Jinjer granted permission to leave Ukraine for tour to raise funds for war torn country

Saints striker Alex Greive's bid to reach the World Cup in Qatar fell agonisingly short at the final hurdle.

Boris Johnson is set to face MPs later today in what is expected to be another fiery session of Prime Minister's Questions.

A controversial housing development next to Pennington Flash in Leigh will provide 'desperately needed' properties in the area following approval from Wigan Council despite more than 100 objections. The West Leigh Waterfront plan will see 470 homes built in the Wigan borough in the near future following approval from the council’s Planning Committee.

A top government adviser has warned that Greater Manchester cannot rely on 'handouts' from London and must raise money itself to fund some of its plans. Sir John Armitt, who is the chairman of the UK's National Infrastructure Commission (NIC), made the comments in Manchester on Monday (June 13).

A teenager who threatened police officers with violence after being thrown out of a Perth nightclub has been fined £200.

Jamie Chung is getting real about raising twins.

Katie Holmes and her boyfriend Bobby Wooten III have been spotted together again!

Taron Egerton and Jonathan Bailey have reunited!

CAROLINE Quentin has stunned viewers of The One Show after revealing a rather cheeky side hobby of hers. During Tuesday evening's instalment of the popular BBC chat show programme, Caroline sat down with hosts Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas.

Luke Bryan has added six more dates to his Las Vegas residency.MORE: Luke Bryan’s wife shares inspiring message with fans after 'wonderful' Mother's DayThe country star has faced overwhelming demand for his show at Resorts World Theatre, and after already adding one new set of dates, he has now confirmed he will perform six additional dates in November and December.WATCH: Luke Bryan calls on fans to help him after ‘losing money’ in Las VegasTickets will go on sale on 20 June 2022 at 10am PT, and the dates have been confirmed as 30 November 2022, and 2, 3, 7, 9 and 10 December 2022.The American Idol judge kicked off his Las Vegas residency on Friday 11 February and before he hit the stage he posted the video which saw him tell fans he was "checking out the Vegas merch".MORE: Luke Bryan delivers wonderful family news that 'made Mother's Day'He then joked: "Please buy it because I've lost money on the blackjack table."Fans were more than willing to help Luke out, with many calling on him to put the merchandise online for those who couldn't make it to a tour date.

The government has confirmed when the first Cost of Living payments will be made following chancellor Rishi Sunak's announcement of the new support package last month. Eight million homes across the country will start to see the first instalment of the £650 grant hit their bank accounts in just a few weeks.

Gemma Owen received a shock when her ex-boyfriend Jacques O'Neil was thrown into the mix and his presence has already caused some tension in the villa.

The “Stranger Things 4” buzz doesn’t appear to be dying down any time soon.The fourth season has now become Netflix’s most-watched English language series ever with 781.04 million hours viewed. It’s also the fastest a TV season has ever accomplished such a feat. In its third week since release, “Stranger Things 4” Volume 1 raked in another 159.24 million hours, once again making it Netflix’s top-viewed series of the week.

Netflix is set to transform its biggest hit show into “the biggest reality competition series ever,” titled Squid Game: The Challenge.The streaming giants officially confirmed the record-breaking Korean survival drama has been renewed for season two on Sunday (June 12). The series, which premiered on the platform last year, became the most-viewed original title in Netflix history within 12 days of its release.Now, boasting both the largest cast and lump sum cash prize in reality TV history, 456 real players will enter the game, with the chance to win a staggering $4.56million (£3.65million).According to a press release, contestants will take part in a series of games inspired by the original show – as well as “surprising new additions” – in a variety of contests, with the opportunity to forge alliances and develop potential winning strategies to survive.Naturally, however, elimination will not be quite as brutal in The Challenge as it is in the violent drama.

Canadian country singers Don Amero and Kyle McKearney are teaming up to share a powerful message ahead of National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21.

A recent study has warned that trampolines are responsible for half of accident and emergency admissions for children under the age of 14.

A summer switch up! Charlize Theron looks like a new woman after ditching her signature blonde hairdo for a dark-colored mullet.

ESPN will award Vitali Klitschko with the ESPYS’ Arthur Ashe Award for Courage in July’s ceremony.After Klitschko’s successful boxing career, the former heavyweight boxing champion transitioned to politics in 2006, and has held Kyiv’s mayoral office since 2014. Most recently, Klitschko joined the front lines after the city of Kyiv was invaded by Russian forces in February 2022.The award honors those “whose contributions have transcended sports.”“It is a great honor for me to receive this award,” Klitschko said.

Manchester City fans have been treated to the exciting unveiling of Erling Haaland this week.

Even as Cannes just wrapped up last month, and Tribeca is still going on this week, all eyes on the Festival circuit are turning towards Fall, and the all-important stops like Venice, Toronto, and Telluride that will be kicking off the fest circuit likely to set the table for awards season.  And others are making early moves now as New York Film Festival organizers were in town last week holding a reception for studio and PR reps and press to pump up interest in their Fall festival even before that other aforementioned NY based fest got rolling with its opening night. Leaders of the Toronto International Film Festival were also in town this Spring holding meetings and lunches to assure the industry it would be returning to business as usual in person this Fall. All the festival heads are busy seeing early previews of films that hope to use the Fall fests to launch Oscar campaigns.

An industry watchdog has warned that annual train ticket prices on the popular Edinburgh to Glasgow line could rise to almost £5,000 next year.

America’s littlest sweethearts! Thomas Rhett, Carrie Underwood and more of country music’s biggest stars have expanded their famous families over the years.

Lizzo has removed an offensive term from her latest song following criticism. The American singing and rap superstar made the change to new release Grrrls saying she "never want(ed) to promote derogatory language."

Jessica Kiang When left-wing coalition leader Gabriel Boric was elected to the Chilean premiership in 2021, he was 35 years old. When, a few months later, he was sworn in as the nation’s youngest-ever president — also the youngest state leader in the world — revered Chilean filmmaker Patricio Guzmán was 80.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorEven as reports from Wall Street grow dark amid worries of a recession, Goldman Sachs predicts a booming decade for the music industry, with total music revenue to double to about $131 billion by 2030. The company’s annual “Music in the Air” forecast predicts that a combination of global streaming growth, emerging platforms like TikTok, the revival of the live music market and the ongoing strength of vinyl sales will drive the recorded music industry revenues to $52.3 billion by 2030, a $7.5 billion boost over last year’s prediction and more than double last year’s IFPI revenues of just under $26 billion.It is bullish on publishing as well, predicting that revenues will rise to $11.6 billion in 2030, up a cool billion from last year’s prediction for the year.

The ESPY Awards is honouring one of the central figures defending Ukraine.

Serena Williams is not quite ready to hang up her racket and walk away! Despite rumors that she might not return to the tennis court, she will in fact be making a comeback, and to the most famous court of them all.MORE: Serena Williams revisits unbelievable spring fashion – including stunning backless dressDespite being excluded from the original entry list, the star has confirmed she will be participating in Wimbledon for the 21st time, as a wildcard.Tennis fans weren't convinced she would be joining the iconic competition after an injury at last year's games, which forced her out of her first-round match with Aliaksandra Sasnovich.WATCH: Serena and daugter Olympia are matchy-heavenMORE: Serena Williams celebrates daughter Olympia's achievement with husband Alexis OhanianSerena has not been active in competitive tennis since the ankle injury a year ago. However, both the official Wimbledon page as well as Serena confirmed her participation.Aliaksandra, the tennis player competing against Serena when she slipped and injured herself, is from Belarus, and is one of the players banned by Wimbledon this year because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has been supported by Belarus.The athlete celebrated the news of her comeback on Instagram with a photo of her Nike shoes as she stood on grass, which she captioned with: "SW and SW19.

Coronation Street fans are set for a blast from the past in the next few weeks as Audrey Roberts’ son Stephen Reid returns to the cobbles amid an ongoing storyline with his ailing mum. Reprising his role as Audrey’s son, Todd Boyce will once again be causing chaos for the Platt family as he arrives on the street in the middle of a crisis.