51 h. ago Popular UK music festival axed 14 years ago gets 2026 reboot

T4 on the Beach was axed in 2012 - but it is now getting a revival

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54 h. ago How Nintendo dodged Trump’s tariffs and saved the Switch 2 release

Fortunate timing and government hesitation allowed the Switch 2 to come out on time, but the headache isn’t overNintendo fans across the US are breathing a sigh of relief as they tear apart the boxes housing their new Nintendo Switch 2 video game consoles. On-again, off-again trade tariffs implemented by Donald Trump, which precipitated pre-order delays from Nintendo, made the 5June release date of the highly coveted hardware feel more like a hope than a certainty. A potential price hike up from $450 loomed over launch day, but would-be buyers’ fears did not come to fruition.Nintendo’s maneuvering around Trump’s tariffs isn’t over, though – far from it. The Japanese console maker managed to luckily launch its device squarely within a 90-day tariff pause issued by the president. If tariffs on countries like India and Japan return to the levels proposed during Trump’s “Liberation Day” speech at the start of April, however, experts say Nintendo will have to limber up for yet another de...

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4 d. ago Manchester International Festival announces food, drink and music line

Taking place on the banks of the River Irwell there will be food and drink from some of Manchester's best-loved restaurants alongside live music and family events

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4 d. ago Glastonbury Festival 2025 announces full line up and stage times including secret sets

Glastonbury Festival kicks off on Wednesday, June 25, with an array of entertaining performances and activities

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5 d. ago New rail service linking Lockerbie with London and central Scotland to launch in 2026

FirstGroup will operate four return services a day on the new West Coast Main Line route under its Lumo brand.

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5 d. ago Manchester Day set to return as theme and date confirmed for summer celebration

The free, family-friendly Manchester Day celebrations return for 2025 this July

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7 d. ago AD FEATURE: Universally Manchester Festival returns for a day of creativity and discovery

The free festival offers everything from hands-on science experiments and creative workshops to inspiring talks and family-friendly activities

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9 d. ago Netanyahu tells hostages’ families that Israel has accepted ceasefire proposal from US, say reports – Middle East crisis live

Proposal by US special envoy Steve Witkoff stipulates the release of 10 living hostages held in Gaza and the return of 18 bodies in exchange for a 60-day ceasefireHere are the latest pictures from the West Bank, courtesy of the newswiresIsraeli strikes killed at least 13 Palestinians overnight in Gaza, the Associated Press reports. According to local hospitals, Four were killed in a strike on a car in Gaza City late Wednesday, and another eight, including two women and three children, were killed in a strike on a home in Jabaliya. A strike on a built-up refugee camp in central Gaza killed one person and wounded 18. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military, which says it only targets militants and blames civilian deaths on Hamas because the militants are embedded in populated areas. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago King Charles health update as insider shares how monarch is 'managing' cancer

King Charles and Queen Camilla have returned to the UK following their two-day visit to Canada - and a royal insider has shared an update on the King's health

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1 week ago Huge music festival clarifies stance after being slammed by Manchester band in trans bathroom row

Download Festival had faced backlash over its trans bathroom status

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1 week ago Kym Marsh heads on family day out to Blackpool after teasing Coronation Street return

Fans are hoping that Michelle will be back on the cobbles soon

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1 week ago Popular food festival with free entry announces 'biggest' return to the city centre

This year's festival is promising lots of 'brilliant new surprises'

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1 week ago DnB legends Sub Focus and Hybrid Minds lead lineup for WAH In The City

Calling all drum and bass fans, Worried About Henry is returning to Silverworks for an epic day of celebrations with huge artists heading down to London on July 6

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1 week ago Eddie Howe says reaching Champions League allows him to strengthen Newcastle

Results elsewhere got the Magpies out of jail as they secured a return to Champions League football on the final day of the Premier League season

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1 week ago AD FEATURE: Manchester Metropolitan University continues to lead the way with degree apprenticeships

Build your strongest team with degree apprenticeships starting September 2025

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2 w. ago Foul play suspected as Cannes Festival hit with power outage that leaves 160,000 homes without electricity

Police have said they are 'looking into the likelihood of a fire being started deliberately' as blackouts cause travel chaos

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2 w. ago Mountainhead review – tech bros face off in Jesse Armstrong’s post

Weapons-grade zingers come thick and fast in this chamber piece about four plutocrats on a weekend in a lodge that goes awry when the planet descends into chaosJesse Armstrong has returned with what feels like a horribly addictive feature-length spin-off episode from the extended Succession Cinematic Universe – though without Succession cast members. It is set in a luxurious Utah megalodge which winds up resembling the Dr Strangelove war room, mixed with the apartment from Hitchcock’s Rope. Mountainhead is a super-satirical chamber piece about the deranged, cynical and facetious mindset of the uber-wealthy, the kind of people who think about ancient Rome every day, though not about Nero and his violin. It may not have the dramatic richness of Armstrong’s TV meisterwerk while the pure testosterone of this all-male main cast (minus any Shiv figure) is oppressive – though that is kind of the point. The pure density of weapons-grade zingers in the script is a marvel.Our heroes are four ...

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2 w. ago 25 stunning pictures of Manchester Flower Festival in bloom as event takes over city centre this Bank Holiday

Manchester is in full bloom this weekend with free floral trails and things to do

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2 w. ago AD FEATURE: 200 jobs for 200 years: phenomenal University of Manchester initiative places struggling communities at the heart of a life

In the wake of its bicentenary celebrations, the university has supported more than 200 people into meaningful employment

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2 w. ago I’ve been living each day as if it were my first – and the results amazed me | Emma Beddington

From a disobedient dishwasher to a letter from the taxman, it turns out everything is more palatable with a sprinkling of childlike wonderReading about ways to foster joy last week (I know, most of us would settle for waking without lingering dread, but why not dream big occasionally?), I was captivated by the memoirist and cancer survivor Suleika Jaouad’s suggestion: live each day like it’s your first. When Jaouad’s leukaemia returned last year, well-wishers urged her to live each day like it was her last, but the pressure to carpe each second of every damn diem left her feeling panicked and exhausted. Instead, she cultivated a sense of freshly hatched curiosity and playfulness, which she says helped.I loved this, but doubted the feasibility – can you really convince your tired, cynical self to feel joyful astonishment? I tried living yesterday as if it were my first; not like an actual newborn (red-faced, frequently crying, utterly incompetent – I’m all that already), but with chi...

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