‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Playwright Jack Thorne to Deliver MacTaggart Lecture at Edinburgh TV Festival

Andy Burnham faced a furious crowd as he was asked about the Greater Manchester Clean Air Zone at a Mayor's Question Time event this week.

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A second child has died almost a week after a devastating crash on the M4 that also claimed the life of a four-year-old.

Tim North was simply watching television in his living room when police officers knocked on his door.

Adele's ex-husband Simon Konecki has been spotted for the first time since his divorce from the Hello singer.The 47 year old charity entrepreneur tends to stay away from the spotlight since his split from Adele, 33. But, he appears to have followed in his ex wife's footsteps as Simon also seems to have lost weight since the pair, who share an eight year old son together, parted ways.

Strictly Come Dancing co-stars Rose Ayling-Ellis, Tilly Ramsay, Sara Davies, Rhys Stephenson and Maisie Smith have been making the most of their downtime from the Strictly tour by enjoying a hot tub boat ride on the River Thames.The gang are wrapping up the last leg of shows at London’s O2 Arena with final performances today and tomorrow.Celebrating more than four weeks on the road, John shared clips of the group sailing along the Thames in sailor hats as they relaxed in the warm water.In view of his 310,000 followers, John panned the camera around the Strictly cast as they all sang along to tracks by Kelly Clarkson and Miley Cyrus.Each of them beamed at the camera and John and Rose blew kisses.In the background of one of the clips John joked that the boat was so hot they “should have brought a couple of steaks”.Tilly also shared some footage of the Strictly stars singing along to Fight For This Love by Cheryl.John was in his element and danced along to the track as Tilly captioned the clip: “John living his best life.”It comes after John almost had to pull out of the tour after a Covid scare.He tested positive on a lateral flow test last weekend and had to miss two performaces at Glasgow's OVO Hydro Arena.Thankfully, a PCR test came back negative and he was able to get back on the stage with partner, Johannes Radebe.Sharing the good news on Instagram, John wrote: "PCR came back negative so I'll be back on stage in Glasgow tonight."John and Johannes ended their Strictly Come Dancing journey in second place, losing out to Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice.Rose and Giovanni have marked a huge milestone this week following a win at the Broadcast Awards.They won the Timeline Moment of the Year for their incredible

A man in a mobility scooter was reportedly assaulted after Bolton Wanderers' match at Morecambe.

Jessica Kiang The title, you might not be surprised to hear, is ironic: In Rithy Panh’s frenetic, splenetic new hybrid essay film, everything will most assuredly not be OK. Humans, with our immense capacity for microscopic and macroscopic cruelty, will not be OK. Animals, even if they manage to turn the tables on us, will also not be OK.

Interim manager Ralf Rangnick has named his starting line-up for Manchester United's Premier League tussle with Southampton at Old Trafford this lunchtime.

Manchester City supporters are urging Pep Guardiola to resist the temptation to make too many changes for the Premier League clash against Norwich.

A man is in hospital with 'serious injuries' after being found lying in the middle of a road in the early hours of this morning (February 12).

A man who killed a mum-of-three with an axe and then used the weapon to severely injure her husband has been cleared of murder by a jury.

Edinson Cavani declared himself unavailable for Manchester United's Premier League game with Southampton this morning after undergoing treatment on a groin injury.

Love Island's Jamie Jewitt has revealed that his wife Camilla Thurlow's has found her second pregnancy 'tougher' and teased that the couple know the gender. The former reality star, 31, who stars on podcast It's Not All Dad alongside Marcel Somerville and Jake Quickenden, revealed in an exclusive interview with OK! that his wife Camilla, 32, has found her second pregnancy 'tougher'.

Twin sisters have claimed Hugh Hefner gave them drugs dubbed "leg spreaders" due to the hypnotic effect as they plan to sue to the Playboy brand for emotional distress and trauma.

An angry dad has spoken out after his daughter's school handed her an all-day detention because they said that her baggy hoodie and leggings had violated the dress code.

Hamilton Park have announced the promotion of two current senior staff members who will take over the running of the racecourse.

Kyle Munro has left Hamilton Accies on loan to join West of Scotland Football League Premier Division side Clydebank on loan.

A woman has been killed following a horror car crash on the A76 in East Ayrshire yesterday which saw five people – including three young children – taken to hospital.

dad has been left furious after his daughter was given an all-day in-school suspension after the principal said her hoodie and leggings were 'inappropriate'.Clint Fore said his 11-year-old daughter, who has never been in trouble before, was told she violated the dress code for her baggy hoodie she wore to school.The police lieutenant, from Harrison county in Mississippi, says daughter Shiloh was shocked when she arrived home and was "embarrassed" and "upset".The fifth-grader had gone to school that morning in a pair of black leggings and a baggy hoodie over the top, which reached "almost down to her freaking knees", her dad added.But West Wortham Elementary and Middle School's principal didn't agree, The Mirror reports.The 11-year-old says she was immediately stopped by principal Michael Weaver when she arrived for classes and was told to spend the entire day in in-school suspension, or ISS, after 'violating' the dress code.Shiloh said she was one of many students, all female, who had been stopped that morning and sent to ISS for similar violations.The incident left her embarrassed and upset and said the time in ISS was "scary" and "it made her have a lot of anxiety".She said: “My hand wouldn’t stop shaking. And I did not know what to do.”Fuming dad Clint emailed the principal claiming his daughter had been treated unfairly and attached a photo of the clothes which had started the issue.“Here we are in 2022 and girls have to worry about wearing outfits that aren’t even inappropriate,” he wrote.“Young kids, especially girls at or around my daughter’s age are going through a bunch of changes.

Jack Thorne, the prolific British writer behind His Dark Materials and Harry Potter and The Cursed Child, is to deliver the prestigious James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture at the Edinburgh TV Festival next month.