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Manchester United suffered a disappointing afternoon at Old Trafford on Sunday following a goalless draw with Southampton.

Avanti West Coast has announced a ticket discount trial to services to and from Manchester in a bid to boost passenger numbers.

Isaiah Washington says that he’ll be taking an “early retirement” from acting, complaining that “the haters, provocateurs and the Useful Idiots have won.”

EXCLUSIVE: Wendell Pierce and Carra Patterson have been tapped as leads opposite Carrie Preston in the CBS drama pilot, Elsbeth. This completes the series regular cast for the pilot, from The Good Wife and The Good Fight EPs Robert and Michelle King, which centers on Patterson’s character of Elsbeth Tascioni that was introduced on The Good Wife and also appeared on spinoff The Good Fight.

A pervert who arranged to meet who he thought was a 14-year-old girl for unprotected sex - and then claimed to police that his phone had been hacked - has been jailed.

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International George MacKay is virtually unrecognizable in the erotic revenge thriller “Femme,” directed by Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping. With slicked-back hair and a heavy-handed neck tattoo, the dashing, soft-spoken British actor, well known for his period roles, is transformed into the kind of East London gangster you’d go out of your way to avoid. Part of what makes MacKay’s character, Preston, so menacing is the fact that he’s deeply closeted. When one night he’s teased in front of his friends by Nathan Stewart-Jarrett’s drag artist Jules — dressed up as Aphrodite Banks — he responds with violence so severe that it shatters Jules’ confidence to ever perform in drag again. The attack emboldens Jules to ensnare an unwitting Preston in an intense sexual relationship with the intention of outing him on the Internet.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor “Femme,” written and directed by Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping, has debuted a teaser and poster (below) ahead of its premiere Sunday in the Panorama section of the Berlin Film Festival. The film stars Nathan Stewart-Jarrett and George MacKay. Anton is handling international sales. The film centers on Jules, whose life and career as a drag queen is destroyed by a homophobic attack. But when he re-encounters his attacker, the deeply-closeted Preston, in a gay sauna, he is presented with a chance to exact revenge. Unrecognizable out of his wig and make-up, Jules infiltrates Preston’s life, and in doing so, discovers power in a different kind of drag.

A friendship for the ages. Kirstie Alley and John Travolta may have met on the set of their romantic comedy Look Who’s Talking — but the pair were so much more than costars. 

The Oregon house made famous by the 1985 cult classic film The Goonies is on the market and may have already been sold.

A man who allegedly tried to set up a meeting with an underage girl was arrested after being confronted by a paedophile hunter group at a bus station in Glasgow.

The state of West Virginia is receiving around $1.7 million in federal funding over five years for a behavioral health program treating adults with serious mental illness. The money will be used to serve people living with mental illness who are also living with a physical health condition, chronic disease or substance use disorder, according to a West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources news release.

A café owner charges customers more than TWICE as much if they don't order politely. Chaii Stop, in Preston, Lancashire, has introduced a new rule to help customers remember their manners - charging them more for their drink.

A 'serial liar' fabricated false evidence that she was raped, attacked and trafficked for sex across the North of England and abroad, a jury was told.

Sohaib Ashraf lay back in the reclining chair and stared into the blinking red light through the microscope. Ten minutes later, the surgery was done. It took just ten minutes for his life to change forever.

Twitter has shown the hilarious moment Coolio performed Gangster's Paradise with a group of students in Preston, Lancashire.  The rapper - who died aged 59 - was filmed sat down and jamming with another young person playing the acoustic guitar.  After they performed together Coolio allegedly made a Caprese Salad, Chicken and Peach Crumble with the guitarist and his house mates.

Charlotte Dawson has joined a host of stars paying their respects to Queen Elizabeth II who sadly passed away on Thursday aged 96. Charlotte, the daughter of the late Manchester comedian Les Dawson, is among the celebs lucky enough to have met the monarch who served 70 years on the throne.

On her team? Larsa Pippen was spotted out in Miami with Marcus Jordan — the son of Michael Jordan, who famously played on the Chicago Bulls alongside her ex-husband, Scottie Pippen, in the 1990s.

Eight Manchester United academy graduates departed the club in the summer transfer window, some temporarily and others permanently.

Manchester University are offering incoming students £2,500 to live off-campus after revealing they are 'just over' 350 rooms short in halls to meet demand - despite offering freshers an 'accommodation guarantee'.

Travellers can take popular rail journeys across the north for just £1 this autumn, as Northern's flash sale enters its final hours.

is back with new castaways vying for the $1 million prize on season 43.The long-running CBS reality staple will introduce 18 new castaways who will attempt to outplay and outwit each other to earn the title of Sole Survivor. The upcoming edition, hosted by Jeff Probst, kicks off with a two-hour premiere Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 8 p.m.

Strictly Come Dancing contestant Kym Marsh has enjoyed a romantic break with her husband Scott Ratcliff before taking to the dancefloor. The former Coronation Street star, who was the second star to be announced for the 2020 line-up after fellow former Corrie actor Will Mellor, shared a series of loved-up snaps of herself and Scott taking some precious time out together in the Lake District.

The UK property market is showing no signs of slowing down with demand to buy a home at its highest level in recent years. According to property site Zoopla, demand for homes is currently 25 per cent higher than the average over the last five years.

, his ex-wife Britney's dad and longtime conservator.Federline, a backup dancer who was from 2004 to 2007, is the father of her two teenage children, Sean and Preston. In an from an upcoming ITV interview that was published by over the weekend, Federline says that Sean and Jaden have chosen to distance themselves from their mother, and they made the decision not to attend Spears's wedding to Sam Asghari in June. Federline stated that the boys are uncomfortable with the nude images their mother posts on Instagram. Federline also opened up about s 13-year , which ended last November.

Love Island 's Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu won hearts as well as finding love in this year's Love Island. The stunning Turkish actress was swept off her feet, literally, as she and Manchester business owner Davide Sanclimenti were crowned winners in Monday night's final.

Torn Curtain, Alfred Hitchcock’s mediocre 1966 Cold War thriller starring Andrews as a woman hunting for her atomic scientist husband, portrayed by Paul Newman, who has defected behind the Iron Curtain. (8/6, 8/8-11)The zippy, zany Thoroughly Modern Millie, George Roy Hill’s romantic musical spoof set in Roaring Twenties comes next.

The heartbroken family of an 'inseparable' couple who were stabbed to death by their son say they fear they 'will never get to know the truth of what happened'. Lee Tipping, 36, was found guilty by a jury last month of the murders of his parents, teenage sweethearts Tricia Livesey and Anthony Tipping, at the home all three shared.

A 'beautiful' mum who died after being hit by a train leaves behind a nine-month old daughter, her heartbroken family said.

Liz Truss has criticised Rishi Sunak’s record on taxation and the former chancellor claimed he was the only one who could beat Labour as the leadership contest enters its final stage.

A 38-year-old man found dead in a hotel room had been battling heroin addiction for at least 15 years, an inquest heard.