Blood sweat and tears built the Manchester Ship Canal - 135 years later those whose toiled to dig the big ditch will be honoured

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros is going all in on The Batman director Matt Reeves and his 6th & Idaho production company. He has become the first filmmaker given an overall first look film deal since Warner Bros Pictures Group Co-Chairs/CEOs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy were hired by Warner Bros. Discovery chief David Zaslav to steer the film division. In addition, Reeves has re-upped with the Warner Bros. Television Group and Chairman Channing Dungey, where he is also working on The Batman spinoff series The Penguin with Colin Farrell.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Former Cradle of Filth guitarist Stuart Anstis, who was a member of the group from 1995 through 1999, died on August 21, according to posts from his wife Antoinette and former bandmate Richard Walsh. No cause of death was cited; he was 48. Antoinette wrote on the guitarist’s Facebook page, “Rest in Peace, you were too beautiful for this world me Lover. “Nothing will ever be the same again, Love Always and ever your Antoinette Until we meet again…” Band founder Dani Filth wrote, also on Facebook: “It is with a deeply saddened heart that I have heard of the passing of my former guitarist Stuart Anstis at 48.

said in statement on her website. “I can no longer travel or perform in live concerts.

Ryan Ennis is the latest DJ to emerge from Dublin, which is quickly becoming the hotspot of house music; having proved to be a reliable training ground for acts such as Belters Only and Shane Codd.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Senior Twitter executives deceived regulators — and the company’s own board — about lax security standards and its efforts to fight spam bots, according to an SEC complaint filed by the social network’s former head of security. Twitter fired Peiter “Mudge” Zatko in January 2022, a little more than a year after he was hired in November 2020 as head of security. The exec claims his termination was in retaliation for his refusal to stay quiet about the company’s vulnerabilities. Last month, Zatko filed a complaint with the SEC accusing Twitter of misleading shareholders, alleging it failed to disclose “extreme, egregious deficiencies” in its security practices to investors. He also alleged in an FTC complaint that the company violated a 2010 agreement with the agency to protect user data.

Manori Ravindran International EditorBefore the iPhone, there was the mighty BlackBerry — the world’s first smartphone, which enjoyed a meteoric rise in the early 2000s only to meet a catastrophic demise.A new movie from “The Dirties” and “Operation Avalanche” director Matt Johnson, simply entitled “BlackBerry,” will detail the rise and fall of the once-ubiquitous device as its Canadian parent company Research in Motion floundered in legal disputes and eventually lost its market advantage to competitors such as Apple and Samsung. At the heart of the story is the business relationship between co-founders Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie.The film’s cast is led by Jay Baruchel (“This Is The End,” “Knocked Up”) and Glenn Howerton (“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” “A.P.

Will Tizard Contributor Following outrage from Czech and international producers, the Czech Republic is bringing back its film production incentives – but at a reduced rate that’s being called a stop-gap measure until a new law can fully restore them. Czech President Milos Zeman has signed a new act to keep the incentives at 20% of rebate on cash spent – lagging behind the 30% rate now in play in Hungary and Poland and also trailing Slovakia and Germany, who each offer 25%. The new law also caps the fund available for rebates at about $6 million per project, a limit that the head of the Czech Film Commission, Pavlina Zipkova, says “is going against the pure sense of production incentives, which is to attract inward investment.”

Jennifer Lopez is finally ready to share all the details.MORE: Ben Affleck's brother Casey surprises fans with heartfelt tribute to Jennifer LopezThe star has been absent from social media for the month of August, having spent July enjoying her honeymoon alongside Ben Affleck and their five children, traveling to Paris, France and Capri, Italy.Now, just days after her second wedding celebrations in her husband's Savannah, Georgia property, she is finally sharing all the details that fans have been itching to know.WATCH: JLo releases new beauty productsMORE: Alex Rodriguez raises eyebrows as he breaks silence on Jennifer Lopez wedding dayThe star took to Instagram to reveal a first glimpse into all of her wedding looks, and fans went wild with excitement about finally getting to hear all about her special day.The first photo is as bridal as it gets, and captures a close-up look at the songstress' make-up and veil for the wedding.The snapshot sees Jennifer looking head on to the camera, and she is truly glowing with a sun-kissed tan, a frosty silver eye make-up look, and nude lipstick.A post shared by Jennifer Lopez (@jlo)The fabulous first glimpseOther details revealed by the post are the pearl and diamond earrings she accessorized with, a high neckline with a feather trim, and she has a white tulle veil covering her face.MORE: Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's private beach at $8million wedding venue revealedMORE: Jennifer Lopez's recent night out with brother-in-law Casey Affleck revealedFans immediately rushed to compliment her and express their excitement of finally getting to see a better look into every little bridal detail.

obtained by the Washington Post and CNN and published Tuesday. In the complaint, filed last month with the Securities Exchange Commission and the Federal Trade Commission, former Twitter exec Peiter Zatko argues that the company’s security lapses pose a threat to users’ personal information as well as national security. Zatko, who reported directly to Twitter’s CEO before he was fired in January, also alleges that the company broke the terms of a 2011 settlement with the Federal Trade Commission promising that it had an airtight security protocol.

Meghan Markle on Tuesday launched her new podcast on Spotify, with her friend, tennis star Serena Williams, as her first guest.In the premiere episode of “Archetypes,” the women discuss “the double standard women face when they are labeled ‘ambitious’ and the ripple effect this has on other aspects of their life, as well as how they are perceived,” according to a logline from Spotify. “This premiere episode also features Dr.

Robert Aramay’s Elrond is advising Morfydd Clark’s Galadriel to give up her sword in the final trailer for Prime Video’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” which dropped Tuesday.The trailer, which featured several moments showing Galadriel fighting, also gave a closer look at other parts of the kingdoms and characters, including Nazanin Boniadi’s Bronwyn giving an emotionally-pained look at Arondir (Ismael Cruz Cordova) as he says, “We can survive this, you and I.”Other characters featured in the trailer are High King Gil-galad (Benjamin Walker), and Celebrimbor (Charles Edwards); Harfoots Elanor “Nori” Brandyfoot (Markella Kavenagh) and Largo Brandyfoot (Dylan Smith); The Stranger (Daniel Weyman); Númenóreans Isildur (Maxim Baldry), Eärien (Ema Horvath), Elendil (Lloyd Owen), Pharazôn (Trystan Gravelle), and Queen Regent Míriel (Cynthia Addai-Robinson); Dwarves King Durin III (Peter Mullan), Prince Durin IV (Owain Arthur) and Princess Disa (Sophia Nomvete); and Southlanders Halbrand (Charlie Vickers).The two-episode series premiere of Prime Video’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” drops Friday, Sept. 2.It tells the story of the Second Age of Middle Earth, in “an era in which great powers were forged, kingdoms rose to glory and fell to ruin, unlikely heroes were tested, hope hung by the finest of threads, and one of the greatest villains that ever flowed from [J.R.R.] Tolkien’s pen threatened to cover all the world in darkness.

Associated Press. The coach was best known for his highly-publicized run as head coach of Odessa Permian high shcool football team. The 1988 team was the subject of Bissinger’s best-selling book, which exposed systemic issues in the school district’s attempt to balance football and academics, while also revealing racially charged attitudes from members of the coaching staff.

Sergio Gomez could make his Manchester City debut at his former club Barcelona this week.

Barrels and barrels of beer made by the celebrated indie craft beer makers Beatnikz Republic are to be sold off for a fraction of their retail price, after the brewer folded earlier this year. The company dealing with the liquidation of the brewery’s stock is looking for as little as £1 a pint for the beer, which would usually sell for £6 in pubs and bars.

Vintage fashion lovers in Manchester will soon be able to get their hands on secondhand treasures in none other than their local Primark. The high street chain is teaming up with the Vintage Wholesale Company to allow customers to shop vintage and high street gems all under one roof.

A drug dealer who was caught in possession of class A and B drugs has been jailed as part of a county lines drug operation.

Once described by celebrity chef James Martin as "the best food festival in the world", Bolton's annual celebration of food, drink and live music returns to the town centre this bank holiday weekend.

Disney fans have been left furious by a decision to remove James Cameron's blockbuster Avatar from its streaming service, Disney+. The film has been available thanks to the studio's acquisition of Fox in 2020.

Bianca Gascoigne announced that she's pregnant with a cheeky Instagram post referencing the comedy film Knocked Up. The reality TV star, 35, and partner Aaron Wright shared the news on Tuesday (August 23), with a little bit of help from Bianca's younger brother, Regan Gascoigne.

Another day, another list of programming that was originally set to arrive on HBO Max but has been prematurely canceled. It’s happening so often, that it’s hard to feign surprise, right? Well, this time the list of cuts includes an animated project that superhero fans had been dying to see— “Batman: Caped Crusader.” According to Variety, HBO Max is continuing to cut children’s and family programming as the streaming service seemingly moves into a new phase of its existence before it combines with Discovery+ in 2023.

In the year 2000, the late literary critic Robin Wood put forth the concept of “hysterical realism,” a then-emergent micro-genre in which the delirious overstimulation of modern life is expressed through a hoarder-caliber accumulation of detail. At the time, he was talking about the likes of Thomas Pynchon, David Foster Wallace, and Zadie Smith, and their doorstopper works’ endless minutiae on land surveying or tennis strategy or the ethics of lab rat usage.

are another step closer to being able to renew their passports online: The first 25,000 online U.S. passport renewal applications were recently accepted as part of a pilot of the new program, and the State Department estimates the process will fully open to the public early next year.The hope is the new system will save money, time, and effort, making the U.S.

Rolling Stone UK, former One Direction member Styles, 28, was described as the new Monarch of Popular Music — and the notion has since received backlash from fans and even MJ’s nephew, Taj.“There is no new King of Pop. You don’t own the title @RollingStone, and you didn’t earn it, my uncle did.” Taj tweeted yesterday. “Decades of dedication and sacrifice.

another wildlife safari for the eyes: In this animal-based optical illusion, viewers are challenged to spot the camel within the spectrum of colors. “What is it?” reads the caption to the visual jigsaw, which was posted to TikTok Monday by Magic Eye, which is apparently inspired by the circa-1990s optical-illusion books of the same name.On its face, this brain teaser appears to depict a kaleidoscope of random pigments, like some abstract subway tile mural, with the dromedary seemingly nowhere in sight.

Anthony Fauci, a leading epidemiologist who advised seven presidents and had a major role in the HIV/AIDS and COVID epidemics, has confirmed plans to retire from his role in the U.S. government.

Emily Ratajkowski is showing us ALL how to handle a breakup!

As we were doing a quick search to find out Ash Olsen‘s correct pronounce, we were so surprised to find out she’s from Norway!

Meghan Markle unveiled the first episode of her new Spotify podcast Archetypes, welcoming debut guest Serena Williams and promising a series “where we dissect, explore, and subvert the labels that try to hold women back.”

EXCLUSIVE: Cinedigm and Screambox have acquired all North American rights to the U.K. horror mockumentary When the Screaming Starts, following a documentary-maker as he attempts to make a film about a wannabe serial killer.

Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch filed suit against Australian news site Crikey on Tuesday over an opinion column that connected the Murdochs to the siege of the U.S. Capitol on January 6th.