What time local election 2024 polling stations open and close

Manchester United investor Sir Jim Ratcliffe is the richest person in North West, according to this year’s edition of The Sunday Times Rich List, published today (Friday) online. That's despite the newspaper reporting that he has lost more than £6 billion this year.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Are we headed for a bon marché? A new class of finished films and packages (unmade movies with big stars and a director attached) will travel to Cannes this week in search of cash and homes with the studios, streamers and global indie players. The 2024 Cannes market comes equipped with some interesting contradictions. Stateside, the content buying machine is fraught.

At the end of a nail biting week of musical performances, the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 finally declared its winner on Saturday evening when Switzerland's Nemo won with their song The Code. The winning performance came after a tense week of surprising mishaps, in which controversy had dogged the 68th edition of the annual song contest for months in the run up to the live shows.

Eurovision host Malin Akerman might be a familiar face to some - and it's not surprising why. The actress is making her Eurovision debut as she co-hosts the Song Contest alongside presenter Petra Mede this year.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, but when does the Hashira Training Arc come out?The saga is based on the manga series by Koyoharu Gotoge, published under Shueisha’s Jump Comics imprint. The entire series consists of 23 volumes and to date has sold over 150 million copies.The first instalment of the anime adaptation came in 2019 with the Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering Resolve Arc, which was followed by the 2020 feature film Mugen Train, which made over $450million at the box office and became the highest grossing Japanese film of all time.Since then, we have seen the release of the Mugen Train Arc, Entertainment District Arc and the Swordsmith Village Arc, all of which are currently available to stream on Crunchyroll.Earlier this year, the first episode of the Hashira Training Arc was bundled together with the final episode of the Swordsmith Village Arc in the cinematic experience, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Hashira Training.The synopsis for the upcoming new season states: “To the Hashira Training…The members of the Demon Slayer Corps and their highest-ranking swordsmen, the Hashira.

It's the Netflix show everyone has been talking about, having amassed more than 18.6 million views since it launched on the streaming service last month and rocketing to number one across the globe.

his coronation last year, according to royal biographer Robert Hardman’s book, “The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy.”In the book, per People magazine, Hardman claimed that Charles, 75, and Queen Camilla, 76, were early to the coronation at Westminster Abbey in London, England, on May 6, 2023. The Prince and Princess of Wales were supposed to be there eight minutes before the king and queen consort, but they arrived “a minute and a half late” with their two younger children, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6.Hardman described the situation as “an awkward scene,” and explained that the delay in the coronation created “an added layer of stress” for Charles and Camilla.The author also revealed a lip reader’s translation of what Charles said in footage captured on a Sky News camera as he was waiting for his son and daughter-in-law.“We can never be on time … There’s always something … This is boring,'” Hardman claimed the monarch said.

Met Gala. With its extravagant themes, A-list attendees, and iconic red carpet-moments, it’s a night that fashion enthusiasts eagerly anticipate. Of course, the red carpet itself is central to this spectacle—a runway where celebrities showcase their interpretation of the year’s theme with jaw-dropping couture.

Labour were the victims of a major scalp in Manchester’s council elections this year after its deputy leader was ousted by George Galloway’s Workers Party of Britain.

Labour has retained control of Barnsley council in the 2024 local elections. The party's majority on the council has not changed.

People across the city of Salford have taken part in the Salford City mayoral election.

Voters in Rochdale have had their say in the 2024 local elections.

My Hero Academia is widely regarded as one of the best anime shows around.Based on the manga by Kōhei Horikoshi, the anime adaptation follows Izuku Midoriya, a boy born without superpowers, who is enrolled in a prestigious high school for superheroes in training after being granted a “quirk” by the world’s greatest hero, All Might.The series began in April 2016 and has become a worldwide hit since. After a four-part recap, titled My Hero Academia: Memories, aired in April, the show’s seventh season is set to debut this month on Crunchyroll.The first episode is released on Saturday May 4 at 2.30am PT/5.30am ET in the US on Crunchyroll.

Voters in Oldham have had their say in the 2024 local elections.

People living in South Yorkshire have cast their ballot in the local elections 2024.

Voters in Cheshire have gone to the polls for the Halton 2024 local elections.

Voters in Cheshire have gone to the polls for the Warrington 2024 local elections.

People in parts of Cheshire have headed to the polling station to vote in the local elections 2024.

People across London have cast their vote in the London mayoral election.

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.