Boy, 15, stranded in hospital in Turkey after suffering serious injuries falling through glass hotel door

It's a busy time for holidays and lots of people in our region will be jetting off from Manchester Airport.

A family have been left reeling after a 'kind' and 'bubbly' mum-of-three died alone in a Turkish hospital following a £2,000 gastric sleeve procedure.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Turkish hit TV series “Magnificent Century,” the Ottoman costume drama that spearheaded the country’s TV boom, has partnered with popular virtual gaming platform The Sandbox, becoming the second global hit series to enter the Sandbox metaverse after “The Walking Dead.”  Produced by TIMS Productions’ founder Timur Savcı, and broadcast in over 140 countries with over 500 million viewers globally, “Magnificent Century” will now be available for game players to create their own experiences using both original and established characters and worlds. Global players will be able to equip their 3D avatars starting from the last quarter of this year.

Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti were in close quarters for newly-split exes on Wednesday evening as they both hit the pink carpet at London's star-studded Barbie movie premiere.The duo, who won the summer series Love Island last year, announced that they had decided to part ways on 29 June after 11 months together. Appearing to brush off their heartache, both stars glammed up and posed for a slew of snaps at the premiere for the highly-anticipated new release - brushing shoulders with the likes of the movie's stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, as well as plenty of fellow Islanders.

Ex EastEnders star Danniella Westbrook split from her jailbird fiancé just last week and it now seems she's already moved on as she's reportedly dating a 'rich businessman'.

Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu has finally broken her silence on her break-up with Davide Sanclimenti.The pair won last year's summer edition of Love Island, and fast became one of the most popular couples ever to grace the villa. Sadly, despite many red carpet appearances together and even a sun-soaked trip to the Maldives only a few months before, Italian star Davide, 27, announced the couple had parted ways last month. After remaining quiet on his statement and the subsequent reports, 28 year old Turkish actress Ekin-Su has finally emerged from a "much needed" break with her family to address the split.

Blue singer Lee Ryan was pushed down stairs on an aeroplane by another passenger during a flight to Turkey after a “culturally insensitive” act, the boyband has said. Lee, 40, suffered a leg injury during the incident which took place on a flight from Georgia to Istanbul on Saturday, according to a statement on the band’s official social media channels.

Davide Sanclimenti has been filmed snorting a mystery substance in an Ibiza nightclub, after jetting off to the Spanish island following his split from Ekin-Su Culculoglu. The former Love Island, 28, winner was out at the popular Hï Ibiza nightclub when he entered a tent in the superclub's Secret Garden area and appeared to snort the substance. In a video, obtained by The Sun on Sunday, Davide could be seen pouring the substance on the back of his hand, before inhaling it through one nostril while holding down the other.

Blue singer Lee Ryan was "physically assaulted on a plane" after another passenger accused him of a "culturally insensitive" act, a statement from the boyband has said. The 40-year-old star suffered a leg injury after he was pushed down a set of stairs.

A dad-of-three says he was booted out of Turkey and forced to fly back to the UK because he shares the same name as a man from Manchester who had terror charges against him dropped.

Naman Ramachandran Amazon miniTV, the free streaming service available on the Amazon Shopping app in India, is dubbing a raft of Korean, Turkish, Mandarin and Spanish dramas into the Hindi language for local consumption under the MiniTV Imported banner. The first set of shows, which streams from July 7, are all Korean and includes “Cheer Up,” “Heart Surgeons” and “Doctor Detective.” Amogh Dusad, head of content, Amazon miniTV, said: “In recent times, the viewing preferences of digital video consumers in India have changed significantly. They love diversity in content offering and are looking for unique stories & captivating characters from across the world. We have curated a list of blockbuster shows, from Korean, Turkish, Mandarin, Spanish and many more languages, that we believe will resonate with Indian viewers.”

Atresplayer, which ambitiously re-launches July 5.  Just until a few years ago, European TV giants treated their streaming operations to bedrock linear lineups. Those days have gone. At Annecy, BBC and France Télévisions were talking up their streaming services as their future. ITV and Germany’s RTL are bowing their biggest plays on OTT operations, ITVX and RTL+, respectively, powering up strong subscriptions’ hikes.  Belgium’s VRT currently estimates “almost a 50/50 split” in its acquisitions budget as it focusing on “finding unique series that viewers wouldn’t expect from a public broadcaster for its streaming service,” Sven Van Lokeren, head of international fiction series acquisition at Belgium’s VRT told Variety at February’s London TV Screenings. 

Big Brother's Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace has broken down in tears to her followers, as she revealed she has booked in for surgery in Turkey. It following vicious online bullying about how she looked when she appeared on Good Morning Britain.The star opened up on her Instagram and revealed some of the comments she had received since appearing on GMB for a debate about dominant men.

Love Island winners Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu, 28, and Davide Sanclimenti, 27, have announced they are splitting up, less than a year after they won the 2022 summer series.The former couple, who swiftly became fan-favourites on the ITV2 reality series and ultimately went on to win the entire show, have sadly called it quits on their relationship, according to Italian model Davide. Posting the news on his Instagram story, Davide shared with fans: "@ekinsuofficial &I are no longer together. "I am grateful for the memories and opportunities we shared together and I wish her nothing but the best.

Turkish police detained over 100 people on Sunday following Pride marches in the cities of Istanbul and Izmir.Despite attempts by the Turkish government to suppress expressions of LGBTQ identity, including Pride celebrations, in the Muslim-majority country, hundreds took to the streets of both cities to celebrate their LGBTQ identities in defiance of those actions. Turkey’s ruling pro-Islamist Justice and Development Party (AKP) has previously passed bans on Pride marches and LGBTQ-themed events, but courts have found those bans to be unlawful. Nonetheless, the government frequently seeks to shut down such celebrations, either by making it logistically impossible to march or by directing police to disperse crowds or arrest those believed to have participated in demonstrations. In the run-up to Sunday, authorities in Istanbul sought to shut down all public transportation and set up roadblocks in the Taksim Square district to prevent Pride activists from marching in the area.

Love Island's Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti have called it quits 11 months after being crowned the winning couple.

Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu has revealed she’s thinking of returning to her acting career in Turkey.The reality star, 28, shot to fame last year after winning Love Island with Davide Sanclimenti, also 28, with the couple still going strong after meeting on the show. However, the star hasn’t ruled out a return to her previous line of work, where she was an actress in a Turkish soap opera.

A Brit headed to Turkey to get her teeth fixed after the new veneers she had paid for in London started crumbling in her mouth days later.

A model has issued a warning to those thinking about getting 'Turkey teeth' after his treatment went horribly wrong. Jack James travelled to Istanbul in September to have a fake pair of veneers fitted so he could "look better on camera."

Two Scots journalists held in a detention centre “like an open sewer” have begged the international ­community to rescue 101 refugees, including children, still there.