Historic Cheshire pub re-opens following huge transformation

With than less than three weeks left for countries to submit their candidates for the Best International Feature Film category of the 2024 Academy Awards, announcements are falling thick and fast.

Police are investigating after schools in Manchester, Cheshire and Liverpool were sent an email which 'made threats to pupils and staff'. At least one school, a primary in Chester, has been put in lockdown following the threat, while police officers have been sent to schools to 'provide reassurance', CheshireLive reports.

A year after a much-loved Stockport restaurant closed its doors, owners have confirmed it will be re-open as a Mexican Taqueria.

It looks like Kylie Jenner has truly met her match in Timothée Chalamet!

A lot of fans want to know everything that happened in one certain suite at the 2023 U.S. Open men’s finals after Lea Michele was seen sitting behind talk show host Ziwe.

It looks like Kylie Jenner has truly met her match in Timothée Chalamet!

Coco Gauff won the 2023 U.S. Open women’s singles title this afternoon, defeating Aryna Sabalenka 2-6, 6-3, 6-2. The win marks the 19-year-old Gauff’s first Grand Slam championship and she pulled it off with a huge rally after losing the first set . She becomes the 11th teenager to ever win a Grand Slam singles title and the first American teenager to win the U.S Open since Serena Williams won the tournament in 1999.

Gogglebox has been on our screens for a decade and since the very first episode, we've had an array of regular TV watchers join us on our sofas to react to the week's TV. Many of the show's stars have gone on to become celebrities in their own right and have used the show to launch other projects. Others have simply stuck to the show, turning up on our screens weekly to share their hilarious insights with the nation.

Mariana Downing, previously in a relationship with Marc Anthony, has recently been crowned Miss Dominican Republic. She is preparing to participate in the upcoming Miss Universe competition on November 18th in El Salvador.

Quavo has shared a new video for his song ‘Galaxy’, which sees him taking a sightseeing tour of the Dominican Republic.The track, which features on the rapper’s recent album ‘Rocket Power’, follows the song ‘Hold Me’ which saw him attend a memorial service for late Migos bandmate Takeoff in the video.The clip for ‘Galaxy’ sees him going on a date on the island, cutting into a coconut with a machete, and playing football with the local kids. You can view it below.Announcing ‘Rocket Power’ earlier this year, Quavo described the album as “my therapy” following the death of Takeoff.“This album is a true reflection of how I feel right now,” he wrote in an Instagram post at the time.

Mariana Downing, representing the province of Sánchez Ramírez, was officially crowned the Miss Dominican Republic Universe 2023. The 27-year-old half-Dominican and half-British beauty pageant will now travel to El Salvador and try to win a second Miss Universe title for the Caribbean island.

Former star of the Real Housewives of Cheshire Nermina Pieters-Mekic has told fans she's been diagnosed with breast cancer. The model and showjumper took to social media to confirm the heart-breaking news as she explained why she'd been silent on her online platforms recently.

Con-Air and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider director Simon West will shoot his upcoming historic drama Antara in Saudi Arabia in the country’s growing production hub of Neom.

Marta Balaga “Holy Spider” breakout Zar Amir Ebrahimi and Guy Nattiv are set to make history with “Tatami,” the first feature co-directed by an Iranian and an Israeli filmmaker. Premiering in Venice Film Festival’s Horizons section, “Tatami” shows Iranian female judo fighter Leila (played by “The L Word: Generation Q” star Arienne Mandi) heading to the world championships with her coach Maryam (Ebrahimi). Soon, they receive an ultimatum: in order to avoid squaring off against an Israeli opponent, Leila should immediately fake an injury and drop out.

Nermina Pieters-Mekic is a model, trained legal advisor, singer-songwriter, showjumper and former reality star. But, keen to continue to carve out a successful future for herself and her family, she’s added another string to her bow.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Aya Films has snatched all U.K. and Ireland rights to the Dominican Republic’s “Ramona” from Paris-based film company Alief SAS ahead of its BFI London Film Fest premiere. The docu-fiction hybrid, which had its world premiere at the 2023 Berlinale’s Generation 14Plus sidebar, will have its U.S.

Ricky Martin and Jwan Yosef surprised everyone by announcing their divorce after six years of marriage. Following this news, the Puerto Rican singer has remained active on social media, while the painter has been more reserved. However, both were clear from the outset in stating that the well-being of their children will always be their priority.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent FIPCA, Ibero America’s huge producers’ federation, is looking to power up the region’s knowledge economy and co-production as two longterm answers to huge volatility in its member states film-TV sectors. That drive cuts several ways, FIPCA president Ignacio Rey told Variety in the run-up to Sanfic Industria, one of South America’s biggest industry events. High-end Netflix, Amazon and other streamer originals, imply new ways of producing: “We’re lacking sufficient labor force capacity for a certain scale of productions,” Rey argued.

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has announced its plans to hold a new Urban Show in central Manchester.

Blac Chyna’s physical transformation continues to wow the world.