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• Manchester City 2-1 Liverpool: Champions narrow gap on leaders to four points

  03-01-2019 23:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Leroy Sane scores the winner as Manchester City narrow the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool to four points.
  
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• LIVE: Houses evacuated in Heywood after suspicious device found at property

  03-01-2019 22:29 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Emergency services are currently at the scene off Bury Old Road in the Darnhill area of Heywood
  
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• Controlled explosion carried out after suspicious device found at property in Heywood

  03-01-2019 22:29 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Homes were evacuated and the bomb disposal team were called after police discovered the item at an address in the Darnhill area
  
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• Married family man groomed two teenage boys on Grindr and paid one for sex acts in car park

  03-01-2019 22:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'Hardworking' sales rep Warren Wild, 51, also sent sick photos of one of his young victims to other paedophiles
  
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• Is Who Wants To Be A Millionaire live?

  03-01-2019 21:09 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The revamped show from Media City is currently showing on ITV One
  
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• Northern: Rail firm receives millions more in subsidies as profits fall

  03-01-2019 21:03 via bbc.co.uk
  The RMT's claim that Northern received an extra £31m from the taxpayer is rejected by the government.
  
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• Suspect charged with Billy Livesley murder in Wigan

  03-01-2019 20:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Peter Connor, 31, is due before magistrates over the death of Billy Livesley in Wigan.
  
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• Man jailed after woman performed sex act on him in Manchester Victoria station at rush hour

  03-01-2019 20:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  William Batchelor, 47, was caught with a woman performing a lewd act on him 'in full public view'
  
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• Man charged with the murder following death of Billy Livesley

  03-01-2019 20:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Billy, 21, died following an assault in Abram, Wigan, on December 28
  
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• Man charged with murder following death of Billy Livesley

  03-01-2019 20:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Billy, 21, died following an assault in Abram, Wigan, on December 28
  
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• Manchester United v Reading

  03-01-2019 19:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's The FA Cup game between Manchester United and Reading.
  
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• Bolton Wanderers may be without three players because of registration embargo

  03-01-2019 19:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Bolton may be without three players for Saturday's FA Cup tie because of a registration embargo, reports BBC Radio Manchester.
  
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• Man caught trying to smuggle 90,000 cigarettes through Manchester Airport

  03-01-2019 19:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The cigarettes were inside three luggage bags
  
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• Woman who went missing almost three months ago found safe and well

  03-01-2019 19:05 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Emma Philpott, 28, had been missing from her home in Bolton since September.
  
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• Manchester baby death rate increases by 40%, says council report

  03-01-2019 19:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Some 151 children died before their first birthday during 2015-17, a rise from 108 in 2011-2013.
  
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• Two men charged after members of the public threatened in Lower Broughton on New Year's Day

  03-01-2019 18:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police were called to reports of men making threats outside a house on Cottenham Lane at around 3.55am on January 1
  
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• This is the travel advice ahead of Manchester City's game against Liverpool tonight

  03-01-2019 18:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A sell-out crowd of 55,000 fans are expected to watch the Premier League game at The Etihad on Thursday night
  
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• GRUB is throwing a three-day vegan street food fair this month

  03-01-2019 18:34 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  ExtraVEGANza is back between January 25 and 27
  
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• Neighbours of elderly man who died after attack on Christmas Day have spoken of their shock

  03-01-2019 18:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Graham Liddle, 79, passed away in hospital on Friday, December 28, several days after he was assaulted at the home on Egerton Drive in Sale, Trafford
  
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• How to get a 26-30 railcard until you're 32

  03-01-2019 18:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 26-30 railcard for adults in the UK is out now and you can enjoy the benefits of it right up until you are nearly 32
  
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• Young driver who put blue flashing lights on his car 'for protection' is banned from the road

  03-01-2019 17:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Andrew Norris, 22, was hauled into court after another motorist wrongly thought he was from the emergency services
  
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• The things left behind in Travelodge rooms in Manchester - including a grandma and a glass eye

  03-01-2019 17:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Someone even forgot their grandma...
  
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• How you can get a free pint of beer this January

  03-01-2019 17:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  There are numerous pubs around Manchester offering free beer this January and all you need to do is visit the Great British Pubs website
  
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• The white creme egg 'Willy Wonka' style hunt is back for Easter 2019 and you could win £10k

  03-01-2019 17:13 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Cadbury's is bringing its super rare white creme eggs back for 2019, and if you find one you'll win £10,000
  
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• El Gato Negro owners lodge plans for new Middle Eastern restaurant in Manchester

  03-01-2019 17:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Simon Shaw and co are taking over the former Panama Hatty's site on King Street
  
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• Robbery gang armed with lump hammer threaten guard in cash raid

  03-01-2019 16:59 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  They fled in an Audi and an empty cash box was found a mile away later
  
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• When is Burns Night in 2019? What is the Scottish celebration?

  03-01-2019 16:47 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  When is Burns Night in 2019? What is the reason for the celebration at the end of January?
  
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• This is what happens to your body if you stop smoking

  03-01-2019 16:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Giving up smoking as new year's resolution? This is what happens to your body when you do
  
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• Jail for woman, 62, who forced a young girl into a sex act

  03-01-2019 16:13 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Eileen McBrien, from Ancoats, is now behind bars after a case described by detectives as 'harrowing'
  
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• Salford sisters jailed for passport tax scam worth over £320k

  03-01-2019 15:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Three sisters used jobs at Selfridges and Manchester Airport to make fraudulent VAT claims, HMRC says.
  
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• Transgender activist Julia Grant dies aged 64

  03-01-2019 15:55
  Grant took part in pioneering documentary and campaigned for Manchester’s gay villageJulia Grant, the transgender activist who became the first in the UK to allow television cameras to chart her transition from male to female, has died aged 64 after a short illness.According to online tributes from friends, Grant, who in later years became a strong advocate for Manchester’s gay village and owned the Hollywood Showbar on Canal Street in the heart of that district, died early on Wednes
  
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• When is the next Bank Holiday? All the dates you need for 2019

  03-01-2019 15:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  When and how many Bank Holiday's are there in 2019? The all important dates for April, May, August and December
  
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• Police: Nothing to suggest increased security risk ahead of City v Liverpool

  03-01-2019 15:13 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The two clubs have history after City's bus was pelted with bottles and cans ahead of the Champions League quarter-final first leg at Anfield in April last year
  
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• Mum stuffed cannabis in her bra and smuggled it into prison 'to stop her jailed boyfriend being stabbed'

  03-01-2019 15:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Lisa Wright, 37, was spared jail after admitting two counts of conveying prohibited items into HMP Forest Bank
  
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• Two held over English Channel migrant crossings

  03-01-2019 14:29 via bbc.co.uk
  The government is attempting to step up sea patrols after an increase in crossings in small boats.
  
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• Mum shunned by friends for dating just eight weeks after husband's cancer death says 'he wanted me to move on'

  03-01-2019 14:27 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'If you haven't been through it you can never understand'
  
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• Julia Grant: Transgender 'pioneer' dies aged 64

  03-01-2019 14:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Julia Grant was the subject of five BBC documentaries chronicling her transition.
  
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• The Rocky Horror Show returns to Manchester Opera House next week

  03-01-2019 14:05 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The cast includes Corrie legend Beverley Callard who plays the Narrator exclusively for the Manchester show
  
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• Sale v Saracens (Fri)

  03-01-2019 13:47 via bbc.co.uk
  England forward Billy Vunipola will make his return from a broken arm for Saracens in Friday's Premiership fixture at Sale.
  
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• Real Housewives of Cheshire star Dawn Ward defends her social media activity in This Morning debate

  03-01-2019 13:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The reality TV stars says: 'If you don’t like it, just unfollow'
  
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• CCTV images released after men wearing balaclavas broke into Tesco and stole cigarettes

  03-01-2019 13:31 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The trio used a brick and a crow bar to force their way in to the supermarket in Rochdale
  
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• Rory Holden: Rochdale sign Bristol City forward on loan for rest of season

  03-01-2019 13:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Rochdale sign forward Rory Holden on loan from Championship side Bristol City until the end of the season.
  
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• Sale assault: Man who died after Christmas Day attack named

  03-01-2019 13:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Two men who were arrested on suspicion of murder have been released on bail, police say.
  
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• All children in England to be taught CPR in school under new Government plans

  03-01-2019 13:16 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Students will be taught how to administer CPR, why defibrillators are used and basic treatments for common injuries
  
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• The £300,000 passport scam of a Louis Vuitton sales assistant at Selfridges and her Manchester Airport sisters

  03-01-2019 12:25 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'This was a careful and calculated attempt to steal from the public purse'
  
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• Dancing on Ice 2019: When is it on and what celebrities are taking part?

  03-01-2019 12:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  All you need to know about the 2019 series of Dancing On Ice which returns to ITV in January
  
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• Murder investigation as 79-year-old man dies after Christmas Day attack

  03-01-2019 11:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Graham Liddle was taken to hospital with multiple injuries following the attack and died on Friday, December 28
  
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• Sir Billy Connolly says he is 'near the end' in his BBC documentary following Parkinson's diagnosis

  03-01-2019 10:55 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The legendary Scottish comedian was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2013 which he will discuss in BBC documentary Made In Scotland
  
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• Tributes to Julia Grant, Manchester gay village campaigner and trans-rights activist, who has died aged 64

  03-01-2019 10:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Julia Grant starred in the first ever documentary made about transgender issues back in 1979
  
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• Drug-driving arrest as 76-year-old man dies after being hit by car in Stockport

  03-01-2019 10:16 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A 35-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, drug driving and drink driving
  
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