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The architect behind a number of Manchester's skyscrapers has said the city centre could be a "better place to live" if its population swelled to around 200,000.

Ian Simpson, from SimpsonHaugh, said tripling the 70,000 people living there could "bring a real buzz".

Mr Simpson said 150,000 inhabitants would give Manchester the same population density as London.

But it would still be lower than Paris or Barcelona.

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