Bosses take steps to sell council-owned land to Salford University for more student accommodation

Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively are showing up for their good friend, Hugh Jackman. The couple attended the opening night of on Thursday night in New York City to support Jackman in his starring role in the musical.Lively looked chic in a purple suit, which she accessorized with an eye-catching pair of earrings and turquoise rings. The 34-year-old actress posed on the red carpet with both her older sister, star Robyn Lively, and Jackman's wife, Deborra-Lee Furness.

Charlie Amter As omicron begins to fade, and Americans shake off the coronavirus winter blues, advertisers are returning to the Super Bowl with big, bold campaigns. This year’s soundtrack veers from 2021’s tonal themes — muted, soulful or comforting — offering uplifting, and even humorous, usages.For this weekend’s Super Bowl LVI, some advertisers chose iconic songs for their instant recognition factor, or for their irony, or because the tune aligned well with the products they’re selling.

scored a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it role in the rom-com as a hard-partier who strips off his clothes, offers drugs to other party guests and checks out a jacuzzi.And here is how the “Saturday Night Live” alum, 28, snagged the quirky walk-on — or jump-on — part and was caught off-guard in the process.“I didn’t even tell him what he’s doing,” film director Jason Orley told Variety on the red carpet at the picture’s Los Angeles premiere on Thursday. “I said, ‘Can you come down for a night?’ and he said ‘Sure!’ And he showed up and I said, ‘Okay, get up on this ledge and take off your clothes.’ And he was like, ‘What are you talking about?’”For the cameo, Davidson was fastened onto the ledge of a roof — wearing only his underwear — and leaped onto protective pads on the ground.

Molly Mae Hague has come under fire after she announced she's releasing her autobiography at the tender age of 22.

Infighting at East Ayrshire's Conservative group has seen one of their councillors ousted from the party.

Michelle Obama is reflecting on the day the Obama family’s life changed forever. On Thursday, the former FLOTUS shared some throwback photos of the day Barack Obama announced his candidacy for President of the United States.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorMotown founder Berry Gordy had a galaxy of star executives helping him build the company into the powerhouse it became, but not many of them shone as brightly as Suzanne de Passe.Joining the company relatively late in its heyday, de Passe moved from her native Harlem to Detroit in 1968 and soon convinced a skeptical Berry to sign a group of kids calling themselves the Jackson 5. She quickly took charge of developing the group into the pop-culture juggernaut they immediately became — their first four singles went to No.

We could be saying “Hello” to Adele and Rich Paul’s baby sooner than we thought—but how soon are we talking?

Zack Sharf Andrew Dominik has finally addressed the rumors surrounding his long-anticipated Marilyn Monroe drama “Blonde.” The film stars Ana de Armas as the Hollywood icon and is based on Joyce Carol Oates’ 2000 novel, which takes a fictionalized look at Monroe’s inner life. Rumors have circulated for months about alleged clashes between Dominik and Netflix over the final cut of the movie.

Robert Pattinson is just weeks away from debuting his version of Bruce Wayne, aka Batman, to the world in Matt Reeves’ upcoming film, “The Batman.” While early box office predictions have this film doing really well (obviously), there are still no official plans for a sequel or more stories with Pattinson’s version of the character. But if the actor has anything to say about it, there’s plenty more where that came from.

Adele has got some moves.

Carole Baskin. In a jailhouse interview with ABC News, the star, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage, spoke out against his longtime rival. «I am in prison and she can't leave me alone,» Maldonado-Passage told Juju Chang, referencing his 21-year sentence for the 2017 murder-for-hire plot to kill Baskin. "… Carole, go find another reason to live other than Joe Exotic.

Katherine Schwarzenegger and Chris Pratt's second child together, mum's the word — or should we say 's?During an appearance on , Katherine's famous father, Arnold Schwarzenegger, weighed in on why the expectant parents might keep the sex of their next family member a secret — at least from him. «I do blow it a lot of times,» he said. «I can't shut my mouth.»While Arnold confirmed he currently does not know the sex of their baby on the way, he acknowledged it's possible that Katherine and Chris do and just have not shared it with him.

A patient has died from a confirmed case of Lassa fever, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said.

Stacey Solomon is worried she is 'boring' after an innocent Google search became not so innocent.

With rolling hills and striking valleys, the Yorkshire Dales is the place to go for wild and beautiful scenery.

If you’re a reader of this website, you probably are of the same mind as us that anything Cate Blanchett chooses to appear in is something we want to watch. Film, TV show, or if she decides to moonlight as a stand-up comedian, we’re down to give her the benefit of the doubt.

Kanye West, 44, didn’t hold back about Kim Kardashian, 41, and Pete Davidson, 28, in Fivio Foreign‘s new rap song “City of God,” which features Ye and Alicia Keys. Kanye took shots at his ex-wife’s relationship with the Saturday Night Live star on the track, amidst turmoil between the famous exes who share four children. “This afternoon, a hundred goons pullin’ up to SNL / When I pull up, it’s dead on arrival / They act like they love me, they don’t even like you,” Ye sings.The “Gold Digger” rapper also mentioned his daughter Chicago‘s 4th birthday party which, according to Kanye, Kim did not invite him to. “They threw a party, won’t even invite you / You black and you rich, they sayin’ you psycho, it’s like a cycle / If you text me anything hype you better text back and say it’s a typo.”Kanye dissed Kim and Pete’s blossoming relationship another time on the track. “And if I let ’em have my wife, n***as should thank me / With this Balenciaga and Balenci’ boots and a new blue Yankee,” he sings. Ye previously called out his ex-wife’s new boyfriend in his song “My Life Was Never Eazy” that came out in January. He mentioned beating Pete up in the track. 

Outré horror maestro Peter Strickland is back. The filmmaker behind such Eurotica, vintage, throwback classics such as “Berberian Sound Studio” (2012), “The Duke of Burgundy” (2014), and “In Fabric” (2018), returns to the Berlin Film Festival this week (today, in fact), with his latest deliciously bizarro offering, “Flux Gourmet.” The premise? Something like beef within the culinary/sonic art collective world and a whole set of egos and intestinal issues.

Tom Holland is calling Timothee Chalamet!

IN TONIGHT'S episode of EastEnders, Mick Carter will make a shocking request to Janine Butcher. After going for a drink with Angela, things turn awkward when he decides that he doesn't want to see her again. The Queen Vic landlord has to ask someone for help...

Guy Lodge Film CriticFor many of us, the first mental image prompted by the name Karen Blixen is of a radiant Meryl Streep, resplendent in oatmeal linen and undulating safari hat, romantically lit in the tawny Kenyan dusk. If you wish that to remain the case, best to steer clear of “The Pact” — not that Bille August’s flat, unflattering portrait of the older Blixen should be appointment viewing for anyone.

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Minecraft were discovered on a group of youth’s phones.As reported by Moscow Times (via Eurogamer), three teens – Nikita Uvarov, Denis Mikhailenko, and Bogdan Andreyev – were all 14 when they were arrested in 2020 for hanging political leaflets around an FSB building in Siberia. The FSB is Russia’s security service, and is the successor of the KGB.The trio have since been found guilty of “undergoing training for the purpose of carrying out terrorist activities,” which the state says includes plotting to blow up an FSB building they had constructed in Minecraft.This was discovered via the teens’ phones, which – as well as showing a plot to blow up the building in Minecraft – allegedly also included videos of them making pyrotechnics and throwing Molotov cocktails at a wall.Now, Uvarov has been issued a five year sentence to be carried out at a penal colony, whilst Mikhailenko and Andreyev were given three and four-year suspended sentences respectively.Before being given a harsher sentence for his part in the Minecraft “plot”, Uvarov was kept at a pre-trial detention centre where he says he was put under mental and physical pressure.In his closing statement to court, Uvarov said “I am not a terrorist, I am not guilty,” and added that he “would just like to finish my studies, get an education and go somewhere far away from here, somewhere I don’t irritate anyone from the special services.”Earlier in the week, it was announced that the ‘My Wedding Stories‘ pack for The Sims 4 will not launch in Russia due to the country’s homophobic law.

A row has broken out among Salford councillors after Conservative members were prevented from hiring a political assistant by the ruling Labour group.Last month, the town hall's political groups were asked to approve the hiring of advisers on salaries of up to £34,985 after hearing they were legally entitled to hire one apiece.Salford city mayor and leader of the Labour group Paul Dennett raised concerns about spending nearly £70,000 during the coronavirus pandemic - and after years of government-imposed austerity measures.The motion was tabled and supported by the Conservative group, which later advertised for a graduate to join its team on a wage of £17,364.Tory members made the point that sum is half the salary of Mr Dennett’s mayoral

A portrayal of Salford as a crime-ravaged "hopeless dive" where people ignore the lockdown has been condemned by the City Mayor.

Rochdale is the latest council to warn it faces a huge shortfall should the government go back on its promise to fully reimburse councils for the cost of COVID-19.

Salford’s city mayor Paul Dennett has described his experience with suspected covid-19 - and says he came down with the shakes while on a teleconference call with the region’s leaders.

Central government must ‘fully fund’ the cost of Covid-19 to local authorities, Salford city mayor has said - estimating that the first six months of the pandemic could leave the town hall with a £33m shortfall.