Judges free defendants accused of rape and GBH on bail in Greater Manchester as criminal justice system reaches crisis point

Christian Bale has played Batman in three “Dark Knight” movies, battled lethal machines in “Terminator Salvation” and assassinated gods in “Thor: Love and Thunder”, yet the one thing he’s yet to do is appear in a movie set in a galaxy far, far away.

A 'huge' fire has ripped through a flat in Edinburgh.

Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century, but it was a reality at .On September 30, Bella Hadid closed the Coperni spring/summer 2023 fashion show when stepped up to a platform wearing nothing but a pair of high-cut panties. From there, a group of painters sprayed her down with , a groundbreaking nonwoven synthetic fiber material that can be applied via an aerosol can or spray gun device.What resulted was a calf-length white, body-hugging dress, which was then customized with off-the-shoulder straps and a thigh-high slit.

Rihanna is back in L.A. and she just had dinner at her favorite restaurant, of course!

LOVE Island's Adam Collard showed off his ripped physique as he holidayed in Bali amid "cheating" rumours. The Newcastle-based PT, 26, was seen with his arms around a blonde lady as they ordered a McDonalds, in a video exclusively obtained by The Sun last weekend.

Leandro Trossard's hat-trick earned Brighton a deserved 3-3 draw as Liverpool endured another damaging defensive performance ahead of taking on Rangers in midweek.

Crystal Palace fans are livid after Thiago Silva narrowly escaped a red card after he blatantly pushed the ball out of Jordan Ayew's path with his hand. The Brazilian received the ball from Reece James but in a lapse of concentration missed the pressing Jordan Ayew and was about to give the ball away when he falls to the ground and pushed the ball away from the Palace forward. The Ghanaian striker turned to the referee and demanded play was stopped after the 38-year-old centre-back stopped him from going one-on-one with Chelsea keeper Edouard Mendy.

F1 champions-elect Red Bull took another turn in the wrong direction when Max Verstappen was forced to abort a probable pole position lap in Singapore. The reigning world champion looked set to pip Charles Leclerc to pole, or at least secure a place on the front row, when he was suddenly called into the pits before the end of his final lap in Q3, leaving him down in eighth place.Red Bull were concerned that Verstappen’s car would not have had enough fuel left to provide a sample to the FIA, which could have seen him kicked out of qualifying and start at the back of the grid or from the pitlane. READ MORE: Max Verstappen yells 'what the f***' after being told to abort pole lap by Red Bull The incident left Verstappen furious, with the Dutchman unleashing a foul-mouthed tirade at his team over the radio.And he had barely cooled down by the time he faced the media, telling Sky Sports F1: “We ran out of fuel. That's just incredibly frustrating and it shouldn't happen.

Violence flared on the streets as football hooligans were involved in a mass brawl on Saturday afternoon ahead of Oldham Athletic's game against Wrexham at Boundary Park.

While Val Chmerkovskiy and the rest of the Dancing With the Stars couples compete for judges’ scores weekly, the esteemed panel has become somewhat notorious when it comes to articulating what they’re looking for.

Japanese Bhoys Kyogo and Reo Hatate were on target to send Celtic back into a two point lead at the Premiership summit.

Meetings between St Johnstone and Dundee United last season were close-run affairs.

Motherwell fell to a narrow defeat against 10-man Celtic as they regained their place at the top of the Premiership table.

Strictly Come Dancing judge Anton Du Beke gives critique to the dancing duos alongside head judge Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mabuse.The 56-year-old said he was "delighted" to officially be a part of the panel, however could he be wishing he was on the dance floor instead?Anton was the show's longest reigning professional dancer up until his last series in 2020.During the series, he stood in Motsi's shoes for two weeks while she self-isolated.In the following year, he replaced Bruno who couldn't travel back to the UK due to restrictions at the time.This year, he was announced as an official judge.Naga Munchetty 'let off steam' after furious BBC Breakfast backlashAccording to Body language expert Darren Stanton, Anton could be "frustrated" on the panel.On behalf of Betfair, he said: “Anton was seen making a lot of movement with his body and gestures as he sat on the panel."He’s doing a thing in psychology that we call second positioning, which means he’s placing himself into the shoes of the prospective candidate.“This can come across as him being frustrated sometimes because I feel Anton just wants to hit the dance floor and take part rather than being a judge."Sometimes he almost dances in his seat and he’s often seen moving his shoulders and his body in time with the performances.“It’s the same as when you might see somebody watching a sports game, like tennis or football."He went on to say that the dancer is "definitely resonating" with his fellow dancers."He knows exactly what it feels like to be on the receiving end," the former police officer added.Sharon Osbourne reacts to 's**t storm' after Meghan row [REACTION]Amber Heard hires new lawyer for insurance firms battle [REVEALED]Jennifer Aniston

F1’s cost cap amid speculation Red Bull have fallen foul of the rules.The drivers’ and constructors’ champions-elect are under the spotlight amid claims they have not complied with the sport’s financial restrictions, which were brought in last year to make F1 more sustainable. Punishment for any breaches range from a reprimand to exclusion from the last year’s championship, depending on the severity of any transgression of the rules.Several teams, including Toto Wolff’s Mercedes, have been outspoken on the issue, although Red Bull have strenuously denied any wrongdoing, with team principal Christian Horner even threatening legal action following what he sees as “defamatory” comments from rivals.READ MORE: Christian Horner says there is 'campaign to discredit Red Bull' and threatens legal actionSky Sports pundit and former F1 driver Brundle says every team will have pushed the complex new rules to the limit.“We heard from Toto Wolff, he thinks it’s a very serious issue, akin to cheating,” said Brundle ahead of qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix.“He was really strong about it, it appears to be pointed towards Red Bull and Aston Martin, from what we’re reading, but await for the certificates [from FIA] to come out on Wednesday.“I went to see Christian Horner.

Micah Richards has claimed that comparisons between Liverpool's Darwin Nunez and Manchester City's Erling Haaland were never going to be realistic.

No human remains have yet been found in the latest moorland search for Keith Bennett, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) have confirmed. Police began searching an area of moorland near to Dove Stone Reservoir following an informant reporting that discoveries interpreted by experts to be bones had been located.

Christian Eriksen has opened up on what he believes is his best position at Manchester United.