The Briton’s Protection is a historic pub opposite the red brick walls of Manchester Central, the old railway terminus where the Conservative Party has just been meeting. The pub is celebrated by real ale enthusiasts and for offering a choice of over two hundred whiskies. Its proudest moment came however in 1819 when it witnessed and survived the Peterloo Massacre.

The photographer who fought the Sicilian Mafia for five decades
When Italian photographer Letizia Battaglia passed away, the biggest shock was that she didn’t die at the hands of gangsters.