We set out to find Greater Manchester's very best Chinese takeaway... and one special place came out on top

A takeaway addict who ballooned to more than 22 stone after gorging on unlimited food and drinks during an all-inclusive holiday earlier this year has shared his weight loss secrets. Charlie Murphy has made a dramatic change to his lifestyle - and his waistline - in just a few months.

With just one week left of the school holidays many people will be using this bank holiday to jet off abroad. If you are flying to your destination then it’s important to check the status of your flight on the day.

It's been reported Tony Hadley had to be rushed to hospital just moments before he was due on stage. It meant the Spandau Ballet star had to cancel the show at the last minute as he was taken for medical care.

Jennifer Anniston has revealed the sweet gesture that her longtime friend and two-time co-star Adam Sandler does for her. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, she said that Adam and his wife, Jackie have sent her flowers for a number of Mother’s Day’s after learning about her struggles with her fertility. She and Sandler, who have been friends “for decades” have starred alongside each other in three films.The most recent blockbuster being Murder Mystery 2 which was released earlier this year and is a sequel to the 2019 film Murder Mystery.

Plans for new neighbourhoods with thousands of homes, a school and a health centre in North Manchester are set to be approved next week. The major development is part of a £4bn project to rejuvenate this part of the city.

Jennifer Aniston‘s profile in WSJ. Magazine unearthed a tidbit that may surprise some people.

Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston‘s friendship just got a bit sweeter.

Jennifer Aniston's profile in WSJ. Magazine unearthed a tidbit that may surprise some people.While touching on Aniston's role in the Netflix film, the writer Ellen Gamerman mentioned that Adam Sandler plays her movie husband. And, in doing so, Gamerman also mentioned how Aniston's and Sandler's friendship goes way back.

England's date with destiny is looming large. Sarina Wiegman's Lionesses are set to represent the nation in its first football World Cup final since 1966.

More than 150 traders will be taking part in the 18th anniversary of Bolton Food and Drink Festival - known far and wide amongst foodie fans.

Estonia has selected the Sundance prize-winning doc Smoke Sauna Sisterhood as its entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 2024 Oscars.

A Lamborghini Wayne Rooney lent to Carlos Tevez when the Argentine first joined Manchester United is up for auction. Rooney reportedly offered the supercar to his new strike partner after Tevez was mocked by team-mates for driving a club-supplied Audi.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Tencent, the Chinese games, social media and streaming giant, reported further quarterly profits recovery after a dire 2022. But its revenues for the April-June period missed financial analysts’ expectations and point to continued weakness in the Chinese economy. Group revenues for the period were RMB149 billion ($20.6 billion), representing an 11% year-on-year growth, but a 1% quarter-on-quarter decline.

TIFF has begun announcing their Conversation With… (ICW) series for this year’s fest with Oscar winner Pedro Almodóvar, Hong Kong actor Andy Lau and Concrete Utopia Korean stars Lee Byung-hun and ParkSeo-jun set to sit down for chats.

Prime Day was just last month, Amazon just announced a second major savings event — Prime Big Deal Days — scheduled for October 2023. The mega sales event, which is exclusive to Prime members, will kick off the holiday shopping season.

Amazon Prime Day was a roaring success in July, with thousands of deals available across the 48-hour sale.

The Prince of Wales is a keen football fan and is frequently joined by Prince George in the stands to watch big matches involving England or their beloved Aston Villa team. As President of the Football Association (FA), Prince William plays a key role in supporting various teams in their competitions around the world.

Sequin- and self-actualization sprinkled congratulations are in order for Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie and all the dolls and guys as the phenomenon that is Barbie has now crossed $1B global in just its third weekend. We said yesterday it was on the cusp, and now here’s the pudding.

Former Manchester United player Charlie Savage has been caught in the crossfire of Reading's financial issues and could be blocked from playing for the club.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The Busan film festival’s Asian Project Market is set to welcome several of the region’s top auteurs either as producers or prospective directors at its next edition in October. APM organizers Thursday unveiled 30 projects to be presented during a four-day round of one-on-one meetings and pitching sessions. India’s Rima Das (“Tora’s Husband”) will pitch “Malti My Love.” Japan’s Fukada Koji (“Love Life,” “Harmonium”) will pitch “Nagi Notes.” Indonesia’s Makbul Mubarak (“Autobiography”) will pitch “Watch It Burn.” Among the successful producers adding their weight to APM contenders are: Patrick Mao Huang (“Moneyboys,” “Tiger Stripes”) selling Peter Ho’s project “Appetite for Desire”; Jeremy Chua (“Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell,” “Autobiography”), pitching Rafael Manuel’s “Filipinana”; Ichiyama Shozo (“Ash Is Puirest White”) pitching Song Fang’s Japan-China collaboration “Full Moon”; Fran Borgia (“A Land Imagined,” “Tiger Stripes”) pitching Aakash Chhabra’s “I’ll Smile in September”; and Tan Chui Mui (“Barbarian Invasion”) pitching Jian Xiaoshuan’s “To Kill A Mongolian Horse.” The project market and the Asian Contents & Film Market are both scheduled to operate Oct.