Manchester news

• Greater Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham have now been shortlisted to be the home of Channel 4

  23-07-2018 23:19 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Around 300 jobs will be moved to Greater Manchester if the bid is successful
  
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• A huge '30ft' deep hole has opened up on a street in Salford and police are looking into it

  23-07-2018 22:39 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Trafford Road in Eccles is currently closed in both directions with fears the hole could collapse further
  
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• "I don't feel he was given a fair chance. He meant the world to me. We don't want this happening again"

  23-07-2018 22:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Tom Thornton married his partner Chantelle and also saw their son born just weeks before his death aged 25.
  
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• 'A serial sex predator posing as a City scout abused me during 'rub down' sessions in my own home'

  23-07-2018 21:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The victim has now bravely spoken out in the hope of encouraging other victims of abuse to come forward.
  
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• Josh Laurent: Shrewsbury Town sign Wigan Athletic midfielder

  23-07-2018 20:58 via bbc.co.uk
  League One side Shrewsbury Town sign midfielder Josh Laurent from Wigan Athletic for an undisclosed fee.
  
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• County Championship: Jonny Bairstow's 82 puts Yorkshire on top against Lancashire

  23-07-2018 20:42 via bbc.co.uk
  England captain Joe Root takes the late wicket of Lancashire's Jos Buttler to leave Yorkshire four wickets away from victory.
  
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• A brazen gang sat on a bench outside Piccadilly Station's WHSmith before walking in and out stealing electrical items

  23-07-2018 20:11 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  They repeatedly entered the store and walked out of the shop with a variety of items worth around £1,050.
  
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• Blossoms announce TWO huge Manchester gigs as part of UK tour - how to get tickets

  23-07-2018 20:05 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Stockport band will head out on a nine-date tour this winter, with two dates at Victoria Warehouse
  
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• Restaurants and bars on Oldham Street in the Northern Quarter say they are being repeatedly hit by power cuts

  23-07-2018 19:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Black Milk cereal cafe, Turtle Bay restaurant and Fress cafe were among 30 premises to be hit by the latest power cut
  
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• Shayne Ward to become film star after leaving Corrie - alongside his fiancee Sophie Austin

  23-07-2018 19:47 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Former Corrie favourite Shayne Ward has confirmed his first big role after leaving the soap - starring in a new movie alongside fiancee Sophie Austin
  
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• Izzy Christiansen: Manchester City Women midfielder completes Lyon move

  23-07-2018 18:43 via bbc.co.uk
  England midfielder Izzy Christiansen completes her move to European champions Lyon from Manchester City Women.
  
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• This is everything we know so far about the attack on a woman at the Hilton Hotel on Deansgate

  23-07-2018 18:36 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called to the scene on Deansgate just after 11am
  
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• The heatwave is set to return next week but before that there's rain and thundery weather on the way

  23-07-2018 18:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Rainshowers are expected at the start of the week, but warm weather will be making a return
  
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• Bee in the City sculptures appear on Manchester streets as public art trail begins

  23-07-2018 18:04 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The swarm of 101 bee sculptures has descended on Manchester, with a huge art trail filling the city until September 23
  
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• Man who died in Bolton after 'disturbance' named as Michael Peers

  23-07-2018 17:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police believe Michael was assaulted before he died
  
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• Channel 4's second HQ to be in Birmingham, Manchester or Leeds

  23-07-2018 17:46
  Winner of competition for new base will be announced in the autumnBirmingham, Greater Manchester and Leeds will compete to become the home of Channel 4’s second headquarters, following a strongly fought competition between local politicians keen to attract high-profile jobs to their region.The broadcaster has committed to transferring about 300 staff from the 800 working at its Westminster headquarters to new locations outside London as part of a deal with the government designed to avoid
  
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• Where could Channel 4 be moving to next year?

  23-07-2018 17:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds are all in the running to host the company's new national headquarters.
  
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• Manchester Hilton attack: Six people have now been arrested after a woman 'had her throat slashed' in hotel room

  23-07-2018 15:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'One of our colleagues walked past and saw a lady on the floor with what appeared to be her throat slit'
  
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• Belle Vue dog trainers launch fight to save stadium from housing developer

  23-07-2018 15:37 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Countryside Properties has published plans to turn the site into 234 homes - a planning application is expected to be submitted soon
  
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• Bolton murder inquiry: eighth arrest over Michael Peers' death

  23-07-2018 15:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Michael Peers, 37, died after a disturbance at a flat in Bolton early on Sunday morning.
  
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• Tampopo to open new fast food offering in Manchester, with dishes from just £4.95

  23-07-2018 14:33 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  East Street will be a new grab-and-go offering from pan Asian specialists Tampopo, opening in Piccadilly Gardens
  
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• Plans for more than 900 new homes in Salford have been approved - including blocks of flats one councillor called a ‘monstrosity’

  23-07-2018 14:28 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  John Warmisham said the town hall's planning committee was doing the city 'a disservice’ by backing the ‘absolutely awful’ plan for 167 apartments near Salford Cathedral
  
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• Five people arrested after woman has 'throat slashed' in Manchester's Hilton hotel

  23-07-2018 14:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Witnesses said on social media the victim ran screaming into street
  
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• New Rolls-Royce Cullinan unveiled in Manchester

  23-07-2018 14:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  New Rolls-Royce Cullinan unveiled in Manchester
  
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• Kendal Calling 2018: line up, day splits, tickets and everything you need to know

  23-07-2018 13:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The festival is back this weekend, with headliners including James, The Libertines, and Catfish & The Bottlemen. Here's what you need to know
  
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• Bluedot Festival 2018 review and pictures - The Flaming Lips, Future Islands and Chemical Brothers headline cosmic weekend at Jodrell Bank

  23-07-2018 13:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Flaming Lips, Future Islands, Gary Numan and The Chemical Brothers are among the highlights of the cosmic festival at Jodrell Bank
  
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• You can now buy a part of Chester Zoo on eBay

  23-07-2018 13:05 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The zoo is auctioning more than 500 items including famous signs to raise money for conservation
  
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• Winter Hill moorland fire continues to burn despite rain

  23-07-2018 12:56 via bbc.co.uk
  The fire service says there has not been enough rain to fully put out the moorland fire.
  
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• Hilton Deansgate attack: Armed police in Manchester hotel after woman suffers 'serious injuries to her neck'

  23-07-2018 12:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'Must be at least 15 police cars, police running in and out of hotel'
  
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• Hilton Deansgate attack: Armed police in Manchester hotel after woman suffers neck injuries - recap

  23-07-2018 12:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'Must be at least 15 police cars, police running in and out of hotel'
  
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• Hilton Deansgate attack: Armed police in Manchester hotel after woman suffers neck injuries

  23-07-2018 12:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'Must be at least 15 police cars, police running in and out of hotel'
  
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• How to get tickets to see Anthony Joshua v Alexander Povetkin at Wembley in September

  23-07-2018 12:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Joshua will defend his WBA Super, IBF, WBO and IBO belts
  
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• NHS boss and former Ibiza dancer 'accidentally killed herself on morphine used to treat back pain'

  23-07-2018 12:13 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police examined her phone and discovered one of the last messages she received was 'I’ve got morphine and some zoppies'
  
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• Albert’s Schloss and Rudy’s Pizza to be rolled out to other UK cities

  23-07-2018 12:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The move by owner Mission Mars comes after a £10m investment from the Business Growth Fund (BGF)
  
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• Hotel for 'hidden homeless' is too dangerous to investigate after blaze - and may have to be knocked down

  23-07-2018 11:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'We are shocked at what has happened'
  
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• Rula Lenska on her Coronation Street return

  23-07-2018 11:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Rula returns to Corrie to stir trouble for Audrey Roberts as rival salon owner Claudia Colby
  
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• One of Oldham's best-known shops is shutting down with this message about how the town centre HASN'T changed

  23-07-2018 10:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'The town centre is pretty much as it was when I first took over, and that’s probably part of the problem'
  
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• Manchester flat death treated as 'suspicious' by police

  23-07-2018 10:30 via bbc.co.uk
  A post-mortem examination on the body of a man in his 50s is due to take place, say police.
  
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• This headteacher turned around a failing Manchester school - now he's leaving for another challenge

  23-07-2018 09:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  When James Eldon joined Manchester Enterprise Academy in Wythenshawe in 2011, he faced a monumental task
  
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• The 'not very good drug dealer' caught when he got his car stuck between a lamppost and a house

  23-07-2018 08:54 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'These offences are not the most sophisticated'
  
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• The Wanted wedding! Boyband star Tom Parker marries Kelsey Hardwick - pictures

  23-07-2018 08:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton pop star Tom Parker married Kelsey Hardwick - and former The Wanted bandmates Max George and Jay McGuinness were there
  
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• The traffic in Manchester is now the worst in the country outside of London - so what's the solution?

  23-07-2018 07:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  New figures show cars in the city now move at a painfully slow average of just over 15mph
  
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• Manchester United 0-0 San Jose Earthquakes: Alexis Sanchez makes first start

  23-07-2018 01:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Alexis Sanchez makes his first appearance of Manchester United's US tour as they are held by San Jose Earthquakes in Santa Clara.
  
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• Kym Marsh reveals new tattoo in honour of war hero granddad

  23-07-2018 01:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Coronation Street star Kym Marsh has had a huge inking on her back in honour of her beloved grandfather who fought in World War Two
  
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