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SPOILER ALERT: This post details Big Brother Season 26 following the Week 7 eviction.

Decades of hardship have left parts of Oldham town centre in a derelict state. Run down buildings with more weeds than windows tower over Union Street, and a once-buzzing Yorkshire St is now dominated by shuttered storefronts and closed restaurants.

The energy giant behind the controversial Rosebank oil field has vowed to fight for the project in court despite UK ministers dropping out of the legal battle.

Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter Jenny from the Block made her way to the Six for the premiere of “Unstoppable,” a heartfelt sports drama that debuted on Friday at the Toronto Film Festival. Jennifer Lopez, who stars as a fiercely supportive mother of five, worked on the film with her ex-husband Ben Affleck, whose production company Artists Equity served as producers. Affleck was absent from the festival (he and Lopez filed for divorce in August after less than two years of marriage), but his company co-founder and friend Matt Damon attended the premiere and walked the red carpet.

Holidaymakers in Benidorm were caught off guard by a biblical rainstorm that turned their sunny getaway into a soggy mess within just 60 minutes, with streets flooded and drains overwhelmed.

A man cleared of murdering his wealthy wife has been blocked from inheriting her £4.4m estate after a judge in a civil case ruled he drowned her.

A morbidly obese man who was given just 12 months to live has revealed how he shed an incredible 10 stone. John Harris tipped the scales at a whopping 30st 2lbs at his heaviest and couldn't even cross the road without becoming breathless.

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains details on Big Brother Season 26, Episode 24, which aired on Thursday, September 5.

Fire crews swarmed a street in Manchester city centre on Thursday afternoon (September 5) as a high rise office building was evacuated.

A crash on the M8 has caused rush hour chaos in Glasgow with emergency services rushing to the scene.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy role by the sons of the book’s author John le Carré’.The actor played the lead role of veteran agent George Smiley in the 2011 film adaptation of 1974 novel, which follows Smiley as he is forced out of retirement to help the British secret service unmask a Soviet spy within their ranks.Oldman had wanted to reprise the role for an adaptation of Smiley’s People, the third and final book in the author’s spy trilogy, but his manager Douglas Urbanski said it didn’t get off the ground due to a “rights issue”.“That’s an odd story. I’ll never know the mystery,” Urbanski told Radio Times.

Ben Affleck’s cousin is taking her opportunity to shine amid his divorce from Jennifer Lopez.

Ethan Shanfeld “Anything you can dream about here, you can make,” says Jack Black in the first trailer for “A Minecraft Movie,” coming to theaters April 4, 2025. Then, ceremoniously, he proclaims, “I… am Steve,” prompting groans from the rest of the crew, who have been transported into this blocky video game world. Directed by “Napoleon Dynamite” and “Nacho Libre” filmmaker Jared Hess, “A Minecraft Movie” also stars Jason Momoa, Emma Myers, Danielle Brooks, Sebastian Eugene Hansen and Jennifer Coolidge.

, we’ve defaulted to Jennifer Affleck No. 3.

Modern Family is on the move. All 11 seasons of the family comedy will be joining Nick at Nite‘s programming lineup beginning next Monday, Sept. 9. Episodes will run daily on Nickelodeon’s nighttime programming block from 2-4 a.m.

If you're in the market for a pair of noise-cancelling headphones, now's your chance to grab a bargain.The Beats Studio3 Wireless Noise Cancelling Over-Ear Headphones have just been reduced by £200 in a surprise sale on Amazon.These over-ear headphones, usually priced at £349.95, are currently available for £139.99 thanks to Amazon's generous 60% discount. Shoppers have already given the headphones a stellar 4.6 out of 5-star rating, praising everything from their quick charging time to their comfort.

Manchester's landmark Victoria Baths has been used to stage a trendy 'sound bath' event where visitors are 'washed with sound' to help them relax and achieve 'heightened clarity'. People flocked to the Grade II listed building in Longsight to enjoy an 'immersive' two-hour experience.

Town hall bosses have blocked a proposal to site a 65ft telecoms mast on the pavement outside Trafford General Hospital, opposite a row of shops.

A deserted island on Scotland’s west coast which was left to the SNP is worth up to £400,000. But rules by the charity trust which runs it will block any sale to ease the party’s tight finances.

Tourists visiting 'Britain's prettiest village' have been branded vile by fuming locals after they were confronted about blocking residents' driveways. Locals living in Bibury in the Cotswolds claim they have been threatened by visitors - and even punched and kicked by coach drivers.

A recent study reported in Neurology has sparked concerns amongst health professionals, detailing how extended use of widely taken acid reflux medication, known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), can significantly heighten the risk of dementia by 33 percent. It emerged that individuals on PPIs for more than four-and-a-half years were particularly vulnerable.

Brazilian Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes Friday ordered Elon Musk’s X suspended in Brazil after the billionaire owner of the social media platform formerly known as Twitter refused to name a legal representative in the country.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Georgian director Rusudan Glurjidze, whose drama “The Antique” depicts the mass deportation of Georgians from the country by Russian authorities, on Friday asserted that she is being censored by an ongoing Russian campaign against the movie and pleaded for support after the film was prevented from screening at the Venice Film Festival. Set in 2006 in Russia, “The Antique” touches on the deportation of thousands of Georgians from the country at the time.

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains details on Big Brother Season 26, Episode 21, which aired on Thursday, August 29.

EastEnders fans are convinced Roxy Mitchel could be heading back to Walford.

The fourth and final season of the CW‘s Superman & Lois will debut sooner than expected. The CW has made a change on the network’s fall schedule, with Superman & Lois and new wild west unscripted series The Wranglers moving from Thursday to Monday, swapping nights with the upcoming game shows Scrabble and Trivial Pursuit, which had originally been slated for Mondays.

A man and a woman were treated for smoke inhalation after a home erupted into flames in south Manchester on Thursday evening (August 29).

Now that Bennifer has come and gone (again), everyone’s looking at Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck‘s relationship differently.

A woman has been rushed to hospital after two yobs reportedly broke into a Glasgow flat block in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Even though it's technically still summer, September is just around the corner - meaning the return of pumpkin spice latte season. In fact, this fan favourite has already made its comeback in Starbucks this year.

A block colour midi skirt is a wardrobe must-have that will serve you well no matter the season so it's always a savvy purchase. Need some style inspo? Fashion brand Roman has just dropped new colours of their A-Line midi skirt and if it's as popular as in previous years, we reckon it'll fly off the shelves.

Spam calls have become an incessant bother in our digital era. These unwelcome interruptions clutter our phones and disrupt our everyday activities, potentially costing people both time and money.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Michael Crichton‘s widow filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging that the upcoming Max series “The Pitt,” starring Noah Wyle, is an unauthorized reboot of “ER.” The suit accuses producer John Wells of a “personal betrayal,” claiming that he and Wyle turned to “The Pitt” after the Crichton estate blocked their plans to reboot “ER,” and subsequent negotiations collapsed. Both are hospital shows, with “ER” set in Chicago and “The Pitt” set in Pittsburgh. “‘The Pitt’ is ‘ER,'” the lawsuit states.

Liam Hemsworth and Laura Dern will be playing a couple in the upcoming Netflix romance film Lonely Planet and the streamer just debuted the first look photos!

After their recent public separation and five years of marriage, two reality stars have split for good, with one filing for divorce. Brittany Cartwright, star of the Vanderpump Rules has filed for her divorce papers on Tuesday, 26 August, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for the marriage ending.The couple, who have a three year old son, Cruz, together, wed in a luxury wedding that aired on the reality show. OK! has reached out to Brittany's reps for comment.

A man was rescued from a car and taken to hospital after a crash in Openshaw on Tuesday afternoon (August 27). Police and paramedics attended the collision on Greenside Street at around 3.40pm.