Driver, 75, appears in court accused of killing woman in Stockport crash

Pixar‘s Lightyear against anti-gay critics, describing them as “idiots”.The actor, who voices a human version of Buzz Lightyear in the upcoming Toy Story spin-off, has praised its depiction of a gay couple, saying those who criticise it should be ignored.“The real truth is those people are idiots,” said Evans (via The Guardian). “Every time there’s been social advancement as we wake up, the American story, the human story is one of constant social awakening and growth and that’s what makes us good.”Lightyear has reportedly been banned in over 14 countries, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, due to a scene that depicts a same-sex kiss.“There’s always going to be people who are afraid and unaware and trying to hold on to what was before.

Love Island is set for more drama after two new bombshells arrive in the villa - and one makes a move on Indiyah.New hunks Jay Younger and Remi Lambert landed in the villa on Tuesday night, and it looks like they're not afraid to shake things up.New boy Remi fancies Indiyah, so he pulls her for a chat on Wednesday (June 15) - despite her being coupled up with Ikenna.Remi wastes no time in complimenting the hotel waitress before quizzing her on kisses.He tells her: "You look nice by the way," before adding: "I am just wondering if you’ve kissed anyone yet..?"Indiyah replies: "It’s just literally been me and Ikenna."Ikenna and Indiyah got off to a slow start as a couple, but they recently shared a smooch in the villa, so sparks could fly between the pair before long.Remi asks the brunette beauty: "How’s that going?”Indiyah says: “It’s going alright, it’s going calm, like obviously we’re both taking it slow not rushing into anything, we are both on the same page and we both know that it’s early days and we’re not completely closing ourselves off, so it’s not a done deal, time will tell.”Remi then says: “That’s good to know that, as soon as I came in here I had my eyes on you, you know. I can’t lie.

Britney Spears has confirmed that her brother Bryan was “never invited” to her recent wedding, telling him to “go fuck [himself]” in a new Instagram post.Spears married Sam Asghari last Thursday (June 9) at their home in Thousand Oaks, California, with the guestlist featuring Paris Hilton, Madonna and Drew Barrymore, while Britney’s ex-husband Jason Alexander was arrested after gatecrashing the ceremony.In a new Instagram post, Britney discussed how Bryan was never set to attend her wedding, despite Bryan’s girlfriend Amber Lynn Conklin writing on their joint Instagram page that he missed the ceremony to attend his daughter’s graduation.In her post, Britney referenced a 2020 interview he gave on Drew Plotkin’s podcast about her conservatorship, which he called a “great thing” for the Spears family and something they had to “work together as a family to keep it all going.”In the new post, Britney wrote: “Bryan, your podcast interview was so SPECIAL,” she said, adding an eye-roll emoji. “I know you and the family had no bad intentions at all whatsoever taking all those years away when I wanted to honestly just be a respected individual with a glass of red wine.

Alone Together, at the Tribeca Film Festival on Tuesday, June 14. The stepped out in a slinky white crochet dress (or it might be a two-piece?), which she layered over a lacey bralette.

festival headline slot.The US chart-topper was due to perform at Strawberries & Creem 2022 on Saturday (June 18) but has had to step down after the Home Office made a decision to reject his entrance to the UK.The star will now be replaced by fellow rapper Ludacris for the show at Childerley Orchard, Cambridge, as the event organisers admitted feeling "deeply disappointed" by the "negative" ruling.A statement released by the festival read: "Lil Wayne will no longer be performing at Strawberries & Creem 2022. Ludacris will now perform on Saturday."Due to extreme circumstances beyond our control or influence, we are very sorry to inform you that Lil Wayne is now unable to perform at the festival on Saturday 18th June."Lil Wayne has been refused entry to the UK directly by the Home Office in a last-minute decision.

Vladimir Putin is seriously ill, suffering from either Parkinson’s Disease or cancer or both, a medical expert says there is "no convincing evidence" that the Russian leader is seriously ill.In fact, says Professor Michael Clarke, war studies fellow at King's College London, the only medical treatment Putin is undergoing is a regular dose of Botox.Professor Clarke said Putin has been "known to hit the Botox quite heavily" and while his doctors are "never far away” that is more likely to be because he’s a hypochondriac.He told Sky News that "these stories [of Putin’s illness] will circulate but there's no convincing evidence”."When you see him in these clips,” Professor Clarke added, “he looks alright. You can't detect Parkinson's from the way someone walks or detect cancer just by looking at photographs”.The General SVR Telegram channel, which reportedly run by a Kremlin insider, claimed that Putin had been struck down by a "sharp sickness, weakness and dizziness" last week.

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Emmerdale’s Nicola King was savagely attacked by a group of teen girls this week in horrific scenes - and fans are now sure they know who did it.Nicola, who is played by Nicola Wheeler, was approached by the intimidating gang of thugs on the way back to her car at a multi-storey car park after a night out with Bernice and Laurel.Both Laurel and Bernice ended up finding people to talk to in the bar, leaving Nicola to head off alone - and couldn’t resist making a comment to a pair of girls who appeared to have been drinking.But a pair turned into a gang, with the girls stealing Nicola’s bag and chucking her possessions across the floor, before beginning to kick her and abandoning her alone.Before running away, a single girl walked up to Nicola, with the camera focusing on her trainers and a tattoo on her ankle - and whispered an apology.Now fans think that it could be a village regular who joined in on the attack and was overcome with guilt at knowing the identity of their victim.Various names have been put forward - including Chloe Harris, Cathy Hope and Amelia Spencer.With Amelia determined to fit in with the ‘cool’ gang and make it as an Instagram influencer, she’s been going to more and more extreme lengths to stay popular.So it makes sense that she could have resorted to senseless violence just to fit in.One fan said on Facebook: “Those trainers looked familiar.

One Direction fans are known for being pretty on the ball and the latest “dig” they’ve spotted on social media is a corker. Since Zayn Malik left the band he very publicly fell out with Louis Tomlinson after he went on to release a single with producer Naughty Boy, despite insisting he was quitting 1D for a “normal life”. And now it seems that Liam Payne is the latest singer to incur his wrath.

Amber Heard doesn't have hard feelings for Johnny Depp following his defamation lawsuit win against her earlier this month. In part two of Heard's sit-down interview with NBC News’ Savannah Guthrie, the 36-year-old actress opened up about her personal feelings for Depp despite their highly-publicized legal battle.«Absolutely. I love him.

Kourtney Kardashian and her husband Travis Barker have stunned fans with a raunchy campaign for vegan chicken.The newlyweds starred in a photoshoot for Daring, a plant-based chicken alternative to meat.The first snap featured Kourtney biting down on a piece of fake chicken from a bright yellow bucket as she wore a pair of black sunglasses and a red manicure.The bucket featured the Daring brand logo and the phrase “plant chicken for chicken lovers”.Travis leaned over her shoulder and posed with his face close to hers as he watched her take a bite of the imitation meat.A black leather jacket was laid by her legs and a ceiling of red lights stretched out behind them as they posed for the camera.In the second picture, Kourtney was dressed in a red snake skin leather dress and a black harness with silver hardware as she leaned backwards on a table.She wore her dark hair in a half up-half down style and opened her mouth as she sat on a white tablecloth with her legs around Travis’ waist.Travis stood over her and fed her the food wearing a black suit jacket covered in safety pins.Behind Kourtney was a vase of orange flowers and a bucket filled with the Daring brand vegan chicken.Kourtney wrote: “Guys, there’s chickens that are dying.

From The Weeknd and Dua Lipa's synth-pop sounds to Kate Bush's unprecedented surge in streaming numbers, the eighties continue to influence the current musical landscape. So, it makes total sense for Bananarama to return with their brand new album Masquerade. The timing couldn't be more apt, the group having shaped the pop scene since their very first release in '81.

Weddings are generally thought of as events that are full of happiness, laughter and love.They also usually come with a side portion of some form of drama. Whether the bride gets delayed, someone messes up the flowers or a guest dares to turn up wearing white (our advice is - don't) - there is the potential for quite a few things to go wrong.Recently one bride told of how she was left frustrated a few days before her wedding after she found out that one of her pals wasn't going to attend the big day due to last-minute change of plans.

discovered a hack by mum Adele Barbaro which cost her just £104 and ensured she and her children could sleep on their 14 hour trip to Australia.Adele managed to snag her family a Sky Couch as part of an upgrade available on Air New Zealand, which transforms a row of seats into a full flat bed that’s perfect for napping.The SkyCouch turns the row into a full sized bed that fits adults and kids.But, while the Sky Couch is the hack we all dream of it’s currently only available on a few airlines including Air New Zealand and All Nippon Air.Luckily for parents though there’s a flight accessory which will let you turn an economy seat into a bed for small children so they can get some much-needed sleep while on-board. Mum, Misty Kingma, shared her review of the Flyaway Inflatable Kids Bed for Planes on TikTok – and went viral.

Mike Tyson opponent turned bouncer Julius Francis jokingly had his Wikipedia record updated after his brutal Boxpark knockout. The retired heavyweight boxer went viral earlier this week after footage of him working as a bouncer at Boxpark Wembley was posted on social media.

Lil Wayne has been reportedly been refused entry to the UK by the Home Office, leading him to cancel an imminent festival show.The rapper was due to headline Strawberries & Creem festival in Cambridgeshire on Saturday night (June 18) as his first UK show in 14 years.However, in a statement released by the festival this afternoon (June 15), they revealed that “a last-minute decision” was made “directly” by the Home Office to refuse Lil Wayne entry into the country.“Due to extreme circumstances beyond our control or influence, we are very sorry to inform you that Lil Wayne is now unable to perform at the festival on Saturday 18th June,” they wrote, adding that Ludacris would replace him as the headliner on Saturday night.“Lil Wayne has been refused entry to the UK directly by the Home Office in a last-minute decision. We are deeply disappointed by this sudden and negative ruling.”Strawberries & Creem’s statement added: “We have received very minimal notice, and the timing of the decision is of course upsetting for all involved – including Lil Wayne’s fans, as well as the festival team.”Lil Wayne will no longer be performing at Strawberries & Creem 2022.LUDACRIS will now perform on Saturday.

Yard Act have been named in a new study as this summer’s most-booked new music act on the European festival circuit.The annual study, which is conducted by the European talent exchange programme ESNS Exchange, sheds a light on “the most promising European emerging acts of the moment”.Yard Act have come out on top of this year’s study, racking up 11 bookings at ESNS Exchange-affiliated festivals in 2022.The four-piece are three ahead of Ukrainian rapper Alyona Alyona, Priya Ragu and Wet Leg, who have eight European festival bookings each.

Hoda Kotb has always been quite candid about a lot of details of her life, but her co-star Jenna Bush Hager called her out on one of her more peculiar habits.MORE: Hoda Kotb gets candid about dating again following split from fiancé Joel SchiffmanThe two were sitting down for the latest installment of Today with Hoda and Jenna with Hoda's college roommate Mary, who was part of a surprise that took place earlier in the day.VIDEO: Today's Hoda Kotb overwhelmed by surprised by her daughtersAfter bantering for a bit about what the TV host was like in her early days, Jenna asked Mary whether she picked up her specific style of partying from that period as well."I'm wondering when this originated," she questioned. "Hoda now likes to go to a party, do a quick circle and then sneak out before anybody can even witness it.

Kate Bush’s ‘Running Up That Hill’ looks like it will finally hit number one in the UK singles chart this weekend after the Official Charts Company changed the rules about how streams of the song are counted. Which might make the whole thing seem like a bit of a farce, but whatever.

BTS are “going through a rough patch right now” and, as a result, are “going on a hiatus” in order to allow the group’s members to develop as solo artists and “find our identity”. But, they promise, they will definitely “return someday even more mature”.All very interesting statements, but none of which should be taken to mean that BTS are now on hiatus or aren’t working together.

Rapper Gunna has issued a statement about his arrest last month – and current incarceration – in relation to charges made under the US Racketeer Influenced And Corrupt Organisations Act. He insists that he is innocent of all the charges, adding that the way he is being portrayed by prosecutors is “ugly and untrue”.Gunna and fellow rapper Young Thug were among 28 people arrested in the US state of Georgia last month accused of involvement in a gang that allegedly committed murders, shootings and carjackings.The arrests have put the spotlight on the so called ‘Rap On Trial’ campaign.