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• Manchester City owners consider legal action over 'financial doping' comments

  06-09-2017 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Manchester City's owners are considering legal action after comments made by La Liga president Javier Tebas.
  
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• Lindsay Vaux murder trial: Court hears Becky Reid's ex-parter Samantha Newns was 'beaten 60 times'

  06-09-2017 23:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Becky Reid denies murdering her former girlfriend as prosecutors allege that she was ‘domineering, controlling and increasingly violent’
  
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• The Alton Towers log flume is up for sale on eBay - if you fancy grabbing a bargain boat

  06-09-2017 22:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Why would you NOT want a theme park boat?!
  
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• Mum tells court she heard on the radio that someone had died in a car crash - then saw the police outside her house

  06-09-2017 22:11 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Drink-driver weeps in court as victim's wife says 'my first thought was how on earth would I tell our girls their daddy had died'
  
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• Rail lines closed after person struck by train in Cheshire

  06-09-2017 21:05 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Trains between Wilmslow and Cheadle Hulme have been suspended and emergency services are on the scene
  
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• 110mph the wrong way down the M6. And then he crashes into a police car...

  06-09-2017 20:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The court heard he tried to run away, then blamed a female passenger
  
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• When The Jacksons legend Tito came to Cheshire for a night out

  06-09-2017 20:49 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Motown icon went for a night out in Alderley Edge with Roxanne Pallett and Russell Kane
  
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• Manchester Arena will reopen on Saturday - here's what you need to know

  06-09-2017 20:29 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Arena is reopening with the We Are Manchester concert three months after the bombing which claimed the lives of 22 people
  
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• Police arrest man with 99 wraps of heroin and cocaine after 'suspicious activity' in city centre hotel

  06-09-2017 20:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A man has been arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply
  
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• Trafford care home branded 'inadequate' put residents at risk of Legionnaire's disease

  06-09-2017 19:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Urmston Manor in Trafford has been branded 'inadequate' for a second time by the Care Quality Commission health watchdog
  
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• Fancy owning a Hobbit house in the Pennines? Now's your chance...

  06-09-2017 19:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It could be an incredibly good buy. But you might need planning permission
  
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• Ben Westwood: Warrington Wolves forward signs new one-year contract

  06-09-2017 19:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Veteran Warrington Wolves forward Ben Westwood signs a new one-year contract with the club.
  
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• Oldham Athletic sign Queensy Menig, Gevaro Nepomuceno & Abdelhakim Omrani

  06-09-2017 19:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Oldham sign winger Gevaro Nepomuceno and midfielder Abdelhakim Omrani on one-year deals, plus Nantes' Queensy Menig on loan.
  
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• Disney is looking for new Princes and Princesses - but the rules to apply are strict

  06-09-2017 19:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Fancy working for Disney and trying your hand at being Cinderella, Snow White or even Han Solo? You can apply but the rules are strict
  
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• Acid attack student shares new photos showing her remarkable recovery

  06-09-2017 18:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester student Resham Khan was celebrating her 21st birthday with her cousin in London when acid was sprayed on them
  
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• Anthony Crolla had 'no hesitation' facing Ricky Burns at Manchester Arena

  06-09-2017 18:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Ex-WBA lightweight champion Anthony Crolla says he had no hesitation in agreeing to face Ricky Burns at Manchester Arena.
  
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• £14m of taxpayer money was pumped into this one school... and it was a complete disaster

  06-09-2017 18:12 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Greater Manchester University Technical College in Oldham was shut down after just two and a half years
  
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• Adidas have released beer and sick-proof trainers because you're a filthy animal

  06-09-2017 17:55 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Oktoberfest is just around the corner and Adidas have released a special edition trainer to mark the occasion, with one very helpful feature.
  
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• Pitch-side Hilton at Emirates Old Trafford will see guests watching cricket and gigs from their beds

  06-09-2017 17:46 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  On match days, some of the 85 pitch-side rooms will be converted to hospitality boxes
  
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• MP raises concerns over charity's greenbelt development plans

  06-09-2017 17:31 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Seashell Trust wants to sell off land for housing to help fund its new £45m campus in Stockport
  
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• LATEST UPDATES: One teenager stabbed and another threatened with knife in series of attacks

  06-09-2017 17:29 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The first attack happened on Gillroyd Lane, Linthwaite, with the stabbing taking place just 30 minutes later
  
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• 'Emotional first aid' will be offered to We Are Manchester concertgoers as Arena re-opens

  06-09-2017 17:13 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Mental health professionals and trauma experts will be on stand-by for Manchester Arena's re-opening gig
  
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• Celebhaunt bar Suburbia closes Hale site as administrators move in

  06-09-2017 17:12 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The celeb hangout also has a site in Manchester city centre which was set to be part of a national rollout
  
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• Evil babysitter battered two-year-old girl and left her with injuries similar to '70mph car crash'

  06-09-2017 17:05 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Sick Nisar Ali, 34, shook and beat the toddler in a fit of 'inhumane' rage after he was asked to take care of her for 10 minutes
  
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• Families can enjoy a sleepover at Chester Zoo as part of its biggest ever wildlife festival

  06-09-2017 16:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  An evening of bat walks, storytime and stargazing will be followed by a morning of animal yoga, bug hunting and more
  
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• Manchester Hall welcomes new restaurant Masons as it transforms into a dining hub

  06-09-2017 16:47 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Spanish tapas and gin restaurant Pintura and bar brand Fable are also opening in the historic Grade II listed building.
  
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• Coronation Street confirms extra weekly episode from the end of this month

  06-09-2017 16:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The first week of the new six episode pattern will kick off spectacular style with the double wedding of Aidan and Eva and Jenny and Johnny.
  
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• Moving new play will celebrate the life and legacy of Martyn Hett

  06-09-2017 15:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Martyn was one of the people who lost their lives in the Manchester Arena bomb attack
  
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• Eight people robbed within 90 minutes around south Manchester by thugs on red scooter

  06-09-2017 15:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating the strange spate of attacks which happened in Didsbury, Rusholme, Ladybarn and Levenshulme on Monday between 4.30am and 6am
  
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• Manchester Food and Drink Festival reveals 2017 events line-up - and it's an absolute feast

  06-09-2017 15:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  This year’s Festival sees involvement from 252 partners including chefs, brewers, authors, street food traders, wine merchants, restaurants, cafes, art galleries, forgotten railways, community groups, pubs, bars and food foragers.
  
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• Rare suffragette banner hidden in charity shop for 10 years

  06-09-2017 14:35
  Banner that provided backdrop for many Emmeline Pankhurst speeches acquired by People’s History Museum in ManchesterOne of the most important pieces of suffragette history has been bought for the nation after languishing in an obscure charity shop for 10 years. A banner that provided the backdrop for many of Emmeline Pankhurst’s most famous speeches had been tucked away in a cupboard in the Halton Moor and Osmondthorpe Project for Elders charity shop in Leeds. It had been donated as
  
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• Woman pushed against railings and sexually assaulted in Salford

  06-09-2017 14:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 20-year-old victim was walking along Cromwell Road, in Charlestown, when she was approached by a man from behind.
  
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• Thugs try to rip jewellery from mum's neck while she pushes toddler in buggy

  06-09-2017 14:09 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The two men managed to get away empty handed following the terrifying incident in Longsight
  
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• Olsi Krasniqi: Salford Red Devils forward to leave club at end of 2017

  06-09-2017 14:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Salford Red Devils forward Olsi Krasniqi will leave the Super League club at the end of the 2017 season.
  
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• Locked up in August: A Gay Village strangler, a man who tried to smuggle a bomb on to a plane and a dozy crime gang

  06-09-2017 14:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Here's our monthly rogues' gallery
  
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• Why did the Manchester riots happen? One psychologist thinks he has found the answer

  06-09-2017 13:49 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Greater Manchester was one of the worst affected areas in 2011, with mobs of looters causing millions of pounds worth of damage and loss to shops in the city centre and Salford Precinct
  
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• Brian Cox waxwork added to Madame Tussauds Blackpool - and he's very impressed they got his hair right

  06-09-2017 13:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  There's also a 3D hologram of the Oldham-born professor as part of an interactive experience
  
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• Dad cut with machete after refusing to let teen see his daughter

  06-09-2017 13:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A judge described Kade Huddart, 19, as being on the cusp of 'gangland criminality' before giving him one last chance following the incident in Worsley
  
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• Liam Gallagher fans slam pre-sale 'farce' which left them without tickets - but saw secondary sites clean up

  06-09-2017 13:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Ticketmaster and Livenation ran a pre-sale this morning - but empty handed fans were annoyed when tickets later appeared online for hundreds of pounds
  
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• The Christmas jobs in Greater Manchester you can apply for right now

  06-09-2017 13:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Christmas will be here before too long and there are already a number of jobs available for the festive season including Chill Factore, Royal Mail, Primark
  
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• St Ann's Hospice auctions donated rare books to help fund work

  06-09-2017 12:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Collection under the hammer includes works by Nobel Prize winner
  
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• Online businessman who sold royal jelly claimed it boosted fertility and could combat Alzheimer’s

  06-09-2017 12:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Paul Southern, 40, pleaded guilty to nine counts of using an unauthorised health claim while selling royal jelly
  
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• Coleen Rooney mocks stories about her relationship with Wayne spread by her 'so-called friends'

  06-09-2017 12:36 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The WAG sarcastically tweeted that she'd love to meet all the "so-called friends" who know her so well
  
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• Anger over ‘environmental vandalism’ after green belt land is flattened

  06-09-2017 12:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Bulldozers were suddenly pictured on the fields off Nuttall Lane and Coppice Vale, between Ramsbottom and Summerseat, without residents living in the area knowing anything about it late last month
  
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• Manchester bombing victim Martyn Hett to be celebrated in new play

  06-09-2017 12:12
  Production called #BeMoreMartyn will be based on friends’ memories of 29-year-old Coronation Street superfanThere will be divas, glamour and, almost certainly, a flamboyant take on some of Coronation Street’s best-loved characters. A new play is to celebrate the life of Martyn Hett, the Corrie superfan who died in the Manchester Arena bombing.
  The production, called #BeMoreMartyn, will be based “word for word” on memories of the 29-year-old shared by his closest friends.
  
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• 'I helped this homeless person. Now he’s here. I’m scared' - the desperate last text from man stabbed to death in his flat

  06-09-2017 11:25 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Philip Owen, 42, was found dead in his flat above a hair salon in Gloucester Road, Urmston, in October 2016
  
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• Ryanair changing hand luggage allowances in a bid to reduce delays

  06-09-2017 10:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  From November 1 passengers will only be able to carry a small bag such as a handbag or laptop bag on board, with wheelie bags being placed in the hold
  
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• Redevelopment of former Sainsbury’s site in Oldham will create 250 jobs

  06-09-2017 09:57 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Planning permission has been granted to create a 90,000sq ft development on the former Sainsbury’s site on Bloom Street which has been derelict since 2004
  
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• Robbie Williams cancels the tour that kicked off in Manchester after Arena attack

  06-09-2017 09:49 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Heavy Entertainment Show opened at the Etihad Stadium where the popstar famously sang 'Manchester we're strong'
  
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• Child taken to hospital after being hit by van

  06-09-2017 09:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police were called to reports of a collision on Withington Road at around 8.30pm on Tuesday night
  
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