Manchester to Leeds journey times to be slashed as upgrade budget trebles – but government still won't listen to local leaders

Dumped Love Island star Billy Brown revealed that there was a lot “more flirting” that happened between himself and Gemma Owen that wasn’t aired as he appeared on Capital Breakfast on Tuesday. Billy, 23, discussed his ongoing chemistry with the Islander, despite her being in a couple with Luca Bish, before he was voted off the show last week.The former bombshell confessed to there being more to his relationship with Gemma than viewers saw, as he spoke to hosts Roman Kemp, Sian Kelly and Sonny Jay.

Christine McGuinness has been spotted looking glum as she has been pictured for the first time since her shock split from husband Paddy McGuinness. The 34 year old model looked downcast as she ran errands in Cheshire. On the outing, Christine wore a pair of blue denim shorts, which she had tucked a grey pinstripe shirt into.

David and Victoria Beckham are believed to have splashed out on an impressive safari-style tent at their home in the Cotswolds. Former professional footballer David, 47, and fashion designer Victoria, 48, own a stunning home in the area which they regularly head to with their four children - Brooklyn, 23, Romeo, 19, Cruz, 17, and 10 year old Harper - on luxury family getaways.

Fans of ITV's Coronation Street fans have been swapping theories on the mysterious new character who seems to be targeting the young Hope Stape. Hope (Isabella Flanagan) who is the young daughter of Fiz and John Stape, began receiving messages from the secret-texter who appeared to be a fellow gamer named Mad Dog. Viewers had it confirmed that Hope was preparing to chat with her friends online, some other gamers, following returning from her School Leavers assembly.

There’s no denying that now-exclusive couple Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti have really won the public over during Love Island 2022, what with their comedic timing and fiery arguments. So the Ekinde fans out there will be delighted to learn that the pair have teamed up to create a YouTube makeup tutorial with Boots – the villa’s official beauty partner for the second year running – in which Davide does Ekin’s makeup. And just as you’d expect from these two, it really delivers on the entertainment front.There are several highlights, from Davide applying a *lot* of sparkly eyeshadow to the inner corner of Ekin’s eyes and his somewhat rushed liquid liner application, to the fact that the pair could barely keep a straight face for the entire process.

If it’s late July, you know that awards season is lurking just around the corner, and the Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards has revealed the key dates for its 2023 gala.

Xbox creator and Jurassic Park: Trespasser designer Seamus Blackley has outlined how a game pitch to director Stephen Spielberg eventually morphed into the Jurassic World movies.Blackley mentioned the story in brief on his Twitter last week (July 23), writing: “I wrote a story and design, and made a trailer. The management at Universal changed, and the project became a film.”In the ‘90s, Blackley worked at DreamWorks on locomotion physics, and the only way the company would fund a game that used them was if it was a Jurassic Park title.

Kristin Cavallari knows the culture of reality TV is different now than it was back when she started filming in the early '00s. While recapping the second episode of the series with her Laguna Beach co-star and ex-boyfriend, Stephen Colletti, on their new Dear Media podcast, , Cavallari reflected on how the language she chose to use at the time wouldn't be tolerated today.«Man. Some of the stuff, I don't even know if I can say this now, but I said that the dressing was retarded,» she said while discussing a dinner she had made for her friends during the episode.

Kevin Hart's kind gesture nearly backfired during his headline-making show with Chris Rock andDave Chappelle at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Saturday night. In an interview on on Monday, Hart revealed how the epic performance came together, culminating with a real-life goat joining the trio of comedians on stage at the end of the night. A nod to the acronym G.O.A.T. — Greatest Of All Time.«The idea came because I was like, 'Chris, we should do some shows together. How about we just do New York and Jersey together?' Chris was like, 'Cool,'» Hart told Fallon.

Mercury Prize have been sharing their excitement over being shortlisted for the prestigious award.This morning (July 26), the Mercury Prize – in partnership with mobility app FREE NOW – confirmed that Harry Styles‘ ‘Harry’s House’, Little Simz‘ ‘Sometimes I Might be Introvert’, Sam Fender‘s ‘Seventeen Going Under’, Wet Leg‘s self-titled LP and Yard Act‘s ‘The Overload’ are among the 12 records in the running for the annual Album Of The Year statue.The rest of the list is made up of Self Esteem (‘Prioritise Pleasure’), Joy Crookes (‘Skin’), Kojey Radical (‘Reason To Smile’), Nova Twins (‘Supernova’), Fergus McCreadie (‘Forest Floor’), Gwenno (‘Tresor’) and Jessie Buckley & Bernard Butler (‘For All Our Days That Tear The Heart’).The winner will be announced during an event at London’s Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith on September 8.Reacting to the nod on Twitter, Wet Leg – aka Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers – wrote: “We’re so freakin lucky that we got to make the album that we made. These past couple of years have been full of surprises and unexpected adventures.“Here’s perhaps one of our fave surprises so far…Our debut album has been shortlisted for a @MercuryPrize!?”Elsewhere, Sam Fender said he was “so chuffed” that ‘Seventeen Going Under’ (NME‘s album of the year 2021) had made the Mercurys list.

that now asks $50 million.We hear Carey brought along an extensive entourage, including her dancer boyfriend Bryan Tanaka. The 7-acre compound, at 954 Noyac Path, features a total of 8,500 square feet and nine bedrooms across two structures: a main house and a guest house.Touches include a chef’s kitchen, a movie theater, a gym, a wine cellar and private decks from every bedroom. “We showed Mariah a number of homes for rent for her two-week stay in the Hamptons,” Elliott said.

2022 MTV Video Music Awards nominees represent the best of what we have listened to and the music videos that have kept us entertained over the last year.On Tuesday, MTV announced the nominees for its 2022 show, which pegs Jack Harlow, Kendrick Lamar and Lil Nas X in the lead with seven nominations a piece, while 2021 MTV VMAs host, Doja Cat, and Harry Styles aren't far behind, each scoring six nominations for their music magic.    Billie Eilish, Drake, Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd were also among the top contenders, heading into next month's show with five nominations a piece.   This year's VMAs will also see 26 first-time nominees be up for a Moon person, including Baby Keem, GAYLE, Kacey Musgraves and Måneskin — each with multiple nods.This year, the VMAs are returning to the Garden State, for its first show in New Jersey since its iconic 2019 production, which featured Missy Elliott and Taylor Swift's show-stopping performances. While a host for this year's show has yet to be revealed, the winners will be announced in front of a live audience during the show, on Aug.

first announced they would have two leads dating the same group of men, some fans were skeptical it would work out.It seems they were right to be concerned.On Monday night’s episode, Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia were forced to change the format of their season after both girls were rejected by multiple men in favor of the other girl.Gabby, 31, was already doubtful of her role as Bachelorette early in the episode, wondering if she was “too broken for anyone to love” because of what she went through in her childhood. Then, three men approached her during their group dating at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles telling her they didn’t feel a connection with her — with one man telling her she’s “rough around the edges” and another saying he wouldn’t continue if she were the only Bachelorette.The two Bachelorettes decided the best way to move forward was to change the format: If a man accepted a rose during that night’s rose ceremony, they were committing to moving forward with just the woman that offered them the rose. Rachel, 26, was rejected by three men who preferred her co-star. “I just feel so bad. And so rejected,” Rachel said to Gabby halfway through the ceremony. “This is how I felt last night,” Gabby responded.“But it was, like, private.

Stranger Things Joseph Quinn has revealed he was detained by US immigration in an airport “dungeon”.The actor recalled the incident during an interview with Jimmy Fallon, joking it was his Netflix character Eddie Munson who saved him.“I was held up at immigration yesterday… and I was taken into, I guess what you could call it more of a dungeon,” the actor told Fallon. “And I was waiting for about 20 minutes and then I was summoned to this desk where someone asked me, ‘What are you doing in the United States, Sir?’“I said, I’m actually here to meet Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show.

Neighbours of a man accused of murder made a grim discovery after getting suspicious when they spotted him with a suitcase, a court has heard. Thomas Nutt, 45, has admitted killing his new wife Dawn Walker but denies murdering her.

A dangerous driver drove the wrong way down a motorway despite all four of his tyres being shredded by a police stinger. He eventually bailed out of the Volkswagen Golf he was in which had false number plates on the M62 trying to escape across a field.

Dramatic images show the moment an Asda HGV crashed into two houses in Bolton earlier today. Firefighters based in Horwich, Bolton, scrambled to the scene at around 10.30am on Tuesday.

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s your first English-language trailer for Rebecca Zlotowski’s Venice Film Festival world premiere Other People’s Children (Les Enfants Des Autres).

New Line Cinema’s anticipated psychological thriller Don’t Worry Darling was confirmed this morning for an Out of Competition slot at the Venice Film Festival (August 31 – Sep 10) and the studio has confirmed that director Olivia Wilde and stars Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Gemma Chan and Chris Pine will tread the red carpet.

Get your skates on at XSite Braehead this summer as the main concourse transforms into a roller disco themed extravaganza on Saturday, July 30 and Sunday, July 31.

A local meteorologist in New Orleans, Louisiana, was recently accosted by a homophobic email sent to him by a disgruntled viewer.On July 17, David Bernard, the chief meteorologist at WVUE Fox 8, one of the larger multi-media news platforms in the southeastern Louisiana region, posted an email from a viewer named “Stephen LaFrance” on his Facebook page. The email, brief in its statements, said “nice job predicting the weather f***t,” proceeding to complain about power outages despite a forecast of light rain.“I received a disturbing email yesterday from a person who was upset about the forecast.

Charlie McCann insists Steven Davis is his perfect inspiration as he looks to make the Rangers first team breakthrough this season. The 20-year-old is a Northern Ireland team-mate of the veteran Ibrox midfielder and is says he is his ideal Ibrox role model.

A man from the UK who was decapitated by a helicopter tail rotor while “taking a selfie” as he was on holiday in Greece has now been identified. Student Jack Fenton, was disembarking from a helicopter in Athens when he was struck in the head with the tail blade.

Nominations for the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards have just arrived!

The rest is still unwritten — but Audrina Patridge has penned at least some of it. The former Hills star is opening up about where she stands with her celebrity exes as she celebrates the release of her debut memoir, Choices.

Burger King has announced the launch of two new mouth-watering menu items, and you can get your hands on them from today. Burger and fries lovers alike can rejoice, as the high street fast food chain has brought out the Gourmet Kings Farmhouse Burger and Loaded Fries.

The first member of George Shuttleworth's family is set to arrive on the cobbles of Coronation Street - and they won't be doing so quietly. The character, played by Tony Maudsley, made his debut on the famous street in 2020 and next week, fans of the ITV soap will be introduced to his sister Glenda.

Coronation Street's newest star Jodie Prenger has revealed why she 'scared people' when she discovered she had landed a role on the ITV soap. The theatre actress and singer, who shot to fame as the winner of BBC TV series I'd Do Anything, has fulfilled a life-long dream of appearing on the cobbles.

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The UK has experienced its hottest day on record, with the temperature reaching 39.1C in Charlwood, Surrey today, according to provisional Met Office figures. The previous UK record was 38.7C, recorded in Cambridge University Botanic Garden on 25 July 2019.