The world's largest chicken wing festival is coming to The Trafford Centre for the first time

EXCLUSIVE: Toronto-based production company Good Question Media and Experimental Forest Films today announced the start of production on the upcoming drama Inedia.

South Africa is demanding that the world’s largest known clear-cut diamond be given back to the country following the Queen's death. The Great Star of Africa, or Cullinan l, is a piece of a larger diamond that was mined in South Africa while under British rule in 1905.

Timothee Chalamet is making history as the first man in British Vogue’s 106 year history to star solo on the cover!

A massive exhibition featuring original works from graffiti artist painter Banksy will open in Manchester this October. The Art of Banksy exhibition will showcase a large number of prints, canvases and sculptures created by the artist, all of which are on loan from 40 collectors from around the world.

Marta Balaga Finnish director Klaus Härö makes his English-language debut with Toronto Film Festival premiere “My Sailor, My Love.” A gentle drama about a retired sea captain falling in love one last time will be spotlighted at the Helsinki-based event Finnish Film Affair next. Global Screen is handling the sales. Härö, an experienced filmmaker behind Golden Globe-nominated “The Fencer,” didn’t feel “desperate” to make a movie in English, he says.  “I hope it doesn’t feel forced. With English, there is always this thought that maybe this way, it will reach more people. But it just felt natural to set it in Ireland.”  

Center Parcs has announced it will order holidaymakers to leave its UK sites on the day of the Queen’s funeral.The company is being inundated with complaints after it revealed that its five parks will close for 24 hours from 10 am on Monday. Guests midway through seven-day holidays – which generally cost more than £1,000 for a family of four at this time of year – will be forced to spend the night elsewhere or go home early.Those due to arrive on Monday for shorter stays are being given the opportunity to begin their breaks a day later.

A fast paced and powerful aerial show exploring motherhood and mental health and touching on taboo topics like post natal depression is coming to Arts Venue Waterside in Sale.

A ‘festival of football’ will be heading to Escape To Freight Island ready for the start of the World Cup. The outdoor and indoor spaces of the sprawling beer garden and food hall will be transformed with a special ‘pub zone’ and a huge space to watch the matches.

Academy defender Marc Jurado and midfielder Omari Forson trained with the Manchester United first-team on Monday.

Brent Lang Executive Editor It was supposed to be all about the movies. But even here at the Toronto International Film Festival, an ocean away from the United Kingdom, the death of 96-year-old Queen Elizabeth II has loomed large. It has provided an opportunity for festival organizers, filmmakers and talent to reflect on the life and legacy of a monarch whose 70-year reign ranks as the longest in her country’s history. That’s partly due to Canada’s status as a member of the British Commonwealth, but it’s also because the festival is such an international A-list affair, one that attracts movie stars and directors who have often had personal encounters with the queen.

Loose Women viewers didn't seem to agree on changes to the show when it returned to screens on Monday (September 5). Things got off to a delayed start with This Morning, which airs before the ITV panel show, went on for longer than its usual allotted slot.

Love Island star Luca Bish has been snapped alongside girlfriend Gemma Owen and her famous dad Michael Owen for the first time. Luca, 23, who recently revealed his new career move, was pictured with the father and daughter alongside staff at Manor House Stables and their racing horses, Brad the Brief, Flaming Rib and Dubawi Legend as they prepared for Saturday’s Betfair Sprint Cup at Haydock Park. Luca and Gemma, 19, were all smiles as they posed with former footballer Michael, 42, in the first snap of Gemma’s dad and new boyfriend together.

EXCLUSIVE: Joanne Froggatt is staying in business with MGM.

K.J. Yossman Among the world premieres set for the BFI London Film Festival are Guillermo Del Toro’s “Pinocchio” and Emily Blunt series “The English.” Others include “Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical,” Asif Kapadia’s ballet-infused “Creature,” family animation “My Father’s Dragon” from Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon and Nora Twomey, Jez Butterworth’s “Mammals,” which stars James Corden and “A Spy Among Friends,” starring Guy Pearce and Damian Lewis. The number of feature-length world premieres at the festival has gone up from 11% to 15% since 2019. This year three of those are Netflix productions: “Pinocchio,” “Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical” and “My Father’s Dragon.”

The 66th BFI London Film Festival is set to host the world premiere of Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, the Oscar-winning director’s dark take on the classic fairy tale about a wooden marionette brought to life to mend the heart of a grieving woodcarver named Geppetto.

The Lost King, will reduce their role in the extraordinary historical find. One member of the University of Leicester team, Professor Turi King, carried out key DNA studies, providing conclusive evidence and spending hours in the laboratory. “I had to start from scratch, both on the historic work and the modern-day samples from Richard’s living relatives,” said the Canadian-British geneticist.