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Justin Bieber‘s new album features snippets of Martin Luther King Jr. speeches, and it’s not going over well – TMZ Addison Rae shocked her fans – Just Jared Jr Coachella isn’t coming back this year? – Celebitchy One of the biggest reality stars unveiled on The Masked Singer – TooFab Kris Jenner breaks her silence on Kim Kardashian‘s divorce – Popsugar iCarly fans, get excited! – Just Jared Jr

Steph McGovern has surprised her fans by sharing a series of never-before-seen snaps with her mum to mark Mother's Day on Sunday."Happy Mother's Day Mam," she captioned the post. "From collecting twigs in the woods in Middlesbrough to going to Boro football matches together to tasting a bit of the high life at Buckingham Palace for the Queen's Garden Party...

direct to your inbox The future of the West Indian Community Centre in Longsight has been put in doubt after members received a letter informing them that a planning proposal had been submitted for the land.

EXCLUSIVE: A hot TV package is hitting the premium marketplace. Oscar winner Barbra Streisand is set to executive produce Lioness, a drama series about the life of Golda Meir headlined by Emmy-nominated Unorthodox star Shira Haas, from MGM/UA Television in association with Nina Tassler and Denise Di Novi PatMa Productions.

Elizabeth Stewart is among the star stylists who have made pivoting to virtual awards-season dressing look effortless. For Sunday’s Golden Globes, she talked to The Hollywood Reporter about working with nominees Viola Davis and Amanda Seyfried.

Bolton, replacing the existing Jubilee Centre, in Tennyson Street. Bolton Council has pumped a further £700,000 of funding into the project, bringing the overall investment in the new centre to £5.7 million.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic“Concrete Cowboy” director Ricky Staub is not a faith-based filmmaker per se, but he’s not afraid to admit that faith played a part in steering him toward his debut feature, or in his decision to create Neighborhood Film Co., the production company that made it possible.Staub wrote his first script when he was 10 years old, and learned the ropes by volunteering to work on any set that would take him.

direct to your inboxA new retirement village could be built on the site of a derelict former garden centre.Dozens of apartments for older people are being proposed for the old Ladybridge Garden Centre, in Cheadle Hulme.Developer Anwyl Partnerships has revealed a ‘draft plan’ for land at the corner of Ladybridge Road and Mill Lane.The scheme would boast up to 70 one and two-bedroom flats and cater for residents’ care needs.An online consultation states: “The proposal is for a modern retirement

Raise a glass! Tina Knowles-Lawson praised son-in-law Jay-Z in a lengthy open letter after he sold 50 percent of his champagne brand, Armand de Brignac, to luxury goods company LVMH.

Idris Elba has confirmed that shooting for the Luther movie will begin this year.The actor and DJ, who portrayed DCI John Luther in the BBC crime drama series between 2010 and 2019, said he will finally get in front of the camera for a feature-length spinoff.When asked what 2021 will bring him, Idris told The All-New Capital Weekender: “Apart from making more music, people that love my film and stuff, listen, I’m going to be making Luther: The Movie.“I’m super excited and I hope the fans are