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• 'It used to be absolutely buzzing here, it's sad to see what has happened'

  08-12-2025 08:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Residents of the town said a lack of investment in recent years has seen shops close and businesses drawn elsewhere
  
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• Terry's Chocolate Orange is joined by a new kid on the block this Christmas

  13-12-2025 17:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It's long been a stocking filler favourite
  
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• Comedian announces resignation from BBC show during Manchester gig

  13-12-2025 17:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Robin Ince has hosted the Infinite Monkey Cage with Oldham's Brian Cox
  
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• Zoe Ball quits BBC Radio 2 show amid Strictly Come Dancing hosting rumours

  13-12-2025 17:33 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Zoe, 55, has announced she is leaving her Saturday afternoon show with a big TV star confirmed as her replacement
  
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• Football, fans and a funny exchange: Angry Ginge returns to home turf

  13-12-2025 17:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The I'm a Celeb winner returned to the Ginge Power Stadium as his team took on Little Lever
  
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• 'Huge upset' after 10-year-old Christmas tree chopped down hours after lights switch on

  13-12-2025 17:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police said the act had "caused huge upset throughout the village"
  
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• 'My son has never spoken - we need help to give him a voice'

  13-12-2025 16:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  "We thought 'this is amazing!' But then, 'how do we find the money?'"
  
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• Police want to speak to these two boys after knife incident in Arndale shopping centre

  13-12-2025 16:24 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The incident involved four teenage boys
  
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• Antique collector admits grim concern as powder from 'flask' pours all over him

  13-12-2025 16:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Antique collector Alexander Widener was left stunned after opening what he believed to be a ceramic flask - only for powder to pour out all over him in a TikTok video that gained 2.5 million views
  
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• ‘Most addictive show ever’ with ‘terrific’ cast is streaming now

  13-12-2025 16:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 2000s thriller, which fans have branded 'more addictive' than Game of Thrones and Breaking Bad, is now available to watch
  
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• Penguin fans baffled to discover they're not actually chocolate bars

  13-12-2025 15:46 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manufactured by Pladis' McVitie's division, Penguin bars have been reclassified causing confusion among chocolate lovers - but people think they know the reason behind it
  
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• Met Police will not investigate claims Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor asked bodyguard to investigate Virginia Giuffre

  13-12-2025 15:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Metropolitan Police revealed there will not be a criminal investigation into the claims against Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
  
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• Netflix quietly adds 'saddest' documentary as true crime fans unable to watch in one go

  13-12-2025 15:20 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Netflix viewers report being left sobbing by the short true crime documentary, with many saying they had to take a break from watching
  
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• UK 'super flu' outbreak fears explained as hospital boss says 'could be carnage'

  13-12-2025 15:13 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A hospital chief has reportedly warned that the second week of January could be 'carnage' though experts question if panic is justified
  
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• Rail passengers told 'do not travel' ahead of severe rainfall

  13-12-2025 15:12 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Rail passengers may encounter disruption over the weekend due to "heavy and persistent rainfall"
  
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• Man hurt in 'disturbance' as fireworks let off in the street

  13-12-2025 15:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police descended on the scene on Friday evening
  
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• Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor seen riding horse after being pictured in new Epstein case file release

  13-12-2025 14:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A photograph of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was among the latest images to be released from the estate of Jefferey Epstein
  
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• Drink driver's head-on crash caught on camera in shocking footage

  13-12-2025 14:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Wayne Raynor says he's just glad he didn't take his young daughter with him on the errand
  
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• Mum appalled by 'horror show' Paddington Bear costume bought to cheer up sick son

  13-12-2025 14:09 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Alison Orbell, 47, ordered a £200 Paddington Bear costume for her son. She said what she received was like something out of a "horror show"
  
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• Everything you need to know about crisis children's clinics in boroughs least protected as flu cases skyrocket

  13-12-2025 13:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The NHS in Greater Manchester is urging parents in boroughs where there protection is lowest to take their children to extra clinics being put on
  
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• The reason so many children are catching 1968 superflu as researcher shares who is most at risk

  13-12-2025 13:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  An expert has explained the superflu outbreak affecting children and who is most at risk
  
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• Four arrested after dogs found in 'extremely bad condition' at puppy farms

  13-12-2025 13:44 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Two men and two women have been arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty
  
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• 'We were lucky to have a true hero like you living among us for so long, Ike'

  13-12-2025 13:39 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham writes for the Manchester Evening News about his friend Ike Alterman and how meeting him remains one of the 'greatest privileges' of his life
  
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• Two killed in explosion in garden of house as emergency services rush to scene

  13-12-2025 13:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Two people were pronounced dead at the scene following an explosion in the garden of the property
  
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• Suspects named following alleged crossbow incident

  13-12-2025 13:05 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Three men have been charged in connection with the incident on Thursday
  
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• Greater Manchester NHS urges parents in these boroughs to use crisis clinics as flu cases soar

  13-12-2025 12:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  More than 100 people were in hospital at the start of December with the flu, with numbers rising every day according to the region's senior health leaders
  
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• Jason Manford joins list of stars backing Manchester hospital's appeal to build new cinema in Instagram plea

  13-12-2025 12:55 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The comedian said he would be donating towards the £1.1m appeal
  
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• Police issue appeal as concern grows for missing 13-year-old boy

  13-12-2025 12:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  "We want to make sure he is safe and well"
  
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• Boots No7 £80 light-up makeup mirror reduced to £28 is the 'ultimate stocking filler'

  13-12-2025 12:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  "I absolutely love this mirror, it's the perfect size and the lighting is fantastic, it's exactly what I wanted and the fact it's cordless is just amazing!
  
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• Doggy daycare centre puts on absolutely adorable Christmas nativity

  13-12-2025 12:19 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Santa paws is coming to town
  
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