PA MediaFond farewells have been said to some of the north-west of England’s biggest names in entertainment, public life and sport who died in 2025.
In a year that saw…

PA MediaFond farewells have been said to some of the north-west of England’s biggest names in entertainment, public life and sport who died in 2025.
In a year that saw…

UK saxophonist, composer and bandleader Tom Smith was dropping clues to his distinctively contemporary take on jazz traditions as a BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year finalist in 2014 and 2016, and…

Belgrave Road
Manish Chauhan (Faber, January)
An affecting tale of loneliness and love in Chauhan’s home town of Leicester, Belgrave Road tells the story of Mira, newly arrived in the UK from India following an arranged marriage, and Tahliil, a…

From champagne coolers to front row VIP beds, cinema owners are investing heavily in premium experiences as the industry gets its box office mojo back.
As the third instalment in James Cameron’s blockbuster Avatar series pulls in the Christmas…

Stranger Things season five, volume two has premiered, and now fans are gearing up for the finale episode, slated for the New Year.
While there are…

More and more people are also making use of social media to help connect with other people who enjoy exercise.
Pia Carson-Moore, 31, from Ipswich, is a personal trainer and dance teacher who set up a women-only run club, external, using social…

It has now been donated to Ashwell Museum, just over the border in Hertfordshire, by the landowner and Mr Stuckey.
The museum’s co-curator, Peter Greener, said: “We’re so pleased, as we don’t have many Bronze Age items.
“It will be quite hard to…

Dhurandhar has just crossed a milestone that separates the big hits from the genuine box office events. The Ranveer Singh-starrer has grossed Rs. 1,003.10 crore worldwide, officially entering the elite Rs. 1,000 crore club – a feat reserved for…

7.30pm, ITV1
The most wonderfully bizarre singing contest is back for a festive special – and some panto icons have been called in to help the judges. Su Pollard, Christopher Biggins, Lesley Joseph and Basil…

Rhea Seehorn has had a hell of a year. For years she had garnered a reputation as a great underappreciated talent, but that has all changed now thanks to Pluribus. A series about one of the only people on Earth not to have their minds taken over…