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• More than 2,000 women 'Reclaim The Night' to stand up against sexual violence, street harassment and victim blaming

  22-02-2018 23:20 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Banners were held high into the air and chants directed by organisers with megaphones as the march travelled along Oxford Road to the University of Manchester Students’ Union
  
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• Police dismiss social media claims schoolboy pulled a knife on a security guard

  22-02-2018 22:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  There had been reports of an assault at Sainsburys at Woodsend Circle, off Woodsend Road, at around 3.20pm
  
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• Woman ordered to submit to DNA testing to prove she is the daughter of a man who died with no will

  22-02-2018 22:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The unprecedented case was branded 'sad litigation' by a judge
  
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• Jan Kirchhoff: Bolton sign former Sunderland man until end of the season

  22-02-2018 22:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Bolton Wanderers sign former Sunderland midfielder Jan Kirchhoff on a deal until the end of the season.
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of killing daughter of former Coronation Street star John Michie

  22-02-2018 22:11 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Louella Fletcher-Michie, 25, was found dead at the Dorset music event Bestival last year
  
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• Mum died after she fell asleep with a lit cigarette which set fire to her sofa

  22-02-2018 21:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Natasha Taylor, 43, was found dead at her Blackley home by her ex
  
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• Needles on the streets - Manchester city centre's heroin addiction

  22-02-2018 20:46 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  As heroin use becomes more visible in Manchester, we investigate why - and what could be done about it
  
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• Your chance to nominate the amazing women who epitomise the Suffragette Spirit

  22-02-2018 20:19 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Manchester Evening News has joined forces with Amnesty International to celebrate the extraordinary women in our communities
  
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• Nine passengers hurt as bus crashes into tree - live updates

  22-02-2018 20:12 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police were called to Ladbrooke Road in Ashton-under-Lyne, on Thursday night following reports of a collision between a bus and two cars
  
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• This is how Manchester city centre’s first new public park in 100 years could look

  22-02-2018 19:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Plans for the new civic space - around the Mayfield depot - are going on display
  
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• Inside Manchester's new whisky school - where you can blend your own bottle

  22-02-2018 19:12 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Blend by Chivas Regal will be the first drinks experience to pop up inside Pernod Ricard's new event space The Loft
  
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• Inside Manchester's new event space The Loft - and it's home to a whisky school

  22-02-2018 19:12 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Blend by Chivas Regal will be the first drinks experience to pop up inside Pernod Ricard UK's new event space The Loft
  
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• Abusive and violent passengers could soon face being banned for life from Greater Manchester's trams and buses

  22-02-2018 18:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham to get new powers to curb increase in verbal and physical abuse on public transport
  
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• There's a huge cheese festival in Manchester this weekend

  22-02-2018 18:44 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Cheesefest Manchester will have gooey delights to try and buy and cheese galore to take away
  
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• Come Dine With Me is looking for Manchester contestants

  22-02-2018 18:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The popular Channel 4 show is looking for budding chefs and perfect party hosts
  
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• Thousands of asthma inhalers recalled after fault found that 'could put people's lives at risk'

  22-02-2018 17:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A manufacturing defect was found in some batches of around 6,000 inhalers
  
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• Manchester restaurant Luck, Lust, Liquor and Burn is holding a taco 'smackdown' eating challenge for Mexican food fans

  22-02-2018 17:19 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Like tacos? Like tequila? Want to win stuff? This is how...
  
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• Dessert restaurant Creams is coming to Stockport - with its own play area

  22-02-2018 17:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The venture follows the success of other Creams cafes in Manchester city centre and Cheetham Hill
  
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• A Game of Thrones fan convention is coming to Manchester

  22-02-2018 16:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  ThronesCon will bring cast and crew from the hit HBO show to The Printworks
  
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• Sky is putting up prices for millions of customers – here's how it affects you and what you can do

  22-02-2018 16:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Out-of-contract customers will be most affected by the increase
  
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• Where are the National Trust Cadbury Easter egg hunts in 2018?

  22-02-2018 16:05 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Children can search for clues around some of the National Trust's finest properties
  
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• Where to buy Pharrell Williams' new HU Holi Blank Canvas trainers

  22-02-2018 15:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Struggling to get your hands on a pair of the new limited edition trainers? You are not along
  
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• Swastikas were painted on a wall in Fallowfield - so a graffiti artist took action

  22-02-2018 15:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The vile graffiti was scrawled on a wall opposite the Sainsbury’s store just off Wilmslow Road
  
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• Emirates launch sale on return flights from Manchester with Dubai from £399

  22-02-2018 15:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Passengers can get themselves cheaper travel during April and June to destinations Thailand, Dubai and Australia
  
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• Protesters donned Gary Neville masks to protest Turn Moss plans

  22-02-2018 14:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Save Turn Moss group met outside Trafford Town Hall on Wednesday night to lobby the council about plans for the green belt land, in Stretford
  
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• Zika virus: Work begins on vaccine for pregnant women

  22-02-2018 14:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Scientists begin work on a "ready-to-use vaccine" to help protect pregnant women from the Zika virus.
  
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• When American evangelist Billy Graham preached to 35,000 people at a time at Maine Road

  22-02-2018 14:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The TV preacher touched millions worldwide before his death from cancer at 99-years-old
  
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• Cheshire drink-driver tells court 'driveway too long to walk'

  22-02-2018 14:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Barbara Woodward needs a car for her £6m mansion's quarter-mile driveway, a court hears.
  
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• Parklife festival 2018 reveals full line-up, stage breakdown and running orders

  22-02-2018 14:25 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The line-up and all the stage breakdowns for Saturday and Sunday including Liam Gallagher, N.E.R.D, The xx, Skepta and more
  
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• Brexit blamed by Stockport smart meter firm intending to axe 288 staff

  22-02-2018 14:11 via bbc.co.uk
  British Gas supplier Landis+Gyr says production costs have risen by 20% since the EU referendum in 2016.
  
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• Police officer punched in the face following chase through Chorlton

  22-02-2018 14:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The chase began in the centre of Chorlton, around the Wilbraham Road area, on Thursday morning after a car refused to stop for officers
  
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• Cheshire Police cars crash during Wythenshawe off-road chase

  22-02-2018 13:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Photographs captured the extent of the damage after the cars crashed while chasing suspected car thieves.
  
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• Mulbury secures £20m Wellesley Group backing for Excelsior Works scheme

  22-02-2018 13:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The development of 108 apartments, being marketed for private sale, is due to start on site in May
  
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• The Crystal Maze Manchester launches its first ever student night with cheap tickets

  22-02-2018 13:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Assemble your team ad sign up for a cut-price adventure at the Crystal Maze
  
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• Swinton Insurance to close 40 branches - putting nearly 270 jobs at risk

  22-02-2018 12:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The insurance giant told staff about the shock move, which will leave the firm with 59 branches this morning.
  
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• 'Bring a friend' promotion cancelled at Blackpool Comes to Oldham fair after mass brawl

  22-02-2018 12:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Last week, thugs hurled chairs, smashed up tables and knocked down railings
  
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• 'Key member' of voodoo trafficking gang arrested in Manchester

  22-02-2018 12:22 via bbc.co.uk
  The gang is accused of making victims eat raw chicken hearts in voodoo rituals.
  
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• Four police officers viciously attacked by dad and his two sons

  22-02-2018 12:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  They were punched in the head and face, and one was bitten on the finger - now the father and sons have been locked up
  
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• 'Beast from the East' is on the way - and it is set to bring snow and sub-zero temperatures

  22-02-2018 12:11 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Met Office says the temperatures in Greater Manchester will be well below the seasonal average as the icy blast arrives - but we have a couple of days of sunshine first
  
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• My cyber-stalking ex-girlfriend made me feel like I didn't exist

  22-02-2018 11:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Domestic violence survivor Brian, who has asked that we don’t use his real name, has spoken out on the day a new domestic abuse sentencing guideline comes into force
  
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• Laura Ashley launches 40% off sale on homeware

  22-02-2018 11:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The latest deals at the store come after much speculation about the stores profit warnings
  
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• Hope Mill Theatre in Ancoats is throwing a party with an all star cast from their amazing two year run

  22-02-2018 10:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Hope Mill was named The Stage’s Fringe Theatre of the Year in 2018 Awards after just two years of opening
  
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• Dumped dirty mattresses, broken electrical goods and bin bags: Eleven people fined over flytipping in Oldham

  22-02-2018 10:25 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It costs Oldham Council £2,500 a day to clear up the waste left by criminals who try to go unnoticed dumping rubbish
  
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• University lecturers go on strike in Manchester and Salford over pensions

  22-02-2018 10:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Academics claim they have been left with no option but to strike following a row over changes to their pensions
  
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• Two police BMWs crash into each other during off-road chase in Wythenshawe

  22-02-2018 09:28 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Cheshire Police BMWs had been chasing a vehicle along the M56 when it turned onto a cycle path in Wythenshawe
  
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• Star Wars fan suing Lucasfilm for £1.3m over Darth Vader interview

  22-02-2018 09:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Marc John says the Hollywood giants stopped him selling filmed highlights of a Star Wars fans’ convention in Trafford Park - with an interview with Darth Vader actor David Prowse ‘forming a centrepiece of the broadcast’ - to 1,200 cinemas worldwide.
  
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• Driver knocked down and killed well-loved mum on pedestrian crossing just yards from her home

  22-02-2018 08:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Damian Raeburn, 32, had been pursued by police for more than four miles before the collision on High Street in Rishton, Lancashire, on Boxing Day, last year
  
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• From Stormzy to Dua Lipa - All the Brit Award 2018 winners

  22-02-2018 08:25 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Stormzy fended off competition in the British male solo artist and British album categories, while Lipa scored the British female solo artist gong and the breakthrough act prize
  
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• Fourteen teenagers banned from areas of Trafford after spike in anti-social behaviour

  22-02-2018 07:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Acceptable Behaviour Contracts were handed to youngsters following complaints of a gang terrorising neighbourhoods
  
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• Ander Herrera: Man Utd midfielder could have bad injury, says Jose Mourinho

  22-02-2018 01:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Ander Herrera could have a "bad injury", says Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho after Wednesday's Champions League goalless draw at Sevilla.
  
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