Life-saving new system to alert hospitals of pregnancy emergencies being brought in

Jurgen Klopp's side are aiming to exact revenge on the La Liga winners for the 2018 Champions League final defeat in Kiev. Thousands of fans have embarked on the odyssey to the Stade de France in Paris to watch the Reds in UEFA's showpiece game. There will also be a whole host of celebrities cheering the Reds on at home as they bid to win their 7th European Cup.

Bright Eyes have released their first set of ‘Companion’ re-recordings – check them out below.Earlier this year, Bright Eyes announced plans to reissue their entire back catalogue.The band – comprised of Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis and Nate Walcot – will reissue all nine of their studio albums over the course of the project, together with a Companion EP for each LP that features new recordings of songs from the original release, plus a cover version from an artist they found particularly inspiring at the time.Today (May 27), their first three albums – ‘A Collection Of Songs Written And Recorded 1995-1997’, 1998’s ‘Letting Off The Happiness’ and 2000 LP ‘Fevers And Mirrors’, have been shared.“It’s a meaningful way to connect with the past that doesn’t feel totally nostalgic and self-indulgent,” Oberst said in a statement about the releases. “We are taking these songs and making them interesting to us all over again.

She won hearts on the winter series of Love Island in January 2020 and Shaugna Phillips looked super-glam as she launched her new clothing edit with Chi Chi London. In March Shaugna, who was coupled-up with Manchester Islander Callum Jones on the ITV2 dating show, revealed that she'd her lip filler removed.

Justin Bieber has added another date to the UK leg of his upcoming ‘Justice’ world tour.The pop star initially announced a run of UK dates last November that included two shows at London’s The O2, along with further gigs in Manchester, Birmingham, Sheffield, Glasgow and Aberdeen. He later added another O2 date.Today (May 24) Bieber has added a fourth night at the O2 due to popular demand (buy tickets here from 9am this Friday, May 27).He’ll perform 11 UK shows as part of the world tour, which restarted again in Mexico on Sunday (May 22).

EastEnders is set to take a dark turn next week. In a heartbreaking scene, Ben Mitchell will be raped by Albert Square’s newcomer; bar manager Lewis Butler, played by Aidan O'Callaghan. BBC soap EastEnders viewers have seen Ben, played by Max Bowden, struggle recently after he and husband Callum were targeted in a homophobic attack, which has triggered painful memories of when Ben's first love Paul was killed in similar circumstances.The long-running soap has been working closely with various charities and organisations on the new storyline – including SurvivorsUK, Survivors Manchester and the Male Survivors Partnership – to ensure the storyline is portrayed accurately and approached realistically and with sensitivity in mind.

A major IT system issue is causing ‘severe delays for patients’ at four hospitals in Greater Manchester, the Manchester Evening News understands. The problems could persist into the weekend before a fix is found, according to sources.

Paris Jackson has released a new ’90s rock inspired track called ‘Lighthouse’ – you can watch the video for the song below.Inspired by Nirvana’s iconic music video for ‘Sliver’, Jackson pays homage to the grunge band in her version of the clip, at one point even featuring a photo of Kurt Cobain.“I continued to write about this same old heartbreak that [2020 debut album] ‘Wilted’ is about,” she said, connecting the dots between her debut album and her latest track. “A lot of the new songs coming out are similar stories about the same person and heartbreak.

Fans now best recognise her for playing Nicky Wheatley in Coronation Street but there’s a lot more to Kimberly Hart-Simpson than being an actress. Away from the ITV soap, the 35-year-old is a businesswoman having set up a sustainable rework brand, Hart-Work, in 2018 and all the items for sale are handmade by the soap star herself.

Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis yesterday (May 18), two of his surviving bandmates – Bernard Sumner and Stephen Morris of New Order – appeared in Parliament to discuss mental health and suicide prevention.Curtis took his own life in May 1980 after battling depression and epilepsy in his final years. In an event that was originally due to take place in 2020 to mark 40 years since his passing, but was delayed due to the COVID pandemic, a special talk and panel titled Suicide Prevention: Breaking The Silence took place in the Speaker’s House in Parliament.NME were invited along to the event hosted by Kerry McCarthy MP that was chaired by the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham.

It's a landmark known across Greater Manchester. Soon, a new community will emerge in the shadow of Stockport's famous viaduct.

Emmerdale's Isabel Hodgins, who plays Victoria Sugden on the soap, wowed fans as she appeared on the red carpet for The Cher Show press evening in Manchester. It's rare Isabel, 27, is spotted on the red carpet as she prefers to shy away from the limelight, posting just periodically on her social media with images of what she's up to. But her look was stunning as she posed with her brunette locks in a sophisticated half up half down hairdo.The actress donned a black jacket decorated with a flowery, summer pattern and sheer arms with dots.

Manchester Royal Infirmary's (MRI) A&E is undergoing changes as a huge transformation of the emergency care facilities continues at the hospital. The MRI has changed its entrances temporarily in order to start the next stage of £40 million renovations - this is everything patients need to know if they are heading to the emergency department as work gets underway.

If you're looking for a kitchen gadget to help you take advantage of the summer weather, then Aldi's SpecialBuy's looks to be the gift that keeps on giving.

A woman who was diagnosed with cancer despite having no symptoms has told how a routine smear test saved her life. Tania Taylor had her world turned upside down when abnormal cells were discovered during a cervical screening in January 2021. Just weeks later, she was diagnosed with cervical cancer.

CHVRCHES have announced details of some new North American tour dates – check them out below.The band will begin the next part of their tour on July 24 at Austin’s Float Fest before heading to New Orleans, Birmingham, Alabama, Atlanta, and Asheville, North Carolina.