'Decade lost' after plans for new Piccadilly platforms pulled, Andy Burnham says

Whitney Cummings is having a boy! The comedian offered a pregnancy update on Tuesday, revealing the sex of her first baby while cracking a joke about her latest sonogram photo. «My favorite pic of my babies face so far. This just in: it’s a BOY. Help me name this monster.

Controversial proposals to make changes to a planned motorway service station on the M62 have been approved. During the development management committee meeting held on Thursday, Extra MSA presented its request to modify two conditions as part of its environmental assessment application.

Since October 2022, billpayers across the country have been benefiting from the Energy Price Guarantee.

A British family said they were left ‘appalled’ after their bill for four drinks and a side dish at a popular tourist restaurant in Greece came to more than £300.

Police have released pictures of more than 200 pieces of stolen jewellery in a bid to find the owners.

Manchester is known for its heart-warming community spirit.

Coronation Street star Elle Mulvaney has publically shared her pride for her actor boyfriend after he was seen in emotional scenes on TV. Elle has been dating Waterloo Road star Liam Scholes for months now, going public with their romance back in December.

A popular vintage-inspired fashion brand has launched a clothing line in collaboration with Manchester-filmed soap Coronation Street and it’s as nostalgic and cosy as you’d imagine. The Joanie clothing range references some of the ITV soap’s most popular businesses from the cobbles, with prices starting from £25.

A special school in Stockport launched a successful ‘space’ mission in celebration of the school’s science week. Heaton School launched the doll, named Chelsea, above the Earth’s atmosphere in a three-hour journey.

, you know you’d do almost anything to get rid of it—including putting on a migraine cap. Yes, yes, the idea of donning an ice cap, essentially strutting around with a well-fitted cold pack on your cranium, sounds a little ridiculous. But headache hats can be a powerful pain relief tool for managing a serious . Cold therapy has been the gold standard in DIY migraine relief for decades thanks to the numbing effect of a good ice pack.

Nadya Suleman, aka the «Octomom» as she was dubbed after carrying and welcoming octuplets in 2009.

Kelly Clarkson is getting the last laugh. The three-time GRAMMY winner threw a hint of subtle shade at some unnamed celebrities she says were rude to her following her 2002 win. In an interview on Tuesday's episode of Clarkson was asked by host Andy Cohen to identify one of those stars by name. Opting to plead the fifth instead, Clarkson couldn't help but offer a little tease.«I will say, a lot of them ended up on shows like the one I'm from,» she hinted.

Stephen Flynn has slammed "near billionaire" Rishi Sunak for having "patronised the public" over mortgage rate rises during Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday. The SNP Westminster leader said that the Prime Minister was "out of touch" and asked him "when was the last time he struggled to pay a bill".

The parents of a Scots baby who died at just nine-months-old have told how the kindness of strangers got them through the loss of their child. Little Jamie Elliot was born in December 2018 with a number of severe complications, including fluid where his cerebellum should have been as well as hearing and sight loss.

Stirling University manager Chris Geddes has paid tribute to former Scotland manager Craig Brown, whose death was announced this week at the age of 82.

Star Wars franchise has its first ever transgender actor, who will star in forthcoming spinoff series The Acolyte.According to DisneyDining.com, Abigail Thorn has been cast as Ensign Eurus in the forthcoming Disney+ series alongside Amandla Stenberg, Jodie Turner-Smith, Dafne Keen and others.Thorn has yet to confirm the news publicly. NME has contacted Disney+ for comment.Thorn is a British actress, writer and director who produces the YouTube channel Philosophy Tube.

Sex Pistols guitarist Glen Matlock caught up with NME backstage at Glastonbury 2023 to tell us about returning to the festival to play with Blondie and his successful solo career.After being announced last year to appear on Blondie’s new album – the follow-up to 2017’s ‘Pollinator‘ – the punk veteran has also been playing with the art-pop icons for recent world tour commitments, performing to a huge Pyramid Stage on the closing day of Glastonbury on Sunday (June 24).Before he took to the stage, NME asked the bass legend if he could recall the first time he met the band.“I can’t remember exactly because I was probably really drunk and out of it, but I think I met them first when I did a for-one-night-only gig with Sid Vicious at the Electric Ballroom in ‘78 or ‘79,” he replied. “Blondie turned up as a band, and I think that’s when I met Clem [Burke] and Debbie [Harry] for the first time.“What I thought was quite sweet about them was that when bands go on tour and have a night off, everyone tends to filter off somewhere – but they always seemed to be out and about as a band.

Two senior pupils at a Lanarkshire school are eagerly anticipating the new term after being appointed to senior leadership roles.

The Scottish University in Fife where Prince William met his beloved wife Kate Middleton has been placed in the world's top 100 Universities but it has been beaten by another top Scots institution on the list.

Mr & Mrs Smith.The Fleabag star and creator, who was set to star and co-write the TV adaptation, said in a new interview that creative projects are “like a marriage” and that “some marriages don’t work out”. Waller-Bridge left the Amazon project in September 2021.She told Vanity Fair: “I worked on that show for six months fully in heart and mind and really cared about it – still care about it.“And I know it’s gonna be brilliant.

Guns N’ Roses has blamed the BBC for poor sound quality during he band’s Glastonbury set.The ’80s rock icons took to the stage as headliners on Saturday (June 24) and delivered a mammoth 24-song setlist comprising fan favourites ‘Welcome To The Jungle’ and ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’.For some fans watching the set at home, however, the footage was rife with technical issues, in particular relating to the vocals of singer Axl Rose.Taking to social media to complain about the sound quality throughout the set, which reportedly saw the singer’s vocals dip in and out throughout the set, the issue seemed exclusive to remote viewers, with no audience members at Worthy Farm seeming to experience the same issues.“The sound Quality for #GunsNRoses at #glastonbury2023 on #BBC is absolutely horrendous, can hardly make out the Vocals or Guitar riff! Sort it out lads!!!” wrote one Twitter user during the set.Another agreed, adding: “The fact the sound quality is better when recorded on your phone than it was on the telly highlights where the fault of the TV coverage lays and it’s not with @gunsnroses.”The sound Quality for #GunsNRoses at #glastonbury2023 on #BBC is absolutely horrendous, can hardly make out the Vocals or Guitar riff!Sort it out lads!!!— FarDreamer101 (@Fardreamer101) June 24, 2023The fact the sound quality is better when recorded on your phone than it was on the telly highlights where the fault of the TV coverage lays and it’s not with @gunsnroses— Lee Dopson (@LeeDopson) June 28, 2023What is wrong with the sound quality we can barely hear him sing over the music #GunsNRoses— suemarie (@suebaggy) June 24, 2023Trying to watch @gunsnroses from Glastonbury, but what the hell is with the terrible sound quality?— findis89

Kanye West has formally responded to an unauthorised sample lawsuit filed against him late last year which claimed that his track ‘Life Of The Party’ sampled Boogie Down Productions track ‘South Bronx’ without licence. Seeking to get said lawsuit dismissed, West’s team cite the Bible’s Tenth Commandment before getting down to more routine copyright arguments around fair use and ownership.West and his business partners were sued by a company called Phase One Network last November, which says that it controls the rights in ‘South Bronx’, the lead single from ‘Criminal Minded’, the 1987 debut album from the KRS-One-led Boogie Down Productions.The plaintiff claimed that it had been approached by West’s team in July 2021 when the rapper was busy working on his ‘Donda’ album, on which ‘Life Of The Party’ sort of appeared.

Taylor Swift, Britney Spears, Dolly Parton and Adele were among a group of artists who protested outside Meta’s London offices yesterday. Not the actual artists, obviously, but a group of tribute acts.

Following his Glastonbury performance last weekend, Lewis Capaldi has announced that he is cancelling all upcoming live shows in order to concentrate on improving his physical and mental health.Earlier this month, Capaldi cancelled several dates in the UK and Europe, saying that he needed time to “rest and recover” in order “to be at my best and ready for Glastonbury”. During a well-received performance at the festival on Saturday, the musician nonetheless visibly experienced ‘ticks’ as a result of his Tourettes syndrome – with which he was diagnosed last year – and later in the set began to lose his voice.In a statement posted to social media yesterday, he told fans: “The fact that this probably won’t come as a surprise doesn’t make it any easier to write, but I’m very sorry to let you know I’m going to be taking a break from touring for the foreseeable future”.“I used to be able to enjoy every second of shows like this and I’d hoped three weeks away would sort me out”, he continued.

Party Of Five alums Lacey Chabert (Mean Girls) and Scott Wolf (Nancy Drew) are reuniting to star in A Merry Scottish Christmas, a new original movie set to air on Hallmark Channel during the network’s annual Countdown to Christmas programming event.

Lacey Chabert and Scott Wolf portrayed siblings for six seasons on Party of Five — and the pair are reuniting 23 years later Hallmark’s 2023 Countdown to Christmas.  

Los Angeles-based rising stars senses don’t get mad about a breakup in the newly released music video for their single “gonna make sure.” They get even.

Even Hollywood’s fittest stars look to guidance from their trainers to make sure they’re looking and feeling like their best selves.

Joe Swash and Stacey Solomon may be considering parenting more kids, following the birth of their daughter Belle in January.

Holly Willoughby tried to make peace on This Morning on Wednesday as two of the ITV show's regular guests came head to head in a debate.

Meghan Markle has been described as "every broadcaster's worst nightmare" by journalist Dan Wootton after she was dumped by Spotify.

The government has criticised Andy Burnham's plans for a new qualification aimed at the two-thirds of teenagers in Greater Manchester who don't go to university. The Manchester Baccalaureate (MBacc) would offer an alternative route for students who want careers in the creative and digitial sectors, as well as health, social care and construction jobs when choosing their GCSEs.

Tram strikes have been called off days before they were due to cause chaos for punters at Parklife festival and other major events in Greater Manchester. Metrolink staff have been offered a new pay deal by operator KeolisAmey.

A plan to cut 24-hour cover at Sale Community Fire Station has come under attack from Trafford's Liberal Democrat group. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service is this week launching a public consultation on proposals for a ‘day crew model’ at both Sale and Offerton in Stockport on the grounds that they are the third and second lowest risk areas respectively in the city region.

Manchester will be making its case for an underground station at Piccadilly in Parliament next week with the backing of business leaders from across the country. MPs will be looking at the latest HS2 plans which would see high speed rail arrive in the city centre on '15-metre high concrete stilts'.

Greater Manchester's previous deputy mayor will stay in a paid position for another six months as her employment is extended until the end of the year. Baroness Beverley Hughes, who formally resigned in January from the role which oversees police, crime, the criminal justice system and the fire service, has been working part time in a newly-created post since she stepped down.