Who gets your vote? The key policies and pledges from all the parties and independents standing in the Stockport council local elections

Good Morning Britain fans were left up in arms after Downing Street Chief of Staff Steve Barclay was “too busy” to appear on the ITV breakfast show. During Thursday’s (May 26) instalment of the popular news show, Kate Garraway and Ben Shephard were due to interview the MP as Boris Johnson faces further scrutiny for allegedly attending another party during the peak of the global pandemic.

Helena Bonham-Carter has made a name for herself over the years playing unconventional and eccentric characters.But she has also spoken about her unusual living situation from when she was in a relationship with American director and longtime partner, Tim Burton.The couple famously lived in adjoining houses in Belsize Park - Helena owned one of the houses, with Tim buying the other later on and they connected the two together.The star's film, TV and theatre credits span across 37 years, with her first TV role being in A Pattern of Roses in 1983.Since then she has gone on to take leading roles in countless films and series, including 2020's Enola Homes, The Harry Potter film series, and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.As the former partner of director and producer, Tim Burton, Carter took many lead roles in Burton's films, although she admitted she had to go through the same audition process as other candidates before landing the roles.The star, who was born in London, is the daughter of Raymond Bonham Carter - a British banker who came from a well-known political background.He represented the Bank of England during the 1960s, as part of the International Monetary Fund organisation.Her mother, Elena, is a psychotherapist and she is of Jewish background.

Naga Munchetty was forced to interrupt one of her guests live on the radio when an urgent update came in.Naga, 47, was speaking with guests on BBC Radio 5 Live yesterday (25 May), but had to quickly wrap up the conversation when breaking news came of Sue Gray’s report.She apologised to her guest and quickly shut the conversation down as soon as news came that Sue’s very long-awaited report was finally released.The conversation about the Partygate scandal with Financial Times Political Editor George Park and The New Statesman’s Rachel Cunliffe had to be cut short.At the time, Naga was discussing the security of Tory seats in constituencies and how the scandal has affected confidence in the conservatives.They were talking about the Tiverton scandal, where the former MP Neil Parish was shockingly found to be watching pornography in the House of Commons. Naga grilled the two on their opinions, with George responding: “I think that will be seen as a really crucial event.“Tiverton is my hometown actually so I know it quite well.

shooter responsible for the death of 21 people – including 19 children – and injuring 17 others, has claimed she was "surprised" by his rampage and that he was "not a violent person". Adriana Reyes admitted that her son Salvador Ramos, 18, was a loner who "kept to himself and didn't have many friends".She denied that she was a drug addict and that they had a toxic relationship, which led to him moving in with his grandparents.She told the Daily Mail: "My son wasn't a violent person. I'm surprised by what he did.

Liverpool supporters have been robbed of one of the biggest nights of their life - as well as a nasty amount of pocket money - after unknowingly buying Champions League final tickets from a fraudster.Ray McDonald and his mates were scammed out of a whopping £19,000 after paying a thousand each to see Liverpool face Real Madrid in Paris on Saturday, but when the tickets arrived the group realised to their horror that the PDFs were all fake.They immediately tried to get in touch with the ticket tout, who Ray claimed had sold him legitimate tickets six times throughout the season, but realised that his Twitter account had been deleted and his phone number was no longer in service."We bought 19 tickets at a grand each so we've spent £19,000 between us.

Peter Kay, 48, could be back on the road next year after stepping away from the limelight six years ago.

ITV soap Coronation Street have been showing big love to their co-star Harriet Bibby after a huge announcement this week.It was revealed that the young actress, who plays 16-year-old Summer Spellman in the show, has been put up for a National Television Award.The huge event, which is set to take place in September, announced its long list of talented actors and actresses up for the special award with many Corrie stars making the cut.Harriet is up for the best Serial Drama Performance in the ITV soap after her harrowing storyline of struggling with an eating disorder over exam stress and her diabetes diagnosis.Harriet isn't the only Corrie star in the category either as she's up against co-stars Charlie De Melo, who plays Imran Habeeb, and his on-screen wife Toyah, played by Georgia Taylor.Corrie legend Maureen Lipman, who plays Evelyn Plummer, is also up for an award along with Kelly Neelan actress Millie Gibson.There are also stars from other hit soaps that have been nominated including Gillian Wright who plays Jean Slater in EastEnders, actor Harvey Virdi who portrays Misbah Maalik in Hollyoaks and Marlon Dingle actor Mark Charnock in Emmerdale.People were quick to show their love and support for Harriet on the nomination including her on-screen bestie Amy Barlow, played by Elle Mulvaney.Taking to her Instagram story, the actress wrote: "She's only gone and got nominated for an NTA!" She then encouraged all her followers to vote for her friend and other Corrie stars.Elle also tweeted saying: "Super super proud to say that the brilliant @HarrietBibby is up for an NTA!!!!" before retweeting a post and adding: "The TALENT in this category."Her on-screen boyfriend Jacob Hay, played by Jack James Ryan, shared a photo of

EXCLUSIVE: Mubi has acquired Lukas Dhont’s Cannes Competion entry Close for the UK, Ireland, Latin America, Turkey and India.

Coronation Street actress Elle Mulvaney has shared a sweet snap of herself on Instagram for her 80,300 followers.The star, who plays Amy Barlow in the long running soap, posed in a hallway surrounded by stairs and bannisters as she smiled for the selfie.In the first picture, Elle wore a high neck sleeveless top in a bright blue colour and styled her brunette hair behind her shoulders.Subtle blonde highlights framed her face and she wore minimal makeup.The actress’ face was practically glowing as she gave a little smile to the camera, her face looking glossy and fresh as she posed in the corridor.The second picture showed her beaming from ear to ear as she angled her head slightly, showing off her impressive pearly whites.She wrote in the caption: “Swipe to see a smile,” with a cheese emoji.Fans and friends alike went wild in the comments as they flocked to shower the fresh faced star in compliments.Co-star Paddy Bever, who plays Max Turner in the ITV show, left her a flame emoji, to which she replied with two red hearts.A fan wrote: “Anyone ever told you how gorgeous you are?”Another said: “You have amazing teeth,” while one simply called her a “beautiful girl”.Elle recently showed her support for fellow cobbles actor Harriet Bibby after a special announcement.Harriet, who stars as Summer Spellman, announced that she has been nominated for a National Television Award and received a stack of support from her loved ones.The awards show, which is due to take place in September, has recently revealed its longlist of nominees and Harriet was up for Serial Drama Performance.As the current listing stands she is up for the award against her co-stars Charlie De Melo and Georgia Taylor who play Imran and his wife Toyah.Elle’s

TikTok, where she often posts updates about her life – including the candid moments.But the blonde beauty sparked controversy on the video sharing app after she told fans that women are mean because they're jealous of the attractiveness of other females.In a clip that has racked up 477,000 views, Ashli perched herself on the side of the bathroom sink as she donned a crop top and blue shorts.As she rocked a glam makeup and fashioned her hair into space buns, the influencer lip synched over an audio that said: “I don’t know who needs to hear this but they’re mean to you because you are pretty.”She captioned the post: “Girls can be so mean.”It turns out that Ashli is not the only one who thinks meanness originates from jealousy – as many women found that they could relate.One person commented: “Honestly I think it’s often true. I found that as I gained weight and got older women became nicer.

Kate Ferdinand has shared a short clip of herself showing off her "90s vibes" bikini outfit.The 30 year old, who recently shared a candid snap with her son Cree as she was praised, took to her Instagram feed to post the video for her 1.4million followers to see. Former TOWIE star Kate looked gorgeous in a brown bikini from Calzedonia, which she paired with a matching brown straw hat and a pair of baggy white trousers from retailer H&M. Posing in front of a white wall with green leaves adorning the background, Kate played with her blonde wavy mane as she looked from one direction to another while showing off her washboard abs.

The presenter admitted that she wanted a Disney-themed wedding.Speaking to Giovanna Fletcher on Disney’s Journey to the Magic podcast, she spoke about her ideal wedding.She said: “I've not [been on a Disney cruise] - I almost did try and convince Aljaz to get married on one!” the It Takes Two presenter revealed.“When we were talking about weddings and what we're going to do for the wedding, my dream would have always been to have a proper Disney wedding in the castle.”Aljaž, however, who recently quit the BBC show, put his foot down.Janette said her beau wanted a compromise.She explained: “Aljaž was like ‘OK I know you love Disney, but it’s our wedding day so let's meet in the middle.’”Instead of a wedding theme, the couple enjoyed a Disney honeymoon.Janette then spoke to Giovanna about her actual wedding day.She said: “We got married in London on a Saturday, Sunday we kind of rested.”“On Monday we went straight to Disneyland Paris with the whole family.”Janette continued, saying that her husband made a reference to her love for the brand during his wedding vows.“In his vows, he wrote, ‘I promise to take you to Disney once a year for the rest of our lives!’“That was the first vow he gave me in our wedding vows!” Janette gushed.She revealed that the promise is yet to be delivered, as the couple did not go to Disney last year, but have since visited the Florida theme park as Janetter returned home to Miami to see her family.The presenter married Aljaž in July 2017 in London and they renewed their vows in Florida and Slovenia a week later.The two had been together for six years prior, and got engaged in 2015.In March, Aljaž announced he was leaving his role as a professional dancer on Strictly after nearly ten

BBC Breakfast star Naga Munchetty had her fans in a panic that she was leaving the show after bidding a co-star an emotional farewell. The presenter - who is a regular presenter on the show alongside Charlie Stayt - waved goodbye to her co-star Adam Fleming.

Olivia Attwood opted for another barely there swimsuit after causing offense on holiday in Dubai. The Love Island star, 31, is currently living her best life over in UAE with her fiance Bradley Dack.

FERNE McCann fans were devastated last night as the latest series of First Time Mum came to an end. There was laughter, tears and the distant sound of wedding bells as viewers were given an insight into former Towie star Ferne's entertaining life.

MOLLY-MAE Hague was treated to a romantic birthday surprise by boyfriend Tommy Fury on their luxury holiday in Dubai. The pro boxer filled their hotel room with gold and cream balloons with long streamers.

JANE McDonald has defended her decision to wear skimpy swimming costumes on her latest Channel 5 travel series. The TV star - who has hosted Holidaying with Jane McDonald this year - has jetted off to a number of sunny locations in the Caribbean.

LOVE Island bosses are lining up an explosive all-stars version - where the show's big names return to the villa. It raises the prospect of favourites such as Molly-Mae Hague, Maura Higgins, Ovie Soko and Dani Dyer donning the swimwear once more.

SHE’S come a long way since leaving the Coronation Street cobbles, with roles in everything from Our Girl to Brassic. But Michelle Keegan has taken her biggest leap yet for her next role — quite literally.

HOUSE of Games fans have furiously called out a glaring error with Richard Osman's questions on Wednesday night. Dozens of viewers took to social media to complain that one particular quiz question had a wrong answer.

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has said he aims to make the party a "major force" in Greater Manchester, as he identified Stockport as a "key" target in this week's local elections.