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Rita Ora and Taika Waititi have fuelled speculation that they have married after the Thor director was seen sporting a wedding band on Friday. In an Instagram snap shared by Rita's sister Elena, Taika, 46, could be seen sporting the gold jewellery on his left finger as he enjoyed a drink in the sunshine. Meanwhile, Rita, 31, also uploaded the same shot to her Instagram, but the singer tellingly covered Taika's hand with her caption.

King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard have cancelled the remaining 13 dates of their current UK and European tour, citing frontman Stu Mackenzie’s newly revealed struggle with Crohn’s Disease.The Australian psych-rock outfit had completed four dates on the run, with the most recent being a headline show in Prague last night (August 5). Among their axed performances include a set at the POLandROCK Festival in Szczecinek, Poland, which was scheduled to go down tonight (August 6).“Unfortunately due to a personal health crisis we’re going to have to cancel the remaining EU and UK dates,” Mackenzie wrote in a statement shared to the band’s Instagram page overnight. “For the past decade or so I’ve dealt with Crohn’s Disease the best I can.

Town hall officials have confirmed they are looking into a boarding kennels business which has been at the centre of a social media storm. Stockport Council says it is aware of video footage circulating online this week, which was filmed at Daisy Bank Boarding Kennels.

Bad Religion have cancelled the remainder of their European and UK tour due to a “family emergency”.The band had been scheduled to perform at the Rebellion Punk Music Festival in Blackpool tomorrow (August 4) before returning to London to play at House Of Vans on Saturday (August 6).A run of European dates were then set to take place between August 8 and 19, concluding with a gig in Oberhausen, Germany.Taking to social media this week, however, Bad Religion announced that these shows will no longer go ahead as planned.“There has been a family emergency within the band, and as a result, we must cancel the remainder of our UK and European tour dates for this year,” their statement read.“We apologise for any inconvenience, and thank you for your patience and understanding.” You can see the post below.A post shared by Bad Religion (@badreligionband)The group are due to return to the road in the US in September for a string of festival appearances, including Riot Fest and Louder Than Life. Check out the full itinerary here.Bad Religion released their 17th and most recent studio album, ‘Age Of Unreason’, back in 2019.In January 2021, they shared the track ‘Emancipation Of The Mind’ – an outtake from their latest record – in celebration of Joe Biden becoming the 46th president of the United States.Earlier this year, frontman Greg Graffin revealed that the band had been working on new music.

Sports Team have postponed their US tour as they delay the release of second album ‘Gulp!’.The record was originally scheduled for release July 22 before being pushed back to August 26 due to “production issues”.It’s now been confirmed that the follow-up to ‘Deep Down Happy‘ will be released September 23, with both their upcoming US headline tour and a string of record store appearances also postponed.Taking to Instagram, Sports Team wrote: “Hey pals, bit of chaos for you. Album is moving to 23rd September.. So…that means the in-store dates are gonna move.

Rebecca Lowe will be kicking around at NBC Sports for at least another six years. The longtime soccer host posted on social media today that she has re-upped at the network through the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

reported, adding that after being checked by medics, no further medical assistance was needed, police said.Still, it was enough to scare and disperse the crowd, especially after the fatal attack at Ariana Grande’s Manchester, England, concert in 2017. Videos posted to social media show that the “Hotter Than Hell” songstress was walking the runway, soaking in her final moments of applause nowhere close to the unexpected pyrotechnics.Fireworks were apparently smuggled into @DuaLipa's #FutureNostalgiaTour show in Toronto last night and was set off at the roof and the audience.

Tony Dow, the American child actor who went on to direct 24 episodes of the British sitcom Only Fools and Horses, has died aged 77. Although well known as Wally Cleaver on the US sitcom Leave It to Beaver in his younger days, he came to Britain and directed some of the best loved shows of Only Fools, including Yuppy Love, containing the bar-flap incident voted the country's favourite comedy moment. His death was confirmed by Frank Bilotta, who represented Dow in his work as a sculptor, in an email to the Associated Press.

Ellen White is known as England Women's all-time leading goalscorer and is on course to achieving the England record. Although much is known about the lethal striker on the football field, not much is known about her life off it including her husband Callum Convery.

Ruben Amorim has broken silence on suggestions Cristiano Ronaldo could return to Sporting Lisbon.

Air pollution has been high on the agenda in Manchester, with wrangling over the Clean Air Zone proposal ongoing and the city experiencing an ozone pollution episode last week.

As schools break up for summer, thousands of families across Greater Manchester face an anxious battle to stay afloat. The looming holidays are a source of dread for households already holding back a tide of soaring bills and benefit cuts.

A mum who campaigns for cleaner air has called for more action from schools when pollution levels are high in Manchester - including temporary closure if necessary. Ruth Todhunter, 43, whose daughter Jess, nine, suffered from breathing issues while attending a school on Northmoor Road, Longsight, is concerned about pollution levels outside classrooms.

Stacey Solomon definitely received the 'most fun mum award' yesterday, Tuesday 19 July, as she opened up her swimming pool as a 'village lido' for her children.The Loose Women presenter, 32, is the mother of sons Zachary, 14, and Leighton, 10, from previous relationships, as well as Rex, three, and baby daughter Rose, who she shares with her fiancé Joe Swash. Joe is also the father of his 15 year old son called Harry. Often updating her 5.3 million Instagram followers, the mother of four revealed that her children's schools closed last minute due to the heatwave.Temperatures reached over 40C for the first time ever in the UK, causing many schools and places of work to close for the day.

Stacey Solomon has turned her Pickle Cottage swimming pool into the 'village lido' in a kind gesture during the UK wide heatwave.

Schools across Greater Manchester have announced closures and early finish times amid the heatwave. Extreme temperatures have been affecting the region, where a rare red weather warning is in place until Tuesday night.

Iconic Manchester gig venue Gorilla is cancelling its live events for the next six weeks due to ‘essential work’ from today (July 18).