Deep Purple star Steve Morse quits to care for wife as she battles cancer

A ‘much needed’ new retirement village is to be built on the site of a former garden centre. Planners had previously raised concerns over disabled visitor access at the ‘independent living’ complex proposed for the old Ladybridge Garden Centre, in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport.

This map shows the homes across Greater Manchester at risk of flooding.

With the cost of food going through the roof, families are understandably looking for ways to cut back. But it's not just the food itself that's an issue, it's the rising cost of the fuel to cook it with.

Every supermarket has its own brand budget range to help families save money during their weekly shop. With the 2022 cost of living crisis in full swing, it’s hard to imagine how people would cope without value brands.

If there's one way to grab the attention of parents it's by giving them a way to save money.

He started performing after receiving a magic kit for Christmas at the age of six and was inspired by magician to the stars Dynamo. And after stopping crowds in their tracks as he showcased his skills on the streets of Manchester, Dan Rhodes has gone on to become one of the most successful and beloved YouTubers in the world.

PSV Eindhoven are reportedly planning for life without Cody Gakpo this summer amid his links with Manchester United.

Love Island's Indiyah Polack had called out Deji Adeniyi for claiming that they kissed more times in the villa that viewers got to see. Indiyah, 23, brought Deji, 25, back to the main villa from Casa Amor, however she and Dami Hope, 26, went on to reunite and make it to the final, with Deji dumped from the show. Since the show, Deji has said that he and Indiyah had secret kisses in the villa, in scenes that were not aired.

Russell Grant has inspired the signs to focus on communication today - while a misunderstanding will be cleared up for Taurus, Capricorn is encouraged to open up to those nearest and dearest. There are 12 zodiac signs - Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces - and the horoscopes for each can give you the lowdown on what your future holds, be it in work, your love life, your friends and family or more. These daily forecasts have been compiled by astrologer Russell Grant, who has been reading star signs for over 50 years.

It’s been a summer of surprises when it comes to the weather, and there’s been a matching climate change in our makeup too. Bronzer is usually our seasonal sizzler, but this year there’s been a different hot topic: blusher. A whole #BlushTok trend of “sun-flushed” cheeks has gone viral, and suddenly this background product has taken centre stage.

Don’t tell Lisa Snowdon to go on a diet. Celebrity MasterChef’s newest recruit loves her food and loves her natural curves even more – and has done since she was a teenage model. “They wanted me to lose weight from my boobs,” recalls Lisa of one model agent in Milan.

North West is calling mom Kim Kardashian out.

Christopher Vourlias Croatian writer-director Juraj Lerotić’s “Safe Place,” an emotional story of a family reeling in the wake of a suicide attempt, took the top prize at the Sarajevo Film Festival, which wrapped a record-setting 2022 edition in the Bosnian capital on Friday night.The Heart of Sarajevo Award for best feature film was given by a jury headed by Austrian filmmaker Sebastian Meise (“The Great Freedom”), which included French filmmaker Lucile Hadžihalilović (“Earwig”), Croatian writer-director Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović (“Murina”), Serbian actor Milan Marić (“Dovlatov”) and Israeli producer and consultant Katriel Schory.“Safe Place” plays on Lerotić’s own pained family history, with the Croatian multihyphenate taking on the lead role in his deeply personal story — a performance that also earned him the award for best actor in Sarajevo. Fresh off a triumphant world premiere in Locarno, where the film won three awards including best first feature, “Safe Place” was described by Variety’s Guy Lodge as a “supremely poised and moving first feature” and a “shattering” debut, “with a long trail of further festival bookings surely ahead.”Ukrainian director Maryina Er Gorbach was named best director for “Klondike,” which portrays the brutal realities of the war unfolding in Ukraine’s Donbass region through the lens of a pregnant farmstead owner whose life and home fall apart.

It's not often that you see patrons of a restaurant eating sand from a fake beach and sniffing each other's rear ends, but this is business as usual for Alfie's Island Café. Located on a large site in Timperley, the dog-friendly space is the creation of husband-and-wife duo Tony and Tania Golden - former owners of Central Bark Café.

This week, I've been been taking fashion advice from women who have been walking the streets of Manchester three times longer than I have. Ladies in their 60s and 70s told me all about their outfits for the latest instalment of Steal Their Style.

The grandparents of three missing children have issued a heartbreaking appeal, calling for them to be returned home 10 days after their reported disappearance.

Will Smith may have retreated from the public eye after his altercation with Chris Rock at this year's Oscars, but he's making big strides to return to the limelight. The Men in Black actor surprised his fans with an Instagram post which poked fun at his current situation. MORE: Will Smith faces new blow with unfortunate news after Oscars slapWill's life was forever changed after he slapped Chris on stage after he made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith's hair loss, but he's slowly making a comeback. WATCH: Will Smith reappears months after Chris Rock Oscars slapOn Friday, Will posted a video of a gorilla having his bottom poked by a cheeky chimpanzee, and he captioned it: "Me trying to get back on social media."In the clip, the gorilla angrily swats the smaller animal away and fans had a mixed reaction to his post. READ: Chris Rock makes huge career announcement after Will Smith Oscars altercationMORE: Willow Smith breaks silence on dad Will Smith's Oscars altercationThere were crying with laughter and heart emojis, alongside messages, such as: "Comeeeeee backkkk," and, "One moment can't erase 30 plus years of good."A post shared by Will Smith (@willsmith)Will Smith joked about his return to social media by posting a fun video But there were also shocked face emojis and surprise that he was sneaking back onto social media with a joke. His post marks the first since he fought back tears in an emotional statement addressing the incident on 29 July. MORE: Jada Pinkett Smith criticized for 'self-righteous' remarks about Will Smith's Oscars slapREAD: Will Smith lines up next movie role with major sequel projectAt the time, he broke his social media silence by answering questions from his fans.  Will recently returned

Victoria’s department of health on Saturday issued a health alert over an emerging monkeypox outbreak in Melbourne and increase in cases of local transmission. As of August 18, Victoria reported around 40 monkeypox cases, with many due to local transmission. Though monkeypox is not a sexually transmitted disease, the current outbreak has been predominantly among gay, bisexual and men who have sex with men.

Ethan Shanfeld SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not watched the series finale of “The Rehearsal,” titled “Pretend Daddy.”“I started to feel like I was solving a puzzle of my own design,” Nathan Fielder says in the series finale of “The Rehearsal.” He’s dropping off his fake son at a Jewish school. Driving right behind him is the kid’s real mom, who immediately picks him up to take him to his real school.Nathan wants to feel like he’s dropping his kid off at Jewish school so that he feels like a “good Jew,” an insecurity stemming from an issue with his former co-parent, Angela, for whom the entire simulation was originally built.

You can hardly call two goals and an assist in the opening two games a disappointment of any description.

Airdrie defender Euan Deveney says his side would be confident of facing any team in League One at home, as they welcome Alloa Athletic to New Broomfield this afternoon.

Deep Purple guitarist Steve Morse has officially quit the band to care for his wife, Janine, who has aggressive cancer.Morse confirmed in March that he’d be temporarily stepping away from live duties. “At this point, there are so many possible complications and unknowns, that whatever time we have left in our lives, I simply must be there with her,” he said in a statement.However, he claimed at the time that he was “not leaving the band” and told fans he hoped to “re-join the tour” at some point.