32 minutes ago Huge Stockport Christmas event featuring carnival, brass bands and street performers confirmed

Stockport’s Spectacular Sunday is set to return this Christmas

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53 minutes ago Suzanne Collins has announced a new Hunger Games book – here’s how to pre

There’s already a feature film adaptation in the works

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59 minutes ago Investigators found notebook detailing shooting plans and ‘shrine’ to past killings in home of accused Georgia mass killer

Colt Gray reportedly joked about the Columbine High School and Sandy Hook Elementary school shootings in front of his mother, investigators revealed

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68 minutes ago 'Shocked and devastated' Simon Cowell will miss filming for Britain's Got Talent after Liam Payne's death as Bruno Tonioli is called up to replace him

'Devastated' Simon Cowell is set to take a step back from filming Britain's Got Talent, with judge Bruno Tonioli stepping in to take his place. 

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73 minutes ago From Louis Partridge's sex scenes to Cate Blanchett's script notes: inside the BFI London Film Festival parties

All the pictures and gossip from London’s biggest week in film

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79 minutes ago The Apprentice review: Controversial Donald Trump movie isn’t worth the fuss

The man himself may have ranted online about Ali Abbasi’s biopic – starring Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong – but little here proves revelatory

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84 minutes ago Billie Eilish review – a bravura arena set offers both energy and intimacy

Madison Square Garden, New YorkThe singer continues a wildly successful year with a major tour that gives fans a fast and furious ride through her biggest hitsHow can an artist who’s reached superstar status maintain the intimacy that their career was built on? For Billie Eilish, it’s a tricky dance and a trajectory I’ve seen play out first-hand. Around early 2016 an invite to a performance by an artist a publicist was very excited about popped into my email. “Hi love,” the message said. “Just wondering, did you get a chance to check out 14-year-old Billie Eilish?” With that, I ventured to a basement venue on New York City’s Lower East Side and witnessed one of her earliest sets. It was an impressive display of performance and songwriting. How could this girl be 14 and this good?In many...

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88 minutes ago Senior MP criticised after saying Badenoch is ‘too preoccupied with her children’ to be Tory leader

Sir Christopher Chope questioned former business secretary’s commitment because ‘she spends a lot of time with her family’

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1 hour ago Rita Ora breaks down on stage during performance with tribute to Liam Payne

The singer was on stage when she broke down in tears and she sang a song she had recorded with Liam.

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1 hour ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Nick Knowles seen in hospital days after show exit

The DIY SOS star had fought back from injury to perform in week four of the BBC One dance contest last weekend

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