Long-held plans for two new Piccadilly platforms to solve Manchester's rail chaos have been pulled

Exclusive private members club Soho House has revealed its Manchester opening will now be in "late 2023". But membership applications have now officially opened - and have shown for the first time the price you're looking at paying to become a member.

Ethan Shanfeld Despite the air quality crisis in New York due to the Canada wildfires, as of Wednesday afternoon the Governors Ball festival is still set to take place this weekend in Queens. “We’re closely monitoring the air quality with weather experts and are in close contact with city officials,” a representative for the music festival said in a statement to Variety. “As always, the health and safety of New Yorkers is our top priority. At this time, the festival is continuing as planned. We are hopeful that conditions will improve in the coming days and are looking forward to a great weekend!” The three-day music fest, often referred to as Gov Ball, is scheduled for June 9-11 at Flushing Meadows with headliners Lizzo, Odesza and Kendrick Lamar. Lil Nas X, Haim, Lil Uzi Vert, Rina Sawayama, Diplo, Lil Baby, Omar Apollo, Pusha T, Aespa, Giveon and Sofi Tukker are also set to perform.

Pulling plans to build two new platforms at Piccadilly station is a 'decade lost for the North of England', Andy Burnham has said as he pushed back against the move at a meeting of mayors, council leaders and rail chiefs today (June 7). Building platforms 15 and 16 has been seen as key to unclogging congestion on railways across the region – but the proposal was withdrawn last month.

Russell Brand has announced a UK tour for his new stand-up show Bipolarisation – find all the details on how to secure tickets below.The tour kicks off in August with shows in Maidenhead and Slough, before rounding off with dates throughout September in London, Chesham, Oxford, Plymouth and Wolverhampton.Tickets for the shows will be available first in a pre-sale on Ticketmaster from Wednesday June 7.

A plan to cut 24-hour cover at Sale Community Fire Station has come under attack from Trafford's Liberal Democrat group. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service is this week launching a public consultation on proposals for a ‘day crew model’ at both Sale and Offerton in Stockport on the grounds that they are the third and second lowest risk areas respectively in the city region.

A former rail boss has spoken out against scrapping plans to build two new platforms at Manchester Piccadilly. The plans for platforms 15 and 16 date back more than a decade and have been waiting to be signed off since 2015.

Proposals for more than 65 homes on land around Saddleworth’s new high school are to go before councillors. The housing development would neighbour the new £27.5m Saddleworth School site, which opened in March last year.

Prof Kathleen Stock is the daughter of a council boss who introduced a four-day working week. Riz Possnett’s mother Liz Watts was working on a PhD thesis on the topic when South Cambridgeshire District Council last year became the first to implement a trial to cut hours while staff remain on the same pay. The 19-year-old’s father Robert Possnett is an Extinction Rebellion protester who has been arrested a number of times.

Taylor Swift’s love life is still dictating a significant proportion of her career. While she may be known for penning absolute anthems off the back of relationships and break ups with some of the world’s most (and least) eligible bachelors, Taylor’s current alleged choice of paramour has upset fans, and she hasn’t even written anything about him yet. The singer has been reportedly linked with The 1975 frontman Matty Healy after (once again, allegedly) splitting with long-time boyfriend Joe Alwyn earlier this year.

For the last couple of weeks, Kourtney Kardashian has been fulfilling her rockstar wife duties, and it looks as though she’s been living her best life.The 44 year old has been on tour with her husband, Travis Barker, the drummer in world famous pop punk band Blink-182.The All The Small Things hitmakers kicked off their world tour earlier this month, and have been on the road completing the first leg of their US dates, playing in major cities such as Chicago, New York, Boston, Baltimore, Cleveland and Pittsburgh. But despite Kourt’s Instagram posts showing off the glitz and glamour of tour wife life, the reality star has revealed that it’s not always as fun as it may seem – especially as it means spending time away from her kids.

K-pop boyband SHINee have shared plans for their upcoming concerts and music releases this year.On May 28, SHINee held the second night of their 15th anniversary fan meeting in Seoul, which was also streamed worldwide via Beyond LIVE. During the event, SHINee revealed that they plan to make several comebacks in 2023.Among those comebacks are a previously announced release coming up in June, which will be accompanied by a three-night concert.

Erik ten Hag has told Marcus Rashford he should be aiming for 40 goals in a season next after becoming the first player in a decade to net 30 times in a single campaign for Manchester United.

The trial of a boy and a girl accused of the murder of transgender 16-year-old Brianna Ghey has been put back until November.

Passengers caught up in the chaos at Manchester Airport yesterday have told how they made it onto their flights just in time - but their bags didn't.

Taylor Swift has not one, not two, not three but four (!) surprises up her sleeve for her three upcoming ‘Eras’ Tour concerts at East Rutherford, NJ’s MetLife Stadium on Friday, May 26, Saturday, May 27 and Sunday, May 28.Yes, Tay Tay has once again shook Swifties to their core after unveiling another round of bombshell revelations that include more new music for them to revel in. What are the shakeups the “Shake It Off” singer has in store?Keep reading and we’ll tell you everything we know about what Swift has planned for her Memorial Day weekend residency at MetLife.Plus, if you’re going to a show at MetLife, you just might bump into new Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers who confirmed he’ll “for sure” be there to see Swift perform on his now home turf.At the rate Ms.

Slowthai has been dropped from the line-ups of a number of UK festivals and has had some headline shows cancelled after he appeared in court on rape charges earlier this week. A Glastonbury set is among the performances to have now been pulled.

Slowthai has been removed from the line-ups for both Glastonbury and Reading & Leeds festivals, following two charges of rape.The Mercury-nominated rapper — whose real name is Tyron Frampton — was charged with two counts of rape earlier this week, and appeared before Oxfordshire Magistrates Court yesterday (May 16).As previously reported, the 28-year-old appeared by video link and only spoke to confirm his birth name, date of birth and address. He was charged with oral and vaginal penetration of a woman without her consent in Oxford in September 2021.Now, following the charges raised against him, the rapper has subtly been removed from the two of his upcoming festival appearances.Neither Slowthai or organisers at both Glastonbury and Reading & Leeds have made official announcements regarding the changes to the respective line-ups.

Tyron Frampton (slowthai) faces two charges of rape, The Guardian reports. Per their article, the 28-year-old Northampton rapper appeared virtually before Oxfordshire magistrates court on Tuesday (May 16) for a preliminary hearing, speaking only to confirm his name, date of birth, and address.

Slowthai has appeared in court today (Tuesday May 16), charged with two counts of rape.The Mercury-nominated rapper, real name Tyron Frampton, appeared before Oxfordshire Magistrates Court charged with oral and vaginal penetration of a woman without her consent in Oxford in September 2021.As The Guardian reports, the 28-year-old appeared by video link and only spoke to confirm his real name, date of birth and Northampton address, with prosecution lawyer Adam Yar Khan telling magistrates that the charge of rape was an indictable-only offence, declaring that the case must go on to be heard at crown court.He was then bailed and will appear before Oxford Crown Court next month. He is yet to enter a plea.Slowthai was nominated for the Mercury Prize for his 2019 debut album ‘Nothing Great About Britain‘, with his second album ‘Tyron’ reaching Number One upon release in 2021.

A controversial plan to build 450 homes on green belt land in Worsley has been submitted to Salford city council. Residents turned out in force a year ago to register their opposition to the plan for the 42-acre plot on land known as Hazelhurst Farm between the busy A580 East Lancs Road and the slip road to the M61.