Firefighters battle blaze at three-storey building in city centre

Queen Elizabeth II's death have emerged as it was revealed she passed away due to old age.The monarch passed away at 3:10 pm on September 8 and while all her relatives rushed to be by her side at Balmoral, it's now thought that only Princess Anne & Sir Tim, some close staff, and possibly King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla, were by the Queen's side when she drew her final breath.

Anne Heche's son, Homer Laffoon, filed court documents in Los Angeles claiming her ex partner, James Tupper, has made "personal attacks" ahead of an initial court hearing at which Laffoon will seek to establish himself executor of her estate.  Heche died Aug. 11 of "inhalation and thermal injuries" following a car collision in Mar Vista, California, the week before.

There’s been a shake-up in the Marvel Universe, but all things considered, it’s a pretty great one for Don Cheadle. The actor’s Marvel/Disney+ series, “Armor Wars,” is changing and is now being developed as a feature film.

The scary new movie Smile is now in theaters and fans will likely be rushing to the theaters this weekend to kick off the spooky season with the horror film.

BTS‘ label Big Hit Music is taking action against an internet troll who targeted the septet.

Manori Ravindran International Editor With a week to go before kicking off the London Film Festival, the British Film Institute gathered the U.K.’s titans of cinema to toast the return of moviegoing and celebrate the next generation of filmmakers. The BFI’s Luminous gala took place at the swanky Londoner hotel in Leicester Square on Thursday evening (Sept. 29), where Variety had exclusive access. The event, which also featured the BFI and Chanel’s inaugural Filmmaker Awards, used to be a biannual bash, but was the first of its kind since the pandemic. The starry dinner convened around 400 guests, including actors Daisy Ridley, Ncuti Gatwa, Morfydd Clark, Rebel Wilson, Lily James, Malachi Kirby, Dame Joan Collins and Eddie Redmayne; directors Edgar Wright, Gurinder Chadha, Steve McQueen and Terry Gilliam; and producers including Working Title co-founder Eric Fellner, screenwriter Jemima Khan, and former BBC drama commissioner-turned-A24 international boss Piers Wenger.

EJ Panaligan editor When Scott Mescudi, better known as musician Kid Cudi to most of the world, released his debut studio record “Man on the Moon: The End of Day” in 2009, the latter half of the album included a groovy love anthem called “Enter Galactic (Love Connection Part I).” And though a sequel to the song never came out, Mescudi figured out an innovative way to dive back into the track’s affection-drenched world 13 years later. “Entergalactic” is both a new animated Netflix program — the streamer is calling it an “event” — as well as the title of his 10th studio album. They’re both being released on Sept. 30. “It’s exciting, like, never in my wildest dreams did I feel like I would revisit that song in any type of way,” Mescudi tells Variety over Zoom alongside co-star Jessica Williams. “It was something that I recorded years ago — sort of as a simple love song — but it was nice to expand upon its ideas and take it to other places, adding in characters and other storylines to see where it could go.”

Solange Knowles led the stars at the New York City Ballet on Wednesday evening, for the debut of the Fall Fashion Gala to celebrate their 10th anniversary.   The 36-year-old musician beamed as she arrived at the Lincoln Centre for the historic occasion, as she became the first Black woman to compose a score for the prestigious ballet.  Solange is also only the third woman to create music for the ballet in its 74-year-history.

Bruce Willis could make a surprise return to acting after selling the rights to allow a “digital twin” of himself to be created. Willis, 67, struck the deal last year with Delaware-based artificial intelligence company Deepcake, before retiring due to his aphasia diagnosis. Engineers at the AI-powered content optimisation web platform created an ultra-realistic digital likeness of the Die Hard star by putting images of his face into their network and can now use both his moving and talking image within films and TV productions.

Holly Willoughby looked delighted to be back in the company of her Celebrity Juice co-star Keith Lemon as the pair supported the annual Together For Short Lives charity event on Thursday. The This Morning presenter, who has been targeted online over claims jumped the public queue to see the Queen lying in state with Phillip Schofield, was among the celebrities taking over the trading floor at BGC Partners brokerage company. Willoughby showed up to help raise money for the charity at the annual event in honour of the 9/11 attacks and even received a round of applause after making around £20,000 on a single trade.

She changed out her hair color from dark brown to platinum blonde in May of this  year for the Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum in New York City.And on Friday night, Kim Kardashian showcased her blonde locks - and her famous hourglass curves - in a sheer sequin dress for the Fendi show in the Big Apple for New York Fashion Week.The 41-year-old businesswoman flashed her cleavage and her backside in the skintight sheer paneled number as she headed inside the venue for the show. Iconic: She changed out her hair color from dark brown to platinum blonde in May of this year for the Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum in New York City.

Campaigners and politicians in Greater Manchester have reacted with anger after Liz Truss announced she was to allow fracking  to return to the UK. The PM has scrapped a 2019 ban on the fossil fuel extraction process as part of a wider energy bills strategy.

An inquest has opened into the death of Tyson Fury's cousin Rico Burton. The 31-year-old was fatally stabbed outside a bar in the Goose Green area of Altrincham in the early hours of Sunday, August 21.

, has unveiled her own beauty and wellness brand, Cosmoss. She may have entered the world of wellness, but is still a party girl deep down, so a celebration of this new venture was a must. The super served boho-businesswoman at the Cosmoss launch event in Harrods on September 5, for which she wore a floaty pink dress and a crystal necklace.

Kate Moss was spotted cosying up to long-time boyfriend Count Nikolai von Bismarck as she celebrated the launch of her new wellness brand.The supermodel, 48, launched her latest product with a lavish affair in London’s Harrods store followed by a night on the town in exclusive members club The Twenty Two.Kate followed the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow and Holly Willoughby in launching her own wellness brand, having announced the new venture earlier this summer with a daring black-and-white nude photoshoot.It will come as no surprise that the Cosmoss launch saw Kate surrounded by fellow celebs, friends and family for support – including her partner Count Nikolai, 35.The pair, who have been in a relationship since Kate split from ex-husband Jamie Hince in 2015, don’t make public appearances together too often, however the German aristocrat showed up to support his girlfriend for the launch of her new business.In photos from the night, Kate can be seen looking gorgeous in a flowing, semi-sheer floral-patterned dress adorned with black lace on the collar and hem.Wearing her golden locks loose down her back, the star coupled the outfit with open-toed heels, a black clutch bag and silver jewelry, including earrings and bracelets.She looked visibly happy as she grinned for the cameras, walking alongside boyfriend Count Nikolai, who looked snazzy in a sharp black suit and gold-patterned tie.The Count, fairly, looked less comfortable in front of the cameras than his supermodel girlfriend, though did flash a smile as he headed down the street with a cigarette in his hand.He was later seen opening the door to let Kate in to the Mews House of the Twenty Two club.Cosmoss includes skincare and tea bags, as well as perfume, titled Sacred

Young parents who run a popular tapas restaurant say they are fighting for their business' survival after being hit with an eye-watering bill increase of more than £6,000 a month. Campo Blanco in Whitefield has seen their bills soar to between £8,000-£10,000 a month - leading them to reduce their opening hours.

A man was detained under the Mental Health Act after climbing onto the roof of a multi-storey car park in Manchester city centre.

Stressed-out hedgehogs and badgers around a paintball centre in Greater Manchester's largest area of green belt woodland are getting a "right to roam". A backdated planning application for the fun-seekers facility - launched in 2014 - has been approved by councillors on Salford's planning and transportation regulatory panel.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck caught stomach bugs just days before their wedding. The couple married at Ben's Georgia estate last month - following a Las Vegas ceremony in July - but Jennifer, 53, has revealed there were some "unexpected setbacks" ahead of their big day. She said: "It had rained at sunset every day that week.