Sneak peek inside Rochdale town hall as finishing touches put to £16m refurb ahead of reopening next year

Demand for new homes in Rochdale is high - so much that the council declared a housing emergency in the borough in October after it was revealed that there are 10,000 rehousing applications and a wait of up to five years for a new home.

It’s goodbye once again for Rage Against The Machine. In a note to fans, drummer Brad Wilk said that the “Public Service Announcement” reunion tour won’t resume, and the group is not carrying on in any form.

After a year away from our screens, The Traitors is once again back with a bang as series two kicks off in style on Wednesday 3 January. The nail-biting show, which will see 22 contestants go head to head in the hopes of securing a cash prize of up to £120,000, will divide the competitors into two teams, the Traitors and the Faithfuls - before tasking the Traitors with eliminating their fellow contestants while keeping their identities a secret.

Maisie Smith and Max George have stunned fans after showing off their incredible home renovation. The former EastEnders actress and The Wanted singer, who have been in a relationship since 2022, have given their once colourful house in Manchester a modern makeover.

Fox News will host a town hall featuring former President Donald Trump on January 10, counter-programming to CNN‘s Republican debate from Iowa that same evening.

Graham Norton is bidding goodbye to 2023 alongside a star-studded line-up of guests ahead of the New Year. The presenter will be returning to BBC One with The Graham Norton Show New Year’s Eve on Sunday December 31.

As Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury’s baby daughter Bambi creeps closer to celebrating her first birthday in January, the celebrity tot has already enjoyed a very lavish upbringing over the course of her first year. From jetting off on first class flights to joining her famous mum and dad on super yachts galore, the adorable youngster has cemented her place as an international jet-setter after enjoying not one, but seven holidays abroad before turning one.

Police have issued an urgent appeal for the public's help to track down a man they say is wanted in connection with an assault.

according to Variety. That’s less than the $519 million worldwide earnings from the first “Ant-Man” film in 2015 and the $623 million the second installment earned in 2018 (not adjusted for inflation).

Coronation Street star Mollie Gallagher has been at the heart of some huge storylines since she joined the ITV soap in 2019 as fiery Nina Lucas. But away from the cobbles, the actress is miles away from her on screen persona and is often cosied up with her boyfriend.

Congratulations are in order for Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach – they’re married!

Cher has spoken out against the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for continuously snubbing her.The singer aired out her concerns on The Kelly Clarkson Show, where she was asked about her repeated absence from the Hall by Clarkson.Clarkson began the chat by noting that Cher – whose holiday single ‘DJ Play a Christmas Song’ topped the charts this week – has managed to score a No. 1 hit across a whopping seven decades.But the 77-year-old legend stepped into correct Clarkson when she said no one would ever accomplish the same feat.

A mother and her two young children have spent seven months living in hotels and a flat after a masked man demolished the front of their home with a truck.

Police have issued a dispersal order in Rochdale this evening after reports of 'up to 40 youths' fighting in the town centre.

Tomorrow Manchester will host the Chanel Métiers d'art show - one of the most significant events in the fashion calendar. Having graced culturally relevant locations such as Dakar, Tokyo and New York, Manchester has been chosen as the venue for the 2023 show, with the fashion house citing it as "one of the most effervescent cities of pop culture and an avant-garde one, whose bands, spanning all genres, have changed the history of music."

CNN has scheduled a pair of presidential town halls next week, while the Republican National Committee announced that four candidates qualified for the next debate on Wednesday.

The Department of Works and Pensions (DWP) has issued a statement on whether or not new cost of living payments will be announced from next spring.

A Dragon Market will take over Chinatown on Sunday for the first time ever - featuring a range of stalls from independent makers and local businesses.

Former Rochdale AFC and Celtic footballer Paddy McCourt has been cleared of sex assault charges after previously being convicted.

Maya Jama and her boyfriend Stormzy put on a loved-up display for fans everywhere last night as they attended The British Fashion Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Maya, 29, and Stormzy, 30, rekindled their romance earlier this year following their split back in 2019, and in doing so, delighted their combined 6.4 million Instagram followers.