Giant inflatable bubbles take over Greater Manchester town as incredible light festival continues

Benny Blanco is giving fans a new glimpse into his romance with girlfriend Selena Gomez!

Shawn Mendes is looking back at the past year of his life in a new post after the New Year.

Paris Hilton is sharing a super cute new video of her baby girl!

Tia Mowry is opening up about her kids’ futures and if they would follow in the footsteps of their parents.

It’s time to take a look back at Sophia Bush‘s dating history.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief A strong December for local films helped make up for an otherwise miserable 2023 at the South Korean box office – previously the fifth largest cinema territory worldwide. And while theatrical markets in other major territories have recovered to reach at or near pre-pandemic levels, Korea finished 44% below 2019. Data from the Korean Film Council’s Kobis tracking service showed annual gross revenues of KRW1.261 trillion ($964 million at Jan 2024 rates of exchange) in 2023. That represented a gain of 9% on 2022, but it was far below the KRW1.91 trillion ($1.46 billion) recorded in 2019, the last pre-COVID year. The bleak trend was mirrored in terms of attendance or ticket sales, which remains the country’s preferred performance measure.

In the history of football, only 13 players have won the World Cup and played professionally for Manchester United.

A grandma was forced to leave her home for Christmas because of damp and mould – after she had already been moved out for two weeks so the issue could be fixed. The 54-year-old says she returned from a fortnight staying in a hotel throughout December to find that her home was still covered in damp and mould, despite apparent work arranged by her housing association to deal with the problem.

WIth the new year underway, now may be the best time to start looking for your first or next home. But with a region as big as Greater Manchester, it can be difficult to know where the most affordable areas are.

After a turbulent start to the New Year, people in Greater Manchester have faced relentless downpours, maintaining a pattern seen in recent weeks.

We’re a few days into 2024, which means many of us will already be starting to question our new year’s resolutions. But following the excesses of the festive season, a lot of us look to make changes to our diets, whether it’s cutting back on - or abstaining from - meat for Veganuary, or even giving Dry January a go.

Bolton’s claim to be the ‘Hollywood of the North’ is ringing increasingly true with production crews for various television and movie projects spending 88 days filming at locations in the town in 2023. The town’s locations, in particular the cobbles and grand, curved architecture of Le Mans Crescent, have featured in dozens of productions over recent years.

The Osbournes Podcast, Sharon – wife of former Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne – was asked if Ozzfest, which last took place in 2018, could ever make a return.Ozzy brought up the topic of bringing the festival back, asking his wife: “Not just one [at] the fucking Forum, but a whole Ozzfest [tour]?” Sharon replied: “Yeah, sure. Of course.”Their daughter Kelly then commented that artist managers need to be “realistic” when it comes to booking fees.

NCT Dream win the ceremony’s Daesang (grand prize) for a second consecutive year, while BTS, SEVENTEEN, NewJeans and more took home various other prizes in numerous categories.SEVENTEEN bagged the trophy for Best Album with ‘FML’, a mini-album released in April 2023, while rookie girl group NewJeans went home with the award for Best Song for ‘OMG’, which released in January 2023.Meanwhile, K-pop titans BLACKPINK and BTS were each awarded the World Best Artist Award and World Trend Artist Award respectively, while Rookie of the Year went to two acts: RIIZE and ZEROBASEONE. Both boybands also took home two of the 18 Bonsangs (main prizes) given out that evening.Daesang (Grand Prize)NCT DreamBonsang (Main Prize) winners aespa (G)I-DLE IVE BTS’ Jimin BTS’ Jungkook Kang Daniel Lim Young-woong NCT Dream NewJeans NMIXX RIIZE SEVENTEEN STAYC Stray Kids Sunmi BTS’ V Young Tak ZEROBASEONEWorld Best Artist AwardBLACKPINKWorld Trend Artist AwardBTSRookie of the YearRIIZE ZEROBASEONEBest Performance of the YearBilllieFan Choice of the Year VOST Award EXO’s Baekhyun – ‘Hello’ from Dr. Romantic season threeBallad AwardDay6’s YoungKBand AwardXdinary HeroesTrot AwardYoung TakR&B/Hip-Hop AwardDynamic DuoDiscovery of the Year FIFTY FIFTYK-pop Special Award Sandara ParkGlobal Producer Award GOT7’s Mark Tuan, Youngjae and BamBamNew Wave Star AwardKISS OF LIFE PLAVE YujuY Global Special Awardn.SsignPopularity Award Kim Ho-joongBest Thai ArtistFourth Gemini NuNew Zee Pruk

Drivers will soon be fined for breaking the rules of the road at six ‘high risk’ junctions in Manchester, it has emerged.

Yungblud and Jesse Jo Stark are showing off some PDA while on vacation!

Adam Driver is opening up about his career and how he has not been strategic in booking his role and instead going by instinct to work with great filmmakers.

NBC’s political satire comedy series Parks and Recreation, aka Parks and Rec, aired for seven seasons, across six years.

The Harry Potter movies were not just full of magic and adventures – they were also full of celebrity cameos!

Nigel Lythgoe is facing more allegations of sexual assault.

Stassi Schroeder has found out she’s apparently related to Gypsy-Rose Blanchard, according to a genealogist.

Politicians have been told to “shoulder blame” after it was revealed almost 1400 babies have been born dependent on substances since 2017.

A new strain of Covid has become the most common form of the virus in recent months across the globe and has notably brought on two new symptoms that people have reported experiencing.

Olivia Rodrigo has revealed that listening to Lorde‘s ‘Royals’ changed “the trajectory” of her life.Speaking to Dua Lipa, Billie Eilish, Jon Batiste, Cynthia Erivo and Julia Michaels’ Songwriter Roundtable interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Rodrigo spoke of the first time she had heard the Lorde song on the radio and went on to explain how it had impacted her so deeply.“I remember hearing that song on the radio at the time… It was one of those ‘pinch me’ moments where you always remember, a snapshot memory, like, ‘Oh my God, what is this?!’ Changes the trajectory of your life,” Rodrigo called to her fellow musicians.“I remember listening to it as I first started writing songs and just being blown away by her lyrics that are just about being a teenager living in the suburbs,” Rodrigo went on to explain. “I just remember never hearing my life be put into a song like that where it just made being young and doing these seemingly unimportant things feel so sacred.”Most recently, the singer-songwriter discussed the inspiration behind some of the “emo” lyrics in her recent songs ‘Lacy’ and ‘All-American Bitch’.Speaking on the Kelly Clarkson Show, Rodrigo gave insight into how she conceived the lyrics for the outro of ‘Lacy’ – “And I despise my jealous eyes and how hard they fell for you / Yeah, I despise my rotten mind and how much it worships you.”“Very emo of me, writing that,” Rodrigo told Clarkson, laughing.

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Adam Driver is tired of defending his recent roles.

Mariah Carey is getting ready to do some late-night shopping.

Rob Lowe is opening up about missing out on a big movie role in the ’80s.

Korean historical action drama 12.12: The Day has grossed $90.5M and sailed past the 12 million admissions mark at the Korean box office over the Christmas holiday period to become the highest grossing film of 2023. 

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is a two-time Oscar winner and the first female director of a Star Wars film.

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three family photos on Instagram and received a slew of comments asking if she was expecting a fourth baby.After one commenter wrote, “Fingers crossed that 2024 brings baby #4,” husband Josh Hall, 43, responded, “No shot.”“3 is more than enough for us,” he added before joking that they might expand the family with a furry friend. “Maybe another pup though!”The “Christina on the Coast” star also had choice words when another fan commented, “Is that baby #4 I see peeping through?” Christina didn’t miss a beat and quipped, “No.

a veteran Hollywood publicist, who championed independent films for decades and also dabbled in acting, has died. He was 79.Cottrell died on New Year’s Day at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills in Los Angeles, California.His sister Suzy Cottrell confirmed his death and posted a tribute to her late brother on Facebook.“My adorable, fun, critical, foodie, particular, brilliant, loving brother passed on to the next life early on New Year’s Day,” she wrote.

The Traitors returns for a second season this year.Hosted by Claudia Winkleman, the reality series sees 22 contestants compete for a prize fund worth up to £120,000 at a castle in the Scottish Highlands.As they arrive at the castle, a small number are selected to be “Traitors” who have to eliminate the “Faithful” contestants to claim the prize themselves. However, if the latter manage to work out and “murder” the deceitful contestants through daily roundtable meetings, they win the cash prize instead.The show’s second season kicks off Wednesday January 3 on BBC One from 9pm.

Loose Women's Frankie Bridge has found a 'luxurious' River Island jacket that's perfect for winter, and it's safe to say we'll be racing to buy it before it sells out.The 34 year old star shared a snap of herself wearing the cream bomber jacket with her 1.6m Instagram followers as part of her weekly Frankie's Faves fashion round-up, saying it looks 'more expensive' than it is and can be worn anywhere from the pub to relaxing at home.The jacket, usually priced at £50, is part of River Island's January sale and now costs just £25 here, ad is made from a cosy faux wool borg fabric that's designed to keep you warm while looking ultra-stylish. The stylish mum shared the jacket as one of her top picks for a festive pub lunch, and although the Christmas period is behind us now, the jacket still 'looks expensive' and is super versatile.

Jimmy Kimmel is DONE messing around with Aaron Rodgers!