Vimto sour cocktail and a raft of new dishes heading to favourite Asian canteen

Manchester City are now odds-on favourites to win the Premier League after Arsenal blew a 2-0 lead to draw with Liverpool on Sunday.

New Order have announced details of a UK and European tour, with Confidence Man due to support – see full dates below.The new dates follow a run of shows in North America in March which included a performance and in conversation key-note speech with the band at the SXSW Festival.The band also performed earlier in the same week as part of Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater.New Order will begin their upcoming tour on September 21 at Copenhagen Royal Arena, before heading to Amsterdam, Paris, London, Dublin and Glasgow. They finish up in Leeds at the First Direct Arena on October 7.Tickets for the tour will be on sale this Friday, April 14 at 9.30am.

A park an hour from Greater Manchester which inspired New York’s Central Park has received Government backing to win Unesco World Heritage status. Birkenhead Park in Merseyside is among seven sites in the running to join the prestigious list.

Put Wayne Rooney and Phil Bardsley's names together in a sentence and it conjures up images of boxing, but it's in the dug-out where the England legend can become a real heavyweight.

The 1975 have shared a second episode of their new video series A theatrical performance of an intimate moment – check it out below.Last month, the band launched the new series with a short film that followed the band on tour. In the short film, Matty Healy meets fans on the street and works out.

EastEnders fans have shared their surprise after seeing what actor Jonny Freeman looks like when he's not playing newcomer Reiss Colwell in the BBC One soap. Jonny joined the cast of EastEnders at the end of 2022 as Reiss, who is the great-nephew of the late Dot Branning (June Brown). He arrived in Walford following Dot's funeral, and struck up a friendship with Sonia Fowler (Natalie Cassidy) which has since turned romantic.

Here’s what we know so far about the third Paddington movie – Just Jared Jr Oscar winner Sarah Polley‘s daughter played a funny April Fool’s Day prank on her – DListed Check out photos from Vanessa Hudgens‘ beach vacation in the Philippines – Egotastic YouTube star Lauren Elizabeth shocked fans with her big announcement – Just Jared Jr

A Certain Ratio have shared their fourth single ‘Holy Smoke’ from their upcoming 11th album, ‘1982’.The new album is set for release on March 31 via Mute, with the Manchester indie legends sharing a final taste of what to expect with the old-school funk of ‘Holy Smoke’. The new single finds the band paying tribute to the genre’s forefathers, from James Brown to Chaka Khan and Prince.‘Holy Smoke’ follows their previous singles ‘SAMO’, ‘Afro Dizzy’ and ‘Waiting on a Train’ – the latter three all featuring neo-soul musician Ellen Beth Abdi.Guitarist Martin Moscrop shared that the album title is “called ‘1982’ but I wouldn’t say this album sounds anything like ‘Sextet’,” referring to their third album that was released that year.Drummer Donald Jonson added: “The title is just playful.

Inhaler have rescheduled their upcoming Brixton Academy show in London and shared a new video for ‘If You’re Gonna Break My Heart’.After touring the UK last month, the Dublin band – who released second album ‘Cuts & Bruises’ this year – were set to play Brixton in May along with a Manchester gig.Now, the band will instead play an intimate gig at the Electric Ballroom on May 20 (the Manchester gig the previous night will still go ahead as planned), before playing Brixton on November 4.Also in 2023, the band are confirmed to support Arctic Monkeys on their upcoming 2023 European tour. This year also sees them supporting Harry Styles at Slane Castle and Sam Fender at St James Park.See their upcoming UK headline tour dates and watch the new video for ‘If You’re Gonna Break My Heart’ below.pic.twitter.com/m6CQ9BEJcg— Inhaler (@InhalerDublin) March 29, 2023MAY 202319 – Manchester, O2 Victoria Warehouse20 – London, Electric BallroomJUNE 20235 – Liverpool, O2 Academy 26 – Sheffield, LeadmillNOVEMBER 20234 – London, O2 Academy BrixtonBrixton Academy is set to remain closed until April following the fatal crowd crush at an Asake concert at the venue in December – with a number of gigs beyond that now being relocated.

GOT7 member BamBam has unveiled his first full-length album ‘Sour & Sweet’, along with a music video for the lead single of the same name.Today (March 28), the Thai K-pop idol made a comeback with his debut studio album ‘Sour & Sweet’. The release was accompanied by a music video for its lead single, featuring the singer playing cat and mouse with a potential love interest.“It’s sour then it’s sweet / Sometimes, I could be more than what you see / This tastes like fantasy, fantasy / Dare to taste or fall into my recipe / It’s sour then it’s sweet,” he sings on the dance-pop song.‘Sour & Sweet’ features eight tracks, seven of which – including the title track – were co-written by the GOT7 singer.

HYBE Labels subsidiary ADOR, home to K-pop girl group NewJeans, have opened online auditions for a potential new boyband.Today (March 28), ADOR unveiled several posters and videos on social media and YouTube announcing its ‘The Real Hype Boys’ audition. The label will be accepting online auditions on ador.world from now until 1pm KST on April 14.An unnamed male trainee as well as the members of NewJeans feature in the promotional video for the auditions, which details the online application period and host countries where in-person auditions will take place.Per ADOR’s guidelines, the auditions are open to boys born between 2004-2012.

Hearts were breaking for Ryan Connor on Coronation Street as the DJ took the force of a glass of acid intended for Daisy Midgeley on her wedding day. Daisy's stalker Justin Rutherford was lurking in the shadows at the Rovers Return as the pair locked up the pub.

Manchester United supporters have been left shocked following Finnish businessman Thomas Zilliacus' proposal to buy the Reds.

Ethan Shanfeld Fifth Season, the production house behind “Severance,” “Tokyo Vice” and “80 for Brady,” is developing series based on Jean Kwok’s 2014 novel “Mambo in Chinatown,” as well as her upcoming book “The Leftover Woman,” which hits shelves later this year. According to its official description, “The Leftover Woman” is “an evocative family drama and riveting mystery about the ferocious pull of motherhood for two very different women.” Published by William Morrow, the novel will be released on Oct. 10, 2023. “Mambo in Chinatown,” which landed on various year-end lists in 2014, is “about a young woman torn between her family duties in Chinatown and her escape into the world of ballroom dancing.”

Manchester United's share price has risen by six per cent ahead of the deadline for takeover bids today.

ITV2's hit show The Cabins has been cancelled after just two series. The reality show, which was heralded the 'new Love Island ', saw single 20-somethings ditch their dating apps and find love in secluded cabins. After moving into the titular cabins, stars of the show would have 24 hours to decide if they wanted more time with the person they'd been matched with for a very intense first date.The show proved popular with fans, and performed well as a replacement for Love Island when it wasn't being broadcast in the summer.

Gary Lineker admitted he was 'glad to be back' on the BBC to present Manchester City''s FA Cup tie against Burnley, after controversially being told to step back from presenting Match of the Day last weekend.

New Order have backed the #LetTheMusicMove campaign against proposed changes to US visa rules that would impact touring artists.Last month saw the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announce that it was planning to raise touring visa fees for foreign acts by more than 250 per cent.The DHS said in its proposal that applications for a P visa, which is for acts arriving in the states to perform temporarily, would increase from the current rate of $460 (£375.23) to $1,615 (£1,317). Meanwhile, the longer-term O work visa would jump from $460 (£375.23) to $1,655 (£1,349).Numerous musicians have since spoken out against the plans, saying that it would be “a huge hardship to pay such high visa fees”.

Princess Diana's brother Charles Spencer has blasted Donald Trump for claims he made about the late royal. The former US President has claimed his new book Letters to Trump will feature missives from Diana, the late Queen Elizabeth II, Russian president Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un - among others.

Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris, and Gillian Gilbert of New Order spoke today (March 15) at this year’s SXSW and discussed becoming musicians, the evolution of their sound and growing up in Manchester.The trio were keynote speakers at the annual tech and marketing festival, in conversation with Will Hodgkinson, rock and pop critic of The Times. Andy Burnham, Mayor of Manchester, introduced the keynote, calling New Order “the ultimate Manchester band” before adding that it was “a big statement”.The band kicked off their chat by discussing how they weren’t necessarily “anti-musicians” but they were “anti-success”, with Sumner pointing to growing up working class before “punk came along” giving him the chance to express himself, without being a virtuoso. “I didn’t want to be famous, I didn’t care about that at all.