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Amid relics of Manchester's industrial past, 10 years ago, a new era for the North of England was ushered in. The Northern Powerhouse speech at the Museum of Science and Industry set out a vision of an interconnected region that, together, could 'take on the world'.
The idea was that, by joining forces as a 'collection' of cities spanning from Liverpool to Hull, the North could compete with other major conurbations on the global stage. "Together," George Osborne said, "our northern cities can be more than the sum of their parts."
The then-Chancellor and 'local MP' for Tatton promised a 'radical transport plan' for the North, new regional mayors and investment in science, innovation and culture. He described the 'vital' HS2 line that was supposed to boost rail links to London as 'the most important investment in the North for a century' - and called for the construction of a third high-speed railway line linking Manchester to Leeds.
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Later that year, Prime Minister David Cameron brought Chinese President Xi Jinping to Manchester and declared that the Northern Powerhouse project now had the backing of China. Mr Osborne promised billions of pounds would be coming into northern England.
The next few months saw a flurry of investment flowing into Manchester - including £78m for The Factory arts centre, which opened as Aviva Studios last year - and a quarter of a billion pounds for the University of Manchester's Henry Royce Institute of advanced materials. The following year, work on the Ordsall Chord - a new train line linking Manchester's city centre stations - got under way.
But by the time the train line opened in 2017, things had changed. A political
The hits keep coming for Diddy! But is Lady GaGa involved with the latest one?
Daryl Hall has opened up about the “real truth” behind the feud with his former Hall & Oates bandmate John Oates.The pair have been embroiled in a legal battle after Hall announced he was suing Oates after claiming that he was left “blindsided” by his plan to sell a business stake last November – which Oates described as “inaccurate”.Now in a new interview with Billboard, the ‘I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)’ singer opened up about the origins of their split. “John and I did not have a creative relationship for decades; the last song I wrote with John was in 2000, and that was with somebody else.
Scarlett Johansson opened up about her involvement in the Jurassic World universe in a new film directed by Gareth Edwards and penned by David Koepp.
Fleabag co-stars Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Andrew Scott were spotted in the crowd at a recent London date of Taylor Swift’s Eras tour, having a moment that will be very relatable to any concertgoer.The pair, who played forbidden love interests in Waller-Bridge’s hit TV show, were seen leaving the VIP tent on the stadium floor during the show.They were presumably dipping out for a tactical bathroom / bar break during the epic three-and-a-half hour performance, but as they headed for the exits, suddenly, the opening notes of a Swift classic rang out: Style, a single from Swift’s 2014 pop opus, 1989.Suddenly, all plans were abandoned, as the pair clutched each other and sprinted back to the VIP tent for a dance – stopping only to quickly exchange a Swift friendship bracelet with a fan.The former TV co-stars are among a bevy of big celebs who’ve been spotted at Swift’s London shows, which took over Wembley Stadium over the past few days.Stars Tom Cruise, Liam Hemsworth, Hugh Grant, Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis along with Swift’s boyfriend Travis Kelce were all spotted dancing along to Shake It Off from the confines of the VIP tent at Wembley Stadium.In another clip, a happy-looking Cruise exchanged friendship bracelets with fans.And Swift even bought her football star boyfriend on stage for the third night of her Wembley Stadium stop.In a sweet moment, the Super Bowl champ carried his girlfriend on stage before she performed the new song I Can Do It With a Broken Heart.Kelce was also spotted in the VIP tent at one of Swift’s Sydney shows during the Eras tour’s visit down under earlier this year.
Pete Townshend has spoken to NME about next year’s production of Quadrophenia, A Mod Ballet – as well as the turbulent past and uncertain future of The Who.The dance adaptation of the band’s seminal 1973 album, currently in development and set to tour the UK in the summer of 2025, is Townshend’s first foray in ballet following projects in the media of opera and literature.“What inspires me is trying to do something that has a slightly more ambitious thread,” he told NME. “It’s not me being pompous. It’s just something that seemed to fit more into the dis-conjunction that I felt when I left art school and ended up in the band.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Scarlett Johansson confirmed to ComicBook.com that she is, in fact, headlining the next “Jurassic World” movie, which is being directed by “Rogue One” and “Godzilla” filmmaker Gareth Edwards from a script penned by David Koepp. The screenwriter is returning to the dinosaur franchise after having penned Steven Spielberg’s “Jurassic Park” (1993) and “The Lost World: Jurassic Park” (1997). “I am an enormous ‘Jurassic Park’ fan,” Johansson said.
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.Following an appearance at the Cannes Lions Festival on June 20—where paired a “Fearless” with his latest 1989-coded look—the group of three made their way to London to catch first night at Wembley stadium. Per , the group arrived together in low-key looks, with Travis taking a few moments to and before the show.This one is particularly romantic.By Though neither Jason nor Kylie were seen wearing friendship bracelets during their time in France, I was right in that Swifties would hook them up with plenty in London.
Figen Murray has said she feels 'let down' and 'misled' by Rishi Sunak after his decision to call an election saw her terror safety law fall by the wayside.
Two Wigan Athletic supporters who tried to sneak flares into a football stadium have been banned from attending matches.
Scooter Braun announced today that that “after 23 years, this chapter as a music manager has come to an end.”
Liam Gallagher debuted the ‘rap’ from the Sawmills demo of Oasis‘ ‘Columbia’ during one of his recent shows in Manchester. Watch the footage below.The Britpop band released the previously unheard version of the song – titled ‘Columbia (Sawmills Outtake)’ – last week to preview their upcoming 30th anniversary edition of ‘Definitely Maybe’.Mixed for the first time by Noel Gallagher and Callum Marinho, the extended early take of the track clocks in at over seven minutes, and is based around an effectively simple chord structure.It boasts “hypnotic rhythms” that “spiral into delayed drums and droning feedback”, as well as a ‘rapped’ segment from Liam.The singer incorporated the ‘rap’ into his live performance of ‘Columbia’ at his show at the Co-Op Live arena on Saturday night (June 15) – which marked the first ‘Definitely Maybe’ tour date since the demo dropped.Later, a fan on X/Twitter asked Liam if he was “gonna rap again for the rest of the tour”.
Anohni and the Johnsons played their first show in nine years in Athens last night (June 13) – read on to see the footage.READ MORE: Anohni – ‘My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross’ review: a sublime soul reinventionThe group last performed live in June 2015, the final show taking place in Hobart, Australia. That absence came to an end in the Greek capital’s Odeon of Herodes Atticus on Thursday with a show that took in material from across their career, as well as Anohni’s 2016 solo album ‘Hopelessness’.The group were introduced by the renowned performance artist Marina Abramovic, and gave live debuts to a number of songs, including ‘It Must Change’, ‘Can’t’ and ‘Why Am I Alive Now?’Check out footage below:ANOHNI and the Johnsons @ Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Acropolis.
Concerns were raised about Russell Brand‘s behavior two decades ago on Big Brother‘s Big Mouth and a rumor spread about his making crew members wait outside his dressing room whilst he masturbated, according to a Banijay investigation published this morning.
new Brat Pack documentary on Hulu, Andrew McCarthy, 61, confronted writer David Blum, 68, about how he coined the now-iconic group title in a notorious New York Magazine cover story from 1985.At the time, Blum was doing a piece on Emilio Estevez and joined him on a night out in LA with other actors including Rob Lowe and Judd Nelson. Blum ran the Brat Pack profile that changed the lives of McCarthy, Estevez, Lowe, Nelson, Demi Moore, Anthony Michael Hall, Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy forever.
“Bridgerton” Season 3 part 2 (now streaming on Netflix), Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) and Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) finally give into their feelings and have a steamy interlude together. Spoilers ahead for Season 3 part 2. In previous interviews, the actors have revealed that they “broke furniture” while filming a sex scene.
Wondering why Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are already selling their $61 million mansion that they bought back in June of 2023? An insider is revealing details.
Good Morning Britain's guest Russ Cook had to apologise after he mistakenly referred to host Susanna Reid as Kate Garraway.The ITV morning show, which aired on Wednesday 12 June, was hosted by Susanna, 53, and Ed Balls, 57. The programme covered a range of topics including the latest general election news and debates about David Beckham potentially receiving an honour from the King. One segment that had the hosts laughing was an interview with long-distance runner Russ Cook, also known as The Hardest Geezer.
EXCLUSIVE: Ketchup Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Ozi, Voice of the Forest, an animated feature produced by Appian Way Productions, Mike Medavoy and GCI Film, which features a voice cast led by Amandla Stenberg.