Eight Manchester gigs to book tickets for in May - plus Neighbourhood Weekender

A 73-year-old was shocked to discover her energy bills had soared by as much as £4,480 a month amid the cost of living crisis. Mum-of-three Phyllis Kennedy was used to paying just £120 per month for her bills before it skyrocketed to a whopping £4,600.

Richard Madeley appeared to be choked up as he spoke directly to Deborah James who was watching Good Morning Britain on Monday (May 16). The presenter and campaigner had tuned in to the show to watch her You, Me and the Big C podcast co-host Lauren Mahon.

Police are becoming 'increasingly concerned' about an 11-year-old boy who is missing from Stockport.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentParis-based Luxbox has shared in exclusivity with Variety a first trailer for Manuela Martelli’s “1976,” one of Chile –and indeed Latin America’s – most anticipated feature debuts of the year which world premieres at Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight.“1976” is produced by two of Chile’s most go-ahead outfits – Cinestación headed by director-producer Domingo Sotomayor (“Too Late to Die Young”) and Wood Productions, founded by Andrés Wood whose “Machuca” starred both Martelli and Aline Kuppenheim, the absolute protagonist of “1976.”The film is set, as its title implies, in 1976, one of the bloodiest years of Augusto Pinochet’s hugely bloody dictatorship. It tells, as can be seen in the trailer.

body positive influencer has urged her followers to let their bellies ‘hang’ out of their swimming suits.Emily Bispo, also known as Bunny, often shares uplifting videos to her 1.3million TikTok followers.The dark-haired beauty used to struggle with her appearance and has now set on a mission to install ‘self-love’ in her adoring fans.Previously, Emily hit back at trolls who claimed that she cannot wear a bikini because she is not a ‘skinny girl’ - and the influencer did certainly not taken any notice.And, the influencer is not halting her body positive message anytime soon.In a recent clip that has racked up 54,000 views, the curvy babe donned a strappy black and white chequered bikini tip and a red thong bottom.Emily accentuated her gorgeous face with some sculpted brows, voluminous lashes and a luscious pink lip.As she sat relaxed with her tum on show, the influencer expressed: “In case you needed the reminder, you don’t need to suck in your stomach just because you are wearing a bathing suit. Let it out girl, let it hang.“Who cares, not me.”She captioned the post with some smiley face emojis and declared: “Let it out.”Inspired by Emily’s tum ‘hanging’ clip, many people fled to the comments to thank the influencer for making them feel comfortable in their own bodies.One person commented: “Your account has done more for my own body neutral/self love journey than any therapy ever had.

savaged by a shark.On September 29, 2018, 13-year-old Keane Hayes had been diving for lobster off the coast of California when he felt a violent tug on his body.After initially thinking he had been pranked by his diving partner, the teenager looked down and saw that his wetsuit had been shredded and he was bleeding heavily.Letting out a gut piercing scream, Keane found the strength to paddle to a nearby kayak and was taken to shore.Meanwhile, on the shore, Keane's parents were blissfully ignorant of their son's horror plight.Speaking to the Washington Post, the now 17-year-old's mum Ellie Hayes said that when she heard the screams she had been on the phone to her husband Ben.At the time he had laughed away her fears, saying: "It was probably just Keane getting eaten by a shark."While Keane hadn't been eaten by the sea beast, he had been savaged.The bite from the unknown shark had completely lacerated his body with lifeguards testifying they could see his lungs after they had rescued him.The attack had also fractured his scapula, shattered his humerus (upper arm), torn his rotator cuff (muscles and tendons surrounding the shoulder joint), and left him with several back injuries.He was also missing parts of his deltoid (shoulder) and latissimus dorsi muscles, which cover the middle and lower back. Keane was placed in surgery for five hours and received over 1,000 stitches for his wounds.And remarkably, Keane has returned to the water despite the attack.

TikTok clip that has racked up 118,000 views, the beauty shared the nasty comment she overhead.Anya wrote: “To the girl in Manchester PureGym next to me on the treadmill…“[When] my AirPods were out of charge I heard you say to your mate ‘wouldn’t want her body she’s not skinny or curvy’ ruined my day.Taking it in her stride, Anya slammed: “Hope you see this and that your pillow is warm on both sides tonight.“Not very women supporting women or mental health awareness week of you.”Shocked at the cruel remark, many people fled to the comments to condemn the woman while defending Anya.One person commented: “Don’t listen to them girl you are beautiful just the way you are.”Another user added: “You’re beautiful. Girls like that are so bitter and unhappy with the world that they have to take it out on others.”While a third person voiced: “I really wish she will see this and feel so embarrassed that she won’t say stuff like that anymore.”Someone else blasted: “You’re so pretty and have an unreal body, she was deffo jealous.

The UK's rogue trade hotspots have been revealed with residents from Newcastle, Belfast and London falling victim the most.More than a third (37 per cent) of homeowners have endured a rogue tradesperson at some point, including 31 per cent in Newcastle, 23 per cent in Belfast and 23 per cent in London.But almost half the amount have experienced this in Glasgow (11 per cent), Cardiff (15 per cent) and Norwich (16 per cent).Plumbing (20 per cent), closely followed by bathroom installation (18 per cent), painting/decorating (18 per cent) and kitchen fitting (16 per cent) are the most prevalent sectors where consumers are being left with disappointing work.A fifth of the 2,880 homeowners polled have experienced a financial loss due to disappointing work carried out by a rogue trader.And seven in 10 have had to fork out additional money to finish off or fix disappointing work.Financially, respondents from Oxford have been hardest hit - experiencing a loss of £4,990 on average.The research was carried out by Checkatrade, whose CEO Mike Fairman, said: “As household finances continue to be stretched, it’s more important than ever to do due diligence before parting with your hard-earned cash when hiring a trade.“As many as a fifth of homeowners are still not reading online reviews before they hire a trade leaving them exposed to being targeted by a rogue trade.“And while rogue trades can be found everywhere, my advice is to be wary of high availability, be careful of cheap quotes, beware of being asked for full payment up front, never accept work from trades who doorstep and always source a minimum of three competitive quotes.”When it comes to being quoted for a job, 60 per cent said they do not know how much things are supposed

Gerwyn Price's 'fat' jibe.Price had started the second-round match well, but after messing up a double 12 on a nine-darter Lewis was able to turn the game on its head. The Englishman came back to win 6-3, but heated words between the pair caused the referee to intervene.And after clash, Lewis said: "I don't know what that was about at the end but he had a go at me for some reason, calling me 'fat something'.

OnlyFans model flashing drivers from a motorway bridge.Billie Louise, 27, was braless when she walked onto an bridge on what appears to be a Kent motorway and lifted her top to show her boobs to the drivers.She first posted the video on Twitter in April, writing: "I had fun today on the bridge and I think the lorry drivers liked it."The 12-second clip shows the braless model, who has 14,900 followers on the social media platform, skipping up to the safety barrier and, after a quick glance back to the camera, lifting up her top and waving her hands in the air.The video resurfaced on Saturday (May 14) and has since received backlash.One viewer said: "Indecent exposure in Thanet."Another blasted: "Get a life." The woman, who posts raunchy videos on OnlyFans, an internet content subscription service based in London, had a number of replies to her cheeky tweet. Billie's rude antics could get her into trouble if she was arrested for indecent exposure with intent to cause harm or distress.The maximum penalty for the crime could be a two-year imprisonment.It comes after Extinction Rebellion protester Laura Amherst, who became famous for going topless in climate change protests in London, has become an OnlyFans star.The mum-of-one told the Daily Star last year that she makes around £10,000 per month from her racy account, and that goes to charity.She told fans that she's been a break from social media, adding: "I shouldn't be demonised for it [for taking her top off]."More girls should try it if they feel comfortable doing so.

Love Island 2005 boasted a completely different format to the ITV show we all recognise today.17 years ago, producers decided it would be better to have all star cast of seemingly clueless celebrities who took off to a Fijian island in hope of finding love.Which is a contrast from the programme we all recognise of recent, with many singletons hoping to head to Spain and later become famous if all else fails with matters of the heart. The original Love Island ran for two seasons in hope of competing with Channel 4's then hit reality show Big Brother.

Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman are known as Hollywood royalty but their daughter Isabella Kidman Cruise lives a life away from the limelight in Croydon.The 29-year-old has been keeping a low profile in South London in recent years with her British husband Max Parker and their pet reptile.In 2020, the Mirror reported that Isabella refused to live at her dad's £342,000-a-month penthouse located in London.Mission Impossible actor Tom has a place at the historic Corinthia Residences in the city which includes four bedrooms, an indoor pool and amazing views of the cityscape, according to reports.Just down the road from 10 Downing Street, Tom's property is located in the heart of the city, but it looks like this wasn't enough to entice Isobella who was adopted by Tom and Nicole in 1992.Isobella and her husband Max tied the knot in 2015 and moved to Croydon in October 2017 to be closer to Max's parents.The Sun previously reported that the couple's neighbour, Emma described Isobella as "mysterious" and she wouldn't have known her celebrity connection.The neighbour said: "I wouldn’t have known her if she’d come up and smacked me in the face. I don’t keep up with celebrity culture."They have a reptile of some kind — we can see the red light of the tank.

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Harper and Brooklyn Beckham looked adorable as they cuddled up to some cute pets in a sweet sibling snap posted by their mother, Victoria, on Sunday. The picture is a throwback snap from Brooklyn’s wedding day, when he said ‘I do’ to actress and model Nicola Peltz in star-studded £3million nuptials at her family’s sprawling estate in Miami.

Rosie Bentham has revealed how ITV soap opera Emmerdale was there for her when she lost her dad John following a pulmonary embolism.The 20 year old, who plays Gabby Thomas in the series, was 15 back in 2017 when her on-screen father vicar Ashley, played by John Middleton, died after suffering from dementia. But just two years later, she went through a very real grieving process when her dad, who was also a vicar, passed away from a blood clot. “I was doing the whole playing grief and then the next minute I’m actually grieving," Rosie shared, explaining how the soap helped her get through the difficult time.

Fans of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! have been getting excited since an All Stars season was confirmed. ITV is set to unite some of its most memorable camp mates for the new series, and rumours about who will be donning their khakis and returning to the jungle have already been circulating.

Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker got married on Sunday 15 May in an intimate ceremony. The eldest of the Kardashian sisters, 43, and the Blink-182 drummer, 46, professed their love for each other in the surprise ceremony surrounded by a handful of guests. Not present at the wedding were any of Kourtney’s sisters or children, though her grandmother Mary Jo 'MJ' Campbell and the musician's father Randy were there.

JACK James Ryan has opened up about his battle with testicular cancer and confessed he's grateful to be alive. The Coronation Street star was 19 when he was diagnosed and has urged young men to make sure they're checking for lumps regularly.

Queen legend Brian May spoke on the bond he had with his "brother".Taylor had died in Bogota, Columbia, in March while on tour with his group, aged just 50 - and Brian, who had been one of the last of his friends to speak to him, revealed that he will be sorely missed.Brian's second solo album, Another World, will be re-released imminently for the first time since 1998 and it contains a track with Taylor as the drummer.This prompted him to address the history of their friendship and how he felt about the loss."God, I wish I could have been there to help him through that, whatever it was," Brian exclaimed of his demise."[When] Taylor stepped in to do a track, [he] gave me a wonderful injection of energy, friendship, joy and light - and [now] he's gone... which is awful," he lamented.Brian confirmed that the collaboration had been one of the first album sessions Taylor had ever done."He'd only just joined the Foo Fighters, he was just a boy really and he was the biggest Queen fan in the world, which took me by surprise," he recalled fondly.He added that Taylor's endorsement of the group had introduced them to an even wider audience and made them "very cool to a lot of people"."He was an encyclopedia about Queen, absolutely incredible, he knew everything we'd ever done," Brian added in amazement."He became like a brother.

Courteeners have announced a one-off show in Middlesbrough set to take place later this month – get tickets here.Set to take place at Middlesbrough Empire on May 27, the show – which is the band’s first of 2022 – is being billed as a warm-up gig ahead of their headline set at Neighbourhood Weekender 2022 the following day (May 28).“UP THE FUCKIN’ BORO,” frontman Liam Fray wrote, announcing the gig on Twitter. “Little warm up.