Greater Manchester hospitals at risk of 'falling over' and cancer ops likely to be cancelled after 'unprecedented' surge in coronavirus cases

DEALSSpirit Music Group has acquired a big old stake in the recording royalties – including from those always fun neighbouring rights – of country musician Jason Aldean. “It’s cool that a company like Spirit, that’s been around so long, has taken on my music catalogue”, says Aldean. “It’s something really important to me, so I’m glad it’ll be looked after”.Sony Music Publishing Scandinavia has announced a partnership with Lateral Management’s publishing arm Vertical Rights.

It turns out that Jay-Z may as yet get millions of dollars in allegedly unpaid royalties from the perfume company he collaborated with back in 2013.That collaboration resulted in a lacklustre perfume product but some eventful and at times entertaining litigation. Fragrance firm Parlux sued Jay-Z in 2016 alleging that the rapper failed to fulfil his commitments to promote the Gold Jay-Z perfume brand, ultimately resulting in millions of dollars in losses.There were plenty of twists and turns in the resulting legal battle as the Jay-Z side tried to prevent Parlux’s lawyers from getting access to the rapper’s work diary, while also objecting to the recording of a deposition.

THE Dog House viewers were left reaching for the tissues after one owner was forced to give up their beloved border collie. During the heartbreaking instalment of the canine rehoming programme, the owner was left in tears after giving up their energetic pooch, Margot.

CELEBRITY BIG Brother star Chloe Goodman has welcomed her second child with fiancé Grant Hall. The Ex On The Beach alum announced that she's given birth to a son following a "few complications" during her labour.

Who were the most successful recording artists on a global basis in 2021? BTS of course. You all knew that already, obviously. But now we have confirmation from the good people at the International Federation Of The Phonographic Industry who have done some maths.The trade body has handed the K-pop group its Global Recording Artist Of The Year Award which is, in case you wondered, awarded based on “an artist’s or group’s worldwide performance across digital and physical music formats during the year, from streams to vinyl, and covers their entire body of work”.IFPI actually does the maths to work out a top ten of the most successful recording artists each year, with whoever is in the number one spot getting the Global Recording Artist Of The Year Award.

Former Dillinger Escape Plan frontman Greg Puciato announced earlier this week that he will release his new solo album, ‘Mirrorcell’, this summer. Along with that news comes first single ‘Lowered’, featuring Reba Meyers of Code Orange.“When Reba came to the studio we had, like, zero vocals for that song”, he says of the new track.

TODAY'S episode of Lorraine was thrown into chaos as not one but TWO guests' interviews were derailed by errors. Firstly Busted's Matt Willis was forced to miss his studio slot after getting stuck in a traffic jam, before Jason Manford's WiFi went down as he was about to chat to host Lorraine Kelly.

“IT’S a relief,” Robert Pattinson said with a sigh as he appeared on the red carpet with co-star Zoe Kravitz for the premiere of The Batman. For while superhero fans can now enjoy the long-awaited three-hour movie, R-Patz had to endure three YEARS of chaotic filming to make it. At the London screening at Waterloo’s BFI IMAX cinema on Wednesday, he explained: “For (director) Matt Reeves, this is five years.

The Simpsons predicted the Russia/Ukraine crisis.The animated series is known to have spookily foreshadowed a number of real life events years before their inception - including 9/11, Donald Trump's presidency and the coronavirus pandemic.

Kanye West has released his ‘Donda 2’ album. Probably. I mean, he’s put out a sixteen track album which is called ‘Donda 2’.

Lovehoney has launched a huge flash sale, with up to 50% off a range of sex toys, daring lingerie and accessories - how good is that?Better news? Customers can save that little bit extra today (February 25) with any purchases over £60. All you have to do is load up your shopping bag with £60 or more worth of products, then use code: EXTRA20 at the checkout for an additional 20% off.So what will you choose?The sale is live until Monday (February 28), so pleasure seekers still have a bit of time to find a bargain on something they like.There's currently up to 50% off couple's sex toys in the offer, which has products likes the Lovehoney Perfect Date Couple's Sex Toy Bundle (5 Piece) for just £70, down from £134.95.Whether you’re just starting your sex toy collection, or your play box is bursting at the seams, this five-piece bundle is a must-have for couples.

Arsenal’s stoppage-time win over Wolves on Thursday.The Gunners had been behind for most of the Premier League clash after seeing Hwang-Hee Chan latch onto Gabriel’s backpass before finishing from a tight angle just 10 minutes in.Mikel Arteta’s men struggled to find a way past the visitors’ resolute a defence, before Nicolas Pepe’s errant shot beat Jose Sa with just eight minutes of normal time remaining. And with just seconds left Sa touched Alexandre Lacazette’s shot into his own net to gift Arsenal three points, which saw them move into fifth place in the top-flight.The win comes just a few weeks after the reverse fixture, which the Gunners also won, though Wolves star Neves blasted them for their celebrations following that game.“We saw the way they celebrated the win and that shows the level we are.

If she isn't already, Mimi Webb's on the cusp of becoming the UK's new Main Pop Girl. All the makings of a proper, bona fide super star are there. Viral TikTok hit? Check. Celebrity fans including actual Charli D'Amelio? Yep. Huge, Cirkut-produced hit song? You bet.

Aldi is most likely not the gym - but this one woman shared that she got a “free membership” from the supermarket giant.And no, the budget supermarket store is not branching out into the world of fitness.Gym enthusiast Becky decided to save forking out on a gym membership with a little help from Aldi - and their middle aisle.The 30-year-old shared in a TikTok clip that she has been visiting Aldi to work out by using the kettlebell weights that are being currently sold in the shop - without paying for it.In the video, Manchester based Becky can be seen standing in the middle of the aisle in her workout gear whilst lifting the weight with the label attached.She really got stuck into her routine as she started to perform some squats and lunges with the kettlebell in the store.To no surprise the gym hack has left many people impressed and has now racked up 2.3million views.Left in stitches at Becky’s mid-shop work out session, many people fled to the comments to praise her on the creative trick.One person commented: “Go on girl.”Another user giggled: “This is why my dad takes 4 hours going to Aldi for bread!!!”While a third person voiced: “I can see the progress I think I need to go to Aldi."Someone else chuckled: “And this is why I haven’t started the gym…Aldi here I come.”Meanwhile, a fifth user expressed: “I work for Aldi, hope you come to my store so I can join you.”Since going viral, clothing brand Ellesse reached out to Becky on TikTok and asked: “Need some free gym gear to go with?”Well, that is one way to work out without making your bank account sweat! Get all the biggest Lifestyle news straight to your inbox. Sign up for the free Daily Star Hot Topics newsletter

news.com.au.Becki wrote that she had “replaced it, moved on, whatever,” and added: “It was mysterious but it was gone.”But, she explained that 10 years after the event the phone had been recovered… from the toilet.Becki noted that she and her husband had started hearing a “banging sound” when they flushed the loo.She said: “Initially we blamed it on the toilet being old or the house construction being terrible.”Eventually, they got so wound up that her husband decided to “plunge the f**k out of it”.After a short while he ran upstairs to find Becki saying she “wouldn’t believe what he found in our toilet”.He’d managed to pull an old iPhone 12 from the toilet’s pipes. Get all the biggest Lifestyle news straight to your inbox. Sign up for the free Daily Star Hot Topics newsletter Becki showed a photo of the broken phone on social media and added: “This was so, so far from what I was expecting.”The post went viral with hundreds of people commenting on the story.One person wrote: “There’s no way it was stuck in your toilet for 10 years and never caused an issue until it started making a sound.”While another added: “Now how come my glass screen breaks when I even so much as look at it funny but you can literally sh*t on yours for years and it’s perfect?”

Lewis Hamilton by claiming race director Michael Masi did “nothing wrong” at last season’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.The Alpine driver insisted there was no foul play involved as Mercedes driver Hamilton controversially lost out on a record-extending eighth Formula One world championship due to sketchy decision-making by Masi.Alonso developed a bitter rivalry with a rookie Hamilton during their singular shared season at McLaren in 2007, where he claimed the Brit was given preferential treatment.And his latest comments are unlikely to earn him a place in Hamilton’s good books as he went against the general consensus in relation to the title-deciding final race of last season.Speaking at Alpine’s 2022 car launch, the Spaniard said: "On the whole theme of Abu Dhabi, maybe I have a different opinion, I don't think that there was anything wrong [with Masi's decision] there.

direct to your inboxPlans for a permanent memorial to the 22 victims of the Manchester Arena bombing have been recommended for approval.The Glade of Light will provide a place of ’remembrance and reflection’ for friends and relatives of those who tragically lost their lives on May 22, 2017.A white stone ring halo near Manchester Cathedral will contain a personalised memory capsule behind the names of their loved ones, which will be inscribed in bronze.The memorial could be built in time for the next anniversary of the Arena attack, subject to planning permission which is expected to be granted on January 20.Sir Richard Leese, leader of Manchester council, said in September: “Manchester will never forget those who lost their lives on 22 May

direct to your inboxCovid patients now make up two thirds of people in our critical care beds as the region’s health lead warns Greater Manchester faces its ‘worst crisis’ since the pandemic began.Fears are also growing that people with other life-threatening illnesses are now staying away from A&E, in echoes of the first wave.But priority operations, including cancer, are continuing to be postponed as the region tracks close to its ‘worst case scenario’ for bed occupancy and attempts to manage scarce critical care beds.Sir Richard Leese, political lead on health for Greater Manchester, has warned that any results of New Year’s Eve mixing are also yet to be felt on the system - adding that when the peak does arrive for hospitals here it

direct to your inboxA top cop at Greater Manchester Police says officers are 'really fed up' of having to deal with the same people who won't obey coronavirus laws. Assistant Chief Constable Nick Bailey has been leading GMP 's response to lockdown rules since the pandemic began.

direct to your inboxHospitals across Greater Manchester have begun postponing cancer operations as fears grow that the region could run out of intensive care beds.Some cancer surgery has already been cancelled at the last minute due to a lack of critical care beds, while more broadly trusts are beginning the process of rescheduling cancer operations not deemed to be the most urgent.The move comes amid expectations of a ‘very scary’ surge in admissions from Monday, according to one senior doctor spoken to by the M.E.N, and internal forecasts warning that under a worst-case scenario critical care beds could run out altogether. Two days ago the region’s health lead Sir Richard Leese outlined the grim picture in the region’s hospitals.

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