Manchester International Festival 2025 officially got underway at 6pm today as a herd of life-sized puppet animals stampeded through the streets of Manchester to launch the festival, travelling north ...

A parade of life-sized wooden safari animal puppets has wowed crowds in Manchester as it passed through the city. The Herds ...

There were spectacular scenes as thousands headed to watch the parade of giraffes, lions and antelopes walk through Manchester city centre ...