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n Boxing Day, the North West suffered its worst floods in decades as homes in Manchester, Leeds and York were hit by severe weather. The heavy rain, which looked biblical, forced the evacuation of thousands in what Prime Minister (PM) David Cameron described as an unprecedented situation.

alert’ to Lancashire and warning residents of “severe disruption to travel and danger to life”. The economic losses caused by

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Electricity North West said it reconnected more than 24,750 customers in a couple of days after homes where affected across the city. Forecasters warned that more rain is on the way, citing a ‘Red

the flooding could top £1.5bn, experts believe. “We would give a very initial estimate of economic losses of between £900m

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Up to 1,200 homes in Greater Manchester were left without power for days after nearly a month’s rain fell in 24-hours during the festive break. Christmas was ruined as the floods spelled untold misery for the thousands of residents in the areas affected.

Following his unfortunate week in which he lost his job after filming Corrie’s Tina O’Brien in a harmless 33-second video prank, Guillotine Mack was back on the streets of Manchester doing what he loves – “helping people, making people happy”. TNT went along to observe how he does this precisely.

and £1.3bn, with the insurance industry bearing between £700m to £1bn of this”, PwC’s Mohammad Khan said.

Guillotine (Wesley Wainwright) regularly films himself with unsuspecting strangers, including celebrities, in his day to day life, before documenting the encounters on his Facebook page with now over 15k followers. After buying freshly-made Caribbean hot meals, to feed the homeless people living on the streets in dispersed camps of the city centre, Guillotine was the victim of an unprovoked racial attack. As the 31-year-old parked his car near a homeless white couple he intended to feed and talk to on Oxford Road, the woman shouted “You n***a, b*****d!”...

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January is usually the time to honour your New Year’s resolutions, which generally consist of: dieting, having a new fitness routine, quitting smoking, spending more ‘quality’ time with the family, going green. So, TNT has our very own ‘Chloe Abs’ Workout with TNT. Keep eyes on our Twitter @TheNubianTimes. In this month’s edition, see the horrific abuse of power, again at the hands of the police. A 29-year-old – Daniel Holtzclaw – was found guilty by an all white jury, of raping more 13 black women, while on duty. Read about Roosh V as he talks to Reggie Yates on ‘Making rape legal’ on Extreme UK. This is a man who thinks feminism has gone too far, and believes men have lost control of their prized possession – ‘Women’. For those still wishing to dine out without spoiling their “new regimes”, Pho is a new-ish Vietnamese restaurant in the Corn Exchange. It has varied low-calorie options and almost everything is gluten-free. This means no puffy tummies and that awful bloated feeling. Check out our review of Pho inside this edition. The Manchester entertainment industry will see remarkable changes this year. Sit still in observance as our great city takes the helm in the industry. 0161, produces a record number of talented individuals that have not yet been discovered, and are still doing their thing to ensure their voice is heard and their craft seen. R.I.O who has worked his way up from the streets to

regularly being featured on Unity Radio, Legacy FM and BBC One Xtra, is inside making a new video which showcases M16 and many other areas. King Burga releases his new album and if his last was anything to go by, TNT will be giving that ‘nuff air play’. Taya Sophie is making moves after 50 Cent showcased her EP. Then we have Manchester prankster Guillotine Mack who released his “All I want for Christmas is my job” single last month, on the back of his meeting with Tina O’Brien a.k.a Sarah Louise off Corrie. Let’s talk business; we have local budding entrepreneur Akeim Mundel, who is on fire especially with young business men and women. Not only is he providing a platform for young entrepreneurs to showcase their craft and ability, he is creating networks that reach out to candidates’ desired career paths. TNT business networking sessions are due to start up in the next few weeks, so follow @thenubiantimes on Facebook, Twitter and online at thenubiantimes.com for updates. You can also send in all requests to me or the TNT team, via our site’s ‘contact us’ page.

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British actor Idris Elba a.k.a Luther, has described his OBE for services to drama “beyond special”. The 43-year-old was among the few who made it on the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list.Commenting on the royal award, Elba said “Awards and honours come in all shapes and sizes and all as significant as the other. But this is beyond special as it comes from Queen and country, and I couldn’t be more proud for receiving this right now.

There is anger amongst Jamaicans in par- Acclaimed British actor David Oyelowo has ticular, after Billboard announced British been named in the Queen’s annual New singer Joss Stone as reggae artist of 2015. Year’s Honours List, amongst a few other In second place was Bob Marley and the names. Oyelowo, will receive an Order of the Wailers for Easy Skanking in Boston ‘78, British Empire (OBE) for his services to draa live album. The album did not impress ma. The 39-year-old, who starred in Selma Billboard magazine writer Steven Horow- as Dr Martin Luther King Jr, is no stranger to itz who described Stone’s ‘reggae experi- royal recognition. At 18, he received a grant from Prince Charles’ influential Prince’s ment’ as “unconvincing”. Trust charity to join a youth theatre producBounty Killer has led the outrage by retion that he otherwise couldn’t afford. leasing an Instagram statement against Billboard Magazine for naming British “To be honoured by the Queen in this way, singer Joss Stone Reggae Artist of The having been aided by her son’s charity, feels Year. Bounty also directed his criticism like a beautiful full-circle moment”, he told The Independent. towards Jamaica’s government.

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hen most people hear that a celebrity is going into ITV’s reality TV show I’m a Celerity Get Me Out Of Here – there is an assumption the ‘has-been’ is in it for the money. That assumption could not be further from the truth where former England

footballer Kieron Dyer is concerned. 37-year-old Dyer’s chequered past led many to taunt him when news of his stint on the ITV show was released. However upon entering the jungle, the former West Ham United midfielder won the nation’s hearts with his banter and earned a lot of respect from many doubters. Although Dyer reached the final week of the show,

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263 yeaRs in pRison FoR Raping 13 BlacK women Holtzclaw was found guilty for five counts of rape, 13 other counts of sexual assault – including six of sexual battery – against eight of the women who testified against him.

TNT News’ sympathy and well wishes go out to everyone affected by the recent floods. We also applaud the local authorities and rescue agencies that dedicated their time to help all those displaced from their homes, the stranded and the distressed through the festive season.

former Geordie Shore star Vicky Pattison was crowned ‘Queen of the Jungle’. Nonetheless, Dyer is donating his entire fee – over £200,000 – for being on the show to The Jude Brady Foundation, a charity which aims to raise awareness of stillbirth and neonatal death.

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29-year-old Holtzclaw hung his head and began sobbing and rocking back and forth, as the verdicts were read.

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n 10 December 2015, a former Oklahoma City police officer – Daniel Holtzclaw – was found guilty by a jury, of raping more than a dozen wom-

en, while on duty. After listening to several weeks of testimony, an all-white jury returned the guilty verdicts against Holtzclaw at the end of a fourth day of deliberations in Oklahoma City, US.

The sentences recommended by the jury along with each guilty verdict add up to 263 years, US reports have revealed. Hotzclaw is scheduled to be formally sentenced in January. District Attorney David Prater said he will ask the sentences be served consecutively.

The women were teenagers and grandmothers. Most were living on the margins. All of them were black. During a month-long trial, they formed a bleak parade of 13 witnesses who accused a former Oklahoma City officer of using his badge to coerce sex acts and rape. Holtzclaw was fired from the force in January 2015. In a statement released on 10 December 2015, the Oklahoma City police department said it is “pleased with the jury’s decision. We are proud of our detectives and prosecutors for a job well done … [We] firmly believe justice was served”.

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Wave of shootings in Manchester

Between Levenshulme, Collyhurst and Moss Side, victims of shootings have been seriously injured but are reportedly in a stable condition. Some residents in Levenshulme heard the sound of nine shots fired at a house on Lytham Road at about 9.30pm on Boxing Day. A GMP spokesman said of-

In the early hours of New Years Day, there were further shootings on the same street. GMP say these could be ‘targeted’ gangland attacks. On 30 December 2015, just before 8pm, a 22-year-old man was shot in the chest on Salisbury Street, at the junction of Broadfield Road. The victim was taken to hospital where he is in a stable condition. GMP continues to carry out further enquiries, and is appealing for anyone

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in the area at the time, or anyone with information to come forward. On 28 December 2015, police officers were called to Shilford Drive, Collyhurst just after 11.15pm, to reports that a man had been dragged from a taxi by two men and shot.

A 34-year-old man with a gun-shot wound to his leg was found at the scene. The victim was taken to hospital, where he remains in a serious condition with a broken femur. However his injuries are not thought to be life threatening.

“Make rape legal” Roosh V on Extreme UK

f you thought the first episode of Reggie Yates’ BBC Three documentary Extreme UK (Gay & Under Attack) held the crown for most outrageous views, think again. The second episode, Extreme UK: Men At War, stepped it up tenfold and, naturally, has a

lot of people really angry. In Men At War, Reggie explores the men’s rights movement. He meets the angry young British men who think feminism has gone too far. One thing consistent about the documentary is that its content mirrors its title. What makes it essential viewing, are the incisions it makes on the dangerous views threat-

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and the manner in which its presenter maturely, considerably and measurably does. In this episode, ‘cool-asever’ Reggie actually swears in disbelief at the views expressed by Roosh V – a 36-year-old American antifeminist and professional pickup artist. I mean, come on, your views must be pretty messed up for Reggie to explode into a paroxysm of rage.

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In one of Roosh’s articles – How to stop rape – he published on his website, the American says he has ‘a solution’ to the problem of rape. “Make rape legal, if done on private property. I propose that we make the violent taking of women not punishable by law, when done off of public grounds”, Roosh V wrote. Speaking to Reggie, Roosh later claims that the article “Was a satirical thought experiment – That the way to stop rape is to encourage women to take responsibility for what they do”. Essentially “That is f****** disgusting. This isn’t about confidence [for young men]. ‘30 Bangs’ isn’t about making young men feel as though they have value; this is about making young women feel as though they have none”, Reggie discovers.

explores racism today TNT News “Send them all home”, “They are stealing our jobs”, “They are taking our women”, “They are taking up all the houses”, “Kill them” Echoing and blurting the above phrases much too familiar with racists, Lemn Sissay explored and unpicked the element of racism 50-years-on from the instatement of Britain’s Race Relations Act 1965. The result was a BBC1 documentary – Race Apart – of considered discoveries, painful

reminiscence and an intriguing portrayal of multicultural Britain. The Chancellor of University of Manchester began in Manchester; discovering how our country – particularly the North West – has been living since the official outlawing of racial discrimination. Since the Race Relations Act 1965, it is an offence to discriminate against someone based on their ethnicity or race. On discerning whether we are nearer to achieving the noble goal – of having a racism-free state – ...

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News in brief Hulme paedophile jailed for 16 years A 66-year-old paedophile who raped and sexually assaulted five young girls over the course of a decade has been jailed. Luis Moreno, of Hulme, was found guilty at Manchester Crown Court of nine counts of rape and 11 counts of indecent assault. He was jailed on Wednesday 9 December 2015. From 1994 until 2004, Moreno targeted a number of young girls at his house in Hulme, the court heard. In this time he abused five girls, the youngest being just seven years old when the abuse started.

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pair of empty buildings was opened mid-December 2015 for use by rough sleepers, after organisations teamed-up to help the city’s homeless people. Manchester City Council obtained planning permission enabling them to open the former Hulme Library building, and the former Beech Mount Children’s Home in Harpurhey. In preparation for winter, city council refurbished the buildings, but has also received offers of free help from organisations across Manchester. With the nights already setting

subzero temperatures across the city, all rough sleepers are to be referred to the new centres, which open from 9pm-9am. Managing both shelters whilst providing staff on the sites overnight, is Riverside Care and Support – an organisation with a long working history with the city council. The occupants access daytime services, including healthcare, mental health services and drug and alcohol specialists, while the city council’s rough-sleepers team ensure there is ample support for people to move on into more stable accommodation. To avoid the homeless people having to be on the streets after

A new initiative called the Big Channel Fund has been set-up to help Manchester’s homeless community.

chester City Council’s executive member for adult health and wellbeing, said: “We are fully aware of the scale of the problem and that doing this is just the start”.

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day centres close, City council is in talks with a range of organisations to find a location where homeless people will be able to go every evening.

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Their aim is to support rough-sleepers in getting off the streets, through aiding them to find accommodation and get back into work.

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Footage of the celebrity chef dancing was shown between an interview with Henry and a clip showing him in one of his acting roles.

News has been in touch with representatives of both Lenny Henry and Ainsley Harriott to apologise for their blunder. ITV have also blamed the mistake on “an error in the production process”.

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Manchester Academy celebrates student success TNT News

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elebrations belong to the end of year. Following suit, Manchester Academy staged its annual awards ceremony at Manchester Central at the end of November 2015.

arlier in December 2015, Alan Yentob resigned from his £183,000 a year job as BBC Creative Director. Following speculation around his involvement within failed charity Kids Company, Mr. Yentob has also stepped down from his role as Chairman of Trustees within the charity.

The Academy celebrated their students’ successes with John Shiels, Chief Executive of the Manchester United Foundation, and the Academy’s Principal Andy Griffin, along with the governing body to present the awards.

The 68-year-old has faced heavy scrutiny for his alleged role in the financial mismanagement of the organisation, whilst facing claims that he tried to influence the BBC’s coverage of the charity’s demise. The BBC Trust will lead the investigation into Yentob’s supposed dual roles.

Special guest John Shiels delivered an inspirational speech; citing the key factors required to succeed. He also made a point that it is not about where you are from, or how much wealth you have, but your input and determination to succeed which makes all the difference.

The charity folded on 5 August 2015 – six days after receiving a £3m grant, in a last ditch attempt to keep it afloat.

The evening celebrated the achievements of current students with prizes for each individual form, year group and subject area, whilst also honouring the academy’s former Year 11 pupils. The Achievement award was well deserved by Awyas Nasim with 7A*, 3A’s and 1B. Some students received more than one award including former Year 11s Omar Jeylani and Yusuf Nuur; who each walked away with

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achievements and what better place to do it than the heart of our city because I know our pupils will contribute to its future success.”

The collapse of Kids Company appears even more dubious considering Ms. Batmanghelidjh’s harrowing and racist public presence. The 52-year-old previously said that, “black women are hugely responsible for the family breakdown, which fuels crime”, she also stated “black men are usually seen as the irresponsible ones who got

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girls pregnant and walked off”. In a statement Yentob hints at being used as a scapegoat for the BBC, he remarked, “The BBC is going through particularly challenging times and I have come to believe that the speculation about Kids Company and the media coverage revolving around my role is proving a serious distraction”. Yentob will continue to be employed by the BBC and will still present the ‘Imagine’ programme.

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Teacher’s Manchester Grammar school marks 500th year Are you diary Listening? Effort vs Outcome TNT NEWS

ardeen is spoilt. Father Christmas will need to do two trips to drop off all his gifts. Fardeen is a praise junkie, and his family are the pushers. When he does well, his family give him a gift. In school, it’s exactly the same. If a question is asked and he knows the answer, his hand will reach to the heavens, eyes pop out of his head and he will burst a blood vessel in his head if prevented from demonstrating to the class just how smart he is. This is only appeased with a “well done”, from the teacher – allowing him to bask in his own brilliance. But praise is a contentious issue, as the matter has moved from something nice to acknowledge success, to a debated facet of child development. So do you say well done, when they’ve done well? There are parents at my daughter’s school, who do not believe in praise or punishment. Their belief is based on a revolutionary theory, that children should be coaxed into doing things for their intrinsic rewards, not for external gains. The theory seems viable, as the children should grow up to enjoy life based on life; happiness is not validated or empowered from others. The downside is, their child is frigging mental. Imagine a world without police, religious teachings or any praise or deterrents in our life? Now imagine this is a world of children? Frigging mental! A review by Henderlong & Lepper (2002) suggests that praise is vital, but care should be placed on how praise is administered. A few recent texts including Bayat (2011), support the need for a regulated praise for effort and not outcome. The moral of the story for parents is, to praise based on how hard they have worked and not how well they have done it. Fardeen got a Playstation 4 for getting good grades; however he deserved a set of marbles for his effort in my lessons.

o many of us like to be heard, but most of us don’t like to listen. I mean really listen. Listening is a forgotten art in a world, with the help of social media, we just shout at each other. Listening is the ability to accurately receive and interpret information. It is a key Communication Skill.

Now before you scuttle away to have a listen, some information about the creators and performers of the single wouldn’t go amiss.

Listening is key to all effective communication. Without the ability to listen effectively, messages are easily and frequently misunderstood. This causes the communication breakdowns that we encounter on a daily basis.

Altrincham’s Lewis Khan, 12, with his friend, Tom Plaut, 11, from Cheadle; wrote and performed the original song at a concert in the MGS Memorial Hall in late Spring last year. The school decided that the song was so impressive, it should be recorded and launched professionally. Speaking about the lyrics, Lewis Khan said: “Tom and I really wanted to create something that reflected the 500 year anniversary at the School and we are so happy that our song has become an intrinsic part of this very special cel-

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Good listening skills can benefit our personal and professional lives. Listening can help to improve our self-esteem and confidence, improve grades at school and help our personal relationships.

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Tom added: “It was an amazing opportunity to go to a recording studio and work with my friends to produce a professional single.”

Robert Carey, MGS’ director of music said, “Along with my colleagues, James Jervis and Chris Jarrett, I am extremely proud of what the boys have achieved, their individual talents and how they have worked together as a group to create something truly unique and memorable.”

In the term leading up to Christmas, the boys had the exciting opportunity to arrange, record and produce the song at Castle Rock Studios in

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minds. It’s easy to choose our immediate comfort over the distant effect of climate change – “It’s raining outside, I’d be happier using the car”, “I need my clothes now, the tumble-dryer is quicker” or even “I forgot to turn off my lights, oh well, I’m late”. But then, you turn on the TV and witness the real struggle…

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I bet you are all saying to yourselves, ‘I always listen’ or ‘I’m a great listener’. And I am sure you are... However, listening is not the same as hearing. Hearing is just about sounds, but listening is about focus. It is about paying attention. I believe that listening is the most powerful way you can connect to someone. That is why it is important. So, if you want to improve your listening skills, then the following may help you: 1. Stop talking: Sounds obvious I know, but when someone else is talking, just listen. Try not to interrupt or talk over them. Focus on what the other person is saying. 2. Avoid distractions: Try and avoid unnecessary interruptions. Including looking at your mobile phone, doodling on paper or starring out of window. 3. Be patient: Sometimes a pause can be a good thing. Let the speaker continue in their own time. Try not to finish their sentence for them.

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wo Manchester Grammar School (MGS) pupils hit the right note with their very own single launch in November. The song, ‘Yeah (500 Years)’, was written in commemoration of the School’s 500th year anniversary and is on Soundcloud now.

be rescued and 60,000 without power. The unavoidable truth is that climate change was partly responsible for these disasters. On average over 60,000 people die each year because of the effects of climate change, so isn’t it time we start making the effort, give up using the car and walk?

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recommended reads the good Behaviour Book By Dr. William and Martha Sears

In this advisory book paediatrics Dr. William and Martha Sears provide a definitive guide to raising happy, adjustable and wellbehaved children. The book insists that disciplining children will lead to them becoming equipped with the tools they need, in order to succeed in life. Seasoned parents of eight, Bill and Martha, strongly promote the teaching of values, such as apologising and sharing. This unique guide also sees the couple draw on their personal experiences and professional knowledge as childcare experts to provide a comprehensive approach to a wide range of disciplinary practices.

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This dietary book ignores the one-size fits all approach, which usually demonises one category of food or champions one type of superfood. Alternatively, Rose aims to focus on what she calls ‘healthstyle’. She coined this term to refer to a set of behaviours and actions that make up your everyday interaction with food, exercise and the treatment of your body. Rose stated that healthstyle “is a reﬂection of your cumulative habits, it’s not a momentary state of being”. She also added “The approach is ﬂexible and forgiving. Focusing on lifestyle is what gives you lasting change”.

Boot camp diet: fourteen days to a new You By Gillian McKeith McKeith’s Boot Camp Diet leads its reader through an intimate 14-day programme, which is ideal for anyone looking to reinvigorate his or her diet after the festive period. There are plenty of eccentric recipes to choose from and the book features a wide range of pre-established super healthy ingredients. The book also stimulates the mind of its reader through a personalised health quiz, designed to make people look and feel in excellent condition. Gillian has remarked, “This is going to be rigorous, intensive and you’ll love the results- I guarantee it”.

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NT hopped over the puddly cobbled Cathedral Street leading up to the glitzy revamped £30m Corn Exchange – Manchester’s new ‘premier food and drink haven’. The destination: Pho – pronounced ‘fuh’ – Vietnamese street food restaurant nestled in the heart of the city. Having opened its Manchester branch in August, Pho effortlessly incorporates authenticity and contemporary simplicity into both its food and decor, that it’s easy to see it quickly becoming the go-to place for Mancunian. Set across three floors with a mix of cosy booth seating, large wooden tables and benches for a quick

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bite, or external tables within the amazing central atrium, the restaurant interweaves all meal times into a straightforward and seamless menu. The Prawn Ca’ri – a rich, fragrant coconut-milk-based Vietnamese curry with prawns, vegetables and mushrooms, topped with nuts and served with broken rice – was a winner. Creamy with a good consistency, the prawns are lightly dabbled in the gingery peanut-y sauce and aren’t chewy or taste prawn-y either. It wouldn’t be a justified visit to Pho, if we didn’t try the Pho soup itself. Served with varying ingredients on the menu, ours was the

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tender beef brisket slow cooked in Pho’s broth. Light and fiery, this warm rice noodle soup is the perfect winter dish served with a side of fresh herbs to add as you please. Be sure to ask for one of Pho’s bibs however, as this immaculately made broth is a tad fiddly. In any case, eating this is an intense but fleeting experience – like wildflower picking.

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f you don’t know about Thriller then please do yourself and humanity a favour and go experience this phenomenon. Michael Jackson’s 45 year musical history is relived in this magical visual, audio and electrifying journey – Thriller Live – which comes to Manchester’s Opera House for six days.

why Michael was one of the greatest entertainers of all time.

Running from 18 January 2016 to 23 January 2016, the musical celebration featuring the hit songs of Michael Jackson and The Jackson 5 will wow the crowd and confirm

A full company of 40 performers including singers, dancers, a gospel choir and live band put on a mind-blowing show, with over two hours of back to back hit songs

Direct from London’s West End, Thriller Live has mind-blowing choreography and brilliant vocal performances. Michael’s amazing songs and videos are brought to life on stage, in a spectacular concert created to celebrate his career.

including I Want You Back, I’ll Be There, Rock With You, She’s Out of My Life, Billie Jean and Earth Song. Michael Jackson died 25 June 2009. Just like the man himself, this is a show that you will never forget. Ticket prices range from £20.00 to £36.00 and are available now.

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anchester’s multitalented king is back. This time, the effortlessly likeable artist has an even more triumphant reason – essentially a Triumph pt.2, in the name of ‘Fr££’. King Burga, formerly known as Burga Boy, has remarkably released a second album just 5 months after launching Triumph. On Christmas day in 2015, the 24-year-old, released

Fr££ across Spotify, Tidal, Play Store, iTunes and Soundlcloud. Whilst the music on the album was all planned, “It wasn’t meant to be an album; it was only meant to be an EP”, he told TNT. However when he started putting it together, he felt the pieces of the puzzle fitting into place effortlessly – “it was an inspired album”, he explained. On the inspiration of

the title, King Burga says “Fr££ is a statement of my financial freedom. It’s more about me not letting money control me in any kind of way”.

With only Tupac featuring on his last album, King Burga has a number of artists featuring on Fr££ including Manchester artists Sleepy, Show, Time, Flames, H Blacks and Cleveland Ohio’s Riz Leigh. “I’m very selective with who I work with. A lot of people jump on the bandwagon and I’m only interested in people who do their own thing. If it [a feature]

organically happens, then I will do it”, he said. Of his main inspirations, King Burga points at Bob Marley as he feels he mirrors the Jamaican legend’s ethos – “singing for God” and being sincere in his music. The 12-track album is out already on the aforementioned platforms.

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n response to Tina O’Brien’s “Please can you f*** right off” and then losing his job, Guillotine has created a single which is available on iTunes for only £0.59. The single, ‘All I Want for Christmas Is My Job’, has already had over 111k views and over 3.3k shares. Commenting on the ‘beef’

between the Corrie star and Guillotine, Lungi Kwesa wrote, “And I thought bugzy vs chip was entertaining...the track is HARD mate”. All the money from the sales of the single, is going to charity, Guillotine told TNT. “I even asked Tina [O’Brien] to choose a charity of her choice. She tweeted ‘Ok I will do’”, and then later “It was down; I don’t know where that [tweet] went”. She then reposted a charity but didn’t say if

it is the charity she wants. She is doing it indirectly...that’s not good enough”. If you know anyone in need of financial help then get in touch with TNT, as Guillotine wants to donate the money to someone who is in real need of help.

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n 19 December 2015, R.I.O a.k.a Rio Nelson a.k.a south Manchester’s finest rapper gave TNT yet another reason why he is perhaps the most-commended and most-respected MC in the city. The 29-yearold gave us the exclusive honour and pleasure of joining him behind the scenes during the filming of his upcoming music video – ‘You Don’t Know’. Throughout our city and beyond, R.I.O effortlessly exudes authenticity in all that he produces, and what’s more is that his exemplary dedication is matched by his immense talent. Out in January, You Don’t Know’s video will focus on R.I.O’s childhood in the community he grew up in – Moss Side. Working closely with 23-year-old Misha B – also a Moss Side girl – R.I.O explained that the concept behind the video was from the 2011 X Factor semi-finalist. “I spoke to Misha B about what ideas we should get for a video. She came up with the idea of getting young

kids acting as me and my peers as we came up in the music game. It didn’t work out like we initially planned, because a lot of people didn’t turn up”, he told TNT. Innovatively, R.I.O decided to base the concept “on me and my friends, rather than a group of MCs I came up with. So it is just about me and my people”. A team of up to 11 children are to appear in the video which is directed by R.I.O himself. “I got my family and friends involved in the video. I’m just basically re-living all the moments I had when I was growing up. I used to live on the estate, stay at my nana’s sometimes, Portman road, chill out, go to youth clubs, go town centre”, R.I.O audibly reminisced with TNT. When TNT mentioned how R.I.O is keeping it local and still involving the community despite his fame beyond our city, he said, “Yeh keeping it authentic and real. This is what it

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was, this is how we was; attitude and we thought we run the place”, before laughing jokingly as he gestured a stance. After filming at Chicken Run in Moss Side, the crew moved to Powerhouse, Market Street (city centre) and Unity Radio. With a little help from his friends and cousins, R.I.O managed to garner the enthusiastic team of adolescents for the video. “Misha B’s nephew will be acting me”, he said before confirming that the rest of the cast are some of his cousins and friends, and “that was it”. Keep your eyes peeled for the upcoming video. This man’s energy and ethos is both admirable and inspirational. TNT salutes him and his music. R.I.O’s Concrete Rose EP will also be out in the summer of 2016.

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The 2010 X Factor runner-up makes a stop on her ‘Lady Sings the Blues Tour’ this January. She brings a modern take to Billie Holiday’s iconic songs.

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Pulitzer-prize winning WIT comes to the Royal Exchange. Director Raz Shaw presents a striking and sharply funny reﬂection on the frailty of existence and the complex relationship between knowledge and love. Starring Corrie’s Julie Hesmondhalgh playing the lead role as Vivian Bearing.

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Opportunities’, he opened a Facebook page and summoned people looking for jobs to join the group, citing “No doubt you’ll find something suitable for you”.

In February 2014, Akeim realised numerous people in Manchester were unemployed, and struggling to find the right job for themselves. Individuals began contacting Akiem for help, whilst he was doing community work back then.

In a recent meeting, Trafford Housing Trust told Akeim that, he “has a massive amount of members that some recruitment agencies don’t even have!”

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keim Mundell – Ambassador for Moss Side on behalf of the Manchester City Council, Teaching Graduate, alongside many other roles within the Manchester community – has hit a target!

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Now, 23-months on, the page has over 12,157 members and counting – what an achievement!

Recently, Akeim was awarded a small amount of funding to develop the group professionally – great

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ith Sub-Saharan Africa’s collective Gross Domestic Product having quadrupled over the past fifteen years – to over £1 trillion – it’s no surprise that a raft of well-known Western companies are increasingly diving in for a piece.

The website has now been launched, so if you’d like to know more about ‘Manchester Job Opportunities’, check out: www.manchesterjobopportunities.com

award at the Manchester City Council ‘Be Proud’ Awards. It’s nice to see that his hard work and dedication is being recognised.

entrepreneurs needed for Moss Side’s ‘pod Digital’ TNT Business

aunching this January, the ‘Pod Digital’ project will recruit up to 50 local residents on a six-week entrepreneurship course, before selecting five of them to work alongside local businesses to create a digital platform to promote the work of Moss Side traders.

The project will be delivered by Bubble Enterprises CIC; the social enterprise which manages The Pod enterprise creation hub in Moss Side.

Manchester City Council.

Pod Digital fought competition from across the North of England in a public vote to win £21,665 in funding from the NatWest Skills and Opportunities Fund. It also received support from One Manchester and

Bubble Enterprises CIC, is a social enterprise working across the North West of England, which has supported more than 1,200 people with barriers to employment into enterprise.

Founded and supported by One Manchester and Mosscare Housing, The Pod is a community business hub for new start-ups.

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Due to the initiative’s success, Akeim has won two awards. On 27 November 2015, Akeim won the ‘Community Project of the Year’ award at the Manchester Community Gospel Awards. The following week, he won the ‘Unsung Hero’

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The standard model is simple. A local population, allegedly desperate to mimic their European and North American counterparts, would be willing to pay grossly inflated prices, for the privilege in markets with little domestic competition. However, a recent study by Boston Consulting Group suggests differently. While Western companies are making money, the crucial point is that they are losing market share to the underestimated local competition.

Applications are sought from residents for a place on one of two sixweek entrepreneurship engagement courses. Following completion of the course, five participants will be picked to work... - continued online -

According to BCG, the local companies have several key advantages including superior market knowledge, which enables them to design and deliver products specifically for local tastes. Additionally the local companies will have more efficient distribution channels, which help them to price competitively. In other words, they are simply better at business. - continued online -

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ailing from a family with sport running through their veins, Commonwealth competitor and England’s Netball Team coach Tracey Neville, is the latest inductee into the City of Champions Hall of Fame in Manchester.

o far this season, we have witnessed 5 managerial casualties in the Premier League. Most notably, Jose Mourinho (Chelsea), Brendan Rodgers (Liverpool), Garry Monk (Swansea), Dick Advocaat (Sunderland) and Tim Sherwood (Aston Villa); it’s been a rough year. The question is, should Manchester United keep or sack their manager Louis Van Gaal (LVG)?

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Following the crushing disappointment of the World Cup, England have the whole of January to prepare for their opening Six Nations match against Scotland - which will take place on the 6 February 2016. The match will provide us with the first glimpse of England under new manager Eddie Jones, who has expansive experience as a highly successful international coach.

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Nitro Circus at Manchester Arena

Nitro Circus Live’s latest venture is set to take extreme sports to a whole new level, as the best athletes in freestyle motocross, BMX and skate will unite for a mesmerising all new production on the 2nd of February. The event features 17-time X Games medalist Travis Pastrana and will include record-breaking feats, unmissable stunts and the craziest contraptions ever. The entire performance will be choreographed and styled as a 1920’s three-ring circus, which will feature bears, lion tamers, flamethrowers, elephants and trapeze artists.

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The 2016 British National Squash Championships is to be played at the National Squash Centre in Manchester, on the all-new glass show court. Can Nick Matthew become the men’s champion for the fifth successive year, and will Sarah Jane-Perry be able to repeat last year’s stunning success and emerge as the women’s champion again? The championships are to be held from the 8 to 14 February 2016.

Tracey will be joining double gold Olympic medallist Dame Kelly Holmes, as a guest of honour at a star-studded gala dinner at Hotel Football on Saturday 6 February 2016 . The sporting heroes will be inducted by fellow Olympian Diane Modahl on behalf of the Diane Modahl Sports Foundation (DMSF); they’ll be presented with their coveted awards as well as taking part in an exclusive Q&A session on the night. Also on the evening is a charity auction of items signed by sporting legends who have donated personal articles to raise money for the fantastic cause. Previous recipients include the most decorated Olympic cyclist of all time Sir Chris Hoy, Premiership and England footballer Rio Ferdinand and Manchester City Council leader Sir

Richard Leese. Tracey said, “I’m over the moon I’ve been invited to join such inspirational athletes in the Hall of Fame. I can’t wait to join Dame Kelly Holmes as a Champion and raise as much money for the DMSF as possible. The charity supports young people in my home town and I’m looking forward to meeting the talented youngsters and upcoming sporting stars of the future”. Born and bred in Bury, Tracey is the sister of ex-Man United players Phil and Gary Neville. City of Champions is the brainchild of Diane Modahl who forged her own successful athletics career from her home city of Manchester. The event is a bi-annual celebration of the many great Champions from not only the sporting world, but of inspirational business people and leaders in their

field who make a huge difference by inspiring lives and areas. Diane commented: “Tracey is an inspiration to our youngsters as she was playing netball at county level by the age of 14 – so this is something our DMSF participants can aspire to”. “There will be a host of champions and sporting legends also attending who will provide more inspiring figures for DMSF participants to learn from.” Tickets are now available for the dinner, which will also be attended by famous faces from Manchester and beyond; including soap stars, former inductees, business people and legendary sports stars. Prices start at £1000+VAT for a table of ten, and single tickets are available for £125+VAT.

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n what was his first real test as a professional boxer, Anthony Joshua beat his rival Dillian Whyte with a seventh round knockout, to win the British heavyweight title. Joshua is happy to give Whyte a rematch, citing “I’ll definitely fight him again because he can provide me with what I need to progress, which is tough rounds”. It was a thrilling fight with an even more exuberant atmosphere at London’s 20,000-capacity O2 Arena on 12 December 2015, as Joshua grabbed his 15th win – all KOs.

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When in crisis, the credit managers deserve is often forgotten. The Dutchman for example has stabilised United especially after the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson, and the ill-fated 10-month reign of David Moyes. Whilst doing this, he guided the club back into the Champions

hook to the temple sent Whyte wobbling across the ring. Although he did well to compose himself, a picture-perfect uppercut from Joshua left him knocked out on the ring floor – failing to make it to his feet. Whyte said he would take two fights in the new year, before aiming for another title shot.

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League - albeit briefly. The fans want him out; there’s no debating the issue according to them. If the Dutchman is kept to the conclusion of his contract, which ends after next season, it rules out any possibility of bringing in the most desirable coach in world football, Pep Guardiola. It also rules out the possibility of appointing a proven and available winner like Jose Mourinho. After finishing 6th in 2015; the writings may be on the wall for LVG – he may end up being the 6th manager to get the chop in the league this season. If United sack him, it will undoubtedly release the pressure and discontent hanging over Old Trafford. Ultimately this will give the Reds a fresh start after a fruitless period following the departure of Ferguson in 2013. If Giggs is chosen to replace LVG, the club would be bringing in someone with no managerial experience other than a short spell in charge following Moyes’ dismissal. There are no guarantees he would make a success of the job. Sack or keep; share your comments via @TheNubianTimes.

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