Drivers could face seven weeks of delays after sewer collapse on one of Salford's busiest roads

Ruby Barker is being candid with her fans.

A vicious thug dragged his mum from her bed and smashed her head against a wall after she offered to make him breakfast.

Don McLean announced on Wednesday (May 25) that he was pulling out of his appearance, and he has now been followed by a host of other musicians including singers Lee Greenwood and Larry Gatlin, Danielle Peck and Larry Stewart of the country band Restless Heart.“I cannot, in good conscience, perform at the NRA convention in Houston this weekend,” Gatlin, of the Gatlin Brothers, said in a statement.“While I agree with most of the positions held by the NRA, I have come to believe that, while background checks would not stop every madman with a gun, it is at the very least a step in the right direction toward trying to prevent the kind of tragedy we saw this week in Uvalde – in my beloved, weeping TEXAS.”He concluded: “I’m a 2nd Amendment guy, but the 2nd Amendment should not apply to everyone. It’s that simple.”A post shared by Larry Gatlin (@larrygatlin)Stewart said in a similar statement: “I want to honor the victims, families, the town and our friends in the great state of Texas the best I know how.”Peck added: “After much thought, as a both a mother and out of respect for all of the families in Uvalde, TX during the heartbreaking time, I have made the decision to not host or perform at the NRA Event in Houston this weekend.

Missguided is on the brink of collapse a month after the online fashion giant shed 63 jobs and its founder quit as chief executive.

An under-the-radar modern comedy show that might surprise with its high ratings is “Letterkenny,” from creators Jared Keeso and Jacob Tierney. Currently, with an 8.7 on IMDb, its fan base seems small, but very dedicated.

A Tory MP has resigned as a ministerial aide after saying he was "shocked and angered" by the behaviour described in the Sue Gray report.

A six-year-old boy was forced to sleep on a cold airport floor using a coat as a blanket after easyJet flight delays plunged his family's holiday plans into chaos.

Tributes have been paid to a Fife police officer and mum who has died after battling a long illness.

A Scots school boy who was knocked off his bike during a police chase claims he heard the officer say ‘it’s not him’ after being asked to remove his snood.

IT experts are being 'brought in from abroad' to solve more than a week of chaos at four of Greater Manchester's biggest hospitals hamstrung by technical glitches, according to staff on the ground. The help is being flown in from the US, the Manchester Evening News understands.

Loose Women star Brenda Edwards will join the cast of Chicago which start their UK and Ireland tour next week.MORE: Brenda Edwards' fans praise star's 'strength' after inspirational Loose Women videoBrenda, who previously made her West End debut in the show as Mamma Morton, will reprise the role for the upcoming performances which start in Sunderland on Wednesday.WATCH: Brenda Edwards shares amazing vocals after brave return to Loose WomenThe ITV star will join Lee Mead, who recently announced he will be playing Billy Flynn in the show.READ: Brenda Edwards opens up about the tragic death of son JamalSEE: Brenda Edwards breaks silence to share beautiful photo with son Jamal EdwardsThe news comes just days after it was revealed that Gemma Collins, who was due to be playing the role from Sunday, had to step down after sustaining a knee injury. Brenda first played Mamma Morton in 2007According to The Independent that the producers of the tour issued a statement.

With a bumper 16 episodes to film for season 7 it seems the Outlander cast are wasting no time in shooting new scenes.

Cannes Film Festival enters its second week, the glamour and opulence of the red carpet doesn’t seem to be dwindling any time soon. One of the most important events in the celebrity fashion calendar, the famous red steps of the Palais des Festivals have already delivered show-stopping looks from actors and models from across the world. Anne Hathaway quickly went viral after she arrived in a white sequin column gown from Armani Privé.

Daniel Bruhl and Macaulay Culkin have joined the cast of 'Rich Flu'. The pair have been tapped to star opposite Rosamund Pike, who has previously been announced as the lead in the pandemic-themed thriller. Spanish director Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia is helming the movie with cameras now set to roll.

Read More: Huge 90s Allstars concert coming to Hull featuring 5ive and Atomic KittenAs the live starts, Calum appears shocked catching a glimpse of himself of the screen, he questioned "who's that?". He then quickly realises "that's me" as he laughs it off. He continues "I don't think I am [on live]" with the person helping Calum looks at her phone and exclaims "you are!""Are we live? Can someone confirm it to me?" he questions to the camera.

after her death. The Essex lad and PA Ellie Sergeant have been dating for six months. The pair are reportedly "smitten.

Bridgerton star Ruby Barker has shared her mental health struggles in a candid video, revealing she has been hospitalised. The actress, who plays Marina Thompson on the Netflix period drama, explained in the Instagram post that she has been "struggling since Bridgerton". "I am better.

WHEN Hayden Christensen auditioned for the role of the young Darth Vader in 2000 he was content to have nabbed a couple of souvenir hats from his visit to George Lucas’s secretive Skywalker Ranch. Little did he expect, as a then 19-year-old unknown, to land the part of cinema’s most revered baddie.

Nothing says British summer time quite like a seaside holiday, and with hundreds of miles of coastline we’re spoilt for choice. Yet you don’t have to travel far from Manchester to stay at one of the best seaside hotels in the UK.

JADE Goody's husband Jack Tweed has found love again 13 years after her death. The 34-year-old has been dating a PA from Essex for six months.

KATIE Price's fiance Carl Woods posed with blood on his face after a nasty accident in training. He's going to be part of the Celeb MMA cage fight at Wembley and last night showed fans the contest is the real deal.

Guy Lodge Film CriticIt was Paul Gauguin, France’s most celebrated Polynesian tourist, who once wrote of “learning to know the silence of a Tahitian night.” It’s a void, he wrote, in which other senses and sensory awarenesses are heightened, amplifying his sense of loneliness and separation from others: “The inhabitants of the district and I mutually watched each other, and the distance remained the same.” Gauguin isn’t mentioned in “Pacifiction,” Albert Serra’s languorous, meandering tour of modern-day Tahiti, though those words echo through its survey of the island’s distanced, distracted residents — even if the nights here aren’t as silent as the artist might remember, disrupted as they are with tinny discotheque beats, darkened trysts and the hovering, unidentified threat of nuclear warfare. The first film by cultish Catalan provocateur Serra to crack Cannes’s competition lineup, “Pacifiction” is an unhurried, 164-minute tropical tour that is sort of about nothing and everything at once.