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Palmer could be the one that got away...

CITY have made an art of never becoming too emotionally connected to footballers so they are never left with bruised feelings when the inevitable occurs.

Miski proud to make history in Grand Final

WIGAN winger Abbas Miski is excited by the prospect of making history when he becomes the first Lebanon international to feature in a Super League Grand Final at Old Trafford tomorrow.

Borthwick lets fly with the big calls

ENGLAND are expected to take the bold step of naming Marcus Smith at full-back for Sunday’s World Cup quarter-final against Fiji in Marseille.

90% of 'quake victims are women and children

MORE than 90 per cent of the people killed by a 6.3-magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan last weekend were women and children, UN officials have reported.

Thefts from cars fall in wake of major police op

THE number of thefts from vehicles in Greater Manchester reported to the police has dropped over the past year, according to the force.

'I'm a witness' murder accused told cops after being arrested

COURT HEARS SHOOTING VICTIM DIED AFTER BULLET RICOCHETED OFF FLOOR

Let's hope he can fight as good as he can talk

FURY LOOKING FOR EARLY FINISH TO ARENA CLASH WITH KSI

Baby in crowd blasted in drive-by gun horror

A BABY was in a crowd blasted at in a horror drive-by shooting in Moss Side, police have revealed in a fresh appeal on BBC’s Crimewatch.

Brave victim tells rapist: 'You can't hurt me now'

SEX ATTACKER IS JAILED FOR 10 YEARS

Fury after sign tribute to hero cop is defaced

UNION CHIEF SLAMS 'MINDLESS COWARD'

Secret motorbike tragedy of teenager with 'heart of gold'

BOY HID CRASH MACHINE FROM DEVASTATED PARENTS

Probe into death after vehicle found on fire

AN INVESTIGATION has been launched after a person died in currently ‘unexplained’ circumstances after a vehicle blaze.

Bridge work traffic chaos could last NINE MONTHS

HUGE disruption is expected across Stockport due to major engineering work being planned – and it could last nine months.

I want to play and tease them and have a bit of fun

PERVERT'S WORDS TO UNDERCOVER COP AS HE EXPRESSED SICK DESIRE TO SEXUALLY ABUSE 'GIRL AGED 9'

Roo's delight at taking Birmingham hotseat

UNITED legend Wayne Rooney been confirmed as Birmingham's new boss on a three-and-a-half year deal.

Cruel abuse of Maguire has gone too far...

IT'S probably expecting too much to hope that the supporters who have ridiculed Harry Maguire at away games for club and country recently have felt a sense of embarrassment after the defender's comments while on international duty this week.

Brad out to give hero Tomkins an unhappy ending

EIGHT-YEAR-OLD Brad O'Neill perched behind the posts at Old Trafford among more than 70,000 others and roared on his hero Sam Tomkins as Wigan beat St Helens to win the 2010 Super League Grand Final.

Can Phillips do anything to stop City exit?

ENGLAND STAR HAS MISSED CHANCE WITH BLUES

Stones can't take risks during time with England

PEP Guardiola was more upfront than he can be with team news in his press conference last Friday.

Haaland is enjoying a Real good life playing for Blues

IF Erling Haaland still has ambitions of playing in other leagues, Real Madrid should be one of the names at the top of his list.

Farrell should be out, but Borthwick won't drop his captain now

ENGLAND MAY GET AWAY WITH TACTICS AGAINST FIJI, BUT WILL BE FOUND OUT IN SEMIS

TalkTalk founder's tech start-up charity closes

A CHARITY aimed at connecting Manchester tech start-ups with advisors and investors is to close.

Gang 'launch fireworks' at mother and terrified baby

A MUM has blasted a gang of youths for launching fireworks at her and her six-month-old baby.

Fears over yobs lighting fires after blaze at old baths

RESIDENTS have reported feeling 'unsafe' after a fire ripped through a derelict swimming baths.

'When any community or country is a target for terrorism, this city will stand with them'

MAYOR'S WORDS AS HUNDREDS GATHER IN MOURNING AND SOLIDARITY AFTER DAYS OF VIOLENCE IN ISRAEL

Thief stole £18k from dementia patient step-dad

A WOMAN stole £18,000 from her step-dad while he was in hospital then spent it on hundreds of Amazon parcels.

Madonna takes over posh hotel lock, stock and barrel

MUSIC icon Madonna has booked out an ENTIRE five-star Manchester hotel as she undertakes top secret rehearsals in the city for her new tour.

£800k of fakes found at badging factory

A HUGE 'badging factory' has been busted by police with around £800,000 worth of fakes uncovered inside.

'Edible landscape' in plan for 500 homes

DETAILED plans for a huge development of nearly 500 homes as part of the Pendleton Regeneration Area in Salford have been tabled, along with computer-generated images of the new neighbourhoods.

UNITED WAITING ON LINDELOF INJURY SCANS

VICTOR Lindelof will be assessed by the Swedish medical staff after seemingly suffering an injury during United's 2-1 win against Brentford.