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Martin Dale Contributor Tunisian filmmaker Ala Eddine Slim attended this week’s Atlas Workshops at Marrakech Film Festival with the rough cut of his third feature film, “Agora.” The film revolves around three missing people who return to a remote town in Tunisia, where the local police inspector, Fathi, tries to unravel the mystery with the help of her friend Amine. Then a second inspector arrives from the capital. The events of the film develop as if they were taking place in the dreams of two animals – a blue dog and a black crow.

June Craven, who has cerebral palsy and is a wheelchair user, has not taken a train for four years. In a round of what she jokingly refers to as 'exposure therapy' she wants to show us why.

Manchester has called for peace in Gaza and condemned the deaths of innocent lives caught up in the conflict.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Disney CEO Bob Iger focused on instilling employees with renewed optimism about the Mouse House’s “blessed” and “fortunate” state during a virtual company-wide town hall Tuesday, rather than making any proclamations about the company’s future. The event, moderated by ABC News’ David Muir, was held just over a week after the one-year anniversary of Iger’s return to the helm at Disney (Iger hosted a similar town hall exactly a year ago to the day, upon resuming his post last November) following the surprise ousting of Bob Chapek, and on the heels of Disney reporting its most recent quarterly and full-fiscal-year earnings and taking a stumble at the Thanksgiving holiday box office with new animated film “Wish.” When asked by Muir if coming back to the position of CEO has been more challenging than he had anticipated, Iger, who originally ran Disney for 15 years from 2005-2020, said yes. “I knew that there were myriad challenges that I would face coming back,” Iger said.

A teenager suffered serious head injuries after being hit by a tram in Oldham town centre. The 19-year-old was taken to hospital after being knocked down at King Street Metrolink stop on Tuesday morning.

A Greater Manchester town has been promised £20m funding by the government as residents say this is ‘the change they desperately needed’.

A driver was arrested after a dramatic police chase through Bolton last night.

Town hall bosses have promised to get started with the £11.4m overhaul of Leigh town centre in the new year - but claim they could have been well ahead if they got the money in January.

A new petrol station, drive-thru takeaway and ‘food-to-go’ pods are planned for a car showroom site just 300 yards from Bury town centre. A planning application lodged this week reveals the plans for part of the ‘Car Time’ show room and car park site on Bell Lane.

Andy Hardiment, assistant manager at discount store OneBelow in Hyde, Tameside, is recalling some of the more notable incidents of shoplifting he's witnessed recently. "The other week two girls came in and in three minutes they took about £100 of stuff - things like candles, Dove soap," he said.

It’s less than five weeks until Christmas Day, so it’s time to start thinking about buying gifts if you haven’t already started. While Christmas shopping usually fills people with dread, it doesn’t have to be that way.

"What's going on? Is it your works' Christmas Dinner?" That was the wry comment from one elderly lady as streams of uniformed cops made their way out of Stockport Plaza and onto the streets of the town centre.

EXCLUSIVE: Li Lu, the award-winning writer, director and producer behind the three-part docuseries A Town Called Victoria, broadcast nationwide last week on PBS, has signed with UTA for representation in all areas.

Business owners in Radcliffe have spoken of their fear of leaving their shop doors open or letting staff work alone after a terrifying robbery sent shockwaves through the town.

The residents of an Ayrshire town are sending a powerful festive message - that beauty can be found in imperfection.

There has been a "notable" decrease in anti-social behaviour by street drinkers in Bathgate's Steelyard following "high-visibility" police intervention. Police will join West Lothian Council staff at a meeting tonight in the town's Partnership centre seeking the views of local shopkeepers to identify further potential improvements.

A frantic search is underway to trace a man who has been missing for five days.

CBC.The mural, commissioned by the NOCO Mural Project in collaboration with the LGBTQ group North Country Pride using funds from a United Way program, went up in late summer on a brick wall outside local Chinese restaurant Jing Fong.According to a post on NOCO Mural Project’s Instagram page, one of the paintings, which depicts dandelions growing out of an open book, is intended to be a commentary on the current political climate, in which books and access to gender-affirming care are being banned.Another painting, showing a white bearded iris over a rainbow color wheel is meant to be a nod to the Greek goddess of rainbows, the Pride flag, and queer artist Hilma af Klint.The third painting shows two white birch trees, New Hampshire’s state tree, and is titled “We Belong.”Gendreau brought up her objections to the mural at an August 28 Select Board meeting, noting that the mural is on private property.“I really think we need to be very careful about what kind of artwork goes up,” she said. “This last artwork that went up on the side of the Jing Fong building.

Officers have issued an urgent appeal to find a missing girl who was last seen six days ago. Greater Manchester Police says Lidia was last seen at 4.50pm last Wednesday, November 8.

A Greater Manchester town will have over 100 new homes built in the area - as plans have been approved by the local council.

Teden Mengi was at back at Old Trafford for the first time since leaving Manchester United on Saturday and the young defender seemed to forget he was part of the opposition.

Rasmus Hojlund was withdrawn in the second half of Manchester United's clash with Luton Town on Saturday afternoon after appearing to pick up a knock.

Manchester United can enter the international break with some optimism if they beat Luton Town this afternoon and supporters have backed Erik ten Hag to stick with many of those who performed well in midweek.

A plan to convert the upper floors of a building in Altrincham town centre into a complex of five apartments has been submitted. The accommodation on the upper floors of the office building on George Street will be augmented by the building of second and third-floor extensions and dormer windows to the front and rear.

Luton Town manager Rob Edwards has warned Tahith Chong and Teden Mengi not to 'do anything special' just because they are facing their former club Manchester United this weekend.

If it’s an understatement to call film and television challenged, amidst the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike, in the world of comedy, the story is very different.

What was the judge thinking?? A school teacher who allegedly sexually assault

Former Coronation Street star Adam Rickitt has shown he's still in the same muscular form as his pop heart-throb heyday - baring all for a new charity calendar. Adam, who nowadays runs his own bar in the historic market town of Knutsford, has persuaded a host of the town's men to strip off for the calendar.

With the middle of November already in sight, many Scots will be thinking about their Christmas shopping this year.

Witnesses are being urged to come forward following an alleged assault in Oldham town centre. Officers were called out to assist the ambulance service on Yorkshire Street at around 4.20am yesterday, following reports of an assault.