Massive 20,000-person Muslim food and shopping festival coming to London

Stockport is undergoing an enormous transformation with £1billion being injected into the town - but it may not look like much has changed yet. During a quick walk around the town centre on Thursday lunchtime, I counted a total of 13 boarded up shops.

RuPaul is expanding even more internationally!

Michael Bublé is teaching the world about Canadian cuisine.

Jennie Punter The 29th annual Hot Docs Canadian Intl. Documentary Festival will open with Jennifer Baichwal’s “Into the Weeds,” about a former groundskeeper who battles an agrochemical corporation after his cancer diagnosis, it was announced this morning at a media conference in Toronto unveiling the full slate.The acclaimed Toronto filmmaker is best known for her trio of visually arresting collaborations with Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky exploring impact of humans on the planet, such as “Manufactured Landscapes.” She is the first director in Hot Docs history to have a second film open the festival, and among the 49% of female directors in its 2022 official selection.“Into the Weeds” is one of 63 titles receiving their world premieres at Hot Docs, which returns to live screenings for the first time since 2019, presenting 226 films from 63 countries across 15 programs.

The 8th Annual Women’s Voices Now Film Festival: The Rights and Roles of Women: Redefining Our Shared Reality is in the books and the winning films have been selected by our jury: 

A screaming woman who was kicked off a Jet2 flight from Manchester Airport was flying to Turkey for £3,000 teeth whitening treatment, her friends have revealed. The Manchester Evening News news reported Catherine Bush has now been banned from the airline for life and slapped with a £5,000 fine.

Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively have made a generous donation to Canadian charity, Water First Education & Training Inc.

Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively have announced a $500,000 donation to Water First Education & Training.

Drake has surprised a young basketball player with a very generous gift, after having what he described as an “incredible night” on the crypto betting website Stake. The acclaimed rapper wanted to share the joy and decided to use his winnings for a good cause, gifting $100,000 to a young athlete named Michael, who attends Toronto’s Royal Crown Academy.Drake posted a video of the special moment, accompanied by LeBron James, meeting with the family of the student and surprising them with the money at the Harbour 60 restaurant in Canada.“Anytime I get blessed like that, I always think it’s good karma that needs to be transferred.

Wilson Chapman editorRyan Reynolds and Blake Lively have announced they’ve donated $500,000 donation to Water First Education & Training.Established in 2009 as Tin Roof Global, Water First is a Canada-based charity that focuses on providing Indigenous communities with sustainable access to safe, clean water. The non-profit was created in response to the disparities to clean water access in Canada.

Marta Balaga The conditions are set for an increase in scripted adaptations, argued Tim Westcott of research organization Omdia at Series Mania.According to the research opening the “With Local Content Going Global, What’s the Future of Scripted Formats?” session on Wednesday, the U.S. has been the biggest and “most enthusiastic” buyer of scripted remakes between 2010 and 2022, with South Korea, Turkey and France also following suit.

An airline passenger was arrested at Manchester Airport after exploiting a loophole in the way card payments are processed mid-flight to steal £25,000 of duty-free goods.

At least eight people have died after Russia bombed a shopping centre in Ukraine's capital city. Firefighters were working through the night to rescue Ukrainians trapped underneath the rubble of the complex.

Pep Guardiola's side travel to Selhurst Park tonight looking to reopen their six-point gap at the top of the Premier League table.