Road Showbiz and Celebrity Breaking News

You might hear the title, Driving Madeleine (French title: Une Belle Course), and then read the logline about a driver taxiing a 92-year old woman around Paris and instantly think “Aha! It is a French Driving Miss Daisy!” Well, having absolutely nothing to do with that 1989 Best Picture Oscar winner that so memorably starred Jessica Tandy and Morgan Freeman, the two films do have something in common. They are both irresistibly cast with exceptional veteran stars who each grab the heart and never let go.

A person has been rushed to hospital after a horror car smash during rush hour on a Scots road this morning.

EXCLUSIVE: Kristin Jones is leaving The North Road Company, we can reveal.

Police have charged an uninsured Tesla driver after they were allegedly clocked travelling at 109mph in Aberdeenshire.

A serial road menace has been jailed for leading cops on a high-speed chase before smashing into a lamppost at 70mph.

A motorcyclist was left with leg and arm injuries after a collision with a 4x4 in the city centre on Thursday morning (January 11).

A missile launched from an overpass on a busy road in Fife left the windscreen of a car smashed.

Huw Stephens and Steve Lamacq will present their BBC 6 Music Shows from a different grassroots venue every day of Independent Venue Week.Lamacq was joined by Stephens on the first instalment of his new weekly Teatime Session, which airs on Mondays from 4-7pm, to announce the initiative in celebration of the UK’s weeklong event to recognise the importance of independent music venues.Between January 29 and February 2, the presenters will be hitting the road to broadcast their shows from grassroots venues across the country and will also host performances from different artists each day.Lamacq will host from Oh Yeah Music Centre in Belfast on January 29 ahead of an Independent Venue Week performance from Ash.Stephens will be presenting his show from Edinburgh’s Whistle Binkies on January 30, where 86TVs will perform later that night; The Fulford Arms in York on January 31 ahead of a gig from NewDad; Polar Bear Music Club in Hull on February 1 where English Teacher will be playing; The Rockin’ Chair in Wrexham (Friday 2nd February) before a live set from Antony Szmierek.Those artists will join Lamacq and Stephens for intimate live performances and interviews across the week.Listeners can attend two exclusive intimate live performances with Ash in Belfast on January 29 and Antony Szmierek in Wrexham on February 2. You can apply to attend via a free ballot here, which will be open till January 15.

Beef is having a good night at the Golden Globes.

Police have closed a road this afternoon after a person was hit by a car.

Residents are calling for more safety measures to be put into place on a major road after a number of incidents - including one already this year.

One person has been injured following reports of a collision between a car and a motorbike in Denton. Police and fire crews were called to Town Lane at around 5.30pm on Saturday evening (January 6), and the road was cordoned off for a short period of time.

A road in Greater Manchester has been named as one of the 'best streets to live on' in Britain. Exclusive research from the Telegraph found 50 sought-after addresses where househunters desire to live, each of which unsurprisingly come with hefty price tags.

Another storm, more heavy rain - and the A555 is closed due to flooding again.

Popular BBC school drama Waterloo Road is making a dramatic return to our screens tonight (Tuesday, January 2). Series 13 will feature eight new episodes, which will continue to explore real-life topics affecting teenagers, their families and school staff.

As Waterloo Road returns to our screens with a brand new series, fans of the BBC school drama will once again be treated to a new batch of storylines for their favourite characters to sink their teeth into. Among the returning characters for 2024, is Andrew Treneman, portrayed by Jamie Glover who famously returned to the hit show last year, 14 years since he last set foot in the troubled comprehensive school from which the show takes its name.

Fire crews, police, gas and electricity teams descended on a major road in Middleton after a car ploughed into a hedge. The car reportedly hit a lamppost on Grimshaw Lane in Middleton, before careering into a rose garden on Newbank Close on Sunday afternoon, December 31.

Seven people, including two children, have been rushed to hospital after a horror crash on one of Scotland's most dangerous roads.

Two arrests have now been made after a road sign featuring work by secret street artist Banksy was photographed being removed from a road junction in south-east London.

The drive down the windy roads towards Denshaw is a beautiful one. But they have been at the centre of tragedies too many times.

Kerry Katona has called out people online for "spreading negativity" after she was caught short on the motorway.The mum-of-five needed to urinate on the side of the road after getting stuck in a traffic jam on the M56.The 43-year-old had been on her way to perform as the Wicked Queen in a pantomime show in Ellesmere Port when she was stuck on the carriageway for two hours. After posting a video of herself using the road as a loo on Instagram, the former Atomic Kitten star prompted some criticism.

A residential road in Merseyside has been cordoned off after reports that shots were fired at a house. Alvina Lane in Kirkby is currently cordoned off by Merseyside Police with a number of police cars at the scene responding to a "serious" incident.

The first look at Jake Gyllenhaal‘s upcoming movie Road House has been revealed and his body is absolutely ripped in this new clip.

Ayr has been given an early Christmas present as Station Bridge Road reopened today for the first time in almost three months.

A busy motorway has been locked down this morning after a huge lorry overturned in a rush hour crash.

A road in Trafford is shut after a three-vehicle smash involving a police car.

Over the last year or so, the sight of squads of police officers - prising open the security shutters as they launch yet another raid - has become a familiar one on Manchester's notorious 'Counterfeit Street'. Since last November, when GMP Chief Constable Stephen Watson vowed to clean up the area around Bury New Road in Strangeways 'once and for all', more than 200 counterfeit shops have been closed down.

Noel Gallagher has shared two new versions of classic Oasis tracks ‘Going Nowhere’ and ‘The Masterplan’. Check them out below.The re-recorded versions of the Oasis tracks were made by Gallagher at Abbey Road Studios in London, and came ahead of the 25th anniversary of the band’s famous B-side album ‘The Masterplan’.Shared today (December 12), the re-recordings also come alongside new music videos, showing the singer, songwriter and guitarist performing the song inside the iconic London studios alongside the members of his solo project, High Flying Birds.Check out the newly re-recorded versions of the Oasis tracks below.The news of the 2023 Abbey Road re-imaginings of the classic Oasis tracks comes just days ahead of the singer’s upcoming UK tour and final shows of this year.The latter kicks off with a slot at the Wembley Arena in London on Thursday (December 14), and comes following a busy month of live shows throughout November, which saw the Britpop icon play across three continents to celebrate the release of his most recent album ‘Council Skies’.

A man who died in a crash in Lanarkshire has been named as 22-year-old Blane Rundell.

Police have closed a section of the A1 in East Lothian following reports of a crash.