Trafford Centre’s summer of sport set to kick off with free fan zone and giant screens

A wax figure of Boris Johnson has appeared outside a Job Centre as the Prime Minister resigned as Tory leader.

Raheem Sterling is closing in on a move to Chelsea after agreeing personal terms with the West London club.

With the school holidays almost upon us, the Manchester Evening News is asking readers whether they would prefer a shortened summer break of just four weeks.

England are set for an 'extra lift' ahead of the Women's Euros opener at Old Trafford on Wednesday according to former Manchester City goalkeeper Karen Bardsley.

Charlotte Crosby cheered as her friend Jazmine Nichols made her debut on Love Island on Sunday night. Jazmine, 21, is one of the Casa Amor contestants introduced in the mid-series shake-up of Love Island, which is there to test the loyalties of the show's current couples and possibly form new relationships. Posting to her Instagram story, proud Charlotte shouted "there she is, little Jazzy Pops!" as her friend strutted into the villa in a pink bikini.

Lauren Zima and her fiancé, Chris Harrison, have their eyes set on a destination wedding! ET's Deidre Behar spoke with the couple at the 2022 Daytime Emmy Awards, and they revealed some details about their upcoming nuptials.«We're thinking about Europe,» Zima told ET, adding that «the top two contenders» for the location are currently Italy and France.When it comes to the size of the wedding, Harrison noted that he and his bride-to-be «would love to keep it more intimate.»«I don’t know if we'll be able to,» Zima admitted, with Harrison agreeing, «Yeah, we'll see.»While there is still lots of planning to be done, the couple, who got engaged back in October 2021 after more than two years of dating, agreed on the three most important parts of their big day: wine, food and friends.The pair took a break from wedding planning to step out for the 2022 Daytime Emmy Awards, which was hosted by ET's Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner. «The win tonight is that Kevin and Nischelle are hosting,» Zima told ET ahead of the ceremony, at which Entertainment Tonight was nominated for Outstanding Entertainment News Program. «I really don’t care if we win or lose. The win is seeing them up there.

EXCLUSIVE: Ravi Patel (The Valet, Meet the Patels) is set to recur in the FX limited series Justified: City Primeval in the role of Rick Newley, Deadline has learned.

Adele has announced the line-up for her two upcoming shows in London – her first ticketed concerts in more than five years – with Kacey Musgraves, Nilüfer Yanya, Gabrielle and more set to open for the modern pop icon.Both shows – slated for next Friday (July 1) and Saturday (July 2) – will take place at Hyde Park, with each set to host 65,000 fans. Performances will run all day, Adele said in an Instagram post announcing the line-up, with a total of 11 artists (including the leading lady herself) set to take the stage.

Adele is set to return to the stage next week with what is bound to be a spellbinding set in London’s Hyde Park. The Easy On Me hitmaker, 34, will play two gigs as part of the British Summer Time shows, marking her first live shows in the UK since 2017.

Thania Garcia Just days before two headlining appearances at the BST Hyde Park festival in London next week, the singer took to Twitter to share the all-female lineup of artists who will perform with her for the shows on July 1 and 2. The bill will also feature Kacey Musgraves and Gabrielle, along with rising artists Mahalia, Self Esteem, Nilüfer Yanya, Tiana Major9, Chrissi, Bonnie Kemplay, Ruti and Tamzene.“The line up for my Hyde Park shows next week is going to blow your socks off!” Adele wrote, posting the flyer for the festival as well as a photo of her and her guest performers.

Paul Giamatti has joined the cast of 30 Coins, the Spanish mystery horror series that premiered on HBO Max in 2020 and was renewed for a second season in February. The eight-part Season 2 is now in production in Spain, Italy, the U.S., France and the UK, with a 2023 premiere date planned on HBO Max worldwide and on HBO in the U.S.

There was excitement bubbling among music fans as it was revealed at the start of This Morning that the original Sugababes line-up would be appearing on the show. And later, Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield were joined live in the studio by Siobhan Donaghy, Mutya Buena and Keisha Buchanan.

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EXCLUSIVE: Armani Jackson (Honor Society, Chad), Bella Shepard (iCarly, The Wilds), Chloe Rose Robertson (Wildflower) and Tyler Lawrence Gray (Our Town, Macbeth) are set as the young leads in Paramount+ series Wolf Pack. The series hails from Jeff Davis, developer and executive producer of the 2011 MTV series Teen Wolf, and MTV Entertainment Studios where Davis is under a deal.

Police have taped off a park in Trafford this evening. Officers are guarding a scene at Seymour Park in Old Trafford.

Perth will be the first stop for a major new summer exhibition of famed works from the National Gallery in London.