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• Has enough been done to stop gridlock while City Centre roadworks take place? What about moving the cones?

  24-10-2018 21:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'It stops people coming in to shop, it stops workers getting to work on time. The current schedule is lasting too long.'
  
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• Characters in Corrie are 500 times more likely to be killed than people in Greater Manchester

  24-10-2018 21:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  From shocking car crashes to grisly killings - this how the stats stack up
  
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• Lightpool Festival Blackpool brings an illuminated tram parade, art trail and live performance to the promenade

  24-10-2018 21:05 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The free Lightpool Festival runs for three days in Blackpool over October half term
  
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• Ben Crooks: Hull KR sign Leigh Centurions centre on two-year deal

  24-10-2018 20:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Super League side Hull KR sign Leigh Centurions centre Ben Crooks on a two-year contract.
  
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• The night Manchester ground to a halt

  24-10-2018 20:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The entire region seemed to turn into one massive car park
  
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• Not being able to get up in the morning is an actual condition

  24-10-2018 20:20 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Does getting out of bed early give you the fear day after day? There is a name for it
  
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• 'Someone could have crashed into the baby' - The moment a woman's pram rolled out into a busy road

  24-10-2018 19:57 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  "That baby could have rolled out into the road, someone could have crashed into the baby"
  
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• Judge criticises plan that let autistic woman have sex with strangers

  24-10-2018 19:57
  Vulnerable 23-year-old ‘serially exploited’ under plan approved by courtA senior high court judge has criticised a court-approved plan that allowed an autistic woman to have sex with numerous men she barely knew.Mr Justice Anthony Hayden, the vice-president of the court of protection, said the highly vulnerable 23-year-old was serially exploited under a plan authorised by a judge. Continue reading...
  
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• Airport worker seriously injured after friend used powerful air hose on his bottom 'at point blank range'

  24-10-2018 19:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Liam Daley was taken to court after the 'ring of fire' initiation ritual left his colleague seriously injured and with post traumatic stress disorder
  
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• Stockport vicar told girl sex was 'what God wanted'

  24-10-2018 19:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Simon Marsh told the teenager refusing his sexual demands would be "disobeying God", a tribunal hears.
  
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• Coronation Street fans ask 'where's Norris? after Mary is attacked by her son Jude

  24-10-2018 19:33 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Corrie viewers have been asking about Mary's husband in her time of need
  
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• The Jeremy Kyle Show are hiring - here's how you can apply to work on the show

  24-10-2018 19:28 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Presented by Jeremy, the confrontational talk show sees guests open up about their conflicts, dilemmas and relationship issues in front of a studio audience
  
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• All four judges to join Strictly Come Dancing tour 2019 - how to get tickets

  24-10-2018 19:19 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Craig Revel Horwood, Darcey Bussell and Bruno Tonioli will star alongside head TV judge Shirley Ballas making her live tour debut
  
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• Yobs swear at cyclist and throw stones at him on Fallowfield Loop

  24-10-2018 19:17 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  He was pushed by the ringleader, who then threw a rock the size of a grapefruit at him
  
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• Two boys arrested after stray firework sets fire to family home

  24-10-2018 19:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The teenagers, aged 15 and 16, were arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life following the incident in Ashton-under-Lyne
  
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• Man Utd charged by Uefa after fans invade pitch at Old Trafford

  24-10-2018 19:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Manchester United are charged after fans invade the pitch during and after their 1-0 Champions League home defeat by Juventus.
  
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• Baby dies after being left alone while mum smokes cannabis

  24-10-2018 19:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Social services had dealt with the family repeatedly but closed the case before the child's death
  
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• Manchester weather: Temperatures are going to plummet to below freezing overnight this weekend

  24-10-2018 19:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  An arctic blast is going to make it feel rather chilly this weekend
  
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• The best Halloween 2018 parties in Manchester, with rum-fuelled pumpkin carvings, silent horror screenings, and a Stranger Things club night

  24-10-2018 19:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Strictly adults-only evenings fuelled with cocktails and DJs
  
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• Friends star David Schwimmer has posted a response to that viral police appeal - and it's hilarious

  24-10-2018 18:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It showed the US-based star leaving convenience store holding a case of beer and giving a similar glance to the camera.
  
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• Drunk burglar raided four homes in just two hours - in his own neighbourhood

  24-10-2018 17:54 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Lewis Smith, 24, dragged an elderly woman from her bed and told an amputee 'give me the f***ing money' during his spree in east Manchester
  
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• The cheese advent calendar is back for Christmas

  24-10-2018 17:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Asda and Sainsbury's are selling a cheese advent calendar again this year
  
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• Manchester Arena attack: Newspaper payout over "wholly false" claim

  24-10-2018 17:30 via bbc.co.uk
  A newspaper admits a "wholly false" claim that a man was an "Isis sympathiser" at the High Court.
  
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• Car overturns as serious crash closes Barlow Moor Road in Didsbury - latest updates

  24-10-2018 17:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The smash happened on Barlow Moor Road at the junction with Princess Parkway in Didsbury just after 3pm
  
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• Robbers steal eight French bulldog puppies in 'terrifying' raid

  24-10-2018 16:58 via bbc.co.uk
  The men forced their way into a pregnant woman's home before threatening her with a knife.
  
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• Woman who said she was 'alone, didn't have children and didn't want to live' later died of overdose, inquest hears

  24-10-2018 16:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Daria Blazejak, 34, was found dead at her home in Middleton by her lodger
  
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• New theatre production exploring gender identity through the myth of the Minotaur

  24-10-2018 16:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A cabaret-esque show based on the myth of the Minotaur, performed by an ensemble of gay, trans and drag performers.
  
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• BMW urgently recalls 268,000 cars over fears engine could catch fire

  24-10-2018 16:24 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  There are twelve different diesel models involved in the recall as they are at risk of igniting
  
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• The household item you should never buy on Black Friday

  24-10-2018 16:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It may not be as good a bargain as it first looks according to a new study.
  
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• It took me THREE hours to drive from Victoria to Old Trafford before United match - and there was absolutely nobody doing any work

  24-10-2018 16:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'Last night there was no reason to have cones on Chester Road and Regent Road - there were no workers, no holes in the ground, no machinery inside the cones'
  
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• Amazon is looking for 1,500 staff in Manchester for Christmas season

  24-10-2018 15:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The positions are at its fulfilment centre in Manchester and comes as the online giant announced more than 20,000 seasonal positions across its UK network of centres
  
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• Manchester city centre 'unexploded tank cartridge' closes roads

  24-10-2018 15:42 via bbc.co.uk
  A 100m cordon was set up and several buildings evacuated following the discovery in Manchester.
  
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• Robbers threaten pregnant woman with knife and steal litter of French Bulldog puppies

  24-10-2018 15:36 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The eight puppies were only a day old when taken and are likely to die without their mother
  
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• Celebrity Gogglebox special - when is it on and who's taking part?

  24-10-2018 15:28 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The line-up includes England footballers and a Love Island star
  
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• Roadside pollution 'public health crisis'

  24-10-2018 15:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Transport bosses call for government funding to tackle high levels of roadside nitrogen dioxide.
  
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• What can we expect from John Lewis this Black Friday 2018?

  24-10-2018 15:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Department stores tend to get hit the most with crazed shoppers- and John Lewis is one of them!
  
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• Vegan's IBS ruined her life for a decade - but things changed when she stopped eating lentils

  24-10-2018 15:09 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Amy Harding's IBS caused her to miss nights out with friends and regularly skip exercise sessions at the gym. Her life changed when she took an at home food intolerance test.
  
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• There's a free tool that helps detect fake online reviews

  24-10-2018 14:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Fakespot is a new free tool that allows consumers to filter reviews in order to find those that are real
  
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• A 73-year-old with no criminal record has been jailed over a sawn-off shotgun used for 'pest control'

  24-10-2018 14:37 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A judge refused to accept that John Dobb's age and ill health amounted to 'exceptional circumstances' and handed him the mandatory minimum sentence required under Firearms laws brought in to tackle gang crime
  
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• Christmas igloos are coming back to Spinningfields, and you can book yours now

  24-10-2018 14:33 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Refinery are bringing back their cosy festive pods next month
  
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• Chester Zoo are looking for a giraffe keeper - and it could be you

  24-10-2018 14:25 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The attraction has also been the subject of Channel 4 show, The Secret Life of the Zoo.
  
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• Married vicar told teenage girl it was 'fine with God' to have sex with her - and insisted on a sex act when she spilt coffee

  24-10-2018 14:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Simon Marsh has now been removed from office by the Church of England and banned for life
  
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• 'Fresh out of pen' school bully who returned to torment victim years later locked up for seven years

  24-10-2018 13:54 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A judge said Matthew Meehan and Jake O'Reilly, both aged 26, now have "plenty of opportunity to reflect and change"
  
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• Manchester city centre streets sealed off after 'unexploded cartridge' found on building site - live updates

  24-10-2018 13:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Witnesses reported a large police presence in the area as well as police dogs
  
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• Popular brunch spot Federal Cafe Bar confirms second site on Deansgate

  24-10-2018 12:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Australian/New Zealand brunch offering is preparing to expand across town
  
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• You could be a 'Christmas elf' in Lapland this year - how to apply

  24-10-2018 12:36 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  You'd be working in one of Europe's most stunning winter locations
  
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• Ben Reynolds: Wakefield Trinity sign Leigh half-back on two-year contract

  24-10-2018 12:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Wakefield Trinity sign former Castleford half-back Ben Reynolds from Leigh on a two-year deal.
  
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• Blackpool Police hunt for Ross from Friends lookalike - and their appeal goes viral

  24-10-2018 12:20 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The post has since been flooded with more than 105,000 comments with fans of the 90s sitcom making jokes on his uncanny resemblance
  
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