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1. 1. Saddam buried in home town

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 31 December 2006 EXECUTED former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was buried in the early hours of today. Few attended his burial inside a compound for religious ceremonies in the centre of Ouja, northern Iraq, the town where he was born.

2. 2. Ricky Hatton gets a gong

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 30 December 2006 BOXER Ricky Hatton is among the elite group of sports stars to receive gongs in the New Year's Honours. The Hitman, from Hattersley, has been awarded an MBE in recognition of his skills in the ring - and his charity work in the community.

3. 3. Manchester fights to retain crown

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 30 December 2006 RICKY Hatton will get Manchester boxing off to an historic start in the New Year when he becomes the first boxer from the city to be a headline act in Las Vegas. In a little over three weeks, the unbeaten Hyde ace, who has been awarded an MBE in the New Year honours, will seek to regain his old IBF light-welterweight belt.

4. 4. Ronaldo dances with gods

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 30 December 2006 CRISTIANO Ronaldo is already one of the world's best players - and the bad news for Premiership defenders is that he is going to get better. That's the verdict of Sir Alex Ferguson, who had no hesitation in bracketing his precocious 21-year-old Portuguese star with the likes of Ronaldinho, Thierry Henry and Samuel Eto'o.

5. 5. Leading journalist on New Year's list

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 30 December 2006 ONE of the north west's leading journalists has been awarded an MBE for services to the media. Peter Beal, who recently retired from his post as northern editor at the Press Association, was responsible for providing the nation's newspapers with some of the biggest stories over the past three decades.

6. 6. Saddam goes to the gallows

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 30 December 2006 IRAQI tyrant Saddam Hussein was executed today for crimes against humanity. Dramatic footage screened around the world just six hours later showed the former president standing on the gallows.

7. 7. Theatre review of the year

   CityLife, Friday 29 December 2006 OBVIOUSLY, many of the theatrical highlights of the year were spotlighted at this year's Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards at the beginning of December. But some particular memories and high points either simply aren't suitable for that glittering occasion or actually happened after the cut-off point for this year's awards.

8. 8. Kevin Bourke's gigs of the year

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 29 December 2006 EVEN as a major Bruce Springsteen fan, I must confess to some trepidation at the news of his "Seeger Sessions" album and tour. Much as I love Bruce, he can err on the side of earnestness but his show with the awkwardly-named Seeger Sessions Band at the Manchester Evening News Arena was a joyous and irresistible affair, and my gig of the year.

9. 9. Ben Haim's Bolton future in doubt

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 29 December 2006 SAM Allardyce has admitted for the first time that Tal Ben Haim's Bolton career is coming to an end.

10. 10. Drama as blaze rips through canal boat

    Manchester Evening News, Friday 29 December 2006 THIS dramatic photo captures a barge fire on the Bridgewater Canal in Eccles. The blaze on board the Jack Daniels yesterday was snapped by M.E.N. reader Morgan Jones from an apartment block in Barton Road, just across the canal.

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