Young mum described as 'ray of light' tragically dies of cancer days before Christmas

The Smile, Young Fathers and Gossip will headline this year’s BBC 6 Music Festival – check out the full line up below.The event will take place from March 7-10 in Greater Manchester at the City’s Victoria Warehouse.Young Fathers will perform on March 7 with Hulme and Moss Side based NIA community choir. They will be supported by Hal Baker and SHERELLE, who will perform a DJ set.March 8 will see Gossip headline at their first UK show in over four years.

Lola Young has announced a UK and European headline tour for 2024 – find all the details below and purchase tickets here.The Londoner will be kicking off the tour with a hometown show at Scala on March 5, before continuing on to the Deaf Institute in Manchester (6) and Bristol’s The Island (7).After that, the singer-songwriter will embark on her North American tour on March 17 at Vinyl in Atlanta, Georgia, before going on to perform in cities like New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles.She’ll return to Europe in April for dates in Paris (20), Amsterdam (23), Cologne (24), Hamburg (25), and Copenhagen (26).Tickets go on sale this Friday (January 19) at 10am GMT, and you can purchase tickets for UK dates from here.The tour news comes on the heels of Young’s new single ‘Wish You Were Dead’, which the BRIT-nominated artist said helped her to “process an abusive and at times toxic relationship I experienced”.She added on social media that “even though at times i felt trapped, it’s about loving a person regardless of the fact they are hurting you”.Wish you were dead is out now !! ❤️‍

Vulnerable, elderly patients waiting more than a day for a bed; patients at the end of their lives dying in A&E while they’re waiting for a bed to pass away in dignity; and an estimated ‘2,000 excess deaths in November’ alone.

A vodka and cocaine fuelled killer driver crashed into a cyclist before fleeing and leaving him to die. After police traced Sam Hughes, he gave officers false names and pretended to be someone else.

Rylan Clark left his fans 'welling up' with a message before being seen ringing in the New Year at a party with his mum Linda after a 'tough year'. The BBC Radio 2 host appeared on his last show of the year on Saturday and it wouldn't have been right if he hadn't got Linda involved.

Strictly Come Dancing star Oti Mabuse ended 2023 by sharing a sweet video of her cradling her new-born while surrounded by some of her family after becoming a mum for the first time. The dancer has been sharing glimpses into her first Christmas with her baby after announcing their arrival on Christmas Day.

We all know how difficult it is to save and in the current climate it feels harder than ever. And where families are concerned, there's always something else the money needs spending on.

A mum who was inspired to lose weight for a holiday to Tenerife has revealed how she’s now managed to shed an incredible six and a half stone.

Oti Mabuse has shared a 'first' with her newborn as she gave a fresh glimpse into life as a first-time mum. The former Strictly Come Dancing star posted a selfie to social media earlier this week alongside her husband Marius Lepure as they noted how things have changed since becoming parents.

A grieving son sorting through his mum's affairs the day after she died discovered a heartbreaking note.

Belle Dingle is set for another milestone in Emmerdale as she gets engaged. The character, played by Eden Taylor-Draper, has spent her whole life in the village having made her first on-screen appearance on Christmas Day in 1988, then played by twins Emily and James Mather.

A mother-of-two's face turned into a “red-hot furnace” on Christmas Day, and made her look like “Rudolph” and feel incredibly self-conscious.

Christmas Strictly viewers were left stunned following Gorka's singing performance.

Christmas may have landed right at start of the week this year but if you've turned on the TV and jumped to ITV, you may be wondering what the day is and if you have completely skipped over Christmas as some of the network's best-loved shows continue to air.

It's finally Christmas Day!

If the excitement has kept you awake and you're up early on Christmas day, the TV may already be on and if so, you may be surprised to see that Good Morning Britain and Lorraine is on the air like it usually is early in the morning on weekdays.

They're a familiar Christmas sight - the snaking queues at butchers across Greater Manchester as families make their final festive preparations.

Planners came under fire as affordable apartments with less than the required standard space were given the thumbs up. Salford’s planning committee approved the development of a nine-storey block with a community centre on the ground floor and 35 apartments above at St Mary’s Road, Eccles.

Manchester United and England footballer Mason Mount says he felt 'privileged' to spend Christmas festivities with a group of special people 'often overlooked'. Residents at Timperley Nursing Home were thrilled to be joined by the special guest for their early Christmas dinner on Thursday, December 21.

The Met Office has predicted that the UK will get a White Christmas this year - but not for many.