Tributes pour in for Olympic swimmer after tragic death age 43

The Great British Bake Off will scrap its national-themed challenge weeks in the new series after viewers slammed these rounds in recent years.

A British pop star has sadly died after being diagnosed with a brain tumour. 21-year-old singer and songwriter Faye Fantarrow from Sunderland died at home on Saturday. The promising young talent was being mentored by Eurythmics' Dave Stewart, who was helping her with her music.

UK soap icon Bill Treacher left a large sum of money to his family to ensure they're taken care of following his tragic death in 2022.

As EastEnders newcomer Anna Knight prepares to face the fallout of her estranged mother Cindy Beale’s return, it’s safe to say that there’s plenty of drama about to unfold in the coming days. From suddenly discovering she has a whole second family through to realising her mum had been living under a false identity for all of her life, tensions and emotions are bound to be running high among the Knight family.

pic.twitter.com/G2rkPsS15x— Jazz FM (@jazzfm) August 29, 2023Crick started at Classic FM in 1994, presenting at the station for two decades before moving to the Jazz FM breakfast show and eventually the drivetime show.In 2001, he launched the UK’s first LGBTQ+ radio station, Gaydar Radio.Paying tribute online, DJ Simon Bates wrote: “So very sad to learn that Jamie Crick has died. When I first started at Classic FM, Jamie was a fund of support, kindness and good humour.”So very sad to learn that Jamie Crick has died.

Coronation Street star Paddy Bever pouted up a storm as he shared a new selfie on social media after being seen strutting his stuff at Manchester Pride with his co-stars. The cast of the ITV soap and ITV crew were among the thousands of participants in this year's Pride parade that snaked across the city.

A couple on their honeymoon in Rome have been left stranded for three days after their flight home was axed amid a major UK airspace "network-wide failure".

The ‘other Prince William’ may be unfamiliar to those born after his death on August 28, 1972. But for royal watchers who know a thing or two about the family tree, Prince William Henry Andrew Frederick was well known for his love of action packed activities and dare devil antics such as flying and ballooning.

Manchester United pulled back a two-goal deficit to beat Nottingham Forest 3-2 at Old Trafford and in doing so, answered a major concern of Erik ten Hag's.

The funeral details have been released for 'adored' teacher and ex-Olympic swimmer Helen Smart after her sudden death on a family trip to the Lake District.

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving after leaving the road at a busy roundabout before hitting a road sign. Greater Manchester Police says its officers arrested the 62-year-old in Horwich, Bolton, this morning (August 25).

Love Island star Scott van-der-Sluis recently caused a stir among fans as he signed up to take part in the US version of the show, just weeks after being dumped from the villa. The 22 year old star, shocked viewers last week when he made his debut on the American show, mere days after having seemingly reconciled with his potential love interest Catherine Agbaje.

A woman battered a pensioner with his own walking stick before robbing his pizza. Jade McDonnell, 27, approached the elderly man as he sat down for a rest after a day of shopping in Manchester city centre.

Queen Camilla's first love Kevin Burke has tragically died at the age of 77. While we all know Camilla's love story with King Charles, who she's been married to for 18 years, Kevin was the first man who she found love with.The pair are thought to have met in 1965 at a party in Knightsbridge, during the Queen's halcyon days and during the swinging sixties where they would dance and attend cocktail parties. But it was sadly announced earlier this month that Kevin had sadly passed away.

The BBC were forced to apologise to viewers, following a rather awkward on-air blunder during the Women's World Cup final. Just moments after kick-off, viewers watching on the BBC took to social media to complain that they could hear the Spanish commentary over the English.

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It's not every day you stroll around Salford Quays to find Manchester United legend Nicky Butt working in an ice cream van.

James Marsters, best known for his role as the spunky and punky vampire Spike in the beloved Nineties TV series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, has left fans pleasantly surprised by his unchanging looks.The California-born actor, now 60 years old, sported a familiar appearance during an interview on the KIIS FM's Kyle and Jackie O Show. Buffy The Vampire Slayer, a comedy-drama supernatural TV show that first aired in 1997, starred Sarah Michelle Gellar as a teenage vampire hunter.

It’s official, we’re now in a ‘Droughtlander’ until 2024.

Manchester City are more confident that they will keep Bernardo Silva this season but are still pursuing another midfield signing.