Macclesfield actress Bronté Barbé is to star in Beautiful – The Carole King Musical when it opens at Manchester’s Palace Theatre next week.

The Great Smog of London is reportedly the worst air-pollution event in the history of the United Kingdom.

It was more a case of Christmas cheer rather than warring managers as Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola both spoke of a “special” Manchester rivalry ahead of their Sunday Premier League showdown.

The classic adventure story of the meticulous and fortune-filled Phileas Fogg is playing on stage as Around the World in 80 Days lands at The Lowry in Salford.

Money buys talent. And in United and City’s case, talent doesn’t come any better than in the shape of wing wizards Anthony Martial and Leroy Sane.

Almost £30,000 was raised for adverts to blitz the London Underground with illustrations of Eric the chick, signposted with the hashtag ‘Save Little Eric’, condoning the slaughtering of male chicks at one day old.

It’s two years since Guys and Dolls was last performed in Manchester.

Eva Peron’s rags to riches story is one that’s been told many times since her untimely death in 1952.

Written by Ella Hickson and directed by Chris Lawson, Eight is a unique theatre experience which lets the audience choose which four out of eight tales will be told.

Do you miss the sun? Do you dream of relaxing on the beach? If you do, pack your bags and head off to Barbados…

The review, undertaken by David Anderson QC, said that the bomber Salman Abedi was a “subject of interest” and that the terrorist attack, which killed 22 people, could have been avoided.