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• Carabao Cup semi-finals: Manchester City face Burton, Tottenham draw Chelsea

  19-12-2018 23:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Defending champions Manchester City will face League One side Burton in the Carabao Cup semi-finals.
  
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• Tommy Fury: I'm not here to live up to anybody, says Tyson's brother

  19-12-2018 21:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Tommy Fury says he is ready for the pressure that comes with following brother Tyson as he prepares for his professional debut.
  
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• Paul Massey's alleged assassin was nicknamed 'The Iceman', court hears

  19-12-2018 20:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The alleged gunman Mark Fellows, 38, from Warrington, and his alleged 'spotter' Steven Boyle, 36, both deny murder
  
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• Vans, lorries, taxis and buses could be charged under the latest plan to slash pollution

  19-12-2018 20:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Council leaders and Andy Burnham privately agreed a 'preferred option' for tackling the region's air quality crisis on Friday. It would charge the dirtiest commercial vehicles - but not cars
  
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• How would Greater Manchester's latest clean air tax proposal work?

  19-12-2018 20:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The mayor and council leaders have privately agreed a 'preferred option' to solve the region's pollution crisis - here's what it would mean
  
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• Police operation to stop 2Rude2Cruise car meet over fears of 'dangerous driving and blocked roads'

  19-12-2018 20:37 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The organisers of the '2Rude2Cruise' event in Rochdale say they 'simply want to get car enthusiasts from around the country together in one location'
  
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• Bouncer attacked reveller at Gay Village nightclub because he was leaving too slowly at closing time

  19-12-2018 20:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Amir Naghdlou, 30, was working at Kiki bar in the Gay Village
  
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• How one police officer went undercover as a heroin addict and brought down thirty-two criminals

  19-12-2018 20:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police say the drugs gangs have been smashed "from the very top to the very bottom".
  
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• A show celebrating much-loved comedy duo Morecambe and Wise is on at The Lowry this Christmas

  19-12-2018 20:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It wouldn't be Christmas without Morecambe and Wise
  
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• When is the deadline for university UCAS applications 2019?

  19-12-2018 19:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  All applications to UK universities for full-time undergraduate courses are made through UCAS who have their own deadlines
  
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• 'It's scary!' Watch Coronation Street's Jane Danson practise ahead of Dancing on Ice debut

  19-12-2018 18:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Corrie star is one of 12 celebrities taking part in the ITV reality show
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo puts Alderley Edge mansion on market for £3.25m - nine years after leaving Manchester United

  19-12-2018 18:37 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Ronaldo lived in the Cheshire property between 2006 and 2009 when he played for Manchester United - but is now looking to sell the house
  
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• What is the weather going to be like each day in the run up to Christmas?

  19-12-2018 18:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Are we heading for a white Christmas?         
  
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• Wayne and Coleen Rooney enjoy family dinner at Alderley Edge restaurant after return to Manchester

  19-12-2018 18:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Coleen posted a snap to her Instagram of the pair dining at Victors restaurant in the Cheshire Village following their return from Washington DC
  
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• Preview: Andre Rieu @ Manchester Arena

  19-12-2018 18:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The classical colossus returns to Manchester to give audiences a pre-Christmas treat
  
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• Preview: Andre Rieu at Manchester Arena

  19-12-2018 18:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The classical colossus returns to Manchester to give audiences a pre-Christmas treat
  
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• Bronte Law: Ladies European Tour birdie record broken in Morocco

  19-12-2018 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  England's Bronte Law breaks a Ladies European Tour record by holing nine birdies in a row at Lalla Aicha Tour School in Morocco.
  
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• Here's how you can impress the kids and get a reindeer in your home this Christmas

  19-12-2018 17:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  McDonald's has launched Reindeer Ready Live, a digital tool allowing parents to capture footage of Santa’s reindeers as they stop off at the house on Christmas Eve
  
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• Britain's top 20 Christmas films and movies have been revealed

  19-12-2018 17:37 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  These are the best Christmas films according to the RadioTimes
  
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• BMW, Mercedes and Audi drivers named the worst in the UK

  19-12-2018 17:17 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Research by car insurer GoCompare has revealed a league table of drivers more likely to be convicted of motoring offences and more likely to make 'at fault' claims. They also reveal the best driver.
  
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• Chester Zoo fire investigators have confirmed what caused the tragic blaze

  19-12-2018 17:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Monsoon forest went up in flames on Saturday, destroying the enclosure and claiming the lives of a number species
  
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• Manchester man abducted and dumped in murder attempt

  19-12-2018 16:58 via bbc.co.uk
  The victim was bundled into a car and attacked in Manchester before being dumped several miles away.
  
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• Five reasons Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is a Manchester United legend

  19-12-2018 16:51 via bbc.co.uk
  If you don't know why so many Manchester United fans are excited today, here are five reasons the former striker will be welcomed back to Old Trafford with open arms.
  
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• John Kinsella: Gangster shot dead 'had helped Steven Gerrard'

  19-12-2018 16:35 via bbc.co.uk
  John Kinsella helped former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard when he "got into trouble", a court hears.
  
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• Man kidnapped, badly beaten then left for dead on Salford street after 'planned' attacked

  19-12-2018 16:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The victim, in his 30s, was forced into a car in Elsmore Road, Fallowfield on Tuesday evening. He was later found seriously injured, with his neck and wrists bound with cable
  
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• Man kidnapped, badly beaten then left for dead on Salford street after 'planned' attack

  19-12-2018 16:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The victim, in his 30s, was forced into a car in Elsmore Road, Fallowfield on Tuesday evening. He was later found seriously injured, with his neck and wrists bound with cable
  
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• Queer As Folk to get American reboot

  19-12-2018 16:04
  TV show about gay men in Manchester to be remade with new characters and set in USThe US cable network Bravo is developing a new version of the hit TV show Queer As Folk, with the creator of the original UK series, Russell T Davies, recruited as an executive producer.The original show, which first aired in 1999, followed three gay men living in Manchester. It starred Aidan Gillen, Charlie Hunnam and Craig Kelly and ran for 10 episodes. A North American remake of the show, set in Pittsburgh, aire
  
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• When is Bear Grylls Mission with Gareth Southgate to join Bear Grylls on ITV this Christmas?

  19-12-2018 15:37 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The England football manager will join Bear Grylls on a mission across some of the country’s most rugged, unspoilt moorlands for ITV Christmas special
  
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• World Pie Eating champion crowned in Wigan

  19-12-2018 15:19 via bbc.co.uk
  A veteran competitor takes the world pie-eating title by devouring a pastry treat in 19.58 seconds.
  
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• Two Mothercare stores in Greater Manchester launch closing down sales

  19-12-2018 15:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The closing down sale launches on Wednesday December 19 at Mothercare in Stockport and Denton - with all stock reduced to clear
  
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• The gardener to the Cheshire set who stole Moet and Chandon and Bollinger after losing his job

  19-12-2018 15:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Andrew Jackson went straight for the good stuff when he shoplifted 'to make ends meet'
  
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• Penniless gardener to the Cheshire set stole Moet and Chandon and Bollinger champagne after losing his job

  19-12-2018 15:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Andrew Jackson went straight for the good stuff when he shoplifted 'to make ends meet'
  
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• A winner for Gorton - bookie Fred Done donates £6m for sports centre

  19-12-2018 15:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Bookie Fred Done has made a personal £6m donation to create a sports centre in East Manchester for young people.
  
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• 80 per cent of youngsters in Greater Manchester aren't getting 30 hours' free childcare

  19-12-2018 14:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The government launched the deal for three and four year olds in 2017 and it could save parents thousands
  
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• These are the latest post-Brexit migrations plans

  19-12-2018 14:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The white paper was supposed to be released a year ago but will finally be revealed today and is said to include a new visa route for migrants
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn insists he DIDN'T call Theresa May a 'stupid woman' - this is the clip causing outrage

  19-12-2018 14:46 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Commons descended into uproar prompting one Labour grandee to say 'I would astonished if a single one of our constituents does not view these scenes with utter contempt'
  
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• How you can double your holidays in 2019

  19-12-2018 14:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  You have the Bank Holidays to thank for this one across Easter and May
  
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• Passengers 'stuck in stationary trams' as Metrolink hit by severe delays

  19-12-2018 14:20 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Trams between Crumpsall and Victoria on the Bury line are affected
  
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• When is The Snowman and The Snowman and The Snowdog on TV over Christmas?

  19-12-2018 14:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The short films will be shown multiple times on TV over the Christmas period
  
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• Prolific burglar banned from Manchester city centre for three years

  19-12-2018 13:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Francis Connelly, 55, has 'a number of previous convictions' for targeting shops and businesses
  
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• Factory 251 rugby player attack: Manchester club appeal licence ruling

  19-12-2018 13:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Factory 251's licence was suspended after a rugby league player was attacked outside its doors.
  
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• Families say their 'lives have been shattered' as university friends are named as young women who died in Woodhead Pass crash

  19-12-2018 13:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Philipa, 20, and Rebecca, 22, were pals studying together at Nottingham Trent University
  
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• Families say their 'live have been shattered' as university friends are named as young women who died in Woodhead Pass crash

  19-12-2018 13:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Philipa, 20, and Rebecca, 22, were pals studying together at Nottingham Trent University
  
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• Holly Willoughby reveals whether she will be returning to I'm A Celebrity in 2019

  19-12-2018 13:36 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Holly stepped in to replace Ant McPartlin after he took a break from TV commitments
  
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• Man dumped on Salford street with serious injuries 'all over body' had wrists and neck bound with cable

  19-12-2018 13:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Witnesses say a man was screaming for help and looked like he had been 'punched a few times'
  
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• The 21 ways you could be affected if UK leaves EU with no deal

  19-12-2018 13:16 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The UK will leave the EU on 29 March 2019. We've looked at 106 'technical notices' of the Brexit deal and found 21 ways it would affect your everyday life
  
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• The best PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch games of 2018

  19-12-2018 13:09 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Red Dead Redemption 2, God of War, Spider-Man, FIFA 19 and more....
  
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• Nadia Nadim: Manchester City terminate Denmark forward's contract

  19-12-2018 12:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Denmark international Nadia Nadim leaves Manchester City after having her contract terminated by the WSL club.
  
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• This heroic delivery driver rescued an elderly woman who collapsed while he dropped off her shopping

  19-12-2018 12:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 84-year-old had passed out shortly before the driver's arrival who stayed with her and insisted she called for help
  
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• Coroner's warning after 'perfect parents' wake up to find their baby dead

  19-12-2018 12:05 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'There are probably hundreds of thousands of parents who may have infants sleeping in their bed this evening. But every one of those parents potentially puts their infant child at risk'
  
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