AJ McLean is in the 'best shape of his life' after giving up alcohol

EXCLUSIVE: German doc maker Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion is lining up feature-length projects on former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and another from the UK’s Lucy, the Human Chimp director Alex Parkinson.

Manchester United supporters have threatened legal action against Hammersmith & Fulham Council over their reduced ticket allocation for the Chelsea game at Stamford Bridge next week.

It's been a summer of misery on the North's railways as strikes brought services to a standstill and planned trains were cancelled at short notice.

It's not very often you'd get the likes of Keith Lemon, Big Narstie and footballer John Stones in the same place - but it appears McDonald's managed it as the stars of TV, music, YouTube and sport headed out to Salford for the fast-food chain's latest launch.

A man has died after police were called to a 'concern for welfare' report on the M61.

Helen Skelton has broken her silence amid reports that Richie Myler, her estranged husband, is expecting a child with his new partner Stephanie Thirkill. The pair were said to have announced their happy news in a gushing post on Stephanie's private Instagram page, and are reportedly “thrilled” to be expecting their first child together. And as the news emerged, less than a year after Richie welcomed his daughter Elsie Kate with ex Helen in December, mum-of-three Helen took to Instagram to break her silence.

Married At First Sight’s Thomas Hartley has given an update on his situation and revealed he’s not on very good terms with husband Adrian Sanderson. The pair have had an undeniably explosive season of the hit E4 show and, while many MAFs fans were rooting for them, they went on to call time on their relationship just before the show’s infamous final vows. Now, in a new update ahead of the show’s finale tonight, Thursday 13 October, Thomas has told fans that he’s not on very good terms with Adrian at the moment.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Chinese filmmaker, Bi Gan, best-known for his single-take feature “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” has seen his “A Short Story” picked up by Kino Lorber for distribution in North America. A fairy tale that follows the relationship between man and cat, the film had its world premiere in competition at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival and now has its North American premiere in the Currents section of the New York Film Festival. Kino Lorber plans to qualify “A Short Story” for the 96th Academy Awards, showing it theatrically nationwide in early 2023 in tandem with a theatrical re-release of “Long Day’s Journey Into Night.” “Kino Lorber rarely acquires short films, but Bi Gan has packed more cinematic delight into the fifteen minutes of ‘A Short Story’ than many feature length films deliver in two hours,” said Kino Lorber SVP Wendy Lidell. The deal was brokered by Les Films du Losange.

Kanye West taped an episode of The Shop, the HBO talk show starring LeBron James, that was deemed unbroadcastable after he repeated "hate speech and extremely dangerous stereotypes," SpringHill Company CEO Maverick Carter has told Andscape. Carter, who runs SpringHill alongside N.B.A. All-Star James and co-hosts the series, said he took full responsibility for welcoming Ye to the show during a period in which he has worn a T-shirt bearing the slogan "White Lives Matter" and been temporarily banned from both Instagram and Twitter for posting offensive messages, including a threat against Jewish people.

Motherboard has published unaired footage from Kanye West‘s October 6 interview with Tucker Carlson of Fox News. The footage contains a number of unsettling and conspiratorial tangents.

Netflix’s Italian arm is hunting for anti-heroes.

Pixar Vet Alan Barillaro Moves To Passion Pictures

Måneskin have shared the gothic new video for their song ‘The Loneliest’ – you can watch the clip below.The single was released by the Italian band last week after they debuted it during an intimate free gig at The Underworld in Camden, north London.“We’re so excited for you all to finally hear ‘The Loneliest’,” Måneskin’s vocalist Damiano David said in a statement. “This song means a lot to me, it’s a personal song but I hope you can all relate to it in your own way.“We played a tiny surprise show in London and performed ‘The Loneliest’ live for the first time and your reaction meant so much to us! We’re having a whirlwind year touring the globe, meeting fans at gigs and festivals all over the world, from Japan to America to Europe and beyond, and we can’t wait to continue touring and releasing more music into 2023!”The video for ‘The Loneliest’ has now arrived, which sees the band attending a funeral that takes a surreal twist.You can watch the Tommaso Ottomano-directed video for Måneskin’s ‘The Loneliest’ above.Måneskin have also been nominated in the Best Rock and Best Italian Artist categories at this year’s MTV EMAs, which are set to take place in Düsseldorf, Germany on November 13.The band will play a sold-out show at The O2 in London in May 2023 as part of their UK and European tour.

The owner of The Oast House in Spinningfields as well as The Botanist on Deansgate and in Didsbury has returned to making a profit for the first time since 2019 after its sales surpassed pre-pandemic levels.

Holly Willoughby has sent a clear message to viewers of This Morning despite facing backlash in recent weeks. The presenter and her co-host Phillip Schofield came under fire last month when they were accused of 'queue jumping' to see the Queen lying in state.

Millions of Income Support claimants across the UK should expect to receive extra financial support from the government this autumn.

Anthony Taylor will be the man in the middle when Manchester City face Liverpool on Sunday.

Florence + The Machine‘s ‘King’ in front of Florence Welch on The Late Late Show this week – see the clip below.The comedian and actor (Big Mouth, Don’t Worry Darling) appeared on the US chat show on Tuesday (October 11), where he was interviewed by host James Corden alongside Welch.During the chat, Kroll explained that he was a “big fan” of Welch’s music and told the “weird story” of how he participated in a dance class in lockdown. “It was me, two other guys and like 45 women,” he recalled.“The song that [the choreographer] chose was a song called ‘King’ by Florence + The Machine.

Thousands of families across Scotland with a disabled child or young person will receive a one-off payment this winter to help with energy bills. Child Winter Heating Assistance is an annual payment of £214 for youngsters in receipt of disability benefits to help with increased costs over the colder months.

UK holidaymakers could be hit with travel disruption due to trials of a new European Union border system technology set to take place this month.

A 'swingers club' is set to open in an Edinburgh industrial estate. The controversial plans for the 20-room members club have been met with criticism, with one local councillor saying they should be looked at "very closely".