Over three million households in fuel poverty last year, official figures show

BRIT Awards 2024 achieved the lowest television viewing figures in the show’s history, with an average of 2.5 million.The event was broadcast live on ITV1 and ITVX in the UK, and at its peak was viewed by 3 million viewers, nearly a million fewer than last year. The numbers are taken from the overnight ratings and do not include viewers who will watch the show on catch-up.The 2023 edition saw performances from Harry Styles, Lizzo and Wet Leg, and reached a maximum live audience of 3.9 million and an average of 3.3 million.The annual ceremony took place on Saturday (March 2) at London’s The O2.

UPDATE AT 1.45pm: Police said Guy has now been found safe and well.

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has sent a clear message to Manchester United after sealing the bragging rights in the derby.

Police are searching a Glasgow flat in the hunt for a missing man last seen on Valentine’s Day.

Three people escaped and were treated by fire crews after a flat burst into flames in Oldham on Tuesday evening (February 27).

A fifth of households claiming old-style benefits from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) have had them stopped after failing to switch to Universal Credit, a new report has found.

Each of Manchester United's first three Premier League fixtures in April have been moved following the announcement of the Premier League's latest batch of TV fixtures.

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC is finally going into production on But When We Dance, the feature-length Parkinson’s drama penned by Esio Trot writer Paul Mayhew-Archer.

A major road in Oldham is due to shut for three nights this week. The Oldham Way between Manchester Street roundabout and Prince Street will be closed to traffic for resurfacing works from 8PM on February 21 to 23.

A TV series made entirely by generative AI is only three-to-five years away, according to the director of hits including Slow Horses and Anthony Hopkins movie One Life.

Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital staff have been left horrified after ‘human excrement’ has been found ‘smeared’ across male staff toilets and changing rooms, ‘hidden in staff lockers’ and even ‘hidden in the ceilings’, sources claim.

‘Electronic Beats, Economic Treats 2024’ music report. It took into account the economic impact of electronic music on the UK economy – looking at trends across recorded music, music publishing and the live scene.In the study, it was found that the genre added approximately £2.5billion to the country’s economy throughout 2023, despite the external threats faced by grassroots music venues.The findings showed a nine per cent decline in visitors to nightclubs over the past 12 months, and the total spend on things associated with a night out (transport, drinks etc) had dropped by 14 per cent.It comes as the Music Venue Trust (MVT) recently revealed that over 30 per cent of all nightclubs in the UK had closed their doors permanently since the start of the pandemic, and 2023 was the worst year for live music spaces, with 125 grassroots venues closed in those 12 months alone.“[This report] sheds light on the challenges faced by the industry, providing insights for future growth,” said Maria May, Head of Electronic Music at Creative Artists Agency (CAA) (via DJ Mag).

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer paid £99,431 in tax last year - after making £275,000 in capital gains.

Four Tet has shared details of a new album ‘Three’, and dropped the new single ‘Daydream Repeat’. Check it out below.Set to contain eight tracks, the upcoming album marks the UK producer’s first full-length album in nearly four years – following on from the 2020 albums ‘Sixteen Oceans’, ‘871’ and ‘Parallel’.It is set to arrive on March 15, and will be released via Four Tet’s – real name Kieran Hebden – own label, Text Records.Announcing the new project on Bleep, Hebden also shared the upcoming tracklist for ‘Three’ and confirmed that it will feature his previous singles ‘Loved’, which arrived last month, and ‘Three Drums’, which he dropped last spring.‘Three’ is available to pre-order now, and you can check out the album artwork – designed by Jason Evans and Matthew Cooper – and tracklisting below.1. ‘Loved’2. ‘Gliding Through Everything’3. ‘Storm Crystals’4. ‘Daydream Repeat’5. ‘Skater’6. ’31 Bloom’7. ‘So Blue’8. ‘Three Drums’As well as sharing news of the new album, Hebden has also dropped the latest taster of the LP in the form of new single ‘Daydream Repeat’.Coming in at just over six minutes long, the track follows an uptempo beat at its core, which is complemented by an ethereal piano melody that gradually rises into the foreground.

In his new role as a UEFA Technical Observer, former Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was on duty at Manchester City's Champions League win at FC Copenhagen this week.

What was old was extremely new on Netflix in January and even into this month.

‌ “In light of this urgent situation, the NTIA demands that the government takes immediate action to provide financial relief to struggling nightclubs. Central to this relief is the imperative for the government to reduce VAT to 12.5 per cent across the board, failing which further closures across the sector are inevitable.”The recent report follows claims by the NTIA back in March, which saw the association claim that the UK government was “intentionally” closing down nightclubs and venues across the country, as it saw the nightlife sector as “a burden on policing and local government”.Similarly, in August the association shared that over 100 independent nightclubs across the UK have been forced to close down over the past year.The strain put on local music spaces across the UK is by no means a new issue.

Princess Andre has been in the public eye for as long as we can remember. Born to music icon Peter Andre and former glamour model Katie Price in 2007, the 16 year old has always been destined for fame. Over the last couple of years, we've seen Princess come into her own, from growing her social media following to diving head first into brand deals and influencer life.

Manchester United continue their revived top-four charge against fellow Champions League hopefuls Aston Villa on Sunday afternoon (4.30pm). That showdown will take centre stage in the Premier League after back-to-back wins for United against Wolves and West Ham boosted their morale.

Greater Manchester Police have revealed officers carried out more than 42,000 stop and search procedures last year, almost double the year before.