70 litter picks taking place in Manchester to celebrate the Queen’s 70 years of service

Nearly 36,000 older people in Greater Manchester are missing out on more than £1,700 a year in pension top-up payments, new figures reveal. Around £70 million is unclaimed across the city-region, with pensioners now being urged to check if they are eligible for the payment which 'could make all the difference'.

Love Island returns on Monday for a new series that is bound to kickstart everyone's summer. Laura Whitmore is once again the host of the ITV2 reality dating show, alongside her commentator husband Iain Stirling.

Daniel Craig and Sir Paul McCartney are among the celebrities who have expressed their appreciation of the Queen’s service over her 70-year reign during the BBC’s Platinum Party at the Palace concert. As part of the special Jubilee event, film footage of the Queen at her coronation was played with a voiceover of the monarch saying: “When I was 21 I pledged my life to the service of our people and I asked for God’s help to make good that vow. I do not regret nor retract one word of it.

A royal display! Prince William and Duchess Kate turned heads as they arrived in style for Queen Elizabeth II‘s Service of Thanksgiving during her Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

Beautiful mama Emma Roberts and Maria Bakalova were just two of Hollywood’s many IT girls that came out to support Bulgarian brand BY FAR on Wednesday (June 1) in Los Angeles.

The Queen will no longer attend a thanksgiving church service on Friday to celebrate her Platinum Jubilee, Buckingham Palace has announced.

Queen Elizabeth II will not attend Friday's National Service of Thanksgiving at St. Paul's Cathedral, Buckingham Palace has announced.Her Majesty enjoyed a slew of festivities Thursday as she made her Trooping the Colour balcony appearance alongside her cousin, the Duke of Kent, on Thursday.

A whole host of celebs have paid tribute to the Queen and are among the millions of Brits celebrating her Platinum Jubilee. David Beckham was just one celeb who had thrown himself into the weekend's festivities and took to social media to praise Her Majesty for her incredible reign.The former footballer, 47, described the Queen’s time on the throne as "remarkable" and wrote on Instagram: "Today, we celebrate our Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. 70 years of service and inspirational leadership of our country.

The Queen's Jubilee Birthday Honours List 2022 has showcased some of the incredible public service work done across the country in a nod the Her Majesty's 70 years of service. In a fitting tribute to The Queen, this year's recipients have been given awards for outstanding contributions across all sectors, as usual, with a particular focus on those who have performed public service, work with the environment and sustainability and youth engagement.

Millions of people in the UK and across the world will come together for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee this week. Her Majesty the Queen will become the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee after 70 years on the thrown.

Naman Ramachandran Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Platinum Jubilee from June 2 and the U.K. is awash in events celebrating the milestone. At press time, there were no fewer than 2,429 public events and 3,388 street parties or private events taking place across the country, with London leading the way with 1,000.The U.K.

We're kicking off this week's gig round-up with some exciting news! Ahead of Neighbourhood Weekender 2022, the festival organiser has announced that its Neighbourhood Festival is coming back to Manchester this October.

Jeff Miller When the iconic indie-rock forebear Pavement last reunited, for a massive tour in 2010, it was a tale of two bands, depending on when you saw them. At the beginning of the run, the lineup was tighter and mightier than ever, playing Coachella with the grit of a band determined to solidify its legacy while collecting paychecks and playing venues exponentially bigger than those it hit during its initial run.

Separated by hundreds of miles, Sam Clarke and Kerrie Buesnell were brought together by the spirit of Manchester, five years after one of the city's darkest days.

An art exhibition celebrating the life and reign of Her Majesty the Queen is coming to Manchester city centre this June.

East Lancashire Railway is offering Elizabeths free train rides to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. If you’re lucky enough to share a name with the longest reigning monarch then you'll be able to get a free trip along the line.

A pre-trial hearing has taken place for Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy, who faces a string of sex crime allegations. Mendy, 27, of Prestbury, Cheshire, is accused of nine charges - including seven counts of rape, involving six alleged victims.

Manchester United youngster Dan Polakowski has left the club after he was offered a scholarship in the USA earlier in the year.

perform “The Rose” with Brandi Carlile. Wynonna Judd paused her performance at one point so that she could redo a section of the song better, her voice soaring as the crowd cheered.The ceremony began with Judd’s daughter Ashley delivering a eulogy that traced her mother’s life from its humble beginnings in Kentucky to the heights of superstardom.“We are here tonight remembering an icon and a legend who left country music better than she found it,” Ashley Judd said tearfully.“She was every woman.