Legally Blonde: The Musical manages to be everything – a fun, fiery, empowering, extravagant, heartfelt production that never takes itself too seriously.

“Life is too short not to be something you love,” Kiefer Sutherland declares on what is surely a midsummer night in a sweltering Albert Hall.

The new Lord Mayor of Manchester, Councillor June Hitchen, was also on hand to mark the celebrations, which coincided with the 100 year anniversary of the end of the First World War.

About 100 soldiers are tackling the Saddleworth Moor blaze, that is now being treated as arson.

“Firstly, I would like to apologise to those of you involved in our little box-office mix-up. I do hope those of you affected will enjoy our little murder mystery just as much as you would have enjoyed Rock of Ages.”

For every shiny skyscraper and sparkling restaurant in Manchester, there’s a cavernous warehouse and tenebrous canal path.

A woman instantly threw up when she discovered a maggot in her meatball marinara from Subway.

When rower Josh Bugajski glances to the crowd with 150 metres to go in a race he looks for his inspiration, his guiding light, his mother Pat.

Nearly 20 years ago Britain bounced around to the summer tune ‘Better Off Alone’ by Dutch trance trio Alice DJ – now you can hear the group at Bongo’s Bingo in August.

Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley is bringing his unique blend of reggae, dub, dance hall, and hip hop to a sold-out O2 Ritz later this month, promising to be one of the unmissable city centre gigs of the summer.

Imagine a pitch-black space. You’re lay down, but you can’t feel your body. You can’t see anything, you can’t hear anything, you can’t smell anything.