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• University of Manchester students 'ran drugs factory from dark web'

  19-03-2018 23:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Four students ran an international drug dealing operation and enjoyed a lavish lifestyle, a court hears.
  
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• Two boys died after IRA bombs exploded in Warrington 25 years ago - it was an atrocity that shocked the world

  19-03-2018 22:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Johnathan Ball, three, and schoolboy Tim Parry, 12, were both killed following the blast in Warrington town centre on March 20, 1993. A further 54 people were injured
  
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• Coronation Street fans' horror as rapist Josh cosies up to David's girlfriend Shona

  19-03-2018 22:27 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Viewers couldn't believe it when smarmy Josh tried his charm on Shona
  
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• Coronation Street shows brutal aftermath of David Platt rape in harrowing scenes

  19-03-2018 21:27 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  David Platt had a violent reaction when he came face to face with attacker Josh Tucker
  
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• Real Housewives of Cheshire star Tanya Bardsley and husband Phil put £2m Wilmslow mansion up for sale

  19-03-2018 21:25 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Premier League footballer Phil Bardsley and wife Tanya have put their Wilmslow house up for sale - and it's stunning.  Take a look what £2m will buy you...
  
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• Met Office warning of ice for Greater Manchester during Tuesday morning rush hour

  19-03-2018 20:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A yellow weather warning of ice is currently in place across Greater Manchester between 7pm on Monday and 9am on Tuesday
  
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• Man taken to hospital after stabbing in city centre

  19-03-2018 20:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police have launched an investigation after the victim was attacked on Tib Street shortly before 5.55pm this evening
  
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• How to get half price BT Sport for a year

  19-03-2018 20:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  There's an easy way you can cut your cost and still watch all the big matches
  
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• Murder accused police inspector's manslaughter plea 'cowardly'

  19-03-2018 19:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Inspector Darren McKie conducted "a game of cat and mouse" after killing his wife, a court is told.
  
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• The 'Breaking Bad' student gang who sold $1m worth of drugs over the 'dark web'

  19-03-2018 19:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The University of Manchester students operated from a city centre flat and sold ecstasy, LSD, 2CB, and ketamine over the world - taking payment in Bitcoin
  
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• Uber suspends autonomous vehicle testing after pedestrian stuck and killed in US city of Phoenix

  19-03-2018 19:31 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The woman, whose name has not yet been released, died after being hit in Tempe, a suburb of Phoenix, Arizona
  
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• Uber suspends autonomous vehicle testing after pedestrian struck and killed in US city of Phoenix

  19-03-2018 19:31 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The woman, whose name has not yet been released, died after being hit in Tempe, a suburb of Phoenix, Arizona
  
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• Anthony Joshua v Joseph Parker: Anthony Crolla to fight Edson Ramirez on undercard

  19-03-2018 19:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Anthony Crolla will face Mexico's Edson Ramirez on the undercard of Anthony Joshua's heavyweight title fight against Joseph Parker on 31 March.
  
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• Paul Pogba: Manchester United midfielder 'can't be happy', says France coach Didier Deschamps

  19-03-2018 19:22 via bbc.co.uk
  France coach Didier Deschamps says Paul Pogba "can't be happy" finding himself out of favour at Manchester United.
  
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• Women in Trafford may be denied free fertility treatment

  19-03-2018 19:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Ending free fertility treatment is one of a number of "difficult decisions" facing health bosses in Trafford.
  
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• Lorry crash caused major rush hour delays on M60 and M66

  19-03-2018 18:33 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A crash caused exit slip road closures and traffic tailed  back to Oldham on the M60
  
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• Darren McKie played game of ‘cat and mouse’ with officers investigating his wife’s death, trial hears

  19-03-2018 18:31 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Darren McKie, 43, has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Leanne, 39, but continues to deny her murder
  
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• Two men seriously injured after crash in Levenshulme

  19-03-2018 18:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police say it happened at the junction of Stockport Road and Broom Lane at around 2pm on Monday afternoon
  
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• Andy Burnham says Greater Manchester is being kept in the dark over Brexit - because we're not mates with David Davis

  19-03-2018 18:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The mayor said Westminster was now at risk of repeating its previous mistakes by locking out certain parts of the country from its discussions
  
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• The new animal hospital which will provide free or cheap care for your pets

  19-03-2018 17:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The charity will move from Old Trafford to a new state-of-the-art site in Gorton
  
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• Coronation Street spoilers: Phelan's final dramatic showdown with Eileen

  19-03-2018 17:55 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  New Corrie trailer reveals his evil Pat Phelan's wife Eileen is in danger after finding out the truth
  
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• Saturday Night Takeaway cancelled as Ant McPartlin 'seeks treatment' after drink-drive arrest

  19-03-2018 17:47 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The TV presenter, 42, was involved in a collision with two other cars while he was driving his Mini in West London and was arrested at around after failing a roadside breathalyser test on Sunday afternoon
  
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• Jet2 passenger sexually assaulted at 30,000 feet by man who ‘caressed her leg for 20 minutes’

  19-03-2018 17:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The victim - in her 20s - was sitting in the middle of a row of three seats on a Manchester-bound flight when taxi driver Tamas Farkas, 36, who a court heard was pretending to be asleep, pressed his leg against her before running his hand up her thigh
  
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• Hulton Park: Green belt Ryder Cup course plan backed

  19-03-2018 17:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Plans for a golf course and 1,000 homes on green belt are backed despite "substantial" objections.
  
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• Swapping bailiffs for a coffee and a chat – what Salford residents struggling to pay council tax will get

  19-03-2018 17:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  People signed up to the town hall’s council tax reduction scheme are already benefiting from the change
  
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• Who plays Josh Tucker in Coronation Street? Everything you need to know about Ryan Clayton

  19-03-2018 16:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Actor Ryan Clayton has been on screen with Jack P Shepherd as part of the harrowing David Platt rape storyline
  
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• Manchester restaurant deals, offers and discounts in March 2018

  19-03-2018 16:36 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It's a bitterly cold start to March this year - and what better excuse to seek shelter with some good food and drink?
  
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• Manchester transformed into London as Keira Knightley arrives in town for new film

  19-03-2018 16:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Hollywood A lister was filming for Official Secrets
  
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• A Coronation Street fan replaced photos of her dad with pictures of Pat Phelan - and he didn't notice for THREE WEEKS

  19-03-2018 16:24 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Corrie fan Bobbie got creative after everyone told her that her dad resembled the fearsome Corrie killer
  
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• Altrincham's best restaurants and bars: where to eat and drink in the resurgent Trafford town

  19-03-2018 16:16 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Altrincham is buzzing with new restaurants and bars - here's the best of the bunch 
  
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• Manchester: 367 tower blocks failed to meet fire standards after Grenfell

  19-03-2018 16:00
  Of 489 Greater Manchester tower blocks, 75% were deemed not to have met safety standardsThree-quarters of tower blocks in Greater Manchester failed to meet fire safety standards in inspections carried out after the Grenfell Tower fire, it has been revealed.
  In examinations of 489 residential tower blocks across the region, the fire service found that only 117 of them were “broadly compliant” with fire safety laws. Related: Tower residents told to pay £500,000 to replace Grenfel
  
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• Bomb threat to schools today: Here's what we know

  19-03-2018 15:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police say the communication is thought to be a 'malicious hoax' - but that they are investigating every report
  
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• The £4 Childs Farm Baby moisturiser that mums say can 'cure' children's eczema

  19-03-2018 15:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Childs Farm Baby moisturiser has been hailed as a wonder cure for eczema - and it's on sale for just £3.99 from shops like Boots and Asda
  
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• An Uncle Joe's Mint Balls gin is now on sale in Wigan

  19-03-2018 15:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Wigan confectioner Willium Santus & Co has turned its most famous sweet into a spirit with bar owner Tony Callaghan
  
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• Baby died after mum was left with midwives who had never delivered twins before - because all the doctors were busy

  19-03-2018 15:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Eleanor Baines was born seriously ill minutes after her brother Lucas' safe delivery - she died six days later
  
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• Amazon launches early Easter 2018 sale - deals on Fire TV, Amazon Echo and more

  19-03-2018 15:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Amazon early Easter sale 2018 UK - deals on Fire TV, HD TVs, Echo and more
  
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• ‘The vitriol was really unhealthy’: artist Sonia Boyce on the row over taking down Hylas and the Nymphs

  19-03-2018 14:36
  When John William Waterhouse’s 1896 painting was taken off the walls of Manchester Art Gallery, furious critics described it as censorship or a publicity stunt. That couldn’t be further from the truth, says the artist at the centre of the stormWhen John William Waterhouse’s painting Hylas and the Nymphs was removed from the walls of the Manchester Art Gallery at the end of January, all hell broke loose. Social media was electric with outraged cries of “censorship”.
  
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• 'Structurally unsound' Stalybridge mill to be demolished after fire

  19-03-2018 14:14 via bbc.co.uk
  A mill hit by a large fire on Saturday is to be demolished "as soon as is safe", a council says.
  
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• Coronation Street producer Kate Oates defends David Platt male rape storyline on This Morning

  19-03-2018 14:11 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Coronation Street boss Oates went on the show to defend the show against claims the dark storyline is a "step too far"
  
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• Fire-hit Stalybridge mill is being demolished and it could smoulder for a week

  19-03-2018 13:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  There's still a lot of smoke coming from the mill, and residents have been asked to continue keeping windows and doors shut
  
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• Man Utd trigger one-year Ashley Young extension

  19-03-2018 13:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Manchester United trigger a one-year extension clause in Ashley Young's contract which will keep him at the club until summer 2019.
  
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• Schools scare: Police investigating reports of 'threats made to schools across Greater Manchester'

  19-03-2018 13:44 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Greater Manchester Police say they are 'carrying out extensive enquiries' and are working to ensure safety of pupils and staff
  
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• Ramsbottom Chocolate Festival 2018 happens this weekend - complete with Nutella donut wagon

  19-03-2018 13:36 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The huge festival will include a Gin Truck and a Prosecco Wagon
  
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• Fitbit, running shoes and more must-haves so you'll never need a gym membership again

  19-03-2018 13:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  No gym? No problem.
  
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• Independent? How the Northern Quarter is becoming a mini-empire for a handful of owners

  19-03-2018 13:04 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The area is now dominated by a few major players - but will it affect the Northern Quarter's independent spirit?
  
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• Beyonce and Jay Z On The Run 2018 tour tickets: Citi, Tidal and Beyhive presale dates and everything you need to know

  19-03-2018 12:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Jay Z and Beyonce's On The Run part 2 concert comes to Manchester's Etihad Stadium in 2018 - find out how to get presale tickets with Citi, Ticketmaster and Beyhive
  
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• Aldi, Lidl, Primark and Ikea and Waitrose are amongst retailers recalling these 19 products urgently

  19-03-2018 12:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Mini fryers, cheesecake, mouth freshener and tomato ketchup are all on the list
  
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• Police alert after young boy found wandering alone at 7am on busy road

  19-03-2018 12:34 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The youngster was wearing a coat, jeans and Paw Patrol wellies
  
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• Ant McPartlin's drink-drive arrest could put Saturday Night Takeaway live finale in trouble

  19-03-2018 12:20 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The US visa rules can be VERY strict if you've been arrested
  
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