'I thought my new husband had a cold - the real diagnosis is a death sentence'

Most stereotypes of the American South have their genesis in a Tennessee Williams’ play. Blanche DuBois, from Streetcar Named Desire, is the quintessential debutante, hopelessly relying on the kindness of strangers, whose overwrought naivety has served as a template for many characters since. Meanwhile, in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, there’s Big Daddy.

Death Cab For Cutie are set to resume their UK tour after cancelling a series of dates due to illness.Earlier this week, the band’s gigs in Edinburgh and Glasgow were called off due to frontman Ben Gibbard catching a cold that affected his vocal cords. Then, Death Cab For Cutie confirmed that the show that was meant to be taking place in Manchester last night (March 25) will no longer be happening.But the band have now taken to Instagram to confirm that all three of their remaining shows, starting in Brighton tomorrow (March 27) before heading to London the following two nights, will now go ahead.The band wrote: “Tour will continue tomorrow in Brighton at Dome and in London at Roundhouse on Tuesday and Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday.

It's time for another Lazy Sunday Quiz.

A man has been arrested by police investigating a spate of robberies near to the old Toast Rack building in Fallowfield.

Sitting in a hospital room, Callum Shallcross says he ‘dissociated from reality’.

Manchester United Women are through the semi-finals of the Women's FA Cup after knocking out lowest-ranked side Lewes with a 3-1 win.

Renters living in a 215-apartment three-build complex in Trafford say they are being charged 'astronomical' energy bills that they are tied into - with one resident saying they have had to 'stop taking medication' in order to be able to pay their bills.

It's Mothers Day! And what says "I love you, Mum" better than giving her breakfast in bed while reading out 10 random general knowledge questions into her face?

New Order have backed the #LetTheMusicMove campaign against proposed changes to US visa rules that would impact touring artists.Last month saw the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announce that it was planning to raise touring visa fees for foreign acts by more than 250 per cent.The DHS said in its proposal that applications for a P visa, which is for acts arriving in the states to perform temporarily, would increase from the current rate of $460 (£375.23) to $1,615 (£1,317). Meanwhile, the longer-term O work visa would jump from $460 (£375.23) to $1,655 (£1,349).Numerous musicians have since spoken out against the plans, saying that it would be “a huge hardship to pay such high visa fees”.

Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris, and Gillian Gilbert of New Order spoke today (March 15) at this year’s SXSW and discussed becoming musicians, the evolution of their sound and growing up in Manchester.The trio were keynote speakers at the annual tech and marketing festival, in conversation with Will Hodgkinson, rock and pop critic of The Times. Andy Burnham, Mayor of Manchester, introduced the keynote, calling New Order “the ultimate Manchester band” before adding that it was “a big statement”.The band kicked off their chat by discussing how they weren’t necessarily “anti-musicians” but they were “anti-success”, with Sumner pointing to growing up working class before “punk came along” giving him the chance to express himself, without being a virtuoso. “I didn’t want to be famous, I didn’t care about that at all.

It is unlikely Marcus Rashford recognised the face staring up at him. The defender was prone as he vainly shuffled his body across the saturated Old Trafford turf to try and block the inevitable shot with his head.

Manchester United fans have gotten their own back on social media today following Liverpool's 1-0 defeat to AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League's early kickoff on Saturday.

Joaquin admission

The man on trial for the murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel visited his lover the night the nine-year-old died and said 'no one can know I'm here', a court heard.

Real Betis captain Joaquin admitted it will be difficult for the Spanish side to progress to the next round of the Europa League after losing heavily to Manchester United in the first leg of their last-16 tie.

Real Betis manager Manuel Pellegrini insisted his side would not give up in their Europa League tie with Manchester United, despite losing 4-1 in the first leg.

Five people have been re-arrested on suspicion of the murder of a teenager. Groundworker Callum Riley, 17, was found badly injured and 'screaming for help' in the garden of a property on Atholl Drive in Heywood in the early hours of Saturday, September 17 last year.

Manchester United will be looking to put last week's humiliating defeat behind them as Erik ten Hag's side face Real Betis in the Europa League Round of 16.

Manuel Pellegrini believes his Real Betis side will be major underdogs going into Thursday's Europa League clash with Manchester United by claiming you 'can't compare' the two sides.

Wunderhorse have announced additional UK and Ireland dates for 2023 – find all the details below and buy tickets here.Jacob Slater and co. will open at SWX in Bristol on October 25, with stops in Manchester, Dublin, Glasgow and Birmingham, before closing out at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town on November 1.O2’s pre-sale is happening from today (March 8) until Friday, March 10 8am GMT, while general sale goes live Friday 9am GMT – you can purchase your tickets here.The new dates follow Wunderhorse’s previously announced UK and Ireland tour which is due to kick off March 26 in Southampton, with further shows scheduled for Birmingham, Newcastle, Glasgow, Manchester, Leeds, Brighton, London, Dublin and more.A post shared by WUNDERHORSE (@wunderhorse_)Wunderhorse will also perform five North American shows across May and June, starting in Philadelphia on May 27, followed by Boston, Toronto, Chicago and New York.The tour follows the release of debut album ‘Cub’, which NME said in a four-star review “repositions Slater as a rock’n’roll troubadour drawing from the likes of Neil Young and Joni Mitchell (the music he always listened to, Slater says) and desperately grappling back control of his narrative”.“It makes for an album that’s filled with fantastic revelations, namely the realisation that you have agency over your decisions and the path you choose to go down.”Last year Wunderhorse hit the road with Fontaines D.C., which they described as a “hell of a year” in an Instagram post.