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• Rick Astley did a sweary 'Never Gonna Give You Up' with the Foo Fighters and everyone is very excited

  20-08-2017 23:20 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  WARNING: Very strong language from the start (obviously)
  
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• Large police presence as 'Taser' robbery suspect is arrested after dramatic police chase

  20-08-2017 21:24 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police investigating reports of motorbiker threatening to Taser victims made a dramatic arrest
  
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• Five men arrested in Salford as part of investigation into an alleged drugs ring

  20-08-2017 20:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police have sealed off a section of Cobden Street in Salford
  
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• Christopher Eccleston reads Riot Act at Peterloo event

  20-08-2017 20:28 via bbc.co.uk
  The former Doctor Who star was marking the 1819 Peterloo massacre, where protesters were killed.
  
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• Coronation Street: What happens next for Phelan and does Andy escape?

  20-08-2017 19:44 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Andy lies in wait for his captor and pounces in a desperate bid for freedom on Corrie
  
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• Eerie new images show the old Coronation Street set now looks like something from a zombie horror film

  20-08-2017 19:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The cobbles are gone and the set's famous shops and homes are shrouded with overgrowing weeds
  
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• The Coronation Street child actors who have been replaced over the years

  20-08-2017 19:27 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  We take look back at the child actors who have been replaced by by new faces on Corrie
  
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• Coronation Street spoilers: More secrets and lies exposed on Corrie this week

  20-08-2017 19:12 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  What happens next for Phelan? Why does Clayton want to see Shona? And will Mary marry Norris?
  
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• Coronation Street spoilers: More secrets and lies exposed on Corrie next week

  20-08-2017 19:12 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  What happens next for Phelan? Why does Clayton want to see Shona? And will Mary marry Norris?
  
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• The hidden history of Manchester Piccadilly

  20-08-2017 18:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The area has a rich history - from fields and scandal through fire, industry, rail and canal, via famous sportswear and traditional pubs.
  
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• The secret underground tunnel linking two Deansgate buildings

  20-08-2017 18:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It is no longer possible to walk from one side to the other, but the subway does still exist
  
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• I decided to go on Body Fixers after being mistaken for a woman

  20-08-2017 18:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Fashionista Jsky, who was told he resembled singer Kelly Rowland, went on on the hit E4 show to find a more masculine look
  
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• Celebrity Big Brother: Sarah Harding feels "deceived"

  20-08-2017 18:04 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Sarah blasts her Celebrity Big Brother Housemates for "having an agenda"
  
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• British boy Julian Cadman, 7, was among the 13 people killed in the Barcelona terror attack

  20-08-2017 17:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  He relatives have confirmed that he died in the attack
  
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• Peterloo massacre: hundreds attend anniversary memorial in Manchester

  20-08-2017 17:28
  Actors Christopher Eccleston and Maxine Peake spoke in memory of civilians killed and injured by government troops in 1819Hundreds of people have gathered in Manchester to remember “Britain’s Tiananmen Square”, as calls grow to include the Peterloo massacre on the national curriculum.An estimated 18 people were killed on 16 August 1819 when government troops, plus local yeomanry, charged into a crowd of 60,000 protesters who had gathered at St Peter’s Field in central Man
  
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• Major police response as man arrested after spate of motorbike Taser muggings - live updates

  20-08-2017 17:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Dozens of officers have been involved in dealing with an incident on Hattersley Road East in the town on Sunday afternoon
  
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• Dozens of police officers respond to incident in Hattersley - live updates

  20-08-2017 17:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Dozens of officers have been involved in dealing with an incident on Hattersley Road East in the town on Sunday afternoon
  
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• Squatters removed from Cornerhouse during early morning eviction

  20-08-2017 16:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Oxford Road station was cordoned off earlier on Sunday morning as police oversaw the eviction
  
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• Construction of giant lifting bridge next to M60 back on track after collapse last year

  20-08-2017 15:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Work to create a dual carriageway next to Barton Bridge to relieve congestion were brought to a halt after a huge platform collapsed last May
  
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• Coronation Street: Mary has a shocking confession as she meets her daughter-in-law for the first time

  20-08-2017 15:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Tense times ahead as loveable Mary's family arrives in Weatherfield for her sham marriage to Norris
  
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• 'It has been absolutely overwhelming' - £90,000 raised in 24 hours for teen who has been given days to live

  20-08-2017 15:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Connah Haslam, 19, who has been battling bone cancer has now set off for Germany to undergo potentially life-saving treatment - although the family still need to raise £200,000
  
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• Helen Flanagan brushes up on her acting skills at RADA - could she be preparing to leave Corrie?

  20-08-2017 14:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Coronation Street favourite enrolled on a course at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
  
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• Michelle Keegan responds to speculation that she has six toes with hilarious Instagram post

  20-08-2017 13:29 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The former Coronation Street actress clearly saw the funny side to talk that she has an extra digit
  
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• Are students born in the summer less likely to go university?

  20-08-2017 12:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Academics and campaigners have long been concerned that summer-born children face disadvantages in class that have a lasting impact on their schoolwork
  
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• Inside The Wonder Inn - Shudehill's historic hidden gem

  20-08-2017 12:27 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It's one of the city centre's most curious - and beautiful - buildings. But how much do you actually know about what goes on in there?
  
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• Tesco recalls long list of items including Galaxy and Maltesers bars and Quorn mince

  20-08-2017 12:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The long list of product recalls includes chocolate, soup, cooking sauces, toys, Easter eggs and haggis
  
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• The Northern Quarter lifestyle cafe where EVERYTHING is for sale - including the cups you drink out of!

  20-08-2017 11:55 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Super-stylish Northern Quarter lifestyle store Porter + Cole is a shop and cafe - where you can buy everything including the glasses you drink out of!
  
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• Hundreds evacuated from Beetham Tower in early hours of morning

  20-08-2017 11:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Fire crews were called to the 47 storey skyscraper, Manchester’s tallest building, at 3:45am after alarms began sounding.
  
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• Why the Peterloo massacre matters to Manchester

  20-08-2017 11:20 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  At least 16 people were killed when cavalry charged into a crowd of 60,000 protesters in St Peter's Field on August 16, 1819
  
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• The Levenshulme restaurant serving up some of the best food in the city

  20-08-2017 10:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Trove is serving up fine, seasonal and simple food at great value
  
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• Live: Manchester breaking news - Sunday, August 20

  20-08-2017 08:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News' breaking news service
  
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• A nasty break-up, a glass eye and three tarantulas - stories from a Manchester Uber driver

  20-08-2017 08:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Tariq Qureshi, a 49-year-old father-of-three from Rochdale, has been driving a cab around Manchester for two decades
  
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