Erik ten Hag has had a better first day at Manchester United than he did at Ajax

Clayton Davis With six decades around the sun, Tom Cruise still feels the need for speed and has crafted himself into one of the most successful and undeniably talented movie stars of his generation, and all time.Variety is ranking his 15 best film performances to celebrate the actor’s 60th birthday.With a breakthrough that started in the coming-of-age film “Risky Business” (1983), the Syracuse, New York born-actor became a darling of Hollywood, and consumer audiences around the world. As Joseph Kosinski’s “Top Gun: Maverick” still goes strong, making more than half a billion dollars domestically, Cruise has continued to etch himself into the cultural zeitgeist, crossing multiple generations.Also a producer, he’s continued to elevate the entertainment medium with the “Mission: Impossible” franchise, which began in 1995.

Adele has given her first public concert in five years at London’s Hyde Park, performing at the venue over the weekend.The shows — which took place on Friday July 1 and Saturday July 2 as part of BST Hyde Park — were the singer’s first ticketed performances since her 2017 shows at Wembley Stadium.Adele performed a number of classics during her two-hour set, including ‘Hello’, ‘Someone Like You’, ‘Send My Love (To Your New Lover)’ and ‘Rumour Has It’, as well as ‘Easy On Me’ and ‘Oh My God’ from her latest album ’30’. Find footage of the performances and the full set list below:‘Hello’‘I Drink Wine’‘I’ll Be Waiting’‘Rumour Has It’‘Water Under The Bridge’‘One And Only’‘Skyfall’‘Send My Love (To Your New Lover)’‘Easy On Me’ ‘All I Ask’ ‘Make You Feel My Love’ (Bob Dylan cover) ‘Someone Like You’ ‘Oh My God’ ‘Set Fire To The Rain’ ‘Hold On’ ‘Rolling In The Deep’ ‘When We Were Young’ ‘Love Is A Game’ The shows held an estimated 65,000 people each, with support acts playing throughout the day.

He’s one of the most idolized musicians in showbiz, but on Saturday night, Drake turned up to the Backstreet Boys’ Toronto, Ontario, concert and revealed that it was the boy band’s 1999 smash, “I Want It That Way” that helped him feel “cool” and “acknowledged” for the first time.

Marcus Rashford is hoping to feel the benefits of a full pre-season and a good summer break as he embarks on a crucial year for his Manchester United career.

Wild, wealthy and glamorous! Kelly Li Mi has starred on the reality series Bling Empire for two seasons, letting cameras follow her every move — and now she’s letting Us Weekly come along for the ride, too.

Big Sean and Jhené Aiko are expecting!

The Manchester Evening News has unveiled its new editor as Sarah Lester - who was previously senior editor at the regional daily. In her expanded role, she will be responsible for the brand development of the MEN across print and online, in addition to her existing duties with its website.

David Marshall admits quitting Scotland was the toughest moment of his football career, writes Fraser Wilson from Hibs' training camp in Portugal. But after experiencing a sudden moment of clarity midway through June’s international camp it was also one of the easiest decisions he’s ever made.

The first in person Women in Business event since the pandemic held in Strathaven hotel was branded a “huge success”.

Marcus Rashford believes there is a "buzz" around Carrington after new boss Erik ten Hag made an impression in his first week of training as Manchester United manager. The United players not involved in the June internationals returned to pre-season training at the start of the week and they've had the first opportunity to experience Ten Hag's methods at Carrington.

World-famous diver Tom Daley and his husband Dustin Lance Black dressed to impress as they joined a host of celebs attending this year’s Wimbledon. Tom, 28, and Dustin, 48, enjoyed the sporting event on Saturday 2 July where the pair donned brightly coloured suits.Tom wore a full-yellow suit, paired with a white shirt and pink tie, as American screenwriter Dustin opted for an equally as colourful ensemble in a cyan blue suit.To complete the look, the 48 year old wore a blue polka dot tie.

A cannabis farm, weapons and a number of drugs were found by police this week following a sweep across Tyldesley and Atherton. Three arrests have been made in connection with drug offences and one charge was brought, Greater Manchester Police have said.

How can I convince you to use sun protection? Well, I suppose I could warn you that skin cancer is now the most common cancer in the UK, or I could tell you about my personal family experience with stage four malignant melanoma. But why would I want to scare you into using SPF, when I can make you WANT to use it? Skin cancer will hopefully never enter your world, but ageing is coming for all of us.

Rex Orange County (aka Alex O’Connor) has cancelled the bulk of his touring plans for 2022, effective following his show in London next month.The Grayshott singer-songwriter will perform at Gunnersbury Park on Saturday August 13, following two shows in Glasgow – one of which has sold out, with remaining tickets to the other available here – as well as sold-out shows in Manchester and Dublin later this month. The Gunnersbury Park gig will be O’Connor’s last for the rest of the year, he announced today (July 2), meaning 17 shows across Australasia and Europe have now been cancelled. Tickets for the Gunnersbury park show can be found here.In a post shared to his social media pages, O’Connor wrote: “It is with a great deal of sadness to announce that due to unforeseen personal circumstances, I am having to spend some time at home this year and I will not be able to continue with touring as planned.”Noting that tickets for the cancelled dates – which were scheduled to go down between September and November – will be refunded automatically, O’Connor continued in his statement: “This is the last thing I want to do.

“A clown, fun-loving and as mischievous as anything”. That was the tribute to Robert Davies’ mother gave after he took his own life, WalesOnline reports.

Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel has already described Cristiano Ronaldo as one of the "greatest" to have ever played the game amid reports that he wants to leave Manchester United in this summer's transfer window.

Phillip Schofield couldn't have looked any happier as he attended his first Pride event since going public with his sexuality two years ago.The host of This Morning, 60, attended the London celebrations on Saturday, 2 July, along with his ITV colleagues.The capital's streets were awash with rainbows, glitter and sequins as the parade began at Hyde Park Corner and carried on into Trafalgar Square, before finishing at Whitehall Palace. It's believed more than a million people joined in on the event and, judging by Phil's collection of snaps, it's likely he'll be joining the same people next year.

Drama group K-Otic Productions is to tread the boards once more in celebration of its tenth anniversary.

Hundreds of jobs in Manchester have been created by Booking.com so far this year as the technology giant progresses its plans to expand beyond accommodation.

Defender Lisandro Martinez has admitted that he is "proud" of the way he developed under Erik ten Hag at Ajax amid Manchester United's ongoing interest in his signature.

The Government is stepping in to reduce disruption at airports with passengers saying they look like scenes from 'a disaster movie' according to customers. Manchester Airport has been the point of criticism for months but trouble at airports has been reported across the country.

ANTIGONI Buxton joined revellers in the streets of London to celebrate Pride weekend - just a day after she was dumped from Love Island. The stunning blonde singer returned home after she was voted out by her fellow Islanders and the journey to find love came to an end.

Corrie star Bev Callard is launching her own fitness venture - almost 40 years since she first appeared on the box performing workouts. She will be hosting her Beverley’s Results at a gym close to her home.

HOLLYWOOD megastar Tom Cruise kicked off his 60th birthday celebrations singing and dancing along to Adele. The actor, who turns 60 today, watched the Hello singer live at Hyde Park on Friday.

cancer, which the star battled back in 2004. In a throwback interview Watts recalled the moments after his diagnosis he shared: "It was benign, but [the doctor] said we should take it out. On the slide, it had tiny cancer cells on it.

Greater Manchester has put forward its case for scrapping charges in a revised Clean Air Zone plan submitted to the government today (July 1). The controversial scheme, which would have seen commercial vehicles with the highest emissions charged up to £60 a day to drive on the region's roads, was due to come into force in May, but was paused following a public backlash.