Today's top Greater Manchester stories - Sunday, November 7, 2021

The Lumineers are gearing up for their return to live shows after that enforced two year break due to the coronavirus pandemic, and Manchester is always a favourite date on their world tours.

Chernobyl nuclear power plant have seen a rapid increase since Russian forces dramatically moved in last night.Observers noticed an "anomalous" jump in recorded radiation a the site in the Kiev region of Ukraine in the hours after Vladimir Putin's forces occupied the area late on Thursday evening.A data chart from a radiation tracking site, published by independent news website Nexta on Twitter, showed a huge spike in the nSv count.Nexta tweeted alongside the graph: "Anomalous jumps in radiation levels recorded in the #Kiyv region near Chernobyl."It comes after reports earlier in the evening that a violent attack may have destroyed a nuclear waste storage facility at the location, according to an advisory to the Ukrainian Interior Ministry.Fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces in the area in the north of the country could have led to the damage, according to NBC News.However, these reports are yet to be independently verified.NBC's Richard Engel tweeted this afternoon: "Advisor to Ukrainian interior ministry says Russian forces entered Chernobyl and that fighting there destroyed a nuclear waste storage facility."Workers at the site were also reportedly taken hostage as Russian tanks rolled in.A 1,000 square-mile exclusion zone was set up around Chernobyl in 1986 after the worst nuclear disaster in human history.Around 49,000 people were evacuated from the area, primarily from the neighbouring town of Pripyat.

Borussia Dortmund to a 2-2 draw to win their European tie 6-4 on aggregate.Dortmund were one of the favourites to win the Europa League this season after dropping down from the Champions League, but they were stunned in their own backyard last Thursday as Rangers won 4-2.All Rangers had to do was not lose by two or more goals at Ibrox to record a famous victory, and they went one better by remaining unbeaten on the night, although many fans believe they were robbed of a winner at Ibrox.And that's because VAR ruled out Ryan Kent's goal due to a foul in the build-up, which has been labelled as 'one of the worst VAR decisions ever'.After James Tavernier sent Ibrox wild with an early opener, the right-back stunned Dortmund with an equaliser 12 minutes into the second half after the visitors had taken the lead.Still shocked by the leveller, Alfredo Morelos took advantage and stole the ball of Emre Can before giving Kent an easy tap-in, although the goal was later ruled out for a foul.It appeared as though it was Can that actually kicked Morelos, and even Ally McCoist and Alex Rae who were commentating on BT Sport slammed the 'ridiculous' decision, but thankfully it didn't affect the end result.Should Ryan Kent's goal have been disallowed by VAR? Comment belowBut they weren't the only ones, as outraged fans took to Twitter, with one supporter saying: "The worst VAR decision you will ever see. Emre Can kicks Morelos, Rangers then score and the referee gives a free kick to Dortmund."The decision also frustrated talkSport host Adrian Durham, who said: "Breathtakingly bad decision denying Rangers a 3rd goal.

Scarlett Moffatt is set to explore her faith as she is one of seven celebrities with differing beliefs appearing on BBC Two's The Pilgrimage: The Road to the Scottish Isles. The TV star, 31, joins Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, 56, Monty Panesar, 39, Louisa Clein, 42, Nick Hewer, 78, Shazia Mirza, 46, and Will Bayley, 34.

Gordon Ramsey took to Instagram to share an adorable snap of his two-year-old son Oscar visiting him at work.In the cute snap, dad-of-five Gordon, 55, joked that his youngest would follow in his footsteps as the new host of Hell's Kitchen.Gordon's post to his 13.4million followers sees his adorable mini me visit his dad on a tour of one the most famous kitchens in America.He joked that his lookalike son Oscar will be the future host, telling him 'don't mess it up'.Gordon captioned the sweet snap: "Hells Kitchen season 45 host spent time on set today with the old host! "Welcome to Hells Kitchen, son @oscarjramsay don't mess it up, please! Dad."Gordon has hosted Hell's Kitchen for more than 15 years after he took on the role in 2005.In the snap he donned a blue T-shirt for the tour while Oscar wore a similar coloured jumper and appeared to love spending quality time with his dad. Fans loved it, with one commenting: "Love this so much!"Another posted: "Oscar's first words were undoubtedly 'LAMB SAUCE!' x."A third said: "New chef in action."Oscar's parents Gordon and Tana got married in 1996 and have five children together - Meghan, 23, twins Holly and Jack, 21, Matilda, 20 and Oscar, two.Tana and Gordon announced they were pregnant with Oscar in an adorable Instagram video on New Year's Day 2019.Gordon opened up about parenting during an appearance on a US radio station last year.He told listeners: "I'm firm, I'm fair and I will give you everything I've got to get you to the very top."It's like not employing the kids.

Ruth Langsford "wasn't happy" with her husband Eamonn Holmes after he reigned their feud with Philip Schofield.In a recent interview, Eamonn, 62, claimed Phillip, 59, was "renowned for snubbing people."A source close to Eamonn and Ruth told OK! that after Eamonn made the Philip comment Ruth, 61, was not impressed.They revealed that Ruth hoped to put the behind-the-scenes drama from her time at ITV's This Morning "behind her".It comes as Ruth continues her career at ITV despite being axed from This Morning as she appears as a panelist on Loose Women.The source said: "There's no way back for Eamonn at ITV so he feels like he didn't have anything to lose by speaking out."They added: "But Ruth wasn't happy that he did. She just wants to put it behind her.

airs its eighth and final season, many fans who have come to love the cast and the show are wondering if the stars are going to remain close after the series ends. According to Anthony Anderson, his co-stars are already writing him off.«Nobody cares,» Anderson joked while speaking with Nischelle Turner on Thursday. «I just realized once the show is over my phone is just gonna stop ringing.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticLong ago, in a distant and far away America (you know, the ancient days of 2018 and 2019), independent films could make their mark at the megaplex, and some of them could be documentaries. Remember the glory days of “RGB” (total domestic gross: $14 million), “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” ($22.8 million), “Three Identical Strangers” ($12 million), “They Shall Not Grow Old” ($18 million), and “Apollo 11” ($9 million)?I’m not saying that Lisa Hurwitz’s “The Automat,” had it been released in those now possibly vanquished days, could have joined the commercial company of those films (though maybe it could have). But when I caught this marvelous documentary at Film Forum in New York, the audience for it was ecstatic.

It was reported last week that Shailene Woodley and Aaron Rodgers had ended their engagement, but now it’s seeming more likely that they might actually still be together.

Jen Psaki proved she’s unphased by Ted Cruz’s attempt to rouse her as she clapped back at his “Peppermint Patty” diss. During a White House briefing, a reporter asked Joe Biden’s press secretary how she feels about referring to as the Charlie Brown character. “Don’t tell him I like Peppermint Patty. So I’m not gonna take it too offensively,” she said, then turned directly to the cameras. “Senator Cruz, I like Peppermint Patty. I’m a little tougher than that. But there you go.”

After a three-year hiatus, DNCE is back with new music!

Joshua Bassett is singing about an ex-girlfriend in his new song “Doppelganger” and he seemingly is opening up about Olivia Rodrigo.

John Mayer has revealed that he was tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time in less than two months.

Amanda Seyfried is giving us an amazing red carpet moment at the premiere of her new Hulu limited series The Dropout!

Katy Perry is getting ready for her appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Make sure to verify the news stories that you’re seeing on TikTok because some disinformation about the Ukraine crisis is spreading on the social media app.

Miley Cyrus is opening up about her time in Ukraine.

Shanna Moakler is speaking out.

Avril Lavigne just dropped her latest album!

Kanye West has updated his bespoke Stem Player platform to add 12 new songs to ‘Donda 2’, bringing it up to a current total of 16 tracks. Find the full, updated tracklist below.The album – West’s 11th, and a direct follow-up to last year’s ‘Donda’ – is available exclusively via the platform, unique to the $200 (£150) device made by the rapper’s Yeezy Tech enterprise. Four songs from the record – ‘Security’, ‘Pablo’, ‘Broken Road’ and ‘We Did It Kid’ – were made available to Stem Player owners on Wednesday (February 23), following a listening party and live performance in Miami the night prior.Among the 12 new songs added overnight are the previously-released ‘City Of Gods’ (featuring Fivio Foreign and Alicia Keys) and the Soulja Boy-assisted ‘First Time In A Long Time’. There are also two songs sporting guest spots from the late XXXTentacion (opener ‘True Love’ and ‘Selfish’) and a further two songs featuring ‘Pablo’ collaborator Future (‘Happy’ and ‘Keep It Burning’).

A notorious drugs baron with links to Manchester will be freed from prison next year.