The final day of Glastonbury is here already. So far we've seen stellar performances from headliners including Arctic Monkeys, Guns N' Roses and Lana Del Rey.
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From the catastrophic cock-up of its 'risk averse' response to the 2017 Manchester Arena bomb, to a damning inspection that four years later found it was still unprepared to deal with a terrorist attack, the failings of Greater Manchester's Fire and Rescue Service are by now been well-documented.
But there are encouraging signs the brigade is turning things around. In today's newsletter we'll hear from GMFRS county fire officer, the refreshingly candid Dave Russel, as he looks back at what went wrong and outlines how he plans to transform the service.
Elsewhere we'll pay a visit to the 'Oxford Road chicken triangle'. You won't find it on Google maps, but if you're a fried chicken fan chances are you'll know exactly what we're talking about.
We'll also find out how beauty salons are illegally offering Botox to under-18s, and we'll see how Manchester City players and staff celebrated Saturday's FA Cup final victory by serenading Elton John!
It was Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service's 'darkest hour'. Firefighters, desperate to help, were held back by their own commanders from responding to the Arena attack, which killed 22 people and left more than 800 with physical or psychological injuries.
The debacle badly damaged the reputation of the service and widened the gulf of mistrust between frontline crews and top brass. Six years later Dave Russel is the man whose job it is to drag a service viewed by many as rudderless, morale-damaged, and in some ways archaic, into a
The final day of Glastonbury is here already. So far we've seen stellar performances from headliners including Arctic Monkeys, Guns N' Roses and Lana Del Rey.
A man and a woman who were exposed for keeping their pet dogs in the most horrific conditions have been spared a jail sentence.
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A column chronicling events and conversations on the awards circuit.
Ship romances gone awry? Daisy Kelliher‘s off-and-on connection with Gary King only got more complicated after she attempted to explore a romance with their Below Deck Sailing Yacht costar Colin MacRae.
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Shannon Beador had some revelations while filming season 17 of .«I have a few a-ha moments about certain cast members and maybe what their motivations are that just kind of hit me,» she teases to ET, going on to divulge the co-star who provided the biggest a-ha moment's «last name might start with a D.»That points to Heather Dubrow, who returned to last year and immediately faced off with Shannon, accusing her of helping to plot a takedown of Heather by bringing up a years-old lawsuit between a would-be Housewife and Heather's husband, plastic surgeon Dr. Terry Dubrow.
Recording artist Deborah Cox and Chicago-based actress and singer Melody A. Betts have joined the Broadway-bound cast of The Wiz, with Cox taking the role of Glinda and Betts cast as Aunt Em and Evillene.
Please note, the following interview was done outside of the FYC event series as there was no cast panel or screening.
A new dive bar along Stockport’s Old Town cobbled backstreet will boast liquor, draught beer, cocktails and live music.
Have you ever wondered how much money Broadway actors make?
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Five-time Emmy winner and Grammy Award nominee Wayne Brady will play the title character in The Wiz revival when it lands on Broadway in spring 2024, producers announced today, with Doom Patrol’s Alan Mingo Jr. (Kinky Boots) taking the role during many of the production’s pre-Broadway tour dates.
Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Peter Chernin’s global multi-genre studio The North Road Company has acquired Turkish film and TV powerhouse Karga Seven Pictures in its first major move to expand its international market footprint. The company, which is an offshoot of Red Arrow Entertainment Group, originated as a factual content creator in the U.S. before moving into Turkish scripted films and series. Their most recent standout products are Netflix’s original hits “Midnight at the Pera Palace” and “Rise of Empires: Ottoman.” But they now produce many of Turkey’s top shows, including “Hekimoglu” — adapted from the U.S. series “House.” Karga Seven’s founders — Emmy-nominated producers Sarah Wetherbee, Emre Sahin and Kelly McPherson — will remain in leadership roles, according to a statement. Wetherbee and Sahin will serve as global co-CEOs with McPherson as head of English-language content, alongside industry veteran and newly hired Ömer Müjdat Özgüner, who will now serve as Karga Seven’s Turkey CEO.
Turning Point USA, is being widely mocked for posting a video attacking Chick-fil-A over claims the conservative, privately-owned, faith-based fast food restaurant chain recently hired a diversity officer.“So I’m grieving,” the video, apparently by Morgonn McMichael (below), begins. “It’s lunchtime.
Jennifer Lawrence and her husband Cooke Maroney both stepped out in New York City on Friday (June 2).
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The Broadway-bound revival of The Wiz, which will launch a national tour in Baltimore this fall, has cast Kyle Ramar Freeman (A Strange Loop) as the Lion, Phillip Johnson Richardson (Apple+’s Sharper) as the Tinman, and former The Voice contestant Avery Wilson as the Scarecrow.