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Russell Brand has shared an image from his baptism in the River Thames, in which he is seen embracing Bear Grylls.The comedian, actor and presenter confirmed that he was “taking the plunge” and “getting baptised” late last month.“What’s been explained to me is, it’s an opportunity to die and be reborn,” he said at the time. “An opportunity to leave the past behind and be reborn in Christ’s name.

More than 8,500 people have signed an online petition calling for a public inquiry to be held into changes made to the State Pension age for women. Petition creator Kay Clarke argues that increases to the State Pension age have left many women in “financial and mental despair” and believes that an inquiry “is necessary to expose the truth”.

The discovery of thousands of messages, guns stashed in a shed and a 'Mexican drug lord' username helped police bring down a pair of EncroChat crooks.

The ex-boss of a nuisance cold-call firm has been banned from running companies for eight years.

A date has been set for an investigation into the death of a 10-year-old boy who fell down a manhole at a building site in Glasgow.

EXCLUSIVE: Less than a week before NBCUniversal’s big pitch to advertisers in the Big Apple, Andy Cohen the jewel in the media giant’s Reality TV crown isn’t shinning so bright after all.

Melissa Roxburgh is taking on a new role!

The misconduct investigation into Andy Cohen has been completed by Bravo.

Andy Cohen will be a happy man today.

E!, USA Network and Oxygen True Crime have revealed their programming slates for the 2024-25 season which include a docuseries that follows the daughter of Snoop Dogg and a true crime series about homicides in Philadelphia.

It’s official. Amazon has confirmed the casting of Maggie Q as star of the upcoming Renée Ballard Bosch spinoff series, which Deadline previously exclusively reported. We’re also getting a first look at Maggie Q and Titus Welliver in sneak peek photos of the Renée Ballard crossover episode in the Bosch: Legacy Season 3 finale. You can see above and below. Additionally, Jet Wilkinson has been tapped to direct the first two episodes of the Untitled Renee Ballard series for Prime Video. Wilkinson also will direct the Season 3 finale of Bosch: Legacy, a crossover which serves as the introduction of Maggie Q as Renée Ballard.

Addie Morfoot Contributor MTV Documentary Films has acquired U.S. rights to Shiori Ito’s “Black Box Diaries.” The docu, about the investigation of the director’s own alleged sexual assault, debuted in the World Cinema Documentary Competition at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival and has been an audience favorite at this year’s CPH:DOX, South by Southwest and Hot Docs film festivals. MTV will theatrically release “Black Box Diaries” this fall, beginning in October at New York’s Film Forum.

A motorcyclist has died after a horror crash involving a bin lorry on the East Lancashire Road. Emergency services descended on the scene at around 6.35am on Thursday (May 9) to reports the motorbike rider had collided with a refuse lorry on the westbound carriageway.

Cars were left badly damaged - and one on its side - after a driver sped down a street in Chadderton. Videos shared on Facebook showed a number of wrecked vehicles.

As Greater Manchester enjoyed the warm weather, neighbours on Crankwood Road were in their front gardens. They weren't out for the sunshine, but to try and find out why there was a huge police scene on their doorstep.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Melissa Roxburgh has been cast in a lead role of the upcoming NBC drama series “The Hunting Party,” Variety has learned. The series was originally announced at NBC back in February.

A much-loved trainee accountant took her own life when she was hit by a train passing through a station in Greater Manchester at high speed, a coroner has concluded. Alanis Ogundipe, who was 26, was described by her family as a 'fantastically-talented, intelligent, independent and beautiful young woman with a big future ahead of her'.

Police say they are 'determined to find the person responsible' after anti-Semitic abuse was 'hurled at Jewish children' at a park in Salford. A video of the incident was shared on social media.

A paedophile who carried out a series of sexual offences against two young girls has been jailed. Mark Thomson exposed his genitals to one girl and pushed her head towards his crotch.

One of the North West's most influential gangsters saw his empire come crashing down following a violent raid on a stash house.

Video footage captured the moment a suspected terrorist was arrested and dragged out of a busy gym by police.

Jack Catterall admits he's SICK of talking about Josh Taylor and wants to put all talk of the Scot – and the Tartan Tornado himself – to bed.

A gym owner has spoken of the 'shocking' moment armed police stormed his Wigan gym to arrest a customer suspected of terrorism offences.

Dennis Harvey Film Critic After getting through the reopened old wounds and fresh corpses of “The Dry” in his dusty outback hometown, Eric Bana’s Federal Agent Aaron Falk certainly deserved a change of scenery. He gets one in woodsy “Force of Nature: The Dry 2,” though naturally the second feature adapted by director Robert Connolly from Jane Harper’s print mystery series soon finds him equally knee-deep in troublesome sleuthing. This sequel to one of Australia’s biggest homegrown hits reprises much of its page-turning plottiness — as well as a straining for emotional depth that proves elusive.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has told MPs that he “understands the strong feelings” across Parliament over the lack of response to the recently published Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s (PHSO) final report into the impact of changes to the State Pension age for women born in the 1950s. During Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, he acknowledged the “desire for urgency in addressing them” but added that an update “will be given to the House once those findings have been fully considered”.

Andy Burnham has said three men were arrested on suspicion of terrorism arrests in Bolton and Wigan as a 'preventative move'.

A man was arrested at Manchester Victoria after he told a teenager on a train he would 'stab him' if he didn't give him his phone.

A true crime documentary about the tragic disappearance of Gabby Petito has been released today (Thursday, May 9) on ITVX.The three-part series follows the investigation into the mystery case of the 22-year-old video blogger who went missing while on a road trip with her fiancé, Brian Laundrie in 2021. The documentary, The Disappearance of Gaby Petito, includes interviews with Gabby's parents who reveal their heartbreak and internet sleuths who tried to uncover the truth behind her disappearance.

Manchester United are still aiming to sell Jadon Sancho and Mason Greenwood this summer in what could be a significant boost to their Financial Fair Play position.

The disturbing manner of Mica Miller‘s death may have been found… but that doesn’t mean the story is over.

There’s been a huge update in an investigation involving Shakira‘s taxes in Spain.

Natalie Portman is starring in her first ever television series on Apple TV+!

A man was left with 'life-changing injuries' after a horror stabbing outside a pub in Middleton. The victim, aged in his 20s, was found injured along Market Place, beside the Assheton Arms Hotel on Tuesday night (May 7).

How do our perceptions shape history? Director Jake Paltrow uses three characters to show a historical event’s impact in “June Zero.” The film’s starting point is the 1961 trial of Nazi official Adolf Eichmann, a major Holocaust organizer. A prison guard, a police investigator, and a 13-year-old all find themselves dealing with its aftermath.

Michaela Zee Investigation Discovery has set the U.S. premiere date for “Spacey Unmasked,” as well as released a first look at the docuseries about Kevin Spacey. “Spacey Unmasked” will premiere Monday, May 13, at 9 p.m.

Two women were arrested after a handgun and ammunition were uncovered at a house in Moss Side. Police raided the home along Caythorpe Street on Tuesday (May 7) when they made the discovery.