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An artist has created a guide to Stockport with his take on an A-Z of the borough. Eric Jackson quit his job in journalism seven years ago to paint full-time, creating witty tourism posters of places around Greater Manchester.

March 21–April 19And that's a wrap as the sun moves out of your sign midweek, taking up residence in your financial zone. This is already an area you're best advised to lay long-term plans. Your options, bright ideas, and sudden opportunities are lit up, so notice.

Mom’s night out. Kylie Jenner attended sister Kendall Jenner‘s 818 Tequila party on Friday April 15, where she met up with some of her besties — including Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber (née Baldwin) — to kick off Coachella weekend.

The leafy suburb of Didsbury is well-known as one of Manchester’s most sought-after places to live. But one particular street, on the outskirts of the neighbourhood, is even more desirable than the rest.

Well, well, well, it looks like Al Pacino and Noor Alfallah really are a couple!

In a first for North Manchester, an open-top bus menopause choir will be performing as part of a multi-arts festival. It's all part of SICK! festival, an arts and health event that faces up to the complexities of mental and physical health.

Danny Glover was on hand to honor his dear friend John Akomfrah, a British artist and filmmaker whose show, “John Akomfrah: Signs of Empire,” was presented at the New Museum in 2018.New Museum’s Deputy Director Isolde Brielmaier opened the gala, which also included honorees Shelly Fox Aarons and Philip E. Aarons, two major benefactors who have supported the museum for 23 years. “When John Akomfrah and the Black Audio Film Collective [was included] in the 2002 dOCUMENTA 11 show, a new era of contemporary art and global artistic dialogue was launched,” said Glover.

The 75th Cannes Film Festival, which runs May 17-28, was already due to be a starry affair with the likes of Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick and Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis screening out of competition. Today it got even hotter with a strong Official Selection that should make for glamorous red carpets, but one that will likewise treat serious subject matter.

Last Tuesday, Pep Guardiola’s post-match press conference was dominated by questions about the effectiveness of Atletico Madrid’s dark arts, but the Catalan has a master of his own that he could deploy in the second leg. Stopping counterattacks, faking injuries and even hair pulling, the Champions League quarter-final first leg between Manchester City and Atletico Madrid had it all last week.

Victoria Fuller is hopping down a different kind of bunny trail. The artist, who was Playboy’s Miss January 1996, is going from the mansion to the Metaverse by launching the "Rogue Playmates" NFT series. Every buyer will receive a members-only "golden key," which grants them access to a digital space where they can interact with models in real-time.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentThe Venice Film Festival is getting in gear to celebrate its 90th anniversary with an international conference to be held in Venice in July.The Biennale, which is the fest’s parent organization, has announced it will hold a confab on July 9 in Venice in the library auditorium of the Biennale foundation’s archives. It will be attended by an as-yet unspecified plethora of international film academics, critics, and also film directors and talents, to commemorate the advent of the world’s oldest film fest.The First Exposition of Cinematic Art — later to be known as the Mostra del Cinema in Italy and the Venice Film Festival globally — opened on Aug.

Martha Stewart is hosting a tag sale and Rob Riggle and Joe Tessitore are fronting a rescue dog show for ABC.

A furious mum from Clayton offered to give away her two toddlers online after discovering they'd covered her newly-decorated home in BLACK PAINT as part of 'an art project'. Kerry Jones took to Facebook to share her rage after she was woken up to find her children had 'ruined the whole house'

Jada Pinkett Smith wants to "move on" from Will Smith's Oscars smack. The 50-year-old actress - who suffers from hair-loss condition alopecia - was the butt of a joke made by comedian Chris Rock at the 94th Annual Academy Awards towards the end of last month, which resulted in husband Will,53, striking Chris across the face and is now reportedly ready to forget about the controversial moment. A source said: "Jada wants to just move on.

Prince Charles was pictured offering a gentlemanly greeting to Queen Letizia of Spain as the pair carried out a joint public engagement in Country Durham on Tuesday.The 72 year old appeared in happy spirits as he greeted the Spanish royal, giving Queen Letizia a kiss on the cheek before squeezing her hand fondly during their arrival at Auckland Castle in Bishop Auckland. Queen Letizia was among the foreign royals along at Prince Philip ’s memorial service last week and reunited with the Prince of Wales again today.

A new operator could soon be at the helm of a former Wetherspoons which closed suddenly last month. Punters were left 'devastated' when The Robert Peel pub, in Bury, ceased trading without warning.

Saweetie shows off her dazzling cut-out dress while arriving for The Black Music Collective’s Recording Academy Honors event on Saturday night (April 2) in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Will Smith's resignation has been accepted by the Academy as the governing body moves forward with disciplinary matters concerning the incident at the 2022 Oscars.The King Richard star, 53, issued a statement to the US media outlet with his decision to step down as a member of the Academy after he'd slapped Chris Rock last Sunday.An angry Will stormed the stage after the comedian had made a ill-mannered joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.Chris joked that he looked forward to seeing Jada in "GI Jane 2" because she now boasted a shaved head but is an alopecia sufferer.It is claimed that Chris was unaware that Jada suffered from the condition.Masses of outraged fans and online users have called on the Academy to take action against Will, with the investigation surrounding the altercation still on-going.Ahead of any disciplinary action, Will instead issued a statement of resignation, he said: "I betrayed the trust of the Academy."I deprived other nominees and winners of their opportunity to celebrate and be celebrated for their extraordinary work.

A post shared by Annie Lennox (@officialannielennox)Increasingly, I think Lennox’s grown-up crop is a timeless option – it’s like the cut that Twiggy and Mia Farrow debuted in the ’60s, but worn by a woman in her 60s. Inspiration for this look is rich and varied and includes Dionne Warwick, 81, Jamie Lee Curtis, 63, and Judi Dench, 87.

Stephanie Beatriz and Sandra Oh will be this year’s Outfest honorees. The awards they’ll receive are meant to celebrate their LGBTQA+ allyship and contribution to the arts.

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