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• Hundreds of French football fans celebrate in the city centre after World Cup win

  15-07-2018 21:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Fans wearing the country’s famous dark blue shirt, and waving the tricolour flag, turned heads as they jumped for joy and got soaked as they ran through the fountains in the gardens
  
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• Why don't the police in Greater Manchester turn up like they used to?

  15-07-2018 21:21 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  SPECIAL REPORT: Are government cuts to the force having a dramatic effect on policing across the region? And if so, where does it leave the investigation of crime? The MEN investigates the impact of the cuts in police numbers
  
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• Little Mix and Killers fans stuck in two hour queues after gigs at Bolton's Macron Stadium

  15-07-2018 20:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Revellers attending the gigs have also complained of overflowing toilets, £20 parking fees and a lack of public transport.
  
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• Ex-champion, 88, completes 200th Parkrun

  15-07-2018 19:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Arthur Walsham, who won four world titles as a veteran runner, crossed the line to a guard of honour.
  
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• Pubs were once part of the community. A place where everyone went to drink and meet. So why have so many closed down?

  15-07-2018 19:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Back in the day Longsight was full of pubs - more than 30 boozers were strung along the A6 Stockport Road and most of them would be packed with working folk letting their hair down on a Friday or Saturday night. Now there are just two. But why have so many pubs vanished across Greater Manchester?
  
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• Police hunt knifeman who stabbed shop security guard in the face at the Spar in Piccadilly Gardens

  15-07-2018 19:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Detectives are now appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward
  
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• People in Manchester have some of the worst access to sporting facilities in England

  15-07-2018 19:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  "If we don’t give kids proper access to sports facilities we’re just creating more problems and more expense for the NHS in the long term"
  
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• Parents launch petition in support of suspended headteacher of Educating Greater Manchester school

  15-07-2018 19:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Mr Povey, 40, who has been at the school for twelve years and who became one of the stars of Channel 4’s Educating Greater Manchester, has called the suspension ‘unfair’
  
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• Over forty years after a doomed gig, the godfather of punk is coming back to Manchester

  15-07-2018 19:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Sylvain Sylvain is returning to the city to play a gig over 40 years after a cancelled show
  
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• Lynne says the Ring and Ride service saved her life - but now these vital buses could be slashed

  15-07-2018 19:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Ring and Ride board members warn cutting fleet would 'end service'
  
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• England footballers came home - and hardly anyone realised

  15-07-2018 19:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The England team returned home on Sunday afternoon - but fans were asked not to greet them at Birmingham Airport
  
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• Free and cheap things to do with the kids this school summer holidays 2018 in Manchester

  15-07-2018 18:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  School's almost out for summer so we've created a mammoth list of days out and events for all the family to enjoy - and some of them won't cost you a penny
  
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• Hundreds of train cancellations blamed on World Cup final

  15-07-2018 17:50
  Staff shortages at Northern, GWR and CrossCountry also down to heatwave, bosses sayHundreds of trains have been cancelled or delayed owing to staff shortages blamed on the World Cup and hot weather. Great Western Railway (GWR), Northern and CrossCountry services were disrupted on Sunday as fewer train crews than normal agreed to work.Related: Thameslink commuters have had enough. We need a new deal | Daisy CooperContinue reading...
  
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• M62 was closed in both directions after power cable comes down near motorway

  15-07-2018 16:44 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  M62 traffic news as the motorway is closed near Ainley Top, junctions 24 and 25
  
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• Police investigate distressing footage of girl gang kicking defenceless young teen in the head

  15-07-2018 16:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The attack on a 13-year-old girl was filmed and has been widely shared on social media.
  
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• Is the weather going to stay hot this week? Here is the six-day Met Office forecast

  15-07-2018 15:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Met Office says the North West will see some rain and cloud as temperatures fall next week
  
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• Oldham attack: Man dies after birthday assault

  15-07-2018 15:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Stephen McGiffen was celebrating when there was an "altercation between several people", police say.
  
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• Landlords in Manchester are offering rent-free rooms in return for sex on Craigslist

  15-07-2018 15:13 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A shocking number of adverts explicitly offering accommodation across Greater Manchester in exchange for sex have been posted on the site
  
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• Prolific burglar who targeted Jewish homes caught by neighbourhood watch group

  15-07-2018 13:46 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Steven Lovell, 47, has now been jailed for six years
  
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• Part of a Stockport park was cordoned off after 'World War Two device' was found

  15-07-2018 13:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Officers from Greater Manchester Police are at Alexandra Park in Cheadle Heath
  
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• Motorcyclist dies after Bolton car crash

  15-07-2018 13:17 via bbc.co.uk
  The man, believed to be in his 50s, was hit in Bolton after midnight, police say.
  
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• A Salford teacher is running across Africa - and he's being greeted with kindness the whole way

  15-07-2018 12:27 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Superfit Brendan Rendall first took up running as a bet - now he is almost halfway through an epic 2,522 mile coast to coast run across Africa
  
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• Why are so many Londoners leaving the capital for Manchester?

  15-07-2018 12:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  New figures reveal record numbers of Londoners are moving to the region - with 10,200 people settling in Greater Manchester from the capital last year
  
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• Where to watch the World Cup Final 2018 on a big screen in Manchester today

  15-07-2018 12:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Here's where you can watch the World Cup Final 2018 in Manchester on an outdoor big screen as France and Croatia battle it out
  
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• Northern cancels 170 train services, with 'staff unavailable'

  15-07-2018 12:02
  Under-fire rail operator says more services likely to be scrapped on SundayThe railway company Northern has announced more than 170 train services will be cancelled on Sunday.The train operator said it was likely more services would be scrapped, with Cheshire, Lancashire and Greater Manchester faring the worst, and Yorkshire also affected. Related: Thameslink commuters have had enough. We need a new deal | Daisy CooperContinue reading...
  
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• Hero police officer who saved drowning man from river is honoured by The Hoff

  15-07-2018 11:34 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Pc Mohammed Nadeem jumped into a river in a single-handed rescue which earned him the nickname ‘The Hoff’ after Baywatch and Knight Rider star David Hasselhoff
  
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• It's one of Didbsury's most iconic buildings - and it has gone up for sale

  15-07-2018 11:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 100-year-old former village police station, on Wilmslow Road, shut down a few years ago as the force began selling off properties to raise cash for new stations. It's now on the matket for £1.25m
  
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• Motorcyclist dies after bike collided with car in early hours of morning

  15-07-2018 10:16 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The collision happened on Bury Road in Breightmet, at the junction with Crompton Way, at around 1.45am on Sunday morning
  
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• Take That make triumphant Manchester Arena return as Liam Payne, Rita Ora and Clean Bandit make perfect pop party at Hits Radio Live

  15-07-2018 09:59 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Take That, Rita Ora, Liam Payne and more make a perfect summer pop party from Hits Radio Live
  
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• The Manchester backstreets that Instagram loves

  15-07-2018 07:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Film crews, hipster coffee joints and street artists all love these streets - and photographers are doing a brilliant job of capturing their appeal         
  
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• The hidden waterside oasis in Manchester city centre that you may not even know exists

  15-07-2018 07:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Dazzling waterways and hip new bakery make New Islington Marina a hidden oasis worth venturing out to discover
  
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