Manchester

With influences such as Kevin and Perry, Ali G and Beetlejuice, Donkwear might seem whimsical, but its designers see it as a serious alternative to fast fashion.

Student halls across the UK are being put into lockdown, leaving thousands of freshers cooped up in box rooms, isolated from family, and watching sub-par online lectures. We go inside Manchester Metropolitan, one of the universities worst affected by the crisis, in search of signs of life – and of protest.

Referencing Dame Vivienne Westwood, New Order merchandise and copies of The Face from back in the day, 22-year-old designer Sam Nowell is all about the romantic nostalgia of 1980s and ’90s Britain.

Illegal parties are sweeping the nation, provoking both media ire and memories of the Second Summer of Love. But in the midst of a global pandemic, are we witnessing a genuine rave renaissance? Or just by a bunch of #covidiots?

The Face took to the town centre to hear what people think of the Manchester United footballer following his success in convincing the government to provide a summer food fund for low-income families.

Three demonstrations took place across the city last week arranged by three different organisers, all of whom were under the age of 30.