Non-urgent surgery and appointments restart at Greater Manchester hospitals as Army called in

Two severe flood warnings have been issued in south Manchester which could pose a 'danger to life'.

Metallica have announced that their annual ‘Metallica Night’ event with the San Francisco Giants baseball team will be returning for an eighth year.The event, which has previously seen Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield perform the national anthem and drummer Lars Ulrich throw out the ceremonial first pitch, has been cancelled for the past two seasons due to the coronavirus pandemic.This year’s ‘Metallica Night’ will take place on May 24 at Oracle Park – formerly AT&T Park – in San Francisco, as the Giants take on the New York Mets. Tickets are on sale here.“It’s a tradition that we’ve missed the last two seasons, so we’re really excited for the return of Metallica Night at Oracle Park with our hometown baseball team, the San Francisco Giants,” the band said in a statement.“This year marks the eighth time we’ll take the field for the National Anthem, first pitch, and a few other pre-game shenanigans, and it all takes place on Tuesday, May 24th against the New York Mets.”A post shared by Metallica (@metallica)Special packages for the event include a ticket to the game and a limited-edition Metallica/Giants T-shirt; a portion of the proceeds from every Metallica Night Special Event ticket sold will benefit the band’s All Within My Hands foundation.In 2020, Metallica‘s All Within My Hands Foundation donated $350,000 to a series of charities providing aid and care during the coronavirus crisis.“In the wake of the spread of the coronavirus, the most vulnerable people in our communities need help now more than ever,” Metallica said in a statement at the time.

Liam Gallagher has shared his views on the British Monarchy, sharing his love for the Queen, who he describes as “a little Jedi”.Gallagher was speaking to NME for this week’s Big Read cover feature about his massive forthcoming Knebworth gigs and third studio album ‘C’MON YOU KNOW’.During the feature, Gallagher was alerted to a tweet he sent out at the start of 2022, which read: “So I’ve missed out on the NYs honours list AGAIN ffs what more do I have to do to get myself 1 of those SIR things oh well onwards and sideways LG x.”Responding to NME, he said: “There’ll be some fucker there going” – he puts on posh accent – ‘Who does he think he is, scruffy little shit from Manchester thinking the Queen is gonna give him that?’“If I can wind some cunt up [on the] first of January, start as I mean to go on.”Going on to discuss his views on the Monarchy and Queen Elizabeth II, he added: “Unless they delivered it to my fucking door through the letterbox, like the Royal Mail fucking should do… I’m certainly not going there and bending down for no cunt.“Not that I’m anti-Royals – I like the Queen. I think she’s like a little Jedi.

Conway The Machine has surprised fans with the release of a new mixtape, ‘Greetings Earthlings’ – you can listen to it below.The Griselda rapper is due to release his new album, ‘God Don’t Make Mistakes’, on February 25, marking his debut on Eminem‘s Shady Records.Today (February 20), just five days out from the album’s release, Conway has dropped off a new mixtape which features various freestyles/remixes over songs from Kanye West, J. Cole, Big Sean, and Nicki Minaj.‘Greetings Earthlings’ also includes the rapper’s ‘TRU Bethel’ collaboration with 2 Chainz, which fans have been patiently waiting to arrive on streaming services for almost two years.Up until now, the track – which was first previewed about 20 months ago during one of Conway’s Instagram Live sessions – was only available as part of Conway’s ‘Missing Bricks’ vinyl-only EP, which was released early last year.“I spent my birthday Cooking up a plate for y’all and it’s All star weekend too so I’m in a good mood,” Conway said of his new mixtape on Instagram.

Maura Higgins has slammed trolls for claiming she’s “too skinny” as she revealed she can receive hundreds of messages a day criticising her appearance. Irish beauty Maura, 31, rose to fame on Love Island in 2019 and has since carved out a successful career, signing a modelling contract last year with Elite Models, which also represents the likes of Kendall Jenner.

Eamonn Holmes' agent has denied claims the TV star was axed from his Friday slot on ITV show This Morning because “viewers didn't want to watch him anymore”. The 62 year old, alongside his wife, Ruth Langsford have been replaced from hosting the Friday shows by Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary. ITV's decision decision to replace him reportedly followed ITV bosses carrying out extensive analysis which revealed that Eamonn’s popularity had waned, The Mail on Sunday has claimed.

From kid to costar! Candace Cameron Bure had a great time working with her daughter, Natasha, on the latest Aurora Teagarden Mysteries movie.

MAURA Higgins looked incredible in a racy dress at London Fashion Week last night. The ex Love Island contestant, 31 arrived at the Oh Polly show on Saturday in a black dress that revealed plenty of skin.

HALLE BERRY had to answer difficult questions about her sexuality after accidentally showing her teenage daughter a lesbian sex scene she was in. The Hollywood actress, 55, plays a UFC fighter who beds a man — and a woman — in Netflix hit Bruised. And she said 13-year-old Nahla was stunned when she saw the love scenes during an early screening, telling her superstar mum: “We need to have some conversations.” Halle, who has made her directing debut with the sports drama — revealed her film editor unexpectedly jumped to the movie’s raunchiest moment during the screening.

EX-Apprentice star Luisa Zissman has blasted daytime TV — saying Loose Women is boring and the £500 fee for Good Morning Britain is “s***”. The entrepreneur, 37 — who’s also appeared on This Morning — claims she has quit telly altogether to focus on business. The mum of two was a runner-up on Lord Alan Sugar’s show in 2013 and a contestant on Celebrity Big Brother a year later.

THIS Morning bosses axed Eamonn Holmes from his coveted presenting position at ITV after research found that he was unpopular with viewers. The veteran presenter blasted station bosses in a recent interview with the Daily Mail, accusing them of being "sly" and hypocritical over his departure.

DALE Critchlow, who appeared in the hit movie Napoleon Dynamite, has died, his family announced. He famously played Farmer Lyle in the 2004 movie, directed by Jared Hess.

MATT LeBlanc has been spotted in Los Angeles for the first time since The Sun revealed he has split from his TV producer Aurora Mulligan. The Friends star, 54, looked downcast on a stroll in Sherman Oaks, wearing a long sleeve gray shirt, distressed blue jeans and eye-popping red sneakers.

STRANGER Things star Millie Bobby Brown looked unrecognisable as she transformed her style for her 18th birthday. The actress and boyfriend Jake Bongiovi, son of legendary rocker Jon Bon Jovi, turned into Barbie and Ken for the special occasion.

JIMMY Carr is facing a fresh backlash after reportedly joking that child sex abuse victims should laugh off their trauma in an unearthed podcast interview. The controversial comedian has been criticised by Childline founder Dame Esther Rantzen, 81, for his comments.

TELLY property shows veteran George Clarke has split from his wife, we can reveal. It comes after estranged Katie Morgan Jones, 42, said last month: “It’s time for change.” The couple had been splitting their time between homes in London and Gloucestershire.

GOOD Morning Britain bosses have reportedly "given up" trying to find a replacement for Piers Morgan and will continue rotating its current male presenters. The brilliantly outspoken and controversial media personality infamously quit the popular morning programme last year after he stormed off set following a row with weatherman Alex Beresford. The row came over his remarks dismissing Meghan Markle’s mental health battle.

MEGAN Barton Hanson has sent fans wild after flashing her underboob in a tiny bikini while holidaying in the sunshine. The former Love Island star took to her Instagram with the saucy snap, which saw her kicking back and catching rays in Morocco.

KIRSTIE Allsopp’s Location, Location, Location has been branded fake by an ex employee who also revealed her “diva" demands. A former researcher alleged the 50-year-old’s property show “cons” viewers. The ex-employee on the popular Channel 4 series also claimed Kirstie and co-star Phil Spencer, 52, are not involved in researching homes.

FANS have caught their first glimpse at Michelle Keegan as she makes her RuPaul's Drag Race debut. Former Coronation Street star Michelle will join Drag Race UK vs The World judges panel alongside BBC Radio 1 DJ Clara Amfo.

ANT and Dec looked completely unrecognisable tonight as they transformed into drag queens for an epic Saturday Night Takeaway performance. The Geordie duo became Angels of the North, Lady Antoinette and Miss Donna Lee, for the End of the Show Show and they gave Ru Paul a run for his money.

EASTENDERS has celebrated a number of iconic characters since it first hit our television screens back in the 1980s. None more so than the members of the Fowler family, who were part of the original cast line-up on the long-running BBC One soap. Holding the title of the longest serving family in EastEnders, the Fowler's were first seen in 1985 during the first episode of the show.

MRS Brown’s Boys is returning to the BBC as a series for the first time in almost a decade. The last run of the hit comedy, based around the family of Brendan O’Carroll’s foul-mouthed Irish “Mammy” Agnes Brown, aired in 2013.

COVID.Downing Street has said that Prime Minister Boris Johnson will reveal details of his “living with COVID” plan on Monday (February 21) – outlining that factors such as vaccination, testing, and anti-viral drugs will be enough to keep people safe, rather than expecting infected people to stay at home.Self-isolation regulations for those who test positive and their close contacts are expected to cease by the end of this week.“COVID will not suddenly disappear, and we need to learn to live with this virus and continue to protect ourselves without restricting our freedoms,” said Johnson. “We’ve built up strong protections against this virus over the past two years through the vaccine rollouts, tests, new treatments and the best scientific understanding of what this virus can do.”He added: “Thanks to our successful vaccination programme and the sheer magnitude of people who have come forward to be jabbed, we are now in a position to set out our plan for living with COVID this week.”Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary told BBC‘s Sunday Morning today (February 20) this was “declaring victory before the war is over”, that ending mandatory self-isolation was “not the right thing to do” and that this was a distraction from the ongoing ‘partygate’ scandal.“At this stage the PM risks muddying the waters,” he said. “We want to see the government publish the scientific advice because at the moment this seems very premature.”“He continued: It seems like Boris Johnson is keen to declare victory before the war is over in the hope he gets some headlines about ‘victory day on COVID’ instead police officers asking questions about actions in Number 10.”Labour Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting tells #Raworth that dropping remaining

Microsoft and Activision Blizzard regarding the recent acquisition occurred days after the report on CEO Bobby Kotick.An SEC filing was published on Friday (February 18) stating that Kotick and Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer entered talks about the acquisition on November 19, just three days after a report alleged that Kotick had known about Activision Blizzard’s misconduct for years.In September of last year, it was announced that Activision Blizzard was cooperating with an SEC investigation into the allegations of sexual harassment at the company, which this filing refers to.Part of the SEC filing reads: “On November 19, 2021, in the course of a conversation on a different topic between Mr. Spencer and Mr.