Delays and cancellations to trains between Manchester and London due to 'overhead wire problem'

A witness appeal has been issued after two people were killed after they were hit by a driver in a speeding BMW in south Manchester.

Seven boroughs of Greater Manchester have seen a week-on-week rise in Covid-19 rates, new data shows.

The Manchester Evening News made a Coronation Street cameo in Sunday night's hour-long episode as Laura Neelan read our article about the soap.

The Masked Singer‘s brand new season debuts this coming Wednesday (March 9) on Fox.

Stefanie Reid has brushed off her shock exit from Dancing On Ice by revealing she wants to do I’m A Celebrity next.Fans were in uproar on Sunday night (March 6) when the Paralympian was booted out of the contest – missing next week’s semi-final.Viewers were outraged that following the skate-off, the TV judges including Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean voted to save BMX star Kye Whyte.Even though this was his fourth time in the bottom two, they kept him in the contest and amazingly sent Stef packing.But the determined track and field medallist – who lost her right foot in a boating accident when she was a teenager – wants to put the controversy “on ice” as she is now eyeing up the endurance show.Stef – who also made the finals of Celebrity MasterChef in 2018 – said: “If it’s in Australia, I am in - send me somewhere warm! We’ll see if I make it into the jungle!“Although, as competitive as I am, my gag reflex is out of control.“I’d be there trying so hard to eat stuff but gagging. So that kind of terrifies me.

Manchester City.The Red Devils were humiliatingly beaten 4-1 by their local rivals on Sunday evening, with Riyad Mahrez and Kevin De Bruyne both bagging two each whilst summer signing Jadon Sancho was on target for United. Question marks are, understandably, being raised of interim boss Ralf Rangnick now and stories about unrest amongst the squad behind the scenes is certainly a cause for concern amongst the higher powers at United.

Ukraine crisis fundraiser by "popping her hot tub virginity" but it came close to ending in tragedy. The content creator who posts racy videos onto her OnlyFans account, revealed that a friend had to stop her using a dangerous device to heat her paddling pool as it could have electrocuted her.

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos have a hand-holding problem.

Eamonn Holmes, 62, has been pictured with his walking stick in hand as he attended an event today.The GB News presenter looked dapper posing alongside his co-star Isabel Webster at Turn The Tables 2022.Eamonn posed for the camera as he smiled broadly despite his recent confession about his health woes.The TV star was walking with the aid of his walking stick at the event held at BAFTA Piccadilly in aid of Cancer Research UK.Eamonn has been struggling with chronic pains after trapping a sciatic nerve in his back.He previously admitted that he felt like a nuisance to his family due to his walking issues, his wife Ruth Langsford recounted.Speaking on Loose Women about her husband’s health issues, Ruth confessed that Eamonn’s comments on his health made her feel sad.She said: "Eamonn started his new job this week and because of that he’s been giving a lot of interviews, as you do."People have asked about his health because he’s had a really rough year this year."Bulging discs in his back, he hasn’t been able to walk properly, it’s transferred down his leg and he’s really finding it hard to walk," she continued."He said in this interview, which actually made me feel a bit sad, he said, 'I think my family are a bit fed up with me now.'"He said, 'The kids are a bit embarrassed about how I move around or don’t move around, and Ruth’s getting a bit fed up with me.'"I thought, well, I am and I’m not.

Kylie Jenner is taking heat for getting a little too close for comfort with her mom’s beau Corey Gamble!

Alec Baldwin is NOT doing a good job handling the Rust shooting fallout.

WHAT is going on with Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox?

Chris Willman Music WriterDolly Parton is hosting the Academy of Country Music Awards tonight for the first time since 2000. In the interim, she has hosted the primary rival show, the Country Music Association Awards, twice as well.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThis season of “The Masked Singer” features contestants who have been divided into three camps: “The Good, The Bad and The Cuddly.” You’ll have to figure out if the show is talking about its guest panelists as well. (And if so, who gets which designation!)Fox has exclusively revealed to Variety who will be stopping by to help the show’s usual panelists helo judge this season’s costumed celebrities. Joining regular panelists Nicole Scherzinger, Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, Ken Jeong and Robin Thicke will be guests Eric Stonestreet (who appears on the second episode, on March 16), Leslie Jordan (returning for his second appearance on “Masked Singer”) and Nicole Byer, stopping by the show for the first time.

Wilson Chapman editorEven people who haven’t watched an episode of anime in their life probably recognize “Sailor Moon.” The pretty guardian is one of the most famous and beloved anime characters in the history of the medium, and in her home country of Japan she’s a veritable cultural icon on the level of Goku from “Dragon Ball Z.” And while the original manga by Naoko Takeuchi started it all, most fans of the character discovered her from the first anime adaptation, which premiered on March 7, 1992.The ’90s “Sailor Moon” anime is by no means perfect. Because it was created concurrently with the manga, premiering only three months after the first “Sailor Moon” chapter was published, it’s a very loose adaptation, with entire character backstories and personalities being altered and key arcs playing out in vastly different ways.

Selome Hailu Latoya Raveneau, director of “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder,” has entered an overall deal at Disney to develop and produce animated projects with Disney Television Animation and 20th Television Animation. The deal also includes terms for live-action content development.Through the new agreement, Raveneau is now developing a pilot at Disney Television Animation under the leadership of Meredith Roberts, the studio’s senior vice president and general manager.

EastEnders.” Another agreed: “Loved that opening, especially Sharon and Martin’s cheeky scene #EastEnders.”A third pointed out: “Sharon’s new coat is a reference to the new EastEnders set.

Shane tragically passed away on Friday 4 March at the age of 52 while holidaying in Thailand. Three days on from his death, Deputy spokesperson of the Thai police, Kritsana Pattanacharoen, said the autopsy report had concluded that Warne had a “natural death”. But, it has been widely reported that prior to his death, cricket legend Shane had embarked on an extreme ‘liquid diet’ – one that replaces solid food for juices, soups and shakes – which are popularly used for apparent detoxication purposes.

Emmerdale fans are not impressed. The ITV evening news which was originally a half an hour programme that started at 6.30pm now runs for an additional 30 minutes, pushing Emmerdale into a new start time of 7:30pm.The new alteration also has a major effect on Coronation Street which is now pushed back from its original start time during the weekdays too.

Dizzee Rascal smashed a photographer's camera after being found guilty of assaulting his ex-partner following a row over child custody arrangements. While the rapper denied assaulting his ex Cassandra Jones as he took the stand in court, District Judge Polly Gledhill found the performer to be "evasive" and "belligerent" when giving evidence – thus leading to a guilty verdict.

Showing a different side. A previously unreleased portrait of the late Princess Diana is now being displayed at Kensington Palace.