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• Unemployment is at 44-month high - is the impact of Brexit to blame?

  25-05-2018 23:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Joblessness now stands 11pc higher than it did before the referendum
  
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• Tonight's EuroMillions results for Friday May 25: Winning lottery numbers for estimated £50 million jackpot

  25-05-2018 23:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Check your Euromillions lotto numbers, Lucky Stars and Millionaire Maker codes, and the Thunderball numbers from tonight's draw
  
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• Wigan slip to shock defeat by struggling Hull KR

  25-05-2018 23:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Hull KR shock second-placed Wigan to move off the bottom of the Super League table.
  
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• Super League: Salford Red Devils 16-24 Huddersfield Giants

  25-05-2018 23:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Huddersfield Giants come from behind to beat Salford Red Devils in front of new coach Simon Woolford.
  
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• Warrington come from behind to beat Hull FC

  25-05-2018 23:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Warrington Wolves score five unanswered second-half tries as they came from 12-0 down to beat Hull FC 30-12.
  
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• More Northern Rail train services were cancelled on Friday night

  25-05-2018 23:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Passengers have been warned of major disruption and should check trains are running before heading home
  
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• More Northern Rail train services have been cancelled tonight

  25-05-2018 23:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Passengers have been warned of major disruption and should check trains are running before heading home
  
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• Forecasters say temperatures could reach 27 degrees this weekend (but there'll be rain first)

  25-05-2018 22:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'It will be a warm weekend. Lots of sunshine, with a risk of thundery showers'
  
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• Currys bank holiday deals on 4K Ultra HD TVs for the Champions League final and 2018 World Cup

  25-05-2018 22:36 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Currys PC World has deals on all sorts of different electrical appliances this bank holiday weekend, from TVs to tablets and coffee machines
  
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• Currys bank holiday deals on 4K Ultra HD TVs for the Champions League final

  25-05-2018 22:36 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Currys PC World has deals on all sorts of different electrical appliances this bank holiday weekend, from TVs to tablets and coffee machines
  
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• Thug bit off part of a man's ear after hugging him outside pub

  25-05-2018 22:05 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police say the attack was completely unprovoked
  
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• Mikey North signs new Corrie contract keeping Gary Windass on Coronation Street

  25-05-2018 22:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Actor Mikey North confirms he will be staying on Coronation Street as Gary Windass for another year
  
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• 'The pain is so intense' - the heartbreaking victim impact statements given to a judge by family of children killed in arson attack

  25-05-2018 21:31 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The heartbreaking victim impact statements given to a judge by the family of Demi, Brandon, Lacie and Lia Pearson
  
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• Hunt for gunmen riding 'moped-style motorbike' who fired shots at house in Cheetham Hill

  25-05-2018 19:46 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It is believed two men on a 'moped-style motorbike' approached the house and fired several rounds
  
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• Northern rail to commission independent report into train disruption

  25-05-2018 19:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Plans for the review come after Northern was criticised by political leaders over widespread cancellations.
  
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• Giro d'Italia: Chris Froome wins stage 19 to take overall lead from Simon Yates

  25-05-2018 19:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Britain's Chris Froome launches a devastating attack to win stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia and take the overall lead.
  
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• The feared crime boss who tried to corner the Strangeways prison phone market

  25-05-2018 18:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Wesley Brown used his reputation to get fellow inmates to collect smuggled phones for him to sell on at a huge profit
  
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• One-Day Cup: Lancashire-Warwickshire group game abandoned in Blackpool

  25-05-2018 18:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Only 50 balls are bowled in Blackpool as Lancashire's One-Day Cup group game with Warwickshire is abandoned.
  
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• Tyson Fury v Sefer Seferi to be broadcast on 5 live

  25-05-2018 18:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Tyson Fury's comeback fight against Albania's Sefer Seferi on 9 June will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 5 live.
  
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• Pankhurst Centre: Funding call for suffragette museum

  25-05-2018 17:33 via bbc.co.uk
  The Pankhurst Centre in Manchester needs funding to restore the building and develop its museum.
  
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• An entire block of student flats destroyed because someone had a barbecue on the roof

  25-05-2018 17:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Fire crews said it was lucky nobody was killed
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following shooting in Bolton

  25-05-2018 17:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A 33-year-old man remains in custody for questioning
  
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• Fred: Man Utd & Man City interested - Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder

  25-05-2018 16:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Shakhtar Donetsk and Brazil midfielder Fred says both Manchester United and Manchester City are interested in signing him.
  
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• Rochdale council should do more to compensate victims of historic sex abuse, says deputy leader

  25-05-2018 16:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Coun Sara Rowbotham said victims should be ‘proactively’ sought out to help compensate them for the abuse they suffered
  
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• The music school rapist last seen leaving England by Eurostar - and the questions the college faces

  25-05-2018 16:24 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Jacek Serafin has been jailed for 14 years in his absence
  
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• Joe Riley: Manchester United defender joins Bradford City on a two-year deal

  25-05-2018 15:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Manchester United defender Joe Riley joins League One club Bradford City on a two-year deal.
  
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• Walkden fire murder: IOPC resumes police contact probe

  25-05-2018 15:49 via bbc.co.uk
  A watchdog resumes its probe into police contact with the mother of four children before their deaths.
  
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• North West firms are growing THREE times faster than national average

  25-05-2018 15:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A new report from the London Stock Exchange has hailed 39 SMEs from Greater Manchester
  
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• Hunt for driver who failed to stop after crash that left cyclist seriously injured in Fallowfield

  25-05-2018 15:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The victim was struck by a white car on Platt Lane in Fallowfield at around 11.20pm on Saturday
  
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• Manchester Etihad stadium places to eat, parking, trams, capacity, hotels and more

  25-05-2018 15:20 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, Beyonce and Jay Z and more come to Manchester City's Etihad stadium in summer 2018. This is the seating plan for the show and how many the stadium holds
  
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• Michelle Pearson's children were killed by monsters and let down by the authorities say devastated family

  25-05-2018 15:12 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'They said she wasn’t in danger - they said she was fine and the police were always there when she needs them. But they just didn’t help her'
  
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• Thousands of people are not being told that this major mortgage benefit is being axed

  25-05-2018 15:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) has been scrapped and the DWP said it has yet to successfully contact 29,000 claimants to discuss the scheme changing from a benefit to a loan
  
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• Gary Neville's plans for football training pitches on Turn Moss have been officially scrapped

  25-05-2018 14:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The new boss of the Labour-led council says 'we will work with the community to improve Turn Moss for future generations'
  
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• The huge new park in Manchester city centre set to be signed off next week

  25-05-2018 14:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Mayfield area opposite Piccadilly will be split into six 'world-class' zones
  
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• The extreme measures taken at this Co-op to stop people stealing coffee and pills

  25-05-2018 13:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'We’ve just stopped putting more expensive things out now'
  
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• Matty Gillam: Teenage Rochdale striker signs new two-year deal

  25-05-2018 13:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Rochdale boss Keith Hill hands a new two-year deal to homegrown teenage striker Matty Gillam.
  
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• The best presents and personalised gifts and cards for dads this Father's Day 2018

  25-05-2018 13:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  From first Father's Day gifts to presents for step dads, now is the time to start planning - we've got the best of Asda, B&M, Marks and Spencer, BeerBODS and more
  
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• Cancer experts say NO amount of alcohol, sausages or bacon is good for you

  25-05-2018 13:31 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The new guidelines come with a new 10-point health plan
  
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• Stretford man wanted over handgun found in garden

  25-05-2018 13:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Police "urgently" need to speak to Dean Kirby after the weapon was found where children had been playing.
  
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• Greater Manchester council leaders say Northern Rail are treating the north 'like a third world nation'

  25-05-2018 13:12 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'How are they getting away with this? I don’t understand. They’re completely unaccountable'
  
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• The Monster inflatable obstacle course has arrived in Manchester for the bank holiday weekend - and it looks awesome

  25-05-2018 13:11 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It's the world's biggest inflatable obstacle course and it's here until Monday
  
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• League tables changes ‘toxic’ for poor white schools

  25-05-2018 13:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Exam league tables are stigmatising white working-class schools, head teachers say.
  
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• Brit holidaymakers facing Benidorm beach ban after Portuguese Man O'War invasion

  25-05-2018 12:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Dozens of beaches on the Costa Blanca - a hugely popular area with British tourists - have been closed because of an invasion of jellyfish-type creatures
  
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• Itison reveals MORE Manchester deals - with Brewski, Cane and Grain and The Lowry Hotel

  25-05-2018 12:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The pre-launch deals include a mystery macaroni cheese night, a luxury spa day with afternoon tea thrown in, and half price food on ther Northern Quarter
  
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• Civil servant wins payout after 'highly private' medical information was emailed to his colleagues

  25-05-2018 12:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Mr Marchant spoke to the Manchester Evening News to encourage others to fight back if they feel they have been unfairly treated at work
  
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• Ex-Coronation Street star Georgia May Foote shows off her tan on Manchester dinner date

  25-05-2018 12:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Georgia, who played the soap’s Katy Armstrong, was in dazzling form in a red dress as she headed for lunch with a male friend at Neighbourhood
  
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• This is why it's a smart idea to keep your car keys in the microwave

  25-05-2018 12:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Car theft statistics jumped significantly last year but why? Motoring experts suggest that keyless entry systems are to blame and the microwave could be the answer
  
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• Lauryn Hill is coming to Manchester Arena - here's how to get tickets

  25-05-2018 11:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Fugees legend will celebrate her debut solo album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
  
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• Florence and The Machine to play Manchester Arena on UK tour - how to get tickets

  25-05-2018 11:44 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The tour comes in support of Florence Welch's upcoming album High As Hope
  
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• Shots fired on quiet north Manchester street as families made their way back home from mosque

  25-05-2018 11:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Residents have spoken of their shock following incident outside a red brick terrace in Cheetham Hill at 1am today
  
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