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• Mumsnet users launch campaign for CBeebies' Justin Fletcher to be on Strictly Come Dancing

  16-01-2019 23:57 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Users of the forum reckon Justin would be in with a shout of bagging the glitterball trophy
  
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• Super League: Clubs considering extending marquee rule

  16-01-2019 23:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Super League clubs are considering plans to extend the use of the marquee player rule, according to chief executive Robert Elstone.
  
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• Detectives arrest eleventh man over murder of Luke 'Tank' Graham

  16-01-2019 22:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Mr Graham, 31, was gunned down outside a house on Birch Street in Ashton-under-Lyne last June
  
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• Lotto results: Winning lottery numbers for Wednesday night's £5.1m rollover

  16-01-2019 21:39 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Lotto results for Wednesday, January 16, plus the Thunderball numbers
  
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• The horrific moment a driver mowed down a police officer while driving 'manically' outside a nursery

  16-01-2019 21:17 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The officer was pinned between two vans and was seriously injured
  
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• All-women biker club raises charity cash

  16-01-2019 21:09 via bbc.co.uk
  The Lionesses have built a community of motorcycle lovers who are raising funds for charity.
  
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• Police called after fight breaks out at Failsworth pub

  16-01-2019 20:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  One person was taken to hospital following a brawl at The Church Inn on Sunday morning
  
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• "You f***ing grass": How 'brothers in arms' turned on each other as Paul Massey murder trial unfolded

  16-01-2019 20:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Fellows let the cool and calm exterior which had led to his nickname - The Iceman - slip
  
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• Man who drove at police officer in Blackley is jailed

  16-01-2019 19:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Kaine O'Connor left a police officer with serious leg injuries as sped off trying to avoid arrest.
  
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• What the Paul Massey murder trial revealed about Salford gangs, the A Team and the 'Antis'

  16-01-2019 19:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Salford's underworld has been consumed by the kind of tit-for-tat fighting that gripped south Manchester's drugs gangs and destroyed dozens of lives in the 80s and 90s
  
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• Wilder v Fury II: WBC says Briton is entitled to greater share of rematch purse

  16-01-2019 19:33 via bbc.co.uk
  The WBC says Tyson Fury is entitled to a greater share of the purse for his rematch against heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder.
  
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• Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats on going from gardening to global success

  16-01-2019 19:24 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats play Manchester Academy on Saturday, January 19
  
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• Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats interview

  16-01-2019 19:24 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats play Manchester Academy on Saturday, January 19
  
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• Made in Manchester: See Thru Hands

  16-01-2019 19:20 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  See Thru Hands play the Deaf Institute (as part of Stay Fresh Festival) on Saturday, January 26
  
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• Pensioner suffered horrific injuries in violent robbery

  16-01-2019 18:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police have released photos of the 88-year-old who fell after having her handbag snatched
  
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• You can now go to a gym class which rewards you with a free takeaway

  16-01-2019 18:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Deliveroo and YMCA have teamed up to launch the classes in Manchester
  
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• Blood moon 2019: Everything you need to know

  16-01-2019 18:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It will be the last total lunar eclipse anywhere on earth until May 2021
  
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• Tameside Co-op robbed by crowbar-wielding thugs

  16-01-2019 18:09 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police were called to the store on Talbot Road in Hyde last week
  
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• Lorry driver who dumped 100 tonnes of waste at school jailed

  16-01-2019 18:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Francis Heaton left rotting waste at a special school, which cost the institution £22,000 to clear.
  
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• Katie Piper praised for inspirational 10-Year Challenge post

  16-01-2019 17:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Katie also used the post to warn others not to let the challenge "create anxiety"
  
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• Jamelia demands ban on over 75s voting because they're too old as Jeremy Vine viewers blast 'ageist' remarks

  16-01-2019 17:55 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Speaking to the Channel 5 show, Jamelia revealed her views - and they've divided social media users
  
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• Gang armed with guns and hammers threatened staff and customers during terrifying raid

  16-01-2019 17:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Four men dressed in black entered the convenience store on Maple Road and threatened staff and customers, whilst demanding cash from the tills
  
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• Cost of fixing Manchester's troubled public fountains set to top £1 million

  16-01-2019 17:46 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The council is to spend hundreds of thousands of pounds bringing the 20-year-old fountain in Exchange Square up to scratch, after doing the same in Piccadilly Gardens
  
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• Thugs dragged man down alleyway and choked him during Chinatown robbery

  16-01-2019 17:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The victim had been at a pub with friends when he was followed and attacked by Ryan Bardsley, Ashley Hughes, Salar Rajabi and Ryan Murphy
  
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• Yellow weather warning for icy conditions in Greater Manchester issued by the Met Office

  16-01-2019 17:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Temperatures are set to plummet to below freezing tonight, bringing widespread frost
  
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• Oldham Foodbank's van stolen less than fortnight after burglary

  16-01-2019 17:21 via bbc.co.uk
  The charity's van was stolen from outside a hospital as volunteers collected donations.
  
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• Mums launch campaign to get CBeebies' Justin Fletcher on Strictly Come Dancing

  16-01-2019 17:19 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The TV star famed for his character Mr Tumble has been the focus of a debate on parenting forum Mumsnet
  
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• Bringing cultures together stops hate

  16-01-2019 17:04 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  I urge people not to be bystanders, says Jonny Wineberg, director of operations of #WeStandTogether
  
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• Saturday Night Fever boogies in to Manchester next week

  16-01-2019 17:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The hit musical production will run for five days at The Palace Theatre
  
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• The 10-year challenge: How Manchester celebrities looked a decade ago

  16-01-2019 16:59 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 10-year challenge is sweeping Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
  
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• Bigfoot bafflement, a spinning ice disc and today's other odd stories

  16-01-2019 16:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Private training company also landed in hot water
  
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• Private training company sparks armed police response after staged kidnapping

  16-01-2019 16:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Essex Police were called to the scene after a member of the public dialled 999
  
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• How to apply for an Irish passport and are you eligible?

  16-01-2019 16:25 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Record numbers of Brits are using their Irish roots to get an Irish passport after Brexit
  
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• The hidden dangers of drinking too much water

  16-01-2019 16:24 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Things go bas when you take on more fluid than your kidneys can process and remove
  
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• How EU leaders have reacted to the Brexit deal vote defeat

  16-01-2019 16:13 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  MPs voted by 432 votes to 202 against Theresa May’s proposed Brexit deal on Monday night - the largest defeat for a sitting Government in history
  
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• Animal welfare charity appeal after stray dog horrifically stabbed

  16-01-2019 16:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A blade was discovered lodged deep in the dog's neck
  
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• Hitman guilty of murdering Salford 'Mr Big' Paul Massey

  16-01-2019 16:04
  Mark Fellows and an associate also convicted of killing John Kinsella during gangland feudA gangland hitman has been convicted of the murder of the Salford criminal Paul Massey, known as “Mr Big”, and his associate John Kinsella.Mark Fellows, 38, shot Massey in the chest with an Uzi machine gun in July 2015 as part of a deadly feud between rival gangs in Salford. The attack sparked a series of tit-for-tat repercussions. Continue reading...
  
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• A candlelit Valentine's Day cinema is taking over Manchester's beautiful Victoria Baths

  16-01-2019 16:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  There will be three classic romance films shown over two days
  
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• Heaton Park's cafes closed as new company takes over

  16-01-2019 15:34 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Stables and The Pavilion are shut while refurbishment work takes place
  
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• Greater Manchester hip replacements: Post-surgery checks not carried out

  16-01-2019 15:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Post-surgery checks were not carried out on 332 patients at four Greater Manchester hospitals.
  
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• Upskirting to become crime with offenders facing up to two years in jail

  16-01-2019 15:31 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The new offence of taking of images under clothing without permission follows a campaign by a victim which was backed by celebrities like Holly Willoughby
  
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• Almost £8m in lottery winnings remains unclaimed, could any of it be yours?

  16-01-2019 15:17 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  All winners must claim their prize within 180 days or forfeit the money
  
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• Facebook invite tricked teenager into savage attack by bullies

  16-01-2019 15:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'It was all a set up, he must have been petrified when he saw all those people'
  
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• The callous murderer who grinned in the dock as Paul Massey's family wept - and made 'cut throat' gestures after his co-defendant 'grassed' on him in court

  16-01-2019 15:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'Iceman' Mark Fellows was found guilty of murdering Salford's Mr Massey
  
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• The murder of Paul Massey: How 'Mr Big' lost control of Salford

  16-01-2019 14:54 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  M.E.N. crime reporter John Scheerhout has spent decades covering Salford's underworld - here he looks at how Paul Massey lost his life after falling out with people he once trusted
  
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• Paul Massey's family: Our dad was a peacemaker not Salford's Mr Big

  16-01-2019 14:47 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  In a loving tribute written for the M.E.N., the family said Mr Massey's murder 'destroyed' many lives
  
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• Britain set for prolonged cold spell from Arctic winds

  16-01-2019 14:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Temperatures will drop from Thursday and it will become noticeably colder
  
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• Dancing On Ice 2019: Gemma Collins devastated following week of 'diva' claims

  16-01-2019 13:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Dancing On Ice hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield even waded in on the claims
  
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• Charlotte Kerr: Charlton v Man Utd Women abandoned over lack of oxygen for injuries

  16-01-2019 13:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Charlton's Women's Championship game with Manchester United was abandoned because the home side had no oxygen to treat injured players.
  
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• British woman charged with attempted drug smuggling after £20,000 of cocaine was found in luggage

  16-01-2019 13:54 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The woman was arrested after getting off a train from Paris
  
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