Two men deny causing death of girl, 16, by dangerous driving as trial date set

An author has claimed Meghan Markle gave a curt three-word response to the Queen when she offered advice about joining the Royal Family.

Scripts for the upcoming sixth and final season of The Crown had to be rewritten after Gillian Anderson was unable to return in her role as Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, a source has claimed.The American actress, 54, received huge plaudits from critics and the public alike for her portrayal of the polarising politician, earning an Emmy and a Golden Globe in the process. But despite the best efforts of producers, Gillian will reportedly not be returning to her role, with an insider source saying the star has scheduling conflicts which left her unable to film for the hit Netflix show.

An elderly man has died in hospital four days after being hit by a car in Oldham.

Manchester City will have the chance to heap title pressure on Arsenal once again this weekend when they travel to bottom club Southampton on Saturday evening before the Gunners take on Liverpool at Anfield a day later.

This fixture more than any other is about bragging rights – the ability to lord out over your biggest rival is what has both sets of punters returning time and again.

The manager of S Club 7 has remembered Paul Cattermole as “a beacon of light for a generation of pop music fans” following the singer’s unexpected death at the age of 46. Simon Fuller said that he was “deeply shocked and saddened” by the news and that Cattermole would be “greatly missed”.The singer was found dead on Thursday afternoon at his home in Dorset, his family and the pop group said. It comes shortly after S Club 7 announced an upcoming 25th anniversary tour, which would see the original band members reunited.

A man was treated in hospital for a month after being attacked and stamped on in Manchester city centre. Greater Manchester Police is today (April 8) appealing for information about the assault, which left the victim with a bleed on the brain.

A man is in hospital after an alleged 'stabbing' at Braehead Shopping Centre.

Bob Dylan biopic starring Timothée Chalamet is set to begin filming this summer, its director has confirmed.The project was announced in 2020, before being delayed indefinitely later that year with no release timeframe shared.The film is being helmed by Le Mans ’66 filmmaker James Mangold and is reportedly titled Going Electric. It will focus on Dylan’s controversial decision in 1965 to embrace the electric guitar, alienating many of his original fans.It was claimed by Deadline in 2020 that Chalamet was learning guitar for the role “so he can familiarise himself with the acoustic and electric guitar”.Now, Mangold has confirmed that the Dune actor will also sing all Dylan’s songs himself for the film, which is now on track to shoot this August.“It’s such an interesting true story about such an interesting moment in the American scene,” Mangold told Collider.Watch the interview below..@mang0ld tells us his @bobdylan biopic with #TimothéeChalamet starts filming in August and Chalamet will do his own singing in the film.

Kiki Kisses isn’t shy of attention. She’s confident, funny and outgoing, but she's also a mum of three from South Gloucestershire who's trying to balance family life with a bold midlife career change. Kiki happens to be the alter ego of Laura McGlinchey, a full-time burlesque performer and teacher in the south west.

There is often confusion and amusement when characters from any soap go away for while and suddenly return with a different head. But it may not come as any surprise that there are a huge number of Coronation Street characters that have been played by multiple actors.

Lainey Wilson is opening up about nabbing her acting debut on Yellowstone.

Michael Beale reckons Douglas Park departs the Ibrox boardroom having helped piece back together a broken club.

Gwynedd on Tuesday. The couple had decided to get married in the US quite spontaneously after Klaire flew to a conference in San Francisco then on to an event in New York where Lynz, 28, who is a bar manager, joined her. Read more: Shrek 5 on the way after 13 years with original cast returning, studio executive saysKlaire, Lynz, and their best man Kayley Roberts had been preparing for the open air ceremony in Central Park last weekend.

Victims of a £350,000 fraudster have called for her to be jailed over a motorhome scam that robbed elderly Scots of their pension pots.

The mercury could soar to 16C (61F) over the Bank Holiday Weekend, the unofficial threshold at which Scottish men are allowed to remove their shirts in some comfort.

Royal Easter: the 10 best fashion moments, from Princess Diana to the QueenPrince Louis to make royal Easter debut this year: ReportJoaquin Phoenix is one of the most revered actors of our time, known for his transformative performances. He played the role of Jesus in “Mary Magdalene,” lending the spotlight to Rooney Mara, who played the lead role. Willem Dafoe is another transformative actor, someone who’s bold to deviate and do strange and stunning things onscreen.

Katcy Stephan SPOILER WARNING: This post contains spoilers through Episode 10 of “Love Is Blind” Season 4, out now on Netflix. Marshall Glaze didn’t get his happy ending on “Love Is Blind.” While he found love and got engaged to Jackie Bonds, the pair never made it to the altar. In the final episodes of Season 4 before the weddings, his fiancée reconnected with former flame Josh Demas, with whom she shared a connection in the pods. During a tense conversation in their home, Glaze and Bonds called it quits — and Bonds refused to return her engagement ring. Ahead of the season finale, Glaze spoke with Variety about his experience during and after “Love Is Blind,” from his breakup with Jackie to his current relationship status.

Zendaya and Tom Holland just had a royally adorable date.

Janice Dickinson went on quite the wild ride to snag a date with JFK Jr. in the 1980s.

Kelsey Parker has admitted that, despite knowing husband Tom Parker was terminally ill, she never truly believed he would die. The late Wanted singer died at the age of just 33 in March 2022 after being diagnosed with a brain tumour in October 2020. Kelsey and Tom, who had been together for 12 years when Tom died, were married in 2018 and had two children in 2019 and 2020.