Controversial cuts to two fire stations in Greater Manchester scrapped

Christopher Vourlias Annecy Cristal Prize winner Áron Gauder, who won the festival’s top prize in 2005 for his time-traveling love story “The District!”, returned to the prestigious French animation event this year with “Four Souls of Coyote,” an epic adventure inspired by a Native American myth about the creation of the universe that scooped the festival’s Jury Award. Produced by Budapest-based animation studio Cinemon Entertainment and written and created by Gauder, the 2D-animated project is Hungary’s selection for the best international feature film race at the 96th Academy Awards and plays next at the Hungarian Film Festival of Los Angeles, which runs Oct. 27 – Nov.

Christopher Vourlias It’s been more than 15 years since Oscar-nominated cinematographer and director Lajos Koltai (“Fateless,” “Malena”) helmed his last film, “Evening” (2007), a poignant meditation on mortality, regret and womanhood that featured a star-studded ensemble cast, including Vanessa Redgrave, Glenn Close, Eileen Atkins and Meryl Streep, and was released domestically by Focus Features. For his return to the director’s chair, the Hungarian-born filmmaker also returns closer to home with “Semmelweis,” a period biopic drama about a Hungarian doctor who turns the medical establishment on its head in 19th-century Vienna. The film opens the 21st Hungarian Film Festival of Los Angeles, which runs Oct.

Drake Doremus As my friend Bob George used to say, “You’re getting close.” He’d say it about my personal life and he’d say it on set. He always knew what the missing pieces were and wasn’t afraid to tell me. I met Bob, who died last week at 51 in a tragic bike accident in Silver Lake, through a friend.

Christopher Vourlias As a young boy growing up in Budapest, a town that would come to be known as “Hollywood on the Danube,” Béla Bunyik dreamed of being in the pictures. “I fell in love with movies in Hungary back in the ’50s,” Bunyik tells Variety. “When I was 12 years old, I started to work as an extra in a few movies….

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Martin Scorsese‘s star-studded crime epic “Killers of the Flower Moon” impressed in its box office debut, collecting $23 million from 3,628 North American theaters over the weekend. The film also brought in $21 million from 63 international territories for a global total of $44 million.

Bad Bunny showed the world he has no flaws on Saturday Night Live… literally!

Princess Andre has given her fans a rare update on her relationship with her boyfriend. The 16-year-old social media model first went public with the romance after she attended her mother Katie Price ’s 45th Birthday bash with her beau in May. Keeping their relationship low profile ever since, some of the teen's fans wanted to know if they were still going strong.

Three months after welcoming a beautiful baby girl named Finty, Ferne McCann is embracing her post-partum figure as she focuses on her health.The First Time Mum star, 33, shared a post to her nutrition-based Instagram, where she posts about health and fitness, celebrating fitting back into a pair of jeans she wore prior to falling pregnant. Over the moon with her weight loss since giving birth, Ferne shared her excitement by writing in the caption: "You lot won’t believe it…..I’ve only gone and got myself into my jeans ….I am absolutely BUZZING! "A few weeks ago these wouldn’t even do up!!! & 2 months before that I could barely pull them up over my thighs." Explaining how she has achieved weight loss through changing her diet, she continued: "Here’s the deal…all I have been following is my simple, delicious breakfast plan.

Kourtney Kardashian reflected on her "fights" with younger sister Kim Kardashian in a sweet birthday tribute after missing her party. Kourtney, 44, who is currently pregnant with her fourth child, and her first with husband Travis Barker, posted a throwback snap of herself with Kim, who turned 43 on October 21.The eldest Kardashian sister wrote: "Happy happy birthday," as she tagged Kim.

The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan has been praying for "peace and love" during his current hospital stay, his wife Victoria Mary Clarke has shared. Sharing a photo of Shane, 65, on X, formerly Twitter, Victoria gave fans an update on her husband's health, as she penned the caption: "Shane is praying for peace and love [heart emoji] for everyone in the world @ShaneMacGowan @poguesofficial." Fans were quick to send well-wishes to the singer, with one writing: "Speedy recovery Shane. Sensing love to you both" And another added: "Lovely! Thank you, Shane! We're also sending great energy right back at you, legend!" "Thank you Shane and Victoria.

While they have reportedly been taking things slow since beginning to date earlier this year, Kendall Jenner and her rumoured boyfriend Bad Bunny were out in full force on Saturday night as they celebrated his hosting debut. The rapper took to the helm of Saturday Night Live for the presenting gig, and was supported by model Kendall. 27, throughout as she watched on - before heading to the afterparty with a number of famous faces.

ITV has updated it's policy on work relationships, months after Phillip Schofield admitted to having an "unwise but not illegall" affair with a younger male colleague. The 61-year-old presenter caused a media storm back in May when he stepped down from hosting daytime show This Morning and revealed details of the affair, leading to him being dropped by his talent agency and cutting ties with his former co-stars.

Big Brother 2023 is currently in full swing, and so far, we've already had a number of almost row worthy moments, with cracks beginning to show about how people really feel about each other. While we all know Kerry, 40, and Farida, 50, didn't see eye to eye from the start, the latest nominations have proved that other housemates are beginning to grate on one another, too.

Coronation Street star Cherylee Houston is hoping to inspire ‘confidence’ within the young disabled community as she unveiled her latest move away from the cobbles. The actress, known for playing Izzy Armstrong in the ITV soap, has been leading a drama project for young people with disabilities in Manchester for several years.

Manchester United began what is a crucial week for them with a 2-1 victory over Sheffield United at Bramall Lane.

A Manchester dad-of-two claims he was forced to queue on the Benidorm strip for a hotel room 1,500 miles from his intended destination after Jet2 diverted his flight TWICE.

With crunchy leaves underfoot, a slight chill in the air and a beautiful palette of colours, you can’t beat a country walk in the autumn. If you’re looking for that perfect autumnal atmosphere then it's best to venture into the woods.

Madonna gave a tearful speech about surviving a bacterial infection earlier this year during her ‘Celebration’ show in Belgium last night (October 21).The legendary artist spent several days in ICU in June, which lead to some of the dates on her 40th anniversary tour being postponed. It was reported that the singer’s relatives were initially “preparing for the worst” when they discovered how unwell she was.While Madonna had touched on her illness during her recent four-date run at The O2, she spoke about it in more detail last night. Incidentally, she also said she was feeling unwell at the present moment and she had taken to the stage an hour behind schedule.“Less than four months ago, I was in the hospital and I was unconscious and people were thinking, predicting that I might not make it,” she said.

Barbie is reportedly the most searched Halloween costume of 2023 in the US, according to Google Trends.In a list of popular Halloween costumes called the ‘Frightgeist‘ released by Google Trends, Barbie came in at number one. Plenty of movie franchise characters also made the list, with Marvel’s Spider-Man at number three, Netflix‘s Wednesday Addams at sixth place, and Princess Peach from the Super Mario Bros Movie taking the 13th slot.Only two musicians managed to make the Frightgeist list: Taylor Swift, who came in at number 22, and Beyoncé, whose ‘Renaissance‘ aesthetic was the 46th most searched costume.

Fatboy Slim brought out the Derry Girls cast as surprise guests at his show in Derry last night (October 21) – watch a clip below.Derry Girls and Fatboy Slim have crossed paths before. The Channel 4 show based the penultimate episode of its final season entirely around a fictional Fatboy Slim Halloween party.

Music Week reported that the Official Charts Company recorded a 51 per cent increase in vinyl sales on National Album Day compared to the previous week.Nearly half of the 40 best-selling vinyl albums over the last weekend were releases exclusive to National Album Day, such as Blur‘s ‘Modern Life Is Rubbish’, Jeff Buckley‘s ‘Grace’, and Paul Weller‘s ‘Wild Wood’.There were over 40 classic albums that were released or reissued in limited editions, including Tricky‘s ‘Maxinquaye‘, The Cranberries‘ ‘Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?’ and Fatboy Slim‘s ‘You’ve Come A Long Way Baby‘.A spokesperson for National Album Day said: “From Britpop and Girl Power to ground-breaking trends in genres such as dance, rock, rap and hip hop, the 1990s was an exceptional era for music, so it’s fantastic that this year’s National Album Day has enabled fans to reconnect with some of their favourite albums from the decade or make new discoveries. The popularity of the theme is underlined by the uplift in vinyl sales thanks to the incredible array of classic albums that were re-issued or appeared for the first time on the beloved format.”“Coupled with this was activity around the event to celebrate the art of the album, including with our partners Bowers & Wilkins and BBC Sounds.

Rick Astley has claimed that Ozzy Osbourne once attempted to recruit a backing band for him.The ‘80s star told Classic Rock magazine that the former Black Sabbath singer was chatting to him during the height of his success, and made the impromptu offer.“He said, ‘Are you over here playing?’, and I said, ‘No, we’re just doing promo,’” Astley recalled. “And then went, ‘If you want to put a band together, let me know.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Live from somewhere near New York, it’s yet another recap of an original broadcast of “Saturday Night Live.” The venerable late-night NBC series, now just two episodes into its 49th season, kicked off the show with a satirical look at the Republican Party. “SNL” skewered Rep. Jim Jordan’s efforts to win the battle for U.S.

Rishi Sunak laughed after he was grilled by Susanna Reid about 'letting down the people of Manchester' amid reports he is planning to axe the northern HS2 leg.

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It's over four years since Andy Burnham announced Bolton, Stockport and Wigan were next in line to be connected to the Metrolink network.

An independent inquiry into the treatment of women and girls in Greater Manchester Police custody has issued an open appeal for others to come forward and share their experiences.

The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has been warned he is 'risking the cohesion' of the country over HS2, as Labour mayors including Andy Burnham said axing the high-speed rail route to Manchester would result in 'international embarrassment and a national outrage'.

Five Labour mayors including Andy Burnham have warned failure to deliver in full on HS2 would 'leave swathes of the North with Victorian transport infrastructure unfit for purpose'.

Sixty businesses have backed Andy Burnham's plans for technical education which the government has branded 'narrow' and 'unequal'. Microsoft, Heinz and the BBC are among the big employers to sign up to the mayor's scheme.

Andy Burnham today apologised for 'teething problems' on the first working day of Greater Manchester's new bus system, but insisted by and large the launch has gone well.

Political leaders have told the Prime Minister scrapping HS2 rail to Manchester would have 'massive ramifications' on the city region and the north west as a whole.

The mayor of Greater Manchester has said he will personally write to the Prime Minister and urge him to not scrap HS2.

The launch of bus franchising today - putting power back into the hands of the people over operators - heralds the start of the Bee Network in Greater Manchester.

The first 175 buses entering Greater Manchester's Bee Network under franchising can be revealed today.

The Prime Minister will deliver a speech today in Downing Street at 4.30pm.