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• CBB viewers applaud Rochdale grooming detective Maggie Oliver entering house as unlikely housemate

  02-01-2018 23:57 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Former GMP detective constable resigned from the force following Rochdale grooming  - and now she's on Celebrity Big Brother
  
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• Corrie legend Amanda Barrie says Celebrity Big Brother will stop her thinking about dying

  02-01-2018 23:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The former Coronation Street star played Alma Sedgewick for 20 years
  
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• Who is in Celebrity Big Brother 2018? All the CBB housemates revealed

  02-01-2018 23:31 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A former Corrie actress, ex Tory MP, a BFF of the Kardashians, a journalist and a model and DJ are among the housemates
  
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• Who is Amanda Barrie? Everything you need to know about the Celebrity Big Brother housemate

  02-01-2018 23:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  How old is Amanda? Who did she play in Coronation Street? Where is she from?
   
  
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• Former Coronation Street actress who was the first ever Rovers Return barmaid, dies age 91

  02-01-2018 23:12 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Doreen Keogh, who played Concepta Regan, died 'peacefully' in Ireland
  
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• Emergency vehicles put on standby at Manchester Airport as flight is diverted due to technical fault

  02-01-2018 21:33 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The plane landed 'slightly faster than would normally be expected'
  
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• Primark's new Harry Potter range is just £7 and fans are loving it

  02-01-2018 21:12 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Primark has launched another Harry Potter collection in its stores including candles
  
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• Managers at care centre failed to act on employees' warnings about low staff levels, says health watchdog

  02-01-2018 20:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Hall Lane Resource Centre’s respite and short break service, in Baguley
  , received a string of criticisms following a Care Quality Commission inspection
  
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• Manchester council plans to close one in four of the city's remaining bowling greens

  02-01-2018 19:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The proposal is laid out in a report going before councillors later this week, outlining £87,000 in proposed maintenance savings
  
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• You can buy an entire exclusive Weight Watchers range for cheap thanks to B&M

  02-01-2018 19:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The range is even exclusive to B&M and includes a health fryer and a steamer
  
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• Man dies after being found with serious injuries in Wythenshawe Park

  02-01-2018 19:44 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police were called to Wythenshawe Park in Northern Moor on Tuesday
  
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• Teen who broke back at Flip Out trampoline park claims she was 'dragged out of foam pit by staff'

  02-01-2018 19:27 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
   When Lucy landed in the foam pit after her brave leap, she alleges she could not feel her legs and was screaming in agony
  
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• B&M has a furniture range that could save you up to £900

  02-01-2018 19:20 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Bargain store B&M has launched a new furniture range which will save you a great deal of money
  
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• When will Storm Eleanor hit Greater Manchester and how bad is it likely to be?

  02-01-2018 18:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Here's the hour by hour forecast for the storm expected tonight and into tomorrow
  
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• Ex-footballer Trevor Sinclair admits drink-driving charges

  02-01-2018 18:26 via bbc.co.uk
  The court also heard Trevor Sinclair, 44, urinated in a police car during his arrest.
  
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• Warrington Frankie & Benny's serves girl, 4, alcohol

  02-01-2018 18:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Evelyn Thomas was taken to hospital after appearing drunk, and woke up with a hangover.
  
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• Michael McIlorum: Catalans Dragons sign Wigan Warriors hooker on a two-year deal

  02-01-2018 18:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Catalans Dragons sign hooker Michael McIlorum on a two-year deal after Wigan agree to end his contract early.
  
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• Manchester hostel offers the working homeless a roof over their heads

  02-01-2018 17:58
  Stop Start Go charity to provide bedsit rooms for growing number of people who have jobs but still can’t afford to pay rentLevels of homelessness among working people in Manchester are so high that a new hostel has opened with dedicated bedsits for those with jobs who find themselves out on the streets.Stop Start Go has opened in a converted solicitors’ office in Cheetham Hill, north Manchester, following research that on average workers keep jobs for just two weeks after becoming ho
  
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• Caught in the act - thief breaks into and steals from car in SIX seconds

  02-01-2018 17:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The crime, caught on CCTV, was one of six identical thefts in south Bury in one night where Nissan Juke and Qashqai cars were targeted
  
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• Corrie spoiler: Kate Connor in shock exit after she kisses Sophie Webster

  02-01-2018 17:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Is this the end of 'Kana' as Rana Nazir is left devastated by Kate's departure on Coronation Street?
  
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• Triple killer admits murdering ex-partner after she started new relationship

  02-01-2018 17:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Theodore Johnson - who has two manslaughter convictions for killing his wife and a former girlfriend - murdered Angela Best in a revenge attack
  
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• Celebrity Big Brother 2018: Who is going into the CBB house?

  02-01-2018 17:05 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Rumoured line-up, start time and channel
  
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• How to double your days off in 2018 - get 24 holiday days in a row by booking just 14 days of annual leave

  02-01-2018 16:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  All you have to do is book your time off wisely – around bank holidays and weekends
  
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• Criminal with links to Gooch Gang is still on the run after more than a month

  02-01-2018 16:36 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police are searching for Duane Anthony Edwards who has been missing since December 1
  
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• These Manchester United legends granted the final wish of a dying fan

  02-01-2018 16:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Robert Clayton loved United all his life, and they came through for him at the end
  
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• Driver steals taco trailer then crashes it into parked car

  02-01-2018 16:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The trailer came loose when the driver went over a speed bump
  
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• Wigan Athletic: League One leaders would find it 'difficult' in Championship

  02-01-2018 16:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Wigan would find it "difficult" to be competitive in the Championship without "significant investment", says CEO.
  
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• Keith Hill: Rochdale boss not lost faith in side despite relegation struggles

  02-01-2018 16:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Rochdale boss Keith Hill has not lost faith in his side despite loss to Blackpool leaving them six points off safety in League One.
  
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• Jobs boost as Co-op plans 100 new UK food stores

  02-01-2018 15:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The retailer will invest more than £160 million in the venture
  
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• My wife needed help before she disappeared, says husband of missing mum Marie Scott

  02-01-2018 15:20 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Jim Scott says his wife was struggling to come to terms with the death of her mother and believes she should have been hospitalised because of her distressed state
  
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• Amir Khan and his wife on why they split

  02-01-2018 15:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The couple appeared on Loose Women to talk about what went wrong and how 2018 will be a fresh start
  
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• A poppy field mural has appeared in Didsbury to commemorate 100 years since the end of World War One

  02-01-2018 15:16 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The striking piece was created by graffiti artist Russell Meeham aka Quebek, best known for his Manchester bees mural at the The Koffee Pot in the Northern Quarter.
  
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• Things to look forward to in 2018 to cheer you up as you return to work

  02-01-2018 14:47 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Festivals, new restaurants, theatre shows and city centre events - there's lots to look forward to
  
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• Ten things to look forward to in 2018 to cheer you up as you return to work

  02-01-2018 14:47 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Festivals, new restaurants, theatre shows and city centre events - there's lots to look forward to
  
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• You have just two weeks to visit Manchester's town hall - before it closes for six years

  02-01-2018 14:44 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The town hall will close to undergo a £250m repair and maintenance programme that will include upgrades to its heating, electrical and lift systems, alongside urgent structural and restoration work needed to safeguard its long-term future
  
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• First look inside inferno car park where 1,400 cars were destroyed by fire

  02-01-2018 13:55 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Pictures from inside the car park, released by Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service, show the charred remains of some of the hundreds of vehicles following the blaze on New Year's Eve
  
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• From Peaky Blinders to Victor Frankenstein, the films and TV series filmed at Manchester town hall

  02-01-2018 13:54 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The corridors of power at Manchester Town Hall have been witness to lots of drama - both real and fictional
  
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• Justice at last - woman finally sees her childhood abuser jailed, 25 years on

  02-01-2018 13:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Imtian Aljoffrey-Uppal was a well-respected computer scientist from a family who had fled Idi Amin’s regime in Uganda. But, behind the mask of respectability, he was a predatory paedophile
  
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• What’s in store for the north west property market in 2018?

  02-01-2018 13:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Cushman & Wakefield predicts what lies ahead for the region's property market this year
  
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• Former Man City star Trevor Sinclair admits racially abusing police officer and drink-driving

  02-01-2018 13:19 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 44-year-old TV pundit asked the officer if he was being arrested because he was black, accusing the police of racism before urinating in a police car, Blackpool Magistrates' Court heard.
  
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• This is the Place writer Tony Walsh gifts moving poem to Manchester charity

  02-01-2018 12:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Tony Walsh’s This is the Place lifted Mancunians in the wake of the Manchester Arena attack, which claimed the lives of 22 people and left dozens more seriously injured
  
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• Dry January - the facts about what laying off alcohol for a month does to your body

  02-01-2018 11:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Millions take part in it - but what does laying off alcohol for a month really do for your body, and is it worth it?
  
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• Tony Walsh's This is The Place poem gifted to Manchester charity

  02-01-2018 11:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Tony Walsh's poem became a symbol of defiance following the Manchester Arena terror attack.
  
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• Commuters face seven weeks of delays as work begins at busy Stockport junction

  02-01-2018 11:27 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Work on one of the main elements of Stockport council’s congestion busting plan in the town centre will begin next week - with vehicles unable to turn left from St Mary’s Way into Hall Street for seven weeks
  
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• The number of secondary schools rated 'outstanding' or 'good' in Manchester has fallen

  02-01-2018 11:17 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Ofsted’s findings, published in its annual report show a steeper decline in top rated schools in Manchester compared to the rest of the region
  
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• Muslim youth group spends New Year's Day cleaning up town centres

  02-01-2018 11:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Over 100 volunteers from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association came out to pick litter across Greater Manchester
  
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• Watch: Mourinho hits back at Scholes criticism

  02-01-2018 10:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho says Paul Scholes "will be in history as a phenomenal player...not as a pundit" after the former midfielder criticises Paul Pogba.
  
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• Storm Eleanor is set to hit Greater Manchester - bringing strong winds and heavy showers

  02-01-2018 10:25 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has issued a ‘yellow’ weather alert for region on Wednesday
  
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• Muggers tried to steal champagne from Paul Dickov. But the former Man City striker was having none of it...

  02-01-2018 09:34 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 45-year-old was walking near his home in Wilmslow when the incident is said to have happened on Monday evening
  
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• Two babies inside car which was involved in three-vehicle crash on M60

  02-01-2018 09:16 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The incident took place at around 2.40pm on New Year’s Day, when a Peugeot skidded on water and collided with a Volvo and a Vauxhall
  
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