Canada became the first G7 country to legalise cannabis, former Tory leader William Hague called for the UK to follow suit and medicinal cannabis will soon be available on prescription.

The Labour Party held its first summer festival in Tottenham on Saturday, June 16.

The Drill explores the notion of preparedness in contemporary emergency situations, such as terrorism, and the anxiety that both leads to and results from that process.

This Is Elvis is ‘One Night’ of countless flaws and missed opportunities, lacking any coherent narrative which makes it no more than a second-rate tribute show.

Manchester Palestine Action (MPA) have told MM they witnessed a ‘sea of change on the streets’ in the last two years as people are gradually ‘waking up’ to the plight of Palestinians.

‘Front of house’ drug safety testing will not take place at Parklife this weekend despite the festival’s organisers working closely with the Manchester-based who introduced the service elsewhere two years ago.

The People’s History Museum’s new exhibition, Represent! Voices 100 Years On, launched last week as activists gathered on stage to recreate an infamous photo taken of suffragettes gathering before the Black Friday protest in 1910.

The photographer who snapped some of The Smiths’ most iconic shots said that the night before the infamous photoshoot outside Salford Lads Club was one of the most sleepless nights of his life.

Watching interviews with Ruban Nielson, you’d be forgiven for expecting a chilled and pleasant live performance from a somewhat withdrawn artist that would simply be enjoyable to listen to.

Venues in Manchester and the North West are concerned about new developments threatening their existence in years to come, according to Music Venue Trust (MVT) CEO Mark Davyd.

The Bury South MP was suspended from the party over sexual harassment allegations back in November and will represent his constituency independently of the Labour whip until an investigation has been completed.