Manchester

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‘Unbelievably relevant’: what can the explosive 1958 play A Taste of Honey tell us today?
It was a time when the pill was unavailable and homosexuality was illegal. As Shelagh Delaney’s sparky story of a Salford single mother and her pregnant teenage daughter returns, can it really speak to our era?

Helen Pidd

11, Mar, 2024 @8:00 AM

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Survivors of UK terror attacks warn: ‘Don’t equate Muslims with extremists’
Open letter signed by families of victims including Manchester Arena bombing says debate ‘must not play into terrorists’ hands’

Jon Ungoed-Thomas

10, Mar, 2024 @6:00 AM

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Greater Manchester police admit footage of officer dragging homeless man is ‘unacceptable’
Video shot near town hall shows officer deliberately stepping on man’s stomach as he lay on the floor

Aneesa Ahmed

05, Mar, 2024 @2:07 PM

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MTV EMA awards to be held in Manchester for first time
Star-studded ceremony to take place in November at new Co-op Live arena, set to become the UK’s largest when it opens in April

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

29, Feb, 2024 @3:44 PM

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John Savident obituary
Stage and screen actor best known for playing the bombastic butcher Fred Elliott in Coronation Street

Toby Hadoke

25, Feb, 2024 @3:06 PM

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Stan Bowles obituary
Star player with QPR admired for his breathtaking speed whose wild exploits made him a tabloid favourite in the 1970s

Julie Welch

25, Feb, 2024 @12:50 PM

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Is up the only way for Manchester?
Tower blocks and skyscrapers are rising all over Manchester, hailed by some as signs of a thriving metropolis, slammed by others as out of all proportion to the character of the city. But there is a middle ground…

Rowan Moore

18, Feb, 2024 @11:00 AM

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Brianna Ghey’s mother warns tech bosses more children will die without action
Exclusive: Esther Ghey says she believes social media use left her daughter vulnerable, while killers were able to access violent content online

Helen Pidd North of England editor

12, Feb, 2024 @7:12 PM

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Christopher Priest obituary
Acclaimed novelist best known for The Prestige whose large body of work never fitted into any particular literary mould

John Clute

04, Feb, 2024 @1:23 PM

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English National Opera strike suspended as interim settlement agreed
Equity union says 1 February action over job cuts has been called off and it expects a full resolution soon

Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent

29, Jan, 2024 @1:00 PM

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ENO strike: staff say they are political ‘pawns’ and fear being forced out
Musicians say many feel they have no choice but to act over cuts and may have to leave industry altogether

Nadia Khomami and Lanre Bakare

18, Jan, 2024 @6:02 PM

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Sir Tony Lloyd obituary
Labour MP who served as a Foreign Office minister in the 1990s and later became Manchester’s police and crime commissioner

Julia Langdon

18, Jan, 2024 @5:45 PM

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