Paul McCartney pays emotional tribute to “inspiration” Burt Bacharach

An ambulance was knocked onto its side closing a main road for a number of hours this morning (March 12). The collision happened between two cars and the ambulance around 8am in Mottram in Longdendale.

Manchester United look on course for a strong finish to the year in what has been Dutch coach Erik ten Hag's first season at the club. The team have already bagged the Carabao Cup, are in prime position to finish in the top four and are still competing for two more cup titles in the FA Cup and Europa League.

Disney+ series Daredevil: Born Again has reportedly confirmed its first major cast change from the original Netflix series.Set to premiere in 2024, Daredevil: Born Again will see Charlie Cox return as Matt Murdoc/Daredevil while Vincent D’Onofrio will reprise his role as Wilson Fisk/Kingpin. Cox made his MCU debut in Spiderman: No Way Home and D’Onofrio appeared in Hawkeye.They’ll reportedly be joined in Born Again by Jon Bernthal who is set to return as Frank Castle aka The Punisher.However, according to The Hollywood Reporter, the Disney show has confirmed its first major cast difference from the Netflix series.

If you’ve ever wanted to meet and hang out with the stars at a glittering awards ceremony then this might be the life hack you’ve been waiting for. Seat-fillers are the best-kept secret in the entertainment industry, booked to attend because the show’s producers want the auditorium to look full on television. Often there are gaps because the celebrities are presenting an award, performing on stage or even in the toilet or hanging out at the bar.

Una Healy looked like a proud mum as she posed alongside her lookalike daughter Aoife whilst celebrating the youngster's 11th birthday.The outing came just days after former The Saturdays star Una, 41, confirmed she is single, after she left the 'throuple' that she was reportedly in with boxer David Haye, 42, and his girlfriend Sian, 31.To celebrate her daughter's birthday, Una took her and a group of her friends to a bowling alley, where she made sure to capture all of the fun on Instagram. She also shared a video of her mother, Anne, taking a stab at the bowling, as Aoife and her friends chanted to encourage her.

Rugby player Richie Myler, who is the ex-husband of Strictly Come Dancing finalist Helen Skelton, has given his 19.9k Instagram followers a glimpse at his pregnant girlfriend Stephanie Thirkill's baby shower. Richie, 32, took to his Instagram Story, where he shared a snap of a rather lavish cake, which featured a number of decorations, including flowers, a teddy bear and a dog.

Angelique Jackson When Kerry Washington stepped onto the gold and black carpet at the 1 Hotel in West Hollywood for the fifth ABFF Honors ceremony on March 5, she had the trailblazing Black women who forged a path for her to become an actor, producer and director on her mind — and an homage to one on her person. “I’m wearing an actual dress that Whitney Houston wore,” Washington told Variety, explaining that “When you get an award for excellence in the arts, you’ve gotta go to Black excellence.” As Washington prepared for the event, where she was honored alongside Courtney B. Vance, Janelle Monáe and Macro’s Charles D. King, plus filmmaker Kasi Lemmons and the cast of “Eve’s Bayou,” all for their contributions to the arts, one word came to mind: community.

While underwear comes in a variety of styles and cuts, most knickers usually feature a small bow at the front, but it turns out that they serves as more than decoration.

The Rembrandts’ ‘I’ll Be There For You’ may be one of the world’s most instantly familiar TV theme tunes, but its success split up the band, amid fears they’d lost everything about them that was cool. 

John Lennon and Paul McCartney.Featuring hits including Get Back, Please Please Me, Yesterday, Let It Be and many more, the show takes audiences on a journey from Lennon and McCartney's first meeting, to the heights of Beatlemania, working at Abbey Road and The Beatles' famous rooftop performance - all while exploring the stories behind some of their most famous songs and pivotal moments in both their friendship and careers.READ MORE: The Beatles almost met the Daleks in planned Doctor Who crossover episodeThe concert style show is phenomenal and is sure to delight fans of Lennon and McCartney, with the audience cheering for more after each song.The entire room did not stop singing throughout the night, with the finale leading to a standing ovation for the performers that was a truly incredible experience to be a part of, as the audience joined in with the anthemic Hey Jude.Mark Newnham and Tom Connor both deliver jaw-dropping performances as Lennon and McCartney respectively, with each strum of the guitar, vocal note and glance to the audience perfected to the exact detail.The band - featuring Ben Gladwin, Greg Joy, Adam Keast and Mike Woodvine - were also outstanding, delivering energetic performances that together with Mark Newnham and Tom Connor, captivated you from start to finish.Two Of Us also cleverly immersed the audience into each moment in time, with the sounds of screams in a stadium growing louder to emphasise the heights of Beatlemania that Lennon and McCartney, alongside George Harrison and Ringo Starr, experienced.The interruptions during some of the performances from voices over a tannoy were also interesting to watch, exploring how some of the songs we know and love from Lennon and McCartney sounded

Paul McCartney turned down appearing James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke numerous times.Back in 2018, the Beatles legend featured in Corden’s popular Late Late Show segment in a 23-minute skit through the streets of Liverpool, while singing some of the band’s most iconic hits.The video, which Corden said at the time was “quite possibly the best” episode of the show they had done, has since raked in 68million views.However, the talk show host has revealed that getting Macca into the passenger seat wasn’t a simple task.“He said, ‘I’m in, I’ll do it, I can’t wait,’” Corden recalled in a resurfaced 2021 interview with PaleyFest LA.“Then about a month later, the message came through to us that he’d cancelled, he didn’t want to do it. He’d got cold feet for some reason.

Burt Bacharach has died aged 94.

The music community has been paying tribute to Burt Bacharach, who has died aged 94. A representative confirmed to media that the legendary music-maker died on Wednesday at home in LA of natural causes.Born in Kansas City, Bacharach studied music at universities and schools in Montreal, New York and California.

Dionne Warwick, whose career is forever linked to the man who wrote so many of her hit songs, remembered Burt Bacharach today, releasing a statement on the late composer and calling him her dear friend and musical partner while conceding the two “had their run ins.”

Tributes poured in Thursday for legendary composer Burt Bacharach, who has died at the age of 94 at home in Los Angeles. Bacharach composed more than 500 songs including Say A Little Prayer and Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head, and over the course of his career was heaped with honors including six Grammy Awards.During seven decades of work, he wrote for a string of A-list stars including Dionne Warwick, Cilla Black, Tom Jones, Barbra Streisand and Dusty Springfield. Michael Keaton, whose first starring role was in the 1982 film Night Shift scored by Bacharach, led the celebrity testimonials on social media.He posted an Instagram photo of the death announcement appearing on CNN and wrote in the caption simply: 'Legend.' Dearly departed: Tributes poured in Thursday for legendary composer Burt Bacharach, who has died at the age of 94 at home in Los Angeles; he is pictured in 1969 Legend: Michael Keaton, whose first starring role was in the 1982 film Night Shift scored by Bacharach, led the celebrity testimonials Mourning: Alec Baldwin, who once sang Bacharach and Hal David's song What The World Needs Now Is Love on 30 Rock, wrote: 'Rest in peace the great Burt Bacharach...'Alec Baldwin, who once sang Bacharach and Hal David's song What The World Needs Now Is Love on 30 Rock, wrote: 'Rest in peace the great Burt Bacharach...'Beach Boys icon Brian Wilson, who previously cited Bacharach as one of his prime influences, rhapsodized about the late songwriter on Twitter.'I’m so sad to hear about Burt Bacharach. Burt was a hero of mine and very influential on my work,' wrote Wilson.

Burt Bacharach has died at the age of 94.

Burt Bacharach, the massively influential composer of dozens of hits like “Walk on By,” “Do You Know the Way to San Jose,” Alfie,” “I Say a Little Prayer” and “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head,” died of natural causes Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 94.

LEGENDARY composer and Oscar winner Burt Bacharach has died at 94. The talented musician, known for hits including Walk on By, and Do You Know the Way to San Jose passed away on Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles. He died of natural causes, his publicist Tina Brausam said Thursday.

A charity auction for the nonprofit MusiCares through Julien's Auction saw 50 musical mementoes drew big bucks from bidders on Sunday in Beverly Hills, California, with one-of-a-kind items donated by superstar artists such as Paul McCartney, Eminem and Taylor Swift, among many others.The event was held in conjunction with the 65th annual Grammy Awards, which was held nearby at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles Sunday.A copy of McCartney's 2021 book The Lyrics: 1965 to Present - personally inscribed to the winner of the auction - sold for $25,600, a sum twenty-five times the original estimate of $1,000 over 33 bids in the auction.The two-volume book, which features the legendary Beatle's notes, photos, commentary and art, was dubbed 'the gift item of the year and an essential addition to any fan's library.' The auction came after the famed entertainer was seen with wife Nancy Shevell in Los Angeles at Interscope x Flipper's Roller Boogie Palace party at the at Hollywood Palladium Saturday.  The latest: A charity auction for the nonprofit MusiCares through Julien's Auction saw 50 musical mementoes drew big bucks from bidders on Sunday in Beverly Hills, California, with one-of-a-kind items donated by superstar artists such including Paul McCartney The highest-selling item was a pair of Eminem's worn Nike Air Max sneakers, which went for $40,625 over 34 bids. The white sneakers (US Size 10) are signed 'Shady' by the rap icon on both shoes in black ink.Rapper Margaritavillain won the sneakers after his fans created a GoFundMe account in hopes of aiding him in literally following in Eminem's footsteps.'My new shoes previously owned, worn & signed by Eminem!' Margaritavillain said in an Instagram post.