All the candidates standing at the 2023 local elections in Wigan

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain says it’s ready to stand “shoulder to shoulder” with its U.S. counterpart if a strike goes ahead. “Many of their issues are our issues,” said WGGB chair Lisa Holdsworth in a statement shared with Variety. “Their fight is our fight. We hope that the WGA reaches a deal but we are ready to stand shoulder to shoulder with our sister union and their members in support of every writer’s right to be paid a decent rate for their work, to be treated with respect and to be financially rewarded for the success of their work – including subsequent use and sales.”

Gary Neville believes Bruno Fernandes 'goes over the top' with his behavior on the football pitch as the Manchester United legend reiterated his criticism of the midfielder.

A Salford councillor is standing as a candidate in the local elections… in the Cotswolds. Chris Twells is not up for re-election in his Ordsall seat on May 4, but his name will appear on ballot papers in the leafy district of Tetbury with Upton.

The Post Office has issued a warning to anyone who is planning to vote at the local elections next month.

New polling from ABC News and Ipsos shows former president Donald Trump’s favorability ratings collapsing in the aftermath of his April 4 arraignment and indictment the week prior. Breaking down the numbers, which saw a four-point dip to 25% favorability, “Morning Joe” co-host Mika Brzezinski said Tuesday that Trump is “dropping like a rock,” and Willie Geist said the number is so low that he’s “starting to dip into being a fringe political candidate.”“If his legal issues don’t take him off the ballot, maybe his poll numbers will,” Brzezinski quipped on her daily MSNBC program.

New Order have announced they’ll be heading out on the road later this year… but they won’t be playing a date in Manchester. The nearest show will be in Leeds in October.

Hundreds of would-be councillors will be battling it out for your votes ahead of elections in Greater Manchester’s ten boroughs next month.

Elections for Bury Council are less than a month away with a single seat in all the borough’s wards up for grabs in the poll. Residents are voting to elect a representative in each of the borough’s 17 wards on polling day on Thursday, May 4.

Elections for Bolton Council are less than a month away with all 60 seats in the borough’s wards up for grabs in the poll. Residents are voting to elect three representatives in each of the borough’s 20 wards on polling day on Thursday, May 4.

Elections for Rochdale Council are less than a month away with a single seat in all the borough’s wards up for grabs in the poll. Residents are voting to elect a representative in each of the borough’s 20 wards on polling day on Thursday, May 4. A total of 72 candidates in total are standing for councillor positions in each of the wards which make up the town. Each councillor is elected for a four-year term of office.

In one of the most tumultuous Greater Manchester boroughs when it comes to local elections, every single seat is on the table for Stockport's ‘all-out’ election.

Manchester City Council’s local election is just around the corner and there are 33 seats up for grabs.

A Conservative council candidate in Bolton has been kicked out of the party for a second time over claims he posted a racist comment on Facebook. Derek Bullock was re-selected to stand for a seat for the Hulton ward on Bolton Council at local elections next month despite previously being thrown out of the party for alleged anti-Islamic statements on social media.

Every council seat in Tameside is being contested as the borough’s first all-out election for nearly 20 years takes place next month.

More than 200 candidates are competing for residents’ votes in this years’ local elections in Oldham – which sees every seat up for grabs.

UPDATED: Rupert Murdoch and Ann Lesley Smith are no longer engaged, Deadline has confirmed, only weeks after news that the two were planning to tie the knot this summer. Smith was set to be wife No. 5 for the media mogul and chairman of Fox Corp.

Wow! Sara Beth Liebe was a fan favorite for a lot of American Idol viewers. Not just because of her amazing voice but because she became a hero to a lot of young moms by standing up to criticism!

Richard Hawley‘s musical Standing At The Sky’s Edge is set to come to London’s West End in 2024.Following a recent successful run at the capital’s National Theatre, from next February the show, which features classic songs by Hawley to portray “a love letter to Sheffield and ode to the iconic Park Hill Estate”, will move to the Gillian Lynne Theatre. For more information and pre-sale access head here.It made its debut at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield in 2019 and returned in 2022 before it went on to make its London premiere in February this year.Speaking about the move to the West End, Hawley said in a press release: “In all honesty I never really thought this story would leave the inside of our minds but to see it blossom and grow from a heartfelt set of ideas exchanged in a Sheffield pub to sell out shows at the Crucible and National theatres every single night has been a very powerful experience.“The drive, focus and determination to allow the voices and history of Park Hill to be heard at last by everyone involved has been equally mind-blowing.

Norm Ornstein that called Stahl’s a “disgraceful, cringeworthy performance” and one from John Harwood that called the interview “garbage” – Brzezinski questioned who could realistically do a better job than Stahl? “I think she did an exceptional job, as usual,” Brzezinski said. “I take issue with those tweets and with both those people. If they sat down with Marjorie Taylor Greene, could they do it as well? Because it should be done.

EXCLUSIVE: Filming has begun on location in Italy and Morocco on virus thriller Cold Storage with Smile star Sosie Bacon joining Joe Keery (Stranger Things), Liam Neeson (Taken) and Georgina Campbell (Barbarian). The Crown star and Oscar nominee Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) is in final talks to join.