8 h. ago Mum 'really upset' after Manchester theatre calls her as she headed to show

Linda Williams had been looking forward to seeing Mary Poppins with her mum

Culture

29 h. ago Moulin rouge! musical is coming to Manchester, how and where to get £29 tickets

Moulin Rouge! is coming to Manchester's Palace Theatre from August to October 2025

Economics

31 h. ago Wales' new chief speaks for first time on head coach search, Steve Tandy and unpopular calls

Wales' new director of rugby gives his first interview

Politics

39 h. ago Teen diagnosed with inoperable brain tumour after being sent home from school with headache

Callum Stone was sent home from school with a headache in January and has since been diagnosed with a grade four brain tumour

Culture

48 h. ago Brits back 'headphone dodgers' crackdown: YouGov poll reveals 60% want anyone who blares out loud music on public transport to be fined £1,000

A poll commissioned by YouGov surveyed 6815 Britons across the nation to deduce whether they supported calls for headphone dodgers to be fines.

Economics

53 h. ago 'I used £2 cue my mum paid for to win World Snooker Championship in major upset'

One understated star produced one of the biggest shocks in snooker history when he won the World Championship final - and he did it all with a £2 cue gifted to him by his mum

Economics

54 h. ago Have your say: Should passengers who play music out loud get £1,000 fines?

The Lib Dems have led calls for fines up to £1,000 for 'headphone dodgers' on public transport, arguing that they disturb the peace of other commuters and that something needs to be done

Economics

59 h. ago We were just a normal family but in a matter of hours, our world has been thrown upside down

The family of Callum Stone, 15, who was sent home from school with a headache, were left 'shattered'

Politics

60 h. ago Call to fine ‘headphone dodgers’ £1000 for blasting music on buses and trains

Sir Keir Starmer urged to crack down on antisocial so-called ‘headphone dodgers’

Economics

67 h. ago Calls for 'headphone dodgers' who blare music on trains and buses to be hit with a £1,000 FINE

The Liberal Democrats have called for stricter measures to be put into place when it comes to 'headphone dodgers', as they believe most passengers are too frightened to speak out.

Economics

2 d. ago Demands to fine ‘headphone dodgers’ who blast loud music on buses and trains

Sir Keir Starmer urged to crack down on antisocial so-called ‘headphone dodgers’

Politics

4 d. ago Sharon Osbourne, 72, mysteriously cancels her entire talk show tour at the last minute due to 'family issue'

The music mogul, 72, was due to head to Scandinavia this week for a series of four shows called Cut The Crap.

Society

5 d. ago Scots peer heads call for Donald Trump to be blocked from addressing Parliament

Efforts to prevent Trump addressing parliamentarians are being co-ordinated by Scottish lord George Foulkes, who was a minister in Tony Blair’s former government.

Politics

6 d. ago Ruben Amorim defends Man Utd star despite struggles in historic Wolves defeat

Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim called upon his team to provide more goals after failing to trouble the scoresheet in defeat to Wolves at Old Trafford but defended Rasmus Hojlund

Politics

9 d. ago Ditch ‘dishonest’ just transition and back nuclear energy, Findlay tells Swinney

He will call on the SNP to drop its “bone-headed ideological opposition” to nuclear energy

Events

9 d. ago #1 Happy Family USA review – a truly special comedy that’s packed with 00s nostalgia

Ramy Youssef’s surreal tale of a Muslim family in post-9/11 America is quietly subversive TV that’s full of laughter – and painfully realNot content with co-creating the brilliant (albeit frequently watch-through-your-fingers) dramedies Mo and Ramy, and starring in the latter, Ramy Youssef has turned his attention to a riotous animation for adults. Like the Egyptian-American comic’s previous work, #1 Happy Family USA is all about the modern Muslim experience, feeling adrift from the world, and the extent to which you should change yourself to fit in. And what better way to underscore this often excruciating, existential experience than to make our lead an insecure, hormone-plagued teen, coming of age in the wake of the September 11 attacks.For real Ramy heads, this show will almost certainly call to mind the flashback episode from the first season of his self-titled series, set during 9/11. There, we saw a young Ramy anxiously fight off accusations that he was a terrorist (“Egypt’s ...

Politics

1 week ago Harvard University faculty sue to block Trump review of nearly $9bn in funding

Lawsuit filed along with motion for temporary restraining order calls threats an existential ‘gun to the head’Harvard University professors are suing to block the Trump administration’s review of nearly $9bn in federal contracts and grants awarded to the Ivy League school as part of a crackdown on what the White House says is antisemitism on college campuses.The Harvard faculty chapter of the American Association of University Professors and the national arm of the academic organization said in a lawsuit filed on Friday in a Boston federal court that the administration was trying to unlawfully undermine academic freedom and free speech on the school’s campus. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago World premiere of musical A Knight's Tale opens in Manchester this weekend, here's what to expect

"You're going to see things you've never seen before on stage"

Politics

2 w. ago Review: Kym Marsh stuns in 'magnificent' Coronation Street reunion at Manchester theatre

Kym Marsh takes on the 'queen of suburbia' in Abigail's Party at the Royal Exchange

Politics

2 w. ago Children have access to porn in the classroom, education union head says in call for phone ban

The National Education Union warns that children currently have access to ‘hardcore pornography’ in the classroom

Politics