There are so many celebs in attendance at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards and we have all the red carpet photos for you in one place!
26.12.2023 - 07:19 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The final bank holiday of 2023 has arrived - but fear not, we don't have long to wait until the next one. While technically next year, New Year's Day is less than a week away.
The new year approaching is the ideal time to plan ahead and make the most of your time off work. England and Wales get a total of eight bank holidays in 2024, while Scotland gets nine - an extra one thanks to St Andrew's Day in December.
Northern Ireland gets ten bank holidays a year; an extra one for St Patrick's Day in March and for Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day) in July. And if you're smart about it, you could get 31 days off just by using 13 days of paid leave.
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The first bank holiday of 2024 is, of course, New Year's Day on Monday January 1. The next Bank Holiday in England and Wales is Good Friday on March 29, shortly followed by Easter Monday on April 1.
If you’re able to take April 2, 3, 4 and 5 off as annual leave, you can actually be off for 10 days - from Friday March 29 to Sunday April 7 - while only using up four days of annual leave. We get two bank holidays in May - one near the start of the month and one near the end.
Next is the Summer Bank Holiday arrives on Monday, August 26. If you book Tuesday August 27 to Friday September 29 off, you’ll get nine days off for a total of four days of annual leave.
It’s then a long wait until Christmas for the next 2024 Bank Holiday. We'll have Wednesday, December 25 and Thursday, December 26 off for Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
So if you were to book off Monday December 23, Christmas Eve - so
There are so many celebs in attendance at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards and we have all the red carpet photos for you in one place!
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Fat Dog have released their latest energetic single ‘All The Same’ and have shared new tour dates in the US.The track marks the band’s second release under their new label, Domino. Co-produced by James Ford (Arctic Monkeys, Geese, Shame, Blur) and the band’s frontman Joe Love, ‘All The Same’ features a retro beat reminiscent of old 80s-90s video games.
Chicken Caesar became the second celebrity to be unmasked on this series of The Masked Singer - but fans say the star was 'robbed' and claim the show is a 'fix'. The hit ITV show returned to screens on Saturday night (January 6) for the second episode of the brand new series.
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The list of feature documentaries still in contention for the Oscars has been cut to 15 finalists, a brutal culling from a contingent of 167 qualifiers. The annual shortlist announcement leaves a handful of filmmakers celebrating, many more disappointed, and documentary watchers with much to debate.
The first bank holiday of 2024 is behind us already, with New Year's Day over and done with. There's a bit of a wait until our next bank holiday, which is the long Easter weekend. Last year, we enjoyed an extra day off in May thanks to King Charles' coronation. But this year, England and Wales get the standard eight bank holidays in total, with no other special occasions on the cards.
The Pogues‘ Spider Stacy and The Mary Wallopers rang in the New Year by paying tribute to Shane MacGowan with a rendition of ‘Streams Of Whiskey’ on Jools Holland‘s Hootenanny.The Irish folk band performed the 1984 track alongside Stacy, who featured on the tin whistle, on the annual show. You can view it below.Posting on Twitter, The Pogues re-shared the performance and wrote: “For Shane, Streams of Whiskey with @marywallopers & @spiderstacy on Jools’ Hootenanny last night.
The 2024 Rose Parade is about to kick off!
Scots have turned a page to 2024 and all of it new beginnings - including all the bank holidays we'll enjoy through the year.
Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper are returning once again to co-host New Year’s Eve on CNN!
Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen have picked up their tradition of taking shots on the CNN New Year’s Eve broadcast again!
Times Square to watch the ball drop and countdown to 2024 or celebrating with family and friends with champagne and confetti at a party, New Year’s Eve is the time to leave the past behind.And there’s no better way to take in the upcoming 365 days than to watch a medley of TV specials commemorating the last day of 2023. From Dick Clark’s annual “Rockin’ Eve” special to best buddies Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper giving hilarious drunk commentary on CNN, there are plenty of shows to tune into on Dec.