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• PC thought murderer was making 'empty threats' before arson attack

  12-10-2026 18:18 via BBC News
  
  PC Gemma Quinn did not think it necessary to arrest Zak Bolland after Michelle Pearson's 999 call.
  
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• Christa Pike speaking in full sentences after botched Tennessee execution, lawyer says

  22-10-2026 04:40 via MEN - News
  
  Christa Pike, who survived two lethal injections during what her lawyer describes as a botched execution in Tennessee, is now speaking in complete sentences, her lawyer has said.
  
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• Coronation Street's Beverley Callard shares cancer update as family left in tears

  22-10-2026 03:23 via MEN - News
  
  Coronation Street star Beverley Callard has shared an update to fans on her cancer battle
  
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• Teens, 16 and 15, arrested for attempted murder after Liverpool stabbing

  21-10-2026 23:39 via MEN - News
  
  A 37-year-old man and a 41-year-old woman have also been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender
  
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• Clayface review: DC turns comic book genre on its head with wicked tale

  21-10-2026 23:31 via MEN - What's On
  
  Clayface is a breath of fresh air for anyone with superhero fatigue
  
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• Mystery as snake slithers beneath passenger cabin and grounds flight

  21-10-2026 22:30 via MEN - News
  
  A snake believed to be harmless was spotted slithering under the cabin carpet of a Japan Air Commuter aircraft at Fukuoka Airport, forcing the complete cancellation of the flight and triggering a day-long search operation led by a wildlife control professional.
  
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• National Lottery Lotto results: Winning numbers for tonight's £4.3M draw - Wednesday, October 21

  21-10-2026 22:10 via MEN - News
  
  Live results checker for tonight's Lotto draw
  
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• Couple found dead at home nine years after losing two children in horror fire

  21-10-2026 21:58 via MEN - News
  
  The bodies of the couple were sadly found in their home - almost 10 years after their children died in a fire
  
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• Is Duolingo down? Thousands of users 'suddenly logged out' of app

  21-10-2026 21:48 via MEN - News
  
  Duolingo users have been hit by an app outage on Wednesday evening
  
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• All the key changes to schools promised after landmark antisemitism review

  21-10-2026 21:27 via MEN - News
  
  The Government has accepted all 27 recommendations from a major review into antisemitism in schools and colleges
  
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• Dusk reduces 'huge' and 'luxurious' bedspread that 'warms up my bedroom on chilly nights'

  21-10-2026 21:17 via MEN - News
  
  “It feels heavy, quilted and expensive. It’s really warmed up my bedroom and will make chilly nights cosy."
  
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• The 10-minute task that will make your radiators warmer in autumn and winter

  21-10-2026 20:32 via MEN - News
  
  Most households tend to flick the heating on once outdoor temperatures consistently drop below 15°C, which usually occurs around the start of October
  
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• Manchester homeless charity serving 32,000 meals a year issues plea for support from business community

  21-10-2026 20:19 via MEN - News
  
  Coffee4Craig offers a free hot meals and other essential services from its Cheetham Hill base
  
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• Major step forward in £45bn Northern Powerhouse Rail project - and what it could mean for Manchester

  21-10-2026 20:12 via MEN - News
  
  The plans are aimed at bringing major improvement to rail travel in the north.
  
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• European airport triggers mass casualty response after 'norovirus outbreak' on flight

  21-10-2026 20:03 via MEN - News
  
  Several passengers on board a Eurowings flight from Rhodes to Düsseldorf fell ill with suspected norovirus
  
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• Social services received anonymous phone tip Pearson family was in 'great danger' before deadly petrol bomb attack, inquest hears

  21-10-2026 19:47 via MEN - News
  
  An inquest into the deaths of Michelle Pearson and four of her children is ongoing
  
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• I found the perfect 'wear everyday' £24 winter dress that hides even bloated tummies

  21-10-2026 19:47 via MEN - News
  
  "Lovely dress. Looks nice teamed up with leggings and boots"
  
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• I found the perfect 'wear everyday' £24 winter dress that hides even bloated tummies

  21-10-2026 19:47 via MEN - News
  
  "Lovely dress. Looks nice teamed up with leggings and boots"
  
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• Liverpool prisoner who scaled cellmate with 'prison napalm' in vape row dies in cell

  21-10-2026 19:39 via MEN - News
  
  Danny Clive Smith was found dead in his cell in November last year, months after he scalded his fellow cellmate with a horror concoction
  
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• Nearly 900 homes to be built in new £225m neighbourhood on edge of Manchester city centre

  21-10-2026 19:32 via MEN - News
  
  It is part of a landmark regeneration project set to transform swathes of the city.
  
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• National Lottery Lotto results: Winning numbers for tonight's £4.3M draw - Wednesday, October 21

  21-10-2026 19:30 via MEN - News
  
  Live results checker for tonight's Lotto draw
  
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• Marks and Spencer's £38 jeans went viral - now there's a shimmery festive version

  21-10-2026 19:30 via MEN - News
  
  This silhouette is particularly flattering on women with mum tums, offering a trendy look while remaining comfortable
  
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• Marks and Spencer's £38 jeans went viral - now there's a shimmery festive version

  21-10-2026 19:30 via MEN - News
  
  This silhouette is particularly flattering on women with mum tums, offering a trendy look while remaining comfortable
  
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• Property expert issues 'avoid' warning to anyone taking out a mortgage in 2027

  21-10-2026 19:21 via MEN - News
  
  The caution has come as the average five-year fixed mortgage has now reached 6 per cent in October
  
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• 'The fight started here': Helen Pankhurst's message to Manchester as Sylvia musical arrives

  21-10-2026 19:17 via MEN - What's On
  
  Helen Pankhurst, the great-granddaughter of Emmeline and granddaughter of Sylvia, is backing calls for greater recognition of Manchester's Suffragette history as the musical telling her family's story arrives at The Lowry.
  
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• Lucy Powell orders leak inquiry after report on 'shocking scale' of antisemitism in schools

  21-10-2026 19:03 via MEN - News
  
  The Department of Education has accepted all 27 recommendations of landmark antisemitism review
  
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• I found a 'flattering' Christmas party dress for all sizes that gets 'lovely compliments'

  21-10-2026 19:02 via MEN - News
  
  'I'm on the larger side and this ruched dress is very flattering. I had lots of lovely compliments."
  
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• Inquest hears of 'great danger' tip-off before fire murders

  21-10-2026 18:55 via BBC News
  
  Social workers were told children were in "great danger" days before a fatal fire, an inquest hears.
  
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• Man who went on £15k holiday to Mexico 'lucky to have survived'

  21-10-2026 18:53 via MEN - News
  
  'I just had to hang on until the last minute and hope for the best'
  
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• Man who went on £15k holiday to Mexico 'lucky to have survived'

  21-10-2026 18:53 via MEN - News
  
  'I just had to hang on until the last minute and hope for the best'
  
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