Manchester has a homelessness crisis. But it's not the one you thought
Special Investigation: After six months of reporting, we tell the story of the city's most pressing social problem - and how the authorities are flailing in response
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Exclusive: Salford Royal’s A&E declared unsafe after surprise inspection
What happened when the hospital got a visit from the Care Quality Commission on Monday
How to make friends in your thirties? Fight them, of course
Brutal war games inside a Northern Quarter basement
A new lead in the Jack Hilton saga: a suitcase full of manuscripts
More on that in today’s briefing. Plus: another heatwave is coming
What football asks of young women
Away from the glory of Wembley, things aren't easy for the female players trying to make it to the top of the beautiful game
Ankle-breaking dance floors and imagined futures as the British Art Show descends on Manchester
‘Modernism is wasted on penguins’
Will this be the site of Greater Manchester’s next industrial revolution?
Plus: An flat in the former ‘Harrods of the North’ is up for sale, and the rest of your weekly briefing
He captured the imagination of Orwell and Auden — then he disappeared from view
The fight to bring one of Manchester’s most innovative writers back into print
The story of Manchester's 'foreign secretary', this city's terrible cafes, and what real levelling up would mean
An editor's edition, for a change, featuring an interview with Mike Emmerich and lots of other little bits
Manchester’s lost music scene wasn’t just about creativity, but economics
'Kill the punks. Kill the bastards.'
Inside the Manchester hotel booked out for months to house asylum seekers
Plus, a new report says the city has sold out to Abu Dhabi
A strange day for Market Street’s snow cone seller
Wandering in the city centre on Manchester’s hottest ever day
Manchester’s hottest ever day - until tomorrow
Plus: a three-bedroom cottage with a lake view, and the rest of your weekly briefing