The American writer behind the world’s most well-known family, The Simpsons, has been named the first official patron of the Salford International Media Festival.

A four-day festival showcasing the best creative work from Salford University’s arts and media students will return to MediaCityUK tomorrow.

While one may consider this the quintessential essence of a narcissistic and intellectually stunted age, others see the photograph as a beneficial tool for the distribution of knowledge and experience.

Liberal Democrat MP for South Manchester, John Leech has today joined the Shadow Cabinet as a spokesperson for Culture, Media and Sport.

The government is planning to scrap the use of police cautions where those who commit minor offences are given a formal warning across England and Wales. The new scheme will replace the use of simple cautions and will be tougher than the current system, giving victims more say.

A festival celebrating LGBT people within Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities is set to take place in Media City.

Manchester will play host to a ground-breaking sitcom as the BBC has commissioned its first ever comedy to feature a transgender actress as its lead.

The 26-year-old was looking forward to an article about her singing in a tribute to her three-year-old daughter Summer, who tragically died of bronchial pneumonia in February.

Lupine Travel were contacted by the North Korean government