'A sunny day in Manchester and sewage is being dumped in the River Irwell... a blight on our great city'

Naman Ramachandran British actor Ben Hardy, whose credits include “X-Men: Apocalypse,” “Bohemian Rhapsody” and Netflix’s “Love at First Sight,” is one of the leads in upcoming film “Unicorns.” Co-directed by BAFTA nominee Sally El Hosaini (“The Swimmers”) and her long-standing collaborator James Krishna Floyd, from a script written by Floyd, the film follows a queer South Asian club performer (Jason Patel) living a double life who meets Luke, a straight, single-father mechanic, with whom unexpected sparks begin to fly. Hardy, who plays Luke in the LGBTQ+ romantic drama, was drawn to the project by the unique story and the opportunity to work with director El Hosaini. “It was a challenging role for me, something I’d never played before,” Hardy said of portraying Luke, a working-class mechanic who enters the world of “gaysian” clubs in London.

A quarter of parents have had to make cutbacks to afford school trips - or have even had to ask their own parents to step in and help. 23% of parents surveyed for public sector insurer Zurich Municipal said they have had to go without and cut back on essentials to fund school trips.

Jessica Tait’s life as a mum was turned upside down in February 2023. Her son Samuel had been suffering constant 'sickness bugs' - until she received devastating news that they were nothing of the sort.

Dennis Harvey Film Critic An academic’s visiting teenage daughter falls under the sway of a sinister cult connected to his own research in “A Sacrifice.” Suspended between straightforward thriller and something loftier, Jordan Scott’s sophomore feature — headlined by Sadie Sink and Eric Bana — is a slick but unsatisfying narrative muddle. It has the feel of a literary adaptation that doesn’t quite translate to a different medium: While the individual thematic elements are intriguing enough, they just don’t come together on screen in sufficiently coherent or atmospheric form.

Summer has finally arrived in Manchester with highs of up to 25C forecast for this week and lots of sunshine on the cards. As we bask in the heat, you may find yourself longing to be by the water.

Spanish police are beginning their re-search of a 'challenging' landscape in Tenerife in a bid to find missing British teenager Jay Slater - but say there have been 'no developments'.

The average household income that you need to buy your first property in the UK has now been revealed. According to a study by Zoopla, the typical first-time buyer now needs earnings of more than £60,000 to step onto the property ladder.

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An Ancoats sports bar which has been left empty for a year has re-opened as a Euros pop-up bar — but it will become a restaurant later in the summer.

A pipe which released sewage into the River Irwell during the opening day of fishing season worked ‘as designed’, United Utilities has said.

It was the start of the fishing season and Mike Duddy was hoping to catch some trout, roach or chub. Instead he ended up talking to Ethan Davies about a load of ‘s***’ that was dumped into the Irwell.

Cardi B in their advertising campaign. The ninety-second commercial, which aired during the Kentucky Derby broadcast, gave viewers a glimpse of Cardi B engaging in a relaxed conversation with track and field Olympic hopeful Sha’Carri Richardson as they discussed the challenges of their professional pursuits.The ad also showed Cardi B and Richardson enjoying a pampering session at a nail salon, adding a touch of fun to their discussion.

Labour is on course for a 262-seat majority, analysis by pollster Survation has suggested.

The BBC has paid tribute to Michael Mosley who sadly passed away at the age of 67 during a show which aired tonight (June 14) called Michael Mosley: The Doctor Who Changed Britain.

Is Princess Catherine getting her cancer treatment… in TEXAS?!

The Killers have kicked off their 2024 ‘Rebel Diamonds’ greatest hits tour with an opening night in Dublin. Check out the setlist from the night and fan footage below.The gig took place in Dublin last night (June 12), as the opening night for the run of dates that the band will be holding across the UK and Ireland throughout the summer.

Streamer spend in Europe is set to overtake public and commercial broadcasters this year for the first time, topping €10B ($10.6B), according to new research from Ampere Analysis.

No matter how many times you see one, you can never get enough of a good sunset or sunrise. There’s something mesmerising about watching the sky transform before your very eyes with colours ranging from golden-yellow, bright pink to deep red.

It was a few days before Christmas when Kara first began to feel unwell.

The images capture a woman in a hauntingly familiar pose. On one of Manchester's grandest streets, outside a department store, she is bent as if she's trying to pick something up.