Manchester councillor resigns from party over Labour leader's stance on Israel

Keir Starmer has ignored Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar’s call for a ceasefire in the deadly war in Gaza.

Marta Balaga During the making of his Jihlava Film Festival winning film, “Distances” director Matej Bobrik walked right into the middle of an argument. “Actually, I was standing a bit to the side. It was my cinematographer Filip [Drożdż] who was at the center of it all,” he jokes, recalling heated discussions of his protagonists: a Nepali family who moved to Warsaw in search of a better life.

Labour politicians from across Greater Manchester have met with members of the Muslim community as pressure mounts on the party over its stance on the Israel-Gaza war. Mayor Andy Burnham was joined by Gorton MP Afzal Khan and council leaders from across the city-region at the meeting in Whalley Range this afternoon (October 27).

Rishi Sunak is facing the prospect of another by-election to defend after a former Tory MP was suspended for six weeks for bullying and sexual misconduct against a staff member.

The Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has met with the party's Muslim MPs as unrest grows over his position on Israel and Gaza. There is reported to be growing anger among the grassroots and some in the parliamentary party over comments made by Sir Keir on the escalating conflict.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Dan Gordon, the screenwriter of “The Hurricane” and “Wyatt Earp,” resigned from the Writers Guild of America on Tuesday over the guild’s silence on the Hamas attacks on Israel. A 56-year member of the union, Gordon is also a veteran of the Israel Defense Forces. He grew up in Israel and the U.S., and holds citizenship in both countries and in Canada.

People have been evacuated from their homes in north Manchester due to a suspected gas leak after a car crashed into the front of a house.

Pink had a big wake-up call in the nick of time.

“60 Minutes” interview that aired Sunday, Alecia Moore Hart, aka Pink, 44, revealed that before she was a global superstar known for singing up-side down and performing aerial stunts to sold-out stadiums, she nearly died from a drug overdose, just weeks before signing a record deal. The Grammy winning singer, who has two kids — son Jameson, 6, and daughter Willow, 12, with her motocross star husband Carey Hart, 48 — described the incident.She revealed that during Thanksgiving of 1995, she went to a rave where she took “ecstasy, angel dust, crystal. All kinds of things…Then I was out.

More than 10,200 people have signed an online petition calling on the UK Government to bring back the £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS) for winter 2023/24. The milestone is significant because it means the proposal has now reached the threshold to trigger an official response from the UK Government.

Michaela Zee CAA agent Maha Dakhil has resigned from the agency’s internal board after making controversial comments on social media regarding Israel. She is also is stepping away from her leadership duties as co-head of the motion pictures department, Variety has confirmed. Dakhil, who represents A-list talent such as Tom Cruise, Natalie Portman and Madonna, will continue to work with her clients and CAA colleagues while spending time in her personal education process on the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

Maha Dakhil, who was Co-Head of Motion Pictures at CAA, has stepped down from leadership and resigned from the agency’s internal board after her controversial comments on Israel’s response to the Hamas terror attacks.

Kobbie Mainoo has got Manchester United fans excited for his return after pulling off a deft skill move in training on Thursday.

Pink is speaking out in response to claims that she was flying an Israeli flag at a recent show on her Trustfall Tour.

Manchester United supporters endured a busy weekend despite being out of Premier League action.

Fans' group the Manchester United Supporters’ Trust has called for clarity amid the club’s takeover saga and issued 11 questions to owners the Glazer family, including what changes to the club would happen as a result of a new minority shareholder.

Manchester United chief executive officer Richard Arnold says he appreciates supporters' desire for updates on the ongoing takeover situation of the club and has explained why they can't be given.

Andy Burnham has released a statement on the crisis in Gaza and 'condemned without reservation the appalling attacks in Israel by Hamas'. The Mayor also said he was 'determined' that all communities in Greater Manchester would be kept safe, while also reiterating the right of the public to take part in peaceful protest.

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures’ star-studded annual fundraiser this weekend has been halted for the time being due to the terrorist attacks on Israel this week.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel opened Bloomberg Media’s Screentime conference Wednesday evening with a strong condemnation of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying that he left the country vulnerable to the heinous terrorist attacks that began Oct. 7. “A morally corrupt Bibi Netanyahu exposed Israel to rape and beheadings of babies, children,” Emanuel said in measured tones after moderator Lucas Shaw, Bloomberg’s managing editor of media and entertainment, asked him for his thoughts on the devastation in Israel.