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Oodie's 'warm but not sweaty' £59 fleece winter boots reduced to £23 'feel like slippers'

"It's like wearing slippers but can be worn inside and out"

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BBC Strictly Come Dancing fans wait all day from 7am to see stars ahead of live Blackpool show

BBC Strictly Come Dancing fans queued for hours in Blackpool ahead of the live show on Saturday night

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Starmer rebuffs renewed talk of Andy Burnham leadership challenge

PM says Burnham doing ‘really good job’ as Manchester mayor and urges colleagues not to brief against each otherKeir Starmer has attempted to dampen the latest round of speculation about his leadership, insisting that one of his potential rivals, Andy Burnham, is doing a “really good job as ma...

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'Mani never changed - that smile, that laugh': Step-brother of Stone Roses legend Gary Mounfield speaks of heartbreak

Tributes continue to pour in for the Crumpsall-born musician

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Amanda Holden told by police she's been targeted by scammers in 'romance fraud'

The Britain's Got Talent judge has said she gave the scammers 'what for' after being shocked by the incident

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Social media streamer CodComedyTJ locked up for 'truly and deeply shocking' content

Thomas Morris has been jailed

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Brutalist Greater Manchester town hall building set to make way for care home and housing

The former town hall building has been sitting empty since 2020

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LIVE: 'Carnage' at London Euston as 'serious' fault suspends ALL trains heading north to Manchester - updates

Eyewitnesses have called the situation in London 'carnage' as no one can get back up north

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A skyscraper branded 'unimaginative cereal box' and two massive rows that will rumble on for weeks

"If we are going to accept another unimaginative SimpsonHaugh architectural cereal box then I propose a site visit to see what will be inflicted on the city.”

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The virus behind a surge in hospitalisations in kids under 5

The UKHSA said the potentially life-threatening virus is the leading cause of infant mortality worldwide

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Full list of tax changes that could be announced in the Autumn Budget 2025

Here are some key tax changes that may be announced at next weeks budget

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The Mancunian Way: RIP Gary 'Mani' Mounfield

Paying tribute to the late Stone Roses basis following his shock death

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How much DWP benefits will increase by at Autumn Budget 2025

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will outline her plans for the economy on November 26

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Giant £41m cash injection to be delivered for one Greater Manchester borough

The Pride in place programme strives to invest in areas of the country that have previously gone underfunded

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Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield obituary

Charismatic Stone Roses and Primal Scream musician acclaimed for some of the most memorable bass lines in indie musicThe Stone Roses’ eponymous debut album, released in May 1989, became a benchmark British record by blending anthemic, 1960s-evoking melodies and chiming guitar work with what Rollin...

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Luxury McLaren £100k supercar consumed by fireball after 'reckless' driver crashed into house

The driver was going at an average speed of 91mph in a 30mph zone

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UK drivers told to use washing up liquid inside cars this week

The advice comes as temperatures have plummeted across the country

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UKHSA says 'wear a mask' as four viruses spread in UK

Health bosses expect to see 'further increases' in winter virus levels as the colder months hit

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UK households urged to stop pouring hot water down drains immediately

Plumbers say it could be causing costly damage especially during the winter months

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'Entitled Instagram vandals' rip down 500-year-old castle wall to get better photos

'Truly unbelievable, but it happened'