James Grundy to step down as Leigh MP ahead of General Election

Welcome to the third week of the 2024 general election campaign as the parties in Scotland go all out to win over undecided voters.

James Corden has finally received permission to demolish his long-abandoned mansion. After leaving his role as the Late Late Show host in the United States last year, the Gavin and Stacey star has now returned to the UK.

Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Foundation has announced that Mohammed Al-Turki is stepping down as its CEO to focus on personal projects and his career as an independent film producer and businessman.

Nigel Farage has said he will stand as the Reform UK parliamentary candidate for Clacton, Essex, in the General Election.

Labour has committed to renewing the nuclear deterrent based on the Clyde.

EXCLUSIVE: David Hare, one of the UK’s foremost playwrights and a double Oscar nominee, is in an unsparing mood about the state of UK politics. This comes as leaders of the country’s two major parties parry in the cut and thrust of the July 4 general election.

Hollyoaks legend Stephanie Waring was left in floods of tears after saying goodbye to her character Cindy Cunnigham, after 28 years on the soap.The 46-year-old took to her Instagram to share a candid message on how she was feeling, having to say goodbye to some of the crew she had worked with for 16 years this week. “Today I had to say goodbye to some crew members that I’ve been working with for the last 16 years, and known for the last 28 years. It just hit me like a thunderbolt,” the soap star told her followers with noticeable tears in her eyes.

Joel Pearlman has stepped down from his role as CEO of Roadshow Films. 

Naman Ramachandran Aspiring Prime Ministerial candidate Keir Starmer of the opposition Labour Party will face incumbent Rishi Sunak of the Conservative Party in the first televized debate of the upcoming U.K. general election. The polls are scheduled to take place on July 4.

Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer will go head to head in the first televised leaders' debate of the General Election campaign next week.

The BBC has set its election night coverage for the July 4 poll as broadcasters battle to secure debates with Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer as soon as possible.

Introduced in 1947 to resolved military manpower services after the Second World War it resulted in two million men being called up to join the British armed services.. But to many the experience of National Service was one of mindless drill and being shouted art by sergeants under pressure to knock conscripts into shape. Some hated it, others saw it as character building camaraderie.

Fears over the future of the UK’s film and high-end TV inquiry have emerged due to the upcoming general election.

Channel 4 and The Rest is Politics have struck a first-of-its-kind deal that will see episodes of the smash hit podcast air on the network in the run up to the general election.

NP Singh, the long-serving leader of Sony’s networks business in India, is stepping down from the C-suite.

NP Singh, the well-respected head of Sony’s entertainment businesses in India, is to step down. The announcement was made on Friday local time. A precise timeline for his exit as MD and CEO of Sony Pictures Networks India was unavailable.

The Labour MP for the Wigan constituency of Makerfield, Yvonne Fovargue, is standing down at the General Election on July 4, she has announced. The 67-year-old has represented the area since 2010 when she was elected with a majority of 12,490. At the last election in 2019 she had a majority of 4,740.

K.J. Yossman London’s glitzy theater The Old Vic is set to begin searching for a new artistic director after Matthew Warchus confirmed he plans to step down in 2026 after 11 years in the role. The search is set to begin in earnest this summer.

Travel plans are being altered, ministerial meetings in Westminster are being cancelled, as Rishi Sunak has now finally called the much-anticipated General Election for July 4 - and with more than 100 MPs throwing in the towel at this election, including a former Prime Minister, the next parliament will look very different.

Tameside’s failing children’s services were back in the limelight with one councillor facing calls to step down during a chaotic town hall meeting.