Chaotic scenes at Manchester Airport as passengers face more Easter disruption ahead of bank holiday weekend

Lordi have joined forces with PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) to support the organisation’s ongoing campaign against animal testing.The Finnish heavy metal band – who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2006 with ‘Hard Rock Hallelujah’ – posed for a new poster declaring that “animal testing is horrifying”, using their garish, horror-themed costumes and imagery to bolster the message. Pictured below the band is a rabbit that appears to have an unidentified device screwed into its scalp. Have a look at the poster below:A post shared by PETA UK (@petauk)In addition, Lordi have encouraged fans to show support for the European Citizens’ Initiative, launched by PETA in tandem with more than 100 animal protection groups, as well as brands like Dove and The Body Shop, to call on the European Union “to uphold and strengthen the animal testing ban for cosmetics”. In a press release issued by PETA, the org explained that “despite setting a global precedent, the ban is being undermined by new and unnecessary animal testing requirements for cosmetics ingredients that have been safely used for years”.It continued: “The ECI also calls for the transformation of EU chemicals regulations without the addition of new animal tests and for the establishment of a plan to end all animal experiments.”In a statement of their own, Lordi said: “The EU ban prohibiting cosmetics testing on animals is under threat because the Helsinki-based European Chemicals Agency is demanding that thousands of animals be subjected to cruel tests.

The Easter Bank Holiday weekend is off to a sunny start as temperatures are set to rise to 21C in Greater Manchester today. After a cloudy start to the day, the skies will brighten up by mid-morning, according to the latest forecast from the Met Office.

It’s the clash of the titans again this weekend as Manchester City take on Liverpool in the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley.

The leafy suburb of Didsbury is well-known as one of Manchester’s most sought-after places to live. But one particular street, on the outskirts of the neighbourhood, is even more desirable than the rest.

READ MORE: On set of 1980s Brookside - 19 throwback photos of the Scouse soap's cast and crew Here are the actors who have worked shoulder-to-shoulder with Hollywood icons, holding their own, and some becoming red carpet royalty themselves. Bond - AKA Daniel Craig Yes, Bond, himself, hails from Wirral. .

1997, comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres appeared on the cover of TIME magazine, dressed in black in front of a white background, under the words: “Yep, I’m Gay”. “Ellen opened the closet door. .

Max George put on a brave face as he trained for ITV's The Games on Tuesday following his bandmate Tom Parker's tragic death from brain cancer. The Wanted star, 33, cut a sporty figure in dark shorts, which he wore over white leggings, and a long sleeved black top. He looked ready for the tough training regime as he donned a pair of yellow trainers while he carried his exercise essentials in a green gym bag.

Mads Mikkelsen has revealed he was given two days notice to replace Johnny Depp in a leading role in the Fantastic Beasts film franchise. Hannibal actor Mads, 56, took over the role of genocidal wizard villain Gellert Grindewald in newly released The Secrets of Dumbledore.

Gallery: What's that in the sky? The rich and famous who have looked to the stars and seen UFOS! (BANG Showbiz)Meanwhile, Courteney previously confessed she felt "forgotten" by Hollywood after 'Cougar Town' was released. Speaking about the time after her hit show, she said: "I would say the years after ‘Cougar Town,’ trying to find the right thing and I didn’t feel very relevant at the time. I was focusing on something else.

Manchester United have it all to do if they’re to maintain their slim hopes of reaching the top four this season.

A return to the Premiership won't beckon this season - but Hamilton can take inspiration from Arbroath's push for the Championship title.

Airdrie defender Callum Fordyce says the Diamonds will take their League One title charge as far as they can - but they're aware it's a tall order.

Change up your working week with a new job in Ayrshire.

Tom Hardy‘s “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” first linked the Sony-made spinoff to the Tom Holland films with a post-credit scene and was further linked in “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” It looks like in an alternate universe that connection might have been stronger in the billon-dollar hit. ‘No Way Home’ co-writer Chris McKenna is detailing the bigger role Hardy’s Venom would have had if two other scenes hadn’t been scrapped from the final version of the superhero sequel.

We are only month away from the broadcast upfront week where the networks will unveil their fall schedules but a significant portion of nets’ lineups for next season remain murky. Yet to learn their fate are not only middling performers and other shows that have found themselves on the bubble for one reason or another, but also highly rated series whose renewal is subject to complex negotiations with a non-affiliated studio, such as ABC’s The Goldbergs (Sony TV) and The Conners (Werner Entertainment), CBS’ FBI franchise and The Equalizer (Universal TV) as well as Fox’s 9-1-1 franchise and New Amsterdam (20th TV), or even with the network’s own studio and/or top talent, like is the case with NBC’s Law & Order and Law & Order: Organized Crime and CBS’ Blue Bloods.

Jennifer Aniston reveals she’s stopped sleepwalking, but still struggles with insomnia.

Back to school! From Chase Stokes to Nicola Coughlin, plenty of TV stars have played teenagers years after aging out of the demographic.

New York Post, John happily spoke about several of his box office bombs, indicating, "I always have the best time off-camera on those movies because you've got to make up for it."However, he noted that he could have done without 1996's "Executive Decision," in which he and Steven starred. "Yeah, I did not have a good time with Steven Seagal. No one has," John said.

Shirley Ju It’s a Wednesday evening at the 88Rising offices in West Hollywood, California, and Jackson Wang just got back from boxing. It’s only his third day in the United States, and Los Angeles is especially sunny amid a spring heat. But the Korean star is not here to soak some rays, he’s very much focused on work — specifically his upcoming appearance at the Coachella music festival as part of 88Rising’s “Head in the Clouds” set.

With 2021 marking the 20th anniversary of the premiere of “24”, could Jack Bauer have one more mission left in him?

Two men have died following a crash between a car and a motorbike.

John Mayer’s Nashville concert had a big surprise for audiences.