5 d. ago All Fours by Miranda July audiobook review – the frank, sexy novel everyone’s been talking about

The author’s hypnotic reading evokes the desires and existential crisis of a 45-year-old woman on a wild road trip In the second novel by writer, actor and film-maker Miranda July, a nameless Los Angeles-based artist who has had success “in several mediums” leaves behind her husband, Harris, and their young child, Sam, to drive across America. She is due at a meeting in New York and has decided to get there via a leisurely road trip. But what starts off as a fleeting break from the mundanity of marriage and motherhood turns into a wild and wonderfully odd unravelling. Just half an hour into her journey, she impulsively leaves the freeway and checks into a scruffy motel. There she is electrified by a younger car hire worker who has “a Huckleberry Finn/Gilbert Blythe look that I used to flip out over as a teenager.” After the two lock eyes while he squeegees her windscreen (not a euphemism), she decides to pursue him in an unusually chaste love affair.All Fours – which has been shortl...

Culture

5 d. ago Grieving dad slams 'disgraceful' treatment of superfit son, 21, who suddenly died in Cyprus hotel

Lifeguards didn't see amateur rugby player Ben Woods go into the water and nor did the hotel have a licence for its pool - which has seen three deaths in five years, an inquest was told

Events

5 d. ago 'That can't be right': Horror as beloved man, 21, becomes third fatality in hotel pool in FIVE years

Lifeguards didn't see amateur rugby player Ben Woods go into the water and nor did the hotel have a licence for its pool - a grieving dad has slammed their 'disgraceful' treatment

Events

6 d. ago Treehouse Hotel, Manchester review: this boutique bolthole is perfect for fun

Juliet Kinsman checks into this playful stay for a weekend in the culture-filled capital city of the North

Society

1 week ago Rory McIlroy reminded Man United hero Roy Keane of autograph rejection before Masters win

Roy Keane once turned down an autograph request from a young Rory McIlroy when the childhood Manchester United fan approached one of his heroes at an Irish hotel

Politics

2 w. ago Oasis fans warned over ticket scammers and resales ahead of huge reunion tour

Con artists are taking advantage of social media, with police saying the majority of these ploys are being carried out on marketplace platforms rather rather than legitimate online retailers

Events

2 w. ago UK tourists warned as hotel strikes to go ahead in Tenerife this Easter

Strike action has been suspended in Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura after a deal was reached

Events

2 w. ago Manchester to get 'tallest tower outside London' with Nobu hotel as council approves 153 storeys in meeting

It's going to be 77m taller than Beetham Tower

Politics

3 w. ago Robbie Williams makes huge move to heal rift with Oasis after years

Robbie Williams extended an olive branch to help heal his rift with Oasis as he spoke in a new interview on Monday.

Politics

3 w. ago Leven Manchester hotel review: I stayed in a canal side hotel in the city centre

The Leven Manchester, in the centre of the city, is the perfect hotel to stay in to enjoy the nightlife.

Politics

3 w. ago Huge Oasis gigs spark Manchester hotel "desert" with 90 PER CENT fully booked on July dates

"The city will be full, 100 per cent, guaranteed. The last time I remember such an event with such a big impact was when the Stone Roses came to Heaton Park in 2012."

Politics

3 w. ago Oasis founder admits lasting 'huge regret' over 'silly' row with Noel Gallagher

Thirty years after Oasis founder Tony McCarroll fell out with Noel Gallagher in 1995, the band's ex drummer still regrets parting ways with the famous brothers.

Politics

3 w. ago Warning issued over Brazilian butt lifts being 'offered in Greater Manchester flat or hotel room'

Council officials have received tip-offs about the practice

Events

3 w. ago Miranda July and Elizabeth Strout shortlisted for the Women’s prize for fiction

American authors of All Fours and Tell Me Everything are competing for the 30th award alongside four other novels highlighting ‘the importance of human connection’American writers Miranda July and Elizabeth Strout have been shortlisted for the 30th Women’s prize for fiction alongside four debut authors.The six titles in contention for the £30,000 prize all draw on “the importance of human connection” in different ways, said writer and judging chair Kit de Waal. “What is surprising and refreshing is to see so much humour, nuance and lightness employed by these novelists to shed light on challenging concepts.” Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Hotel Chocolat shoppers can bag huge £35 Easter egg that 'screams luxury' for £14

Easter is less than three weeks away

Economics