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• Premier League Darts: Leader Michael van Gerwen seals play-off spot

  26-04-2018 23:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Michael van Gerwen seals a play-off place and maintains his lead at the top of the Premier League Darts table in Manchester.
  
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• Coronation Street legend returns - Jim McDonald's back on the cobbles in 'typically explosive' fashion

  26-04-2018 23:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Corrie hardman, jailed in 2011 for armed robbery, is due for release
  
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• Coronation Street legend Jim McDonald to return to the cobbles in 'typically explosive' fashion

  26-04-2018 23:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Corrie hardman, jailed in 2011 for armed robbery, is due for release
  
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• Super League: Salford Red Devils 10-60 St Helens

  26-04-2018 23:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Ben Barba scores a hat-trick as Super League leaders St Helens run in 11 tries to comfortably beat Salford Red Devils.
  
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• Sponsor of Oldham's failed £14m college asked government to fund SECOND school on same site

  26-04-2018 22:29 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Venture capitalist Mike Dwan, who co-founded the Greater Manchester University Technical College, had applied in 2016 via his other academy trust - Bright Tribe - to fund a free school next door to the struggling UTC
  
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• How was Harold Shipman caught by police?

  26-04-2018 22:24 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'Doctor Death' Harold Shipman killed at least 218 people between 1971 and 1998. This is how he was eventually caught for his crimes
  
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• 'He pinned me against a wall. I remember him punching me. He kicked a chair from under me, and knocked me around the room'

  26-04-2018 21:54 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  As one of the founders of Underley Hall school starts a 20-month jail sentence for cruelty and actual bodily harm, Joseph Ryan finally feels he has achieved ‘a kind of justice’
  
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• Alfie Evans latest: Dad Tom calls on 'Alfie's Army' to 'stand down' and praises Alder Hey hospital staff

  26-04-2018 21:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  "We would now ask you to return to your everyday lives and allow myself, Kate and Alder Hey to form a relationship, build a bridge and walk across it."
  
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• Audi smashes into three other cars in dramatic end to police chase through Chorlton

  26-04-2018 20:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Witnesses say one man inside the Audi ran away from the scene
  
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• Burton Albion v Bolton Wanderers

  26-04-2018 19:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Championship game between Burton Albion and Bolton Wanderers.
  
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• Strangeways prisoner was caught using a mobile phone on the toilet

  26-04-2018 19:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  John Grimshaw, 28, was found with two handsets, phone batteries, a charger, a sim card and a keypad in his cell at HMP Manchester
  
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• People in Greater Manchester more likely to be victims of crime than anywhere else in England and Wales, official figures show

  26-04-2018 18:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  GMP's top cop admits officers are being forced to ‘prioritise those incidents where the greatest harm is caused’ and that the public is ‘starting to see and feel the impact’ of government cuts
  
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• Who was 'Doctor Death' Harold Shipman? How many people did he murder and who were the victims?

  26-04-2018 18:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Is Harold Shipman still alive, who was his wife and how did he kill his victims? Twenty years on from his arrest we look at the background of the former Hyde GP who killed at least 218 of his patients
  
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• Who were the victims of Harold Shipman and how many murders was he convicted of?

  26-04-2018 17:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Who did Harold Shipman kill? Here is a full list of victims which were identified by Shipman Inquiry
  
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• Festa Italiana food festival to hold two special Manchester banquets

  26-04-2018 17:33 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester restaurants Salvi’s, San Carlo and Lupo Caffè Italiano will join forces to create a an extraordinary feast
  
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• Founder of 'evil and twisted' boarding school jailed for violence and cruelty against boys

  26-04-2018 17:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Derrick Cooper, 77, was a teacher at the notorious Knowl View School in Rochdale, where the town’s MP, Cyril Smith, is believed to be among paedophiles who abused boys
  
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• Huge Manchester city centre site snapped up by Far East investors for £5.2m

  26-04-2018 17:12 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The two acre site, near the Co-op's Manchester headquarters, had plans for 344 new homes
  
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• Nurse still haunted by night shift she spent with serial killer doctor Harold Shipman in 1970s

  26-04-2018 17:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Sandra Whitehead, then just 18, said she was ‘too young and too naive’ to take her concerns to hospital management after three patients died at Pontefract General Infirmary
  
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• City's worst landlords could lose their 'slum-like' rented homes if they don't improve standards, says Andy Burnham

  26-04-2018 17:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham says if owners of dodgy houses refuse to improve standards he would look to forcibly buy the properties
  
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• Go Air Manchester bosses 'devastated' after confirming closure of trampoline centre

  26-04-2018 17:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Staff arrived the site last week to find the shutters down and a sign outside saying it was closed 'due to unforeseen circumstances'
  
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• Manchester student shopping night returns TONIGHT with huge discounts, freebies and live music

  26-04-2018 16:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The MCR Student Social is on tonight - with discounts of up to 30% off huge high street and designer names
  
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• Review: Avengers: Infinity War - heart-breaking sacrifices in this blockbuster battle royale

  26-04-2018 16:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The post credits scene teases the identity of one superhero who may shift the balance of power before the sun sets on the superhero dream team
  
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• Games console: Dan Hett, the indie game designer pouring his grief into interactive art

  26-04-2018 16:18
  When Dan Hett’s younger brother Martyn was killed in the Manchester Arena bombing, he embarked on a trilogy of autobiographical experimental video games about the experience and its aftermathScrolling through Twitter on his phone before going to sleep on 22 May 2017, Dan Hett saw a few vague mentions of an accident of some sort in Manchester: “no details, no actual news, just busybodies speculating.” He rubbed his eyes, removed his glasses and lay down without thinking about it
  
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• First look at Marco Pierre White's new Manchester steak restaurant on Canal Street

  26-04-2018 16:13 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The original celebrity chef has opened Mr White's Chophouse beneath Velvet in the Gay Village
  
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• The best deals and cheapest TV prices for the 2018 World Cup

  26-04-2018 16:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  4K? ULED? OLED? Here's all you need to know.
  
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• Gulliver's World is selling £8 tickets to price match the weight of the Royal baby - and it includes May half term

  26-04-2018 15:47 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The offer means families can get children's tickets for LESS THAN HALF PRICE
  
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• Wigan Athletic fined for pitch invasion after Manchester City victory

  26-04-2018 15:40 via bbc.co.uk
  The FA fines Wigan £12,500 after fans invaded the pitch following the club's shock 1-0 win over Manchester City in the FA Cup fifth round.
  
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• Public reaction to Alfie Evans controversy has been 'understandable but ill-informed' says expert on medical law

  26-04-2018 15:28 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Calls for doctors to be prosecuted for murder described as 'astonishing'
  
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• Liam Gallagher and Skepta pictured together gets Parklife fans very excited...

  26-04-2018 15:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A photo of Rock 'n' roll star Liam with Grime star Skepta is causing a stir - and getting Parklife festiva-lgoers excited as to what it could mean.
  
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• Thugs armed with machetes rob Co-op store on Withington Road, Whalley Range, stealing cash, cigarettes, alcohol and scratch cards

  26-04-2018 14:59 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'The fact these three men used weapons to steal money from innocent people is unacceptable'
  
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• Afghanistan: Army interpreter 'will die if deported'

  26-04-2018 14:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Abdul Bari, who has been refused asylum in the UK, plans to contest his return to Afghanistan.
  
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• Soft play centre finds novel way for September's school starters to meet their classmates - and parents are loving it

  26-04-2018 14:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Little ones starting nursery or school this year can make friends with fellow pupils before term begins
  
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• Weather this weekend: The forecast for the UK and Manchester - and it's not great

  26-04-2018 14:39 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It can't make its mind up
  
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• The Chuckle Brothers are making a TV comeback

  26-04-2018 14:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  ChuckleVision ran for 21 series between 1987 and 2009. But they haven't finished yet.
  
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• Coronation Street favourite Paula Lane to star in Martyn Hett play

  26-04-2018 13:59 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Former Coronation Street star Paula Lane has been confirmed to star in the new production of the #BeMoreMartyn play which celebrates the life of soap superfan Martyn Hett who died in the Manchester Arena bombing
  
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• Giro d'Italia: Simon Yates relishing leader's role with Michelton-Scott

  26-04-2018 13:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Britain's Simon Yates is hoping to make an impact in the general classification standings at next month's Giro d'Italia
  
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• The nuisance call pensioner who repeatedly called 999 and shouted 'Muslims out' - then threatened police after she was arrested

  26-04-2018 13:13 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  999 call handlers have been having to deal with Dorothy Anlezark for more than five years
  
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• Manchester Pride line up 2018: Rita Ora, Jake Shears, Sigala and Alexandra Burke to headline The Big Weekend

  26-04-2018 13:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The four day August Bank Holiday celebration of LGBT+ culture also features huge names including Ana Matronic, Nadine Coyle and Pete Tong.
  
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• Manchester Pride 2018 line up: Rita Ora, Jake Shears, Sigala and Alexandra Burke to headline The Big Weekend

  26-04-2018 13:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The four day August Bank Holiday celebration of LGBT+ culture also features huge names including Ana Matronic, Nadine Coyle and Pete Tong.
  
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• Manchester Pride 2018 line up: Rita Ora, Jake Shears, Sigala and Alexandra Burke to headline

  26-04-2018 13:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The four day August Bank Holiday celebration of LGBT+ culture also features huge names including Ana Matronic, Nadine Coyle and Pete Tong.
  
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• Alfie Evans: This is exactly what doctors have been saying about his chance of surviving after life support

  26-04-2018 12:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  There was anger last night after a claim that Alder Hey 'never suggested' Alfie's death would be instantaneous
  
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• The yobs who 'don't care': Caught on camera hurling a fence panel at a car - and abusing a resident

  26-04-2018 12:28 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'Kids hang around, we get that. I did it. But what I didn’t do was cause criminal damage' 
  
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• Even more Manchester mums compare their post-birth pictures to Kate Middleton's

  26-04-2018 12:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  BBC journalist Nina Warhurst's hilarious snap sparked a flurry of photos from parents eager to 'keep it real'
  
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• Annie The Musical is coming to Manchester Opera House in 2019 - how to get tickets

  26-04-2018 11:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The show has been a massive hit in the West End where it starred Craig Revel Horwood, Meera Syal and Miranda Hart
  
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• Annie The Musical is coming to Manchester - how to get tickets

  26-04-2018 11:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The show has been a massive hit in the West End
  
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• The Saddleworth village of Delph was brought to a standstill by a stuck lorry - because the driver was following sat-nav

  26-04-2018 11:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'It's happened before'
  
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• A 'happy, carefree teenager' driven to despair after being raped in a park - and the attacker who could be in Manchester

  26-04-2018 10:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police suggest he may have attacked other victims - using a ruse about a lost dog - and the victim reported him having a strong smell of cat urine
  
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• Brand new Range Rover has its roof ripped off after car transporter smashes into bridge on M61

  26-04-2018 09:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The driver told police he'd forgotten to lower the top deck because a woman with a pram asked him to move his truck
  
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• Music legend Elton John to read CBeebies Bedtime Story

  26-04-2018 09:37 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The much-loved singer joins a long list of stars presenting the bedtime story
  
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• Snapchat footage of children in mass brawl in Ashton park prompts police to step up patrols

  26-04-2018 09:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The caption on the video reads ‘both dropped’
  
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