'I did nothing wrong, but was sent back to Manchester on an empty plane after my easyJet flight was diverted'

Manchester United begin their quest to retain the Carabao Cup when Crystal Palace arrive for the first of their Old Trafford double-header next week.

Stacey Solomon has clapped back after it was suggested her recent fitness overhaul came with an ulterior motive. Earlier this year the Sort Your Life Out host vowed to up her gym game after dusting off her husband Joe Swash's exercise bike that he'd acquired and not used.

Joe Swash appears to have hinted that he's in a bit of a personal battle with his wife Stacey Solomon. The couple, who celebrated their first wedding anniversary in July, are constantly asked whether they're planning to expand their brood any more after welcoming their sixth child between them into the world earlier this year.

A security guard who died after spending 18 days fighting for his life following an injury at the Creamfields festival site has been named as Michael Smith. The 47-year-old was injured while clearing the site in Daresbury, Cheshire, on August 28.

A doctor who raped a woman and threatened her with scissors has been struck off. Vibhor Garg, who was living in Wigan, threatened to release a video of the attack.

Emmerdale fans were left making the same complaint after Leyla Cavanagh was seen by Jacob Gallagher's side as he suffered a severe allergic reaction. In scenes aired last week viewers of the ITV soap may have noted Jacob asking Victoria Sugden whether he was safe to eat some of the new dishes on offer at The Hide.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director “Casino Royale” director Martin Campbell recently told Express UK that he was concerned Daniel Craig wasn’t sexy enough to be James Bond when his name was thrown into the ring to replace Pierce Brosnan as 007. The filmmaker had previously directed Brosnan in the beloved 1995 Bond tentpole “GoldenEye” and was returning to the franchise at the time to launch a new 007 following Brosnan’s exit after 2002’s “Die Another Day.” “My only reticence with Daniel…he was really a superb actor, there’s no doubt about that,” Campbell said.

Manchester United boss Marc Skinner insists that the FIFA Best goalkeeper, Mary Earps, is “100 per cent” committed to the club despite being a prime subject on Arsenal's radar.

Jamie Carragher has blasted Andre Onana for angrily confronting a 'broken' Harry Maguire during pre-season.

A pub landlord killed 450 people after telling his teachers that he hoped to kill people when he grew up. Albert Pierrepoint followed in his father's footsteps as a government hangman.

A threatening email which sparked lockdowns at schools across the the north west was sent to six schools in Greater Manchester, police have said. Manchester High School for Girls, Manchester Grammar and Withington Girls School were among those to receive an email which 'made threats to pupils and staff', the Manchester Evening News understands.

Stacey Solomon has taken to her social media to update her followers on how busy and hectic her work schedule is at the moment as she praised her husband Joe Swash for looking after their kids at Pickle Cottage as she continues filming.

A heavily-pregnant holidaymaker says she was thrown off an easyJet flight after being labelled "abusive". Siobhan Foster was travelling to Ibiza for her brother's wedding while seven months pregnant.

The bestselling author of hit novel series The Thursday Murder Club has revealed that he was approached by the security services and interviewed for the role of spy.

Tributes have been paid a well-known Manchester City fan who was found dead in a park after he had been reported missing.

Barbie has been dethroned from the top of the UK and Ireland box office after six weeks.As reported by ScreenDaily, The Equalizer 3 starring Denzel Washington took the number one spot in its opening weekend (September 1-3), taking “just shy” of £2million.Barbie fell to second place with takings of £1.6million in its seventh weekend, a 16 per cent drop from the week prior. The film has grossed £92.6million in total in the UK, beating Avengers: Endgame (£88.7million) to become the seventh highest-grossing film of all time in the territory.Others in the top five for the weekend include Oppenheimer (£960,300), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (£619,000) and Sound Of Freedom (£589,456).Barbie had a longer run at the UK box office compared to the US, where DC superhero film Blue Beetle managed to dethrone the film at the top after four weeks.Greta Gerwig’s fantasy comedy recently became the highest-grossing movie of the year, beating The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Oppenheimer and Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol.3.

A 42-year-old man has been arrested amid a police investigation into an alleged assault involving Manchester United great Roy Keane on Sunday.

Though Labor Day is upon us domestically — and its somewhat equivalents in many overseas markets to mark the end of summer — the hits keep coming as holds this session were strong on the season’s leaders while a new entry surprised. To wit, and starting with the latter: Sony/Escape Artists’ The Equalizer 3 blazed to a $60.6M global start this weekend, to clock the franchise’s best opening ever. Of that, the $26.1M debut in 49 international box office markets was also a new record bow for the Denzel Washington-led series.

Mason Mount arrived at Manchester United this summer with plenty of Champions League pedigree.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Paul Mescal said in an interview with Esquire UK (conducted prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike) that he did not get in contact with Russell Crowe regarding Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator 2.” Mescal is headlining the upcoming sequel to the 2000 historical epic, which won Crowe the Academy Award for best actor. Crowe’s character, Maximus, dies at the end of “Gladiator.” The sequel picks up years later and stars Mescal as Lucius, the nephew of Commodus (played by Joaquin Phoenix in “Gladiator”). “I don’t know what we would talk about,” Mescal said of never reaching out to Crowe.