History

A view of Belfast city centre (Grifco)

Luxury, history, music and culture - a perfect weekend away in Belfast

No1 The Thames, a 168-year-old gun tower, in the mouth of the River Thames in Kent (SWNS)

Property with No 1 The Thames address is snapped up for under £200k

Nazra Alam co-managed to Sanquhar Post Office since 2015 (SWNS)

World's oldest Post Office is saved

Simply Red performs at BBC Radio 2 In The Park 2023 at Victoria Park on September 17, 2023 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Cameron Smith/Getty Images)

Simply Red announce 40th anniversary show at Manchester’s Co-op Live

Strictly Come Dancing 2023: Meet contestant Angela Rippon

The Brandenburg Gate is a poplar tourist spot in Berlin (photo: Adobe Stock)

7 German cities to visit from Manchester Airport for a long weekend

We went on a tour of Manchester’s most controversial developments and at risk buildings with SAVE Britain’s Heritage.

We went on a tour of Manchester’s most controversial developments

9/11: Looking back on the terrorist attack that shook the world

Hollyoaks: Hardest hitting storylines as show faces shake up

Echo Salford is a new immersive AR trail that explores the cultural history of Salford and features several famous faces, such as Maxine Peake. Credit: Echo Salford

New immersive AR trail explores cultural history of Salford

The Gin and Rum Festival is back

Popular festival heading back to iconic Manchester venue next month

CGI image of what the former HSBC bank at Chorlton’s ‘four banks’ junction could look like. Credit: JH Architects

One of Chorlton’s former ‘four banks’ to undergo transformation

Andy Murray will be in action in Manchester (Photo: LTA)

Davis Cup in Manchester: history of famous tennis event and dates

Bob Dylan’s Highland country retreat is on the market for £3m - in pictures

Take a look inside Bob Dylan’s Highland country retreat up for sale

Harry Kane has left his boyhood club Tottenham Hotspur for Bayern Munich.

Harry Kane breaks his silence ahead of Bayern Munich move

The win is the third biggest in US history

Lottery player wins historic $1.58billion jackpot

The Lost Lionesses - the England women's team who played at a World Cup in 1971 and were banned on their return home

Meet the 'Lost Lionesses' - the England team banned on return home

Manchester bucket list: 23 things to do when visiting Manchester

No Boris so now I’m a Celeb is targeting Liz and Dom

This Manchester museum lets you walk inside a 1920s chip shop and more

‘Nothing Compares’: Sinéad O’Connor documentary will arrive on TV later this month

‘Nothing Compares’: Sinéad O’Connor documentary is coming to TV

The Manchester Medieval Quarter Festival is returning this September

Medieval festival returning to Manchester this September

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Barbie vs Oppenheimer: which movie won the box office

Evie Numan, 10, picked the piece up at a National Trust estate in Surrey, thinking it was a rock.

Girl on National Trust site walk discovers 6,000-year-old artefact

Jet2 is preparing for a mammoth weekend

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays prepares for busiest weekend in its history

Keir Mather

Who is Keir Mather? The new Labour MP for Selby and Ainsty

King Charles III and Queen Camilla.

First UK passports to be issued in the name of His Majesty this week

Susan Morrison ‘showed solidarity’ with junior doctors

Junior doctors in England start their 5 day walkout

Subbuteo at the National Football Museum in Manchester (Photo: National Football Museum)

Football games history explored in new Manchester museum exhibition

Dr Inbal Livine

New creative lead appointed to take Manchester Art Gallery forward

Casualty to air special standalone episode - here’s why and when

Medical historian reveals the biggest moments in history for the NHS

Medical historian reveals the biggest moments in history for the NHS

British troops off to the trenches

The Manchester Pals and the Battle of the Somme

Children from Bowker Vale Primary School with their free books

Manchester pupils to receive free book ahead of summer holidays

Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer to get exclusive 70mm IMAX screening in Manchester.

Vue Printworks to screen Oppenheimer on 70mm IMAX

Newsham Scare Park

Immersive horror experience in old asylum to take place this Halloween

Decorative oriental lamps common in the Islamic celebration of Ramadan, Eid Al Fitr and Eid Al Adha festivals.

Everything you need to know about Eid-al-Adha in Manchester

Angel Meadows park in Manchester.

Angel Meadows and Ancoats’ dark past

Love Island 2023: Who is Kady McDermott as bombshell makes shock return to villa

Love Island 2023: Kady McDermott returns

The outside of the house at Dunham Massey (photo: National Trust)

Dunham Massey: opening times and admission prices