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• Stephen Humphrys & Scott Wiseman: Rochdale loans for Fulham and Chesterfield pair

  31-01-2018 23:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Rochdale sign Fulham striker Stephen Humphrys and re-sign Chesterfield defender Scott Wiseman, both on loan deals.
  
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• Devante Cole: Wigan sign Fleetwood Town striker for undisclosed fee

  31-01-2018 22:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Wigan Athletic sign Fleetwood striker Devante Cole for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half-year deal.
  
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• Fans complain Carla story needed more screen time after epic Coronation Street double bill

  31-01-2018 22:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Carla Connor revealed to her concerned family that she needs a kidney transplant in tonight's Corrie
  
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• Gary Madine: Cardiff City sign striker from Bolton Wanderers

  31-01-2018 22:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Cardiff City sign striker Gary Madine from Championship rivals Bolton Wanderers in a deal thought to be worth about £6m.
  
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• Coronation Street spoiler: Shock twist after Rana confesses affair to husband Zeedan

  31-01-2018 21:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Rana revealed she was in love with someone else on Corrie
  
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• Coronation Street viewers OUTRAGED as Phelan turns up at Luke's funeral

  31-01-2018 21:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Corrie fans couldn't believe the killer had the nerve to attend the service for the man he killed
  
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• Oldham Athletic sign Wilfried Moimbe and Preston's Eoin Doyle

  31-01-2018 20:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Preston striker Eoin Doyle rejoins Oldham on loan while Frenchman Wilfried Moimbe signs on a short-term deal.
  
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• Should drivers be penalised for going 1mph over the speed limit?

  31-01-2018 20:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Current guidance suggests police forces should only issue penalties for drivers caught at 10pc plus 2mph over the limit - for example 46mph in a 40mph
  
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• Woman who was hurt while helping homeless ex-serviceman asks judge not to send attacker to jail

  31-01-2018 20:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Catherine Whittaker was praised by a judge as a woman 'this city can be proud of'
  
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• Why have mildly erotic nymphs been removed from a Manchester gallery? Is Picasso next?

  31-01-2018 19:57
  Hylas and the Nymphs is no masterpiece. But if it has to be removed from a gallery, will the nudes of Titian and Picasso be next? My, what a utopiaManchester Art Gallery says it has removed JW Waterhouse’s 1896 painting Hylas and the Nymphs from its displays “to prompt conversation”. Yet the conversation can only really be about one thing: should museums censor works of art on political grounds? There can only be one answer if you believe in human progress.Picasso contains a ja
  
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• The Lidl stores in and around Greater Manchester where you can grab a freebie

  31-01-2018 19:37 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Every time a new Lidl opens customers (or new ones) can pick up a card that gives them access to a freebie every week for six weeks, when you spend £20 or more
  
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• These are the changes to your benefits and pension coming in 2018 - what you need to know month by month

  31-01-2018 19:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  There are numerous changes to benefits and pensions in 2018. When can you expect your first Universal Credit payment? Everything you need to know
  
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• 10 Manchester drinks deals to break your Dry January drought

  31-01-2018 18:54 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  You did it! These Manchester happy hour offers are yours for the taking
  
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• Coronation Street's controversial Phelan storyline is set to run for MONTHS longer

  31-01-2018 18:44 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Corrie actor Mikey North revealed the news on This Morning leaving Phillip Schofield stunned
  
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• Gallery removes naked nymphs painting to 'prompt conversation'

  31-01-2018 18:37
  Manchester Art Gallery takes down work by Waterhouse and asks public to post reactionsIt is a painting that shows pubescent, naked nymphs tempting a handsome young man to his doom, but is it an erotic Victorian fantasy too far and one, in the current climate, which is unsuitable and offensive to modern audiences?
  Manchester Art Gallery is asking the question after removing John William Waterhouse’s Hylas and the Nymphs, one of the most recognisable of all pre-Raphaelite paintings, from its
  
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• Police investigating organised crime are looking for a man called Leon with 'prominent white teeth'

  31-01-2018 18:13 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Officers are searching for Leon Cullen, who is described as having ‘prominent white teeth’ and ‘two distinctive tattoos’
  
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• Feral Hyde hooligans on the rampage smash up children's roundabout twice in less than a week

  31-01-2018 18:13 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Traders and shoppers were furious after discovering the damage on Wednesday morning
  
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• Meet Paddy the hero police dog who helped catch three would-be robbers

  31-01-2018 18:05 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The German Shepherd tracked a gang who threatened a man with a hammer, CS gas and a bat
  
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• Win tickets to TEDxManchester at The Bridgewater Hall

  31-01-2018 18:04 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  This year's event, which will be Europe’s biggest TEDx conference ever, will take place at the Bridgewater Hall on February 11
  
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• Manchester Museum unveils huge expansion plans to attract 'world class' exhibitions

  31-01-2018 17:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Bosses want to bring more international touring shows to the city, accommodate more visitors and stage larger exhibitions
  
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• Coronation Street stars Brooke Vincent and Sally Ann Matthews launch their new thriller film

  31-01-2018 17:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Corrie favourites play mother and daughter in a film shot in Manchester
  
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• Manchester city centre could get a new public park near Piccadilly station for the first time in 100 years

  31-01-2018 16:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The revised masterplan for the industrial area around Mayfield depot would see the Star and Garter pub being kept as well as a 6.5 acre park being created on wasteland
  
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• Manchester city centre could get a new public park near Piccadilly station - and 1,500 more homes

  31-01-2018 16:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The revised masterplan for the industrial area around Mayfield depot would see the Star and Garter pub being kept as well as a 6.5 acre park being created on wasteland
  
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• Queen Extravaganza theatre tour will return to Manchester

  31-01-2018 16:39 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The official tribute show is curated by Queen's Roger Taylor and Brian May
  
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• Coronation Street stars swap Weatherfield drama for Hamlet at the Lowry Theatre

  31-01-2018 16:28 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Corrie's Victoria Ekanoye and Nicola Thorp walked the red carpet at The Royal Shakespeare Company production
  
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• Man accused of carrying out Finsbury Park attack plotted to murder Rochdale councillor, court hears

  31-01-2018 16:20 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Darren Osborne, of Glyn Rhosyn in Cardiff, is alleged to have deliberately mowed down Muslims outside two mosques in north London using a van shortly after 12.15am on June 19 last year
  
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• Just So Festival is back for 2018 with mischief, mayhem and magical midnight feasts

  31-01-2018 16:17 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The programme has been revealed for the award-winning family arts festival, now in its ninth year
  
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• Manchester workplace parking levy considered by council

  31-01-2018 16:13 via bbc.co.uk
  A charge on company car parks is among "solutions" Manchester is considering to improve air quality.
  
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• How Coronation Street's cancer storyline could save this fan's life

  31-01-2018 15:33 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Corrie viewer Scott Wray did a self check after seeing Robert Preston's testicular cancer story on the ITV1 soap - now he's undergone what could be life-saving surgery
  
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• Manchester boom in building makes it European leader

  31-01-2018 15:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The city centre is seeing 11,000 flats constructed in 41 schemes, say Deloitte.
  
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• Police investigating reports of man taking sneak photographs of children in leisure centre changing room

  31-01-2018 14:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Bosses say they are taking allegations 'extremely seriously'
  
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• Shane ended up in prison after going AWOL from the Army - just look at him now

  31-01-2018 14:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Having turned his life around the 35-year-old is opening a personal training gym in Stockport
  
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• Kids can climb aboard Concorde at Manchester Airport this February half term

  31-01-2018 14:25 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Families can tour the iconic British Airways Concorde on two special dates
  
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• Three Manchester neighbourhoods rank in UK's top 20 hipster destinations for 2018

  31-01-2018 14:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Ancoats, Chorlton and the Northern Quarter have been named among UK's top 20 hipster destinations
  
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• When is the super moon over Greater Manchester?

  31-01-2018 13:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Stargazers will be treated to a super blue blood moon - a rare lunar phenomenon
  
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• These armed robbers were caught after being chased through Wigan by Paddy the police dog

  31-01-2018 13:46 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Michael Clark, 28, Jack Floweth-Brown, 21 and Leon Hardaker, 21, wore masks and attempted to steal cash from a couple on Friday, July 1, 2016
  
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• Manchester weather forecast: How long's this hail going to last? And is it turning into proper snow?

  31-01-2018 13:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  That hail bouncing off your bonnet was just the start...
  
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• The MOT is changing in 2018, here is what you need to know

  31-01-2018 13:09 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  THe new rule changes to the MOT test in 2018 will affect diesel drivers considerably, here's what you need to know
  
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• Review: Hamlet at The Lowry, Salford Quays

  31-01-2018 12:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Paapa Essiedu shines in the Royal Shakespeare Company's latest production of the classic
  
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• 'You’re doing just fine! Make the f***ing nuggets' - Mum's sweary rant about parenthood goes viral

  31-01-2018 12:46 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A Bolton mum's words of advice to parents has struck a chord
  
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• A scaffolder could be jailed because of this picture - and it's sparked a huge debate

  31-01-2018 11:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'He could have lost his life if he fell - so we'll take it away by sending him to prison'
  
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• Plumber with a talent for one-liners tries his luck in love on Blind Date

  31-01-2018 11:31 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Darren Watson from Stockport didn't get picked - but he is hoping his appearance will kick off a career in stand up comedy
  
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• Marks and Spencer to shut store in Stockport and Denton as closures put hundreds of jobs at risk

  31-01-2018 11:16 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Eight stores across the UK have been earmarked for closure, while a further six stores are closing by the end of April
           
  
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• Thieves strip lead from roof of building being restored through community donations

  31-01-2018 10:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Grade II-listed Stretford Public Hall is currently being transformed into a community venue for music, food, dancing and other events.
  
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• Shock as community clean-up group find eight-inch knife yards from children's play area

  31-01-2018 10:49 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'There is absolutely no justification for carrying knives of any size in public places'
  
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• Manchester's 'most potholed road' has finally been fixed... just one day after we reported on it

  31-01-2018 10:28 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'As promised, our team have inspected Gladeside Road and carried out urgent repairs'
  
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• Manchester listed among the top 10 most exciting cities in the world

  31-01-2018 10:28 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester scored higher than cultural hot spots like Lisbon and Barcelona.
           
  
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• Man, 29, charged with possession of a knife after shoppers threatened at Arndale Centre

  31-01-2018 10:05 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Bruno Kalsers, of no fixed address, is due to appear in court on Wednesday
  
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• VR rehabilitation equipment could be used to help children injured in Manchester Arena attack

  31-01-2018 09:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The machine at Salford's BASIC centre is the only one of its kind in the country available for public use
  
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• 400-space car park for Manchester Airport is fighting to stay open after operating for six years without planning permission

  31-01-2018 08:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Site owners Marshall CDP lodge application to operate for another 12 months in Heaton Mersey
  
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