Ben Shephard's 'naked' encounter with Kate Garraway that he kept secret for 20 years

A major road between Manchester and Sheffield has been closed to certain vehicles due to strong winds. National Highways says the A628 Woodhead Pass is closed in both directions to 'high sided and vulnerable vehicles' this afternoon (March 13).

Councillors dismissed claims a development of 236 homes in the Lowton area of Wigan is not needed. Members of Wigan’s planning committee approved the plans for the homes which will be built following the demolition of the Lower Pocket Nook Farm buildings.

Liz Truss has been accused of bringing shame on the office of Prime Minister by Rochdale’s council leader after she was involved in a disparaging interview about the town.

This Morning viewers have made the same demand to ITV after Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard made their debut as the brand new hosts earlier this week. The TV duo took their place in the This Morning studio together for the first time on Monday (March 11) after it was announced they were taking over as the show's new permanent presenters.

A Manchester MP has told Rishi Sunak to start taking Islamophobia seriously in a fiery exchange in Parliament. Afzal Khan accused Conservatives of peddling far-right conspiracy theories about Islamists and Muslims 'taking over Britain' at Prime Minister's Questions.

“Feud: Capote vs. The Swans.”For the uninitiated, the eight-episode series — ending Wednesday night at 10 p.m.

abdominal surgery in January. While many have speculated and conspired on social media that the Princess of Wales, 42, has simply disappeared, comedian John Oliver believes that she is perfectly fine.

BBC News is entering the growing free ad-supported TV (FAST) game in the U.S.

It’s been a strange few weeks for Jennifer Lopez. Her recent hybrid drama-musical-self-awareness Prime Video exercise “This Is Me…Now” debuted to mixed critical reviews, and the accompanying album hasn’t necessarily burned up the charts.

Sometimes, it feels like Hollywood took the wrong lessons from the “John Wick” franchise. While many producers have tried to recreate lighting in a bottle by focusing on the aesthetics of the trade—suits and neon lighting everywhere on screen—the real lesson is the celebration of the practical and a renewed reverence for the stunt professionals who make those sequences happen on screen.

The Batman franchise won’t be released anytime soon after a new release date is announced.The sequel to Matt Reeves’ movie starring Robert Pattinson as the winged DC superhero was announced at CinemaCon in April 2022, with Mattson Tomlin to co-write with Reeves. It was then announced in January 2023 that the movie was set to be released October 3 2024.However, delays reportedly caused by last year’s SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes have meant that the movie won’t be hitting screens until October 2 2026, pushing its release back a whole year.The first movie in Reeves’ iteration of Gotham’s superhero was a success, receiving generally positive reviews and making more than £601million ($770million) at the box office, becoming the seventh-highest-grossing film of 2022.With an ensemble cast including Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano and Jeffrey Wright, it was nominated for three Academy Awards, including for Best Visual Effects.In a four-star-review of The Batman, NME wrote: “Director Matt Reeves has mixed up gritty mob drama with film-noir detective thriller – and thanks to Dano’s ultra-creepy villain, some psychological horror too.

Perrie Edwards has revealed that her debut album is now complete, and features collaborations with RAYE and Ed Sheeran.The singer first found fame after winning The X Factor in 2011 as part of the girl group Little Mix. After 11 years together, the members decided to go their separate ways to pursue their own respective careers as solo artists.Now, Edwards has confirmed that her debut project is now officially completed and recently hosted private listening parties for both fans and industry professionals in London.As reported by Official Charts, who was in attendance for the listening party last week (March 7), the album sees the singer channel inspiration from the likes of Kelly Clarkson and Katy Perry, and create an album that feels like one made for a road trip with friends.Although the title of the album and names of the songs remain under wraps – barring the lead single ‘Forget About Us’ – it has been shared that the album was mainly recorded between her home studio and Weymouth, and features collaborations from two huge names.The first of which is pop legend Ed Sheeran, who not only co-wrote the aforementioned lead single but also joined up with Edwards for the second song on the album too.The second is hit singer-songwriter RAYE – who recently took the BRITs by storm earlier this month by taking home a record-breaking six awards on the night.

Big Special have shared the politically aware new single ‘Butcher’s Bin’ – check it out below.Announced today (March 13), the new single is the latest to be taken from the duo’s upcoming debut album ‘Postindustrial Hometown Blues’, which is set for release on May 10 via SO Recordings.Following on from the lead single ‘Dust Off / Start Again’, the new track sees Big Special hone in on a synth-dominated sound, and shed light on the attitudes shown towards the working classes in today’s Britain.“‘Butcher’s Bin’ is about class awareness and the realisation that the working classes are used as nothing but a commodity and set against each other at every turn, their existence trivialised and struggles denied; the off cuts tossed to feed the rabid hounds of neoliberalism,” said lead singer Joe Hicklin of the inspiration behind the track.“The song is about all of this from the perspective of declining mental health whilst trying to make a living as an artist and to break through in a time and place where a life In art is seen as a luxury granted to those of a higher social class or a fruitless pursuit for idealistic fools.”Check out the single below.The alternative duo first announced details of their debut album last month, when they revealed the details around the LP and dropped the first teaser ‘Dust Off / Start Again’.According to the band, both tracks capture the essence of the forthcoming album, and look to unite them with listeners through their “common struggles”.“‘Postindustrial Hometown Blues’ is an album about depression.

Mel B has opened up about having to move into her mum’s bungalow after an abusive relationship left her “powerless”.The Spice Girls star – real name Melanie Brown – left California and returned home to Leeds after she allegedly suffered physical, emotional and financial abuse at the hands of ex-husband Stephen Belafont, who has repeatedly denied claims made by the singer.The decision to move back home with her mum came while the Spice Girls were on their UK stadium tour in 2019, as revealed in a new interview with the BBC.She said that money made from touring was spent on legal fees and payment to her ex-husband, who is a film producer.“I wasn’t just emotionally and physically abused, there was all the financial abuse too. I didn’t realise that I didn’t have as much money as I thought I had.

RAYE has hit out at industry executives for underpaying songwriters while taking huge profits for themselves.The British artist – who took home a record-breaking six BRIT awards this month – said that songwriters are left “fighting over scraps of publishing”.Speaking in an interview with the Daily Star‘s ‘Wired’ column (per MusicNews), the ‘Escapism’ singer said: “For an industry that profits off songs, you got these CEOs and big label execs living in their fat huge Chelsea mansions, living a beautiful life, meanwhile songwriters you are profiting off are broke, can’t afford rent and fighting over scraps of publishing that is sat in bank accounts for two years before they receive a penny, because publishers have kept it in there so they can collect interest and make a whole separate business.”The artist also broke down the payment model for artists and songwriters, explaining: “Every single song that’s released in the world, there are 100 royalty points.“The label will take, say, 80 points. The artist, in a good deal, will take maybe 20, 15, or maybe 12 and then producers get four points, but it has to come out of the artist’s points.“And the songwriter doesn’t even get one point.

Scream 7 appears to be underway, with originally star Neve Campbell returning for the next instalment to reprise her role as Sidney Prescott.Campbell made a post on Instagram yesterday, which featured the script for an untitled Scream 7 movie.The photo also confirmed that the seventh instalment in the popular horror series would see Guy Busick and James Vanderbilt returning as writers, and that it will be directed by Kevin Williamson, who wrote the first, second and fourth films.In the caption, Campbell wrote: “I’m so excited to announce this news!!! Sidney Prescott is coming back!!!! It’s always been such a blast and an honor to get to play Sidney in the Scream movies.”A post shared by Neve Campbell (@nevecampbell)Campbell, who played the character of Sidney in the first five movies, had initially exited the franchise for Scream IV, citing a salary dispute as the reason. In January, she hinted that she would consider returning to the series.Campbell’s caption continued: “My appreciation for these films and for what they have meant to me, has never waned.

Jedward have taken aim at their former manager Louis Walsh, following him branding them as “vile”.The former X Factor judge made the comments while appearing as a housemate on Celebrity Big Brother last night (March 12), when another contestant asked him what it was like working with the pop duo.“They were vile…But they were great. I got five million quid for them, I swear on my mother’s life,” he said.“But they were vile.

TMZ, which stated that he passed following “complications from a neck surgery”.Walker had been performing recently with the group GapX, which was comprised of members of his former group, The Gap Band.His bandmates in GapX were among the first to pay their respects to the artist, sharing a post on Instagram, which read: “The Band will miss our friend, brother, and band mate Anthony ‘Baby Gap’ Walker. Gone too soon.

Taylor Swift and Disney+ has been scrapped following complaints from locals.The three-day long shoot, which was supposed to happen this week, was set to take place at the iconic Hollywood sign in Los Angeles.However, residents of the local area reportedly complained about the commotion this would cause, increasing foot traffic and disrupting the peaceful environment.Filming was scheduled to begin today (March 13) ahead of Swift’s concert film, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version), being released on Disney+. See the trailer for the latest version of the concert film below.As per The Daily Mail, according to a permit given to neighbours informing them of the plan, the crew were scheduled to prepare for the shoot all day yesterday, followed by a full day (9am until 10pm) of filming, and a subsequent full day tearing down the set.The permit also informed residents that “aerial photography with remote control aircraft” would be used as part of the shoot, with drone activity taking place in the evening on March 13.According to TMZ (via The Daily Mail), various organisations and home associations complained about the plans, however an official reason for the shoot’s cancellation has not been provided.

Alan McGee and Youth have teamed up to launch a new record label called Creation Youth.The Creation Records founder – who famously signed artists like Oasis, Primal Scream and My Bloody Valentine – and producer/Killing Joke bassist Martin ‘Youth’ Glover have formed the new label to welcome an “eclectic roster of both legendary and emerging recording artists”.They have collaborated on the new venture with founder of Cadiz Music, Richard England and founder of BigStar Business Management, Nick Lawrence.“Looking forward to this! I have been friends with Youth since 1980, he is my friend and also one of my heroes,” said McGee in a press statement. “The first record we have made together for the label is the Forgotten Pharaohs album, which is already record of the year for me.”A post shared by Creation Youth Records (@creationyouthrecords)New music will be released in both physical and digital formats, along with a a subscription-based singles club curated by McGee.The first release will be an EP called ‘Ancestors’ from the late punk artist Jamie Reid – known for designing record covers for the Sex Pistols – which is set to arrive on April 26, 2024.Other initial projects and releases from the label include work from Forgotten Pharaohs, the late Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Bad Fractals and Sonny E, along with future projects in the pipeline from Zoe Devlin, Merry McLeod, Brix Smith and KT Raban.Youth added that they were “excited and psyched to execute this ambitious and visionary artistic venture”.He continued: “Working with Alan for decades has always been a great experience.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Two-time Oscar-winning director Asghar Farhadi has been fully cleared by an Iranian court of allegations of plagiarism pertaining to his film “A Hero” that launched from the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. Farhadi’s former student Azadeh Masihzadeh had accused the filmmaker of stealing the idea for “A Hero” from a documentary she made during a filmmaking workshop held by Farhadi in 2014 in Tehran.

Amy Dowden has been told she looks 'so beautiful' amid support from her co-stars after debuting her new look. The Strictly Come Dancing star is currently enjoying a holiday with her friend and fellow dancer pro Carlos Gu, where she showed off her fresh blonde locks.

Rishi Sunak is running out of time if he wants to call a General Election on May 2 - which would coincide with the local polls. If it was to take place on that date the Prime Minister needs to dissolve Parliament 25 working days prior to the General Election for it to happen.

Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville has called out the Glazers for their 'negligence' in allowing Manchester United's Old Trafford to deteriorate to the state it is in today.

The Only Way Is Essex is back! The hit ITVBe reality show will be returning to TV screens on Sunday, 24 March with another drama-filled series. The new season follows the TOWIE cast as they ditch the UK and head to Bali for a lavish holiday together. Unsurprisingly, the trip is full of twists and turns, with the cast attempting to mend broken friendships and reignite failed romances.

Brazilian football legend Ronaldo has given his prediction for this season's Premier League title winner.

Emmerdale star Danny Miller has admitted playing the bad boy can be 'tedious' after his return to the ITV soap as Aaron Dingle sparked complaints. The actor reprised his much-loved role back in October after bowing out of the long-running show after 13 years almost two years earlier.

Former Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs has returned to the world of football, having been a director at Salford City FC for most of this season.

Martin Lewis has issued a warning to parents who may be confused over the changes to Child Benefit.

A man accused of the murder of Thomas Campbell has appeared before a judge. John Belfield is accused of the murder of Thomas Campbell, who died following an incident at his home in Tameside in July 2022.

Cat Deeley has quickly become our go-to for fashion inspiration as of late. Making her debut this week as This Morning's official new weekday host alongside co-presenter Ben Shephard, the 47 year old is getting people talking for all of the right reasons – and largely about her outfits.

Emily Longeretta For the first time, Drake Bell is opening up about being sexually assaulted by Nickelodeon dialogue and acting coach Brian Peck. “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV,” the upcoming ID documentary airing March 17 and 18, dives into both the alleged emotional abuse by Nick executive Dan Schneider and the physical abuse by Brian Peck. In 2003, Peck, 43 at the time, was arrested on 11 charges — including sodomy, lewd act upon a child 14 or 15 by a person 10 years older, and oral copulation by anesthesia or controlled substance — but the minor was not named until now.

K.J. Yossman This year’s Oscars were as much a celebration of books as they were cinema. Five of the 10 best picture nominees were based on books, and three of those – “Oppenheimer,” “Poor Things” and “The Zone of Interest” – took home the most statues overall.

Ellise Shafer Taylor Swift has revealed that “Death by a Thousand Cuts” is one of the four bonus acoustic songs in the upcoming Disney+ version of her “Eras Tour” concert film. “Good Morning America” announced the news on Wednesday morning with an exclusive clip of Swift’s performance of the track.All the feels."Death By A Thousand Cuts" is one of four additional acoustic songs in Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version), available to stream March 14 at 6PM PT only on #DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/tnQ223hpGQ In a trailer dropped by Disney+ on March 4, it was revealed that “Maroon” will also feature during the “surprise songs” portion of her set.

A Scots midwife and mum-of-five recently took part in the delivery her own grandchild.

Mick Kennedy is challenging East Kilbride to claim a historic treble this season – but knows it will mean nothing if they don’t win promotion to the SPFL.