Grand National 2024 full list of declared horses, riders and latest odds

Greater Manchester is in store for a big night at the local elections. All 10 councils will be holding elections on Thursday (May 2) with Andy Burnham's job as Greater Manchester mayor also up for grabs while voters in Salford will also be electing their own city mayor.

Lidl has today unveiled plans to open "hundreds of new stores across the country, creating thousands of new jobs" including new sites in Great Manchester, from Altrincham to Ancoats, and Didsbury to Deansgate. The supermarket chain stated that this follows a year of significant investment in its infrastructure, which included the opening of its largest global warehouse in London.

Broadway fans: the 2024 Tony Award nominations are finally here!

a highly competitive and unpredictable one. Fifteen new musicals opened during the past year, which is the widest field in at in at least three decades.

2024 draws ever-nearer, designers and celebrities are finalizing their plans and stressed out Vogue staffers are finalizing the seating arrangements. Our hearts go out to them.The this year is “The Garden Of Time,” which corresponds to the current Costume Institute exhibit “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.” A ticket to the event is famously hard to snag—it's invite-only, and you might have to pony up $50,000 if you don't have a brand sponsoring you—so the guest list is always as interesting as the fashions.

The latest statistics from Social Security Scotland show that at the end of January, some 192,575 people were in receipt of Adult Disability Payment (ADP)and of those, 83,199 were new applicants and 109,385 were existing Personal Independence Payment (PIP) case transfers from the Department for Work Pensions (DWP).

Music icon Janet Jackson has confirmed a UK tour celebrating her 50th anniversary in entertainment. American superstar Janet will bring her Together Again tour to the UK, which also celebrates 35 years since her seminal album Rhythm Nation.

Manchester's brand new Co-Op Live arena has dramatically pulled MORE shows at the last minute amid news that the building is not yet ready to fully open. Peter Kay's gigs had already been rescheduled, but now they've been moved again to May 23 and 24.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. It’s almost time to pull out your cowboy boots and fringed denim jackets. Stagecoach, the annual country music festival, returns to its home at the Empire Polo Club grounds in Indio, Calif.

The fate of TikTok in the United States is even more uncertain as the House today voted on a package that requires that parent ByteDance divest its popular social media platform or face a ban on app stores.

The 2024 Daytime Emmys are coming up!

The latest figures from Social Security Scotland show there are now 192,575 people receiving Adult Disability Payments (ADP), including some 109,385 existing claimants who have had their award for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) transferred from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to the devolved IT system.

Cannes Critics’ Week championing work by emerging filmmakers has unveiled the line-up for its 63rd edition running from May 15 to 23. 

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large The Writers Guild of America is honoring the best of 2023’s television and film via its annual WGA Awards, held this year at the Hollywood Palladium for the West Coast edition and at New York’s Edison Ballroom for the East Coast ceremony. In Los Angeles, Niecy Nash-Betts, who recently won an Emmy for her role on Netflix’s “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” hosted this year’s event. L.A.

Thousands will flock to Aintree on Saturday for the biggest horse race of the year.

Regular Grand National viewers and punters may be wondering why the iconic race is starting at a different time this year.

Millions from around the world will tune in to watch the Grand National this afternoon (Saturday April 13). Thousands flock to Aintree, in Merseyside, to watch jockeys and their horses compete in the prestigious race.

The Scottish Government will replace Winter Fuel Payments with a new devolved lump sum later this year. Pension Age Winter Heating Payment (PAWHP) is set to be provided on a like-for-like basis to its Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) counterpart and paid to everyone over the State Pension age every year.

One of Britain's largest horse races will soon be underway.

The Randox Grand National is set to kick off this weekend, with millions of punters worldwide expected to back their favourite horse.