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Cinemas are offering free tickets to gingers so they can escape the heatwave

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One of the UK’s biggest cinema chains is offering free screenings for redheaded people so that they can escape the heatwave.

It means that gingers will be able to spend time inside lovely air-conditioned cinemas instead of outdoors in the record-breaking temperatures.

The weather in Manchester is set to hit a whopping 38 degrees over the next 48 hours, with the south facing temperatures above 40 degrees.

For context, the previous record in the UK is 38.7 degrees.

So Showcase Cinema has recognised the struggle all the people with red hair – who are more vulnerable to UV and have an increased risk of sunburn – will face and are letting them inside for free.

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The cinema chain said: “Experts say the UK is soon to witness its hottest EVER days on record and since redheads are often more vulnerable than most to the sun’s rays, we’re giving them shelter from the sun inside our fully air conditioned cinema screens to catch the latest blockbusters for no cost at all!

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“If you’ve got red hair, grab a free ticket from the cinema box office for a film showing on Monday 18 and/or Tuesday 19 July, get yourself an ICEE and keep cool at Showcase.

“You’ll be able to watch Chris Hemsworth reprise his role as Thor in the Thor: Love and Thunder, experience the roots of rock and roll in the big screen biopic Elvis, laugh out loud with the Minions in Minions: The Rise of Gru, and so much more.”

You can find out more here.

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SIR Kevin Sinfield among list of local names officially recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours 2026

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While many individuals were already public knowledge, we’re made up to hear that SIR Kevin Sinfield has now finally received his long-overdue knighthood, and he’s not the only recognisable local and/or beloved famous face to have been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours list for 2026.

There are so many worthy names on the list, but it goes without saying that the ‘Sir Kev’ campaign is one that countless have been flying the flag for rather high over the past few years.

Sinfield, 45, is not only a rugby league and England legend, but he has warmed hearts across the country and beyond through his superhuman ‘7 in 7’ ultramarathon efforts on behalf of the Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA) in recent times, all in memory of his old teammate and best friend: the late, great Rob Burrow.

Following his 2014 MBE, OBE in 2021, and CBE in ’23, we struggle to think of anyone more deserving of the accolade than the Oldham native, to be honest; here he is talking about the great privilege earlier this month:

Hero, legend, inspiration – these words don’t even begin to cut it.

That being said, he’s not the only ex-sportsman with a crucial Greater Manchester connection to have been honoured this year, as former Scotland international and Manchester United player Lou Macari (who still has a chippy in his name right near the ground) has also been made an MBE.

While Sinfield was recognised for services to sport and charity, 77-year-old Macari has been awarded the accolade for his work helping the homeless across not just the North West but all over the country.

Setting up the Macari Foundation back in 2016 and creating vital shelters, fundraising and support schemes – not to mention being involved in various other adjacent charitable initiatives such as the now annual Old Trafford Stadium Sleepout – it’s a cause he’s backed for more than a decade now.

Put quite simply, he’s helped change people’s lives for the better and save them full-stop.

Speaking to BBC Breakfast on Monday, 15 June, the Stoke-on-Trent-based, legendary Celtic centre-forward and retired Red was visibly humbled by what could arguably now be his most treasured medal.

As for other names this year, several Lionesses were also featured as part of the list for 2026, including Euros winners Chloe Kelly and Alessia Russo, both of whom also previously played for Manchester City and Man United, respectively.

Fellow WSL stars Michelle Agyemang, Jess Carter, Hannah Hampton and Lauren James also joined the duo, along with a quintet of other national team players who were given MBEs as part of King Charles III’s New Year’s Honours List, with the prior official ceremony taking place last month.

One of those names, most notably for Mancs, was Tyldesley’s very own Ella Toone, another MUWFC star who has also shone under England Women’s manager Sarina Wiegman.

You can find the full Birthday Honours List right HERE.

Manchester United and Lionesses star Ella Toone is now officially an MBE
‘Tooney’ is just the latest in a long line of lionised Lionesses.

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Featured Images — Gerard Barrau (Wikimedia Commons)/Raph_PH (via Flickr)/BBC Breakfast (screenshot)

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Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury announce unique name of new baby boy

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury with their new baby boy, Midas.

Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury have welcomed their second child, the couple has announced.

The former Love Island stars already share daughter Bambi, who turned three earlier this year.

Molly-Mae, who met boxer Tommy on the hit ITV reality show in 2019, announced that she was pregnant again in February.

In a sweet post confirming the birth of their second child shared to social media earlier this week, Molly wrote: “And then there were 4” – but at that time, the couple chose to share no further details on the new arrival’s gender or a name, leaving their millions of fans who have been anticipating the birth on the edge of their seats.

Now, deciding to share the news during the Misfits Boxing match last night, where Tommy defeated Eddie Hall, it has been confirmed that their second child is a little boy, who they have chosen to name Midas.

Fans were expecting the name to be a little more unusual than your typical ‘top 10’ baby name, given the fact that their first daughter is called Bambi – a name which, very much, divided public opinion when it was announced at the time – but Molly had already conceded in her earlier YouTube vlogs that the second child’s name wasn’t as ‘crazy’ as the name Bambi.

She also expressed worries that people would spell and pronounce the name incorrectly, but believed that those who already knew of the name wouldn’t have any trouble with it.

The name Midas is comes from Greek mythology, and is best recognised through the story of King Midas – whose touch turned everything to gold.

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The post sharing the baby’s gender earlier this week has already racked up 2.3 million likes and tens of thousands of comments from people congratulating the couple.

Featured Image – Molly-Mae Hague (via Instagram)

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