‘Eiffel Tower of the north’? Manchester United unveil 100,000-seat new stadium project
Manchester United have confirmed their intention to build a new 100,000-capacity stadium ‘footsteps’ from their Old Trafford home of 115 years
‘Zippos circus is in town!’ Can Man Utd really raise £2bn for a throbbing big top?
Local lad Norman Foster’s plan envisions an enormous canopy over a new stadium and a ‘mixed-use mini-city’. But, given the club’s £1bn debts, the idea seems as flimsy as its own tensile membrane
Art with Cantona and puppet animals lined up for Manchester international festival
Footballers including legendary striker to collaborate with artists at July festival which opens with giant puppet parade
February 2025
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Former Co-operative Bank chair jailed for fraud after ‘betrayal’ of friend
Girl, three, killed in van-tram collision in Manchester city centre
‘Crystal Methodist’ fails to show for Manchester sentencing hearing
New owners want Manchester Originals to rival profile of City and United
Brief letters
In a lather over doing the washing
Peter Kay defends decision to kick out hecklers after shouts of ‘garlic bread’
Manchester theatre suspends Dolly Parton musical over homophobic abuse
The G2 interview
‘I was always obsessed with death’: how Linder turned pornography and trauma into art
Indonesia begins talks with UK to repatriate rapist Reynhard Sinaga
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Labour warned tough laws against people smugglers in new bill could penalise asylum seekers – UK politics live
Refugee Council says ‘many refugees themselves could also be prosecuted’ under proposals
Judge rejects attempt to overturn inquest verdict on Stockport scout’s death
Scout leaders had launched judicial review over verdict of unlawful killing of Ben Leonard, 16, who fell from cliff on expedition
Fire outside Etihad Stadium causes disruption before Manchester City game
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Rick Seccombe obituary
‘Our industry should be appalled’: Brassic creator laments lack of working class people in TV and film
