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Viewers of the Great British Bake Off have claimed they want a 'refund' after they expected drama before the second episode of the series aired. The hit Channel 4 show returned to screens last week with 12 new contestants vying for the title of Britain's best amateur baker.

Cheshire Police are 'carrying out an investigation into corporate manslaughter' at the hospital where Lucy Letby murdered seven babies.

The exact date for when millions of workers will see a pay rise of around £1,000 in their wages has now been confirmed. Earlier this week Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced that the government is set to increase the national living wage in the UK to more than £11 an hour.

A man has been charged with rape after a woman was allegedly attacked in Salford.

The Beckham clan were out in force as they supported David's latest eye-opening move. From Wednesday (October 4), fans will be able to join the former footballer as he takes a look back at his career with interviews from him, his wife Victoria and other very familiar faces.

The Manchester leg of HS2 has been cancelled, the Prime Minister has confirmed today. The high-speed railway line, which is currently being built between London and Birmingham, will not reach the North of England as planned.It follows weeks of speculation over the fate of the second phase of the multi-billion pound scheme. Ministers have repeatedly refused to confirm whether HS2 line to Manchester will go ahead since reports first emerged last month that the government was considering shelving the plans due to concerns about spiraling costs and severe delays.

Coronation Street star Alison King has shared the 'annoying' part for her ahead of Stephen Reid's exit as she gushed over her co-star. The actress, who plays Carla Connor in the ITV soap, has had the businessman's card marked ever since he wormed his way into a role at Underworld following his sudden return to Weatherfield from Milan.

Bukayo Saka is now a major doubt for Arsenal's meeting with Manchester City on Sunday after being forced off with a muscular issue in Tuesday's 2-1 Champions League defeat at RC Lens.

Rebecca Loos has spoken out after the resurfacing of the allegations she had an affair with David Beckham.

Meghan Markle has no 'clear direction' in regards to her future path as she continues to use her royal titles while being rumoured to be considering a job in US politics.

An ambition to create a cinema and community hub in Paisley town centre has died as the organisation behind it says efforts to progress plans with Renfrewshire Council are “futile”.

Coronavirus cases are on the rise again, sparking fears that another tough winter may be heading our way.

Police found thousands of child abuse images on three mobile phones belonging to an Airdrie man.

Snuggling into clean bedding is a great feeling, especially as the colder weather creeps in.

Sammy Root has opened up on his split from Jess Harding just hours after he revealed the Love Island 2023 winners had called it quits on their relationship.

Fuming Cambuslang Rangers boss Paul McColl blasted “ghastly” referee Steven MacDonald and says he ruined their match against Blantyre Vics.

Christopher Nolan reportedly wants to direct multiple James Bond films in a period setting.According to sources at World Of Reel, the director is said to be in talks with Bond producer Barbara Broccoli to direct the next “two or three” films in the franchise.While it’s claimed that Nolan is on board “in principle”, he apparently has some stipulations regarding his creative freedom and the direction he wants to take the franchise.According to the report, Nolan wants to make faithful adaptations of the original Ian Fleming novels “in period settings”. The original books, which began with 1953’s Casino Royale, were set in the 1950s and early 1960s.EON Productions, however, reportedly wants to make a “full reboot for the modern era”.An official announcement over who will direct the next James Bond outing, or who will be Daniel Craig’s successor, has yet to be made.Nolan previously expressed interest in making a James Bond film during an appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast.“The influence of those movies in my filmography is embarrassingly apparent,” he explained.

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer trailer has shown off the modernised versions of original maps like Rust, High Rise and Terminal in action.The latest trailer for the multiplayer mode of the upcoming game revealed the selection of 16 maps that have been revamped for more modern players. All of these will be available at launch and attempt to marry the nostalgia of the originals with a number of changes to allow for new tactical opportunities.

Spotify has introduced a new feature, allowing users to stream up to 15 hours of audiobooks for free each month.The streaming platform rolled out the new feature in the UK and Australia yesterday (October 3), and is set to bring it over to users in the US by the end of the year.It comes after Spotify began introducing audiobooks to its library in September last year, however, they were never offered to users for free, and even premium subscribers had to pay individually for each title.Now, with the new launch, the platform has confirmed that it will be offering all paying subscribers 15 hours of free audiobook listening each month. It has also introduced more payment plans to its system, meaning that users can pay to extend the 15-hour limit, or pay to purchase the whole book outright.A large number of literary titles are available on the service, and having struck partnerships with publishing giants such as Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Hachette, and Simon & Schuster, Spotify now claims to be the “largest of any subscription-based audiobook streaming platform currently on the market”.

This year’s show returns to Paris for the first time since 1995, and kicks off Sunday, Nov. 5.

Mauricio Umansky isn’t ready to let his marriage to Kyle Richards go without trying to make things work — and he’s putting in the effort while also trying to stay in the competition on this season of Dancing With the Stars. The reality star danced his heart out on Tuesday’s Dancing With the Stars, along

Tenacious D have announced a UK and Ireland arena tour for next year – find all the details below.The comedy rock duo – aka Jack Black and Kyle Gass – are due to hit the road in Europe next spring. Dubbed the ‘Spicy Meatball Tour’, the upcoming run of shows includes stop-offs in Stockholm (April 29), Oslo (30), Copenhagen (May 1) and Luxembourg (3).From there, Tenacious D will head to Dublin for a headline concert at the city’s 3Arena on May 5.

EastEnders fans have been floored by a link to Little Mo in a scene with Freddie Slater during Tuesday night's episode as "history repeats itself." In dramatic scenes which aired on 3 October, Freddie raced to the rescue as he walked in on Theo Hawthorne attempting to rape Stacey Slater in the kitchen.Theo had pinned Stacey to the ground and covered her mouth to prevent her from shouting for help as Freddie returned to the house. Freddie made his way to the kitchen, and in some distressing scenes, pulled Theo off Stacey before repeating the actions of his mum, Little Mo, in a huge twist.

Love Island stars Casey O'Gorman and Tom Clare are set to finally address their ‘feud’ with fellow islander Will Young.The three men were close when they appeared on the ninth series of the popular ITV dating show, as they were affectionately referred to as the "Three Musketeers." But despite seeming inseparable, Tom and Casey have since distanced themselves from the TikTok-famous farmer, who found love with Jessie Wynter in the villa. Now Casey and Tom have been asked about the alleged falling out in the trailer for the latest episode of the Nikkie & Brie show, with the pair teasing that they are ready to 'go there.' Appearing on the podcast, the Love Island duo were quizzed by the wrestling twins on the breakdown of the trio.

Good Morning Britain star Susanna Reid was compared to Victoria Beckham as she continued to rock her new hairstyle on the show. The brunette host recently unveiled her sleek bob, a style also favoured by Posh Spice over the years. While discussing David and Victoria's new Netflix docu-series on Wednesday morning, (October 4) entertainment editor Richard Arnold couldn't help but point out Susanna's resemblance to the Spice Girls star.

Rachel Zegler has come to the defence of Taylor Swift, and called out a podcast for making sex tape comments about her rumoured relationship with Travis Kelce.The actor and singer took to social media to condemn the media for their long-running slew of inappropriate comments made towards Swift.Zegler’s response was written following comments made on a podcast recently, which saw Dan Katz question the rumours of Swift’s latest relationship with NFL player Travis Kelce.“If Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift release a sex video, I’ll consummate this relationship and be like, ‘Fine,’” Katz said during an episode of the Pardon My Take podcast.The comments also come after the pop singer appeared at two Kansas City Chiefs games to root for Kelce, and spurred a wide discussion about their rumoured relationship online.“It’s not news that the media is particularly (and unwarrantedly) cruel to Taylor Swift,” wrote Zegler on Twitter/X. “But the way men feel entitled to speak about women, their bodies, and their sex lives needs to be seriously evaluated.”it’s not news that the media is particularly (and unwarrantedly) cruel to taylor swift but the way men feel entitled to speak about women, their bodies, and their sex lives needs to be seriously evaluated https://t.co/0KxXEfHIC0— rachel zegler (she/her/hers) (@rachelzegler) October 3, 2023“You will never see people speaking this way about a man.

Strictly Come Dancing's Bobby Brazier has been dealt a huge blow just days before he takes to the dance floor for Movie Week.The popular EastEnders actor and his professional partner Dianne Buswell are amongst the favourites to walk away with the Glitterball trophy in December. In week one, Bobby showed exactly what he's made of debuting with a score of 29 from the judges and he received the same amount of points the following week.

BBC).The subject is tackled in Netflix documentary series Beckham, where Victoria speaks for the first time about how the highly publicised allegations affected their marriage.“It was the hardest period for us because it felt like the world was against us,” Victoria said. “Here’s the thing – we were against each other, if I’m being completely honest.”While the couple don’t discuss specifics around the allegations, the former Spice Girl described the media circus as a “nightmare”.“You know, up until Madrid sometimes it felt like us against everybody else but we were together, we were connected, we had each other,” Victoria said.

IDLES have teased a raucous new single on their social media channels. Check out a snippet of the track below.The Bristol indie heavyweights took to their Twitter/X page this morning to surprise fans with news of a forthcoming track, titled ‘Dancer’.“Hip to hip.

The latest season of Married at First Sight UK is in full swing, and since mid September, we've been getting heavily invested in all of the couples looking to find love in the most unconventional way.That is, marrying someone they've never met. For some context, the show involves a social experiment whereby couples are matched "scientifically" by a panel of experts. In the UK version's case, these are Australian dating and relationship expert Mel Schilling, Celebs Go Dating 'love doctor,' Paul Brunson and sex and relationships therapist, Charlene Douglas.

Victoria Beckham has hit back at claims she was ‘too Posh to push’ when she gave birth to son Brooklyn. The 49 year old former Spice Girl, who went by the nickname Posh, addressed the taunts on her husband David’s new Netflix series BECKHAM - revealing how she was told it would be unsafe for her to go into labour with their first child.

Toploader are facing criticism after performing at the Tory Party Conference – check out the footage and a range of reactions below.The Eastbourne band – who count former PM Liz Truss as a fan – played their 1999 hit version of ‘Dancing In The Moonlight’ at the Blues Kitchen in Manchester yesterday (October 3).According to Politico, the live appearance was hosted by UK Music. The organisation was hosting a conference in the city yesterday, titled ‘How Can A Conservative Government Boost Our Music Industry’.The third day of the 2023 Conservative Party Conference also saw Home Secretary Suella Braverman receive backlash for saying that a “hurricane” of migration is coming to the United Kingdom.Braverman promised to do “whatever it takes” to stop small boat crossings, adding that immigration was “already too high”.Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is among those to have called out the Home Secretary, saying that she had used “utterly despicable language straight out of the far-right playbook”.Toploader have since been criticised over their decision to perform as part of the Tory Party Conference.Sharing a clip of the brief gig, music critic Simon Price wrote: “I once hit the guy from Toploader with a champagne cork at the Q Awards, from right across the room.“Hell of a shot, but I felt slightly guilty afterwards.

Square Enix shared the official pronunciation of Cait Sith, a character in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, but Scottish fans are upset as it is actually incorrect.Cait Sith is inspired by the cat-sìth (plural cait-shìth) in Scottish folkore, sharing his appearance with the fairy creature in his black and white coat. In Scottish Gaelic, cat-sìth is pronounced “ket-shee” and this is reflected in the Japanese katakana for the character’s name – ケット・シー or “Ketto Shī”.We saw many of you were asking so we hope this helps! #FF7R pic.twitter.com/ZC4WAu9IpE— FINAL FANTASY VII (@finalfantasyvii) October 3, 2023However, Square Enix announced on social media that Cait Sith’s name is in fact pronounced in an Anglicised way, “Kate Sihth”.

Elon Musk has streamed Diablo 4 through X in an effort to show off his website’s capabilities for gaming streams as well as the rest of his goals for the revamped social media site.Per PCGamer, Musk appeared on a verified account named “cyb3rgam3r420” to share a session of him completing a tier 69 nightmare dungeon with his level 100 werewolf druid on October 2. The beginning was besieged with technical issues which were resolved within 15 minutes of the start of the stream, however, the stream stayed live for around 50 minutes all in all.Musk chatted to the audience about the druid build that he was using in the dungeon and invited players to try to kill his character in the PvP arena of Diablo 4.The business magnate had previously said that he wanted to stream “some silly stuff” to test the livestream scaling of X on September 27, but cancelled because work was proving problematic, and so he rescheduled.Then, the second stream of Diablo 4 featuring Musk completing a tier 100 nightmare dungeon was hosted on his official account for approximately 40 minutes, and it was not smooth sailing.Assumedly thanks to the significant increase in traffic to the stream as opposed to the other account, the video output struggled with flickering, frame rate issues and audio cutting in and out.His voice also sounded a lot higher as a result of a technical trouble with the stream making him “sound like a chipmunk”, he joked.Elsewhere, news broke yesterday (October 3) that Grimes is supposedly suing Musk for the custody of their third child, Techno Mechanicus.

The man who struck major Channel 4 deals for the likes of The Handmaid’s Tale and The Great is headed to BBC Studios to head up commercial for scripted.

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