Isle Of Man: Last News

Coronation Street icon William Roache turns 90 years old today (April 25). The actor is best known for playing Ken Barlow in the ITV soap opera since it was first broadcast on December 9 1960.He's listed in the Guinness World Records as the longest-serving television star in a continuous role.Bill has been married twice and has had five children, two of them have tragically passed away.He married TV and stage actress Anna Cropper in 1961 but the pair parted divorce in 1974.

Many fans of the hit ITV show All Star Musicals have been looking to learn a little more about some of the famous faces appearing in the show, including judge Samantha Barks.

When I returned to Manchester Airport’s Terminal 1 today with a bag to check in I was expecting the worst. With the airport boss quitting yesterday after daily pictures and stories of mayhem, I was not hopeful in having a smooth journey to Malaga in the south of Spain.

Lord Alan Sugar paid tribute to Apprentice star Stuart Baggs ahead of last night's semi-final.

Vigil and Gentleman Jack star Suranne Jones is creating a three-part relationship drama for ITV.

A Cumbrian island near Morecambe Bay could be the ideal location for a weekend away this month.

ITV's hit quiz show Tipping Point is looking for Scots contestants to join its 13th series.

Temperatures are set to plummet to a blistering -12C in a matter of days as an aggressive wintry weather pattern threatens to bring fresh snow and widespread disruption.New weather maps from independent forecaster WXCharts show up to five inches of the white stuff landing in some spots in the UK from Thursday 10 February to Sunday 13 February.After heavy snowfall in the Midlands on Thursday, a sweeping formation from the Atlantic will then hit Northern Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man in the early hours of Friday before moving into England and Wales later in the day.Patches on Saturday will then be followed by another round of heavy snow concentrated in the north east of England, with temperatures expected to fall -12C the same weekend in Scotland. More snow is set to land just north of London on Monday.The Met Office also expect some 'wintry precipitation' to hit the north, with their long-range forecast from Monday 7 February to Wednesday 17 February reading: "High pressure remains to the southwest of the UK and is expected to push low pressure systems towards the north of the country."This will lead to an unsettled picture for much of the UK with heavy rain, stronger winds and a risk of wintry precipitation in the north while the south is expected to remain largely dry.

"haunted" city centre hotel, where a spirit allegedly called one of them "a b****."They also claim they could smell rotten meat and heard gunshots in the terrifying encounter.Jessica Sims, 22, and Ellie-May Ramsey, 19, from the Isle of Man travelled to Liverpool on January 9, 2022, and stayed at the Adelphi Hotel, after they saw reports of ghost hunters staying there and being sworn at by spirits.From the get-go the pair, who run a YouTube Channel called Jess and Ellie, said the hotel "didn't feel right" and they kept "feeling people going through them".Jess told the Liverpool Echo "We checked out the room and one of the first things we noticed is that it kept going from really warm to really cold. There were points where we would both just shiver and get goosebumps for no reason."There was also a gunshot going through the window from the inside, which was creepy."The girls then decided to go and walk around the hotel with a spirit box and EMF reader to see if they could communicate with spirits.They experienced shadows, dramatic temperature change, and the smell of raw meat, they said.

Two Youtubers who visited a hotel in Liverpool said they 'couldn't sleep' after a frightening encounter with the supernatural.

An Ayrshire drugs boss was snared after a former associate turned supergrass.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Isle Of Man Post Office has issued a special set of stamps to celebrate the musical career and charitable work of Bee Gees co-founder and Isle of Man native Barry Gibb.“I’m very proud of my Manx roots,” Gibb said in a statement.

Barry Gibb‘s music career is being celebrated with a new collection of stamps from the Royal Mail.The collection, which was made in close collaboration with the Bee Gees man and the Isle Of Man Post Office, is released today (November 3). You can order the stamps here.Gibb was born at the Jane Crookall maternity home in the Isle Of Man’s capital Douglas on September 1 1946, and lived on the island until 1955 when the family moved first to Manchester, then emigrated to Australia in 1958.“I’m very proud of my Manx roots,” Gibb said.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is giving millions of benefit claimants a Christmas Bonus this year.

A man died minutes after seeing his dad for the first time in 35 years.

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Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox! A biker has died after a collision on the Isle of Man’s TT mountain course road – just minutes after seeing his dad for the first time in 35 years. Paul Cowell, 56, was killed instantly after his motorbike crashed into a camper van on the notorious stretch on September 27.

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the Sun.The bonus will be tax-free and won’t affect any other benefits you get.While the cash won’t cover the loss of the recent uplift it is a small amount which could help offset the cost of Christmas – whether that’s your festive dinner or a gift for a loved one.Before the £20-a-week uplift ends make sure to go to gov.uk and check if you’re eligible for any further benefits to boost your bank account.To get the Christmas bonus you’ll need to claim Universal Credit alongside one of the following benefits:You need to be in receipt of these benefits during qualifying week – the first week of December.To qualify you must also be living in either: the UK, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, Gibraltar, Switzerland or any European Economic

South Ayrshire Council that places constraints on any bids to create freeports in Scotland.Councillor Peter Henderson, a former director general of HMRC on the Isle of Man, brought the motion which sought to address some of the concerns that accompanied an apparent 'U-turn' by the party in opening the door to the controversial policy of looser regulations and controls.Ayr has been touted for freeport status in recent years while Prestwick Airport was the last to close in 2012.Having opposed the freeport idea being pushed by the UK Government, the SNP at Holyrood said they would consider them if they met certain conditions earlier this year.The motion at the weekend's SNP conference aimed to ensure that the conditions around any freeport

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!The body of an 86-year-old woman has lain unclaimed in a Cyprus morgue for eight months.Patricia Lambert passed away in January 2021 aged 86.Authorities are now urgently trying to trace any family or loved ones to claim her body.If no-one does by the end of the year, the state will give her a pauper's funeral, MyLondonreports.The Cypriot press has also reported that withdrawals have been made from her bank account, and squatters have now moved into her apartment in Kato Pathos.Ken Corlett, a financial investigator working on the case, told Cyprus Mail: "I got involved because I am investigating fraudulent withdrawals from her Isle of Man bank account."I have also contacted a company that