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• Man Utd's Luke Shaw says Champions League qualification is possible

  23-12-2018 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Manchester United can qualify for next season's Champions League after beating Cardiff City, says Luke Shaw.
  
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• Did Salim ever make it out of the river? The nine-year mystery police are desperate to solve

  23-12-2018 22:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  No sightings for years, but no body either. What happened to the Australian last seen swimming in the River Ribble?
  
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• Dad who put double glazing in historic home he owns taken to court for 'vandalism' and hit with £70k order

  23-12-2018 21:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Laurence Daw says he was trying to turn the Grade II * listed Aston Park House into a family home. But his local council say he carried out ‘reckless vandalism’ by stripping out period features
  
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• Revealed: The ambitious plan to build a huge zoo in Manchester

  23-12-2018 20:17 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Trafford Council officials have met with the zoologist behind the plans
  
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• How the grieving family of Charlie Pope will remember their boy over Christmas

  23-12-2018 19:49 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Nick and his family face their first Christmas without Charlie at their home in Northumberland.
  
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• Who tried to stab 'Bigun'? Cult Oasis figure and Kinkladze pal fought off Rambo knife attacker

  23-12-2018 19:46 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Paul Ashbee, 52, has been left shaken by an attempted mugging in Ardwick
  
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• There might never have been a drone at Gatwick Airport, say police

  23-12-2018 19:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  It comes after a couple aged 47 and 54 arrested on Friday night were released without charge
  
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• Manchester Guardian skipping news | Letters

  23-12-2018 18:16
  Readers share happy memories of a childhood game drawn from a garbled version of a newspaper vendor’s cryRe Audrey Butler’s memory of skipping to the Manchester news vendor’s cry (Letters, 22 December), growing up in Wolverhampton in the early 60s I spent endless summer evenings skipping with a gang of friends to the song “Manchester gardens, good evening, yoo-hoo, I say number one ... (two, three etc)”. The numbered person would jump in as the singer jumped out &nd
  
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• Caught on film, moment brawl erupts in stands at Manchester Arena during boxing match

  23-12-2018 18:13 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  One man is seen to unleash a volley of blows
  
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• 'Union flag waistcoat' triggered row which saw fan kicked out of Arena boxing show

  23-12-2018 17:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  "I know I can't wear colours but in my eyes that means football shirts. I wouldn't have thought that waistcoat could cause offence to anyone."
  
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• Waitrose and Pieminster are recalling these two products due to safety risk

  23-12-2018 16:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The products have been removed from sale according to the Food Standards Agency and Trading Standards
  
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• Barton Swing Bridge closed as 'police negotiators talk to man'

  23-12-2018 16:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The B5211 is closed in both directions.
  
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• Christmas cheer among homeless animals

  23-12-2018 15:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Seven-year-old Jessica launched an appeal to collect treats and food for animals at her local shelter.
  
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• Lingerie model Rhian Sugden parties with the guy Manchester girls are going crazy for

  23-12-2018 15:25 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Rhian cosied up with Frankie the bear at popular celeb haunt Toy BoX
  
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• 'Disgusting' thieves smashed their way into church, stole valuables then set it on fire

  23-12-2018 15:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A festive service at Heaton Park Methodist Church in Bury has had to be cancelled after the despicable arson attack
  
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• 'Despicable' arsonists target church that offers refuge to homeless and free meals for schoolchildren

  23-12-2018 15:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A festive service at Heaton Park Methodist Church in Bury has had to be cancelled after the despicable arson attack
  
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• Uppermill death: Men charged with Daniel Hogan murder

  23-12-2018 14:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Daniel Hogan, 34, suffered head injuries after he was struck in Uppermill on Friday.
  
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• Two charged with murder over death of 'BFG' Daniel Hogan in Saddleworth

  23-12-2018 14:04 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Daniel Forster and Michael Milligan Nield, both aged 24, will appear in court on Monday
  
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• Oldham Athletic 2-3 Exeter City

  23-12-2018 13:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Jayden Stockley's clinical hat-trick inspires Exeter to an action-packed comeback victory over Oldham at Boundary Park.
  
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• Police investigate crash which caused gridlock near the Trafford Centre

  23-12-2018 13:24 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The two-vehicle collision led to a full closure of Barton Bridge
  
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• Man arrested after Eccles crash which left motorcyclist with broken leg, pelvis and eye socket

  23-12-2018 12:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Two men were taken to hospital following the crash
  
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• Corrie's Beverley Callard on the return of Jim McDonald - and it sounds like a horror story

  23-12-2018 12:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Coronation Street star Bev says Liz and Jim are far from finished
  
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• Three men arrested in police swoop on Market Street after officer called for back-up

  23-12-2018 12:29 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police have now confirmed an officer pressed his emergency button while dealing with a 'group of confrontational males' under the Arndale food court arch
  
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• Peter Schmeichel: Ex-Man Utd keeper considering applying for director role

  23-12-2018 12:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Manchester United great Peter Schmeichel thinks the club should appoint a director of football and believes he would make a good candidate
  
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• Indonesia Tsunami: At least 168 dead and 745 reported injured as tsunami hits Sunda Strait

  23-12-2018 11:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Pandeglang region of Banten province in Java, which encompasses the Ujung Kulon National Park and popular beaches, is the worst affected area
  
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• Locked up this week: the criminals who will be spending Christmas behind bars

  23-12-2018 11:05 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Here's a run-down of the criminals who will be spending Christmas behind bars
  
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• How a friendly voice makes such a difference to elderly people alone at Christmas

  23-12-2018 09:44 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  “We have got one lady who presses the button every single day just to hear somebody’s voice... some people don’t have anybody to talk to"
  
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• The storylines that kept Coronation Street fans gripped in 2018

  23-12-2018 09:24 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It's been an emotional year on the Corrie cobbles
  
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• Tucked away in Collyhurst, the special place keeping the true spirit of Christmas alive

  23-12-2018 09:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'Everyone is welcome here'
  
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• These women are getting out of Styal prison just in time for Christmas - this is what they face

  23-12-2018 07:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  We spoke to two women being released from a stint inside the closed category prison about their plans for Christmas and hopes for the future
  
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