The first photo of Princess Kate since her surgery has been shared, along with a message of thanks for the public's support. Her long disappearance while recovering from surgery had sparked consternation among royal watchers.
20.02.2024 - 18:24 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Homeless and heavily pregnant, a young woman walks the streets of Manchester with nowhere to go. Sobbing, she faces the very real possibility of sleeping rough - days before her due date - as darkness approaches.
The 22-year-old is desperate. Desperate to feel safe, desperate to bring her child into the world in comfort and warmth.
She was left without a home at the beginning of the month when the Fallowfield property she was living in was sold. The woman, at the time expecting her first child, said she told officials she would be without a place to stay in October.
For months she searched for a bed. Nothing. She was left sofa surfing for weeks.
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Losing all hope, she resorted to trudging to Manchester Town Hall. She claims she was told there was nothing staff there could do to help in the immediacy and was advised to wait until later in the day and call an out-of-hours helpline.
The woman told the Manchester Evening News she earlier sought the help of an organisation that advises people on 'housing solutions' in partnership with the council.
"It's been a stressful couple of months," she added. "In October, I made the homeless team aware I was going to be homeless. My housing officer was pushing me to go for privately rented accommodation.
"I was going to viewings, paying a lot for travel, looking out of Manchester, but just not getting accepted anywhere. Everywhere is asking for a guarantor, which I don't have.
"I was pregnant, but told that I still need to go on viewings." The woman found herself without a home on February 1. She stayed with friends in the meantime, but had nowhere to call her own.
She gave birth a week ago - on
The first photo of Princess Kate since her surgery has been shared, along with a message of thanks for the public's support. Her long disappearance while recovering from surgery had sparked consternation among royal watchers.
Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor A new Los Angeles film festival featuring independent films, documentaries and artist talks is set for April 4-7 at venues in Chinatown, Eagle Rock and Filipinotown. The Los Angeles Festival of Movies was launched by Micah Gottlieb and Sarah Winshall, and will open April 4 with Jane Schoenbrun’s “I Saw the TV Glow.” Closing night film is Conner O’Malley and Danny Scharar’s “Rap World” on April 7. Both films screen at Vidiots.
Iron & Wine have shared the emotive single ‘All In Good Time’ featuring a rare appearance from Fiona Apple, and announced tour dates for the UK and Europe.Check out the single and find ticket details below.Shared today (March 7), the new single comes as the latest teaser for the band’s upcoming seventh album ‘Light Verse’.
EXCLUSIVE: Carl Weber’s The Family Business New Orleans spinoff is rounding out its cast. Joining stars Brandon T. Jackson and Lela Rochon, are Ben Stephens, Pooch Hall, Quincy Brown, David Banner, Yvette Nicole Brown, Orlando Jones, Nicole Galicia, Erica Hubbard, Sarah Carter, Stan Shaw, Bernnadette Stanis, Nayirah Teshali, Sacaiha Shaw, Jenson Atwood, AzMarie Livingston, Deric Augustine. Kayla Nicole, and Nicholas Turturro. Stephens, Stanis, Stan Shaw, Teshali, and Sacaiha Shaw guest-starred in the orginal series’ fourth season. The spinoff is currently shooting in New Orleans and Los Angeles with a premiere date on BET+ TBA.
Killer Mike has announced a string of UK and European headline shows in 2024. Find all the details below.The Run The Jewels rapper and will perform his biggest ever solo shows in the UK this August, for which he’ll be joined by The Mighty Midnight Revival choir.The ‘Down By Law Tour’ will kick off at Paradiso, in Amsterdam on August 19, followed by a performance at National Stadium in Dublin on August 22.From there, the tour will continue onto the UK with shows at the O2 Academy in Glasgow on August 23, London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town on August 23 and a third at the Albert Hall in Manchester on August 27.Killer Mike will then head back to Europe for a gig at the Bataclan in Paris on August 29, before rounding on August 30 at Carlswerk Victoria, Cologne.
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (“Porsche”) and The FADER are returning to South by Southwest® (SXSW®) on the evening of March 9, with legendary rapper Common performing a special live set at Brazos Hall alongside 9th Wonder, plus a DJ set from Diamond Kuts.
Netflix's latest sports offering gives a behind-the-scenes look at the boxing match dubbed 'Battle of the Baddest.' WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury took on Francis Ngannou at Boulevard Hall in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on October 28 last year.
The sounds of the 60s and 70s will be brought to life with the BBC Concert Orchestra in a special night celebrating Northern Soul music.
Barbra Streisand was celebrated for her incredible career at the 2024 SAG Awards on Saturday (February 24).
Da’Vine Joy Randolph is a winner tonight at the SAG Awards!
The Bear was a big winner at the SAG Awards!
SAG Awards, which celebrates the incredible talent of actors and actresses in film and television, went down Saturday night at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in LA.Summer blockbusters such as Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” led the film division with a whopping four nominations, while HBO’s “Succession” dominated the television side with a massive five nominations.Barbra Streisand is also set to be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s show.The award show, which has not had a solo host since 2021, had “Ted Lasso” star Phil Dunster and “Red, White and Royal Blue” actor Taylor Zakhar Perez tapped to serve as “ambassadors.” According to a press release obtained by People, Dunster, 31, and Perez, 32, will “provide viewers with exclusive behind-the-scenes access to the ceremony and participate in various SAG Awards pre-show events.”Scroll below for the winners of the Screen Actors Guild Awards. This story will be updated as the night goes on.“American Fiction” “Barbie” “The Color Purple”“Killers of the Flower Moon”“Oppenheimer” Annette Bening — “Nyad” Lily Gladstone — “Killers of the Flower Moon” Carey Mulligan — “Maestro” Margot Robbie — “Barbie” Emma Stone — “Poor Things”Bradley Cooper — “Maestro” Colman Domingo — “Rustin” Paul Giamatti — “The Holdovers” Cillian Murphy — “Oppenheimer” Jeffrey Wright — “American FictionEmily Blunt — “Oppenheimer” Danielle Brooks — “The Color Purple” Penelope Cruz — “Ferrari” Jodi Foster — “Nyad” WINNER: Da’vine Joy Randolph — “The Holdovers” Sterling K.
Oscars has almost reached its end. The final award show before Hollywood’s biggest night, the 2024 SAG Awards, is just around the corner.The 30th annual ceremony will take place on Feb. 24, celebrating the best and brightest across the film and television industries.
A row between Manchester’s largest venues has intensified, with the AO Arena suggesting Co-op Live’s licence application is ‘simply unlawful’.
Mark Ronson has recruited some huge names from the rock world to help push for Foreigner to be inducted into the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.The producer – famed for his work with Amy Winehouse and on the Barbie soundtrack – has a close connection to the band, with the guitarist Mick Jones being his stepfather.The rockers earned their first nomination for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame earlier this year, despite being eligible since 2002.Now, following the nominations being announced for this year’s instalment, he has made a push to have the band inducted into the Cleveland Hall, and recruited some huge names to help build support.“Everything that made me want to be a record producer came from being in the studio watching Foreigner make records,” he wrote in a new Instagram update.“I’m still completely in awe of the sound of those first five albums. Guitars with swagger and bite.
Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Margot Robbie, Idris Elba and Glen Powell are among the 30 presenters announced for the 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards, set to take place on Saturday. Additionally, Emmy and SAG Award winner Jennifer Aniston will present the 59th SAG Life Achievement Award to the legendary actor, singer, producer, writer and director Barbra Streisand.
As she continues to take time out of the spotlight, the Princess of Wales showed last week that she is well on the road to recovery from major abdominal surgery, as she joined her family for a half-term break at Anmer Hall in Norfolk. The Waleses’ trip will have been slightly different and less action-packed than usual as Kate focuses on getting her strength back.
The 2024 British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on Sunday (February 18) at the Royal Festival Hall in Southbank Centre in London, England.
David Tennant is gearing up to host the Bafta Film Awards on Sunday, February 18 at the Royal Festival Hall in London’s Southbank Centre.
and we are breathless. Her presence could not be missed, after all, she is nominated for best actress in a leading for Barbie.