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Councillors have been provided with an update about a huge blaze that ripped through Hyde earlier this week.

Ashley Graham is here to tell you the fashion industry is far from being fixed!

A healthcare property investment company has been given planning permission for a ‘major enhancement’ of its Altrincham town centre headquarters. FTSE250 firm Assura plc invests and manages healthcare buildings across the UK and relocated to The Southmark Building on Barrington Road.

A Different Man tackles weighty themes of disability, identity, and transformation. Directed and written by Aaron Schimberg and starring Sebastian Stan, Renate Reinsve, and Adam Pearson, what emerges is a complex portrayal of the clashes between outer perceptions and inner truths and makes valiant efforts towards inclusion to express a vital message about appearance and identity, but the execution can often feel tonally inconsistent, and overlong.Edward (Stan) is an aspiring actor with facial deformities (neurofibromatosis, to be exact), that subjects him to ridicule and isolation. Though self-conscious and lonely, Edward finds hope when he befriends Ingrid (Reinsve), his empathetic, playwright, next door neighbor. When presented with the possibility of normalcy through a risky reconstructive procedure, Edward pursues the chance to lead a life free from judgment and staring eyes. 

The Flash, and were not involved in his controversial cameo in the film.In a new interview with Variety at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, Reeve’s children – Will, Matthew and Alexandra – told the outlet that they were not involved in the inclusion of his likeness in the Ezra Miller-starring 2023 film. In The Flash, Reeve appears as his iteration of Superman in a sequence where The Flash travels in time using the Speed Force, alongside older incarnations of Supergirl and Batman. Reeve’s children also added that they have not even seen the film.Will, Matthew and Alexandra Reeve were at the Sundance Film Festival to promote a new documentary about their father, entitled Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story. Elsewhere in their interview with Variety, they spoke about their involvement in the film, with Alexandra calling it a “beautiful gift”.

Kalvin Phillips has barely played 90 Premier League minutes this season with the midfielder fully on Pep Guardiola’s back-burner.

Diego Ramos Bechara editor The Easterseals Disability Film Challenge, in which participants write and produce short films that promote disability inclusion, returns for its 11th consecutive year and will run from April 2-7. This year, in addition to the traditional awards of cash, computers and other technology, subscriptions, mentorships and screening opportunities, the EDFC will award ten $15,000 grants for the winners of the best film, best director, best writer, best actor and best editor categories to develop their projects further.

All eyes will be on Lanarkshire skater girls Jennifer Gibson and Megan Cassidy next week when they put on an ice-cool performance in an inaugural competition that could see them progressing to compete on a world stage.

Diego Ramos Bechara editor Paramount Global has chosen the nine writers who will participate in the Paramount Writers Mentoring Program for 2024-2025. Selected in the program’s 20th year are Jamil Akim O’Quinn, Wei Ling Chang, Adrian Colón Jr., Jai Franklin Sarki, Seth Harrington, Natalie Higdon, writing team Dijorn Moss & Trinea Moss and Nick Spates.

A Stockport pub described by its customers as "a little treasure" has been named one of the best UK's pubs. The Magnet in the town centre has been named among 12 of the best boozers by National Geographic.

Adobe and the Adobe Foundation announced the first-ever Adobe Film & TV Fund committing $6M to support underrepresented creators and filmmakers in finding career opportunities in the film and TV industry. Through this new initiative, the company and Foundation aim to drive greater representation in the film industry by providing resources, community, and support to underrepresented creators on-screen and behind the camera.

Ava DuVernay is frustrated, and perhaps the odd way her acclaimed drama, “Origin” has largely been ignored by the awards circuit hasn’t helped (“I wish she was at the Globes or SAG Awards or Critics Choice or the other nominations that didn’t come,” the filmmaker recently lamented about her “Origin” star Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor). It’s no secret that the ideas of diversity, equity, and inclusion are under attack in the United States at the moment (just look at what happened to former Harvard President Claudine Gay and the coordinated attack on her from the far right that led her to step down from her post).

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UK’s Jack Thorne-Backed TV Access Project Finds New Lead

With temperatures dropping this week, there's no better time to up your knitwear game with a snuggly purchase or two. We think we've found a style at affordable retailer H&M that is not only "excellent value for money" but it's "stylish and soft" too. In fact, it's been so popular the striped knit has already racked up over 900 reviews online as customers have been quick to comment on how much they love it.

Businesses owned by people of ethnic minority origin struggle to raise funds in Greater Manchester compared to London, according to a new report. The study commissioned by GM Business Growth Hub found that despite contributing more than £25bn to the UK's economy and employing more than 1m people, only a fraction of ethnic minority businesses are tapping into available resources.

Fitness usually tops New Year’s resolutions, and this year is no exception. Entering a gym for the first time can be completely intimidating, regardless of gender identity. However, gyms can exacerbate feelings of dysphoria or generally feel unsafe for gender-nonconforming individuals.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Utopia has added Dave A. Liu, a veteran executive and investor, as strategic advisor to its CEO and board of directors. In his new role, Liu will help steer the company’s strategic and financial initiatives.

The Inclusion List for episodic programming, which recognizes the most inclusive series in broadcast, cable and streaming. Following a similar effort for films, the list analyzes on-screen and behind-the-camera personnel from more than 500 programs to determine the 100 most inclusive broadcast and cable series from the 2021-22 broadcast season, as well as streaming series from 2021 to 2023.

The council tax freeze is "not a sensible policy for the long-term", the co-leader of the Scottish Greens has said.