Urgent appeal for two 15-year-old boys missing for over two weeks

Video footage captured the moment a binman with a 'vendetta' launched a gran's bin into a waste truck on the street.

A baby who was rushed to a hospital in Manchester after falling from a window remains in a 'serious but stable' condition.

Aljaz Skorjanec isn't even letting a hint of sleep deprivation get him down as the new dad admitted to 'missing' his daughter after getting some help from his in-laws. The former Strictly Come Dancing star is basking in a baby bubble after welcoming his first child with his wife Janette Manrara.

Millions of Taylor Swift fans wanting to buy tickets to Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour have been warned they're missing out on making a charity donation at no extra cost.

A Houston-based news organisation has revealed that a deal between Travis Scott and Apple regarding the livestreaming of his 2021 Astroworld performance required the rapper to complete his set in order to receive a $4.5 million fee. That has led to some discussion about whether or not that agreement put pressure on the rapper’s team to keep his Astroworld set going despite the crowd surge that occurred in the audience which resulted in ten fatalities.The recent publication of the Houston Police Department’s report into the Astroworld tragedy has put a new focus on the big question as to why Scott’s set continued for some time after the scale of the problems within the crowd had become apparent to emergency services.

According to the Daily Mirror, Watkins is now seriously ill in hospital after an incident at HMP Wakefield.The newspaper cites a source as saying: “He was found by officers after being held hostage and battered on Saturday morning. He’s in a life-threatening condition and there are fears he could die.

CMU’s sister media ThreeWeeks is currently covering the Edinburgh Festival, the world’s biggest cultural event, which takes over the Scottish capital for three weeks with a packed programme of comedy, theatre, music, musicals, dance, cabaret, spoken word and a whole lot more.Here in the CMU Daily we’ll pick out some of the highlights of this year’s coverage, including interviews with people who are performing there this year. Today, sketch comedy duo Crizards who are performing ‘This Means War’, having won acclaim at last year’s Fringe with the show ‘Cowboys’.“After ‘Cowboys’ we were trying to think of other worlds that suit a story about male friendship and war seemed like a good option”, they say.

First showing in spring of 1988, The Wonder Years was a cultural phenomenon with coming-of-age fans worldwide. It became an instant ratings hit, but there’s one fan-favourite character in particular who has drastically changed. Former child star, Josh Saviano, now 47, looks completely different and in a fun twist of fate, he has ended up working in the same job as his character Paul Pfeiffer did 35 years ago.

England's Lionesses have made it into the next stage of the World Cup following a nail-biting match against Nigeria, which had viewers on the edge of their seats as they waited to see who would prove victorious.The match went to penalties after the match ended 0-0, with England then selling their spot in the last eight of the World Cup and making it into the quarter-final. Chloe Kelly scored the winning spot-kick as England clinched the shoot-out 4-2.

Princess Beatrice will be celebrating her 35th birthday on 8 August, and astrologer Inbaal Honigman has revealed what the royal may have in store during her 35th year. Inbaal predicts that the royal will see her "love life take centre stage this year" with her marriage remaining as "passionate" as ever.The astrology has also taken a look at the Princess's 8/8/88 birth date, and this has meant she is "well suited to the British monarchy." Speaking on behalf of Spin Genie, Inbaal reveals that Beatrice's love life is set to take centre stage, explaining: "At the time of the Princess's birthday, the planet Venus, planet of love and beauty is in Leo, which is her personal sign.

Simone Biles is back and better than ever! The 26-year-old gymnast impressed over the weekend at the Core Hydration Classic at Hoffman Estates, Illinois. After a two-year hiatus from gymnastics, Biles won the all-around, balance beam, and floor titles and received the highest score on vault.

Scientists in the UK have started work on developing vaccines against a new pandemic caused by an unknown "Disease X".

A star-studded action will be held next month by Stone Roses legend Mani and his wife Imelda Mounfield in aid of a local charity close to their hearts.

Prince Harry delivered a 'heart breaking' text to push Prince William away out of fear his team would leak a story to the press, according to a new book.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Karim Aïnouz’s “Motel Destino,” which began filming last week, has eroticism, a recurring element in his films, as the backdrop. The Match Factory is selling the international rights.

Concerns are mounting for a 15-year-old teenager who has been missing for three days.

Millie Bright has played for England’s Lionesses at a senior level since 2016 and while she has had much success, she also has a fulfilling life away from the pitch. She shares a beautiful home in Surrey with her beau, Levi Crew, a performance coach. Millie, 29, has shared bits and pieces of her abode with followers on her Instagram including her stunning kitchen.

Max George has teased a potential reunion of his band The Wanted a year after Tom Parker's death during an interview on Lorraine.The singer was on the show to talk about his appearance on Celebrity Masterchef, but host Christine Lampard had to find out of Max had any plans for new music.The Wanted went on tour in 2022 when they reunited as bandmate Tom Parker was battling an incurable brain tumour. Sadly just days after that tour reached its conclusion in Liverpool, Tom died aged just 33. Following his death, the band cancelled shows that they were due to play in the summer.They released a special version of their emotional hit Gold Forever in memory of Tom, but that is the last release from them.

Coronation Street actress Anita Carey has died, it has been reported. The Yorkshire-born actress was best known for her roles on British soaps Corrie and Doctors is said to have died aged 75 following a 13-year period of living alongside a breast cancer diagnosis.

A police scene was in place at a park in Cheetham Hill this morning after a woman was raped in the early hours.

Qualifying homeowners and renters in Manchester can reduce their energy bills ahead of this winter with a free home energy upgrade.

Pop icon Beyoncé paid last night (August 6) for her fans to be able to get home after bad weather caused delays to her performance. During her stop in Washington D.C., the 41 year old was delayed from going on stage at the FedExField for two hours as there was a shelter in place order given due to the weather. However, she came to the rescue for fans who would be travelling home via trains as she paid a whopping $100,000 for the services to continue running for an extra hour.

It has been almost a year since Adult Disability Payment (ADP) rolled out nationwide across Scotland and replaced new claims for Personal Independence Payment (PIP). Social Security Scotland administers the new devolved payment, which is worth between £26.90 and £172.75 each week, for successful claimants.

Stephen Robinson hailed his side for not throwing in the towel after St Mirren secured all three points in a five-goal thriller against Hibs.

EXCLUSIVE: Joseph Fiennes has scored a winner with playwright James Graham’s knockout stage play Dear England, which will transfer from London’s National Theatre to the West End in the fall.

NME’s latest star of The Cover, Voice of Baceprot, have shared a playlist exclusively to accompany the story’s launch – check it out below.The Indonesian metal trio are on this week’s (August 7) edition of The Cover, a renewal of NME’s commitment to supporting emerging talent across the globe on a weekly basis. Every week, a rising artist will feature on The Cover – you can read Voice of Baceprot’s profile here, written by Yudhistira Agato and featuring photography by Saska Paloma Gladina.Accompanying the story is an exclusive playlist curated by Firda ‘Marsya’ Kurnia, Widi Rahmawati and Euis Siti Aisyah.

Madonna has announced that her rescheduled ‘Celebration’ tour dates will be revealed “in the next few days”.The singer was forced to postpone a number of shows following a recent health scare which saw her “develop a serious bacterial infection” and “led to a several-day stay in the ICU,” according to her manager man Guy Oseary.The star recently revealed that her plan is to reschedule the North American leg of the tour and to begin in Europe this October.Issuing her fans with a new update on the rescheduling, Madonna posted on X (formerly Twitter): “Thank you again for your incredible support and patience over the past few weeks! I’m happy to report that the re-routed tour schedule will be coming in the next few days! See you soon for a well deserved celebration!!”pic.twitter.com/UI9oeDhkKz— Madonna (@Madonna) August 4, 2023Madonna was supposed to embark on her massive 40th anniversary ‘Celebration’ tour last month, which would have kicked off in Vancouver, BC on July 15. Other stops in North America included New York, Chicago, Miami, Washington, Houston, Los Angeles, Las Vegas.She was recently spotted at a Beyoncé show at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey last month, which saw the pop star give Madonna a shout-out.“Big shout-out to the queen,” Beyoncé said while dancing down the catwalk in a glittering pink ensemble to one of the Vogue sections of ‘Break My Soul (The Queens Remix)’“Queen Mother, Madonna, we love you,” she added, while the crowd cheered.Before her hospitalisation, Madonna joined forces with Sam Smith on the track ‘Vulgar’.

ITZY leader Yeji has performed a charming rendition of Coldplay and BTS’ ‘My Universe’.On the August 4 episode of KBS2 music talk show The Seasons: Choi Jung-hoon’s Night Park, K-pop girl group ITZY made a guest appearance to promote their new mini-album ‘Kill My Doubt’, which they released last week.During the show’s talk segment, the group’s leader Yeji performed a short cover of Coldplay and BTS’ single ‘My Universe’, from the former’s 2021 album ‘Music of the Spheres’. Accompanied by a live band, the idol sang the first verse and chorus of the track.“You, you are my universe / And I, just want to put you first / And you, you are my universe / And you make my world light up inside,” sings Yeji.Elsewhere in the episode, bandmate Ryujin also performed London-based Danish-Japanese singer Mina Okabe’s ‘Every Second’ from her 2021 album ‘Better Days’, which she had previously covered on ITZY’s YouTube channel.The girl group also performed the lead single ‘CAKE’ and pre-release track ‘Bet On Me’ from their new record, along with their 2022 summer single ‘Sneakers’.Released last Monday (July 31), ITZY’s new record ‘Kill My Doubt’ is based on personal interviews with the group.

A cancer doctor and her baby have been found dead at their home in a suspected murder-suicide.

Investors aiming to save Ayr Ice Rink from closure have submitted an offer to take control at the popular venue in Limekiln Road, Ayrshire Live can exclusively reveal today.

Anita Carey has died at the age of 75, 13 years on from being diagnosed with breast cancer

Randy Travis is one of the biggest country stars of all time, and the country music world is ready to celebrate him and bring awareness to a health issue that dramatically changed his life. Travis, best known for hits like "Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart," "Deeper Than the Holler" and "Forever and Ever, Amen," will be honored at a concert called "A Heroes and Friends Tribute to Randy Travis." Ahead of the concert, which is scheduled to take place in October, the singer – with the help of his wife, Mary – spoke to Fox News Digital about his storied career.

With just weeks left to go until Strictly Come Dancing returns to our screens, the sixth star hoping to scoop the glitter ball trophy has been revealed to be Angela Scanlon Speaking on Radio Two, where it was announced that she would be appearing on the show, Angela said: "It's been kind of in the ether for a number of years and we've been close. "But we wanted to have another baby so then we were trying to have a baby, and then I was then pregnant, then I had a very small child, and now it just felt right this year.

The woman who first raised the alarm over the behaviour of paedophile Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins says he had a 'target on his back' in prison.

The Prince of Wales is a keen football fan and is frequently joined by Prince George in the stands to watch big matches involving England or their beloved Aston Villa team. As President of the Football Association (FA), Prince William plays a key role in supporting various teams in their competitions around the world.

After his rise to fame after the quarter finals on the 2005 series of The X Factor, fans of the show have been left wondering whatever happened to Chico. Famed for his number one hit It’s Chico Time, which knocked Madonna’s Sorry off the top spot, the cheeky chap left the spotlight behind when his singing career fizzled out.The 52-year-old, whose real name is Yousseph Slimani, was just 34 when he shot to fame on the ITV talent show alongside other memorable blasts from the past including winner Shayne Ward.The Welsh-born entertainer, who brought up in Morocco until the age of 14, trained as an electrical engineer but fame came calling and he applied for the show which saw his life change overnight.