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• Girl who survived Manchester Arena attack makes it through to Britain's Got Talent semi-finals

  26-05-2018 22:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Hollie Booth, 13, and her dance troupe Rise were among the 35 acts put through to next week's live semi-finals on Saturday night
  
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• National Lottery results: Winning Lotto and Thunderball numbers from Saturday's draw

  26-05-2018 21:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Lotto winning numbers have been drawn tonight - see if the balls have changed your life
  
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• Skiving off? Stealing from work? Private detective Nicole Reid is out to get you...

  26-05-2018 21:13 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  What's it like to be a private detective? Someone who knows the secrets spills the beans
  
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• The statue of much-loved MP has returned to a Salford park

  26-05-2018 21:11 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A 9ft 6in bronze statue of Salford’s first MP, Joseph Brotherton, has returned to the city’s Peel Park - 160 years after it was first put up there
  
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• Review underway into how authorities handled contacts with family before Walkden arson attack which killed four children

  26-05-2018 20:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The devastating 5am fire in Walkden on December 11 last year ended in the deaths of Demi Pearson, 15, and her siblings Brandon, eight, Lacie, seven, and three-year-old Lia
  
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• Ray Keating was left homeless after his son died and his marriage broke down - now strangers have given him a fresh start

  26-05-2018 19:47 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Kind-hearted Ashley McGiffin saw Ray Keating sat outside Tesco Express in Shaw and started to talk to him and discovered the heartbreaking chain of events that led to him being on the streets
  
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• Woman arrested on suspicion of arson after shed fire spread to house

  26-05-2018 19:25 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Fire crews from Bolton were scrambled to a semi-detached house on Greenroyd Avenue in Breightmet, Bolton, at 11.35pm on Friday night
  
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• Campaigners want cash to transform the home of suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst

  26-05-2018 19:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The centre on Nelson Street is currently bidding for funding of £4.5 million but around 10 per cent of that, some £450,000, has to be raised first
  
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• Manchester Arena Attack: Victims taken on theme park day out

  26-05-2018 18:46 via bbc.co.uk
  The owners of Flamingo Land near Malton donated up to 1,000 tickets to the affected families.
  
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• 'Miracle child' Lucas Hughes almost died from meningitis as a baby - now he's getting ready to sit his GCSEs

  26-05-2018 18:19 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  As the tot tenaciously clung to life his terrified parents feared he would lose limbs to the disease and were warned even if he did survive the deadly infection he would never read or write
  
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• Boy dies and three others hurt in Rochdale field

  26-05-2018 18:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Police are investigating whether there were any suspicious circumstances.
  
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• Colony of bees set up home in one of Manchester's Trees of Hope

  26-05-2018 18:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  In a poignant symbol following the anniversary of the Arena bombing, a swarm has descended on one of the trees close to the National Football Museum
  
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• Supermarket opening hours for Asda, Tesco, Aldi and more on Bank Holiday Monday 2018

  26-05-2018 17:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  When are the supermarkets open and closing times for the late May bank holiday weekend? Opening and closing times at Asda, Aldi, Tesco, Waitrose, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and Lidl in Manchester
  
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• Northern says it's commissioning independent report into rail chaos

  26-05-2018 17:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Bosses have apologised for the disruption and say the report will look into the processes leading up to the timetable change - which has caused misery for thousands of customers
  
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• Manchester brothers Shaquille and Shameer Rayes wow Britain's Got Talent in two separate auditions

  26-05-2018 17:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Brothers Shameer and Shaquille Rayes aim to impress Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and co with their totally different talents on BGT, but do they both win through?
  
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• CCTV images of men police want to speak to after family home was raided

  26-05-2018 17:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police were called at 11.45am on Sunday, April 22, to reports that three men had broken into the home on Eastgrove Avenue, Bolton
  
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• Teenage boy dies and three other teens taken to hospital after incident in field

  26-05-2018 16:39 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Officers were called to the field, near Dewhirst Road in Syke, Rochdale, at 11.15am this morning over concern for the boy's welfare
  
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• Thousands head to Geronimo Family Festival at Arley Hall in Cheshire

  26-05-2018 16:33 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  With CBeebies stars, fairground rides, circus shows and interactive fun, thousands are enjoying the Geronimo Family Festival at Arley Hall
  
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• Manchester police appeal after Iraqi consulate fire

  26-05-2018 16:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Inquiries after an arson attack on the Manchester premises last year have so far proved "negative".
  
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• Maxine Peake on acting from the neck up for new role in Happy Days at The Royal Exchange

  26-05-2018 15:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Maxine Peake stars in the Royal Exchange Theatre's new production of Samuel Beckett's Happy Days - where her character will be buried up to the neck!
  
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• Maxine Peake on acting from the neck up for new role in Happy Days at The Royal Exchang

  26-05-2018 15:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Maxine Peake stars in the Royal Exchange Theatre's new production of Samuel Beckett's Happy Days - where her character will be buried up to the neck!
  
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• Jason Manford boosts appeal to help woman with muscle-wasting disease get new wheelchair

  26-05-2018 15:28 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Jess Donohoe's current chair is being held together with string and a spoon - but the comedian has come to her aid
  
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• Champions League, Phelan's Corrie return and the end of Peter Kay's Car Share - what's on TV this Bank Holiday

  26-05-2018 14:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A host of options on the box for those who want to stay indoors this weekend
  
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• Bottles of Irn Bru recalled after warning caps could 'pop off' unexpectedly

  26-05-2018 14:33 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The iconic drink's maker, AG Barr, says 750ml glass bottles of its products are faulty
  
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• How to avoid the Champions League final 2018 in Manchester

  26-05-2018 14:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Pretend it isn't happening with these handy alternatives to watching Real Madrid beating Liverpool 3-2 and the endless build-up, analysis and the tedious observations of Michael Owen
  
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• Ed Sheeran 'not trying to stitch fans up' over UK tour tickets

  26-05-2018 13:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Speaking about a row over tickets for his UK tour, the star says he wants to stop fans getting "ripped off".
  
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• Manchester weather warning issued - Met Office says thunderstorms could bring flooding and power cuts

  26-05-2018 13:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The new warning covers all of Sunday into the early hours of Bank Holiday Monday - but sunny spells are expected too
  
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• CCTV images released of men police want to speak to after arson attack at Iraqi Consulate

  26-05-2018 12:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A fire was deliberately started at the Consulate of Iraq in Manchester city centre in October last year, GMP say
  
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• Coronation Street teen actor Alex Bain to become a dad at 16

  26-05-2018 12:33 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Alex Bain, who plays Simon Barlow, is to become a dad at the age of 16, Corrie sources have confirmed
  
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• 'As warm as August in Almería' - Tinto Didsbury is another welcome stop on Manchester's tapas trail

  26-05-2018 12:16 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  We review the latest venture from the couple behind Deansgate tapas bar Tapeo & Wine
  
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• Manchester Muslims share food with homeless for Ramadan

  26-05-2018 11:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Muslims in Manchester are sharing food with homeless people as they break their fast during Ramadan.
  
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• The 'Ant and Dec' of eSports - how two students started a business to commentate on FIFA

  26-05-2018 11:17 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Brandon Smith and Richard Buckley have set up a business commentating on FIFA
  
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• M60 reopens after man falls from bridge at Blackley

  26-05-2018 10:37 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The M60 was closed anti-clockwise between junction 20 at Blackley and junction 22 at Hollinwood - an air ambulance attended the scene
  
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• M60 traffic news as motorway closed after man falls from bridge at Blackley

  26-05-2018 10:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police and Highways Agency say the M60 has been closed anti-clockwise between junction 20 at Blackley and junction 22 at Hollinwood - an air ambulance is reportedly in attendance
  
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• Ed Sheeran 2018 Manchester Etihad concerts - tickets, stage times, set list and support

  26-05-2018 09:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  What time does Ed Sheeran's concert start and end and who is the support act? Everything you need to know about his Manchester shows at the Etihad stadium
  
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• The 'ghost station' where there is just one train a week - and passengers have to put out their hand to board

  26-05-2018 08:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Since 1991, just a single, one-way service has called at Reddish South - but all that is about to change with the introduction of a return journey
  
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• Kind stranger pays for couple's £49 Aldi shopping after pension mix-up saw their card declined

  26-05-2018 08:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Jean and Alan Young couldn't believe it when the cashier said a mystery lady in the queue had covered the cost
  
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