Manchester may finally be reentering the Michelin Guide, but does the Mancunian restaurant scene need it?

Thus begins our anti- Nando’s campaign

Cuts have left public libraries struggling to survive. Will they make it? And what will it mean if they don’t?

The Interpol frontman spoke to Joe Goggins about going it alone, ditching his pseudonym and being inspired by Snoop Dogg

The Southampton trio bring some good old-fashioned rock and roll to the Ritz

Univesity of Manchester 3-1 University of Edinburgh

SponsorAScholar.co.uk exposed as exploiting cash-strapped students, but how prolific is student sex work?

Up and comers from Salford and Dublin brought their national jaunt to the Ruby Lounge

On their own, degrees may not be enough but employers’ obsession with ‘extracurricular activity’ leaves Tom Glasser exasperated

Manchester Women’s Futsal Club off the mark with 10-2 victory over Sunderland

The veteran 90s rockers return to Manchester in support of latest release ‘Generation Freakshow’

The Canadian punks bring their legendarily chaotic live show to the intimate confines of the Deaf Institute

Three years on from ‘Don’t Upset the Rhythm’, Noisettes returned to Manchester with new material and a point to prove

The kiwi synth-popper played tracks from her sophomore LP at Academy 2

Alabama’s finest exports shook the Academy to its foundations at their biggest Manchester show to date

American chart sensations Imagine Dragons made their debut Manchester appearance at the Ruby Lounge

The Swedish sister act brought their hugely successful Lion’s Roar LP back to Manchester at a packed Ritz

Brooklyn’s noisiest purveyors of post-punk deliver a riotous performance

AlunaGeorge demonstrate that 2013 might well be their year with an assured performance at the Deaf Institute

14 new genes discovered that can lead to the disease