Tax hikes and a 'useless' new code of conduct... what is on the line in Wigan's first council meeting of 2023

A "Jeopardy!" contestant confessed to Mayim Bialik that he developed a "celebrity crush" on the host growing up. During the High School Reunion Tournament, a college senior named Dan Oxman revealed he was once smitten with the game show host, actress and neuroscientist.  "I don’t really want to talk about what we’re going to talk about," Bialik said during the contestant’s introduction. "But apparently I was your celebrity crush growing up?" she laughed.

TalkShopLive stream on Tuesday.  The 42-year-old reality TV star - who welcomed son Phoenix Barron with husband Carter Reum, 42, via surrogate in January - gushed about her baby boy while promoting her upcoming book 'Paris: The Memoir. ''I love being a new mom.

festival shortly afterwards. Chloe Caillet is claiming a £100,000 payout after falling bricks hit her outside the Kipferl Cafe in Islington, north London, during a night out in June 2018.   The Paris-born performer is claiming £50,000 for loss of earnings, in addition to £50,000 for the accident's after effects with injuries, 'dizziness, sleep disturbance and bad dreams' meaning she had to take six months off to recover.

Post Malone has added a second gig to his Manchester 'Twelve Carat Tour' line-up to meet huge demand, as tickets are now available to buy. More than 8,000 people have joined the sale queue in the first ten minutes of it starting on Ticketmaster and ticket options are limited.

Newly-single Avril Lavigne , 38, has fueled romance rumours with Tyga, Kylie Jenner’s ex-boyfriend, as the pair was spotted arriving together at Leonardo DiCaprio’s party at Kuku restaurant in Paris. The Canadian musician was previously engaged to singer Mod Sun for 10 months. However, the couple ended their relationship in February 2023.

EastEnders fans think they may have worked out who overheard Suki Panesar and Eve Unwin’s conversation about their affair as their romance is on the brink of being revealed. Suki (Balvinder Sopal) is married to Nish, who served 20 years in prison for murdering a man who thought she’d had an affair with – but Eve (Heather Peace) has been begging her ex lover to leave her husband.

Chvrches have spoken to NME about their new single ‘Over’, the “pressure” of stepping up to play stadiums with Coldplay, and how they’re preparing to mark their 10th year together as a band.The Scottish trio – comprising Lauren Mayberry, Iain Cook and Martin Doherty – released the anthemic standalone track last Friday (February 24) before confirming three UK headline dates for this summer.“It’s sort of like a little miniature era between [2021 album] ‘Screen Violence’ and whatever the next year ends up being,” Mayberry told NME of ‘Over’, which was helmed by Swedish producer Oscar Holter (The Weeknd, Coldplay and BTS, Charli XCX).“I guess normally we kind of strictly abide by the album format and the album campaign format, and we’ll collect songs over the course of months and years, and then make a record.”While pointing to a yet-to-be-determined future, ‘Over’ harks back to the classic Chvrches sound as Mayberry seeks an escape from a period of personal turmoil (“It’s getting harder to breathe/ So, baby, put me to sleep/ ‘Til it gets better). This widescreen pop style, coupled with a narrative-led approach to writing lyrics, meant the song “didn’t feel right” for ‘Screen Violence’ – an LP that provided commentary on the horrors of modern society and our increasingly digital world.“It seemed a bit stupid to sit on it for an indeterminate amount of time until we’re ready to work on the next thing,” Mayberry told NME of the reasoning behind dropping the tune now.“So we kind of figured we would free ourselves from the self-imposed album cycle rules and just put the song out because we have it, and we’ve got loads more touring to do this year.

Hopes that new national planning rules would help protect the countryside from housing development look to be groundless.

Over twenty years since delighting audiences as a spin-off of 90’s pop icons S Club 7, the stars of S Club Juniors have continued to impress fans in a variety of different ways. From cheering on their footballing spouses, through to becoming a staple of This Morning presenting team, the stars of the once iconic band have been under our noses without even realising it! Originally formed off the back of a CBBC talent show all the way back in 2001, thousands of hopefuls applied to be part of the band before being quickly whittled down to the final eight, who secured the opportunity of a lifetime, to perform alongside their idols S Club 7 at Wembley Arena.

And, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster, The Favourite). In a profile interview with Dafoe by The New York Times, it’s revealed that Dafoe asked to be slapped repeatedly for a scene where Stone slaps his character, despite him being off camera in the shot.In the interview, it’s described how Dafoe “insisted that the move would look more genuine if he were actually being slapped”, and that he took the staged hit 20 times.“That’s what you want from actors,” Lanthimos said about Dafoe being on set even when he’s not required to be.

Footgolf is free to play in Kilmarnock this weekend at the town's Caprington Community Golf Club.

A new primary school for children with special educational needs and disabilities will be set up in Salford. The Department for Education approved council plans for the new ‘free’ SEND school.

Glastonbury Festival has announced the first line-up for its 2023 edition, with Arctic Monkeys and Guns N’ Roses named as the final two headliners.Alex Turner and co. are due to top the Pyramid Stage for the third time on Friday, June 23 ahead of GnR making their Worthy Farm debut the following night (June 24).

King Charles decided to take Frogmore Cottage from Harry and Meghan after he became aware of the prince's comments about stepmother Camilla in his memoir.

The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) has condemned new regulations introduced by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) on February 27 which could affect more than 120,000 working people on Universal Credit. An increase to the Administrative Earnings Threshold (AET) means that more Universal Credit claimants will be moved from the ‘Light Touch’ group to the ‘Intensive Work Search’ group.

The first artists confirmed for Glastonbury Festival 2023 have been announced; including headliners Arctic Monkeys, Elton John and Guns N' Roses.

Aaron Dessner has opened up about his experience of working with Ed Sheeran on the latter’s upcoming fifth album, ‘-‘ (‘Subtract’).Sheeran announced the 14-track record earlier this week, saying that it reflects his “deepest darkest thoughts” against a backdrop of personal turmoil.“It’s opening the trapdoor into my soul,” the singer-songwriter explained. “For the first time I’m not trying to craft an album people will like, I’m merely putting something out that’s honest and true to where I am in my adult life.”The National’s Dessner teamed up with Sheeran on writing and production for the LP.

A brand new waterside cafe has officially been opened at Pennington Flash in Leigh.

Eamonn Holmes’ looks unrecognisable in a new snap, leaving his fans stunned.The TV presenter took to Instagram late on Thursday 2 March, sharing a selfie of him alongside Manchester United star Lisandro Martinez.The pair can be seen smiling into the camera as they cosy up for the snap - which appears to be taken at a restaurant. Eamonn captioned the snap: “On the pitch u may not want to run into Lisandro Martinez but off it what a nice guy”.The blurry photo has since been questioned by fans as Eamonn, 63, appears to have used a filter. “Are you sure that’s you, Eamon?” questioned one of his 767,000 followers, as another wrote: “Doesn't even look like Eamon???” “Don’t use filters please,” insisted another, while a fourth penned: “Overdone the filter there Eamonn, doesn’t look like you at all”.

A frantic search has been launched for a Glasgow man following his "out of character" disappearance. Brian Lundie, 41, has been reported as missing from the Ballieston area in the city.

Michael Beale has revealed it was James Sands’ decision to cut his Rangers loan short.