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• Raheem Sterling: Police charge man with racially aggravated common assault

  19-12-2017 23:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Police charge a man with racially aggravated common assault in relation to an alleged attack on Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling.
  
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• Police investigating alleged racist attack on City star Raheem Sterling have charged a man

  19-12-2017 23:21 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  He’s been charged with one count of racially-aggravated common assault
  
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• British Transport Police to branch out of London and open specialist terrorism unit in Manchester

  19-12-2017 22:57 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Plans include recruiting 170 new officers across two new sites in Manchester and Birmingham.
  
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• The new road bridge connecting Salford to the Trafford Centre is now officially open

  19-12-2017 22:25 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The M.E.N was among the first to cross it, along with Alan Whitehead
  
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• Could feuding rock star brothers Noel and Liam have finally buried the hatchet and made up?

  19-12-2017 22:09 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Liam appears to suggest on Twitter that Noel has 'reached out' to him
  
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• Man subjected woman to 'night of terror' and held a gun to a child's head during 26 hour hostage ordeal

  19-12-2017 21:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The weapon was later found to be an imitation firearm
  
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• Police officer who 'revelled' in leading double life as the head of a drugs gang 'badly let down' colleagues

  19-12-2017 21:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Daniel Aimson, who joined GMP in 2002, was jailed for six years and four months
  
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• Families affected by Manchester Arena attack go on special, star-studded trip to Disneyland

  19-12-2017 21:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Brave young survivors and families were joined by celebrities including comedian John Bishop, former Coronation Street actress Michelle Keegan and her husband Mark Wright
  
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• These are the dirtiest places inside an airplane cabin

  19-12-2017 21:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Which parts of an aeroplane are the most unhygienic? It's probably not the place you first think of.
  
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• Sensational claims that Salford 'Mr Big' Paul Massey had police in his pay are put under the microscope

  19-12-2017 21:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police launch probe after £3.5m money laundering case collapses
  
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• Four city centre lap-dancing clubs want to renew their licences

  19-12-2017 19:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Baby Platinum on Princess Street, Long Legs in Chinatown and Victoria's near the Printworks have applied to council chiefs
  
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• Mum 'appalled and offended' after being told she couldn't push toddlers around John Lewis in a shopping trolley

  19-12-2017 19:17 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Liz says the retailer should be doing all it can to welcome customers - not turn them away
  
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• What time are supermarkets open in the run up to Christmas? Tesco, Aldi, Asda and more

  19-12-2017 19:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Tesco, Aldi, Lidl and more are all open fairly late in the run up to Christmas around Manchester - here's everything you need to know
  
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• Virgin Atlantic launches winter sale on flights from Manchester to New York

  19-12-2017 19:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Virgin Atlantic sale sees flights in 2018 from Manchester Airport to New York start at £353
  
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• We thought we'd seen the worst Christmas tree - but apparently there's some competition

  19-12-2017 19:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Readers have contacted the M.E.N about festive offerings in their area after a often mocked tree in Stockport was felled
  
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• WI member found drunk at wheel after downing half a bottle of vodka following row with husband

  19-12-2017 18:49 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Pensioner Mary Walker was almost twice the drink driving limit when she was found slumped in the driver’s seat of her VW Golf last month
  
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• Levenshulme's old library is set to reopen for the first time in two years

  19-12-2017 18:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A reopening celebration will take place at the library on Friday December 22, from 6pm.
  
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• Chef repeatedly punched man after seeing him kiss his ex - then looked for him on Facebook to apologise

  19-12-2017 18:19 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Jonathan Brown has been spared jail after appearing in court following the incident
  
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• Oldham Road through Failsworth closed after woman hit by lorry

  19-12-2017 18:16 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  She was taken to hospital with a suspected leg injury, police said
  
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• Corrie spoiler: Michelle's long-lost son set to return to the cobbles with a secret

  19-12-2017 18:16 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  More heartache for Michelle as her biological son Alex heads back to Weatherfield
  
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• How spending a few pounds less on Christmas presents could help vulnerable children near you

  19-12-2017 18:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Our survey revealed that 24 per cent of parents in the region will spend up to £500 on presents for each of their children this year - but just 10 per cent of that could help children in real need
  
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• How to save a packet at the Manchester Christmas Markets as prices are slashed

  19-12-2017 17:21 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Fromdiscounted sausages to half price chocolate          
  
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• The city centre development encouraging neighbours to be mates - with private parties and online groups

  19-12-2017 17:17 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  GreenGate Manchester hosts exclusive parties just for residents, in a bid to create a 'community' atmosphere in the city centre
  
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• Salford fraud case collapsed amid corruption claims

  19-12-2017 17:14 via bbc.co.uk
  It is claimed the money laundering inquiry collapsed after allegations of police corruption emerged.
  
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• Police appeal to trace missing teenager with learning difficulties

  19-12-2017 17:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Billy Havens was last seen on Oldham Road in Middleton after running away from school
  
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• Corrie spoiler: Does Pat Phelan MURDER Faye Windass?

  19-12-2017 17:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Does Faye become the evil builder's next victim after he confronts her in sinister new scenes on Coronation Street?
  
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• Man released after fatal Itchen Bridge crash

  19-12-2017 16:59 via bbc.co.uk
  A 64-year-old cyclist from Southampton was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.
  
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• Amazon cyber attack student given suspended sentence

  19-12-2017 16:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Jack Chappell played a "substantial" role in attacking firms including Nat West Bank and the BBC.
  
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• Cyber attack teenager who helped gang target Netflix, Amazon and Nat West avoids jail

  19-12-2017 16:05 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Jack Chappell - described as a computer genius - was an ‘important member’ of a group which launched thousands of DDoS attacks
  
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• Celebrity Big Brother line-up 2018: Who is going into the CBB house and when does it start?

  19-12-2017 15:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Line-up, start date, host, theme and everything else you need to know
  
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• Which New Year resolutions have you kept?

  19-12-2017 15:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Let us know which New Year resolutions you've stuck to and how you did it.
  
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• The 1,900 teddy bears left after the Arena attack have found new homes - and how it happened sums up Manchester's unbreakable spirit

  19-12-2017 15:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of volunteers collected and sorted the tributes, Timpsons cleaned them, dried them and stored them, and then the WI stepped in. Just brilliant.
  
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• A local show for local people... new League of Gentlemen show filmed in Stockport

  19-12-2017 14:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Scenes for the surrealist comedy were filmed at The Vernon Building Society
  
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• M62 live traffic news - long delays as potholes appear in carriageway

  19-12-2017 14:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Two lanes have been closed eastbound between junction 19 at Heywood and junction 20 at Rochdale while the potholes are repaired - there are delays of more than 90 minutes
  
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• Long delays on M62 and M60 after emergency pothole repairs cause two-hour queues - live updates

  19-12-2017 14:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Two lanes were closed eastbound between junction 19 at Heywood and junction 20 at Rochdale while the potholes were repaired - the queues have stretched up the M60
  
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• The violent boxing fans who left a man almost deaf after trying to bully a couple out of their seats at Anthony Joshua's Manchester Arena fight

  19-12-2017 14:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  O'Malley and Stather
  
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• Five things Star Wars fans are really NOT happy about in the new film...

  19-12-2017 13:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Last Jedi got rave reviews - but the audience reaction has been a lot more mixed
  
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• Review: The Siege Of Christmas is a fun, inventive theatre experience like none other

  19-12-2017 13:29 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  What kind of show stars with you being forced OUT of the theatre? This one does...
  
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• Max Beesley sues TV producers after he injured his knee during filming

  19-12-2017 13:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Burnage-born actor says he was unable to work for months after being told to kick through a wooden wall while filming hit series Jamestown
  
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• Coronation Street fans joke about Fiz heading for the jungle as she leaves Weatherfield

  19-12-2017 12:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Fiz waved goodbye to the Corrie cobbles in last night's double bill
  
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• Birmingham crash: Interpreter for deaf students and scientist boyfriend named as victims

  19-12-2017 12:46 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The sister of a woman killed in the crash says the family's pain is 'almost unbearable' in a heartbreaking tribute
  
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• Flights hit as freezing fog blankets much of UK

  19-12-2017 12:28
  Manchester and London airports affected as Met Office issues severe weather warning for parts of England and WalesFlights have been disrupted for thousands of airline passengers as freezing fog hit the UK just days before Christmas.A severe weather warning was issued by the Met Office covering southern and central England and some eastern parts of Wales until noon on Tuesday. Continue reading...
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of racially-motivated attack on Manchester City star Raheem Sterling

  19-12-2017 12:19 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Sterling was reportedly confronted by a man who was waiting for the player as he drove up to the Manchester City training complex
  
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• Christmas bin collections - all the collection days across Greater Manchester

  19-12-2017 12:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Find out the revised collection dates over Christmas and New Year in Manchester, Salford, Trafford, Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside, Stockport, Bury, Bolton and Wigan
  
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• Raheem Sterling: Police make an arrest over claims of hate crime

  19-12-2017 12:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Police investigating allegations Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling was the subject of a hate crime make an arrest.
  
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• Watch: Carla returns and Peter gets revenge in Coronation Street Christmas trailer

  19-12-2017 12:09 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Teaser of what's to come in Weatherfield this Christmas
  
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• Parents in Manchester are really impressed with these longest-lasting school shoes... and they only cost £6.99

  19-12-2017 11:55 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  If you've always thought cheap shoes won't last, you might be surprised
  
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• Live from court - Serving police officer who was head of drug gang is sentenced

  19-12-2017 11:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Former GMP PC Daniel Aimson was even seen wearing a T-shirt depicting Walter White from the hit TV show Breaking Bad as he 'revelled' in his double life
  
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• Live from court - drug gang headed by service police officer are jailed

  19-12-2017 11:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Former GMP PC Daniel Aimson was seen wearing a T-shirt depicting Walter White from the hit TV show Breaking Bad as he 'revelled' in his double life
  
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• CBeebies' Justin Fletcher is bringing his new show Justin's Band to The Lowry

  19-12-2017 11:34 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Families are being invited to join the TV star for a 'musical adventure'
  
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