Deaf Havana are embarking on their first UK tour since becoming a duo – playing their favourite place in the north.

The alternative rock band, who recently released the album The Present Is A Foreign Land, are playing at Manchester Academy on November 11.

This is the first UK tour the band have done since splitting in 2021, leaving brothers Matt and James Veck-Gilodi as a duo.

Matt, the band’s guitarist, said: ”Manchester is my favourite place to play in the north, so suck it, everyone else.”

Manchester will join 10 other regions in the UK in staging protests against the poor treatment of mothers and families later this month.

The campaign, organised by the charity Pregnant Then Screwed, is demanding affordable childcare of good quality for all, flexible working as a default and properly paid maternity and paternity leave.

They are leading this Halloween themed march on October 29 to show how frightening the situation is, with the UK having the second most expensive childcare syste

Arctic Monkeys performed a sell out show at Old Trafford Cricket ground last night and wowed the crowds.

This was the start of two consecutive nights at the cricket ground, as part of their first UK and Ireland tour since 2018.

Kicking off the show with fan favourite Flourescent Adolescent, the Sheffield-born band hinted to the crowds that the show would be littered with old favourites, which was met with screams and pyrotechnics.

Despite the tour being for their 2022 album, The Car, the band

Local council elections are taking place across Greater Manchester (and elsewhere) on 4 May – including in Oldham.

Here’s your guide to what you need to know.

What election is taking place in Oldham?

The local council election in Oldham, along with the rest of Greater Manchester, is taking place on 4 May.

It is the first all-out election in Oldham since 2004 – all of the borough’s council seats are being contested.

Who can vote in the elections?

To vote in the election, you must be a Briti

Liam Gallagher has once again teased an Oasis reunion on social media.

The rock ‘n’ roll star, 50 , has reached out to his estranged brother Noel multiple times since the band split in 2009.

Fans have repeatedly been badgering the Mancunian Wonderwall singer for details on when the pair would reunite.

Replying to such a tweet on March 18, Gallagher said: “It’s happening.”

This comes after a series of reunion rumours have circulated, with most being fuelled by Gallagher’s Twitter antics.

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A library in Manchester has caused a storm on social media as Harry Potter fans urge to live out their Hogwarts dreams.

The John Rylands Research Institute and Library on Deansgate has been a Mancunian staple since 1900, but now the ‘Potterheads’ have discovered it, they’re obsessed.

Numerous TikToks have been posted comparing the two buildings, with the Life in Manchester account posting a video that gained more than 25,000 likes.

The comments were flooded with users tagging others to plan t

The nationwide March Of The Mummies protest came to Manchester this weekend calling for childcare reforms.

The protest, which was organised by Pregnant Then Screwed, was held across 11 UK cities on Saturday aiming for good quality affordable childcare for all, flexible working as a default and properly paid maternity leave.

This is due to their outrage over the UK having the second most expensive childcare systems in the world and the third worst ranking maternity pay in Europe, according to P