The skyscrapers, towering apartment buildings and office blocks set to change Manchester's skyline in 2021

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are enjoying a romantic night out!

Demi Lovato is bringing the heat to a Super Bowl pre-party!

Rylan Clark has shared an update on his health after revealing he had been taken to hospital earlier this week.TV star Rylan, 33, posted a photo of himself and shared an update with fans on his social media channels on Saturday 12 February. X Factor star Rylan has previously sparked concern amongst fans as he revealed he had been on an "extended trip" to hospital. But, after returning home, Rylan posted a selfie showing the TV star wearing a white hoodie and sitting on his emerald green sofa with his thumb up towards the camera.

Pep Guardiola called on his Manchester City players to be ready when called upon as the fixtures start to come every three days this month, following the 4-0 win at Norwich.

Southampton showed qualities that Manchester United lack during Saturday's draw, according to ex-Red Danny Higginbotham.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentChiara Bellosi, whose first work, “Ordinary Justice,” launched from Berlin’s Generation 14plus section in 2020, is back with “Swing Ride” (“Calcinculo”) about an overweight 15-year-old named Benedetta pining for attention in an Italian province where she falls in love with the skinny non-binary Amanda.A key difference between the two films is that while “Ordinary Justice,” which examined the lives of two families on opposite sides of a murder case, originated from a deeply researched screenplay that Bellosi wrote, “Swing Ride” — premiering in Panorama on Feb. 13 — stems from a prizewinning script proposed to her by Carlo Cresto Dina, her producer, who also discovered Alice Rohrwacher (“Happy as Lazzaro”) and is known for nurturing the cream of Italy’s new cinematic crop.   “It’s a very different process; it was the first time that I had to start from a world that didn’t germinate from me,” said Bellosi about working from the script penned by Maria Teresa Venditti and Luca De Bei that won Italy’s prestigious Solinas prize in 2018.It was like moving into a new house that she had to make her own, she said.“I worked with the writers; I wanted to make a few tweaks and we did that together,” she added, noting that initially “it was a leap into the void.” But directing from their screenplay actually ended up giving her “more freedom” than her previous pic because “the container is already there; but you can go pretty wild with the rest.”This freedom also made it more fun.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentMK2 Films, the banner behind Joachim Trier’s “The Worst Person in the World,” has boarded “Love Life,” the anticipated next film of laureled Japanese director Koji Fukada. Fukada’s credits include the 2016 movie “Harmonium” which won the jury prize at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard, as well as “A Girl Missing” which played at Toronto. His latest film, “The Real Thing” was part of Cannes 2020’s Official Selection.

direct to your inboxFive years ago, a photograph taken outside the Arndale in Manchester city centre became an internet sensation.The image, taken on Well Street by Joel Goodman captured in the early hours of New Year's Day 2016, captured something quintessentially Manc.A man, later identified as Mike Deveney, stole the show.Sprawled in the street reaching for a bottle of lager with his belly out, he would soon be recognised by people around the world.Nearby, police grapple with a reveller, while others make their way home after New Year's Eve celebrations.Lauded for its inspired composition, it was compared to various pieces of historic art, including Michelangelo’s The Creation of Adam.Thus, 'The Creation of Manchester' cemented its place

holiday might seem like a distant pipe dream at the moment, there are hopes 2021 will bring a return to travel.

Ireland’s Fittest Families is back for the new year and we’re getting inspired to shift our lockdown and Christmas pounds.

Craig David has been given an MBE as part of the Queen’s annual New Year’s Honours list.Revealed today (December 31), the list sees a host of names from the worlds of sport, music and the arts recognised for their services.Alongside David, Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton has been knighted as part of the honours, after winning his seventh world title this year, equaling the world record of Michael Schumacher, as well as being an outspoken advocate of the Black Lives Matter movement and campaigns for racial justice.Elsewhere, actor Nina Wadia has been given an OBE, while Lesley Manville has been made a CBE for services to drama and charity.Roger Deakins has also been knighted, following his Oscar win for best cinematography for 1917.Overall,

Greater Manchester certainly has a lot to look forward to. Despite a challenging 12 months, the region already has a long list of new developments coming up in the next year and through to 2023.

EXCLUSIVE: NewFilmmakers Los Angeles and the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Science (AMPAS) will kick off the New Year celebrating emerging Israeli filmmakers and talent with a virtual film fest.

direct to your inboxStockport made waves by controversially pulling out of the region’s flagship Greater Manchester Spatial Framework development plan earlier this month.But while planners have been sent back to the drawing board, there are still several major schemes lined up for the borough.Most are set for the heart of the town, which is currently undergoing an ambitious £1bn regeneration that has already delivered the Red Rock, Stockport Exchange and The Mailbox.Stockport is the first place in the country to have a Mayoral Development Corporation - or ‘MDC’ - focused on the town centre.It plans to create a 3,500-home urban village, dubbed ‘Town Centre West’ - often by local leaders hailed as the newest, coolest, greenest’ development in

Sign up for our What's On newsletter - for all the latest whether you're staying in or heading out and aboutConstruction is about to begin on a brand new theatre beneath Manchester Central, after work was halted to make way for the Nightingale Hospital.53two's new venue will take shape in the Grade II-listed railway arches in the city centre, with Manchester Gin's distillery and bar as their neighbours.Construction of the theatre was supposed to begin in March 2020, but the space had to be used as storage while Manchester Central became a field hospital.Once completed, this will be a fully accessible 150-seat theatre, arts bar and venue.The charity has signed a 15-year lease on the site, with plans to open the bar as soon as spring

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefMusic streaming giant Spotify is to launch a localized service in South Korea in the first half of 2021. The move connects K-pop artists, such as BTS and Blackpink who are enjoying global success, with listeners in their home country.“South Korea is key for Spotify in its mission of giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the opportunity to enjoy and be inspired by it.

343 Industries have announced that they will be sunsetting online services on for games in the Halo franchise 3 on the Xbox 360 by December 2021.The franchise developers released a lengthy blog post outlining the process of discontinuing the Xbox 360 Halo titles over the next years.Chief among the titles, Halo 3 was released back in 2007, and as such player numbers are lowering.