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• Kevin de Bruyne: Pep Guardiola says Man City midfielder finished last season 'exhausted'

  14-12-2018 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne finished last season "exhausted", according to his manager Pep Guardiola.
  
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• Manchester Airport passengers urged to plan ahead and check flight status as bosses prepare for snow

  14-12-2018 23:25 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A yellow weather alert has been issued for some parts of Greater Manchester, warning of snow and ice over the weekend
  
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• Who is Jason Momoa on The Graham Norton Show?

  14-12-2018 23:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Jason Momoa has starred in Game of Thrones, Stargate Atlantis and Aquaman and appeared on Graham Norton this week
  
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• A gang of pickpockets is targeting Christmas shoppers at the Trafford Centre

  14-12-2018 22:29 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Members of the gang are understood to have swiped mobile phones from people's back pockets and unzipped handbags
  
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• Man injured in suspected hit-and-run in Rochdale

  14-12-2018 21:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Road was closed in both directions while paramedics attended to the man
  
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• Student Charlie Pope 'tried to get a bus home following a night out, but was told he was too drunk' - he later fell in a canal and died

  14-12-2018 20:37 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Charlie Pope's death sparked a huge campaign around canal safety in Manchester city centre
  
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• Ariana Grande will return to Manchester on UK tour for 'special' show

  14-12-2018 20:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The American star has revealed the UK and European dates for her Sweetener World Tour
  
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• Hundreds - including Maxine Peake - turn out to see statue of Oldham suffragette Annie Kenney unveiled

  14-12-2018 19:59 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The bronze statue by sculptor Denise Dutton depicts the former mill worker wearing a 'Votes for Women' sash
  
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• Gangland hit team seen near home of victim, court told

  14-12-2018 19:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Mark Fellows and Steven Boyle were allegedly seen near the home of "notorious" gangster John Kinsella.
  
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• Teen, 17, bailed after pensioner was left with horrific injuries following Oldham Morrisons car park carjacking

  14-12-2018 19:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Beryl Allsop, 79, was targeted as she made her way back to her car after shopping at Morrisons in Chadderton
  
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• These are the 25 most common passwords of 2018

  14-12-2018 19:36 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  If you have one of these passwords, change it now
  
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• 20 KILOS of 62pc pure heroin was found hidden in MEAT MINCING machines at airports including Manchester

  14-12-2018 19:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Two members of an organised crime group, which sent drugs from Pakistan to the UK, have now been jailed for their part in the sophisticated plot
  
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• Kids to light up Eureka! museum with 'colourful and crazy' Patternarium exhibition

  14-12-2018 18:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Interactive exhibition includes a giant pendulum, vibrating drum and hypnotic kaleidoscope
  
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• Animal traffickers who kept dogs and cats in filthy cages have been jailed for importing and selling sick 'designer' pets

  14-12-2018 18:36 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Laura Kiseliova and Raimondas Titas were jailed in their absence after fleeing abroad 
  
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• Alleged hit team made TWO visits to Merseyside before Paul Massey's pal John Kinsella was gunned down, murder trial told

  14-12-2018 18:25 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Jurors had already been told there had been an 'aborted assassination attempt' - now prosecutors have alleged there was a previous recon mission
  
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• Last minute Christmas gift guide for him filled with aftershave, grooming sets and personal touches

  14-12-2018 18:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  You need at least some of these things to fill up their stockings
  
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• Champions League draw: Man City, Man Utd, Liverpool, Tottenham await last-16 ties

  14-12-2018 17:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Manchester United's group stage record show one of the big teams will fancy them as they await the Champions League last 16 draw.
  
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• Cadbury Secret Santa a sweet success as Mancs join the queue for FREE chocolate

  14-12-2018 17:49 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The postal service pop-up lets people send a chocolate gift anonymously to anyone they like
  
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• Salford shooting cops charge two suspects after house attack and want to speak to this man

  14-12-2018 17:47 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police are continuing to hunt another suspect in connection with the incident and have issued images of the man they wish to speak to
  
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• Young footballer died after falling 60ft from apartment block during 'lads holiday' in Benidorm - this is his father's eulogy

  14-12-2018 17:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'There is not a day goes by that he is not desperately missed by his family and friends,' Michael Jones' dad said
  
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• Gary Lineker told 'to keep political views to yourself' by cricket commentator Jonathan Agnew

  14-12-2018 17:39 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  BBC cricket presenter Jonathan 'Aggers' Agnew told the Match of the Day host to keep his 'political views private' during the Twitter spat
  
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• The importance of poetry and reading between the lines | Letters

  14-12-2018 17:27
  Mary Gameson wants to see poetry on our front pages, while Joan Lewis looks into Sats results and reading abilityPoets are writing about the “tumultuous events of our day” – Ruth Padel cites Ben Okri’s poem on Grenfell Tower as an example (In dark times turn to your inner poet, 13 December), and there was Tony Walsh’s moving poem entitled This is the Place, recited after the Manchester Arena bombing. However, the Guardian could do more to boost the impact of poetry.
  
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• Burglars cleared out £15,000 of stock from single mum's shop - and left tiny footprint inside

  14-12-2018 17:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Anna Waite's shop has only been open a matter of months but has now been left devastated
  
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• Suffragette statues mark 100 years of women's first vote

  14-12-2018 17:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Suffragettes Emmeline Pankhurst and Annie Kenney are honoured at ceremonies in their home towns.
  
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• Hundreds attend funeral of talented teenage boxer Trent Warburton

  14-12-2018 17:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The horse-drawn carriage carrying Trent's coffin, covered in a image of a boxing ring, brought Oldham town centre to a standstill on Friday
  
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• Review: DMA's at O2 Victoria Warehouse Manchester

  14-12-2018 17:13 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Chris Slater watches the band that's been branded 'the Australian Oasis'
  
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• Police have been searching land off a country lane for five days following reports a body may be there

  14-12-2018 16:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police were alerted of the possibility of a man's body being on land off Jowkin Lane in Bamford in Rochdale earlier this week
  
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• Holly Willoughby makes surprise return to This Morning

  14-12-2018 16:47 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Viewers were delighted to see the TV presenter pop up on screen as her stand-in Rochelle Humes bid farewell
  
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• Rising like a phoenix - the church destroyed by an arsonist is being rebuilt

  14-12-2018 16:44 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  When an arsonist struck, he destroyed not only a historic church but but damaged the soul of a community
  
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• Mum of tragic 'Mr Christmas' dad killed by one punch after night out urges Mad Friday revellers to think before they act

  14-12-2018 16:34 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The mother of peacemaker Christopher Thompson killed by a single punch has urged Mad Friday revellers to think before they act to avoid another tragedy
  
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• A Greater Manchester council is getting tough on motorists - and passengers - littering

  14-12-2018 16:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A tougher stance on environmental crime using new legislation has been enforced in Wigan since October
  
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• Thousands turn up to catch first glimpse of new statue celebrating suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst

  14-12-2018 16:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  'Our Emmeline' was unveiled 100 years after the first women voted in a UK General Election
  
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• Hour-by-hour snow forecast for Greater Manchester for Saturday

  14-12-2018 16:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Parts of Oldham, Tameside and Bolton are forecast to see some snow this weekend. Here's when the white stuff is forecast to fall
  
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• These are the best - and worst - performing primary schools in Greater Manchester

  14-12-2018 16:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The government has released new figures based on SATs results
  
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• Lancashire: Toby Lester and Danny Lamb sign new two-year contracts at Old Trafford

  14-12-2018 15:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Lancashire left-arm seamer Toby Lester and all-rounder Danny Lamb sign new two-year contracts.
  
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• Calling ex-pat Mancs... Tell us where you're spending Christmas around the world

  14-12-2018 15:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Send your Christmas message to us and we'll share it with the rest of Manchester
  
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• European Rugby Challenge Cup: Sale Sharks v Bordeaux Begles

  14-12-2018 15:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Team news as Sale Sharks host Bordeaux Begles in Saturday's European Rugby Challenge Cup fixture at AJ Bell Stadium (15:00 GMT).
  
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• The 'gone in 50 seconds' jewellery heist gang who were caught out by one stupid mistake

  14-12-2018 15:36 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'The incident itself was over in a matter of seconds but the investigation to put this gang behind bars has taken months of good old-fashioned detective work'
  
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• Factory 251 nightclub fight: Four men arrested

  14-12-2018 15:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Rugby league player Joe Sharratt suffered a head injury in a fight outside the Manchester venue.
  
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• Emmeline Pankhurst statue unveiled in Manchester - video

  14-12-2018 15:30
  A statue of Emmeline Pankhurst has been unveiled in her her home city of Manchester. Created by the award-winning sculptor Hazel Reeves, it shows Pankhurst standing on a chair imploring her audience to support women's suffrage. It is only the second statue of a woman in Manchester, the first being of Queen Victoria in Piccadilly Gardens.Thousands turn out for unveiling of Emmeline Pankhurst statue in Manchester Continue reading...
  
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• How loneliness can lead to limitations...

  14-12-2018 15:21 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Nidhi Minocha, Trustee of #WeStandTogether, the campaign launched after the Manchester Arena attack to promote community cohesion and unity, writes about the problems of loneliness in society.
  
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• What is freezing rain? Here's what the Met Office say

  14-12-2018 15:12 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has issued an amber warning of ice for Saturday and Sunday and warned of freezing rain
  
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• The best restaurants in Greater Manchester according to the Harden's guide 2019

  14-12-2018 15:09 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The number of top scoring Manchester restaurants in this year's Harden's guide has nearly halved
  
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• Man from Moston wanted in relation to six house burglaries

  14-12-2018 14:54 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police have named a man they want to speak to after a spate of house burglaries.
  
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• You will have to pay 7 euros to go on holiday in the EU after Brexit

  14-12-2018 14:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The UK will be part of a new visa waiver system - deal or no-deal - European Union has revealed. This is how it works
  
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• Thousands welcome Emmeline Pankhurst statue in Manchester

  14-12-2018 14:50
  Sculpture of suffragette is only second statue of woman in city after Queen VictoriaThousands of people have turned out in the freezing cold to welcome home Emmeline Pankhurst – the first female statue in Manchester that is not of Queen Victoria.The Moss Side-born suffragette was the overwhelming winner in a public vote three years ago to choose which woman should be immortalised in bronze, beating the Victorian novelist Elizabeth Gaskell, the anti-racism campaigner Louise da-Cocodia and &
  
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• Four men arrested following attack outside Factory nightclub

  14-12-2018 14:46 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Teenage rugby star Joe Sharratt, 18, was reportedly knocked unconscious while his friend Leon Cooper, also 18, was repeatedly punched
  
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• Jack Hughes: Warrington second row signs contract extension

  14-12-2018 14:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Warrington second row Jack Hughes signs a three-year extension to his contract with the Super League club.
  
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• Rare freezing rain could cause 'danger to life' as severe weather warning issued for Greater Manchester

  14-12-2018 14:20 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The amber warning for ice will be in place in Greater Manchester over the weekend
  
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• Cheap places to park near Manchester city centre

  14-12-2018 14:12 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Where to park in Manchester city centre? Seven spots where car parking costs £7 or less a day
  
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