On the streets of Rochdale Labour have a problem

Charli XCX has spoken to NME about what fans can expect from her upcoming album, and deliberated who has more intense fans – herself or The 1975. Watch our video interview above.The pop pioneer was talking to NME at the BRITs 2024, where she appeared as a guest presenter.

It has become the epicentre of one of the most bizarre election campaigns in recent history. George Galloway announced in late January he would be running as a candidate in the Rochdale by-election.

The Labour Party have slammed George Galloway as 'only interested in stoking fear and division' after he cruised to victory in the Rochdale by-election.

It was a contest marred with controversy. And the drama did not stop - even after the results were declared.

The Simpsons has once again appeared to have predicted a current-day event – this time in the recent ‘Willy Wonka Experience’ fiasco in Glasgow.The Wonka-themed chocolate “experience” in Glasgow had been branded “awful” by furious parents and forced to shut just hours after opening.Dubbed as ‘Willy’s Chocolate Experience’, the event advertised “a celebration of sweetness and imagination”, inspired by the hit movie Wonka and the Roald Dahl book that inspired it.Tickets cost £35 and promised audio and visual effects, dancing Oompa-Loompas and chocolate fountains, but delivered little more than a barely-decorated warehouse with a smattering of plastic candy canes and a small bouncy castle.Now, fans of The Simpsons have noticed the similarity between the ill-fated event and an episode from season five, ‘Bart’s Inner Child’ when Homer explains to Marge that he plans to open a play park for children in the family’s back garden.Homer dreams of charging $50 to enter ‘Homerland’ which features ‘Trampoline World’ (one trampoline per hour children), ‘Mudville USA’ which is just a large puddle and ‘Fort Adventure’ – which turns out to be a pile of dirty mattresses.Check out the eerie similarities here:The Simpsons did it again

A children's carer was shot dead in the street in what police believe was a case of mistaken identity.

A couple have transformed the 'ugliest house on the street' and managed to double its value. Lizzy Williams, 37, and her husband, Phil 40, bought a rundown semi-detached property for a bargain price of £150,000 back in 2014, and have since been working to bring it back to life.

People in Rochdale will pay more in council tax from April. A 4.99 per cent hike in the household precept has been agreed. Of that, 2pc will go towards adult social care.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Natalie Portman is the latest actor to speak about the decline of the movie star. In an interview with Vanity Fair, the “Black Swan” Oscar winner noted that kids these days like her own have no idea who movie stars are but are widely familiar with popular YouTubers. “The striking thing has been the decline of film as a primary form of entertainment,” Portman said.

Starring Cate Blanchett, Jamie Lee Curtis and Kevin Hart, the long-delayed video game adaptation from Lionsgate will arrive in cinemas on August 9.Based on the popular first-person shooter series of the same name, Blanchett leads as Lilith, an outlaw who returns to her home planet of Pandora when weapons manufacturer Atlas (Edgar Ramirez) recruits her to find his missing daughter. She brings together a crew of five other outcasts to explore the planet – Hart, Curtis, Ariana Greenblatt and Florian Munteanu – while Jack Black plays robot Claptrap.The film was first announced in 2015 and filming began in 2021, with Eli Roth directing from a script penned by Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin.

Police are investigating after a person was caught on camera tearing down a banner calling for support for George Galloway in the Rochdale by-election. They were seen putting it in their car and driving away.

The latest Emmerdale story has been dividing opinion amongst viewers everywhere with Rhona Goskirk (Zoe Henry) and Marlon Dingle (Mark Charnock) going against Gus Malcolms (Alan McKenna) for custody of baby Ivy. And while sometimes certain storylines can be stressful for the actors, they confess that having babies on set has eased the tension their characters are feeling. “I work with animals and babies, it’s the best job,” says Zoe.

Homeless and heavily pregnant, a young woman walks the streets of Manchester with nowhere to go. Sobbing, she faces the very real possibility of sleeping rough - days before her due date - as darkness approaches.

They say that blood is thicker than water, and for Phillip Schofield it's been a lifeline since his fall from grace and scandal at This Morning.The veteran presenter has been back in the headlines this week after reportedly paying his former male colleague - with whom he had his "unwise but not illegal" affair - a substantial six-figure payment in a deal that came with a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) for both sides. As the story of his dramatic departure circled once again, a source exclusively told OK! that Phillip, 61, is being supported by the two people who will do anything they can to help him - his daughters Molly, 30, and Ruby, 27, who he shares with wife Stephanie Lowe.The two women are reportedly "fiercely protective" over their father, who came out publicly in early 2020, and will do all they can to look after him.

BTS‘ J-Hope will be launching his docuseries, Hope on the Street, March 28 on Prime Video, with episodes released weekly every Thursday and Friday.

Mubi has snapped up rights across multiple territories on Made In England: The Films Of Powell And Pressburger, the Martin Scorsese-narrated doc set to debut this week at the Berlin Film Festival. 

Alex Ritman ‘Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger,’ the documentary produced and narrated by Matin Scorsese, has been acquired by Mubi ahead of the film’s world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival. The arthouse streamer, distributor and production company has bought all rights for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Latin America, Turkey and India.

BTS member J-hope has announced his upcoming ‘Hope on the Street’ album and docu-series.Yesterday (February 18), on J-hope’s 30th birthday, the BTS rapper announced his upcoming special album, titled ‘Hope on the Street Vol.1’. According to Big Hit Music, the project will feature six tracks and is set to be released on March 29.The record will be released around the same time as a docu-series called Hope on the Street, which will following the K-pop idol on his “dance journey”.

Many people will remember him as the man who pretended to be a cat licking milk from Rula Lenska's cupped hands on Celebrity Big Brother. But in politics, George Galloway is known for causing election upsets and controversy, often at the Labour Party's expense.

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