Major update on Stretford town centre regeneration plans

There’s a huge change coming to Showtime.

A shopping centre that was once the largest indoor mall in Europe is now mostly deserted, with many of the units now empty.

A major championship is around the corner for budding pipers at one South Lanarkshire school, as they prepare to blow up a storm at the Scottish Schools Pipe Band Championship (SSPBC). Larkhall Academy will compete in one of the nation’s biggest piping and drumming events against 121 other schools from across the nation.

Chloe Ferry has given an update on the break-in at her beauty salon, revealing that the police are involved, and she knows who the cuplrits are. The former Geordie Shore star detailed the 'scary experience' as she added of her fear that a staff member could have been inside. Talking to The Daily Star on the incident, Chloe expressed that while the items taken were 'replaceable' it was still scary.

Colin Jost and Michel Ché returned to Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update” and took on the Oscars hiring a crisis team to try to avoid slap-gate this year.

Dylan McGowan revealed he has been carrying an injury for a couple of weeks and is now sweating on whether or not he will be fit to play in Hamilton's colossal clash with Arbroath on Friday night.

Refresh for latest… The 50th anniversary Annie Awards for animation are being handed tonight at UCLA’s Royce Hall, and Deadline is updating the winners live as they are announced in all 32 categories. See the list below.

*WINNER.Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures“Avatar: The Way of Water”“The Banshees of Inisherin”“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”“Elvis”“Everything Everywhere All At Once”“The Fabelmans”“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”“Tár”“Top Gun: Maverick”“The Whale”Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” *WINNER“Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”“Minions: The Rise of Gru”“Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”“Turning Red”Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Picture“All That Breathes”“Descendant”“Fire of Love”“Navalny”“Nothing Compares”“Retrograde”“The Territory”Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Drama“Andor” “Better Call Saul”“Ozark” “Severance” “The White Lotus”  *WINNERDanny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Comedy“Abbott Elementary” “Barry” “The Bear” “Hacks” “Only Murders in the Building “David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Limited or Anthology Series Television“DAHMER – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”“The Dropout” “Inventing Anna” “Obi-Wan Kenobi”“Pam & Tommy” Award for Outstanding Producer of Televised or Streamed Motion Pictures“Fire Island”“Hocus Pocus 2”“Pinocchio”“Prey”“Weird: The Al Yankovic Story”Award for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television“30 for 30”“60 Minutes” “George Carlin’s American Dream” “Lucy and Desi”“Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy” Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment, Variety, Sketch, Standup & Talk Television“The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” “Saturday Night Live” Award for Outstanding Producer of

NAACP Image Awards did the thing! After its regular week-long, non-televised celebrations, the annual awards ceremony concluded with its main ceremony on Saturday night. Hosted by GRAMMY, Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actress and producer Queen Latifah, Saturday's ceremony included Janelle Monae, Taye Diggs, Kerry Washington, Jonathan Majors, Zendaya and more presenting awards to their peers, while also highlighting the accomplishments of political leaders and activists.Jennifer Hudson, Quinta Brunson, Keke Palmer and more scored wins during the pre-awards festivities, while Saturday's ceremony saw Angela Bassett, Viola Davis, Will Smith and more honored for their artistic contributions. This year's Activist of the Year Award was presented to Dr. Derrick Lee Foward, president of the Dayton Unit of the NAACP and a vice president of the Ohio NAACP, and the Youth Activist of the Year Award honored to Bradley Ross Jackson, the president of the youth council of the Bloomington-Normal NAACP in Bloomington, Indiana.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor The 2023 Producers Guild of America Awards are underway at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. A strong bellwether for the Oscars’ top prize, seven of this year’s best picture nominees are recognized by the guild in the film category: “Avatar: The Way of Water,” “The Banshees of Inisherin,” “Elvis,” “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “The Fabelmans,” “Tár” and “Top Gun: Maverick.” This marked the first year the PGA nominated four sequels, which also included “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.” Actor-producer Tom Cruise will be honored with the David O. Selznick Achievement Award, which recognizes a producer or producing team for their extraordinary body of work in motion pictures. The Selznick Award has a distinguished history with past recipients including such legendary producers as Steven Spielberg, Barbara Broccoli, Mary Parent, Brian Grazer, David Heyman and Kevin Feige.

Katie Reul editor Will Smith won the NAACP Image Award for outstanding actor in a motion picture for his performance in “Emancipation” on Saturday night, marking his first award win since his infamous incident at the 2022 Oscars in which he slapped Chris Rock onstage. Smith was not present at the ceremony to accept his award in person. Set in 19th century Louisiana, Smith portrays a runaway slave who embarks on a treacherous journey to Baton Rouge while thwarting off violent plantation owners. “Emancipation” was inspired by an 1863 photograph known as “Whipped Peter,” which depicts a once-enslaved individual with severe lacerations on his back. The image’s circulation placed the brutality of slavery in front of the eyes of the American public.

Gigi Hadid and Leonardo DiCaprio were spotted at the same restaurant in Milan earlier this week. Does that mean they are together?

The Scottish presenter was hit by a "hideous" illness and forced to leave the ITV set of her daytime talk show as Ranvir Singh readily stepped in. On Wednesday morning, ITV tweeted: "Very sorry to say @reallorraine has reluctantly had to go home poorly, get well soon Lorraine! @ranvir01's saving the day and on her way, and @GMB's Kate and Ed have what's coming up (And don't worry, Ed decided against doing his Lorraine impression)". Lorraine added her own explanation as she also posted on Twitter.

NAACP Image Awards took place on Saturday night, with Queen Latifah hosting the telecast from Pasadena Civic Auditorium. Nominees throughout the categories include Angela Bassett, Will Smith, Jonathan Majors, Mary J. Blige, Quinta Brunson, Viola Davis, Zendaya, Danielle Deadwyler, Letitia Wright and Sterling K. Brown and many more. Latifah opened the show with a robust tribute to Black women, shouting out several luminaries in the audience, including Serena Williams (who received the Jackie Robinson Sports Award), Bassett, and Davis — who Latifah celebrated for being a newly minted EGOT.

Billie Shepherd has unveiled her new driveway and revealed her home renovation is finally nearing completion after months of work. The former The Only Way Is Essex star, 32, took to Instagram to share a video showing the front of her and husband Greg's £1.4 million Essex home after the driveway recently underwent a huge makeover.

Manchester City Centre came to a standstill today as there was a huge turnout in solidarity with Ukraine one year and one day after the country was invaded by Russian forces. The positivity and togetherness on show through music and chants were emotionally charged as people still feel the pain of parts of their country being under occupation.

Nick Cannon is addressing the possibility of having more kids.

MLS Season Pass, available on Apple TV for $14.99/month or $99 for one season.Get the Season PassNorth American teams have brought us some of our favorite soccer players, like Frank Lampard, Landon Donovan, Steven Gerrard and David Villa. World-renowned soccer star and former LA Galaxy midfielder David Beckham now owns MLS team Inter Miami.

Guy Lodge Film Critic The official awards ceremony of this year’s Berlin Film Festival is under way, with Kristen Stewart’s jury set to announce their winners from the Competition selections. This post will be updated as they’re announced.Previously announced: AUDIENCE AWARDS Panorama Audience Award: “Sira,” Apolline TraoréSecond Prize: “The Burdened,” Amr GamalThird Prize: “Midwives,” Léa Fehner Panorama Documentary Audience Award: “Kokomo City,” D. SmithSecond Prize: “The Eternal Memory,” Maite AlberdiThird Prize: “The Cemetery of Cinema,” Thierno Souleymane Diallo

Lorraine Kelly has issued a health update to her concerned fans and revealed her return date after she was forced to miss three episodes of her ITV show last week due to illness.The Scottish presenter, 63, was absent from Wednesday, Thursday and Friday's episodes of Lorraine after she went down with a "hideous" bug.Thankfully, Good Morning Britain presenter Ranvir Singh was on hand to step in as she acted as a guest host for the week.Taking to Twitter on Friday, Lorraine responded to a fan who wrote: "@reallorraine hope you are feeling better Lorraine?" to which she replied: "Much better ta - see you Monday xxx." It comes as Lorraine tweeted on Wednesday: "When you have to be sent home from work early in the morning because you are suddenly attacked by a hideous bug and were looking forward to interviewing @adamlambert THAT!" The presenter added: "Beyond disappointed but imagine if I had infected him !!!!!!" Lorraine's fans, viewers and celebrity pals were quick to wish the Scottish presenter well after her statement. Victoria Kennedy, editor of Lorraine, wrote: "Get well soon" with a heart and kiss emoji.

Flooding has closed all lanes on the 5 Freeway in Atwater Village on Saturday morning, the result of a major winter storm that is expected to continue through tomorrow.

A Polish woman named Julia Faustyna shocked the world after she emerged on Instagram two weeks ago claiming she was missing Madeleine McCann. However, it's now looking increasingly unlikely that Gerry and Kate McCann will go ahead with a DNA test, the Irish Mirror reports.

Gemini author and academic Jack Zipes maintains, “Fairy tales since the beginning of recorded time, and perhaps earlier, have been a means to conquer the terrors of mankind through metaphor.”National Tell a Fairytale Day on February 26 celebrates our grand tradition of subjugating horrors into happily ever after.Many of the tales we know and venerate today are credited to Aesop, a Greek slave and storyteller who used oral tradition to create ethical guidelines for his fellow man. OG fairy tales were decidedly darker than their Disney versions would have you believe; full of allegory and cannibalism, gruesome death and unheeded warnings.

Extensive new bike storage facilities have been confirmed for cyclists using Manchester Piccadilly railway station in the city centre, the M.E.N. can reveal. Rail bosses said a total of 162 new storage spaces would be created at the station across four separate locations.

A major rescue operation is expected to resume after a tugboat with two people on board capsized in the River Clyde off Greenock.

Zaya Wade had a major win in court this week!

stemming from her arrest last week, Utah authorities said Friday.The 28-year-old MomToker, who grabbed headlines last year for revealing she’s a “soft swinger,” was arrested on three misdemeanor charges: assault, criminal mischief, and domestic violence in the presence of a child following the Feb. 17 incident, Herriman police said.In a statement released Friday, police said detectives turned over new video footage to the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office to weigh felony assault charges.“This evidence also suggests that during the incident, Ms.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent The race is wide open at this year’s Cesar Awards, much like its American cousin, the Oscars, with no obvious best picture winner. Although Louis Garrel’s “The Innocent” and Dominik Moll’s thriller “The Night of the 12th” are leading nominations at 48th Cesar Awards, it’s uncertain that they will also walk away with the biggest prizes. Like the Oscars, the Cesars were also embroiled in controversy due to its failure to nominate female directors. The omission came as a surprise especially because 2022 was banner year for French female filmmakers, including Alice Diop (“Saint Omer”) and Claire Denis (“Stars at Noon”) who the festival circuit and scoring prizes.

After Lindsay Hubbard and Carl Radke went toe-to-toe with many of their Summer House housemates on season 7, Mya Allen is offering an exclusive update on their friendship.

Refresh for latest… The 48th edition of France’s César Awards, the country’s equivalent to the Oscars or the UK’s BAFTA, is unfolding at Paris’s historic Olympia concert hall this evening.

Thomas Rhett and Katy Perry have bonded over parenting.

her court-ordered 15 days of community service, which she announced to her Twitter followers with a couple of cute selfies and some excellent advice. She now appears to be posting daily community service selfie updates.

As we are just days away from Season 3 debuting, and with news that Season 4 is already written, it would appear “The Mandalorian” is still chugging along and doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. But with modern TV, especially with uber-expensive series such as this live-action “Star Wars” tale, you would assume there’s an ending in sight.

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The road to recovery. Bristol Palin shared an update on her health with fans following her ninth breast reconstruction surgery last month.

Two new fire stations are to be built as part of a £38m investment by Greater Manchester's brigade. They would be constructed on the existing sites of the Whitefield and Blackley stations.