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• Divers drafted in as murder detectives search brook and derelict pub for missing Maggie Smythe

  31-01-2019 23:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Margaret Jean Smythe, also known as Maggie, was last seen in the early hours of Saturday morning at her home in Breightmet
  
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• Super League: St Helens 22-12 Wigan Warriors on opening night

  31-01-2019 23:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Wigan Warriors' defence of their Super League title begins with a 22-12 loss at rivals St Helens in a pulsating derby.
  
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• Parklife 2019 tickets - when do they go on sale and how much are they?

  31-01-2019 23:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Looking to buy Parklife tickets from Ticketmaster before they sell out? Here's when they go on sale
  
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• Concerns over parents using screen time to 'babysit' toddlers as figures show them failing to reach milestones

  31-01-2019 22:13 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  One in seven toddlers in Manchester are under performing in key developmental skills
  
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• Carer visits cut to just two minutes because of 'unorganised rotas', shock report reveals

  31-01-2019 22:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Care Quality Commission said that staff at Angels @ Home C.I.C were also expected to be on multiple calls at the same time
  
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• Universal Credit is putting an ‘unprecedented' number of Rochdale children into care, claims council boss

  31-01-2019 20:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The flagship policy, which was rolled out to all Rochdale claimants last May, combines six benefits in one - and ministers say it is designed to make work pay
  
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• Young boy and mum were shot on their doorstep to avenge murder of Paul Massey, court told

  31-01-2019 20:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Christian Hickey, seven, and his mother Jayne were not the intended targets, a jury at Manchester Crown Court heard
  
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• Manchester Council refuses to release 'speculative' Brexit risk assessment

  31-01-2019 20:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Liberal Democrats have accused Labour of putting their ‘fingers in their ears’ over Brexit
  
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• Mum tells of her son's 'county lines' drugs gang hell as police make arrests in crackdown

  31-01-2019 20:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  More than 70 wraps of heroin and cocaine were also seized in a crackdown
  
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• Hunt for man 'feeding pigeons in Piccadilly Gardens - then killing them and putting them in a bag'

  31-01-2019 20:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Inspector Jon Middleton said officers attended Piccadilly Gardens but were unable to locate the man
  
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• M6 traffic delays after crash closes northbound carriageway near Wigan

  31-01-2019 19:17 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called to the collision, between junctions 25 and 26, just before 6pm on Thursday
  
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• LIVE: M6 traffic delays after crash closes northbound carriageway near Wigan

  31-01-2019 19:17 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called to the collision, between junctions 25 and 26, just before 6pm on Thursday
  
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• Tributes paid to much loved Le Delicatezze di Bruno cafe owner found dead in park

  31-01-2019 19:13 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The body of Bruno Pollutri was found in Philips Park in Clayton
  
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• A Gemma Collins fan has just got a tattoo of her crying face inked on his leg

  31-01-2019 19:11 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  GC superfan Billy has shown his support for the Dancing On Ice star
  
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• Kate Connor actress Faye Brookes helps to find Coronation Street stars of the future

  31-01-2019 19:05 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Corrie favourite made her first public appearance after announcing her engagement to Gareth Gates
  
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• Winston Churchill branded a 'mass murderer' by critic - so is wartime PM not as great as we think?

  31-01-2019 18:59 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'If it wasn't for Winston Churchill you would be speaking German'
  
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• Anti-transgender activists leave 'sickening' t-shirts on Emmeline Pankhurst statue and others across Greater Manchester

  31-01-2019 18:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The group ReSisters United have claimed responsibility for the t-shirts
  
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• Young man fighting for life after being hit by 'a number of vehicles' on M62 near Warrington

  31-01-2019 18:36 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The pedestrian was struck on the carriageway in the wake of a crash on Wednesday night
  
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• Mancunian men wanted to test contraceptive gel that you rub into your arms and shoulders

  31-01-2019 18:25 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Condoms and vasectomy are currently the only form of contraception available to men
  
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• Monster Jam is bringing massive trucks to Manchester Arena - how to get tickets for 2019 tour

  31-01-2019 18:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The larger than life trucks are 12ft tall
  
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• Manchester blighted by its own 'north-south transport divide'

  31-01-2019 18:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  In a debate about transport poverty, one north Manchester councillor told how he had to walk three miles from Crumpsall to the city centre in order to work night shifts at the airport
  
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• The US is so cold, Hell has frozen over

  31-01-2019 18:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Michigan town has seen temperatures of -26C
  
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• Doctor who invented ibuprofen had died age 95

  31-01-2019 17:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It's been 50 years since Dr Stewart Adams' drug became licensed
  
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• Boy becomes first NHS patient to receive revolutionary new cancer drug

  31-01-2019 17:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  CAR-T can cost around £280,000 per patient but NHS England has brought this down
  
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• This Morning viewers slam Phil and Holly for their 'pampered' behaviour

  31-01-2019 17:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Angry viewers took to Twitter to voice their disapproval of the presenting duo
  
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• Altrincham will wear LGBT inspired kit in a moment of "football history"

  31-01-2019 17:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Non-league Altrincham claim they will be the first team to ever wear a kit based on the LGBT flag.
  
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• Driver jailed for causing the death of cycling champion Chris Boardman's mum

  31-01-2019 17:39 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Carol Boardman, 75, was described in court as a 'pretty remarkable woman' as Liam Rosney, 33, was locked up
  
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• Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing review – the superhuman hits you like a thunderbolt

  31-01-2019 17:32
  Museums across the UKThese drawings from the Royal Collection – dispersed around Britain – are like pure, clear windows on to the extraordinary mind of this enigmatic and visionary geniusIt was in Cardiff that I finally cracked the Da Vinci Code. For years I’ve been searching for the clues that would explain this weird and wonderful genius. I’ve visited the Tuscan hill town Vinci, where an illegitimate boy called Leonardo was born in 1452, and Amboise in the Loire Valley,
  
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• Macclesfield Town: Shamir Mullings joins Silkmen on deal until end of season

  31-01-2019 17:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Macclesfield Town sign striker Shamir Mullings on a deal until the end of the season.
  
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• Jordan Rossiter: Former Liverpool youngster joins Bury on loan from Rangers

  31-01-2019 17:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Bury sign former Liverpool youngster Jordan Rossiter from Rangers on loan for the rest of the season.
  
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• Tech firm denies bullying claims by job seeker, 22, after interview that was 'like being sat in a room with my abusive ex'

  31-01-2019 17:13 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Olivia Bland claims her experience with CEO of Oldham-based Web Applications UK was "brutal"
  
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• James Vaughan: Wigan Athletic striker joins League One club Portsmouth on loan

  31-01-2019 16:56 via bbc.co.uk
  League One promotion hopefuls Portsmouth sign striker James Vaughan on loan from Wigan Athletic until the end of the season.
  
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• Chris Dagnall: Tranmere Rovers re-sign Bury striker after almost 13-year absence

  31-01-2019 16:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Tranmere Rovers re-sign Bury striker Chris Dagnall until the end of the season, almost 13 years after his departure.
  
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• Robot that can 'imagine itself' built by scientists

  31-01-2019 16:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The advance is said to be a step towards self-aware machines
  
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• Cheryl reveals who the mystery man in the mirror was and whether there is any truth in romance rumors

  31-01-2019 16:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Her fans went into meltdown when the Greatest Dancer star uploaded a snap to Instagram with a man in the background
  
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• McDonald's is bringing back one of its most popular McFlurrys

  31-01-2019 16:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Fans will be pleased to see its return
           
  
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• Primark is selling an anti-snore pillow that's very affordable

  31-01-2019 16:28 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Asda had previously brought out one which was much more expensive
  
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• Could you avoid capture for £100,000? Apply for the next season of Hunted now

  31-01-2019 16:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Channel 4 is looking for contestants for the fifth series
  
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• Emotional Vicky Pattison says she 'hates what that man did' as she relives heartache from John Noble break-up

  31-01-2019 16:25 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The former Geordie Shore recorded a video for Instagram while watching her one-off special Vicky Pattison: The Break Up on TLC
  
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• Smyths Toys is hosting its best ever free LEGO event this February half-term

  31-01-2019 16:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It's to celebrate the release of The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part
  
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• Smart trick for defrosting your windscreen and keeping your hands warm at the same time goes viral

  31-01-2019 16:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Daniel Harris shared the tip in a video on social media and it quickly amassed 2.5 million views
  
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• Scientists show that cancer can accelerate ageing

  31-01-2019 16:09 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It's hoped the research will pave the way for new cancer-fighting drugs
  
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• Why does the UK grind to a halt every time it starts to snow?

  31-01-2019 16:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  All this disruption costs the wider economy a pretty penny
  
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• Coronation Street star wows as a fashion ambassador after announcing she's leaving the soap

  31-01-2019 15:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Bhavna Limbachia who is leaving Corrie as Rana Nazir showed off her style credentials
  
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• Gemma Collins’ Dancing On Ice face plant 'set to earn her mega bucks'

  31-01-2019 15:54 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  As well as her rumoured £100,000 appearance fee, she will earn a whole lot more from the fall-out to her tumble
  
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• Rochdale rapist who fled the UK arrested in Pakistan

  31-01-2019 15:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Choudhry Ikhalaq Hussain was convicted in 2016 of raping and sexually abusing a child in Rochdale.
  
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• Anthony Martial: Man Utd forward signs new contract until 2024

  31-01-2019 15:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Forward Anthony Martial signs a new contract at Manchester United until June 2024.
  
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• When is World Book Day 2019?

  31-01-2019 15:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Don't leave it until the last minute if you need to start planning an outfit for this year's event
  
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• Review: Trial By Laughter at The Lowry

  31-01-2019 15:34 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  An informative, just and worthwhile tribute to a champion of free speech
  
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• Police release images of men they want to speak with after a woman was carjacked at gunpoint at a country park

  31-01-2019 15:34 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The victim, in her 30s, had her Audi Q3 stolen during a 'terrifying ordeal' in the car park of Daisy Nook Country Park in Failsworth
  
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