Dumfries and Galloway music festival to return for 26th year

Providing more options for special education needs in Greater Manchester is the big story of last week's planning applications.

Greater Manchester’s Town of Culture is preparing to mark the start of the festive season this November with a one-day Christmas celebration set to take place across the town centre.

A vision for a transformed Bury town centre by redeveloping the Mill Gate Shopping Centre and the surrounding 15 acres to include less retail and more housing has been put forward. Bury Council has published an update to its strategy for the town centre shopping complex after it acquired the centre and wider estate alongside joint venture partner Bruntwood in April 2022.

Less than a week after Roy Keane called on Erik ten Hag to strip him of the captaincy, Bruno Fernandes stepped up when Manchester United needed their captain most on Saturday.

No one is safe from a few hilarious and embarrassing moments throughout their career - including Peter Andre. During an appearance on Sky’s Extraordinary Life Stories, the dad-of-four opened up on one funny moment he'll never forget while performing on stage.

Truanting from school can be short-lived mischief. It can also damage a child's education irreparably. But in the case of two young boys playing hooky in Manchester city centre - it left them scarred for life.

A young couple say they save around £9,000 a year by not having children, and choose to spend their money on four annual holidays instead.

Camila Cabello is on the move.

Despite successful careers, several stars have left Hollywood behind for normal jobs.

Alison Herman TV Critic SPOILER ALERT: This piece contains spoilers from “That’s Amorte,” the fourth episode of “Rick and Morty” Season 7. The Smiths of “Rick and Morty” are no ordinary family; they’re a band of interdimensional travelers that includes a mad scientist, a potential clone and two parents of a giant incest baby that the United States government launched into space.

As Kelsey Grammer says in his 2020 low-budget action movie Money Plane, “Whatever you want to wager on, the money plane has you covered. You want to bet on a dude f*cking an alligator? Money Plane.”

A Perfect Circle, Puscifer and Primus have announced additional tour dates for their joint 2024 tour of the United States – see the full list of tour dates below.This past weekend (November 4), Puscifer took to social media to announced the expanded list of tour dates, which now run from April 2 until May 4 instead of the previously announced run which was only scheduled to run from April 17 until April 26.All shows will feature A Perfect Circle and Primus to celebrate the 60th birthday of Maynard James Keenan, who performs in A Perfect Circle and Puscifer.A post shared by Puscifer (@puscifer)Tickets to all shows are now on sale and can be purchased here.April:02 – Boston, MA Boch Center – Wang Theatre03 – Boston, MA Boch Center – Wang Theatre05 – Mashantucket, CT Premier Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino06 – Atlantic City, NJ Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena07 – Raleigh, NC Coastal Credit Union Music Park09 – Alpharetta, GA Ameris Bank Amphitheatre10 – Franklin, TN FirstBank Amphitheater12 – Irving, TX The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory13 – The Woodlands, TX The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion16 – Phoenix, AZ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre17 – Phoenix, AZ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre (SOLD OUT)18 – San Diego, CA The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park (SOLD OUT)20 – Los Angeles, CA The Hollywood Bowl21 – Berkeley, CA Greek Theatre (SOLD OUT)23 – West Valley City, UT Maverik Center25 – Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre (SOLD OUT)26 – Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre (SOLD OUT)30 – Bonner Springs, KS Azura AmphitheaterMay:01 – Chicago, IL Wintrust Arena02 – Clarkston, MI Pine Knob Music Theatre04 – Forest Hills, NY Forest Hills StadiumThe joint tour marks A Perfect Circle’s first run of shows since 2018, when they

TV icon Eric Richard shot to fame after playing the role of Sergeant Bob Cryer in the hit ITV show The Bill. Eric starred as the copper for more than 789 episodes between 1984 and 2004. His character left the show after he was accidentally shot and injured by PC Dale Smith.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are enjoying a low-key dinner date.

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are enjoying a late night out.

Aaron Carter, his elder brother Nick says he’s still having trouble processing the situation.Speaking to E! News, Nick – the older of the two, and a Backstreet Boys star – said that Aaron’s death on November 5 last year is “still unbelievable”. Nick continued: “I’m still processing the whole situation and trying to make sense of it – because it hasn’t.

Giovanna Fletcher recently celebrated an incredible 20 years with McFLy singer Tom Fletcher but admits it hasn't all been a walk in the park.The Happy Mum, Happy Baby podcaster, 38, revealed in an exclusive chat with OK! that the couple have had "their moments" but have always managed to work through them as a team. Now parents to their three sons - Buzz, nine, Buddy, seven, and five-year-old Max - Giovanna says they've learnt the key to sticking together when life gets tough.

EXCLUSIVE: Chernin Entertainment is the latest media company to undergo a round of layoffs.

One notable personality missing from BravoCon this year was Kathryn Dennis from Southern Charm who announced her exit from the show at the top of 2023 and ahead of filming for Season 9.

Married to Medicine is celebrating 10 seasons on Bravo and the ladies of the reality series are opening up about hitting that milestone.

Big Brother fans have accused some of the housemates of "blaming everything" on Trish. In the aftermath of Friday's double eviction, which saw Paul and Dylan booted from the house, Olivia could be heard blaming Trish and Noky for their exit, despite it being down to a public vote.

Lauryn Hill has responded to those who have complained about her missing recent shows, saying that fans are “lucky” she makes it on stage every night. The former Fugees singer, who is currently on tour around North America celebrating the 25th anniversary of her Grammy-winning debut solo album ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’, has had to cancel or postpone multiple shows due to an ongoing vocal injury. A concert in Philadelphia on October 22 had to be moved, while Hill was forced to cancel an October 30 show in Fort Worth, Texas.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “The Boy and the Heron” supposedly the final feature film by Japanese animation maestro Miyazaki Hayao, placed on top of the south Korean box office for a second weekend. It held off challenges from a clutch of new releases, including “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” and “Talk to Me.” “The Boy and the Heron” collected $2.49 million between Friday and Sunday, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic).

Ryan Reynolds is addressing some losses.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer SAG-AFTRA may take another day to respond to the studios’ “last, best and final” offer, as the union’s negotiating committee continues to weigh its next move. The studios last talked to union leadership on Saturday afternoon, when a large group of CEOs sought to make clear that they will not make further concessions. After that meeting, some members of the SAG-AFTRA negotiating committee expressed dissatisfaction with the studios’ offer.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Warner Bros. Discovery, Taiwan Mobile and the Taiwan Creative Content Agency have signed a multi-year memorandum of understanding to create and distribute Taiwanese original content locally and across international markets. The MOU, signed in advance of next week’s TCCF event, combines the expertise and reach of the three companies to develop, produce and distribute local IP and content for both local and global audiences.

Katy Perry had quite the crowd for her final Las Vegas residency performance!

Deadline that breast cancer was the cause of her death.Born on Aug. 10, 1936, Barbara Jane Bain’s career got underway in 1959 when the Queens native was crowned Miss Rheingold, which was the region’s most popular beer at the time.Earning the $50,000 prize, Bain made several appearances across the US and Europe and was even tapped for Revlon and Helena Rubinstein ads.

Taylor Swift just had a week where the biggest news wasn’t Travis Kelce.

USC quarterback Caleb Williams said he was going home to hug his dog after the team lost to Washington, 52-42, on Saturday, the Trojans’ third loss in four games after a 6-0 start.

Strictly Come Dancing fans were left blown away just minutes into the latest results show as a former professional dancer 'returned'. The BBC One dance contest returned to screens on Saturday night (November 4) as the nine remaining couples danced again for their place in the competition.

Kyle Richards has been at the center of drama during this weekend’s BravoCon as the star of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills gets confronted with all the headlines she’s been making this past year.

Strictly Come Dancing fans think they have spotted the 'savage' move that resulted in Adam Thomas' exit from the competition. The Waterloo Road star faced the dreaded dance-off for a second week in a row and unfortunately saw himself given the boot.

Strictly Come Dancing's Vito was left embarrassed after making a mistake on the popular BBC One show's latest results episode on Sunday night (November 5). Vito and his celebrity partner Ellie sailed through to the next week after wowing the judges with their American Smooth routine, earning a near-perfect score of 39. However, after making their way upstairs for a fun chat with Claudia, Vito was left red-faced after getting her name wrong.

The leader of Edinburgh City Council has appealed for the public to help identify dozens of yobs who have attacked police officers with fireworks and petrol bombs on Bonfire Night.

Masked youths filmed themselves using a rocket launcher to shoot fireworks at police during riots in Niddrie on Bonfire Night.