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Plans for a £60m boutique Dakota hotel next to Manchester Airport have been given the green light. The hotel chain was given approval by Manchester city council’s planning team under delegated powers.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer A sequel video game to PlayStation‘s “Ghost of Tsushima” is set from developer Sucker Punch Productions. Titled “Ghost of Yōtei,” the game will debut in 2025 and follow a new protagonist, Atsu, with a whole new storyline.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. From Apple to Bose to even Dyson, noise-cancelling headphones are everywhere. But none have merged the high-tech audio innovation with rock n’ roll style…until now.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Spanish rights group Egeda hosted a round table Sept. 23 at the San Sebastian Festival to shed light on its bid to find and explore solutions to the stickiest challenge facing filmmakers – access to financing.

Lives could be saved in flood-prone Dumfries and Galloway communities – thanks to a helping hand from outer space.

A savvy shopper has revealed her secret to scoring the most impressive Too Good To Go bags after bagging an "unbelievable" selection for under a fiver.

The latest update surrounding a £1.7 billion masterplan to renovate a city centre district has been revealed.

Andrés Buenahora editor Variety’s Entertainment and Technology Summit on Sept. 26 will feature industry leaders who will discuss the impact of advancing technology on TV, film, gaming, music, digital media and consumer brands.

Families flocked to a fun-filled Hobby Exhibition at Mackinnon Mills.

Carolyn Giardina Exhibitors touting AI-driven creative tools at the International Broadcasting Convention, which wrapped earlier this week in Amsterdam with a reported 45,000 attendees from 170 countries, struck a delicate balance in their messaging. Companies such as Adobe and Avid emphasized continued innovation and a desire to empower creatives, while steering clear of anything that might suggest potential job loss.

A Manchester school with a working farm, a pupil-operated coffee shop and a role-play village has been named as a finalist for a prestigious global education prize.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Lionel Messi is kicking off a new foray into Hollywood. The global soccer superstar, who currently plays for Major League Soccer’s Inter Miami CF and the Argentina national team, has formed 525 Rosario, a content company that will develop and produce premium TV, film, live sports and community events.

A rare surviving cast-iron statue of Scotland’s Bard, Robert Burns, has completed a trip from South Africa to a display in Stirling.

The Nordisk Film & TV Fond has teamed with the Göteborg Film Festival to launch the Nordic Series Awards, a new award to honor Nordic drama series. 

Jack White has announced he will launch a new range of Signature guitars and an amp with Fender.The soloist and former White Stripes frontman has teamed up with the legendary guitar brand to release two guitars and an amp, with each piece capturing “the raw energy, distinctive style, stripped-down instrumentation, and punk rock ethos that’s defined White’s illustrious career.”The Signature Jack White collection includes the Pano Verb Amplifier, influenced by his own vintage Vibrasonic and Vibroverb amps, and will retail for £2,869. The collection also includes the TripleSonic Acoustasonic, which will include streamlined 3-way switch voicings curated by White himself – this is priced at £3,499.He will also release his own TripleCaster Telecaster, complete with its own Jack White humbucker, JW-90 single-coil, CuNiFe Wide-Range Humbucker, DropTuner, Killswitch and banjo-style armrest.

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has been urged to rethink the "dire" smart meter rollout to shift targets from installations to repairing faulty meters. In a letter to Mr Miliband, MoneySavingExpert (MSE) founder Martin Lewis warns that "too many smart meters don't work" and "word of mouth is often saying 'don't bother"'.

K.J. Yossman Netflix boss Ted Sarandos has said despite the complaint the streamer is overstuffed with options, it can’t have too much content. “People often ask me if we need so many movies and TV shows on Netflix,” he said.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor One of the biggest battles for sports fans in recent history will take place October 19 in Saudi Arabia. It’s easy to think that “”Battle of the Giants” might just be another big MMA card. Organized by the Professional Fighters League, the so-called “superfight” will feature Francis Ngannou, the former UFC Heavyweight Champion, and Renan Ferreira, the 2023 PFL heavyweight title holder also known as “La Problema.” There will also be a showdown between two female champions, Cris Cyborg and Larissa Pacheco At PFL, executives see a chance to bring new fans to the sport.

EXCLUSIVE: Bosses at the likes of Roku and Rakuten will take to the stage at next month’s MIPCOM Cannes as part of a series of global streamer talks.

A meeting will be held between the Scottish Government and Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA) this week to discuss the 2026 Games potentially coming to Glasgow.

In this instalment of John Murdoch’s Drive Time, John takes a look at a special finance deal available on Mazda’s premium large SUV - the CX-60 - making it a tempting proposition for private buyers. John also features details of the new Dacia Duster which will arrive in the UK in November with order books open now.