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• Mum left heartbroken after gang of 11-year-old thugs smash up her daughter's grave

  28-07-2017 23:13 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Lexi Chester died in September last year at the age of just six and is buried in Peel Green Cemetery
  
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• New Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and NowTV releases including Game of Thrones, Ballers and Doctor Strange

  28-07-2017 23:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Game of Thrones, Twin Peaks and Doctor Strange are among the new things to watch this weekend
  
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• Man escorted off 7am easyJet flight to Amsterdam - after drinking alcohol from a water bottle

  28-07-2017 23:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Cabin crew reported that he was being ‘generally disruptive’ and refused to fasten his seatbelt as the aircraft made its way to the runway
  
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• Devonte Redmond: Manchester United midfielder joins Scunthorpe

  28-07-2017 23:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Scunthorpe United sign midfielder Devonte Redmond on loan from Premier League side Manchester United until January.
  
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• Fans rally round to support ex-Man City star Stan Bowles, who is fighting Alzheimer's

  28-07-2017 22:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The family of the Collyhurst-born player have revealed the extent of his decline ahead of a benefits match on Saturday at QPR
  
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• Man appears in court charged with wounding at incident in Oldham

  28-07-2017 22:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Marc Schofield, 30, is charged with two counts of section 18 wounding, possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear or serious violence and false imprisonment
  
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• Grim reality of life as a prostitute working in Manchester's notorious pop-up brothels exposed as pimp is jailed

  28-07-2017 22:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Gabriela Diac and her pimp partner Alexe Popa arranged for prostitutes under their control to sleep with punters at one of four squalid pop-up brothels
  
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• Ilkay Gundogan: Man City midfielder nears return from 'mentally tough' injury

  28-07-2017 21:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan says he will not rush his return to action from a "mentally tough" injury.
  
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• How our city pioneered gay 'aversion therapy' - but then fought for LGBT rights

  28-07-2017 21:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Britain’s first research unit for the ‘treatment of homosexuality’ opened in Manchester in 1964 - but the city can now be rightly proud of its role in the fight for equality
  
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• How our city pioneered gay 'aversion therapy' - and fought for LGBT rights

  28-07-2017 21:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Britain’s first research unit for the ‘treatment of homosexuality’ opened in Manchester in 1964 - but the city can now be rightly proud of its role in the fight for equality
  
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• Family's emotional appeal for help to find missing pensioner with dementia

  28-07-2017 19:59 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Geoffrey Ralph, 74, was last seen at his home on Monday afternoon
  
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• Man, 30, jailed for running Manchester pop-up brothels

  28-07-2017 19:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Alexe Popa, 30, of Longsight, posted adverts on adult websites promoting sex workers in Manchester.
  
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• 'Sleep tight our beautiful little boy': Charlie Gard's heartbroken parents announce he has died

  28-07-2017 19:34 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 11-month-old's life support machine was switched off, following a long legal battle by his parents
  
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• St Peter's Square is getting a new hotel with 300 rooms... and a 262-bed apart-hotel above it

  28-07-2017 19:20 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Derelict Peterloo House is being renamed Three St Peter's Square and turned into a 20-storey hotel
  
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• Coronation Street's most prolific writer has passed away

  28-07-2017 19:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid to Corrie "story genius" Peter Whalley
  
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• Man arrested after attempted abduction of 13-year-old girl

  28-07-2017 19:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The youngster managed to fight off a man who grabbed her in a park in Leigh
  
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• Chris Boardman appointed Manchester cycling tsar

  28-07-2017 18:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Chris Boardman wants cycling to be crucial to Greater Manchester's transport network
  
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• Love Island star turns heads in racy outfit

  28-07-2017 18:34 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Katie Salmon wore a revealing mini-skirt to party at Neighbourhood
  
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• Heroic shopkeeper tells how he tried to stop man who stole a crossbow from his store - even though he was armed with a knife

  28-07-2017 18:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A 30-year-old man arrested on suspicion of robbery and carrying offensive weapons has since been sectioned under the Mental Health Act
  
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• Commonwealth Games 2022: Bid cities clear major hurdle

  28-07-2017 18:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Birmingham and Liverpool go head to head next month for the British nomination to host the games
  
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• Gemma Atkinson shows off remarkable body transformation in revealing photoshoot

  28-07-2017 17:59 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Emmerdale favourite is looking super-toned in stunning new photos
  
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• Gime Toure: Macclesfield Town sign French striker on one-year contract

  28-07-2017 17:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Macclesfield sign striker Gime Toure, who had been on trial at Wrexham, on a one-year deal, their 13th summer signing.
  
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• Appeal for help to find teenage girl who's been missing for a week

  28-07-2017 17:36 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Jessica Connor, 16, has not been seen since Monday when she boarded a train from Manchester to Liverpool
  
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• Huge new outdoor Americana BBQ restaurant and music venue to launch in Oldham

  28-07-2017 17:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Expect live music, big burgers, desserts, and a 20 ft bar at The Old School BBQ Bus permanent space
  
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• Cartmel: The remote Cumbria village with the surprisingly popular racecourse

  28-07-2017 16:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Cartmel, a tiny remote village which has a racecourse that is just behind Aintree and Cheltenham in popularity.
  
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• Mums offered £300 in shopping vouchers to quit smoking

  28-07-2017 16:47 via bbc.co.uk
  All pregnant women in Greater Manchester will be tested for carbon monoxide from September.
  
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• Tomkins and Farrell return to boost Wigan; Vatuvei set for Salford debut

  28-07-2017 16:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Team news and preview as Wigan Warriors face Salford Red Devils in Sunday's Challenge Cup semi-final at Halliwell Jones Stadium.
  
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• Grenfell Tower: Sixty blocks 'fail new fire test'

  28-07-2017 16:13 via bbc.co.uk
  A resident of one affected tower block describes living there as like "sitting on a tinderbox".
  
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• Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Heaton Park

  28-07-2017 16:12 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Feelgood Theatre's production of Shakespeare's much-loved A Midsummer Night's Dream comes to life at Heaton Park
  
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• Cyclist 'left for dead' with a punctured lung appeals from his hospital bed to catch hit and run driver

  28-07-2017 15:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Mike Garnett, 39, suffered seven broken ribs and a punctured lung after being knocked off his bike and left in the road
  
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• Aspiring footballers being given the chance to train with Manchester United coaches

  28-07-2017 15:36 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Open trials for a brand new football academy will be held at Cheadle Town FC in Stockport
  
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• Police searching for woman who could hold key information after bomb hoax at Manchester Arndale

  28-07-2017 15:04 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The witness was approached by a man outside the shopping centre at the junction of Market Street and Cross Street on Tuesday, May 23 - one day after the devastating blast at the Ariana Grande concert
  
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• People living on boats at New Islington marina could be saved from eviction

  28-07-2017 14:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Council planned to turf residents out next month so the canal basin can be repaired, but it's now 'paused' the process
  
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• The ultimate wine festival is coming to Manchester with 90 tipples to try

  28-07-2017 14:36 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Big Indie Wine Fest will showcase wines from France to India inside the historic Manchester Hall this autumn
  
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• Does a new court order mean the end of illegal Premier League football streams?

  28-07-2017 14:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A new court order means internet service providers will be forced to block servers which are hosting live footage of fixtures and will run for the length of the 2017/18 season
  
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• Manchester bombing led to 11th-hour changes to exam papers

  28-07-2017 14:31 via bbc.co.uk
  More than 2,000 papers were checked for distressing content after the bombing and at least two were changed.
  
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• London-based cafe and bakery Benugo to open first Manchester branch

  28-07-2017 14:31 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Benugo operates in dozens of London locations, from Regent’s Park to major museums and galleries
  
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• Teenager and man arrested after 89-year-old killed in crash

  28-07-2017 14:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The collision took place on Errwood Road near Levenshulme High School at around 1.15pm on Thursday
  
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• Real Housewives star Tanya Bardsley has had a dramatic hair makeover

  28-07-2017 13:29 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Tanya has gone for a new look ahead of the new series of The Real Housewives of Cheshire
  
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• Brave schoolgirl, 11, fights off man in cowboy hat who tried to drag her into van

  28-07-2017 13:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 11-year-old was walking along Moss Lane in Altrincham when a man pulled up in a white Transit and offered her sweets and a lift home
  
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• Stockport crash: Arrests after man, 89 dies in hospital

  28-07-2017 12:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Two people including a 17-year-old boy were arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
  
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• Runner Amy Hughes 'furious' at declined record bid

  28-07-2017 12:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Amy Hughes, who logged 520 miles on a treadmill in seven days, has her world record hopes dashed.
  
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• Police release CCTV footage showing last movements of missing dementia sufferer Geoffrey Ralph

  28-07-2017 12:12 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Geoffrey Ralph, 74, was last seen at his home in Droylsden at 2pm on Monday, July 24
  
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• Nando's has launched its own delivery service in Manchester

  28-07-2017 12:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  You can now get your cheeky peri-peri fix delivered direct to your door from two of its restaurants
  
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• Catherine Tyldesley shows she has specs appeal as she heads out on the town

  28-07-2017 11:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Coronation Street favourite was sporting a stylish pair of glasses
  
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• Aldi's gin voted among the best in the world and it costs less than £10

  28-07-2017 11:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It beat gin brands that cost four times as much.           
  
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• Meet Wilf, the pet silver fox who has been causing a stir around Sale

  28-07-2017 10:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Wilf, who has a black and silver coat instead of traditional red, left residents in Sale scratching their heads after he was seen wandering around parks on Monday
  
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• This is what happened after a lorry and tram collided

  28-07-2017 10:25 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police and the ambulance service were called to Droylsden Road, near to the Audenshaw station, following the smash at 12.40pm on Thursday lunchtime
  
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• CCTV footage shows masked man ransacking popular city centre skate park

  28-07-2017 10:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Projekts Skatepark, beneath the Mancunian Way flyover, was targeted in the early hours of the morning, causing £2,000 in damage
  
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• Miracle escape for Ferrari driver who wrote £200k supercar after ONE HOUR

  28-07-2017 09:57 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  High-performance Ferrari 430 Scuderia was reduced to a twisted wreck
  
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