Armed police called to 'man stood on edge of balcony with machete'

Elisabeth Moss knows a good thing when she sees it. Having worked with Blumhouse on “The Invisible Man,” the actress saw how the production company is able to take a thriller with a small budget and turn it into a global hit.

It has been almost one month since the tragic passing of Naya Rivera, and her former Glee co-star Jane Lynch had some lovely things to say about her today.

Kanye West himself revealed a secret meeting he had last weekend with Jared Kushner in Colorado.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticThe coronavirus pandemic may have delayed a new season of The Walking Dead but the $300 million legal deathmatch over the zombie apocalypse series shows no signs of giving up the ghost.Finally heading towards a jury trial in April 2021, CAA and ex-TWD showrunner Frank Darabont’s long simmering profits participation lawsuit against AMC flared up again late yesterday as both sides submitted a flurry of new filings to the New York Supreme Court. Once again, expletive filled emails from the Shawshank Redemption director plus the ongoing war over agency packaging were in the spotlight as all parties jockeyed for what would and would not be allowed as evidence in the proceedings net year.

Joe Biden finally named California Senator Kamala Harris as his vice presidential pick for the 2020 presidential election. Now, one day after that development, the two are scheduled to make their first appearance together as running mates.Biden and Harris will deliver their remarks from the presidential candidate's hometown of Wilmington, Delaware.

A mum from Rochdale has told a court how she almost fed her daughter shards of metal from a jar of baby food, allegedly contaminated by a farmer.Harpreet Kaur-Singh poured the Heinz Sunday chicken dinner into a bowl and was preparing to microwave it when she saw the slivers of metal.Nigel Wright, 45, is on trial at the Old Bailey accused of deliberately spiking the jar as part of a campaign to extort £1.4 million in bitcoin from Tesco.Prosecutors claim he bombarded the supermarket giant with letters and emails claiming he had planted poisoned goods in dozens of stores, and offering to reveal where they were in exchange for the money.Mrs Kaur-Singh today gave evidence at the trial via video-link.She told the court that she had been preparing

straight to your inboxManchester City's first two signings of the summer will both sit next to members of the team's leadership group in the home dressing room at the Etihad.City have moved early to secure Ferran Torres from Valencia and Nathan Ake from Bournemouth and the pair will take their place for games in the Blues' state-of-the-art facility at the stadium that was redeveloped in 2017. The space was made round to prevent any cliques developing with a unifying message wrapping above the heads of the players.As part of the introduction to the club, the two latest Blues were shown where they will sit in the dressing room.

straight to your inboxManchester City are edging closer to the promised land. After seeing off Real Madrid, Pep Guardiola’s men are three wins away from delivering the club’s first European Cup. Next up for City is a quarter-final clash with Lyon at Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon. Les Gones have endured mixed fortunes this season, finishing seventh in Ligue 1 before losing the last Coupe de la Ligue final to Paris Saint-Germain. However, any gloom from their domestic disappointments was lifted in glorious fashion as they stunned Juventus to progress to the last eight on away goals after the two-legged tie finished 2-2. Given that result, City can not afford to underestimate their French opponents on Saturday.

hereSpecialist officers from the Royal Logistic Corps were called to the scene and worked to make the area safe.The bomb squad safely removed the device to a nearby field, where a “controlled explosion” was carried out.A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson said: “Shortly before 2pm today (Wednesday 12 August 2020) police were called to a report that a suspected grenade had been found at a property on Delamere Road, Tameside.“Bomb disposal officers attended and safely removed the device to a nearby field where a controlled explosion was carried out.”

Dive right in! Like the weather, the Daily Star's FREE newsletter is a scorcherA man has been shot and seriously injured after a stand-off with police in Runcorn, Cheshire. Officers were called to an address at approximately 1:20pm on Wednesday afternoon after receiving concerned reports about the safety of a man there.When police arrived on the scene they found the man at the Knoll, an area of the town."During the incident a police firearm was discharged," Cheshire Police said in a statement.

Manchester Unite d this summer. The winger is apparently concerned by Borussia Dortmund's determination to keep hold of him for another season at least.

Facebook by one of the villagers shows the chaotic hunt.

Channel 4's A Place In The Sun left a bad impression with viewers on last night's show. Presenter Laura Hamilton was given a stern lecture by couple Sarah and Simon from Gloucester – who wanted a dream retirement home with a swimming pool in the Canary Islands resort Fuerteventura for just £200,000.When Laura suggested the budget wasn't realistic for bustling Corralejo, the town of their choice, she got an icy reception.She said: "The things you're mentioning, a pool, a view, two bedrooms...

Manchester City have reportedly entered the race for Bayern Munich star Thiago Alcantara and are believed to be ‘offering more’ than Liverpool for the midfielder. The Reds have been strongly linked with a summer transfer for Thiago across recently weeks with reports suggesting personal terms had been agreed.

Beck has released a new visual album of his ‘Hyperspace’ LP, in collaboration with NASA.The album is a collaboration between the singer and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), based in southern California.Streaming now on Beck’s website, the ‘Hyperspace’ visual album combines his tracks with images and data from NASA missions.Each song comes complete with its own accompanying NASA destination. “I think each song is kind of a different way that different people ‘Hyperspace’,” Beck said in a statement.

The Walking Dead, and she plays Maggie.She had a recurring role in season two but joined the cast full-time from season three onwards.

Lancs Live reports.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereThe youth, appearing in court over a video link, did not react when the foreman of the jury read out the guilty verdict.There was also no reaction from his parents, who were in court.The teenager pleaded guilty to assisting in the disposal of her body, but claimed he played no role in her death.He said he was offered 'a lot of money' by an unknown man to 'get rid of the body'.This was not accepted by the Crown - or the jury with its verdict.Her Honour Mrs Justice Jip confirmed she would pass sentence tomorrow - Friday, August 14.Over the course of the eight

hereDetective Sergeant Wayne Marshall said: "For someone to demonstrate such levels of brutality in this way is shocking and I am determined to ensure that we catch whoever is responsible for this attack and stop them from offending again."In a statement, GMP said: "Police were called shortly after 5pm to reports that a man - aged approximately 18 or 19 and wielding a metal bar - attacked a 29-year-old woman and her six-year-old child after they had had a picnic on a field near to the Ashton Canal in Denton, situated near the A57."The man repeatedly hit the woman with the bar and also her son, who thankfully managed to run off to the canal towpath."The attacker was last seen running off through the field towards the River Tame.He is

Manchester Magistrates' Court in relation to Mr Hanley's death.Connor Gould O’Casey, 22, of of Charles Street, Manchester city centre, and Jack Brown, 26, of no fixed address are both charged with murder.Mr Hanley was found on a sofa by the police after they were called to reports of a disturbance at his house.He was sadly pronounced dead at the scene after paramedics were called.

straight to your inboxLyon striker Karl Toko Ekambi feels that Manchester City might overlook them in Saturday night’s Champions League quarter-final clash.With a huge clash with Barcelona or Bayern Munich awaiting the victors, the Blues’ meeting with the French side is not the most eagerly-awaited of the ties in the last-eight tournament being staged in Lisbon.And Cameroon international Ekambi thinks that City might just neglect to pay attention to the “Tom Thumb” side who finished seventh in Ligue 1.The fact that they eliminated Italian champions Juventus in the last 16 might prove him wrong, but Ekambi feels Lyon will also be fresher than City.With the French league being abandoned in March, their only games since have been the French

It is 2020 and abortion is still legal thanks to Roe v. Wade—legislation that Republicans would love to terminate—but laws and restrictions still vary from state to state with dozens of states, often the conservative Red States, still aiming to make it difficult or next to impossible to safely and legally end a pregnancy.