Dear members — yesterday afternoon, as our office boiled over and most of the team decamped to a very well air-conditioned craft ale cafe on Brown Street, we sent Dani out into the inferno. We wanted her to document Manchester’s hottest ever day and photograph a few people going about their jobs in the baking sun.

Her mini photo essay is today’s main feature. Before that, we summarise the key stories you should know about, including a much-hyped Manchester company whose stock is tanking and a local police officer who has just been charged with rape and inciting a teenage girl to engage in sexual activity.

We now have 1,420 members in our community, well on the way to hitting our target of 1,500 this summer. Recently a couple of members have taken out group subscriptions for their colleagues at work, and we wanted to offer that option to all of you. If you click this link, you will get a special 30% discount on memberships (so they cost £49 each per year) if you buy four or more subscri…