It’s on the other side of the world from the UK, so it’s not surprising that a visit to Australia is often a once in a lifetime trip. Except now there’s the chance for some Brits to fly to and from Adelaide for as little as £10.
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The Irish World Heritage Centre has vowed to make changes to improve safety after a ‘violent brawl’ broke out following Manchester's St Patrick's Day parade last month. It led to an NHS volunteer getting her teeth ‘knocked out’.
Following a full review, the Manchester City Council licensing panel decided that this was an ‘isolated incident’ and were satisfied that effective steps had been taken to prevent future problems of this nature. Speaking after the hearing on April 8, trustee for the centre Martin Connolly said: “This means we can reopen safely. We have reviewed our procedures and now we can go back to being a family orientated centre that we were before and we will be on guard for any trouble in the future.
“This was an isolated incident as the police and the committee said. This has not happened in a very long time, this was isolated.
“How often does that happen on a night out? It doesn’t.
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“That happened in an instant over nothing. Two people were arguing, next thing you know a punch is thrown and 20 or so people dive in.
“The staff were shocked and were concerned by all the behaviour. We now have a new regime, and for us the safety of staff and customers is paramount.”
The CCTV footage from the Cheetham Hill centre during the events of March 17 shows a man with blood running down his face, some people throwing chairs and an 'elderly female' being punched in the face. The woman, understood to have been an NHS volunteer who helped with the vaccination programme, had her teeth 'knocked out', a police officer said.
Officers were called to the centre off Queens Road at around 11pm
It’s on the other side of the world from the UK, so it’s not surprising that a visit to Australia is often a once in a lifetime trip. Except now there’s the chance for some Brits to fly to and from Adelaide for as little as £10.
In Ireland, the slew of unsettling news for LGBTQ people continues to mount. Most recently, a gay man was assaulted in the capital city of Dublin.Twenty-three-year-old Evan Somers, an openly gay rugby player, was attacked by a “marauding gang” in the parking lot of a supermarket during the pre-dawn hours of April 10 after a night of partying at The George, a local pub in Dublin.Somers said that, at first, just one man confronted him, “getting in [his] face,” mocking him, and insulting him with homophobic slurs before punching him.
Thousands of people took to the streets to watch the first St George's Day parade since the coronavirus pandemic. The popular annual event has not been held since 2019, but Manchester bathed in sunshine to welcome the return of the celebration.
Westlife star Kian Egan showed off his huge leg tattoos as he continued his sun-drenched getaway to Barbados with his wife Jodi Albert.The 41 year old and his other half, who tied the knot on the idyllic Caribbean island thirteen years earlier, have been soaking up the sunshine during their holiday. And the singer's large inkings were evident to see as he was seen in his patterned swim shorts with a beer in hand while walking atop the sand to the water. Kian, who enjoyed a saucy smooth with Jodi earlier, sported extensive spiritual inkings on the lower half of his legs.
Sofia Richie has announced her engagement to boyfriend Elliot Grainge and showed off her huge engagement ring.The model, 23 - who previously dated Scott Disick - announced her engagement to entrepreneur boyfriend Elliot, 27, after one year together with the couple sharing sweet photos of the moment to social media. Sofia shared a snap of her husband-to-be getting down on one knee with the caption “forever isn’t long enough”, as the couple were surrounded by a picturesque sunset.The star also shared a photo of the couple kissing as she showed off her giant engagement ring, as friends and followers flooded the post with comments.
The new trailer teased many celebrity guests invited to the red table, including Janelle Monáe, who will be on the season premiere.Monáe is expected to open up about her coming out at the age of 32 as well as her father’s drug addiction and will be joined by her mom, Janet Hawthorne.“I’m super honored to be here,” Monáe said.Another mother-daughter pair coming to the red table will be Kim Basinger and Ireland Baldwin. “I went through a very heavy-duty, out loud, when you’re in the public divorce,” Basinger says of her split from Alec Baldwin in the trailer, which will mark her first interview in over a decade.The preview shows Ireland opening up about her anxiety and the “different kinds of abuse” she’s been through.The mother of Miss USA Cheslie Kryst will also make an appearance at the red table to talk about her daughter, who died by suicide in January. “I walked through the door and just collapsed in my son’s arms,” the heartbroken mother says in the video.There will be a special episode dedicated to the victims of fraudsters, including Ayleen Charlotte, who was deceived by Netflix’s “Tinder Swindler” Simon Leviev, and Rachel DeLoache Williams, author of “My Friend Anna,” the tell-all about Anna Delvey.
Patrick Carlin, a comedy writer and performer who was a major influence on his younger brother George Carlin, died Saturday at Kaiser Permanente hospital in Hollywood. He was 90. Carlin’s death was confirmed by Kelly Carlin, his niece and daughter of George Carlin.
retired from acting.“My heart goes out to him. I think about him every day,” Neeson told The Post, noting that aphasia — which affects the ability to express and understand language — is especially cruel for an actor such as Willis. “It’s particularly poignant, isn’t it? I wish him all the best.”But even as the Irish icon gets ready to turn 70 in June, Neeson has no plans on slowing down.
Patrick Carlin, a comedy writer and performer who was a major influence on his younger brother George Carlin, died April 16 at Kaiser Permanente hospital in Hollywood. He was 90.Carlin’s death was confirmed by Kelly Carlin, his niece and daughter of George Carlin.
After two years of delays, Dua Lipa has finally brought Future Nostalgia to the UK.
There aren’t many bigger names in pop right now than Dua Lipa. And last night, as the UK and Ireland-leg of her hugely anticipated Future Nostalgia tour kicked off at Manchester’s AO Arena, she proved why.
The Easter Bank Holiday weekend is off to a sunny start as temperatures are set to rise to 21C in Greater Manchester today. After a cloudy start to the day, the skies will brighten up by mid-morning, according to the latest forecast from the Met Office.
EXCLUSIVE: Millie Brady (The Last Kingdom, Pride And Prejudice And Zombies) and Pollyanna McIntosh (Vikings: Valhalla, The Walking Dead) are leading the cast of Double Blind, an Irish horror-thriller being produced by Los Angeles-based Epic Pictures Group.
A Manchester club has been allowed to keep its licence following a fight which left customers with knife wounds as CCTV footage of the incident emerges.
Plans to rebuild a business centre in Little Hulton four years after a devastating fire have been approved by Salford City Council. The applicant proposes to erect six industrial units at the Towngate Business Centre with associated car parking and a yard area.
The cost of living crisis is happening all across the UK with energy bills, food and fuel prices soaring as well as national insurance rising. But according to research there are certain areas of the country where people are much better, or worse off, than others when it comes to the cost of living.
Mitski has announced details of new UK and Irish tour dates for this summer, ahead of an imminent, sold-out run of dates.As announced last year, the singer-songwriter will tour new album ‘Laurel Hell’ in the UK and Europe later this month, ending on April 29 with a London gig at Brixton Academy.Mitski will touch down in the UK on April 21 for gigs in Bristol, Leeds and Glasgow before visiting Dublin, Manchester and London. You can find tickets here.
Baggage handler Swissport has said sorry to Manchester Airport customers over 'frustrating and inconvenient' luggage delays after flights. Passengers have faced long delays waiting for their bags to be placed on carousels in the airport's baggage reclaim halls - leading to many deciding to walk out and collect their cases later from lost property.
A dog that was too energetic to live in Manchester has represented England after finding a new talent in the country. Two-year-old Border Collie Patch has won numerous sheepdog trials since leaving the city which saw him selected for the Four Nations Nursery Finals that took place on Saturday, March 19.