Disney Hires Apple Games Exec Mark Bozon to Head Metaverse Creative Strategy

JoJo Fletcher is a "Bachelorette" breaking the mold.The 31-year-old reality star, who tied the knot with her final rose winner Jordan Rodgers one month ago, left life on the show in California and picked right back up where she left off living in her home state of Texas.  The pair isn't following the traditional path of former "Bachelor" couples — and have since set their sights on home renovations. Plus, Fletcher spoke with Fox News Digital about the work they've put in to protecting their six-year relationship and planning their stress-free wedding following multiple COVID setbacks.  Fletcher first found television fame more than seven years ago as a beloved "Bachelor" contestant on season 20 of the popular dating show, and made it to the final rose ceremony only to be left broken-hearted when she was sent home while cameras were rolling.

Five people have been rushed to hospital following an early morning fire in Edinburgh.

A new development next to Haydock Park deemed to risk causing ‘dangerous and inconvenient’ levels of traffic by one councillor is set to go ahead following approval from Wigan Council’s Planning Committee. Two bungalows on Windsor Road near Ashton, owned by applicants Jockey Club Racecourses, will be demolished to make way for 84 new homes.

Marking 25 years since his debut as a solo artist, Robbie Williams is returning to the stage in the UK and Ireland this year. His eight-top tour will have two shows in Manchester, and also include performances in London, Birmingham, Glasgow and Dublin.

Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong admitted that there is "no news" to bring anyone on his future amid ongoing links with a move to Manchester United.

A lone walker tragically died after collapsing in the Lake District.

A controversial housing development next to Pennington Flash in Leigh will provide 'desperately needed' properties in the area following approval from Wigan Council despite more than 100 objections. The West Leigh Waterfront plan will see 470 homes built in the Wigan borough in the near future following approval from the council’s Planning Committee.

A council has apologised after painting double yellow lines around a van rather than moving it. It comes after an angry local resident pleaded with them to come and finish the job.

HYBE, the label behind K-pop supergroup BTS, has seen their stock price plummet after the K-pop boyband announced they would be going on a temporary break.The South Korean entertainment agency’s shares dropped as much as 28 per cent within the first hour of trading today (June 15), one day after BTS said they would be focusing on their solo careers. According to a report by Billboard, HYBE’s shares had fallen as far as ₩140 thousand per share after opening at ₩168 thousand.The company is currently headed for its lowest close on record since it went public in 2020, wiping out as much as $1.7million in market value as of writing.In light of uncertainties regarding the septet’s future, even prior to their recent announcement, HYBE has seen its stock go down by nearly 60 per cent this year so far, per The Straits Times.

Dry Cleaning have announced their second album ‘Stumpwork’ and shared lead single ‘Don’t Press Me’ – see its album art and full tracklist below.Clocking in at just under two minutes, the band’s latest sees vocalist Florence Shaw deliver a characteristically dry internal monologue, singing “You are always fighting me / You are always stressing me out” on its refrain.“The words in the chorus came about because I was trying to write a song to sing to my own brain,” Shaw explained in a statement.Watch the accompanying, animated video for ‘Don’t Press Me’, created by Peter Millard, below:Set to arrive on October 21 and available for pre-order here, ‘Stumpwork’ follows on from the band’s 2021 debut album, ‘New Long Leg’. The new album reunited the band with producer John Parish late last year, with a longer amount of time in the studio than the two weeks ‘New Long Leg’ was recorded in.The album announcement arrives just as Dry Cleaning are about to embark on a slew of festival dates in the UK, Europe and US, including Glastonbury, Rock Werchter, Green Man Festival, All Points East and many more.1. ‘Anna Calls From The Arctic’2. ‘Kwenchy Kups’3. ‘Gary Ashby’4. ‘Driver’s Story’5. ‘Hot Penny Day’6. ‘Stumpwork’7. ‘No Decent Shoes For Rain’8. ‘Don’t Press Me’9. ‘Conservative Hell’10. ‘Liberty Log’11. ‘Icebergs’

Manchester Town Hall has remained a constant part of the city's ever-expanding skyline for almost 145 years.

There’s no-one that knows Love Island better than someone who’s been in the villa themselves, and last year’s winner Millie Court has been spilling all the goss on the latest season.

A top government adviser has warned that Greater Manchester cannot rely on 'handouts' from London and must raise money itself to fund some of its plans. Sir John Armitt, who is the chairman of the UK's National Infrastructure Commission (NIC), made the comments in Manchester on Monday (June 13).

A Stockport lad who has built a multi-million company is hoping to rebuild the beloved local where he had his first pint. Stefan White is the co-owner of Bier Company along with his best mate Tom Renshaw.

Jennifer Hudson is sharing her reaction about becoming the latest member of the elusive EGOT club.

Two Salford men have been jailed as part of a gang of drug dealers. The gang have been jailed for a total of 27 years after guns and drugs worth £830,000 were found in a safe and a freezer in a Darwen industrial unit.

Selena Gomez is opening up about the struggle of growing out of her child stardom – Just Jared Jr Newlyweds Britney Spears and Sam Asghari are moving into a new $11.8 million home – DListed Here are some great Father’s Day gifts – Egotastic Are we getting a third season of Only Murders in the Building? – Just Jared Jr

A suspected drink-driver who was also banned from the road failed to stop for officers then rammed a police car.

Public transport across Manchester was under the limelight this weekend after a heaving Saturday night of big gigs and Parklife Festival saw many attending struggle to make their way home.

Shirlie Kemp is recalling the moment she showed her best friend George Michael her son Roman’s early YouTube videos. What should have been a simple proud mum moment was far more profound for George, who saw in his godson something he had always longed for – the ability to be unapologetically himself. “Roman was just a teenager then and had started doing his own YouTube show,” says Shirlie.

Love Island has recruited far and wide to ensure a mix of islanders have moved into the villa to entertain us throughout the summer. As a result the castmates have a range of occupations including rugby player and hospitality jobs. While, some of the show's stars will go on to be celebrities and potentially catapult their earnings, others may return to their day jobs.

Relatives of a beloved Coatbridge mum and nurse who died of cancer aged just 28 are “overwhelmed” after raising more than £1000 in only a day in support of a charity challenge honouring her memory.

A teenager who threatened police officers with violence after being thrown out of a Perth nightclub has been fined £200.

BTS member Jungkook has opened up about working on solo music and why he hasn’t released as many songs as the rest of his groupmates.In a recent interview with Weverse Magazine, the K-pop idol spoke about having written a number of unreleased songs as potential solo releases, revealing that many of them have not panned out the way he hoped.When asked about the level of satisfaction he requires personally before releasing something and his hesitancy about dropping new material, the singer revealed that there have been “so many songs I’ve written that I haven’t been able to release”.“After making the effort to write them, I should have realized I should just edit them as much as I can to release them,” Jungkook explained. “But when I heard them again after a while, they didn’t sound good, so I just deleted them all.”Despite this, the singer also revealed that his fellow BTS members continue to cheer him on regarding solo releases and songwriting.

Post Malone has performed an acoustic cover of Pearl Jam’s ‘Better Man’ on The Howard Stern Show – check it out below.Malone performed the track to open his set for The Howard Stern Show, which was uploaded on YouTube on June 15. When asked why he chose to cover the 1994 Pearl Jam classic, he explained: “I remember my brother Jordan, he was a Marine, and he was stationed in Hawaii.

Mark Bozon, who spent 12 years at Apple in creative and gaming executive roles, has been hired by Disney in a senior post to help oversee the company’s push into the metaverse.