While MPs fought over sending people to Rwanda, the plight of starving children went unnoticed

Mr Bungle appear to be teasing their live return to the UK.The Mike Patton-fronted band has not played in the UK since 2000, having performed their last show in Nottingham before splitting up. The band then reunited almost two decades on, but have not played in the UK since.Now, it appears that might be changing.

Manchester has one of the lowest life expectancy rates for a newborn male, according to published new data which shows men here can expect to live for just over 75 and a half years. For females, the city has the third lowest life expectancy in the country, of 79.2 years.

Chef and Sunday Brunch presenter Simon Rimmer, 60, has accidently let slip that he's a part of this year's ITV singing competition, The Masked Singer - or has he? Fans were shocked as the host spilled the beans on air that he is in fact Dippy Egg as he chatted to Absolutely Fabulous legend Julia Sawalha, 55, after she was recently unveiled as Bubble Tea on the hit show. As the pair reflected on her time on the show, the star seemed to forget himself in the moment. He said: "I always assumed that you picked your own costumes," Simon commented.

There are just a few hours to go until the all-important final of The Traitors after an entertaining second series. Tonight (January 26) viewers will find out if the remaining Traitors, Harry and Andrew, will be victorious and steal the money, or if the final Faithfuls, Evie, Jaz and Mollie, will suss them out in time to win the prize pot.

The Armed have announced a 2024 UK and European tour which is set to begin this summer.The band will kick off their tour with a performance at Barcelona’s Primavera Sound Festival on May 30. From there, Tony Wolski and co.

Donald Trump may be poised to win the New Hampshire primary tonight, but the GOP front runner won’t be getting a vote from at least one musical legend.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor The Oscars nominations might not have given everything the people wanted, but diversity in the acting categories had several high points to celebrate. Lily Gladstone made history as the first Native American nominated for best actress, for her towering role as Mollie Burkhart in the crime thriller “Killers of the Flower Moon.” Colman Domingo became the first Afro Latino nominated in best actor for his powerhouse performance in the civil rights drama “Rustin.” He’s joined by fellow Black nominee Jeffrey Wright for “American Fiction.” This is only the second time in Oscar history where more than one Black actor, who wasn’t either Will Smith or Denzel Washington, was nominated for the leading prize.

The boss of the UK Cinema Association (UKCA) has said that British cinemagoers are not being fed enough quality local movies to get them back to movie theaters with the frequency of the pre-Covid era.

The morning before the first-in-the-nation New Hampshire primary, the atmosphere at the media center of gravity in Manchester was busy but hardly frenetic — muted may be more like it.

Rishi Sunak's Rwanda deportation bill has been voted against in the House of Lords. In what is a major blow for the Government's plans, the house of unelected peers voted against ratifying the bill.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba will be coming to the big screen, along with a sneak peek at the new season.Described as an extra-sized blockbuster experience, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training- will allow fans to revisit the finale of the Swordsmith Village Arc while also getting a glimpse at the highly anticipated Hashira Training Arc (season four).The upcoming event marks the first time the finale of the Swordsmith Village Arc has ever been shown in cinemas, and also the first-ever showing of the Hashira Training Arc‘s beginning.Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training- will screen in UK cinemas from February 23.

Rishi Sunak has been branded as "weak" after he refused to punish right-wing Tory MPs who voted against his Rwanda bill last night.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's flagship Rwanda deportation legislation survived a right-wing Conservative rebellion on Wednesday night (January 17).

CNN has dropped plans to hold a Republican debate on Sunday, after former UN ambassador Nikki Haley said that she would only participate in the event if former President Donald Trump did. That left Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as the only candidate who had committed to participate.

A new online petition is calling for the UK Government to reform the State Pension system and link the payment rate to the National Living Wage. Petition creator Michael Thompson, also proposes making a ‘universal State Pension’ available to everyone over the age of 60, worth £549.12 each week - equivalent to 47 hours at the National Living Wage rate.

Liam Gallagher has been revealed as the presenter of a children’s charity cover of The Beatles.The Manchester legend worked with GOODSTOCK in order to introduce the cover of ‘With A Little Help From My Friends’. GOODSTOCK is a charity founded by music industry executives and twin sisters, Katie and Debbie Gwyther, to raise funds for Highgate Primary School.Highgate Primary School attends to children with “autism, ADHD, Down’s syndrome and deafness”, working in partnership with Blanche Nevile School for the Deaf and Highgate Family Centre.

TV star Susan Hampshire made an emotional plea for a change in assisted dying laws on Thursday's Good Morning Britain, 11 January, as she opened up on her sister's "desperately painful" death. Susan, 86, is known for her long TV career which has included The Forsyte Saga, Vanity Fair, Monarch of the Glen and The Grand, as well as more recent appearances in Casualty and Midsomer Murders.

The atmosphere at the Arndale on Monday morning (January 8) was electric as huge crowds gathered to meet I’m A Celebrity winner Sam Thompson. The star was presenting live on This Morning from inside the shopping centre and on Exchange Square.

Audiences didn’t have a lot of new choices, nor a mega late-December blockbuster to ring in the first weekend of the new year at the movies, but the studio titles on offer are still drawing crowds and seeing strong holds, particularly with ongoing holidays in many international box office markets. Milestones are also being set as Warner Bros/Village Roadshow/Heyday Films’ Wonka topped $300M overseas while Disney’s Wish crossed $200M worldwide and AMC touted a new benchmark for Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour. 

Back in January 2020, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made the very public decision to step down as senior royals.The couple, who had married in a lavish ceremony only two years earlier, released a statement revealing that they intended to split their time between the UK and North America. "After many months of reflection and internal discussions, we have chosen to make a transition this year in starting to carve out a progressive new role within this institution," the couple shared.