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• Splitting up with my partner spurred me on to lose 12 stone in 18 months

  31-07-2017 22:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Mike Vaughan, who is 26, weighed almost 32st and lived on a diet of crisps, bread, fizzy drinks and takeaways
  
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• My partner cheating on me spurred me on to lose 12 stone in 18 months

  31-07-2017 22:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Mike Vaughan, who is 26, weighed almost 32st and lived on a diet of crisps, bread, fizzy drinks and takeaways
  
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• People who need the police are giving up calling 101 because of waits of up to THREE HOURS

  31-07-2017 22:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Nearly a QUARTER of all calls to the 101 police line in Greater Manchester were abandoned in June, with callers waiting an average of more than 12 minutes before giving up
  
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• You can now get through passport control quicker at Manchester Airport - if you pay

  31-07-2017 21:24 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Airport bosses are introducing a ‘fast-track’ lane in arrivals from Tuesday morning, but you'll pay for the convenience of using it
  
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• Police hunt driver who crashed his car during pursuit and then ran off

  31-07-2017 21:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  GMP say the driver of the car collided with two other vehicles in Collyhurst and then fled on foot
  
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• Bury: League One side sign defender Alex Whitmore and forward Chris Sang

  31-07-2017 20:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Bury sign Burnley defender Alex Whitmore on loan until 4 January 2018 and ex-Wigan striker Chris Sang on a two-year deal.
  
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• Wolves' Lee Evans and Leicester's Callum Elder join Wigan on season-long loans

  31-07-2017 20:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Wigan Athletic sign Lee Evans on a season-long loan from Wolves and Callum Elder on a season-long loan from Leicester City.
  
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• Engels’ view on the loss of public space | Letters

  31-07-2017 20:28
  Bob Dinn urges councils and mayors regulate private landlords’ restrictions on access and use of spaceThe contradictions of Friedrich Engels’ newly installed statue looking down on the private “public” space of Tony Wilson Place would not have escaped the young man living in 1840s Manchester. Privatisation of public land by stealth (The insidious creep of London’s pseudo-public land, 24 July) is subtly altering access to the city and its amenities. Ambiguous road ma
  
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• This was the brilliant moment a brass band sparked a spontaneous conga on Market Street

  31-07-2017 19:59 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Hyde Park Brass were performing outside the Arndale Centre on a wet afternoon when dancers started a conga line.
  
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• Oldham murder arrest after man's body found in flat

  31-07-2017 19:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Jonathon Herd, 45, was found dead at a home in Oldham on Sunday afternoon, police said.
  
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• Manchester Airport police 'thought pipe bomb was not viable'

  31-07-2017 19:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Security officers found the "potentially viable" device at Manchester Airport on 30 January.
  
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• Arsonist told he'll be jailed after admitting torching Wythenshawe Hall

  31-07-2017 19:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Council chiefs say repairs will total at least £2m - and could take five years to complete
  
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• Ambulance crew suspended over paracetamol death

  31-07-2017 19:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Beatrice Lovane died in hospital almost five hours after emergency services were called.
  
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• Arrest made after spate of schoolchildren hospitalised after being sold drugs

  31-07-2017 19:09 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  In at least three cases, children needed hospital treatment after taking Ecstasy or other powerful drugs.
  
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• Nemanja Matic: Manchester United complete signing of Chelsea midfielder

  31-07-2017 19:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Manchester United complete the signing of Serbia midfielder Nemanja Matic from Premier League champions Chelsea for £40m.
  
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• Murder arrest after man stabbed multiple times in 'brutal' attack at his own flat

  31-07-2017 18:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The victim was found dead after two men forced their way into his flat in Oldham yesterday
  
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• Is Farpoint the VR shooter we've all been waiting for?

  31-07-2017 18:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  While it might not quite be COD for VR, the new first person shooter for PS4 shows promise
  
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• The footie-mad dad travelling the world to have a kickabout in as many countries as possible

  31-07-2017 18:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Steve McCluskie is rediscovering his love for the sport through his his ‘Around the World in 80 Games’ project
  
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• Will Bethany Platt die after being KIDNAPPED in new Coronation Street drama?

  31-07-2017 18:17 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The troubled teen's ordeal following her grooming hell is far from over on Corrie
  
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• Long rush-hour queues after four-vehicle crash on M60 - live updates

  31-07-2017 18:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The collisions closed lanes and have caused delays stretching anti-clockwise from Cheadle back to the M56
  
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• Love Island fans stunned when they realised who voiceover man Iain Stirling is

  31-07-2017 18:04 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Viewers realised that they had seen narrator Iain somewhere before
  
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• A wanted man was caught on camera trying to BITE a police dog's ear off during a violent arrest

  31-07-2017 17:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  German Shepherd Manpol Theo was left with a bite mark to his head, while handler PC Greaves broke his hand
  
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• Stockport’s first ever Pride festival celebrated with a very special tribute to Martyn Hett

  31-07-2017 16:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'Having a stage named after him was fitting - because his whole life was a performance'
  
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• Manchester United: Phil Jones given two-game ban for abusing Uefa official

  31-07-2017 16:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Manchester United defender Phil Jones is suspended for two matches for abusing an anti-doping officer at the Europa League final.
  
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• The Taiwan cafe chain where people queue out the door for their cakes is coming to Manchester

  31-07-2017 16:29 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  People queue for hours for Dazzling Cafe's highly Instagrammable Honey Toast - and Manchester's will be the first in Europe
  
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• Man tried to smuggle pipe bomb onto plane at Manchester Airport, court hears

  31-07-2017 16:17 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Nadeem Muhammed, 43, from Bury, denies possession of explosives with intent to endanger life or property and an alternative charge of possession of explosives under suspicious circumstances
  
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• Rio Ferdinand enjoys first holiday with new love Kate Wright and vows to create 'great memories' for his kids

  31-07-2017 15:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Former TOWIE star Kate has shared sizzling bikini snaps from their sunshine break
  
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• The Lost Carnival at Dunham Massey

  31-07-2017 15:54 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Yakub Qureshi enjoys juggling, fire eating and tightrope walking ... in a lavish National Trust property populated with friendly deer
  
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• Russell Brand tries Mancunian accent ahead of Lowry show - but is Noel Gallagher invited?

  31-07-2017 15:46 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  "If Pep and Mourinho can be in the same city, then so can we all."
  
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• Wythenshawe Hall: Man admits Tudor mansion arson attack

  31-07-2017 15:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Jeremy Taylor, 28, pleads guilty to causing a fire which gutted Wythenshawe Hall in March 2016.
  
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• Man, 34, charged with dangerous driving after 89-year-old man was killed in crash

  31-07-2017 14:37 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Frederick Petts died in the collision last Thursday, July 27
  
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• Dawn Ward rules out Celebrity Big Brother - but is another Real Housewife going on CBB?

  31-07-2017 14:24 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Real Housewives of Cheshire star Ampika Pickston has announced she is leaving the show. What can it all mean?
  
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• Mystery of man with missing fingertips killed in motorway tragedy is solved

  31-07-2017 14:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The pedestrian was struck by two cars on the M61 two weeks ago - police say they have finally think they know his identity
  
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• Oktoberfest is coming to Manchester with 23,000 litres of German beer

  31-07-2017 13:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  There'll be lederhosen and bratwurst galore at the event in Albert Square           
  
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• London takes Manchester's lead with plans to launch Mobike in the capital

  31-07-2017 13:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Ealing will be the first London borough to adopt shared cycling scheme that launched in Manchester a month ago
  
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• Watch the sickening moment a Kendal Calling reveller gets wiped out by a stranger in the mud

  31-07-2017 13:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  One poor festival goer got more than she bargained for as she tried to take pictures of people mucking around in the mud
  
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• Remembering the 158 Manchester men who lost their lives on the first day of the Battle of Passchendaele

  31-07-2017 12:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  More than 100 days of fighting, starting on July 31 1917, left over half a million men dead or injured on both sides
  
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• Tickets go on sale tomorrow for one of Manchester's biggest beer festivals

  31-07-2017 12:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Snap up your tickets now for next year's Manchester Beer and Cider Festival at Manchester Central
  
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• Tickets go on sale for one of Manchester's biggest beer festivals

  31-07-2017 12:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Snap up your tickets now for next year's Manchester Beer and Cider Festival at Manchester Central
  
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• Things you should never do while vaping

  31-07-2017 11:33 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Is it ok to vape indoors? Around 2.2 million people smoke e-cigarettes in the UK but many are still confused over the etiquette of it all. Here's a guide on what is and what isn't OK to do
  
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• Kendal Calling 2017 in pictures - Stereophonics, Tinie Tempah, Editors, Manic Street Preachers and more

  31-07-2017 11:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Plenty of Mancunians made the trip up the M6 for Kendal Calling 2017 - and so did we
  
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• Woman found dead after falling from bridge in Heywood - latest updates

  31-07-2017 10:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police were called to the bridge, which stretches over Queen’s Park Road and Queen’s Park, at 6.50am on Monday morning
  
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• Woman refuses to pay for pizza after 'finding razor blade in it' - despite CCTV showing her put it there

  31-07-2017 10:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A woman, eating with three children, refused to pay her £30 bill after 'finding a razor blade' in her pizza
  
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• Diana tapes documentary dubbed 'lowest common denominator TV'

  31-07-2017 09:54 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Controversial broadcast will show late Princess of Wales speaking candidly about her troubled marriage and public life
  
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• Passchendaele 100: Royals and politicians to mark centenary of one of war's bloodiest offensives

  31-07-2017 09:21 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  More than 100 days of fighting, starting on July 31 1917, left more than half a million men dead or injured on both sides
  
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• NHS mental health services to be improved and expanded

  31-07-2017 09:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The number of trained nurses, therapists, psychiatrists, peer support workers and other mental health professionals will be "dramatically" increased with 21,000 new posts under the plan, according to the Health Department.
  
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• Manchester Attack: Mental health support after arena blast

  31-07-2017 09:07 via bbc.co.uk
  The Manchester Resilience Hub will help people directly affected including children and emergency responders.
  
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• Top stories from Britain and around the world - 'Savage cuts' see number of traffic police fall by 30% in past decade

  31-07-2017 08:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'Savage cuts' see number of traffic police fall by 30% in past decade
  
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• Batten down the hatches... thunderstorms and torrential downpours are just around the corner

  31-07-2017 08:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The worst weather is expected to hit the region on Tuesday, when thunder and heavy downpours are forecast
  
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• Firefighters STILL battling huge blaze at an industrial estate in Oldham

  31-07-2017 08:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A large quantity of waste caught fire just after 7pm on Sunday, and involves
  
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