An Afflecks shop owner has revealed she prides herself on creating a ‘safe space’ for kids who are bullied or victims of hate crime.

The staggering cost of last-minute travel is so high it often causes all its own stresses and, for 43% of Mancunians, it means they will cancel their plans altogether.

Placebo’s Manchester O2 Apollo set-list of oldies-but-goodies like Infra-Red and Every You Every Me and soon-to-be classics from their 2013 album Loud Like Love was never going to disappoint.

Ben Howard kicked off his UK tour with an entrancing, note-perfect performance at Manchester’s O2 Apollo last night.