Canal Street

'Canal Street is magical - like living on a movie set'

Actor Alan Cumming stars in the new Channel 4 series which was filmed in Manchester's Gay Village.

‘How often I’m called a paedophile online is shocking’: inside Russell T Davies’s horrifying drama about rising hatred

Russell T Davies's new Channel 4 drama, *Tip Toe*, examines the rise of homophobia through the escalating feud between two Manchester neighbours. The series uses the conflict between a gay bar manager and a judgmental neighbour to explore how political rhetoric and online bullying fuel hatred. The drama is set in Manchester's queer scene, echoing the setting of the classic series *Queer As Folk*.

‘How often I’m called a paedophile online is shocking’: inside Russell T Davies’s horrifying drama about rising hatred

TV tonight: a major new culture wars drama from the great Russell T Davies

Alan Cumming and David Morrissey star in the gripping Manchester-set series. Plus, a wild tale of charity shenanigans involving One Direction. Here’s what to watch this evening.9pm, Channel 4A harrowing scene on a regular residential street in Manchester ropes you into this new drama by Russell T Davies.

TV tonight: a major new culture wars drama from the great Russell T Davies

Alan Cumming and David Morrissey star in the gripping Manchester-set series. Plus, a wild tale of charity shenanigans involving One Direction. Here’s what to watch this evening.9pm, Channel 4A harrowing scene on a regular residential street in Manchester ropes you into this new drama by Russell T Davies.

Is Ollie Robinson the chaos English cricket needs in a team stuffed with Nice Young Lads? | Jonathan Liew

With the Test team under pressure and desperately craving engagement, a returning firebrand could salvage the summerThe winged elephant swoops down Deansgate towards the ship canal, its wings glowing neon orange, a feral roar rising and falling unevenly in volume. A black taxi drives the wrong way down a rain-moistened street. A menacing urchin child with a dozen fingers stands in front of a disused steampunk factory, holding an outsized Victoriana bat.

Is Ollie Robinson the chaos English cricket needs in a team stuffed with Nice Young Lads? | Jonathan Liew

With the Test team under pressure and desperately craving engagement, a returning firebrand could salvage the summerThe winged elephant swoops down Deansgate towards the ship canal, its wings glowing neon orange, a feral roar rising and falling unevenly in volume. A black taxi drives the wrong way down a rain-moistened street. A menacing urchin child with a dozen fingers stands in front of a disused steampunk factory, holding an outsized Victoriana bat.

Child drownings spike during heat waves—and it's a serious climate justice issue

Child drownings spike during heat waves—and it's a serious climate justice issue Lisa Lock Scientific Editor Andrew Zinin Lead Editor At least 15 people drowned in open water in the UK's recent heat wave, mostly children and teenagers. The public response is understandably urgent: warnings are issued, parents are told to talk to their children, and young people are reminded that rivers, lakes, reservoirs and canals can be dangerous. Those warnings matter.

How Britain Became as Poor as Mississippi

Illustrations by Joan WongWho broke Britain? Someone—or something—must have. The past 18 years, enough time for a whole lost generation to be born and brought up, have yielded nothing but stagnation and mass disillusionment.

Housing First is a disaster. I saw Sacramento's homeless chaos firsthand

America’s homelessness crisis is routinely framed as a housing crisis. It is a crisis born from the collapse of accountability at every level of the system. Nowhere are the consequences of that collapse more visible than in California — and especially in its capital city, Sacramento.