Peter Hook at a recent Joy Division Orchestrated performance at London’s Royal Albert Hall.
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The music alone, despite its unquestionable majesty, cannot entirely explain the enduring appeal of a band that existed for barely two years before its lead singer took his own life.
An attack in London left a man dead. But did you hear about it?
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London is struggling to manage a violent crime epidemic, yet the Manchester attack attracted global attention.
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More and more housing in city-centres is being bought or built for the short-term rental market.
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The Great Exhibition of the North is putting paid to tired stereotypes of the region – but now, the North itself is becoming divided.
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This is certainly a moment to bring Engels’s shade out of the shadows.
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A Somali community sick of negative headlines decided to start their own local newspaper and write their own stories.
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Englishness has been found in diverse places and has taken diverse forms.
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The Fall’s frontman was the ultimate pop outsider who never lost his working-class Manchester roots.
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Claims that the Manchester Arena bombing could have been stopped are too simplistic.
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Around 10% of women aged 16 to 24 say they have experienced domestic violence in the last year.
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The strategy’s focus on rotten apples seems destined to fail.
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Like many cities, Manchester can demonstrate strength through diversity, but must face down the forces that would see it divided.
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The IRA also targeted Manchester but this latest bombing is very different.
Flowers are left in St Ann’s Square, Manchester.
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In the aftermath, we face difficult conversations about society, but we cannot shy away from them.
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How to help people emotionally come to terms with the aftermath of a terrorist attack.
A girl leaves flowers for victims of an attack at Manchester Arena.
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To the terrorist, children have become but a means to an end. Weapon and target.
Andy Burnham says the city’s spirit will prevail after this ‘evil act’.
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How a new mayor reacts when the unspeakable happens.
Manchester, the morning after the attacks.
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Social media was alive with offers of help: ‘a bed for the night’, ‘a lift home’, ‘free taxi rides’.
Police on the scene in Manchester.
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Low-tech threats have been the biggest concern of late, but the Manchester bombing reminds us of a host of security concerns.
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An attack at Manchester Arena has sent shock waves around the world, and again raised questions about safety in public places.