6 d. ago Could you be allergic to SEX? When symptoms strike, many wrongly blame them on STDs claims top expert

According to Dr Michael Carroll, an associate professor in reproductive Science, at Manchester Metropolitan University, many people could be allergic to sex but undiagnosed.

Events

2 w. ago Did the liberation of Africa start in Manchester? The biting play about a pivotal, forgotten moment

It was a turning point in the push for African independence – and it took place in Chorlton-on-Medlock Town Hall. We meet the writer of a play about the fifth Pan-African CongressOn the facade of the building that once housed Chorlton-on-Medlock Town Hall in Manchester sits a plaque commemorating a turning point in the push for African independence. The fifth Pan-African Congress in October 1945 was attended by future global leaders as well as activists and scholars from across Africa and its diaspora. But despite the event’s international importance, it has been largely overlooked by mainstream British history. Now a biting new play is set to remedy this.“I think a lot of Mancunians don’t know it happened,” says playwright Ntombizodwa Nyoni, who lectures in the same building, now part of Manchester Metropolitan University. “But it’s like: you’re part of such a phenomenal moment in history.” Eighty years later, her dramatisation of the event, Liberation, is about to receive its worl...

Politics

2 w. ago BBC University Challenge's Amol Rajan 'ashamed' for avoiding family death for three years

BBC University Challenge host Amol Rajan has spoken out about his grief of three years and why he'd facing it head on

Events

3 w. ago GCHQ intern jailed over data breach which risked exposing 17 colleagues

Manchester University computer science student Hasaan Arshad, 25, pleaded guilty to an offence under the Computer Misuse Act.

Events

3 w. ago GCHQ intern jailed for taking top secret data home to Rochdale

University of Manchester computer science student Hasaan Arshad, 25, from Rochdale, was in "flagrant breach" of tight security rules

Society

3 w. ago GCHQ intern risked exposing 17 colleagues when he took data home, court told

Hasaan Arshad used his mobile phone to transfer confidential information to his own computer, the Old Bailey heard

Events

3 w. ago Watch: Pep Guardiola gives passionate speech on ‘pain’ of Gaza war

Pep Guardiola delivered an emotional speech about the ‘painful’ war in Gaza whilst accepting an honorary degree from the University of Manchester.

Events

3 w. ago Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola calls for more attention on Gaza suffering

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has urged people not to ignore the suffering in Gaza amid Israel’s military campaign and longstanding blockade of the territory

Sport

3 w. ago 'Manchester means so much to me... to be honoured in this way is an amazing feeling'

'Pep wasn't born in Manchester, but like me and so many others, the city has welcomed him and made it feel like home'

Politics

3 w. ago Guardiola picks up another honor in Manchester. This one is from its university

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has been awarded an honorary degree by the University of Manchester to recognize his contribution on and off the field since joining the club in 2016

Politics

3 w. ago DWP text warning for PIP and Universal Credit claimants among potential targets

Millions of benefit claimants could be at risk of being targeted by malicious actors among a new warning from the DWP

Events

4 w. ago Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd 'leaks' Emmerdale crossover update

It was previously announced last month that the hour-long episode will see the two shows' universes in Manchester and Yorkshire linked

Politics

4 w. ago Huge DWP Universal Credit boost as 500,000 more families qualify for new benefit

The free school meals move comes after campaigners and education leaders have called for it to be extended

Politics