Yakub Qureshi

Manchester, United Kingdom

Local Democracy Editor at Reach PLC

Democracy Editor at Reach, leading coverage of UK local government, health and public affairs via the Local News Partnership. 1/3 @mcrhistorypod

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Articles

Review: I went to see Stranger Things actor play his TikTok megahit ... now I understand what the fuss was all about

3 weeks ago | manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Yakub Qureshi

It's easy to be cynical about an actor turned singer. But Djo is the real deal. The 1980s was a wild time, right? Big hair, big shoulders, interballistic missiles pointing in every direction. As a 40-something who was there, it’s quite the thing to see 80s culture permeate music, film and fashion once again. Joe Keery - who plays Steve Harrington in Stranger Things - knows a thing or two about the enduring influence of this decade.
Little Women review: an energetic take on classic tale of sisterly love

2 months ago | manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Yakub Qureshi

Hard to fault this energetic production, infused with emotional intelligenceSomething about Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women has resonated with readers over the course of three centuries. The story of the March sisters, in particular the irrepressible Jo, and their attempts to navigate a society railguarded by wealth and propriety has endured through generations.
Review: Those Who Hold Up The Sky, Aviva Studios

Feb 28, 2025 | manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Yakub Qureshi

New arts project offers a very different kind of virtual experience - bringing people together, rather than apart. Recently I stumbled across Apple’s Vision Pro VR headset. Retailing at around £4,000, this sleek piece of tech promises to transport users into a wraparound world of immersive games and streaming. Promotional videos show models, mostly sat alone in surroundings culled from the IKEA catalogue, plugged into a virtual landscape, presumably more exciting than the real world.
Review: Rumpelstiltskin at The Met theatre, Bury

Dec 7, 2024 | manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Yakub Qureshi

Rumpelstilskin isn’t in the usual panto repertoire. The story of how a magical dwarf strikes a Faustian pact with a peasant girl in Early Modern Bavaria - spinning straw into gold in exchange for her firstborn child - feels a shade too dark for young audiences, if not teetering on the edge of cancellation. But thanks to a few deft tweaks to the story, this year’s production at Bury’s Met theatre is a refreshingly novel Christmas offering.
Northern Agenda pictures

Oct 30, 2024 | manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Yakub Qureshi

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The 200-year-old word Mancunians used for skiving off to the pub

Aug 11, 2024 | manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Yakub Qureshi

“Aw’right, our Kev!”. Brandishing a half-drunk bottle of Oasis summer fruit, actor Kathy Burke swaggers into the house, rattling off a stream of stereotypical Manc phrases. The Harry Enfield sketch was a parody of the Madchester scene sweeping the playgrounds of Nineties Britain; an era where kids everywhere outdid themselves to mimic Liam and Noel’s Burnage brogue.
'I am voting for Labour... even though their private schools plan will cost me'

Jul 1, 2024 | msn.com | Yakub Qureshi

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'I am voting for Labour... even though their private schools plan will cost me'

Jul 1, 2024 | mirror.co.uk | Yakub Qureshi

One voter has said he’ll be voting for Keir Starmer - even though he’ll likely have to pay more in private school fees. We sent reporters around the country to speak to real people about their General Election concerns. Labour have said they will abolish the VAT-exempt status for independent schools, raising millions more for the state sector.
Brutally honest nurse sums up what's wrong - we asked 100 people to solve UK's housing crisis

Jun 25, 2024 | mirror.co.uk | Yakub Qureshi

Voters say tackling soaring rents and mortgages is their key General Election priority. Our reporters spoke to more than 100 people about what the parties should do to fix Britain’s broken housing system. We quizzed dozens of struggling homeowners, as well as people facing a squeeze in private rents as well as families and young people unable to get onto the property ladder.
Cancer patient blasts Rishi Sunak's tax promise - 'you should look after each other'

Jun 23, 2024 | mirror.co.uk | Yakub Qureshi

A cancer patient has given her damning verdict on Rishi Sunak’s promise to slash taxes. We polled 100 people around the UK on what was more important: tax cuts or better investment in public services. Our reporters spoke to ordinary people up and down the UK, receiving a mix of responses. But Jane Barrow, a cancer patient, from Portobello in Edinburgh, was unequivocal that the Tory leader’s decision to prioritise tax cuts would leave the country worse off.