Man charged after stabbing near tram stop in Droylsden

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent “Dance First,” a portrait of Irish writer Samuel Beckett starring Gabriel Byrne and directed by Oscar winner James Marsh, will close this year’s San Sebastian Film Festival, playing out of competition. Byrne, a memorable lead in “The Usual Suspects” and “Miller’s Crossing” who also won a Golden Globe for his performance in “In Treatment,” plays Samuel Beckett, driving into his deep contradictions and inner torment of a writer who was a Parisian bon vivant, a WWII Resistance fighter and then Nobel Prize-winning playwright who, however, became a recluse, living the last years of his life in a single room in a nursing home, ashamed of past actions and convinced that for much of his life he had been a failure.

Ellise Shafer Warner Bros. Discovery Europe has announced that it will air every match from this year’s U.S. Open on Eurosport and Discovery+ across 45 markets.

Ellise Shafer “A League of Their Own” co-creator and star Abbi Jacobson has reacted to the news that Amazon has scrapped Season 2 due to the ongoing strikes, calling the decision “bullshit and cowardly.” On Friday, Variety confirmed that the series — based on the 1992 baseball film of the same name — would no longer be going forward with its shortened final season, which was greenlit in April. According to sources, the cancellation came about due to the writers and actors strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). In an Instagram post over the weekend, Jacobson wrote: “What luck I have had to get to tell these stories and play this character I love so much.

Killer neonatal nurse Lucy Letby has refused to come into court for her sentencing. The 33-year-old will today learn the minimum period she will spend behind bars after being convicted of the murder of seven babies in her care in the Countess of Chester Hospital, along with the attempted murder of six others.

Mum of 22 Sue Radford has been enjoying a family trip to Florida – but it went badly wrong while she was trying to enjoy a seafood boil. Sue, 48, says she “literally saw my life flash in front of me” while she was “choking on a prawn.” She credited her daughter Katie, 20, for noticing and ensuring she was okay.

Ollie Locke and husband Gareth Locke have shared the emotional details of the birth of their twin babies, shedding light on the challenges they faced.The beloved couple, known for their appearances on the popular reality show Made In Chelsea, introduced the world to their son Apollo and daughter Cosima, who were brought into the world via surrogate Rebecca 'Bex' Ward. With a brand-new YouTube channel named "Our Daddy Diaries," the reality stars are keeping their followers updated on their parenting journey.The latest episode, teased on their Instagram, opened up about the babies' birth and their subsequent stay in the neonatal intensive care unit.

Virgin Radio show, saying the cancer is in its early stages and should be “completely treatable”.“We need to discuss what’s going on with this issue,” Evans said. “It is melanoma.

Key, a member of K-pop boyband SHINee, has announced his new mini-album, ‘Good & Great’.Today (August 21), Key announced through the official SHINee Twitter account that he’ll be releasing his second solo mini-album, titled ‘Good & Great’, this September.‘Good & Great’ will be Key’s second solo release of 2023, following ‘Killer’ in February. The latter was a repackaged version of his sophomore studio album ‘Gasoline’, which dropped in August 2022, featuring three new songs.Key’s ‘Good & Great’ will be released on September 11 at 6pm KST.

Geri Horner has responded to the ongoing rumours that Spice Girls are set to reunite and perform at next year’s edition of Glastonbury.For months now, the iconic ’90s girl group have been speculated as planning a surprise performance for Glasto 2024 – celebrating what will be their 30th anniversary.Not only would the potential performance see the members return to the stage to mark three decades since their formation in 1994, but it would also mark their first performance since 2019, when Horner, Mel C, Mel B and Emma Bunton last toured together.Now Horner – also known as Ginger Spice – has addressed the rumours in a new interview, and confirmed that the members currently have no plans to make any kind of appearance at the iconic UK festival.Speaking to The Sunday Times in a new interview, the artist revealed that the speculations are untrue, however, the members have been working on something to celebrate the occasion and “at some point there will be something” to mark the anniversary.Although she kept any plans for 2024 firmly under wraps, a recent report from The Sun has claimed that Horner, Bunton, Mel C and Mel B have provisionally agreed to a new run of tour dates, scheduled for next year. It also claims that remaining member Victoria Beckham – who previously sat out reunion shows – may also be getting involved this time around, and has been “bringing ideas to the table”.“Victoria will be 50 next year, and the girls turning 30 seems like two ­anniversaries too good to miss,” a source told the outlet.

Michael K. Williams has been sentenced to prison.Cartagena was sentenced to 10 years in prison last Friday (August 18), per an official document from the United States Attorney’s Office.

The BBC has shown serious commitment to teen drama Waterloo Road by putting in a double-series order.

EastEnders fans are unhappy as the soap has a schedule shake-up this week. Instead of airing four half-hour episodes Monday to Thursday, the BBC soap will be on for an hour on Tuesday and Thursday this week.The episodes will be split into two separate half-hour episodes and air at 7pm instead of the usual 7:30pm slot.

The BBC, ARD/ZDF and other major European public service networks have seen viewer engagement in their services dive by nearly a fifth in the past six years, an Ampere Analysis study revealed today.

The cost of renting an apartment in Manchester city centre has increased by almost 20% over the last year, according to a new report.

Prince William and David Beckham have been slammed for their messages of support to the Lionesses. Football legend David, who played for the England men’s team from 1996 to 2009, and the future King, both posted videos wishing the team luck ahead of their clash with Spain on 20 August. Despite a valiant effort, the Lionesses were beaten one-nil by Spain in a tense clash.

The nation was left gobsmacked last week after This Morning hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield - who left the show earlier this year following an affair scandal - were snubbed from the National Television Awards' Best Presenter category for the first time. Instead, This Morning's Friday presenter Alison Hammond has been nominated for the impressive achievement, and in full support of her nomination is fellow ITV star Judi Love, who writing in her OK! column this week said, "My gosh, does she deserve this!" "I’m ready to give her a standing ovation," Loose Women panellist Judi added.

Members of the Royal Family have hugely important titles which date back centuries - and it is no different today. But what you may not realise is that royals such as the Princess of Wales or the Duchess of Edinburgh don't just have one title, but several.

After months of Barbie pink, lemon girl summer, and mermaid core blues and glitters, it seems everyone is on the lookout for a manicure that’s a little more understated. Although Hailey Bieber’s signature glazed donut nails have become many people’s go-tos for a natural looking design with a little bit of flair, it seems TikTok has found a brand new way of getting a subtle manicure; syrup nails.The trend may have originated in Japan back in 2015, but it was its popularity in Korea that brought it to global attention thanks to everyone’s current obsession with K-beauty trends.

Members of the Royal Family must abide by a series of strict rules and codes of conduct at all times, whether that is adhering to specific protocol, attending events or arriving in a particular order. While household rules are certainly not as steeped in pressure, the Prince and Princess of Wales also have a selection of rules for Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis to follow at home.

Helen Flanagan has paid tribute to her three children as she shared a series of fresh-faced photos over the weekend. The former Coronation Street actress, who played Rosie Webster in the ITV soap, was pictured spending precious time with her kids Matilda, eight, Delilah, five, and Charlie, two, who she shares with her ex-fiance Scott Sinclair.

Blink-182‘s Tom DeLonge has admitted that the US government may have been right to withhold information about UFOs.READ MORE: Tom DeLonge: the hardest working UFOlogist in pop-punk on his new album, films, shows, comics, books and cache of declassified UFO videosIt comes after witnesses and whistleblowers such as former intelligence officer David Grusch and former Navy pilots David Fravor and Ryan Graves testified about seeing aliens in US Congress last month.At the time the Blink-182 guitarist praised the witnesses writing: “The UFO Hearings today made history. I am so proud of the three witnesses today that blew the lid off the UFO secrecy that has been intact for decades.

Loossemble will make their official debut this September.Loossemble, a portmanteau of “LOONA” and “assemble”, is a quintet that recently formed under CTDENM and features five LOONA members: Hyunjin, Yeojin, Vivi, Gowon and Hyeju. The group were formed in late-July, following the five members’ departure from Blockberry Creative.Yesterday (August 20), Loossemble released a trailer called ‘..searching for their friends’, which teased that the girl group would be releasing new music on September 15.

Gorka Marquez has issued a public apology to his fiancé Gemma Atkinson whilst addressing his absence from his family over the weekend. The Strictly Come Dancing star, 32, has shared that he had to take some time away from his wife-to-be after she gave birth to their second child last month.

Salford City College Group is delighted to celebrate another year of supporting students to achieve excellent results.

TV presenter Phil Spencer has paid a heartbreaking tribute to his parents after they both died in a car accident. Taking to Instagram yesterday (August 20), the 53 year old shared a photo of his mum and dad looking happy as they smiled for the camera. He explained that his mum, Anne, 82, and his dad, Richard, 89, had passed away on Friday (August 18) after leaving their farm to go to lunch.

Aymeric Laporte travelled to Al Nassr on Monday ahead of a £23.5million move to the Saudi Premier League side.

Fiorentina chief Joe Barone has confirmed that the Italian club will not stop Sofyan Amrabat from leaving the club ahead of the window closing next week.

Radio host Chris Evans has announced that he has been diagnosed with skin cancer. Chris, 57, made the announcement during his radio broadcast today (August 21) when he also told listeners that the cancer had been discovered in its early stages.

Radio star Vick Hope is gearing up for her wedding to DJ Calvin Harris after their engagement earlier this year. And the 33 year old looked sensational as she celebrated her hen do with her nearest and dearest, which included a cheeky lap dance during the boozy weekend. Vick stunned in a white feather dress and dangly gold earrings as she shared snaps from the fun-filled weekend, which later included a relaxing spa day as she got pampered.

Britney Spears fans have expressed their concern for her after she posted about enjoying a wild night in.The pop star, 41, who split from her husband Sam Asghari last week, took to her Instagram account to share a series of snaps of her partying with pals - after accusing another friend of calling the paparazzi on her. “When you go to meet up with a so called “friend” and drive an hour for chicken,” Britney wrote in the caption: “then you have to wait in the car and need to use the bathroom.” Britney said she “knew paps were tipped off” by her pal as she was driving a car that had never been “used before”, as she questioned, “so how was I followed??” But a defiant Brit was determined not to let the nasty run in but a dampener on her night, as she added: “so what does a b***h like me do? !!??! I put my green dress on and show up at my friends !!! I invited my fav boys over and PLAYED ALL NIGHT !!!” Britney donned a skintight shimmery green mini dress and knee-high cream boots as she messed around with friends in her living room and by the pool.

Luton Town have reportedly taken former Manchester United centre-back Axel Tuanzebe on trial.

Lucy Letby claimed she was being victimised and received an apology after two doctors tried to warn that she could be responsible for a series of baby deaths, documents show.The 33-year-old, now deemed to be the most prolific child killer in modern history, was on Friday convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six more following a ten-month trial. She is today (Monday) due to be sentenced Manchester Crown Court by judge Mr Justice Goss.

Students who took their GCSE exams this year won't have to wait much longer to find out their results.

The plan for a Greggs drive-thru in Stockport is yet to be decided after councillors questioned the impact it could have on traffic.

A Lanarkshire healthy eating expert has shared some savvy slimming hacks to show you can lose weight on a budget.

Chris Evans has revealed live on his radio show that he has been diagnosed with skin cancer.