Interior Design Masters: Solihull contestant Abi Davis loves turning charity shop tat into treasure

Police are searching for a man who vanished after being dropped at Manchester Airport.

Stockport voters will go to the polls later this month in what looks to be another tightly-fought battle for control of the town hall. The council is currently run by Labour despite the Lib Dems emerging as the largest group at last year’s local elections.

More than 200 visas have been issued so far to Ukrainians being sponsored to stay at homes in Greater Manchester, new figures revealed today. But the publication of the welcome statistics comes amid an ever-growing backlash over the speed it is taking to process applications, with many families in Greater Manchester and across the country claiming delays were putting lives at risk.

Officers had a magical morning after a man they stopped claimed to be Paul Daniels to escape going back to prison.

Former Netherlands international Rene van der Gijp insists Erik ten Hag must be allowed to breathe a new lease of life into Manchester United this summer, admitting that "players like Paul Pogba" need to be moved on.

This May, Melanin Markets will take over the Royal Exchange Theatre, celebrating and showcasing black-owned businesses in the UK. Following the success of its Christmas-themed event last year at Contact Theatre, Melanin Markets Manchester returns on Sunday, May 8 on an even bigger scale.

There are 53 candidates standing in Tameside’s local elections next month when one seat will be up for grabs in each of the borough’s 19 wards. The council is currently dominated by Labour, who hold 51 of its 57 seats, with the remainder taken by the five-strong Conservative group and a lone Green.

Happy Friday readers. Tom Grater here looking back on the week’s top international headlines.

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Brooklyn Beckham's career plans have changed many times over the years, and most recently he set his sights on becoming a professional chef. The 23 year old chose not to follow in his famous dad David's footballer footsteps, and instead opted to try his hand at various different things over the years, including photography and modelling. Brooklyn, who is set to marry actress Nicola Peltz in a £3 million ceremony at her family's £76m estate in Florida on 9 April, has even worked as a barista, and thanks to his various ventures and parents' wealth he's now believed to be worth a staggering £7.6 million.

Gemma Collins' fiancé Rami Hawash was rushed to hospital after suffering from a "serious accident" while he was at work this week. Former TOWIE star Gemma shared the news on her Instagram page on Friday, 8 April, as she posted a snap of her taking care of her beau. Rami was sporting a cut on his nose and wore an eye patch, as he was seen cuddling up to Gemma, who just started her new tour Big Night Out.

Sentric Music has signed one of those publishing deals with the band Boston Manor covering their back catalogue and a number of future works. How do I know this? Well, the band’s manager Stuart Gili-Ross says so.“We are delighted to announce this partnership with Sentric”, says he.

Love Island 2022 is back - with a start date of Monday, June 6, according to reports.

Pupils at an East Kilbride high school are tackling hate crime against women head on, after a peer was harassed on her way home.

Pink Floyd have come back together and released a new track in order to raise funds for Ukraine Humanitarian Relief. The track is called ‘Hey, Hey, Rise Up’ and features a sample of Andriy Khlyvnyuk, singer with the Ukrainian band Boombox.From the classic Pink Floyd line-up, David Gilmour and Nick Mason are both involved in the new recording.

APPOINTMENTSTalent agency WME has announced a stack of promotions in its music division, including the promotion of seven agents across its LA, Nashville, New York and Sydney offices to the position of partner, they being: Cristina Baxter, Michael Coughlin, Ryan Jones, Richard Lom, Ben Schiffer, Peter Schwartz and Sam Wald.————————————————–RELEASESAnna Calvi has announced a new ‘Peaky Blinders’ themed EP called ‘Tommy’, having written and performed the score for series six of the TV show, which concluded last weekend. The EP features two tracks written specifically for the programme – ‘Ain’t No Grave’ and ‘Burning Down’ – plus covers of two other songs that appeared in the show: Bob Dylan’s ‘All The Tired Horses’ and theme song ‘Red Right Hand’ by Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds.

The charity War Child has announced that it is releasing limited edition vinyl versions of four albums it put together in the 2000s, which between them include music from the likes of Muse, Stereophonics, Oasis, George Michael, Avril Lavigne, Paul McCartney, David Bowie, Coldplay, Radiohead, Gorillaz, Manic Street Preachers, Beck, Keane, Lily Allen, Elbow and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.War Child, of course, has had a long partnership with the music community as part of its fund-raising efforts, beginning with the release of ‘The Help Album’ in 1995. It has released a number of other records since then, each featuring music donated by an eclectic mix of artists.The albums being released on vinyl today are ‘1 Love’, originally released in 2002 in partnership with the NME; ‘Hope’, the result of a tie-up with the Daily Mirror in 2003; ‘Help! A Day In The Life’, recorded on one day and released the next in 2005, to mark the tenth anniversary of ‘The Help Album’; and ‘Heroes’ from 2009, in which music legends were invited to nominate a newer act to cover one of their songs.Profits from the sale of the vinyl version of these records will fund War Child projects around the world, including in Ukraine.

Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler has finished the first draft of an autobiography, though he can’t quite decide what to call it. There are currently five options and, on Twitter earlier this week, he invited fans to let him know which of those five they prefer.Talking about the autobiography in an interview with Cleveland.com last year, Butler said: “I started out because, when my parents died, I always wished I’d asked them a lot more things… I don’t really know much about my mum and dad, because they were always just there.

Dolly Parton has announced she is withdrawing from Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nomination, revealing that while she is “extremely flattered and grateful to be nominated,” she doesn’t feel she has “earned that right.”The country legend was nominated for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, however she preferred to “respectfully bow out,” as she does not want to take votes away from the rest of the nominees.“I do hope that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will understand and be willing to consider me again—if I’m ever worthy. This has, however, inspired me to put out a hopefully great rock ’n’ roll record at some point in the future, which I have always wanted to do,” Dolly shared.She also revealed that her “husband is a total rock ’n’ roll freak,” and said that she wishes “all of the nominees good luck and thank you again for the compliment! Rock on!”The Country star was nominated alongside fellow first-time nominees Eminem, Lionel Richie, Duran Duran and A Tribe Called Quest, Rage Against the Machine, Pat Benatar, Dionne Warwick, Carly Simon, Judas Priest and Beck.Dolly previously declined the Presidential Medal of Freedom during the Trump administration, not once, but two times.

Dolly Parton has turned down the chance to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year after receiving a nomination, saying that she doesn’t believe she has ‘earned’ the recognition.Earlier this year, the nominations for the revered music museum were announced, including the likes of Eminem, Kate Bush, Lionel Richie and Pat Benatar.Dolly was also among them, vowing to release a rock album if she were to be inducted.However, the Jolene singer has now released a statement announcing that she has pulled out of the race altogether, saying she hopes she can be considered again in the future, a move that has prompted a major outcry from her fans.In a message shared on social media, the 76-year-old music icon said: ‘Dolly here! Even though I am extremely flattered and grateful to be nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, I don’t feel that I have earned that right.‘I really do not want votes to be split because of me, so I must respectfully bow out.’â¤ï¸ pic.twitter.com/Z6LKfWtlxgShe continued, expressing her hope that this won’t be her only shot to be inducted.‘I do hope that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will understand and be willing to consider me again – if I’m ever worthy,’ she said.‘This has, however, inspired me to put out a hopefully great rock ‘n’ roll album at some point in the future, which I have always wanted to do.’Dolly added that her husband Carl Dean, to whom she’s been married since 1966, has always encouraged her to venture into the rock ‘n’ roll genre.‘My husband is a total rock ‘n’ roll freak, and has always encouraged me to do one,’ she stated.‘I wish all the nominees good luck and thank you again for the compliment.

Viva Las Vegas! The 57th Academy of Country Music Awards comes to Sin City on Sunday, March 7, to honor the brightest stars in the genre, and the full list of nominees and winners is jam-packed with celebs.