58 h. ago Man Utd chiefs make significant transfer decision in huge blow for Ruben Amorim

Manchester United are preparing financially for a season without European football as the club's bosses accept the current reality with Ruben Amorim's men set to fall well short

Politics

68 h. ago Steven Naismith blasts the 'Rangers men' who have left club on its knees as brutal Celtic reality makes him 'sad'

The Rangers takeover is gathering speed but it's going to take more than just hard cash to catch up with Celtic

Politics

6 d. ago Bethnal Green Working Men's Club: Crowdfunding campaign launched

Bethnal Green Working Men's Club: Crowdfunding campaign launched  BBC.com

Economics

9 d. ago Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club: LGBTQ+ icon launches 'Fighting Fund' to ensure survival

The fund comes as the club continues its ongoing battle to survive

Events

1 week ago Russell Watson looks back: ‘My success felt like a wave that kept rolling. Until it didn’t’

The classical singer on scrimping and saving for his first guitar, being diagnosed with two brain tumours and getting back to musicBorn in Salford in 1966, Russell Watson is the UK’s bestselling classical crossover artist. The tenor started on the north-west’s working men’s club circuit, before getting a record deal and releasing The Voice, an album that held the No 1 spot for 52 weeks. He has had seven Top 10 albums, more than 7m album sales, and has performed for Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles and the late Pope John Paul II. He is celebrating 25 years of The Voice with a UK tour.I was 15 when this photo was taken. My childhood bedroom was the size of a postage stamp, but I still filled it with posters – Marilyn Monroe, Madonna and Paul Weller. I was obsessed with music, but even more with football. I wasn’t particularly interested in girls; my life revolved around hanging out with my pals. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Historic England acquires collection featuring some of UK’s oldest photos

Janette Rosing built up pioneering trove of 8,000 images dating back to the early days of the Industrial RevolutionSome of the oldest photographs in England which show the country’s transformation after the industrial revolution have been acquired by Historic England.Images from the Janette Rosing collection include some of the earliest landscape photography ever taken in the country, spanning the breadth of southern England from the harbours of Clovelly and Plymouth in Devon to the streets of Bethnal Green and the banks of the River Thames in London. Continue reading...

Culture

2 w. ago DJ Paulette & LF System to headline club night raising funds for mental health

The events will be held at one of the city's newest clubs

Society