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• Manchester's first openly gay mayor blocked from standing for election as Momentum gain ground

  02-11-2017 22:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The former Mr Gay UK said he was ‘hurt, upset and gutted’ after being de-selected in his council seat
  
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• Trafford Centre Christmas lights are switched on - with the help of Dave Haslam and Manchester Camerata

  02-11-2017 22:28 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It was a celebration of Manchester's musical heritage as 50 miles of fairy lights lit up the centre
  
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• Ex-Manchester United player Patrice Evra 'kicks his own fans' in bad-tempered Europa League match

  02-11-2017 22:16 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The full back has become the first ever player to be sent off before a Europa League match has even started
  
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• Police have secretly kept body parts of a Moors Murders victim for 30 years - and her devastated family have just found out

  02-11-2017 21:44 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  “It is an utterly bizarre and disturbing case... it has created great upset and anger that was totally avoidable."
  
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• Manchester attack: Militia 'to co-operate' on extradition

  02-11-2017 21:18 via bbc.co.uk
  The militia group holding Hashem Abedi in Libya has said it may now co-operate with the UK's request.
  
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• Extradition of Manchester bomber's brother being processed by Libya

  02-11-2017 21:17
  Libyan militia group deals with British request to extradite Hashem Abedi, whose brother killed 22 people in Manchester Arena suicide attack in May Libyan authorities are processing a request from Britain to extradite the brother of the bomber who killed 22 people in Manchester in May, but no decision has been taken yet, according to a government spokesman. The armed group holding Hashem Abedi said that if the attorney general’s office agreed to the request, the force would be “ready
  
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• Man fighting for life in hospital after falling from roof of disused warehouse near M60

  02-11-2017 20:25 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 29-year-old suffered a serious head injury
  
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• Trafford Centre Christmas lights switch on - recap

  02-11-2017 20:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Camerata and Dave Haslam are headlining the event
  
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• An 11-year-old boy has been arrested for using this gun to threaten other children

  02-11-2017 19:59 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  "Something very wrong here..."
  
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• M6 crash death driver is 'truly, truly sorry'

  02-11-2017 19:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Peter Morrison told a court he felt as if he was "on ice" before a crash that left a highway worker dead.
  
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• How to avoid a super contagious cold infecting the UK at the moment and what symptoms to look out for

  02-11-2017 19:37 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It's the time of the year when the common cold is just about unavoidable but here's what you can do to maximise your chances of staying healthy and what you can do if you do catch it
  
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• Inside the M62 farmhouse: This is what family life is like at one of the north's most famous buildings...

  02-11-2017 19:16 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Paul and Jill opened up the doors for a fascinating glimpse of their famous home between the motorway carriageways
  
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• This man did so much in his life that 3,000 people turned up to his funeral

  02-11-2017 19:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'Inspirational' youth worker Yasin Khan died on Saturday aged 47 after a short battle with lung cancer
  
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• 'I was 15 working on Stockport Market and then ran away to sea' Broughton House veterans share their stories

  02-11-2017 18:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Residents have shared their stories to support the M.E.N campaign to raise £1 million for Broughton House
  
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• UK interest rates: How much will my mortgage go up by?

  02-11-2017 18:24 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  As the Bank of England raises interest rates for the first time in a decade, we take a look at the impact it'll have on your finances
  
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• Brother of Manchester Arena bomber 'will not be returned to UK'

  02-11-2017 17:42
  Libyan militia group refuses request to extradite Hashem Abedi, whose brother killed 22 people in suicide attack in MayThe younger brother of the Manchester Arena suicide bomber will not be returned to the UK by the armed militia holding him in Libya, a spokesman for the group has said.British police issued a warrant for the arrest of Hashem Abedi, whose brother Salman killed 22 people at the end of an Ariane Grande show. Continue reading...
  
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• Mum guzzled bottle of gin on Thomas Cook flight, bit a passenger and threatened to 'rip the head off' cabin crew

  02-11-2017 17:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Bernadette Briggs drank from a bottle of Bombay Sapphire and 'went crazy', a court was told
  
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• Love Island's Jess Shears and Dom Lever go Jurassic - at launch of dinosaur-themed golf course

  02-11-2017 17:37 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Jess Shears and Dom Lever were among VIP guests at the launch of the new DinoFalls golf club at Trafford Golf Centre
  
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• A new chapter begins: Manchester named Unesco City of Literature

  02-11-2017 17:02
  Thriving festivals, flourishing publishers and now Unesco status … Manchester’s literary scene only gets strongerWhen the announcement was made that Manchester had been awarded Unesco City of Literature status my social media feeds filled up with photographs of victorious colleagues and acquaintances who had worked fantastically hard across different institutions to make it happen. They looked happy and tired in equal measure.Manchester is home to two thriving creative writing MA pr
  
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• Trafford Park explosion: Fire crews called after reports of large explosion at factory on Trafford Park Road

  02-11-2017 16:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police say: "We were called at 3.30pm to reports there had been an explosion at a factory."
  
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• Art on the frontline: how theatre is taking on today’s big issues | Julie Hesmondhalgh

  02-11-2017 16:50
  Immigration is the latest topic to be tackled by the Take Back collective in Manchester, which is creating a space where the creative and political meet• Julie Hesmondhalgh is an actor and co-founder of Take BackIs art political? Should it be? What do we expect from theatre in these troubled times?When writer Rebekah (Becx) Harrison, visual artist Grant Archer and myself set up Take Back theatre collective two years ago, we felt there was a gap in the theatrical landscape in Manchester. The
  
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• What was the mysterious loud bang heard in Salford?

  02-11-2017 16:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  There were reports of people hearing an 'echoing bang' followed by sirens this afternoon
  
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• This is when the Greggs festive bake goes on sale in 2017 - and it also has a Christmas lunch toastie on the menu

  02-11-2017 16:20 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  TheGreggs festive bake release date has become a big day in the Christmas calendar
  
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• Lidl are selling a pink rhubarb and ginger gin this Christmas

  02-11-2017 15:54 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The budget supermarket is selling a rhubarb and ginger gin and a Scottish raspberry gin, both of them cost under £15 too.
  
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• Italian waiter hailed a hero after shielding Man City fans from hooligans in Naples

  02-11-2017 15:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Giuseppe Liberato, 59, suffered a broken nose as he stepped in to save the fans
  
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• Do squirrels like pumpkins? Apparently so...

  02-11-2017 15:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  How do you get rid of Halloween pumpkins? One woman has found the perfect way
  
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• This is just how desperate this man was to get onto the tram

  02-11-2017 15:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Footage shows a commuter, desperate to get to work, squeeze his way into the packed service travelling into the city centre
  
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• Libyan militia group holding brother of Manchester bomber says it will NOT hand him over to UK

  02-11-2017 15:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  "We will not extradite Hashem Abedi to UK authorities"
  
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• Our exclusive November Manchester restaurant offer from Zouk: two courses and two drinks for £20

  02-11-2017 15:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Zouk are taking over this spicy MEN Big Night Out deal - offering two courses and two drinks for £20
  
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• West End musical Kinky Boots is coming to Manchester for the first time - how to get tickets

  02-11-2017 14:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Hit musical Kinky Boots is heading on a UK tour which will call at Manchester's Opera House in 2018
  
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• What time is the Michael Bisping v GSP fight at UFC 217?

  02-11-2017 14:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  UFC 217 takes place in NY but the Manchester fighter will headline the event. What time will Michael Bisping fight GSP at MSG and what is the full fight card?
  
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• Harry Styles floored by kiwi fruit AGAIN at Manchester Apollo gig

  02-11-2017 14:47 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Watch as pop idol Harry Styles comes a cropper for a second night as fans throw kiwis at the stage
  
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• Five things to look forward to at the Manchester Coffee Festival 2017

  02-11-2017 14:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Get fully caffeinated at the North West's largest coffee event at Victoria Warehouse
  
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• Football agent in M6 death crash 'exchanged 25 messages' while speeding down the motorway

  02-11-2017 14:31 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Peter Morrison shared messages with his contacts in the world of professional football - including Manchester City's Cameron Humphreys, a court heard
  
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• Wanted sex offender Francis Doherty arrested in Greater Manchester

  02-11-2017 14:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Lancashire Police had launched an urgent appeal for help to find the 64-year-old wanted on recall to prison
  
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• The Ideal Home Show at Christmas 2017 is back in Manchester - with FREE tickets

  02-11-2017 14:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  We've got 150 tickets to giveaway - but you better be quick, as once they're gone, they're gone
  
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• Fred Talbot pleads guilty to molesting a 10th victim in his first ever confession

  02-11-2017 14:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Talbot is currently serving a five year jail term imposed in Manchester for abusing two former pupils at Altrincham Grammar School for boys  
  
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• ‘You don’t f***ing care about my boys’ - woman jailed for glassing her girlfriend's mum in the face in karaoke brawl

  02-11-2017 14:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Stacey Greenhalgh, 31, from Gorton, claimed her drink was spiked after smashing a wine glass into nurse Elaine McGee's face
  
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• Halloween 2017: Even more pictures of your little horrors

  02-11-2017 13:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  We've been inundated with snaps of your little ones in their spooky costumes
  
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• Cash row could hold up new £35m bridge opening in Salford

  02-11-2017 13:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Developers Peel and two councils are in a dispute over who should pay for a new bridge's maintenance.
  
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• Interest rates rise for the first time in more than 10 years

  02-11-2017 13:19 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Members of the Bank's nine-strong Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) have voted to raise rates from 0.25% to 0.5% in the first such move since July 2007
  
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• A storm is brewing at the BBC over a teaspoon shortage

  02-11-2017 13:09 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Bosses have removed plastic spoons and even wooden ‘stirrers’ from the self-serve staff kitchens - it's not gone down well
  
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• 'Dog food dunked in chocolate': Manchester restaurant gets a savaging from London food critic

  02-11-2017 13:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville's latest venture The Rabbit in the Moon, with Michelin-starred chef Michael O'Hare, got only two stars from Telegraph reviewer Michael Deacon
  
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• Pensioner caught in £1.6m tax scam claimed he was a spy and 'would complain to the Prime Minister'

  02-11-2017 12:49 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Raymond Thomas, 71, lived a ‘lavish lifestyle’ with his wife Susan Weston and bought property abroad with the proceeds of the VAT scam
  
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• Final member of Manchester drugs gang who tried to flood seaside town with cocaine is jailed

  02-11-2017 12:47 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The gang that plotted to flood Scarborough with cocaine has racked up almost 50 years in jail after the final member was sentenced
  
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• Woman sexually assaulted at Bury Interchange bus station

  02-11-2017 12:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The woman, in her 30s, was waiting for a bus when she was approached by an unknown man, at around 9pm on Friday, October 27
  
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• Wayne Rooney shares birthday picture with son Kai, but is told to 'start being a dad'

  02-11-2017 12:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The former Manchester United star has shared the snap on social media
  
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• What will the weather be like on Bonfire Night 2017?

  02-11-2017 11:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Temperatures are expected to take a dip so wrap up warm if you're heading to a fireworks display this Bonfire Night
  
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• The Latest in Beauty advent calendar 2017 is this year's craze - where to buy it

  02-11-2017 11:29 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 2017 YOU Beauty Advent Calendar is packed with beauty and skin care products
  
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• Letting agent fees could soon be banned - with landlords fined if they try and charge tenants

  02-11-2017 11:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The days of endless bills for everything from a broken light to a new name on a lease are about to be over
  
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