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• Who is John Cena? Ex-WWE star features on The Graham Norton Show

  07-12-2018 23:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The former wrestler was a guest on Graham Norton's couch this week to talk about his role in new 'Transformers' spin-off 'Bumblebee'
  
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• Pep Guardiola: Man City boss says Blues chiefs have told him club will not be banned

  07-12-2018 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says he has been assured by senior figures at the club they will not be banned from European competition.
  
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• Wilder v Fury II: WBC sanctions 'direct' rematch

  07-12-2018 22:19 via bbc.co.uk
  The WBC sanctions a "direct rematch" between heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury.
  
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• Virgin Atlantic pilots announce strike action in run up to Christmas

  07-12-2018 22:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The strike will begin on Saturday December 22 and last until Christmas Day.
  
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• This man had terrorist books and videos of beheadings and torture on his phone - now he's been locked up

  07-12-2018 22:12 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Christopher Partington, from Salford, also told officials he 'couldn't wait for the Queen to be dead'
  
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• Female PCSO hailed for 'bravery' after taking on knifeman who threatened Metrolink passengers

  07-12-2018 21:36 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Fortunately the officer suffered only minor injuries in the terrifying incident this morning
  
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• Martyn Hett's mum calls for increased security checks at theatres, cinemas and other public venues

  07-12-2018 20:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Figen Murray has submitted an online petition to the Government after the Manchester Arena atrocity
  
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• First look inside Manchester's Peaky Blinders bar - complete with Cillian Murphy and Tom Hardy look-a-likes

  07-12-2018 20:17 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Peter Street bar officially opens tonight
  
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• Morrisons is selling wonky sprouts this Christmas and this is why

  07-12-2018 20:09 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A wonky sprout stalk costs you half the price of a normal one
  
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• Walrus and Tusk set to reopen in the Northern Quarter this weekend

  07-12-2018 20:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Walrus will open tomorrow with Tusk opening again from Monday
  
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• Walrus and Tusk have reopened in the Northern Quarter

  07-12-2018 20:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Walrus opened over the weekend, with Tusk opening again from today
  
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• Floral wreaths 'in the shape of a gun and grenade' have been sent to Forest Bank prison bosses

  07-12-2018 19:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police have launched a harassment investigation after the discovery at Forest Bank prison
  
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• Death in prison of man with Asperger's 'raises serious concerns'

  07-12-2018 19:56
  Nicky Reilly was found hanged in 2016 after being jailed for a botched Exeter bomb attack A coroner has expressed concern over the care given in prison to a man serving a sentence for a botched terrorism attack who was found hanged in his cell.Mohammed Saeed Alim, who was born Nicky Reilly, was jailed in 2009 after a bungled attempt to set off a homemade bomb in a Devon restaurant. Continue reading...
  
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• This is the case against a man accused of killing a father outside his home in Sale Moor

  07-12-2018 19:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Tyrone Patrick denies the murder of Mike Grimshaw, who died after being stabbed in the neck on Royton Avenue
  
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• Salford man claimed boredom led to terror images on phone

  07-12-2018 19:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Christopher Partington downloaded torture videos and thousands of images of weapons, police say.
  
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• Little Stanley Davis spent most of his short life in pain now his mum has been jailed over his death

  07-12-2018 19:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Stanley Davis died after suffering a fractured skull and brain haemorrhage when he was just 24 days old
  
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• Christopher Grayling may back 'flawed' TransPennine rail upgrade

  07-12-2018 19:16
  Exclusive: sources say DfT committee recommends delay-plagued route should not be fully electrifiedThe transport secretary is seriously considering a recommendation to spend almost £3bn on a “flawed” and “detrimental” rail upgrade in the north of England that will do nothing to improve reliability or air pollution on a slow and delay-plagued line, sources have told the Guardian.In recent briefings, Department for Transport officials have told stakeholders that its B
  
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• Blood spattering, a glassing and stabbing - but this pub is allowed to keep its licence

  07-12-2018 18:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Royal Oak in Failsworth can stay open despite several violent incidents over the last two years
  
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• Nurse, 23, claims £120 filler treatment left her lips so swollen she looked like 'The ELEPHANT Man'

  07-12-2018 18:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Billie Roocroft, 23, had never been happy with her ‘thin’ lips and, inspired by celebs flaunting fuller pouts, she decided to take the plunge and get fillers.
  
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• Glenn Maxwell and Joe Burns: Lancashire sign Australian duo for 2019

  07-12-2018 18:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Lancashire sign Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell and opening batsman Joe Burns for the 2019 season.
  
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• Nicky Reilly 'didn't intend to kill himself' in jail

  07-12-2018 17:56 via bbc.co.uk
  An inquest concludes Nicky Reilly "acted impulsively" before he was found hanging in his cell.
  
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• Convicted terrorist found dead in Strangeways 'did not intend to kill himself'

  07-12-2018 17:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Nicky Reilly was described as the 'least cunning person' ever charged with terrorism
  
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• Jose Mourinho: Manchester United boss happy at club, says agent

  07-12-2018 17:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is "very happy" and "fully committed" to the club, according to his agent.
  
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• Manchester attack: Martyn Hett's mum in venue security call

  07-12-2018 17:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Figen Murray, whose son Martyn was killed in the Manchester attack, wants tighter security at smaller venues.
  
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• More than 80,000 people sign petition for a National Grief Awareness Day launched by rapper Professor Green

  07-12-2018 17:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Professor Green, whose real name is Stephen Manderson, has launched the campaign for a National Grief Awareness Day to remember those we have lost
  
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• I'm A Celebrity 2018: Jamie Redknapp has responded after Emily Atack admitted that she fancies him

  07-12-2018 16:57 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Former football manager Harry Redknapp is currently favourite to win ITV's I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here which comes to an end on Sunday December 9
  
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• When is the final of Strictly Come Dancing 2018 and who is favourite to win the glitterball trophy?

  07-12-2018 16:39 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The final is in sight but who is left in Strictly and has the chance of being crowned winner?
  
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• Guns seized following drugs raid in Tameside

  07-12-2018 16:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A man was arrested at the scene on Reins Lee Road in Ashton-under-Lyne
  
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• Man arrested after large amount of scratchcards were stolen during ram raid at Asda Atherton

  07-12-2018 16:33 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A large amount of scratch cards were stolen on Friday morning
  
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• Pete Shelley obituary

  07-12-2018 16:32
  Lead singer of the 70s punk band Buzzcocks whose subtle, witty songs still sound fresh and inventivePete Shelley and his band Buzzcocks became indelibly linked to the UK’s punk movement when they played their first gig supporting the Sex Pistols at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester in July 1976, but they never conformed to any of punk’s cliches about rage, anarchy and rebellion. Shelley, who has died of a heart attack aged 63, proved to be a songwriter of wit and subtlety, abl
  
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• M62 traffic delays after car fire near Rishworth Moor - updates

  07-12-2018 16:19 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Traffic delays of 40 minutes have formed on the westbound carriageway following the incident near junctions 21 and 22 on Friday afternoon
  
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• Paedophile took pictures of girls in bikinis while they played in garden

  07-12-2018 15:54 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police also found 'upskirt' pictures of girls in school uniforms
  
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• A massive New Year's Eve fireworks display has been confirmed for Albert Square

  07-12-2018 15:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  There will be a big screen counting down to midnight as part of the huge event
  
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• M60 traffic delays as crash causes five miles of tailbacks

  07-12-2018 15:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  One man was taken to hospital after the crash near Simister Island on Friday lunchtime which has caused long delays on the M60 and M62 towards the Trafford Centre
  
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• What you need to know if you are buying knock-off make-up, hair straighteners, booze and cigarettes

  07-12-2018 15:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Bargain hunters warned to be wary of anything which seems too cheap
  
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• European Rugby Challenge Cup: Bordeaux Begles v Sale Sharks

  07-12-2018 15:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Team news as Bordeaux Begles host Sale Sharks in Saturday's European Rugby Challenge Cup fixture at Stade Chaban Delmas (18:00 GMT).
  
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• 'We've sent in a student with a bomb' - school email hoaxer who caused 400 evacuations jailed

  07-12-2018 14:57 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Threats were sent to schools in Rochdale, Tameside and Oldham
  
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• Ice Christmas tree put up in Manchester to gather gifts for homeless

  07-12-2018 14:50 via bbc.co.uk
  It is hoped the tree, cut from a tonne of ice, will encourage the giving of gifts to Manchester's homeless.
  
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• O2 is going to give customers discounts following network failure - here's what you'll get

  07-12-2018 14:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  O2, Sky, Tesco and GiffGaff all run on O2's Telefonica cables and customers will get rewards for their patience
  
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• Footballers and their kids are VIPs at Winter Funland launch night

  07-12-2018 14:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Famous faces were snapped enjoying the fun with their kids at EventCity
  
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• Thieves are sneaking into empty staff rooms in hospitals and pubs, police say

  07-12-2018 14:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police in Rochdale have issued a warning following a series of thefts
  
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• Rail regulator says industry 'must put passengers first'

  07-12-2018 14:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Passengers must be put first in the future following "complacency" from the rail industry, a report says.
  
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• Watch: Moment caravan goes up in flames in Tyldesley

  07-12-2018 14:09 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The motor home burst into flames on a car park on Castle Street
  
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• Pete Shelley: The story of Buzzcocks' pansexual punk anthem Ever Fallen in Love

  07-12-2018 14:06 via bbc.co.uk
  The late Pete Shelley wrote Ever Fallen in Love about a man after being inspired by a line from a musical.
  
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• Teenagers who went on drunken 5am vandalism rampage say sorry - then hide as they leave court

  07-12-2018 13:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Lewis Hart, Lewis Hall, Jordan Taylor and Elliot McBurnie - all 18 - got drunk before vandalising a memorial garden
  
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• Nine days on police still trying to solve mystery of human leg in Irwell

  07-12-2018 13:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Scientists hope to get a DNA profile they can compare to sample taken from missing people
  
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• 'Massive' police presence after man threatened tram passengers with a knife and attacked PCSO - latest updates

  07-12-2018 13:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The attacker fled Bury Metrolink and bus interchange after attacking a female PCSO towards the Millgate shopping centre - a 30-year-old suspect was arrested on Bell Lane
  
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• James + The Charlatans at Manchester Arena: tickets, setlist and stage times

  07-12-2018 13:11 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It's a monumental night for north west music
  
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• The Manchester-made gin, wine and beer to buy this Christmas

  07-12-2018 13:04 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Keep it local this Christmas
  
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• Manchester United v Fulham

  07-12-2018 13:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Premier League game between Manchester United and Fulham.
  
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