'We just want more big stores': Shoppers welcome Mill Gate revamp plans - but some think it's already up to scratch

Nothing quite says Easter like a giant cookie bowl stuffed with Creme Egg, Kinder Bueno and Mini Eggs does it? These are the sweet treats that have sparked queues at the Batch'd bakery stalls inside Manchester Arndale and will open this week at the Trafford Centre too.

Supermarket shoppers have praised Aldi for a £35 Specialbuy thanks to advice given by Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis last week. Last week, the ITV This Morning finance expert advised people on how they can stay warm without turning the heating on.

Shoppers have gone wild for a toastie-maker which looks exactly like a Ted Baker tote bag.

Marta Balaga Following their collaboration on short “When the Hurlyburly’s Done” and “Killing All the Flies,” Alex Eslam and Hanna Maria Heidrich share directorial duties on eight-episode German Sky Atlantic series “Souls,” which competed at Canneseries this week.Produced by Geißendörfer Pictures and Sky Deutschland, its complex plot combines the concept of reincarnation, the kind of love that cheats death and even sees one of its characters, played by Julia Koschitz, caught in a time loop à la Bill Murray in “Groundhog Day.”“It was always clear to me that this topic was way too big to focus on just one storyline,” explains Eslam, who created the series. His protagonists, who seemingly have nothing in common, represent the past, present and the future connected to one tragic event: a passenger plane accident that left many questions unanswered. Until teenage boy Jacob, fresh off a traumatic incident of his own, announces that in a previous life, he was actually the plane’s pilot.

Former Made In Chelsea star Louise Thompson has been forced to endure yet another setback in her battle with post-traumatic stress disorder following the difficult labour with her son Leo which left her fighting for her life.The 31-year-old wellbeing influencer, who has consistently opened up to fans about the severe mental health struggles she has encountered since the November birth of her son, told her Instagram followers last night that she's suffering a severe knock-back in her recovery and "just wants to live a normal life". In a photo posted to her Instagram account, fitness guru Louise is seen posing with five-month old son Leo, who is sleeping in her arms.

The Moor, the much-loved restaurant in Heaton Moor, has closed down, its owners have confirmed. In a pained statement on its website, it cited insurmountable problems with increased overheads, from produce to energy costs.

Privacy, please! Two months after news broke that Bill Hader is dating Anna Kendrick, the actor refused to address their relationship in a recent interview.

Angel Olsen has confirmed details of a new studio album. Big Time is due June 3 via Jagjaguwar and is preceded by new song "All The Good Times." You can see a video for the single below.

Spoiler alert: In case you forgot, the Mad Men finale, titled “Person to Person,” finds ad exec Don Draper (Hamm) visiting Esalen, the spiritual retreat in Southern California, after becoming fed up with the advertising game. There, he meets Clementine (Osceola), an amiable front desk girl with red ribbons braided into her pigtails. Later, while meditating, Draper envisions the famous (and very real) “I'd Like To Buy The World A Coke” commercial, which features a woman with a similar hairstyle. In 2017, Hamm and Osceola were seen leaving a coffee shop together, but rumors about their romance in 2020. In the last year or so, they've been spotted together more often, including on a vacation.

The 94th Oscars celebration has officially kicked off with the official red carpet at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

Jamie Lee Curtis arrived at the94th annual Academy Awards on Sunday with a purpose! The actress showed her support for Ukraine in a blue dress, complete with a ribbon wrapped around her finger.  “I just want to represent the refugee crisis and let people wake up and realize that this is a humanitarian crisis.

Jamie Lee Curtis arrived at the 94th annual Academy Awards on Sunday with a purpose! The “Halloween” actress showed her support for Ukraine in a blue dress, complete with a ribbon wrapped around her finger.

ESSENCE 15th Anniversary Black Women In Hollywood Awards Highlighting "The Black Cinematic Universe" in Beverley Hills. She got hyped for the luncheon at home with her daughter Olympia, posing and dancing in her glamorous ensemble in a video that was shared on Instagram.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.If you're interested in Williams' dress for yourself, just know that it was created with a more budget-friendly price tag in mind. "I’m Serena Williams, and I don’t want to pay $1,000 or $3,000 for an outfit—I can, and I’m not going to," she about her fashion line and the desire to keep it at a realistic price point.

EXCLUSIVE: In what is turning into a cast of comedic hall-of-famers, sources tell Deadline Seth Rogen is set to join Bill Murray in Aziz Ansari’s feature directorial debut Being Mortal. Ansari is also on board to co-star from a script he wrote. He is also producing with Youree Henley.  Taylor Friedman and Cameron Chidsey are overseeing for Searchlight Pictures.

Bury Council is to buy the Mill Gate shopping centre, paving the way for its redevelopment.

Ed Sheeran, The Chemical Brothers and more have donated to a series of exclusive prize draws for the DEC's Ukraine appeal. The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) is holding a number of draws with prizes ranging from special meet and greets to VIP concert tickets to benefit the organisation's Ukraine humanitarian aid appeal.

John Travolta is feeling on top of the world.The "Pulp Fiction" actor happily revealed on Instagram that he can now pilot 737 planes, the type of aircraft that many commercial airliners often use. "A very proud moment for me. I just received my 737 license," he captioned a video in which he stood next to an airplane.In the short video, a smiling John noted all the different planes he now has licenses for. "Okay, so a very proud moment in my aviation history," he began.