She was illiterate, and after years in America still kept her blunt and thrifty Mancunian ways.

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The 25-year-old Scot took his record to 26 wins from 28 fights with a dominant display against the Mancunian.

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Mancunian Barry Ackroyd has one of The Hurt Locker's nine nominations for cinematography.

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And Warren, who used to promote the Mancunian, feels he should hang up his gloves to safeguard his long-term health.

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Mancunian Hatton was pole-axed by a huge left in the second and counted out with one second remaining in the round.

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Pop nostalgia is certainly not just a Mancunian phenomenon - everybody from The Police to The Pixies have jumped on the reunion bandwagon over the past decade.

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Mayweather has promised Hatton a "rude awakening", but the 28-year-old Mancunian insists he is happy to let the American talk as much as he wants before the fight.

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One reason why it is nicer to walk down Barcelona's Ramblas than through Manchester's Exchange Square is the weather and not even the most inventive council can do much about the infamous Mancunian rain.

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Liverpool is helping organise the Commonwealth Games in Manchester in 2002 and has hired the Mancunian who led the bid for the games, Sir Bob Scott, in its bid for the 2008 title of European cultural capital.

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