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Residents on a quiet residential street in Tameside have spoken of their shock after the bomb squad were called in. It on The scare began on Pottinger Street in Ashton-under-Lyne at around midday on Sunday (March 24).

Royel Otis are due to embark on a tour of the UK and Europe later this year – check out the full list of tour dates below.Last night (May 2), the pair of Royel Madden and Otis Pavlovic took to social media to announce a number of tour dates across Europe and the UK this year, with a run of four shows in July before returning for a lengthier run between November and December.Stops will include shows in Oxford, Sheffield, Liverpool, London, Glasgow, Leeds and Manchester among others.Pre-sale tickets for Royel Otis’ Glory To Glory UK and Europe tour will go on sale on Wednesday, May 8 at 10am BST, while general tickets go on sale two days later on Friday, May 10 at 10am. Sign up for tickets here.A post shared by Royel Otis (@royelotis)JULY:09 – O2 Academy – Bournemouth10 – O2 Academy 2 – Oxford11 – Foundry – Sheffield12 – Arts Club – LiverpoolNOVEMBER26 – Trinity – Bristol27 – Electric Ballroom – London28 – O2 Academy 2 – Birmingham29 – SWG3 TV Studio – Glasgow30 – Riverside – NewcastleDECEMBER01 – Stylus – Leeds03 – New Century Hall – Manchester Apart from announce their tour dates for Europe and the UK, the stars of NME‘s The Cover have also released two new bonus tracks from their debut album, ‘Pratts & Pain’: ‘Merry Mary Marry Me’ and ‘Claw Foot’, both of which you can listen to below.Written alongside their debut album, ‘Pratts & Pain’, ‘Merry Mary Marry Me’ is a grunge-tinged tune that chronicles the feeling of being left behind as everyone around you settles into marriage and relationships.

Beyoncé‘s first name will be included in the new edition of the French encyclopaedic dictionary Le Petit Larousse.As Sky News reports, more than 150 new words have been added to the 120th version of the book this year.The ‘Cowboy Carter’ star will appear as an entry alongside celebrities such as Cate Blanchett, French actor Omar Sy, Oppenheimer director Christopher Nolan, and French rugby captain Antoine Dupont.Many additions “reflect concerns, developments or strong movements” in 2024, Carine Girac-Marinier, director of the dictionaries and encyclopaedias department, told French news magazine Le Point.As Marie Claire notes, “Beyoncé” will be accompanied by the definition “American singer of R&B and pop”.Many fans have responded to the nod on social media, with one writing: “That’s when you know you’ve succeeded.” Another person said: “Beyoncé’s influence knows no bounds!” A third user commented: “Star power.”“Creole French queen,” wrote someone else, referring to Beyoncé’s Louisiana Creole ancestry (via Nola).In 2004, the term “bootylicious” – featured in Destiny’s Child 2001 hit single of the same name – was added to the Oxford English Dictionary with the definition “(of a woman) sexually attractive”.Other new additions to the Le Petit Larousse include the English phrases “fast fashion” and “skate park”, as well as “platisme” (the French term for the Flat Earth theory).In February, Beyoncé made history by becoming the first Black woman to reach Number One on the US country chart with ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’.

The Met Office has issued a yellow thunderstorm warning for parts of the North West.

To his family he was "gentle, quirky, hilarious" and deeply loved. He loved buses, Eddie Stobart, and speaking his mind. Connor Sparrowhawk also enjoyed watching the Mighty Boosh, lying in the sunshine and eating cake. He was known as Laughing Boy or LB.

Frank Turner has announced a UK headlining tour set to begin later this summer.Turner and his band The Sleeping Souls will kick off the tour at Glastonbury on June 28 where they are set to perform on the Avalon stage. They will then make their way across the UK with stops in Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow, Southampton, Birmingham, Nottingham, Cardiff, Oxford and Norwich.

being arrested in Nashville nearly two weeks ago.Fans donned ponchos amid the downpour as they packed into the Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi, Saturday night for the 30-year-old singer’s concert.Ahead of the show, inclement weather was predicted for the area over the weekend. Despite online speculation that the show might be canceled, Morgan’s concert, which was the latest stop on his One Night at a Time World Tour, went ahead as scheduled.Wallen’s performance followed opening acts by Bailey Zimmerman, Lauren Watkins and Nate Smith.The show also marked his return to Ole Miss after last year’s mishap when Wallen abruptly canceled his performance after the opening acts had already finished and just minutes before he was slated to take the stage.

Morgan Wallen has apologized for his arrest in connection with a chair-throwing incident from the roof of a Nashville bar.

An award-winning coffee shop with locations across Manchester and Liverpool has unveiled its latest opening. Bold Street Coffee has now opened the doors of its fifth location in Spinningfields.

Morgan Wallen has been arrested for allegedly throwing a chair off a rooftop bar in Nashville, Tennessee.The incident occurred yesterday (Sunday, April 7), just three days after the country singer-songwriter began his ‘One Night At A Time’ North American headline tour in Indianapolis, Indiana.According to Fox News, Wallen has been charged with three counts of reckless endangerment and one count of disorderly conduct.His attorney Worrick Robinson told Nashville’s WKRN: “At 10:53pm Sunday evening Morgan Wallen was arrested in downtown Nashville for reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct. He is cooperating fully with [the] authorities.”Per an arrest report, some police officers were standing in front of Chief’s bar on Broadway last night when a chair fell from above and landed just feet away from them.

Radio 2 listeners were in for a shock on Thursday morning when usual host Zoe Ball was replaced by Radio royalty Tony Blackburn. Earlier in the week Tony had emotionally signed off on his last show for BBC Berkshire, Oxford and Solent.

BBC radio star Tony Blackburn became emotional as he signed off the last time after 43 years on the air.The 81 year old broadcasting legend has been a permanent fixture on the airwaves for BBC Berkshire, Oxford and Solent, but is now hanging up his headphones to concentrate on other projects, including work on Radio 2. When he played his last song, You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine, he joked: "You'll never find another laugh like mine... 43 years on BBC local radio and that's it as far as I'm concerned.Thank you so much.

Former Great British Bake Off presenter Mel Giedroyc has suffered a devastating loss following the death of her beloved mum, Rosemary Giedroyc who was 86.This sad news comes six years after the passing of her dad, Michal Giedroyc. Mel is said to be "devastated" by her mum's death and has yet to comment about the sad news publicly. She grew up in Leatherhead, Surrey, with her three siblings.

Shed Seven have announced a 30th anniversary UK tour, set to kick off later this year with The Sherlocks as a special guest.The band – comprised of Rick Witter, Paul Banks, Tom Gladwin, Tim Wills and Rob Maxfield – will start their 23-date-tour at the Sheffield Octagon on November 14. From there, they will make stops in Cardiff, Liverpool, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Margate, Bristol, Newcastle, Leeds, Oxford, Manchester, Birmingham, Cambridge, Bournemouth and Nottingham.

An urgent appeal has been launched to find a missing woman who was last seen at a train station in Greater Manchester. Sheree, whose surname was not disclosed by police, was last seen on Monday afternoon (March 11).

Seven men have appeared in court charged in connection with a Kilmarnock cannabis farm.

When a world famous cookie store opens its first shop in the north of England, there are likely to be queues. When that shop is inside the shopping mecca that is The Trafford Centre, well, you can guess the result.

Police stopped a man with a large suitcase acting 'suspiciously' at a railway station - and found a staggering haul of drugs inside.

“White Christmas” star Anne Whitfield — who played Susan Waverly in the 1954 holiday film — has died. She was 85.

Anne Whitfield, who appeared at age 15 in the 1954 Hollywood Christmas chestnut White Christmas and went on to a prolific career in episodic TV throughout the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s, died February 15 at a hospital in Yakima, Washington. She was 85.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director J.K. Rowling criticized Sky News on X (formerly Twitter) after the British television news channel posted a story about a 26-year-old being jailed for murder and referred to her as a “woman” and not a transgender woman. Scarlet Blake was found guilty last week of murdering a man four months after she live-streamed a video in which she killed a cat.

J.K. Rowling has lashed out at Sky News for failing to make clear that a convicted murderer was a transgender woman.

A cat-killer obsessed with death and who murdered a man as part of a warped sexual fantasy inspired by a Netflix documentary has been jailed.

Even though he won't be heading off to 'big school' until September 2026, all eyes are on where Prince George could go to continue with his education when he leaves Lambrook School. While many had previously imagined he would follow in his parents' footsteps and either go to Eton College or Marlborough College, it seems the Prince and Princess of Wales are taking a very measured approach when it comes to the all-important decision.

With fans over the moon that Call The Midwife character Matthew Aylward is now a series regular, they're now keen to find out more about the man behind the brooding dark and handsome looks, Olly Rix.The 36 year old became involved in the dramatic society during his time studying English Literature at Trinity College in Oxford. After graduation the wannabe actor was awarded a scholarship to train at the London Academy of Music and dramatic Art.There, he did some work with the Royal Shakespeare Company and found himself collaborating with a number of esteemed playwrights.The actor, whose character has finally married Trixie Franklin, played by Helen George, 39, in the latest season is clearly born to play a lothario well - he was born on Valentine's Day.

The Zutons have released their funky new single ‘Creeping On The Dancefloor’.‘Creeping On The Dancefloor’ is the Liverpool band’s first new music in 16 years, and was recorded all the way back during the pandemic. The single is taken from their upcoming album ‘The Big Decider’, produced by the legendary Nile Rodgers and Ian Broudie.

The Chase presenter Bradley Walsh is beloved by fans for bantering back-and-forth with the formidable Chasers - however, star Darragh Ennis has revealed that the quiz host does not spend much time with his fellow co-stars outside of filming. The Dublin-born quiz whiz joined The Chase in 2020 alongside the rest of the brainy line-up - Paul Sinha, Mark Labbett, Anne Hegerty, Jenny Ryan and Shaun Wallace. Darragh, 43, spoke to OK! in an exclusive interview ahead of tonight's celebrity edition of Beat the Chasers and explained that the Chasers don't socialise a lot with Bradley - or one another - off the show.

An iconic Salford pub is set to close ahead of a major refurbishment that will see it turned into an old-school English boozer.

Fans and friends of a talented Manchester guitarist have raised thousands in his name after a horror car crash earlier this week left him hospitalised. Tributes to the punk musician Miles Livingstone-Todd praised his character and his kindness, with one person calling him "the nicest bloke in hardcore."

More than 100 flood warnings have been issued across the country in the wake of Storm Henk.