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• Families are 'being made homeless' by Universal Credit - but its rollout will continue

  18-10-2017 23:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 'chaotic' system has led to more than 80 percent of claimants in some housing associations falling behind with rent, but the government is refusing to pause the rollout
  
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• Writer found with 'appalling' images of children said he was researching a science fiction story

  18-10-2017 22:36 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  John Davies, 45, is now behind bars after police discovered 22 indecent images and a film on his laptop.
  
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• Boy, 15, fighting for life after stabbing in Moston is named

  18-10-2017 22:17 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Kyron Webb is critically ill in hospital after Tuesday's incident - a 13-year-old arrested by police has been released without charge
  
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• Corrie viewers react to 'random' death of Katy Armstrong with some forgetting who she was

  18-10-2017 21:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Fans react to shock news of Katy's death on tonight's Coronation Street
  
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• From being wolf-whistled to having their breasts grabbed in a pub - women across Manchester join the #MeToo campaign

  18-10-2017 21:44 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The allegations of sexual assault and rape against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein saw tens of thousands of people taking to social media to share their stories using the hashtag, ‘#MeToo’
  
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• Luxembourg Open: Watson & Broady through to quarter-finals

  18-10-2017 21:23 via bbc.co.uk
  British duo Heather Watson and Naomi Broady are through to the quarter-finals of the Luxembourg Open
  
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• Lisa Riley says she was propositioned by a married man in the film industry

  18-10-2017 21:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Loose Women stay says sexual advances were made towards her during a film production
  
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• Family row over brain-damaged mum's care

  18-10-2017 20:59 via bbc.co.uk
  A judge is asked to decide if the feeding of a "minimally conscious" woman continues.
  
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• They put their lives on the line each day for the public, but Greater Manchester's firefighters are being attacked

  18-10-2017 20:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Body cameras are to be worn by crews at Greater Manchester Fire Service in a bid to curb attacks
  
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• Tributes paid to talented young footballer after shock death

  18-10-2017 20:44 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The teenager played for the under-16 academy side at Accrington Stanley
  
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• Bus services hit again tomorrow as drivers stage strike action

  18-10-2017 20:21 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Arriva drivers are walking out in the first of three days of planned strike action
  
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• 'Large' sinkhole opens up near Marks and Spencer in Prestwich

  18-10-2017 20:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The council warned of 'heavy traffic congestion' after the hole appeared on Bury New Road
  
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• Kitten thrown from moving car on M62 - but was saved by motorway workmen

  18-10-2017 19:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The cat was rescued after motorway workmen saw what happened
  
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• Road closed and trams suspended after woman hit by car in New Islington

  18-10-2017 19:49 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police were called at about 6pm to Pollard Street in New Islington following the crash
  
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• Diet avocados are now a real thing

  18-10-2017 19:24 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  They apparently contain 30 per cent less fat than some regular avocados
  
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• WATCH Love Island hunk Chris Hughes shows off his style credentials

  18-10-2017 19:19 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Chris won an army of fans on the ITV2 reality show and is now turning his hand to fashion
  
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• First look inside the huge spider web you can climb into at Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry

  18-10-2017 19:16 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The immersive installation by artists Numen/For Use stretches across an old warehouse
  
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• Flybe plane makes emergency landing at Manchester Airport after tyre blew out on take off

  18-10-2017 18:37 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The tyre deflated as Flybe flight BE7212 travelled to Manchester from Dusseldorf
  
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• Mike Samwell murder trial: Wife held dying husband's hand and cried 'stay with me'

  18-10-2017 18:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Mike Samwell, 35, was hit by his own car, an Audi S3, as he tried to stop thieves from stealing it in Chorlton
  
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• Women's Super League: Wigan Warriors to set up women's rugby league team

  18-10-2017 17:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Wigan Warriors set up a women's open age team for 2018, with the ambition of joining the Women's Super League division.
  
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• Melanie Sykes is BACK as a Boddingtons girl - 20 years after famous Manc advert

  18-10-2017 17:59 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Glam Melanie Sykes is back advertising "the cream of Manchester" Boddingtons 20 years since the campaign that launched her career
  
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• Recap: Man taken to hospital in air ambulance following M62 crash

  18-10-2017 17:57 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Both carriageways were shut between junction 21 for Milnrow and junction 20 for Rochdale to allow the air ambulance to land
  
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• Live updates: Man taken to hospital in air ambulance following M62 crash

  18-10-2017 17:57 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Both carriageways were shut between junction 21 for Milnrow and junction 20 for Rochdale to allow the air ambulance to land
  
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• Hundreds more apartments planned near Angel Meadows - pushing city centre fringe towards Collyhurst

  18-10-2017 17:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  More than 400 flats in blocks of up to 24 storeys are earmarked for Dantzic Street - but bosses of the Marble Arch pub are not happy
  
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• Passengers gasp in fear as pilot pulls off low-flying Top Gun stunt

  18-10-2017 17:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Air Berlin plane carrying 200 passengers on board was coming in to land at Dusseldorf Airport when the pilot performed the manoeuvre
  
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• Drink-driving gran who had a bottle of wine by the handbrake was FIVE TIMES over limit - but avoids jail

  18-10-2017 16:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A court was told how Karen Eastwood was “all over the road”
  
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• FA accused of 'blackmail' after apology over 'racially discriminatory' remarks

  18-10-2017 16:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Explosive hearing told FA chief withheld payment unless Eni Aluko released statement saying body "not institutionally racist"
  
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• Richie Wellens: Oldham Athletic appoint caretaker boss as full-time manager

  18-10-2017 16:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Oldham Athletic appoint Richie Wellens as manager on a two-year deal after a five-game spell as caretaker boss.
  
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• New veterans' club to launch in Oldham

  18-10-2017 15:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The breakfast club will give veterans and serving members of the armed forces a place to get 'breakfast, a brew and some banter'
  
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• Twelve weeks, 7,000 hours and 700 tonnes of concrete... the A6 in Stockport has reopened

  18-10-2017 15:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Council chiefs say repair work to the busy town centre road was completed on time and on budget
  
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• Tony the tawny owl was badly injured during Storm Ophelia - but then Network Rail staff came to the rescue

  18-10-2017 14:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The owl became trapped under a tree - but was saved by Network Rail workers
  
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• Salford man denies urging terror attacks on social media

  18-10-2017 14:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Adam Wyatt is also accused of posting messages glorifying the Westminster Bridge terror attack.
  
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• Keith Hill: Rochdale boss says 'psychology' at the club can't get any worse

  18-10-2017 14:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Rochdale boss Keith Hill says his players' mindset must not get worse after going six games without a win.
  
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• Rochdale child sex abuse victims fear they won't live to see the outcome of inquiry

  18-10-2017 14:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) will look at allegations of sexual abuse at Cambridge House Boys’ Hostel and Knowl View School in Rochdale
  
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• Manchester Hall gives first glimpse inside at new Masons Restaurant Bar

  18-10-2017 13:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The former Freemason's Hall reopens next month as a food and drink destination
  
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• Mum starts crowdfunding page so her son can get cash instead of birthday presents

  18-10-2017 13:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Adi's parents say the cash will help him 'get something useful that would be treasured' - and has set a target amount
  
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• Gary Barlow adds extras Manchester dates to his UK tour

  18-10-2017 13:25 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The tickets for the new date at Manchester Apollo go on sale this week
  
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• Emili Sande at Manchester Arena - tickets, stage times, set list and support

  18-10-2017 13:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Sandé plays Manchester Arena on Sunday to journey through the triumphs and tragedies of the last four years.
  
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• Have you got what it takes to compete on University Challenge? Try this quiz to find out...

  18-10-2017 12:34 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Salford University has come up with a test to find out if students are good enough. How well can you do?
  
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• 'When is this going to stop? They're just kids' - Neighbours describe their horror after 15-year-old boy is stabbed in Moston

  18-10-2017 12:33 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A 13-year-old has been arrested in connection with the attack
  
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• Why teal pumpkins are appearing in Manchester again this Halloween

  18-10-2017 12:20 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Teal Pumpkin Project started in America but made its way to Manchester last year
  
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• Sainsbury's to cut 2,000 jobs including in Greater Manchester

  18-10-2017 12:19 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The vast majority of roles will be lost from in-store.
  
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• Kevin Larroyer: Leigh Centurions sign France forward on two-year deal

  18-10-2017 12:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Leigh Centurions sign French international and former Castleford Tigers second row Kevin Larroyer on a two-year deal.
  
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• Manchester bar Impossible is giving away FREE GIN this week

  18-10-2017 11:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Follow the bubbles on Peter Street and you could bag yourself some free drinks
  
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• Former Manchester City player Mario Balotelli names his son Lion

  18-10-2017 11:37 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  He's following in the footsteps of Cheryl and Liam Payne, who called their baby Bear
  
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• This incredible drone footage shows Saddleworth Moors as you've never seen them before

  18-10-2017 11:34 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The change of season at Dovestones Reservoir was captured by a videographer at the weekend
  
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• Mike Samwell murder trial: Two men in court over death of Chorlton man 'crushed to death by his own car'

  18-10-2017 11:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  His wife Jessica, 34, wept in court yesterday as she explained how she ran out of their home, told him she loved him and held her husband’s hand in an emotional police video interview played in court
  
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• Mike Samwell murder trial: Three men in court over death of Chorlton man 'crushed to death by his own car'

  18-10-2017 11:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  His wife Jessica, 34, wept in court yesterday as she explained how she ran out of their home, told him she loved him and held her husband’s hand in an emotional police video interview played in court
  
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• Enlighten Bury set to dazzle as light installations take over the town this weekend

  18-10-2017 11:09 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The festival’s astonishing array of installations will bring the streets, venues, galleries and bars of Bury’s cultural quarter to life after hours, while stars of the experimental world music will play into the night in a ticketed music programme.
  
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• Traffic jams: UK's worst motorway disruption revealed

  18-10-2017 10:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Spilt fuel, emergency repairs and a burning lorry cost millions in wasted time and money.
  
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