'Utter waste of money': Plans for 189-metre ramp in new Stockport park met with frosty reception

Rail operator Northern has announced ALL its train services in the North West and Greater Manchester have now been cancelled.

Kanye West has praised rapper Jack Harlow, calling him one of the “Top Five [artists] out right now”.On Friday (February 18), Harlow released ‘Nail Tech’, his first new music in over a year. The track, which arrived alongside a video that stars City Girls rapper Yung Miami, has been received positively among fans, debuting at Number Two on the US Spotify chart.One particular fan of the track includes Kanye West – now legally known as Ye – who took to Instagram yesterday (February 18) to heap praise on the Kentucky rapper.“This n***a can raaaaaaap bro,” Ye captioned a screenshot of the ‘Nail Tech’ video. “And I’m saying n***a as a compliment Top 5 out right now.”Harlow caught wind of West’s endorsement, calling it “one of the greatest moments my life”, while sharing a screenshot of Ye’s post.A post shared by Jack Harlow (@jackharlow)Harlow released his debut album ‘That’s What They All Say’ at the end of 2020 and despite a series of high-profile collaborations with the likes of Lil Nas X, Eminem and Ty Dolla $ign, it’s been over a year since he last shared a solo track.He dropped his collaborative summer jam “SUVs (Black on Black)” with Pooh Shiesty back in August.Meanwhile, West is gearing up to release ‘DONDA 2’, the follow-up to his acclaimed 2021 album ‘DONDA’, which is due to arrive on Tuesday (February 22).

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a strong first English-language trailer for director Rama Burshtein’s (Fill The Void) anticipated TV debut Fire Dance, which has just been announced for Series Mania’s main competition.

Pop icon Beyonce looks absolutely sensational in her latest post for the new Ivy Park collection for Adidas, showcasing a brand new look for her sportswear brand. The 40 year old singing sensation, who rose to fame back in the late 90s with award winning girlband Destiny's Child, first launched her clothing brand Ivy Park in 2016, and it has gone from strength to strength.

A new public park with a ‘performance space’ is set to be built in Bolton town centre.

Zoe Saldana is enjoying a day out with her husband!

XXXTentacion, titled Look At Me!, is set to make its premiere at this year’s SXSW festival.The film — directed by Sabaah Folayan and produced by FADER Films — was announced earlier this month. It follows the controversial career of XXXTentacion (AKA Jahseh Onfroy), a troubled teenager who left a lasting influence on the SoundCloud rap genre.“Look at Me! explores how Florida teenager Jahseh Onfroy became SoundCloud rapper XXXTENTACION, one of the most streamed artists on the planet,” reads the film’s synopsis.“Through frank commentary from family, friends and romantic partners, and unseen archival footage, director Sabaah Folayan offers a sensitive portrayal of an artist whose acts of violence, raw musical talent and open struggles with mental health left an indelible mark on his generation before his death at the age of 20.”The documentary will debut at the film festival segment of SXSW, which takes place in Austin, Texas, from March 11 to March 20.

Christopher Vourlias Paraguayan director Paz Encina, whose striking ecological fable and tale of the pain of exile, “Eami,” won the Tiger Award at this year’s Rotterdam Film Festival, is developing a slate of feature film projects, Variety can reveal.The first project, “Sy,” follows the titular character –  whose name means “mother” in the Guarani language – after she receives the news that she’ll give birth to a savior who will also be the son of her god. “In this project I would like to work on a woman’s dichotomy between motherhood and faith,” said Encina.The second film, “El Único Tiempo,” tells the story of an elderly couple living in exile, where they await news of the son who disappeared during Paraguay’s military dictatorship.

It’s her party! Kanye West helped Julia Fox ring in her 32nd birthday with a New York City soiree.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentIcelandic smash hit drama series “Blackport” won on Wednesday the 2022 Nordisk Film & TV Prize, Scandinavia’s top plaudit for drama series writing.The award was announced on site at the end of an intense first day of conference panels at the Göteborg Festival’s TV Drama Vision, with two of the series’ three writers, Gísli Örn Garðarsson and Mikael Torfason on stage to collect the Nordic TV Drama Screenplay Award, carrying a €20,000 ($22,600) cash prize. They were accompanied by producer Nina Dögg Filippusdóttir.

Danai Gurira, the actress most widely known for her roles in Marvel’s Avengers franchise and AMC’s The Walking Dead, will play one of the stage’s great villains this summer when she takes the title character of Richard III for New York’s Free Shakespeare in the Park.

Apple TV+’s bilingual drama series Now and Then will premiere its first three episodes on May 20, with the remaining 5 dropping individually on Fridays.

Playdate time! In the weeks since Olivia Munn and John Mulaney welcomed son Malcolm, their little one has been getting to know his parents’ famous friends. Next up: Pete Davidson.

Emmerdale fans were left frustrated over Dawn Taylor's wedding blunder on Thursday night as Meena Jutla planned a "big surprise". During the latest episode, Dawn and Meena's ex Billy Fletcher decided to set the date of their nuptials as Valentine's Day with Dawn posting a save the date to her social media. As the episode came to an end, it saw a menacing Meena, who escaped to Glasgow with a lorry driver after her crimes were exposed, staring at the announcement on social media.

Katie Price has revealed the name she was born with, saying that she 'has no idea what her Mum was thinking' making such a selection. Although most fans think Katie Price was the name on her birth certificate, the former glamour model was instead given a different moniker at birth. Her full name is actually Katrina Amy Alexandria Alexis Infield.The 43-year-old has admitted that she disliked the name that Amy Price picked out for her when she was born.

Mark Wright, 35, and Michelle Keegan, 34, are in the process of building their dream home, but there's one feature that has left fans divided. The couple are currently choosing which gate they'll use for the end of their driveway and decided to reach out to fans for help.Taking to their home Instagram, Mark penned: "Honestly, can’t thank you enough for all your input so far.The majority votes has literally been the one we go for every time so we will continue to take your advice so If you don’t mind we will ask you on this. "It’s a tough one this one as you may think “it’s only gates” but it’s the first thing you see.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer“Spoiler Alert,” a new feature led by Jim Parsons from Focus Features, has added four stars to its ensemble cast.Antoni Porowski of Netflix’s “Queer Eye,” Tony award winner Nikki M. James (“The Book of Mormon”), Jeffery Self (“Search Party”) and Bill Irwin (“Rachel Getting Married”) have all joined the project directed by Michael Showalter.Having just wrapped principal photography in New York, the film is based on Michael Ausiello’s bestselling memoir “Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Other Four-Letter Words.” It charts the emotionally turbulent 11-month journey of Ausiello’s former partner Kit, from his diagnosis with terminal cancer to his death.