Rufus Wainwright duets with Jake Shears and honours Jeff Buckley at Royal Albert Hall

The weather is set to be mostly dry with some sunny spells today - before Storm Agnes batters Greater Manchester with heavy rain and strong winds tomorrow.

It looks like Strictly saved the best until last as Casualty's Nigel Harman topped the Strictly leaderboard with Bobby Brazier, Ellie Leach and Layton Williams close behind. Strictly Come Dancing kicked off with a bang on Saturday night, 23 September, as 15 brand new celebs prepared to battle it out on the dancefloor for the first time in the series.The show opened with a dramatic performance by the professional dancers performing at a scenic, coastal viewpoint before the scene moved to the Strictly dance floor where the rest of the professionals joined the performance.

Sophia Scorziello editor In an industry on track to drive around $400 billion in revenue this year, it might seem fine for gaming companies to let go of the reins every now and then when hit games take off. But Javier Ferreira, co-CEO of Scopely (a mobile-first video game developer) argues that it’s very much a business of planning. He says, “We think of games as forever businesses.” Ferreira shared his thoughts on best practices for engaging with today’s gaming communities and the best IPs to invest at the “Big Business of Games with Scopely” panel during Variety’s Entertainment & Technology Summit Thursday.

A six-bedroom home overlooking the world-famous Gleneagles golf course worth more than £3,500,000 is to be given away as part of a new campaign raising money for charity Breast Cancer Now.

A Scottish Labour councillor accused of child sex offences in Fife has appeared in court for the first time.

With a fancy gym, a cinema room and a roof-top sky lounge, it’s no surprise Salford’s newest 14-storey student accommodation block is in high-demand. Greeted by a slide in the reception area and plenty of other fun quirks, True Student’s Salford Two building has a panoramic roof terrace view that would rival the best in neighbouring Manchester.

A fan was injured after being by a bottle during Scotland's clash with England on Tuesday night.

A spokesperson added that it’s a “small injury” and “nothing serious.” The Princess of Wales, 41, who is mom to Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5, was visiting the prison as part of her role as patron of the Forward Trust, to see how inmates and their families are being supported through addiction, ahead of Addiction Awareness Week. She wore a navy suit for the visit, and sported beachy waves and new curtain bangs.High Down is a men’s prison with around 1,100 prisoners, and the Forward Trust performs a variety of services there, including workshops for addicts and their loved ones and abstinence based programs.

Ed Sheeran has announced two special gigs at London’s Royal Albert Hall, where he’ll play his new album ‘Autumn Variations’ in full.Sheeran will release his second new album of 2023 on September 29 via his own Gingerbread Man Records and. Like May LP ‘Subtract’, it was produced by The National‘s Aaron Dessner.The shows will take place on November 18-19, and see Sheeran performing with a live band and string section.Fans who pre-order ‘Autumn Variations’ can access pre-sale tickets from now until 3pm BST on September 13, with another pre-sale then beginning at 9am local time on September 14.General sale tickets will then go on sale at 9am on September 15.

Love Island star Laura Anderson has welcomed her first child with Gary Lucy.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director One of the big reveals to come out of the infamous 2014 Sony email hack was that Warner Bros. had been in talks with indie director Jeff Nichols to helm its “Aquaman” movie starring Jason Momoa. Nichols was coming off acclaimed back-to-back dramas “Take Shelter” and “Mud” at the time.

For the late Queen, one of the greatest pleasures in life was spending quality time with her extended family. From carefree summers at Balmoral to festive get-togethers at Sandringham, she was never happier than when surrounded by her adoring grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Alec and Hilaria Baldwin smiled for a rare family photograph with their seven children.

Queen now. Royally grooving the night away, Meghan Markle was spotted snapping flicks with Hollywood hotshots Kelly Rowland, 42, and Kerry Washington, 46, at Beyoncé’s third Renaissance World Tour stop in Los Angeles on Monday — Queen Bey’s 42nd birthday.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were spotted partying at Beyoncé’s Renaissance tour, ahead of their trip to Germany for the Invictus Games next week. The couple were spotted at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on Friday evening as they enjoyed the first of three shows performed at the venue as part of the singer’s ongoing tour.

Wes Anderson beamed with joy as his 40-minute short film “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” received a nearly 4-minute standing ovation at its Venice Film Festival premiere. Prior to the screening, Anderson was presented with Cartier’s Glory to the Filmmaker Award, which was presented to him by his frequent collaborator Alexandre Desplat.

Digga D has announced details of a new London headline show at the Royal Albert Hall – find details below.The rapper will perform at the legendary venue on October 23 on the back of his new mixtape ‘Back To Square One’, which came out last week (August 25).It replaces a planned Brixton Academy concert set for September 5, which was recently cancelled owing to the venue’s continued closure.Tickets for the gig go on general sale on Friday (September 1) at 10am BST.You can buy yours here.This Monday, we're bringing the Energy

The Weeknd has shared some new studio photos with Metro Boomin and Mike Dean, fuelling rumours that a new album release could be imminent.The singer – who recently announced his plan to retire his moniker and record under birth name Abel Tesfaye – has long teased a trilogy of albums, having so far released ‘After Hours’ and ‘Dawn FM’.Back in June, he then confirmed in an interview with Variety that he was “finishing the third part of this saga, of this trilogy”.New pictures posted to Instagram this weekend have now teased that the final LP could be coming soon. “i hear the fire in the sky.

Kylie Minogue has announced An Audience With show at The Royal Albert Hall in London this December.The Australian pop icon will perform for the ITV special on December 1, featuring a selection of greatest hits and songs from her new album ‘Tension’, out September 22.The venue has also teased surprise collaborations and questions from the “celebrity audience of friends, personal heroes, actors, musicians, artists, sportsmen and women”.“I’m so excited to announce that I am teaming up with ITV for An Audience with at London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall!” Minogue said in a statement.“I’ll be performing some of my favourite tracks from throughout my career and no doubt answering some surprising questions from the audience.

Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner were spotted alongside Meghan Markle's mum, Doria Ragland, at a star-studded event in LA.