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• Actress and Absolutely Fabulous star Dame June Whitfield has died, aged 93

  29-12-2018 22:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The star enjoyed a career stretching back to the 1940s, including roles in the Carry On films and the long-running sitcom Terry And June.
  
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• Saturday Lotto results: Tonight's National Lottery and Thunderball numbers

  29-12-2018 21:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The winning Lotto numbers for Saturday December 29 - see if the balls have changed your life
  
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• Car hits lamppost after driver suffers medical episode in Miles Platting

  29-12-2018 21:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Hulme Hall Lane was blocked after the crash near the junction of Briscoe Lane on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• 'It's time to start talking about organ donation'

  29-12-2018 21:13 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Over the past five years, 176 people in Greater Manchester have died while waiting for a transplant
  
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• Barrow 3-2 Salford City

  29-12-2018 20:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Jacob Blyth scores twice, including a stoppage-time winner, as Barrow beat 10-man Salford in the National League.
  
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• Port Vale 1-4 Oldham Athletic

  29-12-2018 20:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Managerless Oldham Athletic begin life after Frankie Bunn with an emphatic 4-1 win at Port Vale.
  
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• Carlisle United 2-1 Macclesfield Town

  29-12-2018 20:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Jerry Yates strikes late on as play-off chasing Carlisle secure a fourth consecutive win with a 2-1 victory over Macclesfield.
  
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• Rochdale 0-4 Bradford City

  29-12-2018 19:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Bradford City continue their resurgence in League One with a comfortable win at Rochdale.
  
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• Notts County 0-0 Bury

  29-12-2018 19:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Jon Stead misses a penalty as bottom side Notts County waste a golden chance to claim a valuable victory against Bury.
  
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• Memories of Foo Foo Lammar - one of Manchester's most flamboyant characters

  29-12-2018 18:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It's been 15 years since Frank Pearson aka Foo Foo Lammar died, but his legacy lives on in the city
  
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• The most read family and kids stories in Manchester from 2018

  29-12-2018 18:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  From the bee sculptures that brought our city to life in the summer, to the chaos of the Build A Bear Pay Your Age promotion, we've had some amazing tales to share with you all.
  
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• Bolton 0-0 Stoke: Potters fail to break Bolton hoodoo

  29-12-2018 18:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Stoke’s barren run at Bolton stretches to 10 league matches as they fight out a goalless draw with the Championship strugglers.
  
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• Premiership: Gloucester 15-30 Sale - Sharks cause upset at Kingsholm

  29-12-2018 18:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Impressive Sale inflict just a second home defeat of the season on high-flying Gloucester to go fifth in the Premiership.
  
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• Another £10m is to be spent on putting landlines in prison cells

  29-12-2018 18:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Landlines have already been installed at 20 prisons across England and Wales including at HMP Manchester, known as Strangeways prison
  
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• Horoscopes for 2019: See what the new year has in store for you

  29-12-2018 18:05 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Want to know what's in store for 2019? Here are the horoscopes for all star signs
  
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• Swansea City 2-2 Wigan Athletic: Mike van der Hoorn goal earns draw for Swans

  29-12-2018 17:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Swansea City fight back to rescue a point at the Liberty Stadium as Wigan's winless run in the Championship continues.
  
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• Cricket team members devastated after yobs set fire to clubhouse

  29-12-2018 17:47 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  East Lancs Paper Mill Cricket Club needs to be completely refurbished before it can re-open again
  
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• Coronation Street's five biggest bunny boilers

  29-12-2018 17:11 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Coronation Street has seen its fair share of scorned women over the years - here are the worst offenders
  
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• Holly Willoughby reveals she would ‘love to’ take part in Dancing on Ice

  29-12-2018 16:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The ice skating show returns to our screens on January 6
  
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• The heartwarming Disneyland duckling advert that has everyone in tears

  29-12-2018 16:47 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The commercial for Disneyland Paris 'Where Magic Gets Real', tells the story of a little ducklings quest to meet his hero Donald Duck
  
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• Family pays tribute to 'amazing and wonderful' senior firefighter who died following heart attack

  29-12-2018 16:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Rick Henthorne, 42, who died on Friday,  was an organ donor and his two kidneys and liver will be used to save the lives of people on transplant waiting lists
  
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• 21-year-old charged with 11 burglaries across North Manchester and Oldham

  29-12-2018 16:13 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Kailem Barlow, of no fixed address, is due to appear in court next month
  
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• The famous faces, unsung heroes and community champions we've lost in 2018

  29-12-2018 15:54 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The M.E.N. celebrates just some of them here
  
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• 'There was blood on his head and a woman screaming'... tributes left at scene of attack which left man fighting for life

  29-12-2018 14:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'It looked like he was angry. They had a bit of an argument and then they disappeared'
  
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• 'Extremely busy' A&E departments forced to turn away ambulances eight times in the week before Christmas

  29-12-2018 14:31 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Overstretched Greater Manchester hospitals had to divert ambulances to other towns
  
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• Gatwick Airport drone sightings 'could have been police drones sent up to find the original drone'

  29-12-2018 14:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The chief constable of Sussex Police admits there may have been 'confusion'
  
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• Coronation Street spoilers: Roy Cropper faces New Year heartbreak after shock death

  29-12-2018 13:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'It's a shame she's being bumped off like this. She was a great character and everyone loves a Corrie battleaxe'
  
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• Motorist dies after Trafford Park Road fuel tanker crash

  29-12-2018 13:03 via bbc.co.uk
  The 42-year-old man was being treated in hospital following the collision just before Christmas.
  
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• Where you can buy a house in Greater Manchester for around £30,000

  29-12-2018 12:55 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  There were seven properties on the market sold for £30,000 between January and October this year, and several more sold in a similar price range
  
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• Where you can buy a home in Greater Manchester for around £30,000

  29-12-2018 12:55 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  There were seven properties on the market sold for £30,000 between January and October this year, and several more sold in a similar price range
  
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• Man dies following collision with a fuel tanker in Trafford Park

  29-12-2018 12:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 42-year-old was driving a blue Vauxhall Meriva which collided with a fuel tanker on Trafford Park Road
  
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• Strictly star AJ and his brother attacked at a nightclub

  29-12-2018 12:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Dancers AJ Pritchard and Curtis Pritchard are hurt after being assaulted on a night out in Cheshire.
  
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• Man left with broken hip after hit-and-run in Crumpsall

  29-12-2018 12:39 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 65-year-old was struck by a Nissan Note which failed to stop at the scene
  
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• Man stopped by police as he walked on a motorway in Birmingham told police he was heading to Oldham - 100 miles away

  29-12-2018 12:24 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  He was arrested on the A38 Ashton Expressway in Birmingham
  
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• Staff trained in 'conflict resolution' drafted in to help manage football supporters on match day trains

  29-12-2018 12:21 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Virgin is also introducing separate carriages just for football supporters
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing stars react with fury after AJ Pritchard violently attacked in Cheshire nightclub

  29-12-2018 11:34 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  AJ's brother Curtis needs emergency surgery and police are appealing for information
  
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• Distraught family's hospital vigil as man fights for life after serious assault - two men arrested

  29-12-2018 10:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Road closures are in place and detectives are appealing for information
  
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• We rank Manchester's best new restaurant and bar openings of 2018

  29-12-2018 08:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The CityLife team's favourite new haunts
  
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• Another weekend of rail disruption due to strikes and cancellations - here's a list of every Northern service affected

  29-12-2018 08:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The M.E.N. has put together a list of every service expected to be hit on Saturday and Sunday
  
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