The Mancunian Way: The changing face of the Curry Mile

Avalon boss Jon Thoday has said he is “surprised” that ITV bosses weren’t aware of Phillip Schofield’s relationship with a much younger runner on This Morning.

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who made the same move last year.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Aki Kaurismäki’s Cannes Jury Prize winner “Fallen Leaves” has snagged the 2023 Intl. Federation of Film Critics (Fipresci) Grand Prix for best film of the past year.

Naman Ramachandran An estimated £617.4 million ($781.8 million) was spent on the production of film, TV and other audiovisual content in Scotland in 2021, compared to £398.6 million in 2019, up 55%, a new report has revealed. Commissioned by Screen Scotland and produced by Saffery Champness and Nordicity, the independent report titled The Economic Value of the Screen Sector in Scotland in 2021 found that significant growth was found in all areas of production, particularly inward investment film and High-End TV (HETV) production.

Film and TV critics have praised Netflix's latest reality show At Home With The Furys, which follows the day-to-day life of Tyson Fury, wife Paris, and their six children, following his retirement from boxing. Viewers of the series have praised the depiction of Tyson's mental health struggles, with the boxer having been diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2017.

Rihanna fans around the world are excited by the news of her giving birth to her second child with boyfriend A$AP Rocky. While the couple has not yet revealed the baby's name, fans are speculating based on clues from their first child's name. Rihanna and A$AP Rocky welcomed their first child, a son, and named him RZA, which pays homage to the Wu-Tang Clan leader with the same name.

Coronation Street star Stephanie Davis was taken to hospital after suffering a nasty ankle injury. The 30 year old actress, who plays Courtney Vance on the Cobbles, told how she was left on crutches and could not lift her leg following the painful incident. She took to her Instagram page to update fans on her condition after suffering the injury.

Former rugby star Ben Foden's three year old daughter has been rushed to hospital following an incident in a parkour gym. The tot, Farrah, has suffered a hairline fracture after leaping into a foam pit and now finds herself in a cast for four-to-six weeks. Dancing On Ice ace Ben shared on Instagram a snap of his daughter on a hospital bed as he stood beside her.

Los Angeles might be known for its hot weather and sunnier climes, but it seems Meghan Markle isn’t quite ready to ditch her autumn wardrobe after she was spotted wearing a camel overcoat whilst out and about earlier this month. Her Max Mara Goloso Cashmere Coat, £4000 here, might be at odds with LA’s warmer weather, but it did give us some major autumnal inspiration as we prepare to head into the UK’s considerably cooler new season.

told Fox News.“And I almost had to laugh at that because it’s an industry that screams for tolerance, and yet it’s a one-way street. It screams for freedom of speech. But Hollywood’s a one-way street as well.

A sold out Easter Road awaits Aston Villa as they bid to make it through to the Europa Conference League group stage – a proper corker.

Falkirk councillors have backed proposals to make changes to taxi tariffs, such as increasing the cost of getting a cab at Christmas and doubling the charge for soiling a vehicle.

It has proved an unmitigated disaster so far for Jota and now his transfer woe in Saudi Arabia appears to reaching the end game.

Hamilton Accies boss John Rankin has confirmed English Premier League side Nottingham Forest want to sign academy star Cormac Daly.

Planning a proposal is a nerve wracking situation for most people, with the royal family being no exception as they have to seek permission from the head of the family.

Rugby star Ben Foden’s young daughter was rushed to hospital in New York after she was injured while she played at a parkour gym.

A couple who 'caught the travelling bug' pay just £100 a month in bills while living up and down the UK in a campervan.

Mark Wright has finally unveiled a dream feature of his and wife Michelle's stunning Essex mansion which has been almost four years in the making. The former Only Way Is Essex star took to his home Instagram page on Tuesday (August 22) to reveal the lavish outdoor addition which completes their beautiful self-built home.

We're only a few days from the start of Manchester Pride - one of the country’s biggest celebrations of the LGBTQ+ community. The annual Pride will take place over the August bank holiday weekend (August 25-28) and will feature plenty of fun, music, and events to keep you busy.

Manchester City are closing in on the signing of Jeremy Doku.

XG have released a music video for their new single ‘New Dance’.On August 23 at 6pm KST, the Korea-based global girl group unveiled the music video for ‘New Dance’, which features whimsical, summery visuals.“Slide with my girls to the party, we ain’t come to bother nobody / We just gonna have a good time, movin’ our body, body / See me gettin’ down on the floor, I walked into da show / I just learned a new dance, they ask me how I do that,” they sing on the chorus.‘New Dance’ is the third song XG have unveiled from their upcoming mini-album, following the previously released ‘TGIF’ and ‘GRL GVNG’.

BTS‘ V and NewJeans have met up to dance to the girl group’s hit single ‘Hype Boy’.NewJeans recently shared a new clip of BTS member V joining them in the practice studio to dance to their 2022 hit single ‘Hype Boy’ across their social media accounts.The video opens with the BTS singer posing for the camera before it pans out to reveal the NewJeans members around him as they begin to dance to the song’s choreography.Notably, both acts’ labels are under the same parent company, HYBE. V also recently teamed up with NewJeans’ label ADOR’s CEO Min Hee-jin to work on the creative direction of his upcoming debut solo record ‘Layover’.In a recent interview with W Korea, the BTS singer explained why he had decided to work with Min for his album, revealing that he was inspired by her work on girl group f(x)’s 2013 album ‘Pink Tape’ during her time under SM Entertainment.“I wanted to show a different side of my music compared to my past works and collaborating seemed like the best way to achieve that,” V shared.

Soccer Mommy has shared a Taylor Swift cover and announced new covers EP ‘Karaoke Night’.Sophie Allison’s new EP will land on September 22 via Loma Vista and also feature versions of tracks by Slowdive, R.E.M. and Pavement, alongside a recently released cover of Sheryl Crow’s ‘Soak Up The Sun’.To announce the EP, Soccer Mommy has covered Taylor Swift track ‘I’m Only Me When I’m With You’, and said: “I really wanted to cover this song because it’s one of my favourites from Taylor’s first album.“I listened to that record so much when I was a kid and I think it had a lot of influence on me then.”Listen to the cover and see the tracklist for ‘Karaoke Songs’ below.1. ‘Here’ (Pavement cover)2. ‘Soak Up The Sun’ (Sheryl Crow cover)3. ‘Dagger’ (Slowdive cover)4. ‘I’m Only Me When I’m With You’ (Taylor Swift cover)5. ‘Losing My Religion’ (R.E.M. cover)The new EP follows Allison’s most recent studio album, ‘Sometimes, Forever’, which arrived last summer.Last year, she also released a demo version of the song ‘Darkness Forever’, which featured a nod to Taylor Swift by dubbing it ‘Sophie’s Version’.

Ringo Starr has announced details of a new EP, which features contributions from former Beatles bandmate, Paul McCartney.Titled ‘Rewind Forward’, the upcoming EP will be Starr’s fourth in three years, and features an impressive name of famous faces from across the rock scene.Set for release on October 13, the EP consists of just four songs. In the run-up to the release, Starr will be sharing the title track with fans this Friday (August 25).“‘Rewind Forward’ was something I said out of the blue,” Starr said, discussing the title in a press release (via Ultimate Classic Rock).“It’s just one of those lines like ‘A Hard Day’s Night’.

Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival (GFF) has unveiled a first wave of international titles due to play at its upcoming comeback sixth edition, unfolding from October 13 to 20 after a one-year hiatus.

Coleen Rooney has sent waves across the world of celebrity after landing British Vogue's September digital cover, with the magazine labelling her a 'detective' following her £3M libel case against Rebekah Vardy. But it appears that the achievement hasn't gone down so well with the latter, who lost her case - which revolved around Coleen's accusation that Rebekah's Instagram account was leaking stories to the press about her private life. Sources have told OK! that Rebekah is “absolutely gutted” over her former friend’s career move.

Tyson Fury and Paris have captured the attention of the British public and even a worldwide audience with their new Netflix show At Home With The Furys. Their fly-on-the-wall documentary captures the highs and lows of their often chaotic lives in their Morecambe mansion after Tyson's retirement. It also features candid snippets of the former boxer's mental health struggles and focuses in on parenting life and daily routines.The couple have six children, all with rather unusual names.

Love Island USA, which just welcomed a former UK Islander to the cast, has made reality TV history as two female contestants shared a groundbreaking snog. Singletons Kassy Castillo and Johnnie Garcia shared an intimate moment on one of the sofas in the villa, as they both admitted to having feelings for each other.

The mastermind writer and producer behind shows like Dallas and Knots Landing, David Jacobs, has died at the age of 84 following a years-long battle with Alzheimer's disease. His son Aaron announced in the Hollywood Reporter that his dad passed away on Sunday, 20 August, at the Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California. According to his family, a series of infections were too much for him to handle which led to his passing.The TV icon was born in Baltimore on 12 August, 1939.

Beyonce appears to reacting to the accusations made against Lizzo.

Nestled in woodland and tucked away behind the college which bears its name, Hopwood Hall could be one of Greater Manchester's finest gems.

Grace Jones and Young Fathers – they are unable to accommodate day ticket holders.They wrote: “It is with a heavy heart that we inform you we are unable to accommodate Sunday day ticket holders to Bluedot Festival today, Sunday 23rd July. If you are a Sunday day ticketholder please do not travel to Bluedot today.”The festival went on to say that weekend ticket holders already on site will be permitted to stay, adding: “We’ve had an unprecedented amount of rainfall over the past seven days that has seen the water level reach saturation point during the night, rendering our day ticket holder car park, pick-up and drop-off point and entrances impassable due to standing water.“We have worked hard this weekend and throughout last night, laying over 1.5km of additional track mat and track way, 130 tonnes of sustainably sourced wood chip and bringing multiple trucks on site to pump out standing water.“However, despite our continued work throughout the weekend it has reached the point where it is not possible to accommodate further audience vehicles on site.”An important update regarding Sunday day ticketholders.

I’ll be the first to admit I’m not the greatest when it comes to dealing with change. It’s something I’m working on - among other things - but a certain reticence is something that very much exists in me.

It may be the middle of summer but the weather we’ve been experiencing lately feels unseasonably wet and windy. While it’s miserable in the UK you may be dreaming of holidays in more exotic locations.

Michael Lohan is singing sweet words about his daughter and new mom, Lindsay Lohan.