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A restaurant in Manchester has been named one of the best new eateries in the country. Higher Ground, in the city centre, which is approaching its first anniversary, has been recognised by the prestigious Good Food Guide.

Manchester has been named among the best places to visit in 2024 by The New York Times in its annual guide. The US publication has listed 52 places to travel to in the coming year, with the likes of Paris, Singapore and Florida also making the cut.

, we're twice as excited.And she didn't disappoint, wearing a delicate custom Louis Vuitton gown with a plunging neckline and high slit. Oh, and thanks to the floral embroidery, she blended in with the rose backdrop on the red carpet.As for her beauty look, Stone went for flipped-out bob, a.k.a.

The mum of an Edinburgh youngster with a rare cancer has launched a desperate appeal to fund specialist treatment in America after finding out her daughter's cancer had returned.

Christopher Nolan has revealed that a Peloton instructor once launched scathing critique of his 2020 film Tenet – and you can now watch a clip of their rant.The director shared the story on Wednesday (January 3) during his acceptance speech for Best Director at the New York Film Critics Circle award ceremony.“I was on my Peloton. I’m dying.

Russell Crowe has had several brushes with the law over the years — and it turns out that one of his distant ancestors was also something of a rogue.

A Celtic-daft dad plans on spoiling his loved ones after winning a whopping £100,000 on the People’s Postcode Lottery. Peter McGhee has pocketed his share of the £1m jackpot along with eight lucky neighbours.

Shane MacGowan’s widow Victoria Mary Clarke has reacted to the news that The Pogues’ ‘Fairytale of New York’ was beaten to Christmas Number One by Wham!’s ‘Last Christmas’. Writing on X, she posted a link to the George Michael/Andrew Ridgeley track and said: “I love Wham!!! We loved George.” Wham! claimed the top spot on Friday (December 22), finally landing the coveted Christmas Number One for the first time after 39 years. I love ❤️ Wham!!! We loved George ❤️ Wham! – Last Christmas (Official Video) https://t.co/k1nrzqC8X3 via @YouTube— @victoriamary (@Victoriamary) December 24, 2023It made history as having the longest-ever journey to the UK Christmas Number One, after being held off the top on its original release in 1984 by Band Aid’s ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’.

Piers Morgan has had to deny yet again that he is the Pigeon Lady from the Home Alone films, as the festive classic once again returned to our screens for the holiday season. Every year, as fans re-watch Home Alone 2: Lost In New York to get into the Christmas spirit they have noticed a striking resemblance between Piers and Brenda Fricker, the actress who plays the Pigeon Lady in the film - and this year was no exception. As Christmas 2023 approached, Piers was flooded with comments online about the similarity between the pair and even tried to stop the rumours by sharing a picture of Brenda as the Pigeon Lady on Twitter, writing: "It's.

Professional dancer and Strictly Come Dancing star Neil Jones is making a return to the BBC One show in spectacular fashion, where he hopes to impress the judges with his partner on Christmas Day. Neil has been paired up with children's presenter and Waterloo Road star Tillie Amartey for the December 25 special Christmas edition of the show.

Home Alone is arguably one of the best Christmas films of all time.Directed by Chris Columbus, the 1990 comedy stars Macaulay Culkin as eight-year-old Kevin McCallister, who defends his family home against two robbers played by Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern.The film spawned several sequels, with Culkin reprising his role in 1992’s Home Alone 2: Lost In New York. A third film in the franchise, released in 1997, starred Alex D.

The world's loneliest sheep is helping to encourage steps to prevent loneliness in the agricultural community after being rescued in the Highlands.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Tammy Faye Starlite knows few boundaries in her love for Marianne Faithfull, and the New York-based singer and performance artist is expressing it in two ways this season. For starters, she’s one of 25 performers who participated in a compilation album that came out earlier this month, “The Faithful: A Tribute to Marianne Faithfull,” along with other fellow fans ranging from Shirley Manson to Iggy Pop — a record earmarked to have proceeds go toward paying for Faithfull’s medical bills as she deals with long COVID.

the Rolling Stones vowed, “If you start me up, I’ll never stop.”43 years later, they’re continuing to make good on that eternal promise.From April through July 2024, Mick, Keith and Ronnie will embark on their AARP sponsored ‘The Stones Tour ’24 Hackney Diamonds’ in support of their recently released album “Hackney Diamonds.”Along the way, the timeless trio and their traveling band are scheduled to drop into East Rutherford, NJ’s MetLife Stadium for a pair of back-to-back gigs on Thursday, May 23 and Sunday, May 26.And if you want to see the 1989 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees’ inimitable brand of rock and blues live, you can grab tickets for all 19 concerts as soon as today.Best of all, some shows have surprisingly affordable seats available.At the time of publication, our team found tickets going for as low as $71 before fees on Vivid Seats.That’s fewer dollars than years Mick has lived.Other concerts have tickets going for $75 to $155 before fees.Compared to Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour,’ these prices are downright reasonable.Curious how much you’ll have to pay for the show closest to you?Keep rolling and scrolling, Stones fans.We’ve got all the details you need and more about the ‘The Stones Tour ’24 Hackney Diamonds’ below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation. complete calendar including all tour dates with new ones in bold, venues and links to buy tickets can be found here.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

The Rolling Stones have shared the official video for their latest single ‘Mess It Up’ – you can watch it below.The song appears on the legendary band’s 24th and most recent studio album, ‘Hackney Diamonds’, which was released in October. In a four-star review of the record, NME described the track as a “disco-flavoured jam”.Arriving today (December 19), the new ‘Mess It Up’ visuals star British actor Nicholas Hoult who is known for his roles in Skins, Renfield, the X-Men films, The Favourite and more.The clip was filmed in the US and helmed by Grammy award-winning director Calmatic (Kendrick Lamar, Anderson .Paak).The Stones had previewed the project in a post on social media last week.

Wham! taking the lead for the peak position on the charts.The news follows a neck-and-neck race between the iconic ‘80s pop duo Wham! And Eurovision star Sam Ryder over the past week, with their respective songs ‘Last Christmas’ [1986] and ‘You’re Christmas To Me’ [2023].At the first look at the race last week, just 42 chart units stood between the two taking the top spot on the UK charts, however, this week it has been revealed by the Official Charts that Wham! are in pole position, and have widened the gap between Ryder’s Amazon Music original track – which remains at Number Two.However, it doesn’t seem likely that the charts will stay this way until Christmas, with Ryder set to play a fan-exclusive gig tonight (December 19) in Shoreditch, London, in a push to promote the song in time for Christmas Day.Similarly, today (December 19) The Pogues are sharing a special, limited-edition physical run of their own iconic Christmas song ‘Fairytale Of New York’ in a push to climb the charts.Originally released in 1988 and featuring Kirsty MacColl, the track is being reissued in memory of the band’s late singer Shane MacGowan, who died “peacefully” in hospital from pneumonia on November 30. He was 65 years old and his funeral took place in Nenagh, County Tipperary on December 8.All proceeds from the reissue will be donated to the Irish charity Dublin Simon Community, and the release also arrived alongside a fan campaign to get Fairytale of New York to Christmas Number 1 for the first time.The push for the top position on the charts has also been endorsed by Shane MacGowan’s widow, Victoria Mary Clarke.

While Francis Coppola plans to set cinema alight in 2024 with his final epic Megalopolis, the Oscar-winner will begin the year with a revisit of one his most misunderstood efforts, One From The Heart. That’s the 1981 picture that Coppola threw himself into so hard, creatively and financially, that his American Zoetrope had to declare bankruptcy when it failed to draw audiences. It took Coppola years to build back his fortune with film hits and a win empire, to the current situation where he was able to self finance the $100 million+ Megalopolis.

, and Dua Lipa are longtime advocates of incorporating tailoring into their evening ensembles. And now Amal Clooney is embracing this trend in her latest going-out look.During a New York City date night, the chic barrister complemented her party-appropriate look with a blazer that could be borrowed from her husband’s wardrobe.

Anyone But You.The actor stars opposite Sydney Sweeney in the upcoming romantic comedy, directed by Will Gluck (Easy A, Friends With Benefits). In a scene shown in the trailer, Sweeney’s character Bea pulls out a spider from inside Ben’s (Powell) shorts at the top of a cliff, leading him to strip naked in a frightened panic.Speaking about the scene at the film’s premiere in New York on Monday (December 11), Powell said it presented more of a safety risk than you’d expect.“You just have to grip it and rip it on a scene like that,” Powell told Variety.

Sam Ryder has admitted that he would “love” for The Pogues’ ‘Fairytale of New York’ to beat him to this year’s Christmas Number One spot.The Eurovision star is one of the competitors in this year’s race, with his single ‘You’re Christmas to Me’, taken from the film Your Christmas or Mine 2.However, since the news broke of the death of Shane MacGowan, fans of his festive classic are rallying to get that track to the Christmas Number One. It has never gone above second place in the UK charts, peaking there on its initial release in 1987.