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A new bus gate has been installed on Bridge Street in Manchester city centre.

The Lass O' Gowrie, which has stood on Charles Street in the city centre for more than a century has reopened its doors following a extensive refurbishment. The two-part transformation includes the addition of a multi-purpose cinema room.

Tram and train services are being disrupted after a fire broke out with 'repeatedly loud bangs' near to a Metrolink stop. All services running through Cornbrook, on the border of Manchester and Trafford near Castlefield, have been suspended after the fire involving tyres and a 'highly flammable' gas broke out this evening (August 14).

A lorry driver involved in a crash on the M62 that left the front of his cab completely smashed has been fined for careless driving. Bruno Dos Santos de Mendes, of Crowley Road in Oxford, was driving a Scania HGV along the motorway between Junction 21 and 22 near Rochdale last year when he hit another lorry in front of him.

READ MORE: Bob Geldof's private live in the picturesque town of favershamBorn near Bushey, Hertfordshire, Simon now lives in Putney, London with his 57-year-old wife Yasmin and three daughters: Tallulah, Saffron, and Amber. Yasmin Le Bon was born in Oxford, England and was at one time the highest-paid model in the world. Yasmin and Simon Le Bon met in 1984 and were married in 1985.

Trains on three routes in and out of Greater Manchester have been either cancelled or delayed this afternoon as a result of separate issues.

A person has died after being hit by a train near Warrington.

Liz Truss will face Rishi Sunak for the Tory leadership crown as the pair battle it out for the votes of party members.

After first stepping into the role of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 2019, Boris Johnson is to step back from the position following a series of government resignations. The 58 year old, who recently welcomed his second child with wife Carrie, is set to resign today (Thursday 7 June) as leader of the Conservative Party, though he will continue as Prime Minister until the autumn, the BBC reports. A spokesperson for No.

The friends of a young woman who died after collapsing whilst out shopping on her birthday say they've been left "absolutely heartbroken."

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorBret Baier is gearing up for something that may surprise Fox News aficionados and its cable rivals: a debate event that features two U.S. Senators with distinctly opposing views who say they just want to talk things out.Baier will at noon on Fox Nation moderate the first event from The Senate Project, in which two U.S. Senators take part in Oxford-style debates.

Foals have performed a pair of recent singles while appearing on Later… with Jools Holland.The band played both ‘2am’ and ‘2001’ – which arrived in February and May, respectively – during their appearance. Both will feature on the band’s upcoming seventh studio album, ‘Life Is Yours’, which is slated to arrive this Friday (June 17).Watch Foals perform ‘2am’ and ‘2001’ on Jools below:In addition to ‘2am’ and ‘2001, ‘Life Is Yours’ will feature singles ‘Wake Me Up’ (which won Best Music Video at the BandLab NME Awards 2022) and ‘Looking High’.

Chums, a forthcoming TV series about the Oxford University days of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, is set to be illuminated by never before seen stills by acclaimed photographer Dafydd Jones.

Foals have announced details of an intimate UK tour for the start of 2023 – check out the full itinerary below.The band are set to release their new album ‘Life Is Yours’ next week (June 17) and recently finished up a huge UK tour throughout April and May.Next January, they will play a week of small gigs across the UK in association with local record shops, finishing up with a hometown gig in Oxford at the O2 Academy.Tickets for all the shows go on sale tomorrow (June 10) at 12pm BST here, except Kingston, with tickets for that gig on sale the following day (June 11) at 10am BST. Get your tickets here.See the list of new tour dates below.JANUARY 202321 – Edinburgh, Liquid Rooms (presented by Assai)22 – Glasgow, SWG3 (presented by Assai)24 – Liverpool, O2 Academy 2 (presented by Jacaranda)26 – Kingston, Pryzm (presented by Banquet Records)27 – Southampton, Engine Rooms (presented by Vinilo)28 – Oxford, O2 Academy (presented by Truck Store)Reviewing Foals’ huge London gig at the Olympia last month, NME wrote: “There’s little doubt that you’ve just seen one of the UK’s greatest live bands.

As we head into the Jubilee bank holiday weekend, we’re adding to the excitement with a fantastic round-up of Manchester gigs planned for the summer and beyond.

Loose Women panellist Brenda Edwards has been officially announced as the replacement for Gemma Collins in the musical Chicago. Edwards will be playing prison guard Mama Morton, the same character she played in her West End debut back in 2007.

The BBC has announced it will be bringing some major changes after revealing BBC Four and CBBC will no longer be TV channels.

Endeavour, the long-running Inspector Morse prequel series, is ending after nine seasons.

A victim was left with two broken arms after being viciously attacked in a park. Police revealed they also suffered 'extensive swelling and bruising' during the incident.

Orlando Weeks has shared dates of a UK headline tour – check out the full itinerary and ticket details below.The dates will support his second solo album, ‘Hop Up’ which was released in January, and follows the former Macabees frontman’s 2020 debut, ‘A Quickening‘. Weeks also toured the record earlier this year, which included a “spellbinding” performance at London’s Barbican Centre in March, which NME called “captivating” in a five-star review.The new run of shows kicks off on November 17 and includes a stop at London’s Heaven venue on November 23.

Mark Labbett has become one of the most popular faces in the game show world and fans of The Chase just can’t seem to get enough of him. One of the most sassy chasers, the Beast has had an exciting life, including his marriage to his second cousin, an incredible transformation and a shocking diabetes diagnosis.

More than half of the UK's slowest growing economies by the end of next year will be in the North of England, new research suggests.

Police have launched a search for a missing teenage girl last seen in Manchester city centre.

Gemma Collins looked fabulous in London on Thursday as she rocked a full designer outfit, retailing at £8k, to film a new advert for Trebor mints. The 41 year old former The Only Way Is Essex star rocked a £1,060 Gucci jumper with a colourful and sequinned motif on the front as she made her way into a venue to film the advert. She teamed the jumper with black leggings, and kept her feet comfortable in a pair of black sliders.

St Mirren face a battle to hold on to midfield talent Ethan Erhahon after Portsmouth and Oxford emerged as potential suitors.

Andy Burnham says Manchester is being 'forced to accept second best' after taking a tour to highlight the state of the city's central railway stations. The Mayor of Greater Manchester Mr Burnham this week told the Manchester Evening News he wanted to take control of all the region's stations.

EXCLUSIVE: LeToya Luckett (Greenleaf), Romeo Miller (Honey) and Keith David (Greenleaf) have signed on to star in the film A Miracle Before Christmas, from writer-director LazRael Lison (#Unknown).

Neighbourhood, once a multi-venue affair, has just announced the stages and order of acts ahead of the festival. Headliners this year include Manchester’s own Courteeners and Blossoms as well as big names such as Kasabian and Manic Street Preachers.

It’s always nice to treat yourself to a moment of at-home pampering, but it feels all the sweeter when it doesn’t cost you a penny, right? On that note, you’ll be delighted to learn that Lush is giving you the chance to get your hands on a free (yes, free!) bath bomb. 27 April marks World Bath Bomb Day and, in honour of the occasion, the go-to bath bomb brand is giving away 100,000 of the fizzy things in stores.

Speaker Lindsay Hoyle is set to meet with the Mail on Sunday's editor to discuss an article which claimed Angela Rayner tries to district Boris Johnson in the Commons by crossing and uncrossing her legs.

Foals gave their latest single ‘Looking High’ its live debut during a show in Edinburgh this week – check out the fan-shot footage below.The song is set to appear on the Oxford band’s seventh studio album ‘Life Is Yours’, which comes out on June 17.On Wednesday (April 20), Foals performed ‘2am’ and the as-yet-unreleased cut ‘2001’ for the first time as they kicked off their 2022 UK headline tour at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall.The trio returned to the venue the following night (April 21) where they debuted ‘Looking High’. Tune in here:‘Looking High’, frontman Yannis Philippakis explained, “is looking back to a more hedonistic time in my life, and a more innocent time in society in general, pre-pandemic and before the existential threat of climate change”.He continued: “It takes place in an alley in Oxford with two clubs – The Cellar and The Wheatsheaf – that all the city’s nightlife gravitated towards.”Foals’ current run of UK gigs continues in Birmingham tonight (April 23) ahead of various festival appearances this summer.

Amyl and the Sniffers have made their US television debut with an appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers, delivering a raw, blistering rendition of their song ‘Hertz’.The track is lifted from the band’s second studio album, last year’s ‘Comfort To Me’, serving as its final single. Upon its release, frontwoman Amy Taylor called the song “a daydream about being repulsed by confinement, and frustrated over being stuck in one place”.Watch Amyl and the Sniffers perform ‘Hertz’ on Seth Meyers below:Amyl and the Sniffers are currently in the midst of a North American tour that includes appearances at Coachella and headline shows in Texas, Atlanta, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, Toronto, New York and more.Next month, the band will embark on a UK and European run that will include a slot at Wide Awake Festival in London, plus headline dates at O2 Academy Brixton, Bristol and Oxford.

Art Rupe to exploit the opportunity and provide the means of getting the music to a wider audience via juke boxes and radio stations. Rupe, who has died aged 104, was a record man, as the founders of such independent companies as Atlantic, Chess, Savoy, King and Modern were known.

Pamela Anderson is all ready to make a splash on Broadway.

K.J. Yossman A production designer has reportedly been fired from Netflix’s “Bridgerton” spin-off “Queen Charlotte” over allegations of bullying.British tabloid The Sun has reported production designer Dave Arrowsmith, who has worked on projects including “The Kissing Booth” and “Screw,” was “fired by Netflix chiefs amid claims of abusive behaviour and bullying on set.”A source close to “Queen Charlotte” confirms to Variety that Arrowsmith “has left the project” but wouldn’t be drawn on the reasons for his departure.“There have been several issues on set, and a few crew members expressed concerns about a number of different incidents,” The Sun quoted an anonymous source as saying.“Queen Charlotte” will tell the origin story of “Bridgerton’s” reigning monarch as well as a young Violet Bridgerton and Lady Danbury.

St. Vincent has added new dates to her upcoming UK tour behind acclaimed sixth album ‘Daddy’s Home’ – see the full schedule below and get your tickets here.Annie Clark will be hitting the road this summer flanked by The Down And Out Downtown Band, with dates based around a handful of festival performances, including a slow at Glastonbury.Among the existing dates, St.