The UK’s best Christmas days out - from European-style markets to pop-up ice rinks

Katie Price has reportedly been visited by bailiffs regarding a £250,000 debt she owes her ex-husband, Alex Reid. Alex, 48, who was married to Katie, 45, for 11 months from February 2010, is said to still be waiting for the payment, four years after it was promised to him by courts, according to MailOnline. Bailiffs have been spotted near Katie's £1.3million Essex property, which has been dubbed the 'Mucky Mansion'.

A children's home in Manchester has been criticised for not doing enough to stop kids vaping. The home in south Manchester, which was shut down last year after a child snuck out in the early hours of the morning to go drinking, has been inspected again by Ofsted.

Asda and Tesco are the latest supermarkets to reduce the cost of Aptamil baby formula.

Bolton Wanderers have named the heroes who tried to save a 71-year-old supporter's life during the club's match at the weekend. Lifelong supporter Iain Purslow, from Oldham, tragically died after falling ill during Bolton's match against Cheltenham Town on Saturday (January 13).

A popular food stall within The Arndale's food market has announced its closure following a fire that caused an evacuation of the shopping centre. Hong Thai, a much-loved Thai restaurant confirmed the news today in an emotional post on social media.

Children were being raped 'every day' - but the 'lone voices' who spoke out about it were 'disbelieved' and 'silenced'.

UPDATE, with Mandalay statement: A feature film adaptation of Shucked, the corny (that’s a compliment) pun-filled Broadway musical comedy, is in development, with Mandalay Pictures on board to produce.

Holly Willoughby's welcome return to our screens over the weekend has been berated by Katie Hopkins on social media. Sunday's premiere episode of Dancing on Ice marked the 42-year-old presenter's first TV appearance since walking away from This Morning in October. She was also joined by Stephen Mulhern, who'd bagged Phillip Schofield's old job.

Love Island’s Mitch Taylor has revealed that he has a 'game plan' to get him to the final of Love Island: All Stars. The 28 year old gas engineer from Sheffield appeared on Love Island in the summer of 2023, but he stirred up strong reactions from viewers, who accused him of 'gaslighting' Abi Moores, amongst other things.

Claire Sweeney has spilled the beans on what it's been like training for the latest series of Dancing On Ice.The Coronation Street actor appeared on today's episode of This Morning, where she chatted to hosts Josie Gibson and Craig Doyle about her experience on the show so far. According to the star, her professional skating partner, Colin Grafton, has been working her hard. So much so, that she's branded the 32 year old as "relentless." "He's lovely.

luxe Miami waterfront mansion of future Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady is nearing completion. The recently retired and newly divorced athlete is in the final stages of completing his posh bachelor pad in the exclusive Indian Creek Island, famously known as “Billionaire Bunker.”The sprawling estate, located in the exclusive and gated Indian Creek Village, sits just across the waterway from the home of his ex-wife, supermodel Gisele Bündchen.Brady’s mega-mansion is a vision of opulence, featuring a separate state-of-the-art gym, study, a waterfront pool and spa, outdoor kitchen, lush gardens and a tree-lined driveway leading to a motor court with a multi-car garage.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Eugene Hernandez has reached the top of the mountain. The journalist turned nonprofit executive has spent decades rising through the ranks of the American independent film scene. This January he assumes his seat at its apex: as the director of the Sundance Film Festival.

Marta Balaga Directorial duo Kit & Arran, whose darkly comedic satire “King Baby” premieres at International Film Festival Rotterdam, are lining up two further film projects, “How Dare You” and “Jericho,” the directors, whose full names are Kit Redstone and Arran Shearing, tell Variety. Selected for the Bright Future section and initially developed as a play, “King Baby” sees a King and a Servant (Graham Dickson and Neil Chinneck) living alone in the ruins of a castle. When their daily routine is disturbed by a Queen, they start succumbing to their worst instincts.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic The musical-comedy “Shucked” had its closing performance on Broadway Sunday night, but the show went out with an even louder set of whoops than expected, as the curtain call included the news that a feature film adaptation is in the works. Show reps confirm to Variety that a movie version of “Shucked” is being set up with Mandalay Pictures. The producers for Mandalay will be Jason Michael Berman (AIR) and Jordan Moldo, along with Alan Fox.

Hunter Ingram When GLAAD president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis takes the Emmys stage Jan. 15 to accept the Television Academy’s Governors Award on behalf of the advocacy organization, she will have a concise message: There is plenty of progress to celebrate and plenty more to be done. The award, which honors a person or organization that has made a profound and long-lasting contribution to television, puts GLAAD in good company with previous recipients, including the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, Debbie Allen and Tyler Perry and his Perry Foundation.

Radiohead, The Smile, Beck), Kenny Beats (Denzel Curry, Vince Staples, Benee) and IDLES guitarist Mark Bowen. Pre-order the album here.The song is an aggressive, raucous rock track, driven by Bowen’s muscular, metallic riffs, with frontman Joe Talbot scowling “Look at him go” repeatedly over the chorus.Speaking about ‘Gift Horse’, IDLES frontman Joe Talbot has said: “Look at us go! Music and movement for you and yours.

Ariana Grande has posted a behind-the-scenes video of herself during the recording of her new single ‘yes, and?’ – check it out below.Grande returned with the new song on Friday (January 12), a track that addresses her personal life over a house-inspired instrumental that channel’s Madonna’s ‘Vogue’.In the new video clip, Grande can be seen recording multiple takes of the song’s chorus and discussing the making of the track with producer Max Martin, who is off-camera.footage of ariana working on “yes, and?” pic.twitter.com/0CZvn0K8Xa— Ariana Grande Today

Jodie Foster has opened up about watching Greta Gerwig’s Barbie last year, while reflecting on the history of female directors in Hollywood.In a new interview with Time, Foster was asked about an interview she did with the publication in 1991 where she spoke about the lack of opportunities for women in the industry. In the same interview, she said she hoped there would be an “old-girl network” in Hollywood one day, at a time when there were few opportunities for women in the industry – especially in terms of directing and lead roles.Looking back at the interview, Foster said: “Sometimes I read things I said in my [twenties] and I’m like, really? But that’s a pretty good one.

Taylor Swift in reference to an episode in season two of The Bear, in which the musician is mentioned.His shout out refers to an episode where his character, Ritchie, tries to obtain concert tickets for his ex-wife and daughter to see Swift.Moss-Bachrach also shouted out Olivia Coleman, who appears in the same episode as Chef Terry, a character who leads Ritchie’s training at one of the world’s best restaurants. Elsewhere in the season, Moss-Bachrach can also be seen singing Swift’s ‘Love Story’ in what quickly became a fan-favourite moment.“I’ve gotta thank my two special scene partners this year, Olivia Colman and Taylor Swift,” he said, before going on to thank his family.He continued: “This is such a privilege to play this part.

Solange has shared preview footage and images from her new four-act performance, In Service To Whom.The R&B artist shared clips of the headline performance from the inaugural Volume festival, hosted at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia in October 2023.The multimedia presentation was described as combination of “sonic meditations with performance-specific scenography and digital-visual archive projections” that integrates the artist’s “spirit in music, design, visual art, and cultural archive and preservation into one four-act performance”.The piece included a 10-piece ensemble and orchestral works composed by Solange between 2018 and 2023 (‘Villanelle For Times’, ‘God Rest Your’, ‘Bridge-s’, and ‘In Past Pupils and Smiles’), alongside her contemporary music.According the exhibition notes, In Service To Whom was inspired by the idea of rest, and “speaks to the artist’s reemergence into the world of everyday life following periods of personal incubation and self-revitalization at home”.A post shared by Solange (@solangeknowles)Solange shared on her Saint Heron creative hub that the compositions were “inspired by repetition, gospel vocal arrangements, minimalism, and the Black southern marching band music of football games frequented by the artist in her hometown of Houston, Texas”.The performance also debuted two original works – a duo tuba piece called ‘Not Necessarily In Arms Reach, Music for Two Tubas’ and a solo cello and double bass number titled ‘If the Promise is Large’.The full gallery of pictures can be viewed here.

Madonna had to apologise to fans in Toronto last week after greeting them by saying, “Are you ready, Boston!”The Queen of Pop is currently out on the North American leg of her ‘Celebration Tour’, a career-spanning 40th anniversary run of dates, which is due to conclude in April.After playing two shows in Boston on January 8 and 9, the show moved north of the border to Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena for a pair of shows on January 11 and 12. At the second of the two, Madonna made the slip of the tongue, before immediately correcting herself.“Are you guys mad at me cuz I said ‘Hello, Boston!’?” she later said (via Stereogum).

George Clooney has opened up about how he finds directing “more fun” than acting in a new interview to promote his upcoming film, The Boys In The Boat.Clooney has directed the film, which explores the story of the University of Washington’s rowing team. The film charts their Depression-era beginnings to their winning gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics in Hitler’s Nazi Germany and features Callum Turner, Joel Edgerton and Peter Guinness.In an interview with Sky News about the film and how he found directing compared to acting, Clooney said: “It’s more fun, you have a lot more control.

Marvin Humes was left worrying 'something was wrong' when he got an early morning phone call from his I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here campmate Sam Thompson - but luckily for Marvin, it wasn't bad news. The pair are eagerly awaiting a reunion after striking up a bromance in the jun

A ‘doting dad’ who ‘lived for his children’ took his own life after an ‘ongoing struggle’ with his mental health, an inquest has heard.

Giovanni Pernice was seen smiling as he spent his weekend teaching others how to dance while his heartbroken Strictly Come Dancing co-star counts down until they are back on stage together. Away from the BBC One show's ballroom, Giovanni has launched a new project.

Officers searching for a missing mum-of-three near Tameside have found a body. Derbyshire Police confirmed the discovery of a body believed to be that of 73-year-old Yvonne Backhouse this afternoon (January 15).

Everton and Nottingham Forest face being hit with Premier League points deductions.

Ariana DeBose was NOT impressed with the joke writers at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards.

Manchester City midfielder Rodri admits he is struggling to keep a lid on his emotions during games as he lamented the standards of refereeing in the Premier League and a rule book that is leaving players confused.

, which aired on the CW on January 14, fell right between the and tonight's , but the celebs still brought their style A-game to the slightly more laid back affair. Surprise, surprise, red was still the favored color, with and leading the pack in stunning crimson gowns with rosette details.Tailored suiting also had a moment on the carpet this year.

OMG… Was Queen Elizabeth II not a fan of Princess Lilibet being named after her?!?

A super cheap property has come on the market in Greater Manchester and has huge potential as a doer-upper home. The terraced house in Tyldesley, Wigan is up for sale with a guide price of just £25,000 - making it the cheapest house currently up for grabs in the region.

The new Netflix series The Gentlemen from Guy Ritchie has its debut trailer.

As we recently noted, it’s time to move over Ridley Scott and Steven Spielberg (and maybe even Steven Soderbergh) because if not the hardest-working man in film showbiz, director Guy Ritchie might be the fastest-moving director in showbiz. Ritchie just announced a new movie, “The Fountain Of Youth,” with Natalie Portman and John Krasinski, but it’s possible he may release two other films in 2024.

EXCLUSIVE: For their sports horror pic Goat, Universal Pictures and Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw banner looked to have found the actor to play their greatest of all time athlete as Deadline is hearing Marlon Wayans is set to star in in the pic. Justin Tipping is on board to direct the pic which is produced by Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld, Ian Cooper, and Jamal Watson. Executive producers are David Kern and Kate Oh.

After sweeping the comedy categories at the Golden Globes, The Bear will look to do the same at the 75th Emmy Awards on Monday night, but for a different season of the series.