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• Manchester United fan at centre of Jamie Carragher spitting controversy says he's had death threats

  13-03-2018 23:55 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Andy Hughes filmed the ex-Liverpool defender and TV pundit spitting at his car with his young daughter in the passenger seat
  
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• Manchester United 1-2 Sevilla (agg: 1-2)

  13-03-2018 22:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Manchester United are knocked out of the Champions League after an awful performance ends in a 2-1 home defeat by Sevilla.
  
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• The £800m vision to transform Salford Crescent into the Brooklyn of Greater Manchester

  13-03-2018 22:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  But the 'unashamedly ambitious' masterplan needs investors to become a reality
  
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• Modern-day slaves' were trafficked to Manchester for forced labour

  13-03-2018 21:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A married couple are among those suspected of exploiting dozens of 'vulnerable' Romanian workers
  
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• Claims teenagers 'swung' dog from crossbar of goal post with harness

  13-03-2018 21:39 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Bosses at the RSPCA described the photo as ‘worrying’
  
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• Manchester MP's office evacuated after suspicious package delivered

  13-03-2018 21:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Parliamentary office of Gorton MP Afzal Khan was evacuated after the package was sent there
  
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• Two teachers hurt after fight erupts outside Failsworth school

  13-03-2018 21:11 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Violence broke out outside the Co-op Academy in Failsworth earlier this afternoon
  
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• The Tameside riverbed with the worst plastic pollution in the WORLD

  13-03-2018 20:57 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  One section of the River Tame was found to have 517,000 plastic particles per square metre of sediment - double the previous record for any waterway or ocean in the world
  
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• The government could soon scrap 1p and 2p coins

  13-03-2018 20:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It's claimed that 1p and 2p coins could potentially be scrapped as they become less useful
  
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• Virgin Trains sale with tickets from Manchester to London from £11

  13-03-2018 19:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Virgin Trains is having spring seat sale - but you have to be quick
  
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• Jailed thug who knifed a young dad to death loses his bid for freedom

  13-03-2018 19:39 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Timothy Deakin murdered Michael Hoolickin after he told him not to hit a woman
  
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• Fifth arrest over Oldham street stabbing death

  13-03-2018 19:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Mohammed Nabeel Hassan, 22, died in hospital after he was found with stab wounds in a street in Oldham.
  
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• United fan's passionate video on the Jamie Carragher spitting incident has gone viral

  13-03-2018 19:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Graeme Keast posted his expletive-riddled video opinion of the incident to his Facebook page - he told the M.E.N. he believes the retired Liverpool defender was ‘goaded’ into a reaction
  
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• Rupa Huq becomes fourth MP to get Islamophobic letter

  13-03-2018 19:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Police return to Westminster for the second day in a row to investigate "suspicious items of mail".
  
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• The Real Housewives of Cheshire's Rachel Lugo has had a glam makeover

  13-03-2018 18:59 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Rachel has undergone a transformation ahead of the new series
  
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• Boyfriend of girl, 17, jailed for buying ecstasy tablet that killed her

  13-03-2018 18:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Faye Allen from Liverpool died after taking a double strength ecstasy tablet her boyfriend bought her.
  
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• Gary Lineker donates £1,000 to a junior football club in Salford after its changing rooms were vandalised

  13-03-2018 18:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Paint was thrown around and a swastika daubed on a wall alongside racist graffiti
  
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• Two in court after car cannabis recovery

  13-03-2018 17:19 via bbc.co.uk
  It follows the seizure of cannabis with a street value of nearly £30,000 on the A74(M) near Ecclefechan.
  
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• A mum-of-two paralysed from the chest down will walk the Greater Manchester Marathon using ‘robotic suit’ - it will take her up to 10 days

  13-03-2018 17:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Inspirational Claire Lomas will take on the 26.2 mile course on April 8 along with thousands of runners
  
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• Beyonce and Jay Z tour dates 2018 - presale ticket information and everything you need to know

  13-03-2018 16:46 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Beyonce and Jay Z will play Manchester's Eithad Stadium in 2018 - find out how to get presale tickets with Ticketmaster
  
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• Arsenal Women v Manchester City Women (Wed)

  13-03-2018 15:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Preview followed by live coverage of Wednesday's Continental Tyres Cup final between Arsenal Women and Manchester City Women.
  
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• Winter Paralympics: Menna Fitzpatrick and Jen Kehoe win super combined silver

  13-03-2018 15:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Menna Fitzpatrick and Jen Kehoe win silver in the women's visually impaired super combined at the Winter Paralympics.
  
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• Woman rescued from flat fire after leaving pan on hob and falling asleep

  13-03-2018 15:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Brigade bosses have warned about the dangers of cooking after drinking following the incident
  
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• 'Shoplifters with adapted coats' filmed emptying dozens of items from hidden pockets

  13-03-2018 15:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The pair reportedly filled a basket with around £200-worth of medication and creams at the Salford shop after being collared while attempting to walk out.
  
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• Sean Wilson on his "awkward" return to Coronation Street as Martin Platt

  13-03-2018 14:21 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Corrie legend comes back to Weatherfield to support his son David after he's raped by newcomer Josh
  
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• Swedish fashion brand Monki to open in Manchester Arndale

  13-03-2018 14:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  This will be Monki’s first concept store in the north of England
  
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• Rochdale v Southend United

  13-03-2018 14:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Live coverage of Tuesday's League One game between Rochdale and Southend United.
  
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• Bury v Peterborough United

  13-03-2018 14:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Live coverage of Tuesday's League One game between Bury and Peterborough United.
  
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• Spring statement recap – Philip Hammond gives budget update amid calls for NHS financial lifeline

  13-03-2018 13:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered the spring statement from the House of Commons at 12.30pm
  
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• Spring statement live – Philip Hammond gives budget update amid calls for NHS financial lifeline

  13-03-2018 13:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Chancellor Philip Hammond will deliver the spring statement from the House of Commons at 12.30pm
  
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• London darts bar Flight Club plans Manchester site in failed Burger & Lobster restaurant

  13-03-2018 13:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Flight Club - which has branches in Shoreditch, Bloomsbury and one planned for Chicago - says they have 'reinvented darts for the twenty first century'.
  
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• London darts bar Flight Club plans Manchester site in Burger & Lobster restaurant

  13-03-2018 13:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Flight Club - which has branches in Shoreditch, Bloomsbury and one planned for Chicago - says they have 'reinvented darts for the twenty first century'.
  
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• Drug driver whose car hit five-year-old 'not responsible for the boy’s life-changing injuries'

  13-03-2018 12:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Gavin Higgins was given a suspended sentence
  
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• Olympian Alan Geldard – famously sacked for training too much – has died aged 90

  13-03-2018 12:46 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Manchester Olympian, who won bronze in the 1948 Olympics in London, remained a cycling fanatic throughout his life
  
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• Jarvis Cocker plans tour and intimate Manchester show - tickets

  13-03-2018 12:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The former Pulp frontman is bringing his new band to the Deaf Institute in Manchester
  
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• Gary Barlow is heading to Manchester for an exclusive performance

  13-03-2018 12:33 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Take That superstar will sing at a black tie charity event
  
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• Huge project to build new council HQ and college building in Tameside has been saved

  13-03-2018 12:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Work on the second, £36m phase of the massive ‘Vision Tameside’ development in Ashton-under-Lyne stopped when Carillion went into liquidation
  
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• Uma Thurman mural replaces image of disgraced Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey in Burnage

  13-03-2018 12:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The striking image has been meticulously spray painted on a wall off Mauldeth Road
  
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• X-ray of grape stuck in child's throat poses terrifying reminder for parents to chop up food

  13-03-2018 11:46 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  There have been a number of tragic cases of children choking on grapes in recent years
  
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• Dylan Moran announces UK tour with Salford and Manchester dates - how to get tickets

  13-03-2018 11:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Moran's Dr Cosmos tour will take in 41 UK venues in 2018.
  
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• Traders in Stockport have hired private security guards to patrol the town centre - because police are under too much pressure

  13-03-2018 11:19 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Totally Stockport, a group set up to promote businesses in the area, have employed four guards who work seven days a week from 5pm to 1pm
  
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• Manchester fast food joint Friska is giving out free lunch and breakfast this week

  13-03-2018 10:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Independent restaurant Friska is celebrating the launch of its St Peter's Square branch
  
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• Friska Manchester is giving out free lunch and breakfast this week

  13-03-2018 10:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Independent restaurant Friska is celebrating the launch of its St Peter's Square branch
  
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• The launch of the 26 to 30 railcard branded a shambles after website problems

  13-03-2018 10:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The card, aimed at ‘millenials’, went on sale on Monday morning, but will only 10,000 available, the site struggled to cope with demand
  
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• Two men charged with murder after Oldham man stabbed to death

  13-03-2018 10:04 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Mohammed Nabeel Hassan was fatally injured in an incident at Waterloo Street on Friday afternoon, shortly after leaving prayers at his local mosque
  
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• Review: She Bangs The Drums, Manchester Science Museum

  13-03-2018 10:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A cheeky, charming and poignant celebration of women everywhere, writes Amanda Dunlop.
  
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• Review: Belle and Sebastian, Bridgewater Hall Manchester

  13-03-2018 09:54 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Joe Goggins finds the Glasgow band in rude health on their latest trip to Manchester
  
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• "A loving son, father and brother" - Family's heartbreaking tribute to dad killed in Mother's Day horror crash

  13-03-2018 09:36 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Matthew Horridge, 30, was killed alongside Jordan Matthew, 22, when their Ford Focus hit a parked car on Sunday morning
  
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• Coronation Street down the years - look back at the history of the cobbles

  13-03-2018 09:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  As Victoria Street welcomes a new era on Coronation Street, we take a look at how the sets have evolved since 1960, from Granada Studios to Trafford Park
  
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• Teachers and pupils offered vaccinations after Hepatitis A outbreak at primary school

  13-03-2018 09:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Public Health England has been made aware of two cases of the virus - can cause nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, fever and tiredness - at St Kentigern’s Primary School in Fallowfield
  
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