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• A chipped tooth, hiccups and constipation - some of the unnecessary 999 calls made to the ambulance service this Christmas

  28-12-2017 23:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  North West Ambulance Service say this Christmas has been one of the busiest ever and are urging people to only dial 999 in a medical emergency.
  
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• WhatsApp will STOP working on these phones on New Year's Day

  28-12-2017 21:46 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Which phones will WhatsApp stop working on? These are the devices which will not support WhatsApp from January 1 2018
  
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• Road closed after fire engine and car collide in Old Trafford

  28-12-2017 21:17 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The fire engine was on its way to an incident in Stretford when it hit a car at Kings Road, near shortly after 6pm on Thursday night
  
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• The brave toddler who had to learn to sit again after gruelling cancer treatment

  28-12-2017 21:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Matthew Jackson, from Royton, had just started nursery when he was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia at just 10-months-old
  
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• No reports of any incidents after loud bang heard in city centre

  28-12-2017 20:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The mysterious bang was heard around Piccadilly at about 7pm on Thursday, but there were no reports of any major incidents around the area at that time
  
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• A year of grief, unity and hope: A look back at 2017 - a year Manchester will never forget

  28-12-2017 19:39 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Some years fade quickly into the background once they’re done. For Manchester, 2017 will not be one of those years
  
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• Mental health patients are being forced to travel hundreds of miles for treatment

  28-12-2017 19:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A lack of hospital beds means NHS bosses are having to pay for in-patients from Greater Manchester to be treated across the country - at a £9m cost to the region’s taxpayers
  
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• This family has five generations - and they all got together to celebrate Christmas

  28-12-2017 19:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  There are 85 years between baby Isla Grace Elliott, who was born at the end of November, and her great-great grandmother
  
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• Man, 72, threatened with axe during attempted carjacking at Altrincham golf club

  28-12-2017 18:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The victim was taking his golf clubs out of the boot of his luxury car at 8.20am, when the men approached him, holding the weapon and demanded he hand over his keys
  
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• 'Inadequate' care home stopped from taking new patients after being placed in special measures

  28-12-2017 18:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  St Mark’s Care Centre in Sale was inspected by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in October and rated ‘inadequate’ for safety, effectiveness, leadership and responsiveness
  
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• Hour by hour snow forecast for Greater Manchester on Friday as Met Office issues amber warning

  28-12-2017 17:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  An amber weather warning is in place from 4am tomorrow morning until 11pm, covering parts of the region
  
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• This is what you can and can't do with your Kodi box - according to the government

  28-12-2017 17:55 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Is it illegal to watch films and TV on Kodi? What is against the law? Here are the Government's guidelines
  
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• Church 'Christmas Angels' spread festive cheer

  28-12-2017 17:31 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The members of Community of Christ church in Reddish distributed 300 hand-made angels around their neighbourhood
  
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• "You weren’t burgled but we did take your plants" - Officers discover cannabis farm after being called to burglary

  28-12-2017 17:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Around 30 plants were discovered in the flat on Grey Friar Court, just across the river from Strangeways, on Thursday morning
  
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• These two dogs were found at a police station - can you help trace their owner?

  28-12-2017 17:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Officers from GMP Manchester North shared a photo of the dogs on Facebook in a bid to trace their owners after they were seen wandering around the car park at the force’s headquarters in Newton Heath
  
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• Police searching for missing Paul Bullough who was last seen on Boxing Day

  28-12-2017 16:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Paul, who lives in Kitt Green, was last seen by family and friends at around 9pm on Boxing Day evening
  
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• Shop worker attacked with bat during armed robbery at Spar

  28-12-2017 16:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Officers say two masked men - carrying a knife and a bat between them - entered the Spar, on Stockport Road, Marple, on Boxing Day at around 11pm
  
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• Cheap January flights, holidays and breaks from Manchester Airport

  28-12-2017 16:31 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Easyjet, Flybe and Ryanair have got some sweet flight deals from Manchester if you're looking for a cheap break or getaway.
  
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• Can you spot the six soldiers hidden in this picture? How the Household Cavalry is SO good at camouflage

  28-12-2017 16:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  This brilliant online challenge is really tough
  
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• A Euromillions ticket worth £687,000 was bought in Greater Manchester in July - and there's only two weeks left to claim the prize

  28-12-2017 15:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The money will go to good causes if it isn't claimed very soon
  
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• The best and cheapest gyms in Manchester city centre and January deals and offers

  28-12-2017 15:27 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Time to get fit and live clean, until you get bored of it in February and start powerlifting the biscuit tin again.
  
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• Sheffield United v Bolton Wanderers

  28-12-2017 15:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Championship game between Sheffield United and Bolton Wanderers.
  
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• Police officer knocked unconscious in Heaton Park after being called to break up youths having a 'pre-planned fight'

  28-12-2017 14:47 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The officer was taken to hospital with head injuries after searching for youths involved in the incident
  
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• Police officer knocked unconscious after being called to break up youths having a 'pre-planned fight' in park

  28-12-2017 14:47 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The officer was taken to hospital with head injuries after searching for youths involved in the incident
  
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• Liam Gallagher's Pretty Green posts a £1m loss - blaming Brexit

  28-12-2017 14:46 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The former Oasis star’s business raked in £22m last year but still failed to turn a profit, according to his latest accounts.
  
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• Coronation Street racism storyline was actress' idea

  28-12-2017 14:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Coronation Street character Alya Nazir was shown being racially abused on Wednesday's episode.
  
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• Community pride at the Salford supermarket where you can do a weekly shop for £2.50

  28-12-2017 14:09 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  “It’s like the old co-operative movement, because people are paying something in and there is a solidarity in the community you’re part of."
  
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• Wetherspoons is having a January sale with cheap deals on booze favourites

  28-12-2017 13:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Wetherspoons is knocking down prices in January as part of the new year sales
  
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• 272 people who were put behind bars in Greater Manchester in 2017

  28-12-2017 13:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Here's some of the court cases making the headlines in the Manchester Evening News this year
  
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• Parents of baby boy who passed away bring festive joy to others

  28-12-2017 13:21 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Ingrid and Andy Platt-Chance visited St Mary's Hospital on their son Freddie's birthday
  
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• The Met Office has upgraded its snow warning to amber - and it now covers Greater Manchester

  28-12-2017 13:09 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A spell of snow is expected to reach some parts of the region tomorrow
  
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• Big Manchester music gigs to look forward to in 2018

  28-12-2017 13:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, Liam Gallagher, Ed Sheeran, The Killers and more will had to Manchester next year
  
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• Manchester restaurant deals and offers to enjoy in January 2018

  28-12-2017 12:34 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  To hell with the diet - half price food and free wine is too good to miss
  
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• The Didsbury recruitment executive who was called pikey and gyppo in board meetings - and asked where he'd left his horse and cart

  28-12-2017 12:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Belfast-born Edward Bell awarded nearly £300,000 in damages over racial harassment and unfair dismissal
  
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• Manchester weather: Drivers warned over icy conditions on roads - as Met Office warns it could be even colder tonight

  28-12-2017 11:49 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Mancunians woke up to icy conditions on the roads on Thursday morning
  
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• The dramatic moment RSPCA inspector crawls across frozen river with an ice pick to save a dog

  28-12-2017 11:12 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  We all love a happy ending...
  
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• Mancunian Way shut for gritting after four-car smash in icy conditions

  28-12-2017 08:49 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police say a stretch of the road is too dangerous to drive on
  
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• I didn't want the kids to remember a big, wobbly, fat penguin: How one dad's weight loss story took a dramatic turn

  28-12-2017 08:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A holiday snap with his sons inspired James Dadge to turn his life around - and then came bad news
  
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• Murderers, gangsters, fraudsters and dangerous drivers: The high profile court cases that shocked Greater Manchester in 2017

  28-12-2017 07:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  In working to ensure justice is done in public, the M.E.N. has closely followed cases brought to court following the skilled work of the police and prosecutors - and the courage and determination of victims and witnesses
  
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• Live: Manchester breaking news - Mancunian Way closed in both directions following four vehicle collision

  28-12-2017 07:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News' breaking news service
  
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• 'I was told I would never walk again - this month I completed ten marathons'

  28-12-2017 07:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  University of Manchester graduate Rachel Barnes fractured her spine during a horrific snowmobile accident but refused to let it change her life
  
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