Lizzo asks judge to dismiss “ridiculous” harassment lawsuit

Greater Manchester has been left windswept and damp in the wake of Storm Babet. Today's weather looks fine, but there will be more rain to come this week.

Some Strictly Come Dancing fans have been bonded by their 'hate' of the same thing, which they expressed following the latest live show. It was another jaw-dropping night in the ballroom as 11 of the 12 remaining couples competed in week five of the BBC One dance contest.

Mum-of-seven Paris Fury has shared pictures of her fun-filled weekend with her brood. The doting wife of heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury took her youngest children for a day out to the cinema to watch Trolls.

The Last Dinner Party made their Later…with Jools Holland debut by playing two songs – watch the videos below.The band played two of the three singles they have so far released, ‘Nothing Matters’ and ‘My Lady of Mercy’, both of which were produced by James Ford (Arctic Monkeys, Florence + the Machine, Foals).Alongside the band, the episode also featured performances from Johnny Marr, Take That, METTE, Frankie Archer and Skindred.The Last Dinner Party recently completed their UK tour, and they are now preparing to cross the Atlantic Ocean and make their way to the US.They will play five gigs there, with stops in New York, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Los Angeles and Chicago. They will then make their way back to Europe as opening support for Hozier on his arena tour.Earlier this month, they also announced details of an “intimate variety show” that they will play at London’s Roundhouse on February 1, 2024, with support from Heartworms.Check out their full tour dates below and visit here for any remaining US tickets.In a five-star review of their live show in London in April, NME wrote: “The Last Dinner Party’s ability to go straight from something as potent and wrenching as slow-burning ballad ‘Mirror’ to hamming up the theatrics of ‘Lady Of Mercy’ is a hugely impressive skill: even this early on in their career, on stage, they prove to be masters of contrast.

Usher has serenaded Doja Cat at his residency in Las Vegas – watch the footage below.The R&B crooner, whose latest Las Vegas stint started on October 11, spotted Doja Cat in the crowd and held her hand. There, he sang his song ‘There Goes My Baby’ from the 2010 album ‘Raymond v.

Megan Thee Stallion has hinted at a new era of music on her social media.On October 12, the Houston rapper posted a mysterious trio of images on Instagram spelling out the words ‘Act One’, with a red snake biting its own tail. Two days later, she posted a photo of herself posing with a snake emoji as the caption.

James’ Tim Booth tweeting: “Very sad to hear the great [Sir Bobby Charlton] has died. Played football the right way.

Kelly Clarkson has clarified she did not “bash” Taylor Swift‘s new relationship with NFL player Travis Kelce.The singer and host of The Kelly Clarkson Show received criticism for her recent comments on her talk show. During a conversation on October 19 with her guest, SNL cast member Bowen Yang, Clarkson joked about Swift’s romance with Kelce.“It’s not hilarious how it is literally taking over the NFL for people that like watching sports now,” she said to Yang. “It’s like you’re watching Housewives while you’re watching.” She added: “They’re just talking about gossip things and you’re like, ‘So, what about the play?’”Yesterday (October 21), the singer posted to Instagram to clear up any rumours of a diss.

Leigh-Anne Pinnock has opened up about the racism that she has faced since finding fame with Little Mix in 2011.The group that she formed along with Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson, Jade Thirlwall won The X Factor that year, the only girl group to ever win the reality competition show. They went on to have five UK number one singles, selling 75 million records worldwide and receiving over 15 billion streams.Speaking to The Guardian, however, Pinnock has explained that despite this success, she has always struggled with the way she has been treated, compared to her bandmates.“I always used to say, ‘Should I feel like this, having accomplished my dream?’,” she said.

Strictly Come Dancing fans have been in awe of Angela Rippon for weeks and who can deny her having the best legs in the business following her high-kicking across the dancefloor.

“The last time we played in arenas, we didn’t really have many songs that were arena-worthy,” says Guy Garvey. Taken at face value, it’s a strange admission from the frontman of a band who have been filling UK arenas for nearly 15 years, but those who have followed Elbow’s trajectory since The Seldom Seen Kid catapulted them into the UK’s musical stratosphere will have an idea of where he’s coming from.

Plans for scores of new homes across Greater Manchester have been submitted in recent weeks. A large proportion of the region's applications are for Manchester, with 453 new flats proposed in total.

Montana Brown has credited Celebrity SAS for getting her pregnant and even joked that her co-star Jermaine Pennant is her son's real dad.The star, 28, who found fame on Love Island, had struggled to conceive for months but got pregnant days after she came back from being on SAS and saw her partner Mark O'Connor again. Speaking to The Sun, Montana explained: "I was trying to have a baby for so long before SAS and literally in the few days that I got back I conceived.

The moments before a phone that was key evidence in the Wagatha Christie trial was 'dropped in the North Sea' have been caught on camera.The iPhone 12 Pro, which belonged to Rebekah Vardy ’s manager, Caroline Watt, allegedly ended up falling in the water during a family boat trip. Coleen Rooney’s legal team argued that it allegedly contained WhatsApp messages between Jamie Vardy’s wife and Caroline that could’ve been used as vital evidence in their High Court Libel case.

Harper Beckham has her own £100k luxury treehouse on David and Victoria Beckham's £12m Cotswolds estate.The 12 year old's parents put in planning permission just a year after purchasing the property in 2016 to build an impressive treehouse for their four children to use.The mini retreat sits on stilts in the grounds and is probably not used by the older Beckham children - Brooklyn, 24, Romeo, 21 and Cruz, 18 - leaving it down to Harper.The impressive treehouse is built around a tall oak tree and features a balcony to relax on. At the time, planning permission showed that the impressive treehouse was to cost the Beckhams around £100,000 and is 4.5m x 4.5m in length and width, and 4.275m high, covering a ground space of 15.6 square metres.

Justin Timberlake allegedly gave one of his four dogs the same name that his ex Britney Spears wanted to call one of her future babies after they split up. The singer has a pit bull and Labrador mix, boxers called Buckley and Brennan and a puppy called Billy. In a resurfaced clip that a fan has shared, Britney appeared to say that she wanted to call her child Brennan in the future.

Netflix's The Crown first came to our screens in 2016 and proved an instant hit as we awed at Claire Foy's depiction of a very young Queen Elizabeth II coming to terms with the death of her father and balancing her new role with her young family. As well as Claire, the show sparkled with a bevvy of wonderful actors - such as Matt Smith as Prince Philip, Vanessa Kirby as Princess Margaret and Victoria Hamilton as the newly-widowed Queen Mother.

Faith, 38, from Wales, adopted three children with her husband Stuart after they were told she would not be able to carry a child naturally and here she tells her story... "I'd gone to Norway with my husband on honeymoon to see if I could have IVF because I'd had four traumatic miscarriages at 12 weeks and while we were over there, I was told I had thyroid issues and polycystic ovary syndrome.

It was revealed recently that King Charles and Queen Camilla will be jetting off to Kenya for their first major long haul tour between October 31 and November 3.The visit is significant for more reasons than one - least of all because it was the place where Queen Elizabeth II was when she heard that her father, King George VI, had passed away at the age of 56. The country also has a deep connection for the Prince and Princess of Wales as they became engaged there during a private holiday in 2010. As well as family ties, the tour will provide the perfect opportunity for the King to learn and speak about the country's painful history.

James Bond’s many fans will have a long wait for the next 007, it seems.

Kim Zolciak wasn’t around for a key divorce court hearing with estranged husband Kroy Biermann. And no, it’s not because they were too busy having sex! Let’s just get that out there right now. LOLz!!