9 h. ago National critic won over by 'odd' but 'boundary pushing' Manchester restaurant

"This is a cracking little progressive, family-run place that has hit the ground running"

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4 d. ago Manchester United confirm new Tom Heaton contract after 'coaches push' for summer U

Veteran goalkeeper sticking around at Old Trafford after penning a one-year extension

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5 d. ago Brentford pushing for £63m Bryan Mbeumo fee as final Manchester United talks continue

Bees want add-ons to make total deal worth more than Red Devils paying Wolves for Matheus Cunha

Economics

9 d. ago Rio Ferdinand's transfer message to Jack Grealish as Kevin de Bruyne looks to help

Rio Ferdinand reckons Jack Grealish should consider a move abroad after being told there is no future for him at Manchester City with Kevin De Bruyne pushing for a switch to Napoli

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1 week ago Man Utd chiefs backed into corner over four deals crippling Ruben Amorim budget

Manchester United are determined to push through a number of high-profile sales this summer to bolster Ruben Amorim's spending power but the process is already proving complex for the Old Trafford hierarchy

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1 week ago Manchester United told they could be about to sign 'mini Mohamed Salah' after £55m bid

The latest Manchester United transfer news as the club are pushing to complete the signing of the Brentford forward this summer.

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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...

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2 w. ago National food critic feared he ‘should be armed’ before visiting Manchester restaurant

The critic said the restaurant's location could perhaps be somewhere that would host ‘lock-ups for hoodlums with chest freezers for body parts’

Society

3 w. ago Man City want TWO MORE transfers completed TODAY after signing forgotten Chelsea player

Manchester City are pushing to get transfers done before the deadline on Tuesday evening because Pep Guardiola wants new signings to feature at the Club World Cup

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3 w. ago Man City want three transfers completed TODAY including forgotten Chelsea player

Manchester City are pushing to get transfers done before the deadline on Tuesday evening because Pep Guardiola wants new signings to feature at the Club World Cup

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3 w. ago Transfer News LIVE: Man Utd's Mbeumo fight, Arsenal striker search, and Wirtz to Liverpool latest

Liverpool's pursuit of Florian Wirtz and a club record deal is continuing, Manchester United are pushing to sign Bryan Mbeumo and sell Alejandro Garnacho while Arsenal have decided on their next striker

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3 w. ago Man Utd transfer news: Final Bryan Mbeumo offer submitted as Viktor Gyokeres drops hint

Manchester United are pushing to sign Brentford forward Bryan Mbeumo, who they want to lead the line next season for Ruben Amorim alongside £62.5million arrival Matheus Cunha

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