Ellen Kent brings three classic operas to Manchester this spring

Former glamour model and TV personality Chloe Goodman is set to tie the knot with her footballer fiancé and long term partner Grant Hall next year.The couple already share two children together, Isla, three, and Hudson, one. However, it's not all happy families as Chloe's sister, Lauryn, has reportedly been uninvited from the wedding following the recent revelation that footballer Kyle Walker is the father of her second child. For some context, Kyle married his wife Annie Kilner in 2022 after the pair had been together for 12 years.They also welcomed three sons as a couple: Riaan, Roman and Reign.

Finding the perfect dessert isn't hard to come by with plenty of sweet treats on offer from chocolate and caramel traybakes to fruity and zesty puddings, but if you follow a plant-based diet things can be a little trickier. This crème brûlée, however, is not to be missed. For vegans, and non-vegans alike, this pudding oozes creamy, sweet flavours thanks to the vanilla and blended cashew nuts, and once your caster sugar topping is caramalised and crunchy, this dessert is transformed.

Looking for a refreshing dessert to enjoy after dinner? This mango sorbet is fresh, tangy and - even better - it's vegan. Taken from the Dirty Vegan cookbook it's one of many recipes that illustrate why you don't have to eat boring food if you choose to wean yourself off meat. This is the perfect way to introduce yourself to Veganuary if you're keen to give it a go.

Hangover be gone! These dirty fries are a sure fire way to send your sore head packing- and they're delicious! Here's how to make them... Dirty fries Serves 2 generously Ingredients For the sauce 1 tbsp olive oil 2 shallots, finely chopped 3 garlic cloves, crushed 400g tin of chopped tomatoes Bunch of basil, chopped 1 tsp brown sugar 1 tbsp balsamic glaze Salt and pepper For the fries 1 litre sunflower oil 4 large Maris Piper potatoes, cut into batons For the assembly 1 tbsp olive oil 2 vegan burger patties, broken into small chunks 60g vegan lardons 4 spring onions, thinly sliced 1 red chilli, finely chopped 80g sliced vegan cheese Method 1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/ 180°C fan/gas mark 6.

The operators of a proposed spaceport claim it can launch 30 “tartan rockets” a year from Scotland at a cost of more than £200million.

A one-legged paedophile who is supposed to be behind bars in the West Indies has been told he can carry on living in Scotland.

A city council spent nearly £30,000 on a scheme where people can talk to lamp posts about climate change.

The Crown Office has admitted it will take 1000 years to recoup the £3.5million cost of a “decarbonisation” refurbishment at one of its bases.

It’s one of the most memorable theme songs in the history of television.

Keen to try Veganuary but not sure where to start? Why not give these veg-packed fajitas a go? The best thing about them is you can hardly tell the difference between the meat and vegetable versions. Here's how to make them... Wild mushroom and mixed pepper fajitas Serves 6 Ingredients For the salsa 2 tomatoes, finely chopped 1 red onion, finely chopped 1 green chilli, finely chopped ½ garlic clove, grated 20g fresh coriander, finely chopped 2 tbsp lime juice 1 tsp balsamic vinegar Dash of extra-virgin olive oil Salt and pepper For the guacamole 2 ripe avocados 2 tbsp lime juice Salt and pepper For the fajitas Virgin olive oil, for frying 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 1 red onion, thinly sliced ½ red pepper, cored, deseeded and thickly sliced ½ green pepper, cored, deseeded and thickly sliced ½ yellow pepper, cored, deseeded and thickly sliced 150g porcini mushrooms, thickly sliced 25g packet of taco seasoning mix 6 soft tortillas 6 tbsp vegan yoghurt Method 1.

Channel 4’s Taskmaster is welcoming back its winners to compete in a special round of silly shenanigans with hosts Alex Horne and Greg Davies. Returning alongside Morgan Robinson, Sophie Duker and other previous series victors is Dara O Briain, who admits that despite his love for the show, it has been a bad influence on his three children. “It became a family favourite during lockdown and it also broke a few boundaries for us in our parenting – it was when we gave up the fight against bad language,” laughs Dara, who shares a daughter, 15, and two sons, 12 and 18, with his wife Susan.

Alec Musser, an actor fans will recognize from All My Children, Grown Ups and Desperate Housewives, has sadly passed away. He was 50.

After a month of party dresses, sequins and tailored suits, January is all about comfort over everything when it comes to what we’re wearing. Although we’d love nothing more than a month of staying home after so many parties and events, there’s no avoiding the fact that at some point of another, we’re going to have to leave the house, which is why we’re on the hunt for the perfect pieces to add to our wardrobes that manage to combine comfort and style.

Looking for warming recipes to shake off your January blues? We've got you covered with this delicious pasta recipe.The best thing about it is that you can combine all of the ingredients into your slow cooker so no worrying about all that washing up - as a one-pan dish it's a win-win! You'll love the crunch and sweetness of the peppers - not to mention the fresh taste. Simply throw in your ingredients, turn on your slow cooker and you're the perfect host without doing much preparation at all...

Josh Hutcherson is reflecting on the role that could’ve been over ten years ago when he auditioned for 2012’s The Amazing Spider-Man.

With a long history and a dedicated fandom, The Big Bang Theory continues sparking conversations among fans years after it went off air.

Neve Campbell addressed her future in the Scream franchise as the series is swept up in controversy.

Taylor Swift isn’t the only NFL WAG (aka NFL Wives & Girlfriends) cheering on their man during the subarctic Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins game on Saturday (January 13). TikTok star Alix Earle is also at the game supporting her boyfriend Braxton Berrios!

Kevin Hart has asserted that he will never host the Oscars, saying that they are not “comedy-friendly environments”.The comic actor had been scheduled to host the 2019 edition of the awards ceremony, but stepped down from the role in the wake of a backlash over a series of homophobic tweets that he had posted in 2010 and 2011.He had previously said that he would not go back to host the show, but in a new interview with Sky News, he has underscored his aversion to the role.“Whatever little hope you had, I want to destroy it right now,” he said. “Those gigs aren’t good gigs for comics.

Metallica have announced the official winners of their first ever ‘For Whom the Bell Tolls’ marching band competition.The band launched the contest last April, with over 450 US colleges and high schools applying to enter.Bands were challenges to create “their most exciting, unique and impressive performances of some of the band’s most beloved songs”, with the band supplying them with musical charts of songs including ‘Enter Sandman’, ‘Master of Puppets’, ‘Fade to Black’ and others.The band chose the winners themselves in a number of categories, based on the school age groups. The biggest winners, in the College (Division 1) category, were Auburn University in Alabama, who will receive $75,000 (£58,800) worth of musical instruments and gear for their school.Other winners include Eastern New Mexico University, Dobyns-Bennett High School in Tennessee, Boerne High School in Texas, Malverne High School in New York and Oakton High School in Virginia.Check out footage of Auburn University’s prize-winning halftime Metallica marching band show above.Earlier this month, the band’s frontman James Hetfield said that he would love somebody to create a microphone with a built-in straw.Speaking on the band’s in-house podcast The Metallica Report, he said: “Being able to maybe sip some water while I’m playing, you know, some kind of straw on the microphone…that could be cool.”Metallica will hit the road again in May 2024 for another leg of their M72 World Tour, for which they’ll play two nights in each city with two unique “no repeats” setlist and different support acts.

Netflix’s Fool Me Once, many fans will be looking for a new Harlan Coben adaptation to get their fix – check out the highest rated options below.The eight-part series Fool Me Once is just the latest adaptation of the mystery and thriller writer’s work that has been created for the streaming service.In the show, a family has been rocked by a pair of murders, when Michelle Keegan’s Maya sees her murdered husband Joe (Richard Armitage) back as an intruder. At the same time, Maya’s niece Abby and nephew Daniel are investigating the murder of their mother, drawing connections between the two cases.In 2018, Coben signed a multi-million dollar five-year contract with Netflix, which stipulated that 14 of his novels would be developed into series or films on the service, with Coben reserving the right to serve as executive producer on all of them.