'Being part of a Christmas tradition is very special': Jason Manford on returning to panto for Jack and the Beanstalk at Opera House

Music icon Beyoncé will be bringing her hugely-anticipated concert film to UK cinemas in December - and tickets are now on sale.

Pep Guardiola believes Jack Grealish could play in a central role for Manchester City after finishing the win against Young Boys at the Etihad in that role.

The Trafford Centre is known for its colourful Christmas lights displays throughout the vast shopping mall come the winter. And visitors keen to get into the festive spirit will be pleased to hear it's not long to wait to see them light up now.

The Beatles‘ ‘Now And Then’ this afternoon (November 2).Fans gathered to listen to the track, the last to feature all four original members, ahead of its premiere at 2pm GMT.Pictures shared by the club, where The Beatles played their first ever gig, on their Instagram showed many fans in tears as the song was played.A statement on the page read: “Now and Then, what a beautiful moment! Hundreds gathered at The Jacaranda to hear The Beatles’ last song ‘Now and Then’ for the first time. 23,039 days have passed since The Beatles played their first gig, yet today people stood in the very same venue and listened to new music by the band.

tribute to the late Friends star Matthew Perry.The Unley in Parkside found itself in hot water after introducing an $18 cocktail named the “Chandler Bing” in honor of Perry, who tragically passed away at his Los Angeles residence on Sunday.The cocktail, composed of Southern Comfort, peach schnapps, cranberry juice, fresh lime, and sugar, was introduced as the “cocktail of the month.”The pub’s Instagram post featured a caption that read: “A tribute to our sarcastic king.

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ITV viewers were given 'first sign it's Christmas' during the latest episode of Coronation Street. During the ad breaks of Wednesday night's episode of Corrie, fans were treated to a 'teaser' of Asda's new Christmas advert for 2023.

Excited Asda shoppers have been given a sneak preview of the supermarket's new Christmas 2023 advert. The advert, featuring singer Michael Bublé, will be shown in full from Saturday, November 4.

Marks & Spencer has become the first major retailer to unveil its big Christmas TV advert - and this year it stars some famous faces. The new TV advert also contains a briliant cover version that will get viewers singing along.

On the heels of the wonderful 2019 The Two Popes, in which Anthony Hopkins starred as Pope Benedict XVI in an imagined conversation with Jonathan Pryce’s future Pope Francis, Hopkins is once again involved in the same kind of cinematic historical fictional meeting as founder of psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud, who is engaged in a private debate with The Chronicles of Narnia author and theologian C.S. Lewis (played by Matthew Goode) on the existence of God. As with The Two Popes, there is no proof whatsoever that any meeting ever took place, but it clearly provides lots of material to wrap your head around. That is exactly what Mark St. Germain did in creating his 2009 play Freud’s Last Session, which was built on the 1967 Harvard lectures of Dr. Armond M. Nicholi Jr in his presentation “The Question of God: C.S. Lewis and Sigmund Freud Debate God, Love, Sex, and the Meaning of Life.”

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Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic U2 found what they were looking for in a duet partner Wednesday night at Sphere in Las Vegas, as Lady Gaga joined the group for duets on one of her songs, “Shallow,” and two of theirs, “All I Want Is You” and “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For.” Bono introduced his fellow leather-jacketed guest as “the most audacious, vivacious woman in any room she’s ever in. Would you welcome to our turntable, the divine — the divinyl! — Lady Gaga.” He wasn’t done praising her divinity.

Red Hot Chili Peppers, Garbage and The Offspring have been announced as performers for this year’s Almost Acoustic Christmas festival.The annual Los Angeles’ KROQ radio station fest will take place at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California on December 9. Other acts that are set to perform include Bleachers, Portugal. The Man, Cannons, Lovejoy, Bakar and The Beaches.Tickets will go on sale on Friday, November 3 at 12:00pm PT.

Jack Carroll, who was the runner-up on Britain's Got Talent during series seven, has moved to acting and secured a role in Coronation Street - set to hit the small screen just days after Christmas. The comedian, 25, will be playing Bobby, the son of Carla Connor's brother Rob Donovan, who is currently serving life in prison for the murder of Tina McIntyre.

Jason Manford has jokingly issued a warning to his fans and followers as he headed to spend an evening with Coleen Rooney. The comedian and actor was among those attending the screening of her new Wagatha documentary.

Manchester United are reportedly eyeing a move for young Benfica midfielder Joao Neves next summer.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer A group of A-list actors is adding pressure on SAG-AFTRA leadership to find a way to resolve the actors strike, which has now lasted 97 days. George Clooney, Tyler Perry, Scarlett Johansson, and others held a Zoom meeting on Tuesday afternoon with Fran Drescher, the president of SAG-AFTRA, and Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, the union’s executive director. Though the tone has been described as “supportive,” the actors did not call the meeting merely to express support.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic There aren’t a lot of precedents in pop music for the pairing of Billie Eilish and Finneas, when it comes to brother-and-sister performing or songwriting duos. But in the world of music for films, it might not be too soon to start considering a comparison with a very famous married duo: Alan and Marilyn Bergman, the long-reigning king and queen of movie theme songs.

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Bosses at the Trafford Centre have confirmed the details for its Christmas Grotto for 2023 - and a new indoor Christmas Market will surround it. The shopping centre's Santa's Grotto is always one of the most popular in the region and in previous years has had themes including Paddington and Peter Rabbit.