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• Manchester City beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-1

  16-12-2017 23:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Pep Guardiola says Kevin de Bruyne is helping Manchester City become "a better institution" after his display in the win over Spurs.
  
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• National Lottery results: Winning numbers for Lotto and Thunderball on Saturday, December 16

  16-12-2017 23:16 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  See if the balls have changed your life tonight. The National Lottery draw is no longer on TV so we bring you the jackpot every week here.
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing winner revealed as Holby City star Joe McFadden claims the glitterball

  16-12-2017 22:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Gemma Atkinson, Alexandra Burke, Joe McFadden and Debbie McGee did ballroom battle, but only one could claim the glitterball trophy
  
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• In the cold and dark they came to pay their respects to four children lost in a fire

  16-12-2017 21:27 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Among the most touching additions to the vigil were the numbered balloons - 3, 7, 8 and 14 to represent the children’s ages
  
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• "Erotic, sultry, stunning" Gemma Atkinson wows with raunchy show dance on Strictly Come Dancing final

  16-12-2017 21:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Gemma Atkinson dazzled the judges and viewers with her sultry and sassy show dance on the Strictly Come Dancing final
  
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• How Gemma Atkinson made it to the Strictly Come Dancing final

  16-12-2017 20:34 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Bury actress and Key 103 presenter Gemma Atkinson has made it all the way to Strictly's grand final - and this is how she did it
  
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• 'I was left stranded in the pouring rain after a taxi driver refused to pick up me and my guide dog'

  16-12-2017 19:44 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Blind Jeanette Fyfe has told her story after her complaint led to the driver having his licence stripped
  
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• Heartbroken Commons deputy speaker pays tribute to his 'beautiful' daughter who died suddenly

  16-12-2017 19:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Lindsay Hoyle, who is MP for Chorley, in Lancashire, posted a picture of his 28-year-old daughter Natalie on Twitter
  
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• Portsmouth 1-0 Bury

  16-12-2017 19:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Matt Clarke's second-half header is enough for Portsmouth to beat bottom-of-the-table Bury at Fratton Park.
  
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• AFC Wimbledon 0-4 Wigan Athletic

  16-12-2017 18:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Wigan produce an emphatic second-half performance to down 10-man Wimbledon at Kingsmeadow in League One.
  
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• Rochdale 0-0 Oxford United

  16-12-2017 18:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Play-off chasing Oxford United are held to a goalless draw by struggling Rochdale in League One.
  
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• Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Oldham Athletic

  16-12-2017 18:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Eoin Doyle's late equaliser ensures Oldham boss Richie Wellens takes a point from his return to Doncaster.
  
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• Huge turnout expected at funeral of Sam Berkley the teenager killed on the M67

  16-12-2017 18:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Tributes flooded in after the shock death of the Audenshaw School pupil who was also a talented young footballer and played for Hattersley FC
  
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• Reporting on 2017: 'The editor had never seen a news cycle like this'

  16-12-2017 17:57
  The Guardian’s Iman Amrani reflects on her experience of covering the extraordinary events of 2017 as a young reporterGrowing up, news headlines often seemed disconnected from my lived experience. Important voices were spoken over or edited out and the rise of social media left little room for reflection. I became a journalist out of curiosity, and a desire to shine a spotlight on dark places and amplify different voices.Chance and good timing have allowed me to begin my career in that dir
  
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• This week in court: A machete thug, a rogue builder and a stalker mum

  16-12-2017 17:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  We're naming and shaming the criminals who've appeared in courts around Greater Manchester this week
  
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• A romantic canal-side proposal near the Bridgewater Hall. What could possibly go wrong?

  16-12-2017 17:44 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  His romantic gesture took an awful turn - but a good Samaritan bobby helped save the day
  
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• She was a carer for her mum at 10 and had a baby at 16. Now she's being touted as a future Labour leader - the inspiring life of MP Angela Rayner

  16-12-2017 17:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 37-year-old MP and Shadow Education Secretary, who has just become a granny is winning plaudits for her Commons ­performances
  
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• Oldham nursery rated inadequate after it wasn't warm enough and the front gates were left open

  16-12-2017 17:34 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The gate was left over as children played outside and inside the heating wasn't kept on
  
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• Oldham nursery rated inadequate after it 'wasn't warm enough and the front gate was left unlocked'

  16-12-2017 17:34 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The gate was left unlocked as children played outside and inside the heating wasn't kept on, report claims.
  
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• Fears growing for missing Warrington pensioner Keith Taylor

  16-12-2017 17:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Keith Taylor, 76, was last seen at his home in the Padgate area of Warrington at 7.30am on Friday, December 15.
  
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• How to get a FREE Christian Louboutin makeover - with prosecco and chocolate thrown in too

  16-12-2017 16:36 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Designer shoe king Christian Louboutin now has a make-up and perfume range in Manchester, and to celebrate staff are giving FREE makeovers complete with a glass of prosecco - we give it a try
  
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• Just six arrested in town on Mad Friday - but one was for a Pot Noodle-related offence

  16-12-2017 15:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Traditionally Mad Friday is the last Friday before Christmas but given this year it falls so close to Christmas Day, last night was expected to be one of the busiest nights for the emergency services
  
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• Man to undergo surgery after being repeatedly stabbed during early morning town-centre attack

  16-12-2017 14:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police were called to Nelson Square, Bolton shortly after 5.40am by the man’s friend
  
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• Inside Dawn Ward's mansion at Christmas - as Real Housewives of Cheshire star hosts festive lunch

  16-12-2017 14:25 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Real Housewives of Cheshire star Dawn Ward threw open her home to guests including Nermina Pieters-Mekic, Seema Malhotra, Stacey Forsey and Ester Dee for her annual charity festive ladies lunch
  
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• Pervert whose twisted sex attacks 'wrecked victim's childhood' has jail term cut

  16-12-2017 13:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Neil Graeme Wrench, 56, was jailed at Manchester Crown Court in May after he was convicted of 11 sex crimes, including rape and indecent assaults
  
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• Ticketless Manchester City fan jumped over turnstile and abused security staff

  16-12-2017 13:17 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Dean Rawlinson is one of three Blues fans prosecuted for various offences which took place when City took on Huddersfield Town at the John Smith’s Stadium on November 26
  
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• You will still be able to swear in Rochdale town centre

  16-12-2017 12:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Council chiefs had launched a bid to outlaw ‘foul and abusive language’ in March
  
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• When real life doesn't quite match the Instagram pictures... Fress in the Northern Quarter reviewed

  16-12-2017 12:34 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Northern Quarter newcomer Fress may have an impressive Instagram life but does the food match up without the filter?
  
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• Moment CCTV catches fly-tipper dumping van load of rubbish on street

  16-12-2017 12:20 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Keenan, 23, of Bosworth Street, Manchester, denied any involvement in fly-tipping at an interview under caution by town hall officers
  
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• Man seriously ill in hospital after being hit by tram in city centre

  16-12-2017 12:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The incident occurred on Aytoun Street, close to Piccadilly Station, at around 12:30am on Saturday morning
  
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• Mad Friday in Manchester in pictures - the merriment and the mayhem

  16-12-2017 11:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It was the biggest party night of the year as Mad Friday 2017 took place with festive parties and over-indulgence around the town
  
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• I can't wait to have a plate of beans on toast when I've got my new kidney

  16-12-2017 11:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The youngster from Cheadle Hulme had both kidneys removed after they started to fail two years ago
  
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• The shape-shifting drag queen whose celebrity transformations have made him an Instagram sensation

  16-12-2017 08:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Elliot Rentz has amassed a huge following on social media thanks to his ability to morph into a host of famous faces using make up and a touch of digital trickery
  
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• 103-year-old died after being left alone in a care home garden for two hours

  16-12-2017 08:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Barbara Doodson, 103, a resident at Reinbeck, a care home on Bramhall Lane, Davenport, was found at the bottom of a flight of stairs an inquest heard
  
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