koukash says Salford do not need another marquee signing for 2018 as they already have enough quality in the squad.
  
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• All-you-can-eat restaurant group COSMO to open huge new Manchester site

  24-07-2017 14:04 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  COSMO will take over the site left empty by Red Hot World Buffet on Deansgate
  
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• This is Sam. He just wants a job so he can support his family

  24-07-2017 13:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 19-year-old wrote a Facebook post asking for help after struggling to find work - and has been overwhelmed by the response
  
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• What is a horsefly and what should I do if I get bitten by one?

  24-07-2017 12:54 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Horseflies look like regular houseflies - but they're bigger, tougher, and can give you a very nasty bite
  
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• Greater Manchester will enjoy an Indian Summer and an 'amazing spell of weather', say forecasters

  24-07-2017 12:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  They're predicting above-average temperatures well into October
  
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• Metrolink passenger injured after vandals hurled rocks through tram window

  24-07-2017 12:29 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The woman was struck by the rock on a Rochdale via Oldham services as it was travelling between Freehold and Westwood stations, in Oldham
  
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• Manchester police hunt for lorry driver who drove at pedestrians

  24-07-2017 12:27
  Greater Manchester police said a man was struck in ‘targeted attack’ in city centre on Sunday but said it was not terror-relatedPolice are hunting for a lorry driver who drove at pedestrians in Manchester city centre.Greater Manchester police said a man was struck in the “targeted attack” on Sunday evening but said it was not terror-related. Continue reading...
  
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• Pick-up truck driven at people in Manchester city centre

  24-07-2017 11:59 via bbc.co.uk
  A man was struck during the incident, but it was not terror-related, police said.
  
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• Man arrested after claim football club's CCTV used to spy into girl's bedroom

  24-07-2017 11:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A 54-year-old man from Accrington was arrested on suspicion of voyeurism
  
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• A section of the A6 is closing for 12 weeks this summer

  24-07-2017 11:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The A6 in the town centre will be closed for essential work to be carried out on a bridge
  
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• Tributes to 'genuine and amazing' teenager killed in car crash over the weekend

  24-07-2017 11:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Demi Grewer, from Burnage, suffered fatal injuries in the collision which happened near Wilmslow town centre in the early hours of Sunday morning
  
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• Jen Beattie: Manchester City Women defender signs new two-year deal

  24-07-2017 11:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Manchester City Women defender Jen Beattie signs a two-year contract extension with the Women's Super League One champions.
  
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• Truck is deliberately driven at pedestrians near The Printworks - latest updates

  24-07-2017 11:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police have confirmed the incident was not a terror attack but believe the driver targeted a pedestrian who made off from the scene in a BMW
  
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• Do cows really lie down before it rains? The Met Office sets the record straight on five old wives' tales

  24-07-2017 10:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has put five traditional ways to forecast the weather to the test... and some of them actually work
  
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• Top stories from Britain and around the world - Liam Fox flies to Washington to prepare for post-Brexit trade deal

  24-07-2017 09:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Liam Fox flies to Washington to prepare for post-Brexit trade deal
  
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• Center Parcs holiday site partially evacuated over suspect device fears

  24-07-2017 09:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Suffolk Police said officers were on the scene investigating
  
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• These seven fire safety tips could save your life

  24-07-2017 09:33 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  We’ve spoken to Greater Manchester’s Fire and Rescue Service to find out what advice we should all be following
  
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• A woman went into labour at the side of the road - but these police officers got her to hospital in the nick of time

  24-07-2017 08:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Constables Lee Watkinson and Stuart Lupton were flagged down by Charlotte Finney’s partner Aaron Grayson on Princess Parkway in Manchester after Charlotte realised her baby couldn’t wait to say hello
  
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• Julia Roberts pictured wearing Manchester United shirt as Reds take on Real Madrid

  24-07-2017 08:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The actress was among the fans soaking up the atmosphere as United took on Real Madrid in glorious Californian sunshine on Sunday night
  
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• Anthony Martial: Man Utd boss Jose Mourinho wants forward to be more consistent

  24-07-2017 07:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho tells forward Anthony Martial he needs to be more consistent this season.
  
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• Live: Manchester breaking news - Monday, July 24

  24-07-2017 07:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News' breaking news service
  
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• Live: Manchester breaking news - Man arrested following collision involving three cars in Heywood

  24-07-2017 07:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News' breaking news service
  
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