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• The dream of city living that's turned into an absolute nightmare for the residents of Empress Mill

  04-08-2018 22:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Residents have complained for years that they are 'living on a building site' - now the letting agent has given them 10 days to move out
  
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• The dream of city centre living that's turned into an absolute nightmare for the residents of Empress Mill

  04-08-2018 22:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Residents have complained for years that they are 'living on a building site' - now the letting agent has given them 10 days to move out
  
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• Locked up in July: Woman who buried her abusive dad in the garden, man who blamed 'aliens', and a mosque bully

  04-08-2018 20:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  This month's round-up includes one case that provoked a lot of debate - and others that are much more clear-cut
  
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• West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Bolton Wanderers: Baggies get 'wake-up call' says boss Darren Moore

  04-08-2018 20:46 via bbc.co.uk
  West Bromwich Albion get a "wake-up call" after their 2-1 loss at home to Bolton, according to manager Darren Moore.
  
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• Manchester Piccadilly trains delayed by trespasser on the line - police say woman arrested

  04-08-2018 20:16 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'My train leaves Piccadilly and then suddenly stops, a woman starts running down the track yelling at our train being chased by police'
  
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• Oldham Athletic 1-2 Milton Keynes Dons

  04-08-2018 19:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Paul Tisdale makes a flying start in charge of MK Dons as his side earn a win at Oldham in League Two.
  
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• Fans are loving newly-single Coronation Street star Alan Halsall's 'buff' makeover

  04-08-2018 19:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Coronation Street favourite Alan Halsall has undergone something of a muscular transformation - and fans approve
  
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• Burton Albion 1-2 Rochdale

  04-08-2018 19:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Bradden Inman scores twice as Rochdale start the League One season with victory at relegated Burton.
  
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• Swindon Town 3-2 Macclesfield Town

  04-08-2018 19:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Michael Doughty scores two stoppage-time penalties to complete a hat-trick and snatch Swindon a dramatic win against Macclesfield.
  
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• Bury 1-0 Yeovil Town

  04-08-2018 19:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Substitute Gold Omotayo earns Bury a dramatic opening-day League Two win over nine-man Yeovil Town at Gigg Lane.
  
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• The hidden tribute to Mark E Smith of The Fall worth seeking out on a Manchester back street

  04-08-2018 18:29 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A mosaic tribute to The Fall's Mark E. Smith has been unveiled - and purposefully hidden away on a back street for fans to discover in the Northern Quarter
  
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• Wigan 3-2 Sheffield Wednesday: Michael Jacobs scores twice for hosts

  04-08-2018 18:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Last season's League One winners Wigan get the new campaign off to a positive start with a narrow victory over Sheffield Wednesday.
  
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• Get paid for looking like a scally - thanks to this Manchester casting agency

  04-08-2018 17:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The work involves 'some sitting around' and you won't get a lie-in
  
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• Motorists in Tameside face month of delays after closure of main road

  04-08-2018 17:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  On the first day of the four-week closure of Stamford Street drivers complained of 'traffic chaos' on routes in and out of Stalybridge
  
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• Masked thieves threaten motorcyclist with gun then ride off on his bike in Withington

  04-08-2018 17:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The victim was at the junction of Burton Road and Palatine Road in Withington shortly after 8am on Saturday when he was approached by two teenagers on a scooter demanding he hand over his keys.
  
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• London Euston station is to close for three consecutive weekends

  04-08-2018 16:29 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The station, used by all Virgin West Coast mainline services between Manchester and London, will be completely shut as major upgrade works are carried out to the line in north London
  
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• Salford City 1-1 Leyton Orient

  04-08-2018 15:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Liam Hogan scores a late own goal to hand Leyton Orient a draw and deny Salford victory in their first National League game.
  
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• Police warning over doorstep scammers who are posing as ex-offenders

  04-08-2018 15:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The scam has seen people cold-calling residents while posing as ex-offenders going door to door selling items, according to Greater Manchester Police
  
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• Will skyscrapers sink to new depths in British cities?

  04-08-2018 15:00
  Councils are under pressure to build higher, but campaigners say new towers will ruin historic skylinesIn Bristol, the city’s mayor has announced that he wants its skyline to grow. In Norwich, the developers Weston Homes want to build a “beacon” of 20 storeys, in the face of fears that it will trash views of “one of Europe’s great medieval cities”, as Historic England put it. In Manchester, a city whose skyline has been changing for a while, the chairman&
  
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• Northern to cancel 80 services on Sunday due to staff shortages

  04-08-2018 14:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It will be the second weekend in a row that the beleaguered rail company has slashed its Sunday services
  
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• Ikea Warrington evacuated after fire alarm triggered

  04-08-2018 13:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The drama unfolded at the Warrington store of the Swedish flat-pack furniture chain
  
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• Death of man found in Ashton-under-Lyne park not treated as suspicious

  04-08-2018 13:33 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police were called to Memorial Gardens, just off Crickets Lane, after the body was found by a member of the public on Friday morning
  
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• Police find large stash of drugs and cash - after pulling car over for broken headlight

  04-08-2018 13:13 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The officers made the discovery when they stopped a Volkswagen Polo in north Manchester on Friday night
  
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• Man City fans heading home from Wembley will face M6 delays

  04-08-2018 12:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The club are advising supporters that a section of the M6 northbound in the Midlands will be down to just one lane, with delays expected between 7am to 8pm with the entire section then closed overnight
  
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• Northern Rail cancels about 80 Sunday services

  04-08-2018 12:42 via bbc.co.uk
  The firm withdraws about 80 Sunday services as some train staff have "made themselves unavailable".
  
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• Police looking for missing midwife Samantha Eastwood search rural land

  04-08-2018 11:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Specialist search teams are looking at an area of Stoke as part of their search for the 28-year-old from Macclesfield
  
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• The Taliban, people smugglers and a treacherous 3,500 mile trip - the perilous journey of an Afghan child refugee

  04-08-2018 11:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Aged just 13, Omid Hussini made the dangerous journey from Afghanistan to Oldham as a child refugee - 10 years later he has now graduated from university and lives in Heywood. This is his story...
  
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• Coronation Street stars dazzle at soap's summer party in Old Trafford

  04-08-2018 11:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Corrie favourites including Brooke Vincent, Lucy Fallon, Bev Callard, Antony Cotton and Jennie McAlpine were out for soap summer party
  
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• Premier League: Why has it become so hard to defend the title?

  04-08-2018 10:33 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Sport looks at the reasons why no team has defended the Premier League title since 2009.
  
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• TalkTalk's Neil McArthur spends millions on Irlam

  04-08-2018 10:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Neil McArthur has helped finance a sports centre and renovate Irlam's disused railway station.
  
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• M60 now reopen after earlier closure near Blackley

  04-08-2018 10:12 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Officers have shut the motorway clockwise between junction 19 and 20 and anti-clockwise between junction 21 and 20
  
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• The bargain hunter's guide to summer holiday essentials - starring the twenty quid suitcase

  04-08-2018 07:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Where to find the cheapest sun cream, sun hats, swimming costumes, and more
  
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• Manchester Airport's new 'super terminal' - which will slash security queues - on track to open by 2020

  04-08-2018 07:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Although the entire £1bn transformation project won’t be complete until 2023, the first pier - where planes park up to allow passengers on and off - will be ready by next yea
  
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• How Manchester Airport's new 'super terminal' will slash security queues - by 2020

  04-08-2018 07:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  80th apprentice starts work on £1bn scheme
  
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• Children's holiday clubs and your right: Bullying, cancellations, injuries and more

  04-08-2018 07:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Summer holiday clubs can be great fun for children, and an ideal solution for stressed parents. But what if it all goes wrong?
  
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