More than 500 homes, new link road and local centre get the green light

So many celebs are speaking out with support for Britney Spears after watching the new documentary Framing Britney Spears, which is streaming now on Hulu.

direct to your inboxLocal elections will go ahead in May, it has been confirmed - but voters will need to bring their own pencils.The change is one of many under the new coronavirus safety rules.The Cabinet Office confirmed that “Covid-secure” polls would be held as planned.With all nine vaccine priority groups expected to have received the jab by the end of spring, the government says it can commit “with confidence” to the polls going ahead.However, a number of changes will be made to ensure

direct to your inboxBoris Johnson is set to impose rules to force passengers arriving into Britain from overseas to isolate for 10 days in a "quarantine hotel".All travellers returning to the UK - including British nationals - could soon be forced to quarantine in a government-approved hotel as rules set to tighten once more.Under plans being decided by ministers over the next 24 hours, arrivals will be put on buses and driven directly to isolation centres.

dating back to 2015 has shown that gender-affirming medical interventions, such as hormones or surgery, lowers the incidence of suicidal ideation among transgender teens.

direct to your inboxPlans for more than 400 new homes in Partington have been approved.Trafford council’s planning committee met last night (Thursday) to discuss proposals from developer Countryside Properties for 449 houses on land off Hall Lane, and another plot next to the Manchester Ship Canal.Plans were submitted in two applications.The first will see 151 homes on land off Hall Lane, including a mix of two, three and four-bedroom homes.There will be 78 affordable houses on site, according

direct to your inboxPlans for a new library and canopy walkway at an Oldham high school have been given the green light by planning chiefs.Officers from Oldham council have approved proposals for building work to take place at North Chadderton School and Sixth Form.These would see a new library constructed to the west of the main school, near the all-weather pitch, and connected to the school through a new link structure.The old library in the central part of the main school on the upper ground

direct to your inboxPlans for more than 400 new homes in Partington are set to be decided on this week.Across two separate applications, 449 homes are going to Trafford council’s planning committee.The first would see 151 homes on land off Hall Lane in Partington from Countryside Properties.The application, for full planning permission, for land sitting along the Manchester ship canal in the village includes a mix of two, three and four-bedroom homes.It was submitted by Countryside Properties

Alicia Keys, Summer Walker, Ty Dolla $ign, Mary J. Blige and more have called on the incoming Joe Biden administration to launch a commission to address racial injustice in America within their first 100 days of taking office.17 artists, also including Vic Mensa, Quavo, Offset, A$AP Ferg and 070 Shake appear in a new video, titled ’17 Ways Black People Are Killed in America’.

direct to your inboxPlans for a giant 18-storey tower block in Stockport have been given the green light despite fears over the ‘Hong Kongisation’ of the town centre.The high rise ‘resi-tower' - boasting 98 apartments - is to be built on the pay and display car park between Piccadilly and Fletcher Street and opposite Regal House.It will feature a six storey ‘plinth’ at its base, with a ‘relatively slim’ tower rising from the Piccadilly side.The base is mainly earmarked for commercial units -

Björk, The Chemical Brothers and FKA Twigs and set to launch new shows on Sonos Radio.Sonos announced a line-up of guest curators for their online station yesterday (January 13), with D’Angelo’s Feverish Fantazmagoria programme – dubbed as “a collection of musical expressions” – being the first to air.Arriving on February 10 will be FKA Twigs’ Main Squeeze, which features tracks from the likes of Ashanti, Pink Floyd and Larry Heard.The musician, whose real name is Tahliah Barnett, explained in a

direct to your inboxMajor plans to transform Manchester city centre’s landmark Debenhams building have been recommended for approval by council bosses. The Rylands building on Market Street is for an extensive makeover which will see it restored to its original Art Deco glory both inside and outside.

The FBI and Department of Justice said on Tuesday that more than 170 people have been charged in connection with last week's riot at the U.S. Capitol, but the investigation has only just gotten momentum.

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