Hilton hotel is coming to Wigan in £135m project

Queen Latifah got a message from Vice President Kamala Harris at the start of the 2024 NAACP Image Awards, reminding the show’s host to ask people to vote this year.

Glastonbury line-up poster has been edited to remove every artist that started their career in grassroots venues – and hardly any names are left standing.The first taste of the festival’s 2024 line-up was shared on Thursday (March 14), with Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA topping the bill.But as revealed by the Music Venue Trust’s edit of the poster on social media, the vast majority of the dozens of names announced so far started their careers coming through the small music venues that now find themselves straining under unbearable pressure in the UK in 2024.Yesterday I was read a quote from a senior figure in the live music industry which ran as follows: “We don’t see any problems in the pipeline for developing the next Ed Sheeran's etc due to grassroots music venues closing, the headliners are still coming”I call bullshit. https://t.co/vGe4RlBUIx— Mark Davyd (@markdavyd) March 16, 2024Only names such as Nigerian afrobeats superstar Burna Boy, the K-pop group SEVENTEEN and Camila Cabello, who rose to fame on the US version of The X Factor, remain when the direct beneficiaries of grassroots venues are taken away.Music Venue Trust CEO Mark Davyd commented on the edited poster, writing on X/Twitter: “Yesterday I was read a quote from a senior figure in the live music industry which ran as follows: ‘We don’t see any problems in the pipeline for developing the next Ed Sheerans etc.

Mixmag), tourists from the UK and other non-EU passport holders could be impacted. Visitors will be asked to show evidence of the accommodation for the duration of their stay, as well as proof of a return or onward ticket. The proof of accommodation can take the form of a booking confirmation from a hotel, hostel or Airbnb, or documentation showing that you are visiting a holiday home or second home in Spain.

Bill Murray and Ernie Hudson have teamed up to perform the original Ghostbusters theme on Jimmy Fallon – watch their cover below.In celebration of sequel Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire and its world premiere on Thursday (March 14), the trio joined Jimmy Fallon to perform the franchise’s theme tune. They were accompanied by The Roots, who played the theme on various classroom instruments.Parker Jr.

Paul McCartney once attempted to convince Vladimir Putin to release a group of Greenpeace campaigners by quoting him some Beatles lyrics. As revealed in an upcoming BBC documentary series, On Thin Ice: Putin V Greenpeace, McCartney was moved by the plight of a group of climate activists after they were seized in Russia during a protest and thrown in jail in 2013.

AC/DC’s Brian Johnson and Dire Straits’ Mark Knopfler are set to star in a new documentary series, named Johnson and Knopfler’s Music Legends. The six-part series will see the two classic rockers explore the lives of six other music legends, with the show set to run weekly on Sky Arts from April 25. Each episode will see Johnson and Knopfler examine the careers of, respectively, Tom Jones, Sam Fender, Cyndi Lauper, Nile Rodgers, Carlos Santana and Emmylou Harris, with the hosts also playing live with the guests on the episodes.

Brian Eno, Nadine Shah and Maxine Peake will be among the performers at a special benefit event in support of Palestine at London’s Union Chapel on April 18. The show, which is titled Sumud and promises “a fundraising evening of music, spoken word and film for Palestine”, will be hosted by Amos Trust and Palestine Music Expo, and tickets are available here. All proceeds will go to Amos Trust’s emergency appeal for Gaza.

Neneh Cherry has revealed that she will be releasing her memoir A Thousand Threads in October this year. Writing on Twitter/X to confirm the news on Monday (March 11), Cherry posted: “Turned a new leaf into another chapter! 3×20 = now I’m 60 and what a magnificent birthday it’s been!” “I’m really happy and slightly terrified to announce that I have written a book.

Dr. Dre has said he “appreciates being alive” after suffering three strokes in 2021 following a brain aneurysm.The rap legend was appearing on James Corden’s SiriusXM show This Life of Mine on Friday (March 15) when he opened up about his near-death experience.“It definitely makes you appreciate being alive, that’s for sure,” he said. “It’s something you can’t control, it just happens.

Kate the Princess of Wales is in no danger of being dragged off to the Tower anytime soon, but metaphorically? Reputationally? The 42-year-old has, this week, been tarred, feathered, put on the rack and paraded about for some rotten fruit throwing, and all while the men of the royal family are closely inspecting their fingernails in another room.As this week closes out, the AFP (Agence France-Presse) has declared that Kensington Palace is no longer considered a trusted source, CNN has announced it’s “reviewing” all the images previously supplied by the palace and Instagram has added a warning to the Instagram shot that was heard around the world.What should have been a heartwarming blip on the radar, a new photo showing Kate with her three kids (and really doing her utmost to promote the British wicker chair industry) has instead snowballed into one of the biggest crises of the princess’s otherwise blemish-free career.We now know pretty much exactly how things played out. The photo of the princess, along with Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, was taken last Friday afternoon after the Wales kids got home from school.

Macaulay Culkin and Brenda Song put their love for one another on full display on the red carpet during a very rare appearance.

The Princess of Wales has had an emotional few months after an outlandish social media conspiracy theory was sparked online questioning Kate's whereabouts as she continues to recover from major surgery. Even though the heartwarming Mother's Day image of Kate beaming with her children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis was shared, several major photo agencies then withdrew the snap over fears it had been “edited at source”.

BBC favourite Jeff Brown has announced he's stepping down from his role in Look North after an eventful two decades, which had viewers saying 'nights won't be the same' without him.The friendly former sports presenter, a familiar and much-loved face since 2003, has recently revealed that he'll bid Look North farewell. He delivered news bulletins and covered sports updates.

We love hunting down a good bargain, which is why we are counting the days to Amazon's Big spring sale.That's right, you don't have to wait until Prime Day (July) to stock up on seasonal essentials as Amazon will offer big savings on everything customers need to get that winning feeling this month! If you're wondering when the sale starts Amazon Spring Deal Days will take place from Wednesday 20th March 2024 until 23:59pm on Monday 25th March 2024. It's going to be too good to miss out on! With savings on hundreds of thousands of products across Electronics, Home & Garden, and Toys, and brands such as Oral-B, Shark and Ninja, Tommy Hilfiger, Levi’s, Alexa-enabled devices and more, we suggest you put the launch date in your diary pronto.

Freed serial killer Charles Sobhraj, who allegedly murdered 20 backpackers in Asia, has been spotted amongst tourists in London.The 79-year-old French man was released from a Nepalese prison in 2022 after spending nearly two decades behind bars. Sobhraj, who inspired the hit BBC drama The Serpent in 2021, is suspected of killing at least 20 Western tourists who were travelling through Asia's "hippy trail" in the 1970s and 1980s. Now pictures show him visiting the UK wearing a false beard and wig, while he his being filmed for a documentary.

Peter Andre shared an update on his wife Emily MacDonagh's pregnancy on Thursday night, 15 March, revealing she had started feeling contractions as their baby's due date nears. Television personality and musician Peter, 51, used Instagram to film his doctor wife Emily, 34, rubbing her belly as Braxton Hicks contractions happened. Emily blamed good-natured Peter for making her laugh, which led to the contractions.The singer provided a light-hearted commentary, teasing: "She's having a Toni Braxton guys." To keep the fun mood, Peter played Toni Braxton's famous song Unbreak My Heart in the background whilst Emily lay comfortably on the couch dressed in a cosy grey tracksuit, gently touching her stomach.

Strictly star Layton Williams brutally rebuffed Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu when she attempted to justify her actions in Celebrity Big Brother.The former Love Island star got upset because she thinks the 'edit' didn't show everything about her, but Layton wasn't happy with her for saying her eviction was all because of the 'edit'. Earlier in the week, Ekin-Su got mad when Marisha picked her to be up for eviction. Marisha said: "I know if I get to the final, I can't beat you.

BBC Breakfast viewers were not impressed with the show's travel segment on Saturday, 16 March. The programme, hosted by Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt, showed an "extraordinary image" of no traffic on the M25 today. A five-mile stretch of the motorway between Junctions 10 and 11 in Surrey is closed this weekend.The closure started at 9pm yesterday and will last until 6am on Monday.

Princess Kate has barely been seen since undergoing major abdominal surgery - but she could be about to open up. According to the Sunday Times, Kate and William are intending to ‘release a new family photo to mark Prince Louis' birthday next month', say close friends - potentially an occasion to put the whole controversy behind them.

Meghan Markle's candid admission about 'unladylike habit' months before she met Harry Meghan has re-entered the lifestyle space, and she looks set to dominate. The Duchess of Sussex's new venture - America Riviera Orchard - amassed hundreds of thousands of followers on its new Instagram page in only a few hours, and fans were treated to a short video of Meghan arranging cut flowers, baking, and posing in a doorway whilst wearing a stunning black evening gown. But this isn't Meghan's first foray into lifestyle - for years she ran a highly successful blog called The Tig, which covered everything from wellness and travel to the books that had captured her imagination.

EastEnders star Patsy Palmer returned to the show with a big smile, but behind the scenes, she's dealing with family heartache. Her older brother is battling to overcome his addiction problems. Fans saw Patsy, 51, come back as the feisty Bianca Jackson on the soap.