Art treasures saved for Britain
Works of art worth more than £21m, including paintings by Constable and Turner, have passed into public hands. The works, which were privately owned, have been accepted by the government instead of inheritance tax. Other items include a bronze statuette by Sir Alfred Gilbert, who also sculpted Eros in Piccadilly Circus. The 24 works will be distributed to museums, libraries and archives in the UK, including the British Museum, the National Gallery and the Tate. Pieces - including important paintings by British and Continental masters, sculpture, silver and notable archives - will also go to towns and cities including Burnley, Cambridge, Liverpool, Manchester and Oxford.
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 Museums should be 'business like'
Museums and galleries should become more "business-like" in their quest for funding and fundraising, say MPs. Seventeen government-sponsored venues received grants worth £280m last year, and generated an additional £108m.
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 X-ray secrets of 'hidden' Lowry
An exhibition showing the secrets behind the paintings of LS Lowry opens to the public on Monday.
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 Cirque du Soleil returns to Manchester
Cirque du Soleil is set to return to Manchester's Trafford Centre next year with another show. Saltimbanco will hope to build on the success of Quidam that was presented a couple of years ago.
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 An archive for A Clockwork Orange writer
Manchester is to become the global focal point for the life and work of Anthony Burgess opens following the official opening of the International Anthony Burgess Foundation.
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 'Art attacks' bid to ease stress
Workers are being offered "art attacks" to reduce their stress. Manchester Art Gallery is offering lunchtime tranquillity tours for stressed out office workers. The gallery has teamed up with two of the country's leading stress experts to allow workers to take in some of the collection's most relaxing paintings. The tours will span several centuries of art, and promise workers can "return to their desks rejuvenated, relaxed and more productive."
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 Manchester jazz drummer wins award
Manchester music student Robert Turner from the Royal Northern College of Music, beat four other talented students from across the UK to win the final of the PizzaExpress Jazz Academy. The drummer and percussionist said: "I'm ecstatic to win the event - it will take a while to sink in, especially as the other finalists were excellent." Robert wins £1,000 prize money and the chance to perform one night at the famous PizzaExpress Jazz Club, Dean Street.
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