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An inquest offers an unusual window into Manchester’s death-ridden prison
‘Who was to blame, whose fault was it?’
Cult survivors, guard dogs and stitch-ups. Infighting has taken over Stockport Labour
Local councillors are being ‘purged’, we take a look at why
‘There has been something primary about Elizabeth Windsor’
A royal obituary writer reflects on the art of the prose memorial
Too many students, not enough housing
The Manchester students being asked to live as far away as Liverpool
‘Everybody just stopped. Everybody stood up. People were crying’
Inside a football pub in Stretford, the death of a monarch interrupted matchday
The Royal Exchange’s The Glass Menagerie has it all — except for just one thing
A surprisingly joyful rendition of Tennessee Williams’s tragic play
Is Truss’s election a death knell for levelling up?
‘All the signs are that she’s not going to keep going in quite the same direction as Boris Johnson’
An undercover journalist walks into a comedy club...
Jack Dulhanty’s quest to master stand-up in six weeks flat
The strange case of the south Manchester stalker
How should the media report threats to women’s safety?
The Berlin-to-Manchester pipeline; Cheshire’s Booker Prize longlistee and more
An editor’s edition — this time from Sophie Atkinson, featuring Levenshulme recommendations, a cultural overview and little bits
Unscrupulous landlords, soaring rents and sprawling developments: welcome to Victorian Manchester
Some things never change
Bolton’s Trojan golf course, plus how queer is Manchester?
Some argue the Hulton Park proposal is a ‘housing project in golf clothing’
Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss take the stage at Manchester’s Tory hustings
‘You don’t get Conservatives booing and hissing at people who support the Labour Party’
Manchester’s theatres could be left out in the cold
Energy crisis “catastrophe” as venues call for government support. Plus, the rest of your weekly briefing