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• The Guardian view on the northern powerhouse: back on | Editorial

  23-08-2017 20:02
  As Andy Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor, convenes a northern council in Leeds, Theresa May heads to Teesside. It looks as if the battle for northern England has begunTheresa May sped to Teesside on Wednesday afternoon to launch the South Tees Development Corporation, a 25-year regeneration project backed by Ben Houchen, the new Conservative mayor of Tees Valley. It cannot have been coincidence that hours earlier in Leeds there was a gathering of an embryonic northern council of regional po
  
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• Coronation Street fans double down on Lucy Parkinson theory as they fear shocking next move

  27-08-2026 10:24 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Corrie fans have been doubling down on a theory about what is really going on with Lucy Parkinson in the ITV soap
  
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• Greater Manchester's hour-by-hour weather forecast as 17 hour thunderstorm warning in force

  27-08-2026 10:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Get the forecast for each Greater Manchester borough as Met Office thunderstorm warning in place
  
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• Laughing killer's brutal revenge plot sparked seven days of tragedy that left three people dead

  27-08-2026 10:16 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Three people - including a killer - were left dead
  
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• Seven Tameside towns see nearly £1m in cash injections given to 24 community groups - full list

  27-08-2026 09:31 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The latest Pride in Place funding grants have been rubber stamped by Tameside council
  
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• Helen Flanagan 'overwhelmed' as she opens up about solo parenting during summer holidays

  27-08-2026 09:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Bury's Helen Flanagan shared a candid update while solo parenting during the summer holidays
  
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• AI assists sight-saving brain surgery on UK patient in world first

  27-08-2026 09:19 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Rhys Hibbert had surgery to save his sight in part of his brain where “going a millimetre wrong can make a critical difference”
  
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• Olivia Attwood posts first loved-up snaps with Pete Wicks after admission about romance

  27-08-2026 09:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Olivia Attwood has taken to social media for the first time with pictures of herself and boyfriend Pete Wick
  
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• 'We're two ladies, arriving into Manchester Airport four days late at 1.05am, and we haven't got a penny on us'

  27-08-2026 09:04 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Justine Williams, Debbie Davies and Steve Wilson had seen their first easyJet flight mysteriously cancelled
  
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• Stunned Brits land at Manchester Airport - four days late and 200 miles from home

  27-08-2026 09:04 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Justine Williams, Debbie Davies and Steve Wilson had seen their first easyJet flight mysteriously cancelled
  
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• Tragedy as dad, 28, found dead 18 hours after leaving for party in Manchester

  27-08-2026 08:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Ethan Joseph had struggled with his mental health prior to his death
  
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• Dolly Parton 'worked right up until death' as team reveals singer's string of active projects

  27-08-2026 08:46 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Dolly Parton's longtime manager has shared an update with fans following the country icon's death, aged 80, this week
  
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• Horror as young children find mum and dad dead in jacuzzi on holiday in Spain

  27-08-2026 08:16 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The pair were found dead at the rented villa near Valencia in Spain
  
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• The row over the future of Manchester's 'most chaotic' street has taken another twist

  27-08-2026 08:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Residents and traders have shared different concerns about the busy Manchester street.
  
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• Urgent appeal over missing woman, 66, last seen in her pyjamas in Oldham

  27-08-2026 08:05 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Concern is growing for Isabelle
  
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• Rom-com fans say BBC movie is 'perfect' and it's on TV tonight

  27-08-2026 08:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Fans are calling the romantic comedy the 'last great rom-com ever made'
  
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• Students snap up Apple MacBook Air for under £150 ahead of new term

  27-08-2026 07:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The laptop has already been snapped up by over 1,600 shoppers
  
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• Tributes for 'beautiful' girl, 7, and aunt killed in house fire a mile from A66 crash

  27-08-2026 07:31 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A murder investigation has been launched following the fire in Grangetown near Middlesbrough, with police not ruling out a link with the fatal A66 crash
  
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• Stockport pub had shut for good with no hope for its future. What has happened since is extraordinary

  27-08-2026 07:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 16 best pubs in the UK revealed ahead of Bank Holiday weekend including one in Greater Manchester
  
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• Saved from closure, now this Stockport pub with two names is one of the UK's best

  27-08-2026 07:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 16 best pubs in the UK revealed ahead of Bank Holiday weekend including one in Greater Manchester
  
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• Pulp, Courteeners and The Prodigy at Wythenshawe Park - full list of weekend road closures

  27-08-2026 07:13 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Road closures will be in place this weekend as more than 100,000 gig-goers head to shows at Wythenshawe Park
  
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• Dozens of Brits among 1,000 people missing and feared dead in Nepal flash floods

  27-08-2026 07:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Hundreds are feared dead in Nepal
  
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• Andy Burnham government announces new alert system to be sent straight to phones

  27-08-2026 06:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  People will soon be able to opt-in to receive the alerts
  
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• The worst streets for parking fines in Manchester named as council rakes in staggering sum

  27-08-2026 06:55 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A freedom of information request has revealed the streets where drivers are being caught out
  
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• The three worst streets for parking fines in Manchester named

  27-08-2026 06:55 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A freedom of information request has revealed the streets where drivers are being caught out
  
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• The £41m row between Stagecoach and Stockport council

  27-08-2026 06:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Stagecoach said they were having 'positive discussions' but Stockport council has accused them of asking for too much money for two depots
  
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• 'I've had no front doorway for over 12 months... it's been 26 years of hell'

  27-08-2026 06:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Dad-of-three James Johnstone blames a 26-year-old sewage leak for his problems, but United Utilities don't agree
  
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• 'I thought I was going to drop dead': The NHS worker saved from a hidden 'widow maker'

  27-08-2026 06:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A day out at a soft play centre almost ended in tragedy for Martin Buckley. After going into sudden heart failure, gaining seven stone from fear, and battling his way back, he reveals how he turned his life around.
  
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• Ninja sale sees air fryer alternative that 'made my life much easier' slashed

  27-08-2026 06:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  "I've made lots of different dishes with it, and it has made my life so much easier."
  
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• 'Light' Regatta £80 jacket slashed to £8 in deal stack 'kept me dry in a downpour'

  27-08-2026 06:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  "Lovely jacket. Very lightweight. Fits perfectly. I got caught in a heavy downpour and I was kept dry."
  
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