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Andy Burnham has given his strongest hint yet that the Metrolink network will be extended to Stockport.

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events Eric Schultz knows his way around politics. The Washington, D.C. consultant served as deputy White House press secretary during the Obama Administration from 2014-2017.

Yoo Yeon Seok and Chae Soo Bin are starring in a new Korean drama!

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is revealing a startling apparent diagnosis.

Kate Forbes has returned to the Scottish Government for the first time since last year's bitter SNP leadership contest.

Naman Ramachandran David Oyelowo, Meera Syal, Emma D’Arcy and Tobias Menzies are among the actors leading a trio of fall productions at the U.K.’s National Theatre in London. At the National Theatre’s Olivier Theater, David Oyelowo (“Selma”) will play the title role of Shakespeare’s “Coriolanus,” directed by Lyndsey Turner (“Under Milk Wood”). In the play, Coriolanus is Rome’s greatest soldier.

We officially have our first look at David Corenswet as the new Superman!

John Swinney became the next leader the SNP yesterday after a veteran activist from Arden - who claimed he had enough nominations to stand - pulled out of a leadership challenge.

The UK and Scottish Governments have been urged to stop picking fights on the 25th anniversary of the first Holyrood election.

Well, she’s still trying. The question is… are even Republicans out there buying this crap??

Furious activists are set to lodge a formal complaint against councillors who failed to oppose Flamingo Land’s controversial Loch Lomond mega resort.

Dennis Harvey Film Critic Solitary confinement, theoretically used only when a prisoner is at high risk of harm to or from others, has long been regarded as a severe punitive measure best applied in small doses. The United Nations’ “Mandela Rules” recommend inmates be placed in such conditions for no more than 15 days, to avoid significant damage to physical or psychological health. Yet “The Strike” spotlights one U.S.

A new poll published ahead of the Greater Manchester mayoral election next week suggests we could be in store for a surprise. Labour's Andy Burnham, who has served as the city-region's mayor since 2017, is expected to cruise towards a third term in office.

Michaela Zee Colin Jost, the co-lead of “Saturday Night Live’s” long-running “Weekend Update,” is hosting the 2024 White House Correspondents Dinner Saturday night in Washington, D.C. The annual event, which typically consists of the night’s comedian roasting powerful political figures and various media outlets, is expected to feature an election-year roast from President Joe Biden.

People in Rochdale have made their voices loud and clear ahead of the local elections next month - saying they want politicians they can trust who get the basics right.

Any British broadcaster who breaches general election programing rules will be hit with an Ofcom sanction, the regulator has said, a warning likely informed by a number of GB News breaches over the past year.

Naman Ramachandran U.K. media regulator Ofcom has said it is “sounding a warning to broadcasters” to maintain “the highest level of due impartiality” ahead of a general election that is likely due later this year. Ofcom has enhanced rules that apply during election periods.

Princess Catherine made history with her brand-new royal title from King Charles!

Ncuti Gatwa, the first Black Doctor Who, was extremely outspoken in a new interview.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Berlin-based Picture Tree Intl. has acquired the international sales rights, excluding the Nordic countries, for the Finnish daughter-father comedy “Butterflies” (Perhoset). “Butterflies” is directed by Jenni Toivoniemi, based on a screenplay by Anna Brotkin.

Andy Burnham has rejected calls to tear down Greater Manchester's 400 Clean Air Zone (CAZ) cameras - even though they're not being used to charge motorists following a backlash - because 'they are being used to solve rapes and murders'.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent It was in the land that took “Liberté, égalité, fraternité” as its motto that women were first allowed to participate in the Olympic Games, in 1900. This summer, the French capital will come full circle as it hosts the first-ever gender-balanced Olympics. From politicians to business titans to cultural leaders, the most powerful forces in Paris are aligning to make the three weeks of the Games a showcase for the modernity of France.

The MP whose complaint prompted a new police investigation into Angela Rayner's domestic arrangements almost ten years ago has repeatedly refused to detail the allegations he has made to the force.

Susanna Reid was quick to offer her support to Ed Balls as he gave an update on his health during Tuesday's edition of ITV's Good Morning Britain.

Andy Burnham says he would consider ‘HGV restrictions’ in the city centre if re-elected mayor.

An investigation into the conduct of the incoming Rochdale mayor has concluded.

For a politician who’s had to convince Greater Manchester he’s not a Liverpudlian lad, it was an odd choice to play ‘Penny Lane’ by The Beatles at Andy Burnham’s campaign launch.

I’m not overly fond of politics. Given a choice, I’d rather talk food, or faraway places.

Michaela Zee Rev. Dr. Cecil L.

William Earl When Donald Trump left his seat in the boardroom as the star of his long-running NBC reality series “The Apprentice” in 2015, in order to run for president of the United States, he had a clear successor in mind. “I said, ‘The best person to hire would be Ivanka Trump,’” Donald Trump says.