Our week in the News
The Worst Films of 2025
In a year of great films, 2025 also had some truly awful releases. Here are the worst of the worst.
Bus strikes and billionaires: How drivers stood up for Manchester
Are poor pay, working conditions and privatisation posing a threat to the network that keeps Manchester alive? Why you should care about the recent bus strikes.
Roundup: Nintendo drops back-to-back Directs for the first time
Earlier this week, we saw two Nintendo Directs back to back. Here are a few highlights from each.
Fire in barber shop along Curry Mile
A fire broke out in ‘Cutz’ in the early afternoon of September 10.
Vietnam is still attempting to restructure its economy
Exploring hidden marine species with Steve Vernon
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Politics
The New Mayor: is Bev Craig already sinking in Burnham’s footsteps?
Only time will tell if Bev Craig will erase the legacy left behind by her predecessor, current PM Andy Burnham, and create a new pathway to expose Manchester’s greatness.
Dr. Jason Arday’s death: how plagiarism allegations got us here
A timeline of the events that lead up to Jason Arday’s death, explained
Manchester Local Election Results 2026
The results of the 2026 Manchester by-elections; a summary, their meaning and implications.
Study visa ban: ‘Misleading’ data used by Home Office
The Home Office have justified a blanket ban on student visas issued to nationals of Sudan, Cameroon, Myanmar, and Afghanistan based on misleading statistics. What can a close look at the data reveal?
Dr. Jason Arday’s death: how plagiarism allegations got us here
A timeline of the events that lead up to Jason Arday’s death, explained
Manchester Local Election Results 2026
The results of the 2026 Manchester by-elections; a summary, their meaning and implications.
Study visa ban: ‘Misleading’ data used by Home Office
The Home Office have justified a blanket ban on student visas issued to nationals of Sudan, Cameroon, Myanmar, and Afghanistan based on misleading statistics. What can a close look at the data reveal?
Data colonialism and monopoly: The dark side of the economy in the age of AI
Recent technological achievements in AI seem to bring about huge opportunities for human race
The seven stages of grief: Scientific or social?
Grief is a complex thing: but does it really follow a scientifically supported model or is it just psychologically induced?
All-nighters are killing your ability to learn
Studying all night feels productive, but your brain shuts down long before you stop: here’s the science behind why
Artemis: Why are we returning to the Moon?
Artemis will be humans long-awaited return to the Moon, opening a new era of lunar science
The burning question of Spontaneous Human Combustion
Historical accounts claimed that humans could burst into flames, with no external ignition. But what is the scientific take on this peculiar phenomenon?
Dear 20-year-old me
Your twenties aren’t a race. Stop measuring your progress against everyone else’s highlight reel. Live in the moment. Embrace the messy, ordinary moments that shape you.
Frugal chic: “The art of having ‘enough’”
Spend more to buy less, the social media trend that vows to solve our money problems and our lifestyle
How the destructive obsession with free speech preceded the death of Jason Arday
The death of Jason Arday reveals questions about the inconsistency by which freedom of speech is defended
Is Neurodivergence becoming a trend?
With the recent upsurge in diagnoses, there has also been an increase in personal use of the seemingly ‘trendy’ or ‘quirky’ aspects of neurodivergence
Identity and fast fashion: A story of overconsumption
Social media is driving overconsumption, selling us an ideal aesthetic – but our identity doesn’t just come from fashion
Videos
Rusholme’s finest sandwich is the Kurdish shawarma at Al-Zain
This Curry Mile favourite serves shawarma and beautifully fresh salad in freshly baked bread, and its affordable food is some of Manchester’s best
The Layers Beneath Un-Fair-Ground Exhibit at Whitworth Gallery: A Review
In the epicenter of homegrown talent, the Un-Fair-Ground exhibit provides visitors with a range of artworks whose familiarity and curiosity demand attention
All that went down in the art world, so far: Art market round-up
Five art-market stories, five minutes. A beginner-friendly snapshot of January—from auctions to geopolitics—breaking down where the art world stands now. How has this January’s market shaken the post-holiday lull?
Review: HOME, Roots in the Sky
HOME Manchester proves itself once again to be a space where accessibility, ambition, and experimentation coexist, offering visitors an exhibition that is both intellectually rigorous and emotionally resonant
It Requires Getting Lost: Castlefield Gallery hosts opening night
Castlefield Gallery hosts opening night for their latest exhibition, It Requires Getting Lost