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Drivers staged a 'taxi-in' outside the Town Hall - only moving on after been warned by the council they would all get parking fines.

Private hire taxi drivers clog city streets in protest over bus lane ban - video

An army of angry cabbies clogged the city's streets in protest at being banned from using bus lanes.

Hundreds of private-hire drivers drove in tandem from the Etihad Stadium to Albert Square in defiance of the council's rule.

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In pictures: Manchester commuters adopt 8,000 little clay men

Thousands of ceramic commuters have appeared on Manchester’s streets today – as part of a new art exhibition. The 8,000 hand-made clay models, or #littleclaymen, designed by artist Lawrence Epps, have been dotted around the city as part of this month’s Future Everything festival.

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Roy Hodgson: Rio Ferdinand left out of England Euro 2012 squad over 'football matters' - video

Roy Hodgson focused on footballing matters as he explained the omission of Rio Ferdinand in his England squad for this summer's European Championship.

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Rochdale sex grooming case: David Cameron tells MPs of 'particular problems in particular communities'

The Rochdale sex grooming scandal was a "truly dreadful case" which must be investigated further, David Cameron said today.

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It's not London!: Files reveal how UK government identified 'image problem' with Manchester's failed 2000 Olympics bid

Official papers published today reveal how the Government identified an 'image problem' with Manchester's failed bid for the 2000 Olympic Games - because the city was 'not London'.

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Live - The Queen's Jubilee visit to Accrington

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Making a splash: Baby girl weighing 12lb 6oz delivered in birth pool at Manchester hospital

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I didn't get help to control my boys: Prestwich mum and her 'wild' sons evicted from estate they terrorised for four years

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From chip shop worker to farmer: Failsworth-born supermodel Agyness Deyn to star in bleak Scottish drama

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Fraudsters offer to sell laptops and leave victim in Hulme with sack of potatoes

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Main route from south Manchester into city centre closed after Levenshulme fire

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Unemployment total falls by 45,000 to 2.6 million

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Manchester writers read to passersby on 'flash fiction' day

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United’s kit Made of Manchester? Actually that’s Oldham...

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Shameless star Tina Malone is declared bankrupt

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Salford shooting: Police probe after shot is fired at Pendleton block of flats

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A&E blunder doctors at Tameside Hospital ‘sent gran home to die in pain’, inquest told.

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Paul Taylor: Cycling through a red light doesn’t make me a Lycra lout

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Stuart Horner jailed for shooting dead his uncle Ian Taylor in Wythenshawe car park after row over flat-pack shed

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Footballer Jermaine Pennant given suspended jail sentence for drink-driving home from Manchester nightclub

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Man aged 28 arrested in Piccadilly Gardens after pigeon strangled and its wings torn off

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Souvenir edition of Manchester Evening News celebrating City's league title win selling on eBay for 32 times original price

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Manchester bookshop Blackwell's cancels launch for biography of Palestinian hijacker Leila Khaled after complaints

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Fresh appeal for help to catch thug who assaulted two men in Fallowfield

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Commuters face delays after Metrolink tram failure in Piccadilly Gardens

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Rio Ferdinand has been left out of England’s Euro 2012 squad by new manager Roy Hodgson.

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Title-winning Roberto Mancini is now out to conquer Europe having transformed City into a feared force.

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350 Clinton Cards stores close - 2,800 jobs go

Administrators have announced the closure of approximately 350 Clinton Cards stores employing 2,800 people.

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