Music fan returns to Leeds Festival two years after losing FOURTEEN STONE

Girls Aloud reunited at a star-studded wedding over the weekend - two years after Sarah Harding's tragic death. Nadine Coyle, Nicola Roberts, Kimberley Walsh and Cheryl proved that their bond is as strong as ever as they got together for a group snap as they attended the wedding of their publicist, Simon Jones. A photo was posted to the Instagram account of Arthur Gourounlian, who is the husband of former Big Brother star Brian Dowling.

Janette Manrara has said it was 'so special' as she returned to work for the first time since becoming a mum. The dancer-turned-presenter has returned to the helm of Morning Live on BBC One while also starting some work on the upcoming series of Strictly Come Dancing's spin-off It Takes Two.

A man has been charged with murder two years after the death of a Wigan man. At around 7pm on 8 November 2019, Greater Manchester Police responded to reports of a disturbance at an address on Wigan Road in Leigh.

McDonald's have announced the return of their much-loved Monopoly promotion, which launches in restaurants this week.

Top DJ George Bowie is to star at a music event to raise money for a cancer-fighting four-year-old who’s heading to America for a life-saving vaccine.

A former Coronation Street star, who was a fan favourite on the ITV soap, has now landed a huge movie role, two years after officially leaving the Corrie cobbles. The actress joined the cobbles in 2019 as Alina Pop and her character was part of several dramatic storylines during the two years she featured in the show, including her character having a fling with iconic character Tyrone Dobbs, played by Alan Halsall.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Luc Besson, the formerly A-list director who rose to the top of the box office with his kinetic action films, had his career derailed by rape accusations leveled against him in 2018 by Sand Van Roy, an actress on his film “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.” The ensuing legal battle consumed five years of Besson’s life, but after being cleared last June of all charges by the Cour de Cassation, the French equivalent to the Supreme Court, he’s re-emerging at this year’s Venice Film Festival with the indie drama “Dogman.” But will the industry work with Besson? That’s one of the questions that we discuss during a lengthy interview at the Plaza Athénée Hotel in Paris on the eve of his big premiere. Besson is evasive about the matter, preferring to talk up his latest effort, the story of a bruised man who faces rejection and finds solace in dogs, as well as dissatisfaction with a movie business that’s become more obsessed with superheroes than style.

Jay-Z has returned to Instagram after a two-year hiatus to promote the upcoming film he produced.The hip-hop mogul uploaded his first Instagram post on Tuesday (August 9). The post was the trailer for the film The Book Of Clarence, a film he served as an executive producer for.Back in 2021, Jay-Z created his Instagram account to promote The Harder They Fall which led his account to gain over a million followers within 24 hours.

Thania Garcia The iHeartRadio Music Festival just got a whole lot cozier. iHeartMedia has announced the 2023 iteration of their festival will include immersive fan activations dubbed the “House of Music” inspired by the artists set to take over the main stage in Las Vegas later this fall. Fans will be able to step into the “Homes” of headlining artists to experience multisensory, mixed-reality installations.

JAY-Z is back on Instagram — hopefully for the long-term this time. After deleting his Instagram account two years ago, the 53-year-old made his return to the social media platform on Tuesday.

Jedward have been spotted at this year’s edition of Reading & Leeds, catching up with Soft Play and campaigning against climate change.The Irish duo – brothers John and Edward Grimes – are most famous for their appearance on talent show X Factor back in 2009, where they donned the group name Jedward and caught the nation’s eye with their signature bleach-blonde quiffs.Now, 14 years after they first came into the spotlight, the siblings have been spotted at Leeds festival, where they raised awareness for climate change, held a performance and caught up with some famous faces.“I just think climate is important,” Edward said while taking part in some environmental discussions at the festival site (via BBC). “Sometimes people feel like they don’t know everything about everything but it’s about just educating yourself and moving forward.”Identical twin brother John agreed, adding: “All you’ve got to do is be a tryer.”According to reports, dozens of punters queued up to meet the singing duo, after the brothers performed on the Climate Live: Bus Stage.

With Leeds Festival well underway, a couple of former Strictly Come Dancing stars decided to get involved with some free McDonald's food.

Imagine Dragons took to the Main Stage West at Leeds Festival 2023 on Friday (August 25) for a headlining set on Friday stacked with their biggest hits – see their full setlist below.As the second headliners of Leeds on August 25, Imagine Dragons blazed through 15 tracks comprised of hits and crowd favourites, making sure they made the most of the time they were given.Dan Reynolds and co. kicked off their Leeds set with ‘My Life’, before following with a gauntlet of hits including ‘Believer’, ‘It’s Time’, ‘I’m So Sorry’, ‘Thunder’ and more.The latter half of their set saw them churn out their biggest hits to date – ‘Enemy’, ‘Bad Liar’, ‘Demons’, ‘Bones’ and ‘Radioactive’ before closing out their set with ‘Walking the Wire’.While the set was littered with hits, it wasn’t with slight controversy as frontman Dan Reynolds – per a report from the BBC – said it was good to be back at Reading, where they will perform on Sunday, instead of Leeds.

Lil TJay has failed to “arrive on site” at Leeds Festival 2023, with organisers saying they had been unable to contact him.The American rapper was due on the Main Stage West today (August 25) between 16:35 – 17:10, but the festival has put out a statement on screens to say they’re currently unsure of his whereabouts.“Unfortunately, Lil Tjay hasn’t arrived on site and we haven’t been able to contact him. We hope he will arrive soon,” the message read.Fans have already begun expressing their disappointment on social media about the rapper’s no-show.

Bombay Bicycle Club have kicked off the first day of Reading & Leeds Festival 2023 with a surprise slot. Find footage and the setlist below.Launching the festival with a bang, the British indie heavyweights took to the stage for the first time in nearly ten years and broke out some of their fan favourites.The band’s surprise set was confirmed yesterday (August 24).

A dad whose son died after taking drugs at last year's Leeds Festival has issued a warning to young people attending this weekend's event.

Thousands of festival-goers will descend on Reading and Leeds this weekend as the festival returns for another three-day music extravaganza.

Thousands of music fans will be heading to Reading and Leeds Festival as it returns this year with a stacked lineup of bands taking to the stage over three days. Headliners Billie Eilish, Sam Fender, The Killers and The 1975 will join the hundreds of acts on the bill.

Leeds and Reading Festivals will take place once again over the August bank holiday weekend.

Tommy Mallet has returned to filming on The Only Way Is Essex for the first time since 2021.Tommy, 31, left the show two years ago as part of a huge character shake-up that meant ten stars departed, but he is back and supporting his friend, Dan Edgar, 33.The social media star looked relaxed as the pair sat down with drink during filming for the ITVBe series, with Tommy wearing a thick jumper with a pair of shorts and white trainers.The meet up between the two friends comes as the drama continues following Dan's break up with Amber Turner in May. Amber reportedly "pulled out" of TOWIE filming soon after the split, but she is now has since returned for the show, and will be in the new series.