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• Manchester City: Kevin de Bruyne and Fernandinho close to new deals

  18-12-2017 23:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Manchester City are close to agreeing a new long-term contract with star midfielder Kevin de Bruyne.
  
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• Manchester Airport: Heavy fog and runway 'defect' suspends flights

  18-12-2017 23:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Heavy fog and repair work on a runway at Manchester Airport led to all flights being temporarily suspended.
  
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• Huge cannabis farm seized by police in Chorlton

  18-12-2017 23:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The drug haul is estimated to be worth many thousands of pounds, although no estimated street value has been revealed
  
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• Corrie spoilers: Christmas Day on Coronation Street

  18-12-2017 22:36 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It's more like jingle hell in Weatherfield this Christmas
  
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• Is Eileen Phelan dead? Corrie fans fear Anna Windass has KILLED her neighbour

  18-12-2017 22:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Viewers saw meek cafe worker Anna attack Eileen after going on the run from prison
  
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• Manchester Airport's two runways were shut down as thick fog caused travel chaos across the region

  18-12-2017 21:55 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  All flights in and out of the airport were suspended on Monday afternoon
  
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• Corrie fans slam Anna Windass prison escape story as "absurd"

  18-12-2017 21:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Coronation Street viewers have been amazed by the plot which saw Anna do a runner from hospital and return to Weatherfield before attacking Eileen
  
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• 'A police officer woke me up this morning to check I hadn't frozen to death'

  18-12-2017 20:55 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Campaigners call for new rules on emergency shelter - available only when temperature drops below zero
  
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• Police officer who 'revelled' in double life as the head of drugs gang posed in a Breaking Bad t-shirt

  18-12-2017 20:09 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  PC Daniel Aimson, 36, was at the head of a conspiracy which flooded the streets of Manchester and North Wales with cannabis
  
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• My little boy was banned from his school Christmas concert because his haircut was too 'extreme'

  18-12-2017 20:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A eight-year-old boy was banned from attending his school's Christmas concert - because of his "extreme" haircut.
  
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• Kingpin who trafficked tens of millions of pounds worth of heroin and cocaine ordered to pay back £1

  18-12-2017 20:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Dean McCaffrey and his brother Colin McCaffrey were previously jailed for 22 years
  
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• Police receive official crime report after claims Raheem Sterling was racially abused and attacked

  18-12-2017 19:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A GMP spokesman said investigating officers were treating the allegation as a hate crime
  
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• Five teenage lads banned from bus station after youths terrorised Hyde town centre

  18-12-2017 19:19 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The bans can last for up to two years, and breaching them is a criminal offence
  
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• How to drive in fog and when to use fog lights

  18-12-2017 18:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The RAC has advice for motorists as think fog continues to hit Greater Manchester
  
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• A touching tribute to those killed in the Manchester Arena attack will land on doormats this week

  18-12-2017 18:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The card will go out to hundreds of residents, businesses, organisations and community leaders over the next few days
  
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• Man and woman killed in horror car crash named as couple from Wigan

  18-12-2017 18:47 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Mark Young and his wife Karen Young, both aged 37, were from Ashton-in-Makerfield - their two young children are fighting for their lives in hospital
  
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• NSPCC reveal increase in number of sexual abuse cases being referred to the police

  18-12-2017 18:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The children's charity estimate that one in 20 children across the UK have experienced contact sexual abuse.
  
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• Rail carriages fall onto motorway in Washington state leaving a number of casualties

  18-12-2017 18:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Images from the scene show emergency services treating people on the ground
  
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• LIVE: Delays and cancellations at Manchester Airport as runway closes due to thick fog

  18-12-2017 17:54 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Runway One has been closed for ‘emergency repairs’ while Runway Two meanwhile has also been suspended because of thick fog
  
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• Christmas toy deals: How to get half price deals and FREE cash to spend

  18-12-2017 17:25 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The toys at the top of the little ones' list this year MAY just be on offer
  
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• This week's £118 million EuroMillions jackpot would make you as rich as Adele

  18-12-2017 17:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  This week's EuroMillions jackpot is a massive £118m and winning would really make it a special Christmas
  
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• Police make arrest after man was repeatedly stabbed in Bolton

  18-12-2017 16:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 23-year-old victim suffered multiple stab wounds in an attack on Bradshawgate some time before 5.40am on Saturday and was taken to hospital
  
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• Loved up Rio Ferdinand and Kate Wright head to Manchester restaurant Rosso for a Christmas date

  18-12-2017 16:36 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The happy couple enjoyed a date at his Manchester restaurant Rosso
  
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• Haydock crash: Husband and wife who died named by police

  18-12-2017 16:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Mark and Karen Young died and their two children were seriously injured in the crash in Haydock, Merseyside.
  
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• Christmas 2017 deals - Amazon, Argos and more launch UK sales

  18-12-2017 15:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Amazon Christmas deals are now live in the UK featuring deals on Echo, Smart TVs, PlayStations and more. Argos and Currys also have live deals
  
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• Fake goods worth £3m seized during raids in Strangeways

  18-12-2017 15:44 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Fleeing traders closed electronic shutters - trapping customers inside shops - in a failed bid to thwart investigators as they swooped on eleven shops in the Strangeways area of the city
  
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• Fake goods worth £3m seized during raids in Cheetham Hill

  18-12-2017 15:44 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Fleeing traders closed electronic shutters - trapping customers inside shops - in a failed bid to thwart investigators as they swooped on eleven shops in the Strangeways area of the city
  
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• Continental Tyres Cup: Man City Women draw Chelsea Ladies in semi-finals

  18-12-2017 15:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Manchester City Women travel to Chelsea Ladies and Reading home to Arsenal in the WSL Continental Cup semi-finals.
  
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• Strictly star Simon Rimmer goes public on "one night stand" with Gemma Atkinson

  18-12-2017 15:28 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Sunday Brunch star took to Twitter to address the fling rumour - and Gemma had her say too
  
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• Lucky to be alive: Tiny puppy abandoned in a cardboard box in Manchester on the coldest night of the year

  18-12-2017 15:21 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The six week old Patterdale puppy now has a new home after a kind passerby rescued him and contacted the RSPCA.
  
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• Fourth lane of M62 will finally open - but 50mph speed limit to remain

  18-12-2017 15:12 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  For the past three-and-a-half years, work has been underway to covert both the M62 past Rochdale and the M60 around Manchester into a ‘smart motorway’
  
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• How to get your Instagram best nine for 2017

  18-12-2017 15:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  This is how you can find out your Instagram best nine for 2017. Which nine photos did people engage with the most?
  
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• Manchester's new statue of Emmeline Pankhurst will ready next year. This is what it will look like.

  18-12-2017 14:59 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A date has been set for the unveiling of the monument - and it's sooner than people thought
  
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• Tim Hortons opened its first UK drive through in Salford today - and people queued from 2am

  18-12-2017 14:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Take a look inside the first of five Tim Hortons bound for Greater Manchester
  
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• COSMO opens huge all you can eat restaurant in former Red Hot World Buffet site...including a DOUBLE chocolate fountain

  18-12-2017 14:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The vast Deansgate space has been totally transformed thanks to a £1m makeover - with more than 160 dishes on the menu
  
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• Man, 29, admits stabbing surgeon outside Altrincham mosque - but denies attempted murder

  18-12-2017 14:49 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Ian Rooke, 29, pleaded guilty to wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm to consultant Dr Nasser Kurdy and to having an offensive weapon, a knife, in public
  
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• Massive indoor winter sports festival GoFest is coming to Manchester

  18-12-2017 14:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The festival is returning to Manchester - and early children's bird tickets are just £6 until the end of the year
  
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• There's a HUGE family New Year's Eve party coming to Rochdale town centre

  18-12-2017 14:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  There will be funfair rides, circus acts, fireworks and DJs for all the family to enjoy
  
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• Manchester hotel with celebrity chef-led restaurant to open in heart of city

  18-12-2017 14:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  BH Group, which began as a specialist in the development of small unit commercial space, is expanding its offering across the Pennines
  
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• Children's doctor was caught speeding to work eight times on motorway

  18-12-2017 14:21 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Dr Maria Hadjicosta, a paediatrician at the Royal Oldham Hospital, was caught by the same camera time and time again as she ignored temporary 50mph limits on the ring road near Middleton
  
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• Lego launches Christmas 2017 deals including £15 off including Star Wars

  18-12-2017 14:20 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  You can also get cash back on all Lego purcheses, from Ninjago to Marvel to Lego City
  
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• Lego launches Christmas 2017 £15 off deal including Star Wars

  18-12-2017 14:20 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  You can also get cash back on all Lego purcheses, from Ninjago to Marvel to Lego City
  
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• People keep asking what 'services' I offer because they think I run a brothel. I really don't...

  18-12-2017 14:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  “It’s only a matter of time until a number I recognise calls up. That would be awful."
  
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• When is The Snowman on TV this Christmas 2017?

  18-12-2017 14:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It's the all-time favourite that you don't want to miss, so here's when to catch it on the box this year
  
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• Wayne Rooney 'really enjoying' community service

  18-12-2017 13:57 via bbc.co.uk
  The Everton striker said he was made to feel welcome at the garden centre where he is working.
  
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• Amazon kicks off Last Minute Christmas deals for 2017

  18-12-2017 13:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Christmas Amazon deals in the UK will run for another 4 days. Expect bargains for the Echo, Fire Stick and more
  
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• Altrincham mosque stabbing: Man admits stabbing surgeon

  18-12-2017 13:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Ian Rooke admits wounding Dr Nasser Kurdy outside a mosque, but denies trying to kill him.
  
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• Amir Khan and his wife make first appearance since I'm a Celebrity - but Jorgie Porter steals the show

  18-12-2017 13:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Bolton boxer hit the red carpet with  Faryal Mahkdoom at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2017
  
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• Amir Khan and his wife Faryal Mahkdoom make first appearance since I'm a Celebrity - but Jorgie Porter steals the show

  18-12-2017 13:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Bolton boxer hit the red carpet with  Faryal Mahkdoom at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2017
  
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• LIVE: Manchester Airport flight delays due to heavy fog

  18-12-2017 12:55 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A handful of planes due to depart, and arrive, were delayed due to the weather
  
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