This £45 Prada heel ‘dupe’ is back in stock at M&S just in time for the party season

Greater Manchester will get an extra £16m for buses from the government next year. The city-region received £94.8m to spend over three years from the same pot of funding, but the cash which has helped subsidise bus fares is still set to run out in 2025, as it stands.

Europe's best MMA show will make its UK debut with Oktagon 48 at the AO Arena in Manchester on November 4.

Growing up on a Manchester council estate, Amy Newton remembers doing jobs like collecting glasses at the pub and working in a pork scratchings factory.

Morrisons is selling its most popular pumpkins for just 75p this year, to help families celebrate Halloween on a budget.

A new launch date for the visa waiver which Brits will need to enter European countries has been set. Under the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS)’ UK travellers will need to pay a fee of around £6 for the electronic document in order to enter popular holiday destinations including Spain, Greece and France.

Kurt Vile has announced a new EP called ‘Back To Moon Beach’ along with a 2024 North American tour.The new project’s first single, ‘Another good year for the roses’, is out now, with the full EP due for release on November 17 via Verve. Pre-order it here.Alongside news of the EP, the US singer-songwriter has announced a string of 2024 North American tour dates, following his UK and European run this summer.The artist will kick off at The Ottobar in Baltimore, Maryland on March 17, 2024, with stops planned for Tennessee, Arkansas, New Orleans and more, before it finishes up at the 40 Watt Club in Athens, Georgia on March 29.Support will come from King Kong and Weak Signal on select dates, and tickets go on sale this Friday, October 27 at 10am local time from Vile’s website.Listen to ‘Another good year for the roses’ and watch the video – featuring actors Michael Shannon, Kevin Corrigan, and David Wilke portraying their real-life band Big Daddy in the Sky – below.In a statement shared to social media, Vile noted that the new release is “longer than an ep”, and that he now calls it a now “KV comp”.“The first 6 tracks — which are the ones that fit on a single LP — are new to the world, with one foot in the not-too-distant past and the other with one tiny toe pointing toward the future.

GOT7 member BamBam has revealed how Sunmi became the reason he joined his current label, Abyss Company.GOT7’s BamBam joined Abyss Company in March 2021, following his departure from long-time agency JYP Entertainment in January that year. Meanwhile, Sunmi had signed with the label in 2017, back when it was known as MAKEUS Entertainment, after her contract with JYP Entertainment ended in the same year.In the latest episode of BamBam’s YouTube talk show, Bam House, which guest starred Sunmi, the Thai-born K-pop idol revealed that he wouldn’t have joined his current label if not for the former Wonder Girls member.“[Sunmi] is the lake of Abyss [because] you made our company grow,” BamBam told Sunmi, before admitting to her: “If you were’t there, I wouldn’t have joined Abyss.” He then explained that before he signed with the agency, he had contacted Sunmi and “asked about the company”.“I was like, ‘Is it a company I could trust?’ She told me really good things about the company,” he recalled.

Kanye West will not be running for president in 2024, according to a statement from his lawyer.The rapper, who now goes by Ye, first announced his intention to run for office back in 2019. He later conceded the 2020 presidential election, but said he would run in 2024.His personal attorney, Bruce Marks, has now confirmed in a statement to Rolling Stone: “He’s not a candidate for office in 2024.”His attorney is reportedly working on winding down the artist’s campaign.

Avril Lavigne made a surprise appearance at When We Were Young festival this weekend to sing ‘Sk8er Boi’ with All Time Low.The pop-punk star, who dropped out of the second weekend of the emo rock festival last year, returned for the 2023 instalment in Las Vegas for two surprise performances with All Time Low on Saturday (October 21).She first joined for ‘Fake As Hell’, her new collaborative track with the band, before launching into a performance of her 2002 hit ‘Sk8er Boi’.Check out footage below.Lavigne performed at the inaugural first weekend of last year’s When We Were Young festival, before she had to drop out the following week due to “unforeseen circumstances”. Death Cab For Cutie stepped in as a replacement for the singer.Last year, All Time Low were Lavigne’s onstage guests at the festival, where they performed a cover of Blink-182‘s ‘All The Small Things’.In 2022 the festival got off to a difficult start after the first day was cancelled due to weather warnings and resulting safety fears.

Motörhead drummer Mikkey Dee has doubled down on his previous assertion that the band will never reform with a new singer.Speaking to Chaoszine, Dee clarified that the band will not replace their late singer, though they are open to tributes to Lemmy Killmeister. “I said, ‘We will never, ever get back together and replace Lemmy.

Crocked Rangers full back Borna Barisic is set to find out today if he will be available for Thursday’s Europa League clash with Sparta Prague in the Czech Republic.

A father has been charged after allegedly abandoning his baby in a car for 10 hours.

More than 10,200 people have signed an online petition calling on the UK Government to bring back the £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS) for winter 2023/24. The milestone is significant because it means the proposal has now reached the threshold to trigger an official response from the UK Government.

Mariah Carey is stepping out for the night!

Saturday Night Live just loves poking fun at stars.

When Chanel debuted its Shiny Calfskin Coat, £11,610 here, in its autumn/winter 23 catwalk, it was one of the stand out pieces that we knew would be the perfect addition to any wardrobe. However, coming in at almost £12k means the vinyl-look trench coat was firmly on our fashion inspo boards rather than in our baskets, and we’ve been on the lookout for an affordable alternative ever since.

Victoria Beckham is reportedly in discussions for her own documentary, following the success of her husband David's Netflix series.The former Spice Girl and fashion mogul's journey to fame could soon be on our screens, exploring her transition from pop star to fashion tycoon while raising four children. According to a source who spoke to The Sun, the show would give a behind-the-scenes look at Victoria's hard work in reinventing herself and building her fashion empire.

Strictly Come Dancing's Zara McDermott has told fans she 'let herself down' after ending up in the dance-off for the second time. The BBC dance contest returned this weekend for its fifth week which saw 11 of the 12 remaining couples take to the ballroom to compete for their spot on the show.

Finding out you haven't been invited to a wedding abroad can be a bitter pill to swallow but for one man, his partner added insult to injury by asking him to pay for her to attend while he stayed at home.

A bride-to-be halved her dress size in just four months before her wedding day after embarking on a new fitness routine. Sophie Mateson dropped from a size 20 to a size 10 in just 16 weeks.

A rapist held a gun to his victim's head and threatened to 'smoke' him if he dared to report his horrendous ordeal. Ashley Cleary abducted the man and repeatedly raped him in the street, before forcing him into his home where he raped him again.