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29th October 2017 | By Sanaa Reddy

Do ghosts exist? New research explores beliefs in the paranormal

  Is there life beyond death? Do ghosts really exist? Are aliens real? These are the continuing mysteries of the universe. Every person has their...

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29th October 2017 | By nq_admin

Review: Black Rebel Motorcycle Cycle Club at Manchester Academy One

A sea of black, leather, biker jackets surge forward in anticipation, as the whole room is engulfed in darkness, before Black Rebel Motorcycle Club take...

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28th October 2017 | By dave porter

Review: Manchester Theatre School performs The Suicide at Home

Some people need a reason to live. Semyon Smeyonovich needs a reason to die. Or at least a reason to take his own life. Luckily...

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28th October 2017 | By nq_admin

Remembering David Oluwale: the Nigerian man who was the target of police abuse

During the first glimmers of summer in 1969, David Oluwale experienced what would be his final breath of the Leeds air he loved so dearly.  A Nigerian man who...

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27th October 2017 | By nq_admin

Women in the Arts Campaign Launched to Tackle Gender Inequality in the Arts Industry

NQ officially launch the #WomenInTheArts campaign Our arts reporter Amy Stutz is looking into the shocking statistics of gender equality in the arts and culture...

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25th October 2017 | By nq_admin

Match report: Man City 0-0 Wolves AET (4-1 on penalties)

Manchester City are through to the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup following their penalty shoot-out victory against a valiant Wolverhampton Wanderers side. Manchester City fans prior to...

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25th October 2017 | By nq_admin

Campaign launched to abolish the ‘curve’ section and house all clothing sizes together

In recent years fashion brands and websites have started to introduce the ‘curve section’. Seemingly, a less offensive way of saying ‘plus size’, but nevertheless...

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25th October 2017 | By nq_admin

Campaign launched to break the taboo when talking about IBS

“Oh, nothing to worry about, it’s only IBS.” Sound familiar? In the UK, IBS will affect 10-20% of people. IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) is the...

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24th October 2017 | By nq_admin

Review: Sunset Boulevard at the Palace Theatre Manchester

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Tony Award-winning production set in the late 1940s Hollywood is based on the 1950 film noir by Billy Wilder. It tells the...

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24th October 2017 | By Sanaa Reddy

Migration takes centre-stage in immersive theatre experience

A theatre company is staging a show to highlight the increasingly desperate plight of refugees throughout the world. The Migration Lab at Manchester University has...

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24th October 2017 | By nq_admin

Campaign launched to increase national funding for brain tumour research

#FUNDTHEFIGHT is a campaign to increase national funds for brain tumour research. Treatment for cancer is becoming more and more advanced. Over the past 40...

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23rd October 2017 | By Georgia Landi

Campaign launched to lower the price of gluten free food in UK supermarkets

Coeliac Disease is a lifelong autoimmune disease that is caused by the immune system reacting to gluten. Around one in every 100 people are affected in the...

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23rd October 2017 | By Sian Hamer

Refills not Landfills campaign launched to raise awareness of plastic pollution and encourage using reusable bottles

Refills not Landfills is a campaign aimed at raising awareness of the damage that plastic is doing to our planet and encouraging everyone to use...

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23rd October 2017 | By nq_admin

MMU student launches Don’t Touch: a campaign calling for musicians to speak out about sexual assault at gigs

Melissa Svensen, a student at MMU, has today launched the Don’t Touch campaign, calling for musicians to call out the sexual harassment that seems to...

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23rd October 2017 | By nq_admin

Campaign launched to encourage more young people to talk about mental health

According to the National Health Service, approximately 1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental health problem each year. From depression and social...

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23rd October 2017 | By Sian Hamer

News Impact Summit coming to Manchester for the first time

For the first time in its history, the News Impact Summit is coming to Manchester. The event takes place next Thursday (2 November) in Manchester...

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23rd October 2017 | By Tom Brady

Fallowfield student safety petition aims for 10,000 mark

A petition to make Fallowfield a safer area for students to live in has captured more than 8,500 signatures. Crime in the area has risen since...

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21st October 2017 | By nq_admin

Campaign launched to raise awareness about head injuries in football

“Football cannot survive as the world’s most popular sport if it fails to address the dangers of catastrophic brain injury among its players” – Bennet Omalu...

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20th October 2017 | By Danielle Kenneally

Park is apple of nation’s eye as Platt Fields community orchards named best in UK

Platt Fields Park’s community orchards in have been declared the best in the country and “an inspiring story of determination and innovation”. Judges at  Helping...

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20th October 2017 | By [email protected]

Kourtney Kardashian announces collaboration with Manchester brand PrettyLittleThing

Social media went into meltdown this morning after a PrettyLittleThing and Kourtney Kardashian collaboration was announced. The Manchester-based brand revealed its 2.1m Instagram followers: “Annoucement: PrettyLittleThing...