Piccadilly Gardens' lost 'lunatic asylum' and grim history of public torture

The 51st State. André Hereford weighs in on the new Janelle Monáe thriller, Antebellum, while Sean Maunier goes head-over-heels for Bright Light Bright Light’s new album, Fun City.

Guy Lodge Film Critic“And Tomorrow the Entire World” is a taut, headlong dive into a student Antifa commune in Berlin, whose residents gradually splinter over how to fight a rising tide of white supremacy. It was, per its press notes, originally conceived as a period piece by director Julia von Heinz, before she concluded that there was no need to do so.

Zac Efron has graduated from High School Musical and is now in the big leagues.From discovering a waterfall can be used as a power source to drinking milk straight from a goat, Efron is on a righteous quest to find the greenest ways of life in the Netflix docuseries Down to Earth with Zac Efron – while looking as ruggedly handsome as ever.Efron and wellness expert Darin Olien travel the world in search of fitness and sustainability secrets.Anyone with a desire for all things healthy and green

Dr. Seuss’s most controversial work, The Lorax, a book that was banned from a California school in 1989 for portraying logging in a negative light.

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: After the critical success of Netflix’s Unorthodox, series director Maria Schrader is teaming with Dan Stevens on Ich bin dein Mensch (I Am Your Human).

Ancoats fear a rise in in antisocial behaviour is ruining one of the most desirable neighbourhoods in Manchester.

hereBusinesses like Primark had to shut while bus and tram services through the Gardens were suspended.Some travellers had to had to vacate Metrolink trams which were abandoned on routes in and out of the city's main square.Army bomb disposal experts were also called to examine the package and three hours after the drama began it was deemed to be harmless.The scare prompted two other reports of suspicious packages on buses, with passengers on alert because of the continuing Piccadilly Gardens

Don’t expect Christopher Nolan to get back in the comic book movie game any time soon.

court charged with murder after a young dad was shot in Blantyre. Graham "Kermit" Williamson was shot outside his home in Caithness Street at around 5pm on August 17.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerEXCLUSIVE: Picturestart, the media company founded by former Lionsgate Motion Picture Group co-president Erik Feig, has won the right to Matthew Rosenberg and Tyler Boss’ 2016 comic book series 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank, in what was said to a competitive bidding situation.The company is developing, producing, and co-financing the feature project based on the book, with Matt Pizzolo of Black Mask Studios, which published the series, attached to produce and

Fans have been campaigning for John David Washington to fill the shoes of Green Lantern. The actor, who is currently ruling the theatres with Tenet, has been transformed into the DC superhero via numerous fan arts.

Meryl Streep lends her voice to this environmentalist film, Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth, based on the book by notable children’s book author, Oliver Jeffers.The movie is about an existential search for one’s greater purpose on earth. A little boy feels lost for seemingly no reason, a feeling his father very much relates to but cannot resolve.

arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a young Scots dad in Lanarkshire. Graham "Kermit" Williamson was allegedly gunned down at home in Caithness Street, Blantyre at around 5pm on August 17.

Sarah Jessica Parker reveals “the documentary The True Cost really changed me”, in an interview with The Edit. The true cost of a bargain shirt could be human life.Produced by Livia Firth, the fashion force behind Hollywood’s increasingly popular Green Carpet Challenge, this documentary takes you inside the brutally harsh life of sweatshop workers.

Brad Pitt and Nicole Poturalski were spotted boarding a private jet together, fueling rumors that the Hollywood star and German model are dating. An eyewitness told ETOnline that Poturalski arrived from Berlin at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport, where she was seen waiting for the 56-year-old’s flight, which was coming in from the United States.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.A man has been charged with murder after a shooting in a South Lanarkshire town.Graham Williamson, 26, was in his garden in Caithness Street, Blantyre, when he was shot on August 17.He managed to make his way on to the street, where he was helped by members of the public until an ambulance arrived.He was taken to University Hospital Wishaw but died a short time later.On Wednesday, Derek Felvus, 23, of

Blantyre at around 5pm on August 17. The 26-year-old was raced to the University Hospital in Wishaw but died a short time later.

Blantyre, where the shooting took place.

A woman has been charged with assault after a police officer was bitten while on duty in Piccadilly Gardens.Police were patrolling the area on Saturday afternoon when they were approached by a member of the public reporting two women being aggressive towards one another.