Vivienne Westwood locks herself in giant bird cage to protest Julian Assange’s US extradition

The mosque attended by Manchester Arena suicide bomber Salman Abedi 'preferred to turn a blind eye' to Islamist extremism rather than tackle it head on, families of those who died in the 2017 terror attack have said.

Kremlin-backed TV news channel Russia Today has had its broadcasting licence revoked by British authorities this morning. The move, which is another step towards isolating Russia culturally, comes as airstrikes were reported in Ukraine’s western city of Lviv.

Those who say it always rains in Manchester are set to be proved wrong this weekend. Our region will bask in glorious sunshine over the coming days. And the good weather should even continue into next week.

Several demonstrations are set to take place on Friday (March 18) in response to to P&O Ferries “appalling” decision to sack 800 seafarers. The company blamed the move on losses of £100 million during the coronavirus pandemic.

A woman has stockpiled 25 years' worth of food and has created a hidden bunker in her home in preparations for the "end of the world".

The new patron of the National Theatre has been confirmed as the Duchess of Cornwall.

Building a business from the ground up takes stamina, drive and a brilliant idea.

A 17-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of Alan Szelugowski in Salford.

Bernardo Silva says he could leave Manchester City in 'one or two years' in another hint that he is unhappy in England.

Pachinko director Kogonada has opened up about his experience working with Academy Award winner Youn Yuh-jung on the upcoming Apple TV+ series.In a recent interview withThe Korea Herald, Kogonada spoke about his time working with Youn and gushed about her performance as the show’s main character Sunja. “Her face to me was like a map of human history and Korean history, and the notes that she can play on her face are really remarkable to me,” he said.He added that he felt so compelled by Youn’s acting that he was always eager to film the next scene with her while on set.

Russian news channel RT’s licence to broadcast in the UK has been revoked with immediate effect by the regulator Ofcom, which said it “cannot be satisfied that RT can be a responsible broadcaster in the current circumstances.”

Pledis Entertainment has launched a new global audition programme titled ‘Wonder Teens’ for an upcoming group that will debut in 2023.The South Korean music label, which is home to groups such as SEVENTEEN and fromis_9, announced earlier today (March 18) it has officially launched a new global audition programme dubbed ‘Wonder Teens’. The auditions are open to all individuals born after 2003, regardless of gender or nationality.Taking place from March 18 through to April 17, successful applicants will be accepted as trainees under Pledis Entertainment, and will also be awarded a scholarship worth ₩3million (approximately £1,900).

††† (Crosses), the side project of Deftones’ Chino Moreno and producer/multi-instrumentalist Shaun Lopez, have shared two new songs – you can listen to ‘Initiation’ and ‘Protection’ below.The LA group, who released their self-titled debut album in 2014, announced their return in December by signing a new deal with Warner Records and releasing a cover of Q Lazzarus’ ‘Goodbye Horses’.Moreno and Lopez have now shared two new ††† (Crosses) tracks. ‘Initiation’, which is accompanied by a Lorenzo Diego Carrera-directed video, is inspired by the “world is yours” scene from Scarface and is described in a press release as “a soundtrack for uncertain times”.You can watch the video for ‘Initiation’, which features both band members and Thais Molon (playing a recurring character who has featured in such ††† (Crosses) videos as 2013’s ‘Bitches Brew’ and 2014’s ‘The Epilogue’), below.††† (Crosses) have also shared the track ‘Protection’, which “digs deeper into their influences and electronic textures with its masterful production”.

Perfect House, Secret Location, which sees him help house hunters find there dream homes. But unlike many other TV property shows, this four-part series comes with an unlikely twist. Although it is no surprise to hear of Steve's latest presenting stint, his career didn't begin in TV.

Justin Bieber says his wife Hailey Bieber is “good” after suffering a small blot clot in her brain. The ‘Peaches’ hitmaker admitted it was really “scary” that the 25-year-old model had suffered “stroke-like symptoms” last week.

Trevor Noah has responded to the racial slur directed at him by Kanye West on Instagram. West had his Instagram account suspended for 24 hours after using the slur while responding to the comedian’s comments about him on The Daily Show. In his post attacking Noah, West, now legally known as Ye, repeatedly referred to him as a “k**n” after the comic said the situation between the rapper, his ex-wife Kim Kardashian and her new boyfriend Pete Davidson was “terrifying to watch.

Ashton Kutcher and Lindsay Lohan without a piece of red string tied around their wrists. The bracelet signalled that they followed the mystical religion known as Kabbalah. The religion appeared to reach its cultural peak during the first decade of the 21st century, which is when Rebekah Neumann, WeWork’s former chief brand and impact officer and wife of WeWork co-founder, Adam Neumann, joined.

The Sun. "I can't say too much about what I've got on but I'd 100 per cent go back to EastEnders - it's part of my life. I've done 28 years, on and off, and 15,000 episodes [on the show].

Manchester United's preparations for the summer transfer window continue as they look to appoint a permanent successor to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Meena Jutla finally faced her plea hearing during latest scenes on Emmerdale but as predicted, it wasn't as straight-forward as it could have been. The serial killer nurse was charged by the police with a string of offenses last month after her secret terrorisation of the village came to light and she was finally caught for her horrific crimes.

Irie Eats Authentic Caribbean Streetfood is a brand new Caribbean street-food range that is bringing some Caribbean sunshine and island flava to the nation’s meal times.

Dragons' Den viewers were left flocking to social media after Steven Bartlett made a comment that should have 'come with warning'. The Diary of a CEO host was back in the den on Thursday night alongside Sara Davies, Deborah Meaden, Peter Jones, and Touker Suleyman as they listened to more pitches for their investment.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs have added a second London date to their upcoming run of UK shows due to an “overwhelming demand” for tickets.The art-punk three-piece will play their first UK headline shows in over nine years with a trio of dates in June.After kicking off the run at the O2 Apollo in Manchester on June 5 (with support from English Teacher), Yeah Yeah Yeahs will then perform two nights at the O2 Academy Brixton in London on June 7 (support from Dry Cleaning and Anika) and the newly announced June 8 (support from Porridge Radio and Anika).Tickets for all of the shows are on sale now, and you can buy them here.“OK UK! We are coming to lend our light to dark ages and holy shit are we ready to play our hearts out for you!!” the band said in a statement.“Yeah it’s been nine years since we’ve graced your club stages! Yeah we’ve got some tunes so fresh and so NEW to try out on you! Yeah the bill is so MAJOR with Dry Cleaning and Anika in London and English Teacher in Manchester.“Dress up! Make a night of it! Support your fave band that you may have seen debut at Brixton back in ’02!! Yeah let’s not wait another decade to see each other again! CANNOT WAIT! They don’t love ya like we do!! Luv YYYs.” Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ last UK show was at All Points East Festival 2018.

MAMAMOO’s Solar has revealed why she wrote her new song ‘Big Booty’, a cut from her recently released solo mini-album ‘FACE’.The K-pop idol recently guest-starred on Episode 89 of Korean-American rapper Jessi‘s talk show Showterview, to celebrate and promote the release of her first-ever solo mini-album ‘FACE’, which dropped earlier this week.During a Q&A section, Jessi asked Solar to pick her personal favourite out of all four B-side cuts on her new project, to which she responded with the track ‘Big Booty’. Jessi then started to tease the MAMAMMOO member by asking if she had a “[big booty] by chance”, however Solar clarified that this wasn’t the case.“It’s the very first song I wrote,” Solar shared. “I wrote it two years ago.

Tomorrow, starring SF9‘s Rowoon.The clip begins with a hand placing a large, ornamental key straight through glass, as a kaleidoscopic keyhole suddenly manifests, signalling the opening of the gates of the afterlife.We then cut to an accident in the middle of Seoul, as a motorcycle skids at high speed towards a pedestrian sidewalk, right in the path of an unassuming young girl who is seconds away from death.Choi Joon-woong (played by Rowoon) tries to stop the accident, and at that exact moment, a mysterious pink-haired lady appears from nowhere and stops time with a snap of her fingers. “I’m the Grim Reaper who saves people,” she explains.Tomorrow is based on a popular web comic of the same name, and follows Joon-woong as he meets two angels of death – Goo Ryun (Kim Hee-sun of Alice) and Kim Ryoong-goo (Yoon Ji-on of Jirisan).

Naman Ramachandran Fashion designer Vivienne Westwood led a protest in London on Tuesday in support of incarcerated WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.The 79-year-old Westwood, dressed in a canary yellow outfit, chanted slogans of protest such as “Free Julian Assange!” while being suspended in a giant birdcage outside London’s Old Bailey criminal court. Westwood, a longtime supporter of Assange, stated that she wanted to get him “out of the cage.”Assange is currently fighting a battle to not get extradited to the U.S.

Dame Vivienne Westwood showed her support for Julian Assange this week with a grand gesture.