Man charged after county lines drug dealing raids in north Manchester and Liverpool

Young Thug has been charged – alongside fellow rapper Gunna and 26 others – with numerous counts of racketeering. Prosecutors in Georgia allege that the rapper co-founded a gang that went on to commit murders, shootings and carjackings, which he then bragged about in his music videos.“It does not matter what your notoriety is, what your fame is”, said Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis at a press conference yesterday.

LIAM Gallagher has blasted woke snowflakes and said new musicians are too afraid to be hell-raisers for fear of being cancelled. The Oasis rocker issued the rallying cry and warned, “Bring it on, you f***ing squares.” Liam, 49, has long been held up as one of music’s most outrageous stars and his bad behaviour has made headlines across the globe.

OUR Yorkshire Farm fans all have the same question after Amanda Owen posted from a tractor at Ravenseat. The Channel 5 series isn't on TV at the moment, but Amanda has been keeping her fans up to date on farm life via social media.

Naman Ramachandran India’s T-Series, Reliance Entertainment and Match Cut Productions have teamed on Srijit Mukherji’s Hindi-language satire “Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga.”Inspired by true events, the film is about the adverse effects of urbanization, human-animal conflict and poverty, leading to a bizarre practice in a village located on the edge of a forest.It stars Pankaj Tripathi (“Sacred Games”), Neeraj Kabi (“Paatal Lok”) and Sayani Gupta “(Four More Shots Please”).Mukherji’s credits include Bengali-language films “Autograph” (2010), which was a Glasgow International Film Festival and Abu Dhabi International Film Festival selection, “Jaatishwar” (2014), “Chotushkone” (2015), “Rajkahini (2015) and “Ek Je Chilo Raja” (2019), which played at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. “Sherdil” will be his second Hindi film after the 2017’s “Begum Jaan,” the remake of “Rajkahini.” Mukherji said: “I got inspired by the real incident of tragic practises in villages bordering the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve and I knew I had to capture it in my next.

KYLIE Jenner has been accused of blackfishing in a new photo she shared to promote her make-up line. Kardashian fans claimed the 24-year-old had visibly darker skin in the shot, in which she showed off a deep tan and slicked-back hair.

THE Great Celebrity Bake Off took a fiery turn as Caroline Quentin told Noel Fielding to "shut up" during Tuesday night's episode. During the special Stand Up To Cancer instalment the celebrities were tasked with making an orange and black Battenberg cake.

BRADLEY Walsh was forced to step in and defend quizzer Jenny Ryan after a contestant goaded her during an episode of The Chase. Tuesday evening's instalment of the ITV quiz show saw Sylvester, Juliet, Grace and Dan join forces to take on one of the country's finest brains - and one of them soon stole the show.

HOUSE of Games fans were all left saying the same thing yesterday about one of the guests. Good Morning Britain star Charlotte Hawkins was on the BBC show as a contestant and it was her shirt that caught everyone's attention.

Brooklyn Beckham is with his new wife Nicola Peltz. One month on from their glamourous wedding, the eldest son of David and Victoria Beckham has shared a number of messages gushing about his happy marriage.MORE: David Beckham 'third wheels' son Romeo and girlfriend Mia Regan's intimate date nightTaking to his Instagram page on Tuesday, the 23-year-old shared an intimate picture showing him planting a kiss on Nicola's cheek as they posed for a mirror selfie.WATCH: Brooklyn Beckham bonds with father-in-law Nelson Peltz"I'm so lucky to have you [heart emojis]," he remarked, to which his wife gushed: "I'm so lucky [heart emoji] I love you so much!"MORE: Brooklyn Beckham fails to reunite with dad David Beckham - despite attending same eventSEE: Nicola Peltz shares new view of upgraded diamond ring as she kisses Brooklyn BeckhamThe newlyweds, who confirmed their relationship in January 2020, tied the knot on 9 April at Nicola's family home in Palm Beach – the nuptials were attended by the likes of Serena Williams, Eva Longoria, Mel B and Mel C.The candid post comes shortly after Brooklyn shared a sweet video with his father-in-law, Nelson Peltz.

GOOD Morning Britain viewers claimed Richard Madeley was more Alan Partridge than ever today. The broadcaster is often compared to the fictional local radio host played by Steve Coogan, but today he was particularly Partridgesque.

EUROVISION has been plunged into a new fix row after fans labelled the first semi-final as "corrupt" - with some even vowing to boycott the final this weekend. On Tuesday night, the annual music competition aired its first semi-final, with fans tuning in to see which ten countries made it through to the grand final.

TOWIE star Georgia Kousoulou had confessed she's "sick" of seeing mums post unrealistic body snaps after giving birth. The reality favourite, 30, and fiance Tommy Mallet, 29, welcomed their son Brody into the world in May last year.

KELVIN Fletcher’s wife Liz has given birth to their twins boys. A delighted Liz shared their happy news today alongside an adorable pic of their feet, writing: “They are here!! My heart is filled with so much love and gratitude.” Former Emmerdale star Kelvin and his wife, who married in November 2015, already have daughter Marnie, aged five, and son Milo, three.

EMMERDALE icon Malanda Burrows fought back tears on today's Lorraine as she paid tribute to Deborah James amid her own cancer battle. The actress, who played Kathy Glover in the soap, has stage three breast cancer.

LIAM Gallagher’s daughter Molly Moorish Gallagher has confirmed her romance with footballer Nathaniel Phillips. The 24-year-old was first linked to the centre back last year, but showed her support for him last night after he helped Bournemouth get promoted to the Premier League.

THE Chase in chaos after Richard Osman "leaked" Bradley Walsh’s huge six-figure salary on social media. The 51-year-old - who recently quit his role on Pointless after 13 years - made reference to the TV presenter's paycheck in a tweet about Manchester City's new signing Erling Haaland.

BRITAIN'S Got Talent dancer Chloe Fenton looks much different from her audition on the show six years ago. The youngster, then aged 10, performed a high-energy routine to Disco Inferno by The Trammps in the semi-final.

NICOLE Scherzinger looked amazing as she stripped off to tie-dye shorts and a matching bikini top after sparking pregnancy rumours earlier this year. The Don't Cha singer, who is currently on holiday in Mexico, left little to the imagination in the very revealing outfit as she danced along to Lizzo's song About Damn Time.

The final few episodes of “This Is Us” are going to be emotional.

Paris Hilton is continuing to do her bit to help put a stop to child abuse.

Artists including St Vincent, Thundercat, Phoebe Bridgers and HER have covered funk, disco and soul classics for the soundtrack of new movie ‘Minions: The Rise Of Gru’. Although the first single, ‘Turn Up The Sunshine’, is a new song from Diana Ross and Tame Impala.Produced by producer of everything Jack Antonoff, the compilation will see Caroline Polachek cover ‘Band Bang’ by Nancy Sinatra, Brockhampton take on ‘Fly Like An Eagle’ by The Steve Miller Band, and the Minions themselves do ‘Cecilia’ by Simon & Garfunkel, among others.Diana Ross and Tame Impala’s new song will be released next week, and its official announcement comes after posters teasing the collaboration appeared in London.The full soundtrack album will arrive on 1 Jul, the same day that the film hits cinemas.

APPOINTMENTSUniversal Music Publishing has hired Cristina Chavez as VP A&R. “I am THRILLED to be joining UMPG and its exceptional A&R team”, she says. “[CEO] Jody Gerson and [Head Of US A&R] David Gray are such respected publishing leaders, and I knew from our early conversations that this is where I am supposed to be.

Bono has announced that he will publish a first memoir, ‘Surrender’, later this year. As well as writing the book, he has also created original drawings to accompany each chapter.“When I started to write this book, I was hoping to draw in detail what I’d previously only sketched in songs”, he says.

Rick Astley says he “would have loved to be cool”, but he never has been “and that’s OK”. He says this as he begins a US tour with New Kids On The Block, En Vogue and Salt N Pepa, so that’s probably a good outlook to have.“Nostalgia is not an ugly thing to me”, he tells USA Today of his view on the tour. “It’s having beautiful emotions about music you grew up listening to.

Muse have recruited British songwriter and Bring Me The Horizon collaborator Dan Lancaster to be part of their live band.Performing their first major shows of 2022 with two special charity gigs at London’s Eventim Apollo Hammersmith earlier this week, Muse treated fans to new songs and “deep cut” rarities, as well as unveiling a live line-up that features Lancaster on additional synths, keys, percussion and guitar duties. Lancaster also provided mixing duties for their recent single ‘Won’t Stand Down‘.Lancaster took to Twitter to say that he’d had an “amazing couple of nights playing with Muse”, adding that he was “looking forward to the summer”.Amazing couple of nights playing with @muse thank you everyone! Looking forward to summer pic.twitter.com/iPBvLK6UOk— Dan Lancaster (@DanJLancaster) May 11, 2022Alongside his work as a solo artist, Lancaster’s life as a producer and mixer has seen him work on records by the likes of Blink-182, Enter Shikari, Don Broco, Mallory Knox and One OK Rock.

Marvel Cinematic Universe character.The actor made her debut in the MCU as Clea in a mid-credits scene in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.Six days after the film opened in cinemas, Theron took to Instagram to share photos of herself in character alongside Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange.Take a look at the photos here:A post shared by Charlize Theron (@charlizeafrica)Theron’s casting had been kept under wraps as she is playing Clea, a major love interest for Strange from the comic books.Clea first appeared in Strange Tales #126. She is the daughter of Prince Orini, who is the heir to the Dark Dimension, and Dormammu’s sister, Umar.She met Strange when he first went to battle Dormammu in the Dark Dimension when he was trying to conquer Earth, where Clea teamed up with Strange to save the planet and ended up moving to Earth with him.The Dormammu narrative was cut short in the Marvel films as Strange defeated the villain in the first film.

Jack White has praised Olivia Rodrigo for “introducing another set of youth to the love of vinyl records” after meeting the singer for the first time.In an Instagram post, White – who owns the Third Man label and pressing plants – shared photos of himself and Rodrigo, as well as a video of them embracing.“I had the chance to meet a talented singer and musician today named Olivia Rodrigo,” he wrote.“She’s very cool, very real and very much a lover of music. She’s also introducing another set of youth to the love of vinyl records as well.

Loki season two is set to begin filming next month.The Marvel/Disney+ series will soon start work on new episodes, first confirmed in the post-credits scene of season one, as revealed in a production listing.The shoot will reportedly begin on June 6 in London. No release date has been confirmed yet, but considering the scale of Marvel projects, fans are not expecting new episodes until 2023.Season two of Loki is expected to see the return of Tom Hiddleston’s titular Asgardian lord, and while it has not been confirmed, it is expected that Sophia Di Martino will reprise her role as Sylvie.Kate Herron, who directed the six episodes of the first season, will produce season two, with Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead taking over as co-directors.Tom Hiddleston recently spoke about the “meaningful” reveal that Loki is bisexual.

Eurovision Song Contest.The act are currently favourites to win the overall contest, which takes place this week in Turin amid Russia’s continued invasion of Ukraine.Last night (May 10) the first semi-finals were held ahead of Saturday’s (May 14) grand final, with Ukraine progressing along with Armenia, Greece, Iceland, Lithuania, Moldova, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and Switzerland.Kalush Orchestra frontman Oleh Psiuk said following their qualification: “We understand we need to stay focused because we want to promote Ukrainian culture and let everyone know about it, This is our goal.”Here's the 10 qualifiers from the First Semi-Final! #Eurovision #ESC2022 pic.twitter.com/qxqezFuY9g— Eurovision Song Contest (@Eurovision) May 10, 2022Kalush Orchestra, a rap group who formed in 2019, replaced Ukraine’s original entrant Alina Pash, who withdrew from the competition in February, for Eurovision 2022. The group’s track ‘Stefania’ is an ode to powerful mothers.Speaking to NME this week, Psiuk explained how their taking part was a “huge responsibility”, given the ongoing war with Russia.“To represent Ukraine in the international arena is always a responsibility, but to represent it during the war is just the highest responsibility possible,” he said.“The song [‘Stefania’] was composed and dedicated to my mother, but after the war the song has acquired lots of nuances because a lot of people are perceiving it as if Ukraine is my mother,” said Psiuk.