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1st November 2018 | By Andrew Wong
Superheroes and superfans converge on capital for MCM comic conventionMCM London Comic Con is one of the UK’s biggest pop culture events and is held in ExCeL London. The convention one of the largest to...
31st October 2018 | By nq_admin
Man Met 1st team earn bragging rights with 4-0 drubbing of University of ManchesterMan Met came out on top on derby day when they smashed four goals past the University of Manchester. Despite the one-sided scoreline, it was actually ‘Uni of’...
31st October 2018 | By Lewis Finney
Firefighter hero honoured for life-saving actions on his way home from shiftAn off-duty firefighter has been given a special commendation after he saved a man’s life. Watch manager Karl Grindrod had finished a night shift at Withington fire...
31st October 2018 | By Elizabeth Harrison
Don’t be spooked – ghost tourism talk to shine light on Victorian obsession with the macabre‘GHOST tourism’ may sound like a grisly subject but it’s perfect for Halloween. Our fascination with ghosts and spectres dates back to the Victorian era when society...
30th October 2018 | By Dan Gough
“I think the Bridge of Clay is actually better written than The Book Thief”: An Evening with Markus ZusakMarkus Zusak, born in Australia, famous for the Book Thief, after 13 years has completed his most recent book, the Bridge of Clay. ...
30th October 2018 | By Danielle Wroe
Boohoo! Fashion brand under spotlight for contributing to ‘throwaway’ clothes cultureManchester-based fashion brand Boohoo has been slammed in Parliament for selling £5 garments which even charity shops will not accept. A total of 400,000 tons of...
30th October 2018 | By Sian McGuinness
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out: photography exhibition celebrates city’s music pedigreeManchester’s Central Library is currently home to a photography exhibition celebrating the city’s rich music heritage. There is a Light That Never Goes Out (the title...
30th October 2018 | By Sarai Van-Cook
Seven Thousand Feet: artist socks it to diabetes in new exhibitionAn exhibition containing 7,000 thousand socks is on display at Manchester Central Library to raise awareness about diabetes-related limb amputation. Every year, more than 7,000...
30th October 2018 | By Jack Dulhanty
Review: Psychedelic band Khruangbin play sold out gig at Manchester’s Albert HallEmbed from Getty Images The Burton-based group, Khruangbin, layered piquant guitar-playing, slippery bass-lines and laid-back drumming to create a voraciously infectious sound that played as light as soufflé....
30th October 2018 | By Joseph Chorlton
Riyad Mahrez dedicates goal against Spurs to Leicester City ownerSaturday was a dark day for English football after Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha’s helicopter crashed outside the King Power Stadium following the Foxes’ 1-1 draw with West...
29th October 2018 | By Sophia Khan
Asylum seekers moved from Manchester as far as Liverpool and Wigan into ‘unsuitable accommodation’Female asylum seekers with children and long-term illnesses are being relocated with short notice as far away as Liverpool and placed in ‘unliveable’ conditions, it is claimed....
29th October 2018 | By [email protected]
Prominent professor Jordan Peterson visits Manchester to teach his ’12 rules for life’Canadian academic Jordan Peterson brought some of the lessons from his ’12 rules for life’ to thousands of Mancunians during a sell-out show at the O2. Professor...
29th October 2018 | By [email protected]
Demonstration calls on government to ‘stop selling arms’ to IsraelPro-Palestine campaigners stage a protest in Piccadilly Gardens against the deaths of Palestinian civilians by Israeli forces. Members from Fight Racism Fight Imperialism collaborated with...
29th October 2018 | By [email protected]
Protestors march in city centre after four homeless people die in two weeksActivists marched through Manchester city centre calling on the council to do more to combat the crisis of homelessness. The 50-strong march was made up of...
28th October 2018 | By Danielle Wroe
Dogs get dressed up in blood-curdling costumes for Halloween paradeIt was as far removed from a ‘catwalk’ as you can imagine but everyone had a frightfully good time. Dogs dressed as witches and owners...
28th October 2018 | By Katherine Relton-Grice
Mapping The City – new book explores the history of ManchesterThree Manchester academics have collaborated to produce a new book charting the history and development of the city. Manchester – Mapping The City chronicles the...
26th October 2018 | By Sarai Van-Cook
The Big Draw: Longsight school children share their hopes, dreams and fears in new exhibitionThe Big Draw is the world’s largest drawing festival and this year is inspired by the theme ‘Play.’ The exhibition currently on display in the Whitworth...
26th October 2018 | By Sam Peckett
Oxford Road pollution ‘cuts six months off a person’s life’, report claimsManchester is undergoing a ‘pollution crisis’ with illegal nitrogen dioxide levels causing up to 1,781 premature deaths per year, figures reveal. A report carried out by the...
24th October 2018 | By nq_admin
Rugby League: ruthless display by Man Met sees off Salford in entertaining matchA dominant second-half performance ensured a first three points of the season for the MMU men’s rugby league team in a 52-28 victory over Salford. On a chilly afternoon at...
24th October 2018 | By Sophia Khan
Parents say lack of police speed cameras on Withington Road near school is putting children’s lives at riskSpeeding motorists and a lack of police speed cameras near a school in south Manchester are putting children’s lives at risk, it is claimed. Parents are concerned...