Bulldozing studio where Frank Sidebottom laid down his tracks would be a 'tragedy'

Naman Ramachandran A poster has been unveiled for “Barzakh,” starring top Pakistani actors Fawad Khan and Sanam Saeed. The only South Asian selection at Series Mania this year, the series will debut in the showcase’s International Panorama, a 12-title competitive section where it will be eligible for the best series, director, actress, actor, student jury and audience awards. “Barzakh” (6 x 58′) is produced by Waqas Hassan and Shailja Kejriwal for Zindagi, the Indian subcontinent focused programming block on streamer ZEE5 Global. It is helmed by critically acclaimed director Asim Abbasi who also directed Zindagi’s first Pakistani original “Churails” and the feature film “Cake.”

As Ireland celebrated St.Patrick’s Day on Friday, a host of stars from across the UK got into the festive spirit as they donned their best green outfits in celebration of the historic Saint’s day. Leading the way was Paris Fury, who marked the day by dressing her adorable children in green school jumpers and cardigans, before heightening their excitement further by painting shamrocks onto their cheeks. All of the youngster appeared to be loving it, with son Adonis looking especially pleased as he flashed a cheeky grin while wearing a jumper that read “Happy St Patrick’s Day” and hiding his face behind a pair of oversized rainbow sunglasses.

Empire State Bastard have teased their debut single ‘Harvest’ – listen to a clip below.The band, which is the side project of Biffy Clyro singer and guitarist Simon Neil and Mike Vennart (Biffy Clyro live guitarist, solo artist, and ex-Oceansize frontman), shared the teaser on Instagram today (March 16).In the accompanying caption, they shared that the single would officially be released on March 24, featuring Dave Lombardo (Slayer, Testament, Fantomas) on drums.The band previously shared a first teaser of music in February, before going on to announce a spring tour.Empire State Bastard kick the shows off in Glasgow on March 26 at Cathouse before heading to Manchester’s Rebellion on March 27 and London’s The Underworld on March 28. Tickets for shows are available here.A post shared by Empire State Bastard (@esb666_)Elsewhere, the band have announced that they are set to appear at French metal festival Hellfest alongside Kiss, Mötley Crüe, Iron Maiden and Slipknot in Clisson from June 15-18.

Once is a coincidence, twice is a pattern? Katie Maloney had some serious questions about Raquel Leviss‘ dating preferences before news broke about her affair with Tom Sandoval.

Georgina Rodriguez breaks down over the loss of her baby in the trailer for the second season of “I am Georgina.” The documentary series has premiered a first trailer, showing Rodriguez as she lives through one of the toughest moments in her life.Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez take their children to enjoy Saudi Arabia’s tourist wondersCristiano Ronaldo lists his stunning Manchester mansion on saleA post shared by Georgina Rodríguez (@georginagio)“This year I had the best and the worst moment of my life in an instant,” she says in the trailer, which shows her and Cristiano Ronaldo celebrating their pregnancy. It also shows her speaking to the camera and tearing up as she thinks back on the moment when she gave birth to her daughter, Bella Esmeralda, but lost her male twin. “Life is hard.

The grand finale of Winter Love Island 2023 is set to take place this evening and host Maya Jama has been busy getting prepared in South Africa. Maya, 28, will reveal whether Ron Hall and Lana Jenkins, Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan, Tom Clare and Samie Elishi or Tanya Manhenga and Shaq Muhammad are the winning couple of this year's series on Monday 13 January live from Cape Town.

Coronation Street actress Katie McGlynn was spotted cradling Jazmine Franks' baby bump in sweet pics as they both attended a launch party on Thursday. Last month, former Hollyoaks star Jazmine, 30, announced that she was expecting her first child as she posted her pregnancy reveal on Instagram. And on Thursday, the mum to be attended the Sally Rowe Hero Collection by Lashed VIP Launch Party in Manchester, where she showed off her ever growing bump for the cameras for the first time.

Schools across Greater Manchester will close today after heavy snowfall across the region.

Justin Bieber is in his wife’s corner… But some of his fans aren’t.

Plans to build hundreds of homes and a new community centre on land where Manchester City's stadium once stood have been approved. This site which was home to the football club's Hyde Road stadium in West Gorton is now set to become housing with a new building to be used by a local community group.

Plans to bulldoze the community centre where cult comedian Frank Sidebottom recorded his music could come off the rails because of a restrictive covenant. An application to demolish the Riddings Community Centre in Timperley followed by the construction of five homes on the site has resulted in a 600-name petition amid a tide of local fury against the plan.

While it's nothing new, and we're certainly not complaining, Harry Styles' name is inescapable right now.

A train operator will cancel more than 23,000 services this year if reliability continues at its current levels, new analysis reveals as the mayor of Greater Manchester called for urgent 'change' and rail fares rise.

Comedian and West End star Jason Manford wore his heart on his sleeve last week when he donned a special suit on the ITV singing contest Starstruck. Jason, from Salford, looked dapper in suit designed by a Kent fashion student.

Molly-Mae Hague has been sharing an insight into home life after having her man Tommy Fury home from his victory in Saudi Arabia. The former Love Island star greeted her partner through the door of their plush home with open arms and a 'Welcome Home Champ' display after the Manchester boxer was victorious in his fight against Jake Paul on Sunday night three weeks after welcoming newborn daughter Bambi into the world.

A complicated history. Teresa Giudice‘s daughters were once close to their uncle Joe Gorga and his wife, Melissa Gorga, but the siblings’ ongoing feud has seemingly caused tension among the younger generation.

Tragedy struck on Wednesday (March 1) after police uncovered the remains of a baby in woodland close to where Constance Marten and Mark Gordon were arrested.

Tyson Fury couldn't resist joining in the fun as his youngest son celebrated his fourth birthday. Little Adonis woke to find downstairs decked out for him with a superhero theme.

Former royal butler Paul Burrell broke down in tears as he shared an update on his prostate cancer treatment, revealing that it will leave him in “a mess for a very long time”. Paul, who was a friend and confidante to the late Princess Diana, first disclosed he had been diagnosed with cancer on ITV’s Lorraine in January and has since revealed that his first operation will take place today (February 27). Documenting his progress in a pre-recorded clip shared ahead of his surgery, the 64-year-old gave an update after meeting a consultant for the first time and having a pre-operation assessment.

Manchester boxer Tommy Fury wore his heart on his robe as he faced the biggest night of his career tonight. As Tommy carried out his ring walk ahead of his fight with American YouTuber Jake Paul in Saudi Arabia, viewers clocked his super-sweet tribute to newborn daughter Bambi.