20 minutes ago "To us, it's just another day": Waking up on the streets of Manchester on Christmas morning

For almost a decade, the Manchester Evening News has visited the city centre on Christmas morning to meet some of the people facing Christmas on the streets.

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23 minutes ago 'Bullet holes' on crashed Azerbaijan Airlines plane prompts fears aircraft was 'shot down'

New footage shows holes in the exterior of the plane after it crash landed on Christmas Day, killing at least 38 people.

Events

24 minutes ago Helen Worth had ‘fabulous 50 years’ as her character says goodbye to the cobbles

Worth exited the soap in an emotional Christmas Day episode that saw character Gail finally get her happy ending.

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36 minutes ago Emmerdale fans predict brutal exit for major character in Christmas twist

Will Taylor suddenly fell to the ground during a row with Kim Tate in the latest episode of Emmerdale, with viewers fearing the worst for the character

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40 minutes ago NBA Christmas 2024: Knicks hold off Wembanyama’s monster holiday debut

Bridges’ season-high 41 leads Knicks to 117-114 winWembanyama scores 42 in monster Christmas debutMikal Bridges scored a season-high 41 points, and the New York Knicks overcame 42 from Victor Wembanyama in a monster Christmas debut to edge the San Antonio Spurs 117-114 on Wednesday.Wembanyama set a Spurs’ record for points on the holiday and added 18 rebounds, four assists and four blocked shots. The reigning Western Conference player of the week made six three-pointers. Continue reading...

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41 minutes ago The next Declan Rice? West Ham youngsters who could save club millions in the transfer market in 2025

Big things are expected for this crop of talented youngsters

Economics

42 minutes ago How did Gail Platt leave Coronation Street? Helen Worth bows out in emotional twist

There were tears all round on Christmas Day, as Gail Platt left Coronation Street in emotional scenes as actress Helen Worth bowed out after 50 years on the ITV soap

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42 minutes ago Gavin & Stacey's Dave Coaches star is related to castmate and his huge Hollywood roles

Steffan Rhodri has revealed that his iconic character is based on a real-life uncle, while another of his close relatives is a co-star on the hit sitcom

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47 minutes ago Is Cindy leaving EastEnders? Michelle Collins character exposed in affair reveal

EastEnders' Cindy Beale, played by actress Michelle Collins, could be forced out of Walford after her affair was exposed in dramatic fashion on Christmas Day on the BBC soap

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52 minutes ago 'Christmas ruined' over 'rotten turkeys' bought from Tesco, Lidl and Sainsbury's

Customers who bought their birds from Tesco, Lidl and Sainsbury's claim to have discovered their Christmas Day turkeys rotten.

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