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The mosque attended by Manchester Arena suicide bomber Salman Abedi 'preferred to turn a blind eye' to Islamist extremism rather than tackle it head on, families of those who died in the 2017 terror attack have said.

Kremlin-backed TV news channel Russia Today has had its broadcasting licence revoked by British authorities this morning. The move, which is another step towards isolating Russia culturally, comes as airstrikes were reported in Ukraine’s western city of Lviv.

Those who say it always rains in Manchester are set to be proved wrong this weekend. Our region will bask in glorious sunshine over the coming days. And the good weather should even continue into next week.

Several demonstrations are set to take place on Friday (March 18) in response to to P&O Ferries “appalling” decision to sack 800 seafarers. The company blamed the move on losses of £100 million during the coronavirus pandemic.

Prince Charles ever since she performed on his 30th birthday. However, she has admitted that their friendship has caused her a few issues along the way.Speaking in a new interview, the star admitted she plans to confront him over this.In particular, she believes their relationship has caused issues in her love life.She said: “He ruined my love life, and I'll have no problem telling him next time we meet."The singer went on to explain how men didn’t want to date her because she was the royal’s favourite singer.She added to the Irish Independent: “It's ruined my sex life.“I walked over to this guy one time and said: 'Would you like to dance?'“And he said, 'I can't dance with you, you're Prince Charles's favourite.’“Every time I got to who I was, Charles's name came up.

A woman has stockpiled 25 years' worth of food and has created a hidden bunker in her home in preparations for the "end of the world".

The new patron of the National Theatre has been confirmed as the Duchess of Cornwall.

World War 3 at the hands of Russian president Vladimir Putin, it appears that the man himself could also be worried about the very same thing. As the onslaught of Ukraine looks to enter its fourth week, Putin is apparently holding back on unleashing all-out total war – choosing to attack the outer cities, rather than the capital of Kyiv.

PSV Eindhoven thrashed FC Copenhagen to reach the quarter-finals of the Europa Conference League – and their victory may have been down to a clever trick the night before the match.PSV travelled to Copenhagen for the second leg of their tie in Europe’s third-tier competition with the score tied at 4-4, following an action-packed first encounter with their Danish opponents. They knew they faced a difficult game away from home, so decided to take extra precautions.After hearing that Copenhagen’s fans were planning to interrupt their preparations for the match by setting off fireworks outside the hotel, they took action in an ingenious way which helped them record a thumping 4-0 win.Following the match, goalscorer Mario Gotze was interviewed about the ruse.

Snoop Dogg has promised to party with Celtic and their fans in "crazy" Glasgow if the club win the Scottish title this season. Celtic currently sit top of the Scottish Premiership with eight matches remaining and are three points clear of their Old Firm rivals Rangers.Hip-hop icon Snoop Dogg has been a self-confessed Celtic fan since 2005, having fallen in love with the club after fan DJ Big Al gifted him a shirt.

Everton vs Newcastle's 'Just Stop Oil' protester said he had been "emboldened" by a previous spell behind bars before targeting the Premier League fixture this week. Engineering student Louis Mckechnie stole the headlines at Goodison Park on Thursday (March 18) by using a cable tie to fasten himself to the goalpost by his neck - causing the game to be delayed for more than six minutes.

Everton goal during their match with Newcastle had made a video before his arrest.At Goodison Park, the individual invaded the pitch before neck-tying himself to a goalpost. It took eight minutes for the man to be finally cut free before he was carried off by several stewards.A video has surfaced of the individual asking for the UK’s help in combating oil and gas use. He said in the uploaded footage: “My name is Louis McKechnie, I am 21 years old, and I am a mechanical engineering student.

West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady left fans stunned with her bizarre “school disco” dancing following the side’s Europa League triumph over Sevilla.The Irons came back from a 1-0 defeat in the first-leg to deliver sensational scenes at the London Stadium on Thursday night. Tomas Soucek’s first-half header took the game to extra-time, where in-form Andriy Yarmolenko scored a tap-in with just eight minutes left on the clock.And as the Hammers faithful soaked in the euphoria by belting out The Beatles’ Twist and Shout, The Apprentice star Brady was spotted joining in with the celebrations in the stands.

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Bernardo Silva says he could leave Manchester City in 'one or two years' in another hint that he is unhappy in England.

A 17-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of Alan Szelugowski in Salford.

Ruth Langsford, 62, took to social media yesterday to compliment her husband Eamonn Holmes, 62, on the outfit he wore to present his GB News show.The broadcaster had picked out a green suit to mark St Patrick's Day, which also happened to be Ruth’s birthday.Eamonn revealed the reason behind his colourful outfit in a post shared on his Instagram account.However, there was no mention of his wife’s birthday across any of his social media.Sharing a clip from Breakfast with Eamonn and Isabel to her Instagram Story, Ruth wrote: “LOVED the green suit @eamonnholmes.”She also made reference to the theme of Eamonn’s suit by adding a sticker that read: “Happy St Patrick's Day.”The This Morning presenter was inundated with birthday messages from friends and fans.Some of them were re-shared by her on her story, while others were left as comments on her most recent post.Instagram user Maribuns90 wrote: “Happy birthday to my favourite presenter of the show.“Hope eamonn and family are spoiling you!!”Loose Women panellist Denise Welch commented: “Happy birthday gorgeous friend xxx”Dollyand_daisy wrote: “@ruthlangsford Our owner and us would just like to say, Happy Birthday for yesterday, Ruth Langsford!“Hope you had a great day.

Pachinko director Kogonada has opened up about his experience working with Academy Award winner Youn Yuh-jung on the upcoming Apple TV+ series.In a recent interview withThe Korea Herald, Kogonada spoke about his time working with Youn and gushed about her performance as the show’s main character Sunja. “Her face to me was like a map of human history and Korean history, and the notes that she can play on her face are really remarkable to me,” he said.He added that he felt so compelled by Youn’s acting that he was always eager to film the next scene with her while on set.

Russian news channel RT’s licence to broadcast in the UK has been revoked with immediate effect by the regulator Ofcom, which said it “cannot be satisfied that RT can be a responsible broadcaster in the current circumstances.”

Pledis Entertainment has launched a new global audition programme titled ‘Wonder Teens’ for an upcoming group that will debut in 2023.The South Korean music label, which is home to groups such as SEVENTEEN and fromis_9, announced earlier today (March 18) it has officially launched a new global audition programme dubbed ‘Wonder Teens’. The auditions are open to all individuals born after 2003, regardless of gender or nationality.Taking place from March 18 through to April 17, successful applicants will be accepted as trainees under Pledis Entertainment, and will also be awarded a scholarship worth ₩3million (approximately £1,900).

††† (Crosses), the side project of Deftones’ Chino Moreno and producer/multi-instrumentalist Shaun Lopez, have shared two new songs – you can listen to ‘Initiation’ and ‘Protection’ below.The LA group, who released their self-titled debut album in 2014, announced their return in December by signing a new deal with Warner Records and releasing a cover of Q Lazzarus’ ‘Goodbye Horses’.Moreno and Lopez have now shared two new ††† (Crosses) tracks. ‘Initiation’, which is accompanied by a Lorenzo Diego Carrera-directed video, is inspired by the “world is yours” scene from Scarface and is described in a press release as “a soundtrack for uncertain times”.You can watch the video for ‘Initiation’, which features both band members and Thais Molon (playing a recurring character who has featured in such ††† (Crosses) videos as 2013’s ‘Bitches Brew’ and 2014’s ‘The Epilogue’), below.††† (Crosses) have also shared the track ‘Protection’, which “digs deeper into their influences and electronic textures with its masterful production”.