Green shoots for Manchester as pub, bar and restaurant openings rise by 2.5%

Bury’s council elections are less than a month away with all 51 seats up for grabs in an ‘all out’ poll. It means residents can vote for up to three candidates on polling day next month.

Jack White has revealed that he has been working with Jay-Z and unreleased music with the rapper could soon “see the light of day”.The former White Stripes frontman, who releases his new album ‘Fear Of The Dawn’ tomorrow (April 8), was speaking with Apple Music‘s Zane Lowe about his unfinished work and recent team up with the rapper.When asked whether the pair had been working together, White replied: “Yeah. That’s true, but it’s not me who doesn’t finish stuff. So it’s, uh…I’m not that guy.

Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton's idyllic life together has just gotten a whole lot messier. The pair - who, along with Gwen's three boys split their time between Los Angeles and Oklahoma - have a stunning property portfolio and the No Doubt singer has revealed they're about to make some major changes to one of them. GALLERY: Gwen Stefani's $13million mansion with fiancé Blake Shelton has wild interiorsSpeaking on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Gwen revealed that they are getting their hands dirty with a project which is a far cry from their star-studded music careers.WATCH: Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton's love story Rather than call in the professionals, Gwen and Blake are transforming their expansive backyard at their new Oklahoma ranch all by themselves. At the time of the interview, the mom-of-three said her husband was there already and admitted: "He's literally tilling the soil. He literally texted me an hour ago.

Will Smith‘s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, during last month’s Oscars ceremony.The comedian and actor said that it wasn’t a “bad” joke as he appeared to poke fun at the gravity that people have applied to Pinkett Smith’s alopecia condition, the apparent subject of which was what offended her and her husband, who slapped Rock in response.Despite Rock’s joke, in which he said that Pinkett Smith’s cropped haircut made her look like “GI Jane”, Rock had “no idea” about her alopecia, according to a source.Now, responding to fans on a Twitter live after being asked for his thoughts about the incident, Gervais said: “You don’t hit someone over a joke, however bad it is – and it wasn’t bad” [via The Independent].“That was like the tamest joke I would’ve ever told,” the comedian added.Gervais had previously said during a stand-up show in London last week that he would have joked about Pinkett Smith’s “boyfriend” August Alsina instead of her appearance.“People were going, ‘What would have happened if Ricky Gervais had been doing it [hosting the Oscars]?’” Gervais continued.“Well, nothing, as I would not have made a joke about his wife’s hair. I would have made a joke about her boyfriend.”Pinket Smit and US singer Alsina have been involved in an “entanglement”, which she has discussed on her Red Table Talk show.Gervais also mocked people criticising Rock for “joking about [Pinkett-Smith’s] disability”.“Well, I’m going a bit thin – I’m disabled,” Gervais said, pointing to his head.

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, has been found guilty of manslaughter after stabbing a homeless man to death.The incident happened on August 1 2017, when Creole (real name Nathaniel Glover) encountered John Jolly, a 55-year-old homeless man, on the street in midtown Manhattan. Glover ended up stabbing Jolly twice in the chest with a steak knife. He died in hospital shortly after.The next day New York City police arrested Glover and charged him with second-degree murder.“To tell the truth, I thought he was gay and because I thought he was gay, and he was saying that to me, ‘what’s up,’ I was thinking that he was thinking [that] I was gay,” Glover said in a videotaped interview with police.“So I was a little annoyed by that.

Carly Rae Jepsen has teased the release of new music with a social media update and a ‘Western Wind’ billboard.Earlier this week (April 4), Jepsen posted a map of California to social media featuring lines such as “Coming in like a western wind,” “Reminding me love that it’s all connected,” “First bloom, you know it’s spring”, “Do you feel home in all directions?” and “A celebration, a jubilation.”Captioning the post, Jepsen wrote “x marks the spot” with a cross visible on the map at exit 130.x marks the spot pic.twitter.com/ic3dKGa2H6— Carly Rae Jepsen (@carlyraejepsen) April 4, 2022That was followed yesterday (April 6) by updated profile pictures across social media alongside the caption “first bloom…” An image of a billboard was also shared, teasing something called ‘Western Wind’ alongside a phone number.People calling 213-732-3275 can hear a pre-recorded message from Jepsen. “​​Hello.

Miranda Lambert left behind a busy 2021, and is showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon!MORE: Miranda Lambert shares sweet snap with husband Brendan for exciting reasonIn fact, this year is set to be even busier for the country superstar, as she announced earlier in the month the news of her new Las Vegas Residency.And on Wednesday, Miranda delighted fans after revealing that more tickets for the shows would be on sale on April 7.VIDEO: Carrie Underwood pays heartfelt tribute to 'sister' Miranda Lambert "In queso you're wondering, @iheartradio is airing a live show from @casarosanashville to celebrate my new Las Vegas Residency. Tune in tomorrow… And tickets for the residency go onsale April 7," she wrote alongside a photo of herself at her popular restaurant, Casa Rosa.MORE: Miranda Lambert is preparing for an unexpected change to her appearance - exclusiveMORE: Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood join Blake Shelton as CMA confirms awards show performersFans were quick to show the singer their support with congratulatory messages.

Walt Disco have been announced as the new guests for next week's episode of The Record Club. 

Catherine Zeta-Jones to Amal and George Clooney [pictured] and Peter and Emily Andre, here at HELLO! we have found all the most loved-up couples and taken a look at their stories to finding romance. Click through our gallery of star couples who have big age differences.Amal and George Clooney - Age gap: 16 years It came as a shock when George Clooney confirmed his engagement to Lebanese-British beauty Amal Alamuddin, who he had been dating for seven months. The silver fox finally found his match in the beautiful human rights lawyer, who George has always credited as being "the smart one" in the marriage.

Good Morning Britain fans admitted. they were infuriated during a snowboarder interview on the show.

Kelly Ripa and her husband Mark Consuelos are the envy of many when it comes to their appearance – as they both just never age!READ: Kelly Ripa's foyer in her New York townhouse will give you chillsAnd what's more, the Live with Kelly and Ryan star had quite the reaction to a recent comment about her husband's appearance – proving she isn't afraid to poke fun of herself.The TV favorite had shared a picture of the Riverdale star relaxing outside at a restaurant in New York City.VIDEO: Kelly Ripa looks unrecognisable following bold transformationKelly's followers were quick to comment on just how youthful the actor looked, with Gary Janetti writing: "Why does he never age?"MORE: Kelly Ripa shares thoughts on shock Will Smith Oscars momentMORE: Kelly Ripa's son looks thoroughly unimpressed in amazing throwback photoKelly was quick to respond, replying: "@garyjanetti because I age for both of us. Ask all the doctors………"Among the replies to the star's comments, one wrote: "You look amazing too," while another wrote: "You haven't aged in years." A third added: "You don't age either!"A post shared by Kelly Ripa (@kellyripa)Kelly Ripa had the best reaction to her husband Mark Consuelos' ageless photoKelly and Mark met on the set of All My Children and celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary last year.MORE: Kelly Ripa reveals incredible transformation ahead of the OscarsMORE: Kelly Ripa's family celebrate news related to son Joaquin's time at collegeThe TV star in the past has described falling for Mark, as "love at first sight".

This Morning fans were left furious when a woman appeared in a segment and ate 20 chicken nuggets in 60 seconds.

TWICE have announced an additional date for their upcoming encore concert in Los Angeles.The group shared earlier today (April 7) that they would be performing for an additional night in Los Angeles for their upcoming encore concert, after reportedly selling out tickets within 15 to 25 minutes of sales going live for what was previously meant to be a one-night-only performance.The second show will also be held at the Banc Of California Stadium, which boasts a rough seat capacity of 22,000, and will take place on May 15. The addition of both encore performances comes after the girl group wrapped up the U.S leg of their ‘III’ world tour last month, which saw all seven shows in L.A, Oakland, Fort Worth and New York sell out.Tickets for the newly-added show will be going on sale on April 11 at 3pm PDT through the Live Nation website.TWICE 4TH WORLD TOUR ‘Ⅲ’ ENCORE / ADDITIONAL SHOW INFO■SHOW INFO-LOS ANGELES 2022.05.15 (SUN) 7:30PM @ BANC OF CALIFORNIA STADIUM■TICKET OPEN-2022.04.11 (MON) 3PM (PDT)-WEBSITE: https://t.co/ugDHoZSOol■MORE INFOhttps://t.co/3u7cpM9Rtr#TWICE_4TH_WORLD_TOUR_ENCORE pic.twitter.com/NfbXWlqFYX— TWICE (@JYPETWICE) April 7, 2022With this, TWICE will also be first K-pop girl group in history to perform in a North American stadium, and are also the second K-pop act to do so overall, following BTS, per Soompi. Last year, TWICE released ‘Formula Of Love: T+O=<3’ alongside the music video for its lead single ‘Scientist’.

Leonardo DiCaprio had her thrown out of a Los Angeles nightclub after she said hello to him.The Only Way Is Essex reality TV star alleged that she was at the actor’s private members’ club, reportedly Soho House, when she was suddenly kicked out.“Leonardo DiCaprio – I said hello to him and got thrown out of the club in LA,” she told The Sun. “I mean, he looked at me and I looked at him back and all I said was hello.“Next thing I know, I’ve been thrown out.

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Portishead, IDLES and Billy Nomates have been announced to perform at a special War Child concert in Bristol for Ukraine.They will be joined by Katy J Pearson, Heavy Lungs and Wilderman for the HELP! gig at the city’s O2 Academy on Bank Holiday Monday on May 2.Tickets will only be available through a £10 prize draw, which will be made at 12pm today (April 7) until April 25, when all winners will be chosen at random. Ticket details can be found here.All donations will help the unfolding crisis in Ukraine, and match funding from the UK government will also go to Yemen where millions of children are also in need of protection from conflict.“We are really pleased to be able to support the people of Ukraine by performing a few songs at this event in collaboration with the amazing War Child charity,” said Portishead, who will be performing their first and only concert in seven years.“We have been kindly invited to play this show for the benefit of War Child.

Nicki Minaj appeared on Carpool Karaoke last night (April 6), performing a snippet of Adele’s ‘Someone Like You’ – watch footage below.Speaking to host James Corden, Minaj slipped into a British accent with Corden saying “you sound just like Adele”.Minaj then did her best impression of Adele going viral at a basketball game, before talking about Adele’s take on Minaj’s verse from Kanye West’s ‘Monster’, which she performed on Carpool Karaoke back in 2016 as well as at a party in LA in 2019.At the time Minaj tweeted: “Adele is mad ratchet” and last night, she said “I just loved it. She made me so, so happy.

SPOILER ALERT: This piece contains spoilers for “Lizzy,” the finale of “The Dropout,” which premiered April 7 Hulu.When Elizabeth Meriwether was first planning “The Dropout” — her Hulu adaptation of the popular ABC News podcast of the same name, which chronicled the spectacular rise and precipitous fall of Theranos founder, Elizabeth Holmes — she an idea about where she wanted the story to end: Burning Man. “It seemed like an interesting place for a kind of quote-unquote rebirth, you know?” Meriwether said.She could picture Elizabeth, played by Amanda Seyfried, along with her mysterious new boyfriend Billy Evans, as Burners frolicking in the desert without a care in the world.

Naman Ramachandran BBC Three has acquired 10 x 45′ hit HBO Max reality dating competition show “FBoy Island” from Warner Bros International Television production. Created by Elan Gale and hosted by comedian Nikki Glaser, “FBoy Island” follows the adventures of Sarah, Nakia and C.J.

EXCLUSIVE: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel star Caroline Aaron has joined the cast of Israeli/U.S. Henry Winkler-starring crossover comedy Chanshi.

“Always on Time” and Fat Joe’s “What’s Luv?” to becoming a solo star with her self-titled debut album, which came out 20 years ago on April 2, 2002. Instantly crowning the Glen Cove, Long Island, native as the princess of hip-hop soul with its trendsetting sound, the LP — featuring the hits “Foolish,” “Happy” and “Baby” — went triple-platinum and won her a Grammy for Best Contemporary R&B Album. And it firmly established a career that, bopping from music to acting, has led Ashanti to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday.“I can’t believe I’m getting a star,” said Ashanti, 41.

Kim Kardashian wants her kids to think highly of their dad. During ABC News’ “The Kardashians” special, the 41-year-old reality star told Robin Roberts how she discusses her and Kanye “Ye” West‘s split with their four children. The exes are parents to North, 8, Saint, 6, Chicago, 4, and Psalm, 2.

Kourtney Kardashian's Las Vegas wedding to Travis Barker came as a surprise to many — even some of her famous family! The 42-year-old reality star appeared alongside her momager, Kris Jenner, and sisters Khloe and Kim Kardashian and Kendall Jenner during a group interview on Wednesday night's, where she discussed the impromptu nuptials. When host Kimmel noted that she got «fake married» due to the marriage not being legal, Kourtney explained, «It's not called 'fake married!' There was no possibility to get a marriage license at that hour… I'm like, 'Are you guys lying?' We asked like five times — 'What do we have to do to make this happen?' And they were like, 'It opens at 8 o'clock.' We just did it anyways. It's what's in the heart.»But despite the late hour, her famous family wasn't entirely in the dark. «I knew, and Khloe knew,» Kris said of the practice wedding. «I was on FaceTime,» Khloe shared.   Kim, however, was not involved. «I was sleeping,» the mother of four revealed.

Nicki Minaj, 39, proved to be an entertaining guest on The Late Late Show‘s “Carpool Karaoke” segment on Apr. 6! The rapper was the first celeb to sit alongside host James Corden in the passenger seat of his car since the COVID pandemic stopped the filming of the popular singing show two years ago. The funny and talented star kept the epic moment memorable and sang some of the catchiest tunes throughout, while also enjoying laughs and conversation.

Hollywood acting legend Bruce Willis had a smile on his face as he enjoyed a nature walk with his wife, Emma Heming Willis, on Wednesday, a week after it was revealed that he is stepping away from acting following his shock aphasia diagnosis.The Die Hard actor, 67, looked content as he gazed at his wife and then smiled into the camera as they sat on a log surrounded by woodland in a series of candid snaps taken by the couple’s ten year old daughter, Mabel. Emma posted, 43, the images to her Instagram account with the caption: “Mom & dad in their favorite habitat”, and credited the heartwarming images to their daughter Mabel Ray Willis.The couple dressed casually for the outdoor adventure, with bruce donning grey jeans, a khaki shirt, a bright orange gilet and walking boots, and Emma in blue jeans, a purple top and a light black jacket.

Amanda Holden looked to be having the time of her life as she sipped on some bubbly in the space of her lavishly transformed new garden shed.The 51 year old was pictured holding up a glass whilst sitting beside a newly installed bar built with a marble top inside her impressive new outside digs, in a photo posted to her Instagram. Amanda appeared relaxed in the snap as she wore a grey off-the-shoulder jumper with matching loose-fitting trousers and sported pretty make-up as her blonde hair was styled in loose flicks.

Easter is just around the corner, and Costa Coffee has released a whole range of new products just in time to mark the occasion. An array of delicious sweet treats and unique hot drinks have arrived in Costa stores across the UK, including a Hot Cross Bun Latte and a Double Chocolate Torte. Anyone that's a fan of a hot cross bun will be delighted with the retailer's Easter range this year, as well as those who love a tasty chocolate-based treat.

Nikki Grahame’s heartbroken mum Sue has opened up on the ways she keeps her late daughter’s memory alive in an emotional Channel 4 documentary. Late Big Brother star Nikki tragically passed away aged 38 last April, following a long battle with anorexia which began when she was just eight years old. Now, in a moving one-off programme called Nikki Grahame: Who Is She, which airs on Thursday 7 April, Sue shares her devastation about her daughter’s death, as well as the things she does to feel closer to Nikki since her sad passing.