Several people – including some armed with clubs – climbed on top of the old Cornerhouse cinema on Oxford Road, bring the busy area to a standstill at lunchtime.

Jo Davies’ fervently witty production of Twelfth Night at Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre will leave you with throbbing cheeks after an evening of smiling and laughter.

With Greater Manchester set to head to the polls on May 4, Labour Party candidate and former Shadow Home Secretary Andy Burnham is the clear favourite to become the region’s first ever elected mayor.

What do you ask someone who’s done it all? After all, Megan Mullally, who played Karen in TV’s Will and Grace, has been in some of TVs biggest sitcoms.

Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games proves that magic is still alive as its cast take to stage at The Palace Theatre in Manchester.

Beatnikz Republic is to be the newest craft beer microbrewery when it opens its Green Quarter doors to the public this weekend.

With Manchester’s famous National Football Museum announcing that the legendary 1966 World Cup exhibition is moving to Wembley, there’s still time to visit up north.

The winning designer of the new Emmeline Pankhurst statue being erected in St Peter’s Square says the legendary suffragette’s unflinching dedication to women’s rights was her inspiration.

Andy Burnham hopes to transform Greater Manchester into a beacon of social justice if he wins the race to become the region’s first elected mayor.

¡Viva! Spanish and Latin American Festival returns this weekend, promising three weeks of international film and theatre that focuses on progression and modernity.

Greater Manchester had the third highest number of animal cruelty reports in England and Wales in 2016, despite the number of successful convictions continuing to fall.