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• M66 in Bury closed for three hours following crash

  15-12-2018 23:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A number of people were rescued from the vehicle by firefighters
  
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• This is when Chester Zoo will open again after a huge fire devastated the Monsoon Forest

  15-12-2018 23:21 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A fire broke out in the Monsoon Forest habitat - part of the £40m 'Islands' development - on Saturday morning
  
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• Lotto results: Saturday's winning numbers for the National Lottery £4.1m rollover jackpot

  15-12-2018 23:12 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Lotto winning numbers have been drawn tonight - see if the balls have changed your life
  
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• The cousin of the four 'angels' killed in the Walkden fire has shared a heartbreaking Christmas picture

  15-12-2018 22:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It will be their second Christmas without Demi, Brandon, Lacie and Lia
  
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• Who won Strictly Come Dancing 2018? Stacey Dooley claims the glitterball

  15-12-2018 22:05 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It was a tough one to call, but here's who took the glitterball trophy - and how the 2018 final played out on Saturday night
  
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• Chester Zoo launches £50k appeal after devastating blaze

  15-12-2018 22:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Flames ripped through the Monsoon Forest habitat on Saturday morning
  
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• Police investigating reports of assault at Costa Coffee near Old Trafford

  15-12-2018 21:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Staff confirmed the coffee shop is currently closed
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing's Bruno Tonioli made a cheeky slip up in the live final - this is what he said

  15-12-2018 20:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  No one could quite believe the latest slip up from Strictly Come Dancing judge Bruno Tonioli in the live grand final
  
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• Macclesfield Town 2-0 Crawley Town: Sol Campbell gets first win as Silkmen boss

  15-12-2018 20:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Former England defender Sol Campbell picks up his first win as Macclesfield boss as League Two's bottom side beat Crawley.
  
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• Bolton Wanderers 0-1 Leeds United: Patrick Bamford goal moves Leeds top

  15-12-2018 20:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Leeds United move above Norwich to the top of the Championship after Patrick Bamford's goal secures a 1-0 win against Bolton.
  
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• Ariana Grande plans special Manchester concert during 2019 tour

  15-12-2018 20:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Pop star Ariana Grande will return to the city two years after 22 people died in a bomb attack.
  
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• Amazing footage shows Storm Deirdre challenging skilled pilots landing at Manchester Airport

  15-12-2018 20:31 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A bumpy landing for some in conditions that test every bit of training pilots go through
  
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• Traffic is causing major delays on the Metrolink

  15-12-2018 20:19 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  In the city centre, 'heavy pedestrian activity' out and about has also caused changes to services
  
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• One man cut free from vehicle after car smashed into wall in Oldham

  15-12-2018 20:11 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  One man has been taken to hospital after being cut free
  
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• 'Frightening' presents, threats and firebombed trees - police reveal Christmas crimes

  15-12-2018 20:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Mad Friday bust-ups and 'festive' taunts among crimes recorded by police
  
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• Chris Smalling: Man Utd defender signs new contract to 2022

  15-12-2018 19:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Manchester United's England defender Chris Smalling signs a new deal that will keep him at Old Trafford until June 2022.
  
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• The town that's lost nearly half its pubs since 2001

  15-12-2018 19:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  More than 100 boozers have called last orders in Rochdale since 2001
  
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• Oldham Athletic 4-2 Bury

  15-12-2018 19:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Striker Chris O'Grady scores a hat-trick as Oldham beat Bury 4-2 in a pulsating north-west derby at Boundary Park.
  
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• This is the least hygienic street in Manchester to get a takeaway

  15-12-2018 19:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A total 8 per cent of Manchester’s 332 restaurants and takeaways which require improvement are located along Stockport Road with 25 receiving either one or two stars.
  
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• Rochdale 1-2 Plymouth Argyle

  15-12-2018 18:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Goalkeeper Josh Lillis' 80th-minute howler hands Plymouth all three points in their 2-1 win at Rochdale.
  
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• European Rugby Challenge Cup: Sale Sharks 17-14 Bordeaux

  15-12-2018 18:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Sale Sharks are defeated 17-14 at home to Bordeaux Begles to lose their unbeaten European Challenge Cup record.
  
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• Chester Zoo fire: Work to account for all species and move animals to new homes could take weeks

  15-12-2018 18:44 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The cause of the inferno at the Monsoon Forest habitat area is still unknown
  
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• Ipswich Town 1-0 Wigan Athletic: Freddie Sears goal gives Paul Lambert first win

  15-12-2018 18:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Paul Lambert picks up his first win as Ipswich boss as they edge past Wigan for their first home victory since April.
  
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• Planes landing in windy storm deirdre at Manchester Airport

  15-12-2018 18:24 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Go arounds and windy landings at Manchester Airport during Storm Deirdre - Credit: Aviation Up Close
  
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• Chester Zoo fire: What you can do to help following devastating blaze at Monsoon Forest

  15-12-2018 18:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The blaze tore through the roof of the Monsoon Forest attraction, leaving a trail of destruction
  
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• Chester Zoo fire: New images show INSIDE Monsoon Forest habitat area following devastating blaze

  15-12-2018 17:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The building, which houses endangered species, was left badly charred following the blaze on Saturday morning
  
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• Taxi driver who helped save man threatening to jump from bridge says 'if I'd not stopped I would have never forgiven myself'

  15-12-2018 17:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  One of the 'unsung heroes' who was praised by police for stopping a man jumping off a bridge in Bolton has spoken out
  
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• Is the lanterns event going ahead after the Chester Zoo fire?

  15-12-2018 17:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Staff at the zoo are still working to check for all animals potentially caught up in the blaze.
  
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• The dream holiday to the Caribbean that ended in a coma

  15-12-2018 17:44 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Cathrine Ndlovu was struck with a rare brain infection while on the second day of her dream holiday in the Dominican Republic
  
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• Thieves stole £6,000-worth of cigarettes from One Stop shop - they were found stuffed in a bedsheet

  15-12-2018 17:28 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Two men - aged 22 and 27 - were arrested on suspicion of burglary
  
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• This mum of one had planned to take her own life - then a brave stranger stepped in

  15-12-2018 17:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The mum-of-one says her one-year-old son Hugo would be left to grow up without his mum to tuck him to bed at night
  
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• Manchester City 3-1 Everton: Gabriel Jesus & Raheem Sterling put hosts top of Premier League

  15-12-2018 16:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Gabriel Jesus scores his first Premier League goals since August as Manchester City reclaim top spot with victory over Everton.
  
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• Chester Zoo fire: Orangutans and all other mammals 'accounted for', but staff still checking on other species

  15-12-2018 16:28 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Speculation is rife about animals at the attraction - bosses are still attempting to account for some
  
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• Chester Zoo fire: Witnesses describe horrific scenes as firefighters tackle blaze at Monsoon Forest

  15-12-2018 15:49 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'Lots of people were indoors when they began evacuating because of the terrible weather'
  
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• Live: Weather, traffic and travel updates as Britain hit by 'freezing rain' and snow

  15-12-2018 15:47 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Storm Deidre is set to bring horrendous conditions to large parts of the country
  
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• Chester Zoo fire: All animals 'accounted for' following Monsoon Forest blaze

  15-12-2018 15:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Firefighters said no one had been hurt in the ongoing blaze
  
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• How to drive safely on icy roads

  15-12-2018 15:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Driving on roads in this weather can be treacherous. We've pulled together some top tips on helping you stay safe
  
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• Chester Zoo fire: Dramatic new images show damage to Monsoon Forest as fire rips through building

  15-12-2018 14:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Scores of emergency service personnel were scrambled to the scene after the alarm was raised
  
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• Chester Zoo fire: Emergency team working to save animals as fire rips through Monsoon Forest habitat

  15-12-2018 14:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Zoo bosses say animals are being 'moved away' from the scene
  
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• Chester Zoo fire: Are the animals safe? What we know about the Monsoon Forest blaze so far

  15-12-2018 14:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The blaze broke out at the Monsoon Forest habitat on Saturday morning, sparking a large evacuation
  
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• Chester Zoo fire: Zoo working to rescue animals as huge blaze breaks out in Monsoon Forest zone

  15-12-2018 13:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Zoo staff say they are working to get animals away from the Islands zone, which is home to several endangered species
  
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• Chester Zoo fire: Workers attempting to account for all animals after huge blaze breaks out in Monsoon Forest zone

  15-12-2018 13:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Zoo staff say they are working to get animals away from the Islands zone, which is home to several endangered species
  
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• Chester Zoo evacuated after fire at Monsoon Forest habitat, all mammals 'accounted for' but staff still checking on other species - live updates

  15-12-2018 13:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Zoo staff say they are working to get animals away from the Islands zone, which is home to several endangered species
  
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• Murder investigation launched after woman in her 20s found dead at house

  15-12-2018 13:34 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A man has been arrested after officers were called to the property in Leigh at around 10am
  
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• Brother and sister from Manchester-based 'county lines' drug gang on the run after walking out of court

  15-12-2018 12:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  They were caught along with six others in a major operation by to smash a Manchester gang targeting Grimsby to sell heroin and crack cocaine
  
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• Ministers 'in denial' about child poverty - they claim the crisis is NOT getting worse

  15-12-2018 12:55 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A string of damning reports - including by the United Nations, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the Manchester Evening News - show more and more children living below the breadline. But Andrea Leadsom suggested the latest findings were 'not true' and refused to allow a Parliamentary debate
  
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• Campaigners wanted to stop houses and a block of 'affordable' flats being built in leafy Hale - they failed

  15-12-2018 12:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Plans for 10 four-storey homes and 12 apartments have been given the green light
  
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• This is how Piccadilly Gardens COULD have looked...

  15-12-2018 12:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Amazing new image has brought to life grand, unrealised design from the 1920s
  
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• The man who inherited the Northern Quarter's heartland is fed up of people having a go at him

  15-12-2018 10:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  "The people who have the biggest things [to say] against what's happening now, none of them were living here 25 years ago...there was a time when it was impossible to find tenants.  It's been luck, not skill, investing in this area."
  
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• Passengers brace for more rail strikes

  15-12-2018 01:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Rail workers working for Northern are to continue their series of strikes in the run-up to Christmas.
  
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