51 h. ago Halloween revellers dress up & strip off as they paint the town blood red for the scariest night of the year

THOUSANDS of Brits have headed out in their spookiest and most creative Halloween outfits to celebrate the scariest night of the year. Excited revellers flooded the streets up and down the UK in their best fancy dress as they took over pubs, bars and clubs for the evening. London, Newcastle, Nottingham and Leeds were all packed to...

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65 h. ago The Greater Manchester restaurants, bars and pubs nominated in prestigious awards

The shortlist for the Manchester Food and Drink Festival Awards have been announced

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68 h. ago Haunted UK pub with grave under bar and lights that won't go off until you say 'goodnight' to ghost

The pub is said to be haunted by the spirit of a teenage girl whose grave is under the bar - and she won't let you turn the lights off till you wish her 'goodnight'

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3 d. ago Greater Manchester suburb to get brand new restaurant 'soon' that promises 'true taste of the Mediterranean'

The restaurant will be located on Wilmslow Road, Didsbury

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3 d. ago Popular restaurant 'incredibly proud' to open sixth branch in Greater Manchester

The new restaurant is expected to create up to 30 new jobs locally

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3 d. ago New Trump administration rule bars student loan relief for public workers tied to 'illegal' activity

The Trump administration is forging ahead with plans to eject some nonprofits from a popular student loan forgiveness program if their work is deemed to have an “illegal purpose."

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4 d. ago Body image taboos holding girls back from playing sport, experts warn

64% of girls give up sport by the end of pubertyTanni Grey-Thompson outlines ‘barriers to participation’Taboos around women’s bodies are holding girls back from pursuing sport into adulthood and preventing the creation of “a generation of fit and healthy women”, a parliamentary committee has heard.With surveys showing 64% of girls give up sport by the end of puberty, experts told the women and equalities committee that a complete sea change in understanding around the impact of sport on female bodies is required, but that such a change is possible and “if we get it right we’d be on a winning streak”. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Two beloved London Wetherspoons pubs are shutting next month

Wetherspoons has shut a number of pubs this year, as the chain rejigs its portfolio to concentrate on fewer, larger sites

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4 d. ago Two Greater Manchester restaurants added to Michelin Guide less than year after opening

"This time last year there wasn't even a barbecue in the kitchen or furniture in the restaurant"

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5 d. ago One of the oldest Indian restaurants in Greater Manchester and city centre street food spot recognised at top awards

Greater Manchester has been recognised as amongst the best in the UK’s curry scene

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5 d. ago Housing migrants in barracks worth it to quell public anger despite cost – No 10

The Prime Minister’s official spokesman also rejected suggestions the Government had not moved swiftly enough to grasp the migrant crisis.

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5 d. ago Popular Manchester restaurant ‘sincerely apologises’ after announcing price hike

The price hike will come into effect from November 9

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5 d. ago New farmers' market coming to unlikely Greater Manchester spot from top restaurant director

The new market aims to make it 'easier to find fresh, local produce' in the city

Society

6 d. ago The Greater Manchester restaurants offering deals and discounts during half

Here are some of the restaurants and eateries where you can save some cash this week

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6 d. ago Owner of popular Greater Manchester café and restaurant says 'it isn’t ideal' in major update

'I just wanted to be transparent and let everyone know'

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6 d. ago The Land of Sweet Forever review: How to kill Harper Lee’s reputation

Harper Lee’s third book is a shameful scraping of the barrel by her publishers

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7 d. ago Country pub of the week: The Old Orchard, Harefield, Middlesex

Here is a pub with storybook views and an invitation to linger, says David Ellis

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9 d. ago Jeremy Clarkson warned charity boss and Tory peer Baroness Monckton not to open a pub giving her 'a list of things that could and would go wrong', she tells Parliament

Tory peer Baroness Rosa Monckton said when she asked for Jeremy Clarkson's advice on opening her own pub, he warned her it is 'relentless'.

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9 d. ago 'You'll have to clean the toilets yourself,' Jeremy Clarkson warned peer planning to open a charity pub

Baroness Monckton is about to launch a pub in Brighton with her charity Team Domenica, which supports young people with learning disabilities

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9 d. ago Jeremy Clarkson told me ‘don’t do it’ as I planned charity pub opening – peer

Baroness Monckton is about to launch a pub in Brighton with her charity Team Domenica, which supports young people with learning disabilities.

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