8 h. ago Terrifying moment tiger mauls circus performer in front of screaming crowd

A tiger has mauled a circus performer in front of a screaming crowd in Egypt, forcing doctor to amputate his arm. 

Events

15 h. ago Manchester knows Johnny Marr is a legend, but now it's official

There's now a new plaque in Marr's honour at the iconic Piccadilly Records in Manchester

Politics

3 d. ago LIVE: Long delays and cancellations after train fault near Manchester Piccadilly

Commuters have been hit with disruption

Politics

7 d. ago The One Show to take over Piccadilly Circus for 200th One Big Thank You

The segment celebrating community heroes started during the Covid-19 lockdown.

Politics

7 d. ago Singaporean magnate to open £1000 a night luxury hotel opposite the Ritz on Piccadilly

The £110 million new hotel is scheduled to open at the end of 2026

Economics

7 d. ago All services suspended from Manchester Piccadilly as alarm activated

Emergency services were called to an incident at around 12:10pm

Economics

7 d. ago Sabrage at Lafayette review: 'an onslaught of flexing, frotting and twerking'

Sabrage has landed in King’s Cross with some dazzling of circus and burlesque routines but audience participation demands too

Politics

8 d. ago Roll up roll up and see updated plans for circus training and community space in East Calder

The proposals are for the site of the former Oakbank Oil Works demolished in 1932

Politics

1 week ago ‘It was not a boyband!’ Micky Dolenz on the madness of being in the Monkees

He was in one of the biggest groups in the world – all without playing a note. As the last surviving Monkee turns 80, he remembers 60s fame – and what happened when the band broke freeIn 1965, Micky Dolenz was an architecture student and jobbing actor in Los Angeles, doing the rounds of auditions for TV pilots. As a 10-year-old he had played the lead in a TV series called Circus Boy, but the former child star began to notice something odd about the jobs his agent was now sending him to: every one was for a series “about kids in a band”. He says: “One was called The Happeners, about a little folk trio like Peter, Paul and Mary. One was about a surfing band like the Beach Boys. Another was about a big family folk ensemble. Something was in the air, obviously, because of the Beatles, the Beach Boys, the Four Seasons, Motown. Young people, who had disposable income, were being targeted.”None of those shows got made but a fourth audition proved more fruitful: it called for “folk’n’roll m...

Politics

1 week ago Scottish artist who ran away to join circus in her teens wins prize for sculptures inspired by circus ring

Dunbar artist will join others from China, Canada, Kenya, Taiwan and Korea on Glenfiddich Artists in Residence Programme this summer

Culture

1 week ago ‘A kitchen film with no food porn’: how Alonso Ruizpalacios sold Rooney Mara on his abortion drama

The Mexican director of La Cocina on making movies under the Trump-Vance administration, why Oscars don’t matter and his time as a khaki-shorted waiter at the Rainforest CafeAnyone who visited the Rainforest Cafe, a now defunct Piccadilly Circus tourist trap serving overpriced burgers among plastic foliage and animatronic wildlife, may have met a future auteur without realising it. In the early 00s, Alonso Ruizpalacios was not the gifted, ingenious director he is today – the man behind A Cop Movie, a slippery psychodrama that breaks the laws of documentary, and the new La Cocina, starring Rooney Mara as a waitress at a hectic New York restaurant. Back then, he wore baggy khaki shorts and welcomed customers to the Rainforest Cafe. “Hi, I’m Alonso and I’ll be your safari guide today,” he would say. “You guys been here before? No? Well, this is Bamba, our gorilla. Occasionally there will be rain showers, but – hey – don’t be afraid, you won’t get wet!”Sitting in a London hotel room wit...

Events

1 week ago Tributes paid to Piccadilly Radio legend Andy Peebles after death aged 76

Andy went on to work at Radio 1 and host Top of the Pops

Events

1 week ago 'All lines blocked' as some trains from Manchester Piccadilly suspended

It comes after engineering works were not finished in time

Politics

1 week ago Tributes after 18 people in Greater Manchester die including Piccadilly Radio DJ

The full list of family announcements can be found by visiting the Manchester Evening News section of our partner website

Events

1 week ago Just minutes from Piccadilly, I was pampered like a princess

It couldn't be further removed from the hustle and bustle of the city centre

Politics

1 week ago Gangland killer Robert 'Birdman' O'Hara cost taxpayers £10k in legal aid

Robert 'Birdman' O'Hara, 47, paid for his partner and daughter to live in a luxury £650,000 flat in Glasgow's upmarket Park Circus while he served time in prison.

Economics

1 week ago Exhibition of ‘eternal and magical’ street art of 10Foot and Tox opens in London

The display launched in the city’s Piccadilly area on Thursday.

Politics

1 week ago Manchester Piccadilly delays LIVE as emergency services called to incident on rail line

All lines are currently blocked between Manchester Piccadilly and Stoke-on-Trent

Politics

2 w. ago Adolescence to The Virtues: the most heartbreaking TV of all time

The gut-wrenching crime drama is so poignant it will leave you in pieces. But it’s far from the only televisual masterpiece to deliver a devastating emotional punch Adolescence, as the world seems to agree, is a perfect piece of television. However, even perfection has its problems. Adolescence is the sort of show that needs some breathing space afterwards; it’s so comprehensively shattering, and will leave you in such a state of emotional despondency, that you can’t simply hop straight into the next show. I tried – after episode four, I had to watch a reality show for work – and it was horrible. It was like stumbling from a funeral straight into a circus.Perhaps what we need here is an off-ramp. A bunch of shows that, while they might leave you in pieces, may not pack quite such a devastating punch as Adolescence. Here’s a selection of the most heartbreaking television. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Man Utd alternative stadium plans 'released' after 'circus tent' Old Trafford backlash

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has plenty of new options for his Old Trafford stadium rebuild should the club decide against continuing with the proposed plans for a new home unveiled earlier this month

Politics