Police appeal as concern grows for missing boy last seen at bowling alley

Strictly Come Dancing's Bobby Brazier had a cheeky two-word response to a fan who criticised his 'near kiss' with Dianne Buswell during their latest routine.The pair, who are favourites on the show, performed the Argentine Tango on Saturday's show, ending in a near-kiss that sent viewers into a frenzy. However, one viewer wasn't too pleased with the intimate performance and took to Instagram to express their discomfort, saying: "Love Dianne she's an amazing dancer and teacher and like Bobby but it felt uncomfortable to watch for me and the end kiss was far too intense.The dance was impeccable just didn't like how intimate it looked." Bobby responded to the comment simply by writing: "Job done." The young actor, 20, had fans buzzing when he almost kissed his Aussie partner, 34, after their performance but a body language expert says it shouldn't be seen as authentic.

Former TOWIE star Jess Wright, 38, has shared that her home makeover will be 'very different' from her brother Mark's lavish £3.5 million mansion in Essex. Jess and her husband William Lee-Kemp are currently renovating their house, just weeks after Mark and his wife Michelle Keegan completed their own grand home transformation.

Martin Lewis has called for an overhaul of “unfair” aspects of Lifetime Isas ahead of Jemery Hunt’s Autumn Statement later this month. Lifetime Isas are often used by first-time buyers to get on the property ladder, says the Money Saving Expert founder, known for his roles on ITV and BBC.

A series of incriminating messages exposed how a corrupt police analyst jeopardised one of the biggest and most successful criminal investigations ever undertaken by law enforcement agencies across the globe.

Strictly Come Dancing star Bobby Brazier has shared his reaction to his latest dance with partner Dianne Buswell in the BBC dance contest. The EastEnders star and Australian pro dancer performed a passionate Argentinian tango to Sail by Awolnation during Saturday night's live show (Nov 4).

Witnesses are being urged to come forward following an alleged assault in Oldham town centre. Officers were called out to assist the ambulance service on Yorkshire Street at around 4.20am yesterday, following reports of an assault.

Björk has shared that she will start writing her next album in 2024, along with confirming a ‘Cornucopia’ film.The Icelandic artist was reflecting on the process of her ‘Cornucopia’ concert and theatrical production – which has toured across the world from 2019-2023 – in a recent interview, when she revealed that new music is on the horizon for next year.“Well, Cornucopia was a strange project because we did it for a year, and then Covid came for two years,” she told Rolling Stone. “And then we started it again. We’re finishing it now around Christmas.

The Last Dinner Party have announced a European headline tour for 2024 – find all the details below.The London band and NME 100 alumni are set to hit the road early next year in support of their debut album ‘Prelude To Ecstasy’, which is out on February 2.They’ll kick off the run of dates in Berlin on February 16 before making stop-offs in Cologne (17), Amsterdam (19), Paris (20), Brussels (21) Zurich (23), Milan (25) and Vienna (26).Tickets go on general sale 10am CET/ 9am GMT next Monday (November 13) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.Alternatively, fans can access a pre-sale at the same time this Friday (November 10) by pre-ordering The Last Dinner Party’s album here before 3pm CET/ 2pm GMT on Thursday (November 9).Writing on social media to confirm the upcoming gigs, The Last Dinner Party said: “Europe…we promised we’d come back for you. We’re setting sail at the gateway of 2024 on our headline tour to peddle our musical wares far and wide ⚓️.”Pre-order our debut album ‘Prelude to Ecstasy’ from eligible stores before Thursday 9th November at 3pm CET for pre-sale access.Pre-sale begins Friday 10th November at 10am CET.

Naman Ramachandran The U.K.’s Studio Crook has acquired the rights to develop “Damaged Goods,” the first of Helen Black’s “Lilly Valentine” legal book series, into a returning television drama series “Valentine” (6 x 60’). “Valentine” will follow Lilly Valentine, an almost divorced single mother on the wrong side of 40 who excels at her job at a local Oldham law firm. She will go to any length to help her clients, at the expense of both her son and her nearly ex-husband.

ITV have confirmed when I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! will return to our screens, and fans don’t have long to wait. During an advert break in the middle of Good Morning Britain on Monday, 6 November, fans got to see the usual advert for I’m A Celeb, but at the end of the ad, the start date was confirmed as Sunday, 19 November. The voiceover for the advert confirmed that the launch episode will be on ITV1 and ITVX live on the big day.

Ringo Starr has reflected on the success of The Beatles, and revealed that he initially had doubts that it would last.The comments were made by the iconic drummer in a new interview with The Sunday Times, where both he and bandmate Paul McCartney looked back at the early days of the group.It also came following the two sharing their long-awaited “final” Beatles song, ‘Now And Then’, last week – a track developed from an old John Lennon demo tape, which was savaged with the help of AI and recorded as an official release.Looking back at the early days of The Beatles, McCartney revealed that he initially thought the band would last a decade if they were lucky – surprisingly predicting their split in 1970 – and was therefore caught off guard by how their music has stood the test of time.“When we started, we thought that, maybe, we’d have ten years,” he told the outlet. He also said that he predicted that as he saw it as “the maximum span for a rock’n’roll group” at the time.Chiming in, Starr revealed that he was even less optimistic about the longevity of the rock group, and even had plans to become a hairdresser at the start.“None of us thought it would last a week!” he said.

The Scottish Government recently announced that Winter Fuel Payments will be replaced by a new Pension Age Winter Heating Payment from next year for more than one million pensioners living in Scotland. The annual help for heating bills is worth up to £300 and is due to start from winter 2024.

Celtic are approaching last chance saloon in their bid to qualify from the UEFA Champions League group stages - and they'll need to start totting up points as they travel to Atletico Madrid on matchday four.

The first contestant for ITV's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! has touched down in Australia, two weeks before the show kicks off. Jockey Frankie Dettori was spotted Down Under after a successful race in the US over the weekend.

Strictly Come Dancing's Bobby Brazier was warned about letting his private life get in the way of his professional life just hours before Saturday's live show. The popular EastEnders star, 20, is one of the favourites to win Strictly Come Dancing with professional partner, Dianne Buswell, 34.

If you've been holding out for Black Friday week to re-stock some of your beauty favourites, we're here to inform you that the best deal you might this month find has just gone live.The offer comes from Elemis, who has just announced that an exciting skincare and body care bundle offering huge savings on shopper-favourite buys has gone live on QVC. The Pro-Collagen Face & Body Gift of Great Skin Collection costs £65.95 here but is worth a whopping £215 – offering shoppers a saving of £149.The items included in the bundle aren't lesser-known products, either.The collection includes a Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm, loved by celebs like Molly-Mae Hague and Catherine Zeta-Jones, and a Pro-Collagen Marine Cream that quickly tackles dehydration and fine lines.

When it comes to wellness, NEOM is one of the best-loved brands around, with its range of home fragrances, bath and body care products all designed to create a relaxing, stress-free environment. From its diffusers and candles to bath foam and body oil, NEOM has everything you need to create a calming, spa-like experience from the comfort of your own home.

Taiwanese LGBTQ+ Streamer GagaOOLala has announced a packed slate of originals and acquired titles on the eve of Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF), including unscripted queer reality dating series Boys Like Boys. 

The Göteborg Film Festival has found a new Artistic Director. 

When Andrew Lloyd Webber pocketed nearly $40M from the sale of a Pablo Picasso masterpiece in 2011, his thoughts turned to a performing arts school in the leafy London neighborhood of Chiswick.

Luc Besson To EP ‘Rainbow Warrior’ Feature Doc

Universal/Blumhouse’s Five Nights at Freddy’s was still plenty game this weekend, crossing $100M at the international box office and $200M worldwide. The sophomore frame overseas, where this is a pure theatrical play, dipped 54% to deliver $35.6M in 74 markets for a $103.5M offshore cume and $217.1M global.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently published the findings from a survey measuring the public’s response to proposed new powers to tackle fraud, error and debt in the benefits system. For each of the six potential new measures described in the ‘British Social Attitudes Survey ’, there were more respondents who saw the power as acceptable than those who saw it as unacceptable.

Concern is growing for a Hamilton man who has been missing since the early hours of this morning.

The first campmate headed for the I’m A Celeb jungle is reported to have touched down in Australia as champion jockey Frankie Dettori has been spotted Down Under.

Russell Brand has been accused of sexually assaulting an extra on the set of his 2010 film, Arthur.According to a civil lawsuit in the US, Brand is alleged to have exposed himself to a woman before following her into a bathroom and sexually assaulting her. Brand has yet to respond to the lawsuit.The latest case has been filed under the Adult Survivor’s Act – a legislation in New York that allows alleged victims of sexual offences for which the statute of limitations has passed to file civil suits for a one-year period between 24 November 2022 and 24 November 2023 (via BBC).Brand has been accused of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse in other cases following aa joint investigation by The Times, The Sunday Times and Channel 4’s Dispatches.

Greater Manchester’s Town of Culture is preparing to mark the start of the festive season this November with a one-day Christmas celebration set to take place across the town centre.

A vision for a transformed Bury town centre by redeveloping the Mill Gate Shopping Centre and the surrounding 15 acres to include less retail and more housing has been put forward. Bury Council has published an update to its strategy for the town centre shopping complex after it acquired the centre and wider estate alongside joint venture partner Bruntwood in April 2022.

Less than a week after Roy Keane called on Erik ten Hag to strip him of the captaincy, Bruno Fernandes stepped up when Manchester United needed their captain most on Saturday.

A hammer-wielding law student who "threw away" his future as he raided a disabled man's house saw his criminal actions brought to a sharp end. Shamas Malik carried out a deliberately targeted burglary at the man's home, a court was told.

Real Housewives Of Cheshire star Nermina Pieters-Mekic was diagnosed with aggressive early stage breast cancer and said her "heart broke" over her worry for her daughter. After being told the news in the summer, the 33-year-old model said she feared she wouldn't see daughter Alaya-Rose, two, grow up.

No one is safe from a few hilarious and embarrassing moments throughout their career - including Peter Andre. During an appearance on Sky’s Extraordinary Life Stories, the dad-of-four opened up on one funny moment he'll never forget while performing on stage.

Truanting from school can be short-lived mischief. It can also damage a child's education irreparably. But in the case of two young boys playing hooky in Manchester city centre - it left them scarred for life.

A young couple say they save around £9,000 a year by not having children, and choose to spend their money on four annual holidays instead.

Camila Cabello is on the move.

Despite successful careers, several stars have left Hollywood behind for normal jobs.