£129,000 Rolls-Royce seized by police on Deansgate to be 'auctioned off for bargain price'

More than a third of private hire taxi drivers in Greater Manchester are licensed by a council that operates around 80 miles away in Wolverhampton.

Vandals have attacked one of Manchester's most iconic landmarks. Red paint has been splashed over the front of the Grade II listed Express Building on Great Ancoats Street.

Paris Fury has stunned her fans as she was seen up early with a fresh curly blowdry despite only welcoming her seventh child into the world a number of weeks ago. The 33-year-old took to Instagram on Monday morning (October 9) with a fresh-faced but still very glam snap as she got her morning caffiene fix.

Some Strictly Come Dancing viewers appear to have spotted an issue with the show's epic Barbie-themed routine. On the whole, fans of the BBC One dance contest were beside themselves as the professional dancers kicked off Movie Week results night with a performance dedicated to Greta Gerwig's blockbuster.

This Morning hosts Craig Doyle and Josie Gibson returned to the helm of the show and kicked off a new week with some 'lovely news'. The pair revealed that the ITV daytime programme's Dr Sara Kayat has given birth to her second child.

Will Ferrell crashed a University of Southern California frat party to guest DJ while visiting his son at school.The actor, 56, got behind the DJ booth (much like his “Old School” character Frank the Tank) and clapped his hands to Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger” at a Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity tailgate party. He even wore headphones and sported a backward USC red cap.Students cheered him on as he got into the music, per a TikTok video.

Scots are being urged not to miss out on £150 worth of help for their energy bills ahead of the reopening of a scheme delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The Warm Home Discount Scheme for winter 2023/24 opens nationwide on Monday, October 16, and certain pensioners should automatically have the rebate applied directly to their electricity bill.

A violent brute left his sister fearing he was going to kill her as he viciously attacked and strangled her. David Rowan pummelled his sibling with blows "as if she were a punchbag" before hitting his mother when she tried to break it up.

The Princess of Wales is finding it difficult to forgive her brother-in-law Prince Harry and is said to have 'pulled up the royal drawbridge'.

Chef Michael Chiarello has died at the age of 61 following an allergic reaction.

Coronation Street actor Charlie Lawson has married his partner of 22 years Debbie Stanley.

The countdown to Amazon's next big sale event is officially on, as the Prime Big Deals Day event is set to officially launch in less than 12 hours.

Will Ferrell was seen DJing at a frat party in California over the weekend.The actor was recorded performing at a party at the University of Southern California’s Sigma Alpha Mu house on Saturday (October 7), fully kitted out with the college’s athletic team uniform.Video clips shared online show the Anchorman star at the decks with college students dancing around him.According to reports, he was performing ahead of USC Trojan’s American football game against the Arizona Wildcats, which the LA college won 43-41.The actor’s surprise appearance could be put down to the fact that he’s a USC alum, and his son Magnus also goes to the school currently.Didn’t think I’d ever see this (

Keanu Reeves has been filmed playing catch with a nine-year-old boy ahead of a concert with his band Dogstar in Houston, Texas.The actor has been well-known for his public interactions in recent years, and managed to make young boy Elijah’s day after his grandmother Annette Cruz went looking for Reeves when he arrived in the city last month.Speaking to KHOU 11 (via LadBible), Elijah’s older brother Caleb explained of the moment they met the actor: “He like came out, and I didn’t expect his hair to be like a little white.

A man has been charged with murder following the death of a 38-year-old dad in Blackpool.

October’s mini heatwave is set to end this week after the month kicked off with an unseasonable warm spell. The country has enjoyed warm and pleasant conditions over recent days with temperatures reaching the mid 20s in some areas.

Pussy Riot have teamed up with Avenged Sevenfold for the new single ‘We Love You Moar’.The new track is a reimagined version of Avenged Sevenfold’s song ‘We Love You’ from 2023’s ‘Life Is But A Dream…’, complete with extra guitars and vocals from Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova.The metal band have also collaborated with Nadya on a branded balaclava, with proceeds set to go towards SOS North Caucasus, a human rights project which helps LGBTQ people and their families in the North Caucasus, Russia.Check out ‘We Love You Moar’ below.Avenged Sevenfold are currently on their ‘Life Is But A Dream’ North American tour. Earlier this year, Ticketmaster announced that it had teamed up with metal band to offer fans NFT-gated pre-sale tickets.In a statement to Billboard, Avenged Sevenfold frontman M.

Released last week, the track marked the first new music to be shared from the emerging British artist since his breakthrough EP, and also arrived ahead of his upcoming headline slot in London.Set to take place tonight (October 9), the event will see Lawrence take to the stage at the Omeara in the UK capital, and will be his only headline performance of the year.The event is expected to see Lawrence break into some of his most popular hits to date, including the breakout singles ‘No Good For Me’, ‘Empty House’, ‘Tomorrow’, ‘BeGod’ and ‘Evelyn’ – tracks which led to Sir Elton John praising him as one of the UK’s most “brilliant” new talents.

Naman Ramachandran Bangladesh is a vital presence at the 2023 Busan International Film Festival with three films in competition and a film at the Asian Project Market. The current wave of Bangladeshi cinema was heralded by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki‘s “Television,” which closed Busan in 2012. The festival has subsequently screened almost every major work emerging from the country.

When Debbie Stanley thought about walking down the aisle to meet her beau, Coronation Street legend Charlie Lawson after twenty two years together, she knew exactly what she would be wearing. Whilst most brides traditionally wear a dress of some sort for their nuptials, Debbie, 59, wanted to buck the trend, wearing a three-piece outfit that was inspired by the Emmerdale character of her pal Claire King, 61.

Kate Ferdinand has proudly shown off her postpartum body after a difficult birth with daughter Shae.The Only Way is Essex star, 32, welcomed her second daughter with football star husband Rio Ferdinand, 44, in July. But baby Shae suffered complications after being born with congenital pneumonia and being taken away to a special care unit. Now Kate has given her fans a candid insight into her entire birthing experience with a new YouTube video.

Coronation Street stars past and present turned out to celebrate the marriage of Charlie Lawson and Debbie Stanley, but it was a certain familiar face presiding over proceedings that very nearly stole the show. Charlie, 63, and 59 year old Debbie’s officiator was, remarkably, daytime TV legend Eamonn Holmes, 63, who’s been close pals with the groom for more than thirty years.

MONSTA X, GOT7 and Wanna One performed dance covers of songs by NewJeans, LE SSERAFIM and their own groups at a military event this weekend.ArmyFest (also known as Ground Forces Festival) is an annual “military cultural festival” hosted by the South Korean Army and features performances and parades alongside military-related displays.This year’s event featured MONSTA X’s Minhyuk, GOT7’s Jinyoung and former Wanna One members Ha Sungwoon and Ong Seongwu performing dance covers for the audience.

AC/DC performed their first show in seven years this weekend at the Power Trip festival in Indio, California – check out the full setlist and footage below.Taking to the stage on Saturday (October 7) at the Empire Polo Club, the rock band’s line-up included classic members Brian Johnson, Angus Young and Cliff Williams, alongside Stevie Young on rhythm guitar and drummer Matt Laug.The show marked the first time vocalist Johnson had performed with the group since September 2016 in Philadelphia, the last date of the ‘Rock Or Bust’ world tour.The classic rockers performed a 24-song setlist, opening with ‘If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It)’ for the first time.

Several leading racing dinghy classes were invited to Kippford for the club’s big late season open at the weekend.

21 Savage made his first live performance outside the US by joining Drake on stage in Toronto this weekend.The Canadian performance at the Scotiabank Arena on Saturday (October 7) came after 21 Savage was declared a ‘lawful permanent resident’ of the US, meaning he will be able to finally visit his birth nation of England.A four-year legal battle was sparked in 2019 when the rapper (real name Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph) was arrested for immigrating to the US and overstaying his visa.The rapper had previously been unable to tour outside of the US, including the Canadian leg of Drake‘s ‘It’s All A Blur’ tour.A post shared by champagnepapi (@champagnepapi)On Saturday, a man who declared that he was at the concert on behalf of “his majesty, Charles III”, announced: “To who it may concern, Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, known officially as 21 Savage, is now cleared to travel up north and perform for his beloved fans.”“He has chosen Toronto as his first destination. Ladies and gentlemen–,” he added, before being cut off by Drake.“Ladies and gentlemen, performing for the first time outside of America in his life.

U.S. producer E. Bennett Walsh, who has made films including Mortal Kombat, Meg 2: The Trench and The Kite Runner across the APAC region, says he’s got his eye on Japan and Korea as the next hot destinations for footloose Hollywood productions.

Mumbai Film Festival has announced a packed line-up of 250 films, including the 14 titles selected for its inaugural South Asia Competition, part of an expansion of the festival’s vision to become a hub for works from South Asia and South Asian diaspora talent. 

Sara Foster is admonishing those who choose not to speak out against the violent attack of Israel by terrorist organization Hamas.The politically active actress, who is also the daughter of music mogul David Foster, shared her stance to social media, condemning the violence and those who have defended it. She also touched upon the contentious, ongoing division between the Palestinian and Israeli people.“I do not support the killing of innocent people.

Angry Motherwell boss Stuart Kettlewell said his 10-man side 'spiralled out of control' at Livingston, as the Steelmen suffered a fourth successive defeat in the Scottish Premiership.

Get ready for the return of Chicken Run!

Tons of celebrities are protecting their assets!

Members of the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity were in a for a big surprise this weekend!

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The Zhang Yimou-directed contemporary drama film “Under the Light” retained its top spot at the mainland China box office for a second weekend, but with numbers that dropped steeply, as macro-economic weakening led to a Golden Week of across the board disappointment. Financial media Monday reported that consumers travelled less and spent less on leisure than had been forecast, likely reflecting general economic belt tightening, high unemployment and property sector worries. Before the holidays, cinema ticketing firm Maoyan had forecast that the first three days would throw up box office of RMB1.5 billion (208 million) and that “Under the Light” alone would reach RMB2 billion ($278 million) by the end of the eight-day holiday season (Sept. 29-Oct.

Police have issued an appeal for help to find a missing man from Salford.

We're into week two now and the field is starting to take shape.