The saga over Night & Day Cafe has been told as a parable of modern Manchester. But we wanted to speak to the much-maligned man at the heart of it

Mana promised to win the city’s first Michelin star for several decades by creating a kinder kitchen culture. Staff remember it differently.

The founder of Manchester Confidential stands accused of bullying and racism

New checks are being carried out into bid from a firm co-owned by mayoral adviser Sacha Lord.

He has deep political connections and has built a clubbing empire despite caring little for dance music. But at whose expense?

Miami Crispy and the chicken shop gold rush

He says he will 'fully cooperate' with the Arts Council and GMCA investigations into his company Primary Events

‘You just said you can’t pay us but you’re going to sit in front of us and eat £200 sushi?’

We spent some time in the Northern Quarter's old school boozers

'The landlords know I have a cat'

On the night that clubbing returns to Manchester, we join the security staff at a city centre venue and hear about an industry in peril

We meet the man trying to preserve a dying species in Wigan

‘It’s a mess. There’s a real culture war at play'

‘Nothing I do is thought through, there's no planning’

Last year, we met the Tyshkul family on their first day in the UK after escaping the war in Ukraine. What’s life been like for them since as refugees in Manchester?

One young woman's story of getting addicted to VR

Dozens of tents now line St Peter’s Square, but the management of the camp has raised questions

Why did Simon Martin leave the world's best restaurant? And the industry reacts to our Mana story

‘I just love it, you know?’

The outspoken property developer known for attracting young professionals into converted mills says his next trick is luring them out of town

‘During Christmas, it’s hard to step into the Trafford Centre without a sense of foreboding’

We hear from the makers of Manchester’s skyline

We spend a shift with Anna Jameson

‘If you’ve not experienced it, you’ll never understand.’

Out of nowhere, a persuasive zoologist turned up promising to fund a Manchester Zoo with millions of pounds of family money. Then he disappeared

Upstairs at a city centre pub, a group of people who worry about being ‘cancelled’ for their heretical views get together to put the world to rights

A criminal conspiracy case raises concerns about how the media covers young black defendants

Kateryna Tyshkul saw her childhood home hit before her parents, who were sheltering in the basement. She tells us her story - and introduces us to her students

Were we really snubbed — or was it just pride before a fall?

The battle over Ryebank Fields isn't your ordinary neighbourhood dispute about new housing

An inquest investigates a Bolton mother’s murder-suicide

‘Rochdale’s election is not about Palestine, Rochdale’s election is about Rochdale’

A pre-Valentine’s last chance saloon

The Japanese company has a major presence and a long history in Manchester. But should the brand new partnership now be cancelled?

At a salon in south Manchester, a nail technician recites his Odyssey

‘We will get that picture. No matter what’

Looking out over sparkling waters, grey seals and ancient ruins, Chris Williams finds a connection with nature - and with his father

'I always felt really awful and I felt really guilty'

We investigate missing targets and a stuttering start to health devolution

A trigger warning about an almost-invisible figure in a painting is confusing visitors at the National Trust property

'It would have been difficult to forget each other's face'

Plus, a new report says the city has sold out to Abu Dhabi

Azhar Ali spread a 'deeply offensive, ignorant, and false' conspiracy theory

Jack Dulhanty's writer's edition

Freshly arrived from Ukraine, three refugees start their lives anew in Manchester

The directors are 'mortified' about a badly-worded letter to staff - but what does the saga tell us about one of the city's biggest industries?

Prioritising photos over food, vibes over value - what Boujee tells us about the direction of Manchester hospitality