How Manchester's weather helped bring fast fashion giants like Boohoo and PrettyLittleThing to the city

The heartbroken mum of a baby boy murdered by his foster mum has spoken of how he was taken away by social services after his birth against her will. Mum Laura Corkill had a room decorated for little Leiland-James Micheal Corkill and his name chosen out before his birth, which happened by emergency Caesarean four days before Christmas in 2019 at West Cumberland Hospital.

The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for heavy rain in parts of Scotland as flooding and thunder storms could hit today.

A Lanarkshire biker was an easy rider recently as he raised funds for a charity close to his heart.

Abel Ferrera has had several premieres of his films at the Venice Film Festival over the years. Now, Variety reports that Ferrera is back again this year with “Padre Pio,” one of the highlights of the Venice Days lineup announced today.

It feels like we’ve been waiting years and years for “Blonde,” director Andrew Dominik’s long-gestating, long-awaited Marilyn Monroe biopic, based on the bestselling novel by Joyce Carol Oates. Starring Ana de Armas as the blonde bombshell and Hollywood icon, “Blonde” boldly reimagines the life of Marilyn Monroe, exploring the split between her public and private selves.

The annual Manchester Food and Drink Festival Award nominations have landed, with some of the city’s best bars, restaurants and food producers all in the running for gongs. Up for the coveted restaurant of the year are 10 Tib Lane, Erst, The Sparrows, Another Hand, Mana, Where the Light Gets In and The Firehouse.

Senior business leaders are calling for more measures to tackle Manchester’s low productivity levels and boost employer investment in skills.

Coronation Street's Hope Stape star has appeared in a goodbye message after it was confirmed that her co-star had officially left the soap. The parents of Isabella Flanagan, who plays the daughter of Fiz and serial Killer John in the ITV soap, shared their farewell to Jamie Kenna after his exit as Phill Whittaker was announced.

A TikTok trend involving a fizzy drink has led to a wave of mid-20-year-olds discovering that their lifelong inability to burp could actually be a medical condition. The trend, which sees people attempting to drink a bottle of Sprite without belching, has been popular across the globe in the past few months.

This year’s Love Islanders are heading out on their final dates, where Adam Collard will open up to Paige Thorne about his excitement about her meeting his family. Each season of Love Island sees its final few couples treated to a romantic date outside of the villa – and the show’s producers pull out all the stops. From dinners on yachts and La La Land-esque set-ups, they go above and beyond for the contestants.Tonight will see fan-favourites Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti enjoy a romantic candlelit meal in a Roman-looking amphitheatre, while they’re serenaded by world renowned singer, Alfie Boe.

After years of crossed fingers and wishful thinking, it could finally be coming home for England after the Lionesses secured a place in the final of the Euro 2022 football tournament. Following their incredible 4-0 win against Sweden on Tuesday, which was watched by fans including David Beckham and his daughter Harper Seven, the football team are heading to London’s Wembley Stadium where they will take on Germany in the grand final.

The sister of Love Island star Luca Bish has said she is compiling a “shady list” of names the contestant should avoid when he comes out of the villa, leading fans to question if Gemma Owen’s mum will appear on it. Luca’s sister Claudia has been controlling his Instagram account since he’s been away and told followers her list plans on the platform as the show hits its final week.

Danielle Fogarty and Ross Worswick revealed that they tied the knot in a legal ceremony. Danielle, 30, and former Ex On The Beach star Ross, 32, shared the happy news to Instagram with a string of stunning snaps.They told fans: “Legal but not official….to be continued 10.09.22,” before announcing that the nuptials took place ahead of their wedding later this year.The couple, who are proud parents to son Mason, looked sensational as they posed for pictures following the ceremony. Danielle teased her followers as she posted a picture of herself and Ross holding hands with a bouquet of flowers between them and wrote: “Do you want to know a secret?” She added: “We got legally married! So simple, only two witnesses but it was perfect.

Former Big Brother contested Liam McGough has shared how becoming a celebrity overnight changed his life - and not in a good way.The TV personality, who finished third in series 8 and won £100,000 in the process, told ChronicleLive why he's much happier now that he's looking after trees in The Royal Parks and for five-star New York hotels, rather than making easy money by simply turning up to a nightclub and wave. It seems the 35 year old's days of hectic TV appearances and wild nights out are over after his overnight success at the tender age of 22. From making a million pounds and feelings of loneliness to reportedly dating TV star Emily Attack, let's take a look at Liam's life as it is now...

There’s less than a week to go until the Love Island villa shuts its doors for another season - whatever will we watch next?! This year saw a brand new bunch of sexy singletons accept the challenge of finding love and as always, it’s been a bumpy road. For the past two months, love guru Lalalaletmeexplain has been shining a light on the best and worst behaviour witnessed amongst the romance seekers. From Luca’s possessive attitude to Jacques’ dirty name-calling, the Islanders have displayed some of the biggest red flags ever! Here, Lalalaletmeexplain hand-picks the stand-out warning signs we should look out for in our own love lives….

Vanessa Feltz has quit BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio London after two decades on air. The 60 year old This Morning agony aunt has announced her departure from her radio shows, saying she's “loved every moment” of her early-morning programmes but is stepping down to catch up on a “decade’s deficit of beauty sleep”.

HBO has released the official trailer for its upcoming documentary charting the rise and fall of Diana, Princess of Wales. The film, titled The Princess, comes shortly before the 25th anniversary of the princess’ death in 1997 and will be released on the US streamer on August 13. It will explore Diana’s complex relationship with the media and her romance with the Duke of Wales, including their marriage through to their infamous split in 1992.The film will also show how the paparazzi frenzy contributed to Diana’s death at the age of just 36.

Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett has shared a new solo single, ‘Long, Long Year’ – listen to it below.Recorded in Nashville, Tennessee, the track features bassist Jack Lawrence (The Raconteurs) and drummer Julian Doro (Eagles of Death Metal, The Whigs) among other musicians.It was produced by the Grammy-winning Vance Powell, who’s previously worked with the likes of Jack White and his side project band The Dead Weather.Speaking about how the emotional, country-tinged song came about, Shiflett explained: “I spent a lot of time alone at my studio in LA during the first part of the lockdown just woodshedding tunes.“The line ‘It’s been a long, long year‘ was rattling around my head for obvious reasons, but I framed it as a love song.”The musician said that he then recorded his first solo material since his 2019 album, ‘Hard Lessons’,  during a trip to Nashville in March 2021.“I hadn’t done much traveling post-COVID lockdown so I was a little nervous heading out there to work with a producer and roomful of musicians I didn’t really know,” Shiflett went on.“In true Nashville style we made our introductions and got right down to work, hammering out the basic tracks in a few hours.”He continued: “Vance was great and made me feel right at home, and the group of players he put together were on point.  Next day we did some overdubs and Sierra [Hull] came in and added mandolin and harmony vocals on ‘Long, Long Year’ and the tracks started coming together.”Details of a potential new solo record have not yet been confirmed.‘Long, Long Year’ marks the first music from a member of Foo Fighters since the death of the band’s drummer, Taylor Hawkins, in March.

Brian Eno has today (July 28) previewed his upcoming new album with a new single, ‘There Were Bells’ – check it out below.Eno’s 22nd studio album, ‘FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE’, will be released on October 14 and can be pre-ordered here.The 10 track record was made at his studio in West London and according to a press release, Eno sings vocals on the majority of tracks for the first time on an album since 2005’s ‘Another Day On Earth.’Today’s single release was written by Eno for a performance by him and his brother Roger at a UNESCO World Heritage site, the Acropolis, in August 2021. Eno recalled how it was 45 degrees in Athens on the day of the concert with wildfires raging just outside the city – something that prompted his introductory comment:”I thought, here we are at the birthplace of Western civilisation, probably witnessing the end of it.”‘There Were Bells’ is described as proving “a poignant reminder of the current climate emergency, a theme that is explored throughout the album.”You can listen to the new track here:‘FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE’ Tracklist:‘Who Gives a Thought’‘We Let It In’‘Icarus or Blériot’‘Garden of Stars’‘Inclusion’‘There Were Bells’‘Sherry’‘I’m Hardly Me’‘These Small Noises’‘Making Gardens Out of Silence’ [this will appear on the LP and digital version of the album and not the CD]Speaking about the new album, Eno said: “Like everybody else – except, apparently, most of the governments of the world – I’ve been thinking about our narrowing, precarious future, and this music grew out of those thoughts.“Perhaps it’s more accurate to say I’ve been feeling about it…and the music grew out of the feelings.

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Alexa, play “Driver’s License” — then Sabrina Carpenter’s “Because I Liked a Boy.” Olivia Rodrigo and Joshua Bassett reunited for the season 3 premiere of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series after the alleged exes were wrapped up in endless drama off screen.

In recent years, the global TV landscape has been shaken up by some of the most talented, British female auteurs to have braced this planet.

EXCLUSIVE: Fortress star Kelly Greyson has joined the cast of M-9, the Frank Grillo-starring spy action-thriller adapted from the James Bond-influenced Masud Rana novels.

Time for a change! Tori Spelling has wanted to correct her breast implants for a while — and the moment finally arrives in a new episode of @Home With Tori.

France’s TF1 Group has posted a positive set of results for the first half of 2022, as Covid-19 pandemic challenges which weighed on turnover in 2020 and 2021 continue to subside.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentNetflix has dropped the official trailer from Andrew Dominik’s “Blonde,” an NC-17 biopic starring Ana de Armas as Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe. The movie, based on the bestselling novel by Joyce Carol Oates, will world premiere in competition at the Venice Film Festival.“Blonde” reimagines the life of Marilyn Monroe, from her volatile childhood as Norma Jeane through her rise to stardom and romantic entanglements.

Kris Jenner knows when enough is enough. The momager recently stopped by Howie Mandel and his daughter Jackelyn Shultz’s podcast “Howie Mandel Does Stuff,” and mid-episode, she found herself in the middle of a bidding war for an art piece in London. Kris had an assistant named Matt on the phone making bids with her approval, which started at $160,000.The intense bidding continued with Kris raising the bid in increments of $10,000- $20,000, once it got to $260,000 she said no.

Dapper Dan. He’s dressed everyone from Rakim to Salt-N-Pepa to Jay-Z in his designs, which he spun using logos from fashion houses such as Fendi, Gucci and Louis Vuitton and sold out of his Harlem boutique. But while he emerged in the hip-hop era, his own story started in a more idyllic Harlem.“Growing up in the ’50s, I saw Harlem the way it will never be seen again.

The first footage from Christopher Nolan‘s next project, Oppenheimer, has just debuted online. The film follows Cillian Murphy as theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the director of the Manhattan Project and the “father of the atomic bomb.”

Kelly Ripa's children have all grown up on the set of Live! and viewers of the show have literally watched them transform from babies to fully independent grownups.Recently, Kelly and Mark Consuelos' only daughter Lola turned 21 and her milestone birthday was marked on the ABC daytime show.MORE: Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos' son lives a very different life to his famous parents During the segment, proud mom Kelly revealed that Lola was set to move abroad as part of her studies.WATCH: Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos' love story - all the details This will be the first time that Lola will have lived away from New York, having grown up there on the Upper East Side with her family, before moving to Bushwick to study. Kelly told co-star Ryan Seacrest: "It is Lola Consuelos' 21 birthday. We are waiting for her to get back – she's in Europe right now.