A giant pillow fight and ball pit is coming to Manchester

With the Royal Family's annual trip to the Balmoral Estate in Scotland only days away, we can expect to see the likes of the King and the Duke of Edinburgh in their traditional Highland dress as they attend events such as the Braemar Gathering. One royal who hasn't been pictured wearing a traditional kilt ever since he was young is the Prince of Wales as he frequently opts for a suit when carrying out duties in Scotland.This apparent aversion to wearing a traditional kilt was recently criticised by Alan Cochrane in The Telegraph who claimed the Prince "should accept wearing one whilst working, and certainly at Balmoral, or while on official duty north of the Highland line." He believes the kilt "should be regarded as part of [William's] uniform." After the comments about William's choice not to wear the traditional garment when he heads north, former BBC royal Correspondent Jennie Bond defended the Prince to OK! The expert quipped: “Give the man a break! Poor William has to obey so many rules and observe so many conventions.

Queens Of The Stone Age frontman Josh Homme has shared his thoughts on musicians who don’t play their biggest hits in favour of newer material.Speaking to the Tuna on Toast With Stryker podcast, Homme said: “I understand that I’m always going to play ‘No One Knows’ because I still like playing that song and that’s something that it’s an agreement with the audience. I assume that this is a part of coming here to see us, and here you go.”He continued: “When there’s bands that don’t want to play their big song or their big songs, I always think it’s a little cunty to do that. Acting like a song that a lot of people like is a burden is just a strange reaction to the gift that your fans have given you.

Reese Witherspoon is officially single again.

The FIFA Women’s World Cup just kicked off in New Zealand this week!

Emma Roberts is enjoying a rare day out with her boyfriend.

A Rochdale pub landlord has spoken of his surprise after Manchester City star Rodri called into his boozer this week.

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.

A £35m regeneration project which will see Bolton town centre undergo a huge transformation is underway. The Central Street Project, which will deliver 167 new rental homes boasting rooftop terraces and gardens, has entered a key phase, with the site fully prepared and foundations now being installed.

Marks and Spencer customers have been stunned by one of the brand's budget M&S Collection budget dresses which they have hailed 'extremely flattering', 'breezy' and 'eye-catching'. The £10 M&S summer dress has been designed to hide bloated stomachs and lumps and bumps while pulling in the waist for a flattering illusion.

Homeowners across the UK could be dealt a further blow today (August 3) as the Bank of England is expected to raise interest rates once again. After its meeting with the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in June, the Bank hiked the base rate to 5 per cent - the highest rate in 15 years.

Manchester United may have got major parts of their transfer business over the line but there are still plenty of loose ends to tie up before the end of the month.

Euphoria’s cast have shared tributes to Angus Cloud, who died earlier this week.Cloud, who starred in the hit HBO series as Fez, was 25. The actor’s death was confirmed in a statement from his family on Monday (July 31), which came just weeks after the death of his father.“It is with the heaviest heart that we had to say goodbye to an incredible human today,” the statement read. “As an artist, a friend, a brother and a son, Angus was special to all of us in so many ways.

An Ayrshire nursing home where 22 people died during a Covid-19 outbreak at the height of the pandemic has made considerable improvements to its care provision.

Lee Johnson's apology was more of a 'sorry, not sorry' affair as he attempted to focus on the future and steer talk of last week's defeat in Andorra.

Zack Snyder’s surreal film Sucker Punch has had an extended Blu-ray version released. But the director has raised fanboy and fangirl hopes by stating in a recent interview that we ain’t seen nothin’ yet.

Mark Zuckerberg has quite the appetite!The Facebook founder took to Threads — his latest social media platform — where he replied to a post from McDonald's asking if their followers wanted anything from the famous fast-food chain.«20 nuggets, a quarter pounder, large fries, Oreo McFlurry, apple pie, and maybe some side cheeseburgers for later?» Zuckerberg replied, giving followers a look at his huge Mickey D's order.MMA fighter, Mike Davis jokingly chastised Zuckerberg's order, reminding the tech CEO that he's currently in training for his reported fight with Elon Musk.«You’re in camp! No Mcdonalds

A young Scots couple have opened up on the heartbreak of losing a baby as they continue to fight to extend their family through IVF.

Shocking video footage showing huge volumes of fish, sea rays and shellfish killed by an indiscriminate prawn trawler has sparked calls for action.

A bolder festival season is here! Olivia Culpo is gearing up to listen to her favorite artists as they continue to take the stages across the Summer Festivals.

such as Steve Harvey getting candid about their own high-profile economics.Last year, I was proud to be a guest on their powerhouse podcast of the same name, which we recorded inside a classroom of the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy in Detroit, Michigan. Now, it’s time to have these financial gurus on “Renaissance Man.”We went full Jim Cramer on the show this week, talking about how athletes and celebrities can lose their big bucks — and who should actually be taking the blame for.

As the SAG-AFTRA strike enters its second month with no end in sight, joining the WGA strike that began in May, some of Hollywood’s biggest stars have been taking to picket lines to support the unions.