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• Billy Mayhew makes chilling deathbed confession in bloody Corrie scenes

  21-12-2017 22:34 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The vicar was stabbed and left fighting for life in tonight's Coronation Street
  
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• Woman injured after falling over escalator in Debenhams

  21-12-2017 22:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police and paramedics were called to the department store in Bolton on Thursday night
  
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• Stolen car embedded on railings after police pursuit on A6 in Swinton

  21-12-2017 21:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The car has ended up wedged on top of the metal railings after the dramatic smash earlier this evening
  
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• Major crash closes A6 Manchester Road in Swinton - latest updates

  21-12-2017 21:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A car has ended up wedged in a fence after the dramatic smash earlier this evening
  
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• Audi shunted onto railings after stolen Saab crashes in Swinton

  21-12-2017 21:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The car became wedged on a metal fence after being struck by another vehicle following a police pursuit
  
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• Chantelle Flynn: Mum sentenced after partner murdered baby

  21-12-2017 20:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Chantelle Flynn covered up for her partner Craig Dawick after he murdered the couple's baby.
  
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• Mum desperate to have missing son Dylan Winnie home for Christmas

  21-12-2017 20:17 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Dylan, 17, left his home in Rochdale on Tuesday afternoon and has not been seen since
  
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• Travelling home for Christmas? Here is all you need to know about roads, rail and coaches

  21-12-2017 20:09 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  With a raft of rail engineering works and train cancellations due over the coming fortnight, many people are expected to resort to driving or flying to get around
  
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• School for autistic children placed into special measures

  21-12-2017 19:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Ofsted inspectors found a string of failings at the Grange School, Gorton, during a visit in September
  
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• Paedophile who got his teenage victim pregnant tried to get his jail term reduced

  21-12-2017 19:49 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Stephen John, 29, first met the girl when she was online when she was 12, and by the time she was 15 had coaxed her into meeting him in Manchester, before getting her pregnant. She later suffered a miscarriage
  
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• Mother of eight-month-old boy murdered by his dad is spared jail

  21-12-2017 19:46 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Chantelle Flynn, 25, was found guilty of allowing the death of a child, and perverting the course of justice\n
  
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• As a man collapses yards from Deansgate, grim video shows how a new strain of super-strong drugs is blighting Manchester city centre

  21-12-2017 19:33 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Dubbed ‘Annihilation’, it's making people so ill that charity workers and police believe it could be a stronger strain of Spice, possibly laced with heroin
  
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• Gang of heroin and crack cocaine suppliers are jailed for nearly 70 years

  21-12-2017 18:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The gang of 10 men and two women were described as 'key players' in the supply of drugs across Leigh
  
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• Drunk launched racist rant against Jewish people labelling them 'rats'

  21-12-2017 18:29 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Anthony Spencer, 31, then racially abused a black security guard who intervened, a court was told
  
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• Manchester Christmas Markets are most popular in Europe - according to Instagram

  21-12-2017 18:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester's Christmas Markets are more Instagrammed than any other market in Europe
  
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• Manchester United and Manchester City will face no action over tunnel incident

  21-12-2017 18:01 via bbc.co.uk
  There will be no Football Association charges after milk and water were thrown following the Manchester derby.
  
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• Warehouse worker swindled firm he worked for out of £95k by diverting customer orders

  21-12-2017 18:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Wayne Carr altered the delivery destination of printers, photocopiers and other office supplies once they arrived at M2 Digital’s Trafford Park warehouse, sending them to bidders on the online auction site
  
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• Cheshire Housewives and Emmerdale stars to face their fears on Release The Hounds

  21-12-2017 17:57 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Real Housewives of Cheshire and Adam Thomas and Danny Miller will take on some terrifying challenges on the horror gameshow
  
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• Warrington judge's 'whistleblowing' court bid fails

  21-12-2017 17:51 via bbc.co.uk
  District Judge Claire Gilham wanted to raise concerns about bullying at an employment tribunal.
  
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• Shaw house siege: Marc Schofield jailed for 17 years

  21-12-2017 17:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Marc Schofield's 25-hour stand-off with police also involved a woman and two children who were freed unharmed.
  
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• Toys R Us is saved from administration

  21-12-2017 17:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The beleaguered retailer's proposal for a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) won the approval of 98% of creditors on Thursday, including the backing of the Pension Protection Fund (PPF)
  
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• Virgin Trains West Coast strike called off

  21-12-2017 16:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Unions call off a planned strike for Friday and action on a number of days in January.
  
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• The Great Manchester Run, held in defiance days after the Arena bomb, raised £8.7m for charity

  21-12-2017 16:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Run organisers said all competitors ‘sent out a message of defiance’ in the wake of the atrocity.
  
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• Planned strikes by Virgin Trains West Coast workers called off

  21-12-2017 16:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The dispute over pay threatened to cause disruption to passengers travelling at the start of the Christmas break
  
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• Violent thug's chilling threat to girlfriend: 'Pick which room you want to die in and say goodbye to your son'

  21-12-2017 16:27 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The court heard a catalogue of horrific evidence detailing Mark Smith's abuse of a woman he met on Facebook
  
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• Oldham man accused of possessing IS terror group magazines

  21-12-2017 16:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Police said a warrant was executed at an address in Copster Hill Road, Oldham, on Tuesday.
  
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• Corrie star Georgia Taylor hits back after viewers mock Toyah Battersby's "frumpy" wardrobe

  21-12-2017 15:55 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Coronation Street favourite Georgia had a brilliant response to criticism of Toyah's clothes
  
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• Rockets fired to remember those who died in the Pretoria Pit disaster spark fire alert

  21-12-2017 15:54 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Emergency services are rushed to Westhoughton early on Thursday morning as residents called 999 after hearing explosions
  
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• M6 Knutsford crash: Five people injured

  21-12-2017 15:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Drivers are hit by two-hour delays after a car and truck crash on the motorway in Cheshire.
  
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• Live from court: Mother of eight-month-old boy murdered by his dad is sentenced

  21-12-2017 15:28 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Chantelle Flynn, 25, was found guilty of causing or allowing his death and attempting to pervert the course of justice at trial
  
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• Jermaine Beckford: Bury striker out for season after knee surgery

  21-12-2017 15:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Bury striker Jermaine Beckford will miss the rest of the season after having surgery on a knee injury on Monday.
  
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• Coronation Street fans baffled by appearance of Costa Coffee cups on the cobbles

  21-12-2017 14:55 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Corrie viewers are wondering if a branch of Costa might have opened in Weatherfield
  
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• Mother and child among several injured as M6 crash causes huge motorway delays - live updates

  21-12-2017 14:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The crash happened on the northbound carriageway at Knutsford, causing hours of delays
  
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• City centre Oxfam shop targeted by thieves who stole takings and collection box

  21-12-2017 14:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  “The money stolen could have been used to provide clean water, food and shelter for people who need it most.”
  
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• City centre Oxfam shop targeted by thieves who stole taking and collection box

  21-12-2017 14:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  “The money stolen could have been used to provide clean water, food and shelter for people who need it most.”
  
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• Alexis Sanchez: Man City boss Pep Guardiola still keen to sign Arsenal striker

  21-12-2017 14:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola still has the signing of Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez in his sights but may wait until the summer transfer window.
  
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• No booze rule again for Manchester's New Year's Eve 2017 celebrations

  21-12-2017 14:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The council have organised a huge firework display in Albert Square, with the countdown starting from 10pm.
  
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• Area cordoned off after man found collapsed near Kendals in Manchester city centre

  21-12-2017 14:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The man was found in an alleyway just off Deansgate near Parsonage Gardens this lunchtime
  
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• Simon Rimmer parties with Gemma Atkinson on a night out in Manchester

  21-12-2017 14:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Strictly Come Dancing co-stars were all smiles on a night out in Manchester bar Albert's Schloss
  
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• Manchester's children's services 'improve' after critical inspection

  21-12-2017 13:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Manchester City Council was ordered to improve its children's services by inspectors two years ago.
  
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• What's the difference between fog and mist?

  21-12-2017 13:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester has been covered in fog for the past several days, but is it fog or is it mist? Are they the same thing?
  
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• Holidaymakers stuck in Canada for a day after plane engine started leaking over Atlantic

  21-12-2017 13:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The American Airlines flight from Chicago to Manchester Airport had to make a U-turn nearly half way across the Atlantic and perform an emergency landing in Canada
  
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• Lorry full of cannabis found on fire in Rochdale

  21-12-2017 13:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Police said a lot of fumes were coming from the burning lorry containing a "significant amount of cannabis".
  
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• Is it going to snow on Christmas Day in Greater Manchester?

  21-12-2017 13:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  There's not long to go until the big day... but will we see the white stuff?
  
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• Manchester's children's services are no longer 'inadequate' say Ofsted - but there's still work to do

  21-12-2017 13:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  In two out of four categories - leadership and adoption - the department is now classed as ‘good'
  
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• Your iPhone may be slower because of Apple - but not for the reason you think

  21-12-2017 12:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Tech watchdog Geekbench uncovers why Apple is deliberately slowing down older models
  
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• This is why Apple have been slowing down some iPhones

  21-12-2017 12:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Your iPhone may be slower because of Apple - but not for the reason you think
  
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• A lorry full of cannabis was found on fire at the side of the road in Rochdale

  21-12-2017 12:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Detectives say they have a number of ‘unanswered questions’ about the ‘unusual and complex’ incident
  
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• Winter Solstice 2017: The traditions and meanings behind the UK's shortest day of the year

  21-12-2017 11:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The nights have been drawing in but the days will soon be getting longer again!
  
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• Man charged with terrorism offences after raid at Oldham house

  21-12-2017 11:46 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Atiq Ahmed is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court today
  
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