Coach firm launches direct service from Manchester and Stockport to Alton Towers

Andrew Buchan, who has starred in hit TV series such as The Crown and Better, has encountered a rocky few years. He was hit with drama when it was reported he had cheated on his Downton Abbey star wife Amy Nuttall and was said to have broken their seven marriage rules.The actor, 45, hails from Stockport, Cheshire, and began his acting career in theatre before securing his first TV role in 2006 when he appeared as St. John Rivers in the mini-series Jane Eyre.

Plans for a solar farm at a landfill in Greater Manchesterwould power nearly 3,000 homes, the developer has said. The Whitehead site at Astley, on the border of Wigan and Salford, will be used to generate 10m watts of electricity, if the plans are given the green light.

Staring down at the stunning views of Ras Al Khaimah, I couldn’t believe I was hundreds of metres in the air - and in control of a plane. Moments earlier I’d lived out my Barbie girl dreams by stepping into a hot pink light aircraft at Jazira Aviation Club - the first of its kind in the United Arab Emirates.

Tui has issued guidance for passengers flying from Manchester Airport during its ongoing £1.3billion transformation. Terminal 2 doubled in size following the first phase of the transformation and work started on the second phase in January last year.

A former Royal Navy sailor who stole over £40,000 and splashed a company credit card during a beach holiday in Spain has been jailed for 15 months.

A free family trail based on the story of Stick Man has relaunched for Easter and is bigger and better.

Alton Towers has slashed its prices ahead of Easter so families and day-trippers can get into the park for a lot less when compared to buying a typical advanced ticket or a lot more costly pass on the gate. The newly launched deals offer 30% off entrance this half term, but you've got to book soon.

Over the years, it's become a custom among Muslims to break their fast at their favourite restaurants. And in turn, those eateries have risen the occasion, with scores of venues offering iftar deals and buffets.

A new direct bus service is to link Glasgow and Troon.

A scenic cycle trail through Manchester and Salford has been launched, although it has a rather unusual feature. The 32.8-mile route takes you through eight cemeteries lining the two cities.

He'd been hounded out of Belfast after a vicious feud. And, after being offered refuge by neo-Nazis brought mayhem to the streets of Bolton.

Paige Turley rose to fame following her stint on Love Island four years ago. Since then she has been fairly quiet, however is set to come back with a bang in her new debut on the small screen.

Feeling the sand between your toes, listening to waves crashing against the shore and feeling the sun on your face - you just can’t beat a good beach holiday. When it comes to the best beaches in the world for a trip away, those in the Caribbean, the Maldives and Thailand spring to mind.

Kate Middleton underwent abdominal surgery in January and at the time it was thought her condition was non-cancerous. Following the procedure, tests should cancer had been present and the Princess of Wales, 42, is now undergoing a course of preventative chemotherapy. Kate will continue to recover out of the public eye and is therefore not expected to be present at the Easter Service.

The upcoming Wicked musical movie doesn’t use canned vocals, director Jon M. Chu says.

EXCLUSIVE: Crazy Stupid Love directing duo, Glenn Ficarra and John Requa are returning to their roots as the two have come on to direct the Sony pic Misadventure. Sources close to the project say it is very early development with Jimmy Miller producing. Ficarra and Requa will exec produce alongside their Zaftig Films producing partner Charlie Gogolak.

French commercial broadcast giant TF1 is taking its streaming service international. CEO Rodolphe Belmer told Series Mania on Thursday that TF1+ will start rolling out in the middle of this year before a wider series of launches in 2025.

Regarded by many as the UK's top rollercoaster, Nemesis at Alton Towers has recently had a complete facelift and has reopened under the new name, Nemesis Reborn.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent French director Yann Gozlan is set to reunite with Pierre Niney, the French star of his two most successful movies “Un homme idéal” and “Black Box,” for his next film, “Gourou.” “Gourou” is being co-produced by Wassim Beji at WY Productions, the Paris-based company behind “Black Box and “Un Homme Ideal,” and Niney’s banner Ninety Films. While the plot is currently under wraps, the project is being teased as a deep dive into the world of coaching and follows the rise of a personal development guru who turns out to be toxic. One of France’s most bankable and busiest French actors, Niney won a Cesar Award for his performance as French fashion legend Yves Saint Laurent in Jalil Lespert’s biopic in 2015, and went on to work with Anne Fontaine (“Frantz”) and Michel Gondry (“The Book of Solutions”), among others.

EXCLUSIVE: “Quite a can of worms,” observed a British casting director of a scandal that, until February, was unknown to his profession. The 30-year industry veteran was talking about the practice of agents sending clients fake invitations to record self-tape auditions.