Manchester’s newest hotel just opened its doors – and it’s already received the royal seal of approval.

Manchester has waited ever so patiently for its turn to experience the phenomenon that is Kinky Boots – and now it’s finally here.

Family friendly comedy can be a little difficult to get right these days – but as MM found out, taking risks can produce a thoroughly enjoyable evening, after Harry and Chris’ ‘Save the World’ show at the Frog and Bucket Comedy Club on Sunday.

Whether you’re vegan, buying for a vegan, or you’re simply trying to live in a more environmentally friendly way, Christmas can be a hassle. MM shortlist the best options for those looking to save the Earth.

Now a TV celebrity, through his roles in SAS: Who Dares Wins and Meet the Drugs Lords: Inside the Real Narcos, Jason has become known to the nation as ‘Foxy.’

The market is one of the largest in the world and the stalls start at the Cathedral Gardens and ends at Albert Square and the Town Hall with side roads full of Christmas decorations, ornamental structures and attractions for the whole family.

If you adhere to a plant-based diet, the overwhelming smell of hog roasts can be off-putting when you want to buy a novelty bauble, so an entirely vegan Christmas market might sound perfect.

This year the Armistice Centenary also coincides with Remembrance Sunday.

Rocking his dishevelled chic, Lewis Capaldi played his biggest ever headline show at Manchester’s Albert Hall on Tuesday.

Legendary Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr is set to finish off his Call The Comet Tour in Manchester.

The Cocktails in the City event was an infusion of 1920s elegance and flamboyance, representing the era of prohibition in America, on the top floor and the 1980s club scene on the bottom floor.