Pixies to play surprise, intimate gig in Manchester

Robbie Williams will play with the BBC Concert Orchestra as part of the BBC Radio 2 Live event in Leeds next month, it has been confirmed. The headline set at the BBC bash will follow the release of Williams’ new album ‘XXV’, which features new orchestral versions of his greatest hits.

Sometimes, it's easy to forget that before One Direction and before solo superstardom, Harry Styles was actually once just a contestant on The X Factor.

After eight long weeks of dates, bombshells and drama, Love Island 2022 has come to an end with Davide Sanclimenti and Ekin-Su Culculoglu taking home the crown.The pair took home the £50,000 prize fund while Gemma Owen and Luca Bish came in second place, with Indiyah Polack and Dami Hope coming in third place and Tasha Ghouri and Andrew Le Page in fourth place. The 2022 series definitely didn't fail to provide entertainment and there's been many memorable moments throughout the series. The epic finale show also didn't disappoint, with millions tuning into watch Laura Whitmore reveal the Love Island 2022 winning couple.

Kate Garraway shared news of husband Derek Draper's health scare that left him with “life-threatening” sepsis.The sepsis hospitalisation caused Kate, 55, to take a three-week absence from her presenting duties on Good Morning Britain. Derek Draper, a 54-year-old former political adviser, fell seriously ill with Coronavirus in March 2020 and despite now being Covid-free, has suffered long-lasting damage to his organs and requires daily care. Kate shared her husband's sepsis diagnosis, which could be informative to those who may think they have sepsis.

Next week on EastEnders sees Suki Panesar (Balvinder Sopal) finding her money worries overwhelming as she takes desperate measures. After failing to win a lower deal on the Minute Mart lease, Suki turns to Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) and tries to manipulate her into providing a loan, but it doesn't go her way. Out of options, Suki agrees to meet Ranveer Gulati (Anil Goutam) and strike a deal.

Love Island fans were left concerned for Gemma Owen and Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu during the final episode of the series, after they were seen with “matching skin marks”. Ekin-Su and Davide Sanclimenti were announced the winners of the ITV2 series on Monday night, with Gemma and Luca Bish coming in as runners-up.

Police are appealing for help to find a missing 17-year-old who was last seen in June.

A prison officer has denied murdering a man who was found dead on his 40th birthday. James Johnson, 29, pleaded not guilty to murdering David Toulson in Salford.

TikTok has filed patents for “TikTok music”, suggesting that the video sharing platform has a music streaming app in the works.As uncovered by Insider [further reporting via The Verge], ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, filed a trademark application in May with the US Patent and Trademark Office. It follows a “TikTok Music” trademark that was filed in Australia last November.According to the filing the service would let users purchase, play, share and download music.

Marauders was openly inspired by Battlestate Games‘ Escape From Tarkov, but Small Impact Games‘ lead developer Cameron Small says that his love of one particular map – Factory – has “definitely bled” into development.Speaking to NME, Small shared that he’s played “a lot of Tarkov“, and names the first-person shooter (FPS) as one of the big inspirations for Marauders, along with Star Citizen and Sea Of Thieves.Touching on Marauders‘ claustrophobic close-range maps, Small revealed that Escape From Tarkov‘s Factory map – which is the game’s smallest and closest-quarters location – may have had a part to play.“I’m a Factory main, so that’s definitely bled into development,” shared Small, who added that he loves Escape From Tarkov with his “heart and soul” and thinks it’s “the best multiplayer game in existence.”Though Marauders is set in the stars – complete with spaceship dogfights and dramatic breaching – Small said he wants Escape From Tarkov‘s methodical playstyle to remain important.“We want to keep that tactical element where you’re listening for audio, taking your time, peeking your corners,” says Small, who plans to “marry” the playstyle with Marauders‘ wider approach to adding more social features.“You can’t beat Tarkov on its gunplay – it’s some of the best in the world! So we’ll carve out our space in another way,” said Small. “We want to reach out into other spaces like leaderboards, guilds, you know – even the concept of Valorant‘s bronze, copper, gold stuff.

Geri Horner is said to have told Liz Truss to “go for” the role of Conservative leader amid criticism she faced for hugging MP Nadine Dorries at the Women’s Euro 2022 final.The Spice Girls singer was pictured with the Culture Secretary as the Lionesses led England to victory against Germany on Sunday evening (July 31). “Girl power radiating from Wembley tonight,” Dorries captioned the image on Twitter.Many fans subsequently pointed out Dorries’ history of voting against gay marriage and “only recently demonising the trans community”.A photo has since emerged of Horner with Truss, who is currently going up against Rishi Sunak to become the next UK Prime Minister.Speaking to MailPlus about meeting the Spice Girls star, Truss explained: “[Horner] said ‘go for it’, she was very positive.” See the photo below.How long before Geri Halliwell is the next Culture Secretary pic.twitter.com/5NLGs8kTJ7— dominic dyer (@domdyer70) August 1, 2022While some fans expressed their disappointment with Horner (née Halliwell), others said that they weren’t surprised because the singer had previously described Margaret Thatcher as the “original Spice Girl”.Horner also paid tribute to the late PM following her death in 2013, writing: “Thinking of our 1st Lady of girl power, Margaret Thatcher, a green grocer’s daughter who taught me any thing is possible…x.”The final result of the Tory leadership contest will be announced on September 5.

Battlefield 2042’s 1.2 update, which comes with a slew of bug fixes, quality of life improvements, and some map reworks. EA has noted that the launch maps in Battlefield 2042 will undergo some changes following player feedback, with Kaleidoscope being the first major map to change with this update.The map now has more cover for new flag positions, and an improved flow across the whole of the map.“Cover has been added not only with the placement of new assets, but also in the raising of terrain to help break sightlines and let infantry move more purposefully around the map,” reads the blog post. “Most importantly, these new assets bring more tactical destruction which help to ensure that the map evolves throughout the duration of each round, and provide both attackers and defenders with new options when playing in key areas.”A Forward Operating Base has been added to the map’s park, and a second command post near the Tower as well.

It's fair to say Coronation Street fans were left quite distracted as Debbie Webster and Ryan Connor kickstarted their money-making plans. As viewers of the ITV soap know, the Bistro owner is suffering money troubles and has been hosting themed nights at the restaurant to try and encourage more custom.

Millions across the UK should have received the first half of the Cost of Living payment by the end of July.

Whether you’re celebrating or commiserating your A-Level or GCSE results this month, some much needed comfort food is being served up courtesy of Nando’s. The chicken brand will once again be offering free peri-peri to students picking up their GCSE, A–Level or equivalent results, in restaurants across the UK.

More than half of Spain's provinces have been issued a weather warning for "intense heat" as temperatures are expected to rise above 42C.

Good Morning Britain viewers were left baffled by a 'creepy' comment Richard Madeley made to guest Chloe Kelly who appeared live on the show to chat about the Lionesses' historic Euro 2022 win over the weekend. The Manchester City star scored the winning goal in extra time for England against Germany during Sunday's game.

KSI has said that the news that Jake Paul and Hasim Rahman Jr's fight has been cancelled is 'nothing important' after Rahman Jr pulled out after reportedly being unable to make weight for their fight.

Seven homes have been evacuated after a huge fire broke out from a restaurant in a picturesque town. Fire crews from Greater Manchester are part of a major response to deal with the blaze this morning (August 2) in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire.

There were emotional scenes in Coronation Street last week when Jack Webster welcomed step-mum Abi Webster back home alongside his dad Kevin. It had been a long time coming for the family, with Abi and Kevin rekindling their marriage after her drug binge led to her giving birth to Imran Habeeb's baby.

The Duke of Cambridge beamed with pride as he awarded the Lionesses with trophies after seeing them win at the Euro 2022 final.MORE: 17 times the royals gave fans the biggest hugsImages of Prince William hugging various members of the England team swiftly went viral, and it has since been revealed that the royal was the one who initiated the warm embrace.WATCH: Prince William presents the Lionesses with their trophyEngland women's captain Leah Williamson, who played the 120-minute match at Wembley, told the England YouTube channel: "I think I went to shake his hand and he said, 'Leah, bring it in' and I said, 'Thank you sir'. He was like, 'I’m very proud of you all.'"READ: Princess Eugenie pens emotional message as she enjoys summertime with familyMORE: Prince William and Princess Charlotte send good luck message to LionessesLeah, 25, also revealed she was thrilled to receive such a special message of congratulations from the Queen.

Gallery: Congratulations, Mrs. Jennifer Lynn Affleck! These are the relationships that led J. Lo to marrying Ben Affleck. . . (BANG Showbiz)The 58-year-old actor - who also has Maddox, 20, Pax, 18, Zahara, 17, and Vivienne and Knox, 14, with fellow Oscar winner Angelina - also admitted he would love for his brood to forge their own careers.