Australian tennis champion Ash Barty gives birth to first child

Rain across Greater Manchester is set to disrupt the thrilling fourth Ashes test match at Emirates Old Trafford this weekend.

The England and Wales Cricket Board have been urged to rethink their decision not to hold an Ashes Test at Manchester’s Emirates Old Trafford in 2027.

Airing for three seasons in 1995 and 1996, and then a brief revival almost 20 years later in 2008, news of the current reboot is a sure cause of excitement for fans of the enduring franchise. 

Margot Robbie admitted in a recent interview she was a "dramatic" child who once pretended to be dead — complete with ketchup blood and a kitchen knife — to get rid of a babysitter she didn’t like.  "We got a new babysitter, and I wanted my old babysitter back, Talia, who was like 16. And I thought she was so cool," the Australian native told BBC Radio 2.

Often regarded as pioneers of electronic music, the English music act last toured Australia in 2017 with shows in Adelaide, Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, and the Gold Coast. 

Titled the 'Wiggly Big Day Out Tour', fan favourite characters like Dorothy the Dinosaur, Captain Feathersword, Henry the Octopus, and Wags the Dog will join The Wiggles in their world-famous blue, purple, red, and yellow skivvies. 

Manchester’s most abusive restaurant Karen’s Diner is safe from closure, its owners have said, after some of the brand’s original restaurants in Australia went into liquidation. The first Karen’s Diners were in Aussie cities including Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.

The actors strike is being felt as far away as Australia, as the country’s production union issued guidance saying a “limited” number of SAG-affiliated productions will have to stop for now.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Screen Producers Australia, an Australian guild, moved quickly on Friday to explain that wholly local film and TV productions, even if they involve Screen Actors Guild members, can continue to roll despite the SAG-AFTRA strike notice and order, which has been in place since midnight Pacific time. The English-speaking country has an oversize production and post-production sector, with much of it set up to service inbound foreign productions, sometimes known as “runaway productions.” Strike orders “will apply to some scripted TV and feature films produced in Australia. SPA anticipates that a limited number of scripted ‘offshore’ (i.e. non-Australian) productions will be affected by the strike, with cast and crew stood down while the strike continues,” the SPA notice says.

Troye Sivan has announced ‘Something To Give Each Other’ – his first full-length album in five years. Check out the lead single, ‘Rush’, below.Revealed today (July 13), the release will be the Australian pop star’s first LP album since 2018’s ‘Bloom’, and is set to see Sivan create “a celebration of sex, dance, sweat, community, queerness, love and friendship”.The singer, actor and former YouTuber wrote the album in light of the tumultuous circumstances faced through the last few years.

Naomi Osaka is a new mom! The 25-year-old tennis pro has welcomed her first child, a baby girl, with 25-year-old rapper Cordae, according to multiplereports.

England fast bowler Mark Wood is ready to bring the thunder to Australia once again when they face off in Manchester next week, hoping to replicate his heroic performance at Headingley.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Sky and Warner Bros. Discovery have announced a renewal of their multi-year content and platform agreement in New Zealand, securing Sky as the continuing home of HBO, Max Originals, Warner Bros. and Discovery. WBD says that the deal keeps open its options on how and when to launch the HBO Max streaming service in the country. The agreement includes a continuation of Warner Bros. Discovery’s eight channel portfolio (Discovery, Discovery Turbo, Living Channel, TLC, ID, Animal Planet, Cartoon Network and CNN International); current and future seasons of HBO series such as “House of The Dragon,” “The Last of Us” and The White Lotus; returning series “True Detective: Night Country,” “Euphoria” “Game of Thrones,” “Sex & The City,” “Chernobyl”; Max Original series including “Peacemaker” and “The Flight Attendant,” future Warner Bros. blockbuster movies and a library titles including the “Harry Potter,” “Lord of the Rings” and “DC Universe” movies.

Ian Bell says Bazball is not to blame for England's back-to-back Ashes defeats to Australia - but admits Ben Stokes' team must now be 'perfect' for three Tests.

England have made three changes to their XI as they look to keep the Ashes alive in the third Test at Headingley this week.

If Michelle Williams had it her way, Destiny’s Child would still be together.

Princess Kate reunited with her pal Roger Federer to enjoy the opening match at Wimbledon on Tuesday, July 4.

Ollie Pope will play no further part in the Ashes after the England batsman picked up a shoulder injury in the second Test defeat to Australia. The Surrey star has been ruled out of the remainder of the summer campaign after dislocating his right shoulder at Lord's.

Tom Cruise still makes time to go to the theatre despite being one of the most famous faces in Hollywood.

Tom Cruise celebrated his 61st birthday in a big way at the Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One premiere in Sydney!