“This dress ticks all the boxes. Fabulous cut, lovely material , very flattering and looks so much more expensive than it is”

If you have an occasion coming up and are in need of some wedding guest dress ideas, the Nobody’s Child Layla midi dress is a good option to consider.

The midi dress is a ruffle sleeve, V-neck dress with a relaxed skirt that is available in eight different colours with discounts from 10% to 30% reduced from the original price of £89 on certain colours.

The pricing of the discounted colours in the Layla Midi Dress include:

• Black Floral- was £89 now £62.30
• Burgundy – was £89 now £80.10
• Pink – was £89 now £71.20
• Blue – was £89 now £71.20

The midi dress also comes in a green, blue floral, electric blue and dark pink which are all full price at £89. It is a machine washable dress made from 76% Lenzing™ Ecovero™ Viscose and 24% Nylon.

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Another wedding guest dress option to consider is the Floral Satin Ruched Short Sleeve Midi Dress available for £55 at Next.

Alternatively, Abstract Printed Gathered Wrap Dress is a popular dress from Roman, priced at £60 and comes in size 10 to size 20.

Reviews on the Layla midi dress from nobody’s child praise the dress as being an ideal option for weddings and special occasions.

One shopper, reviewing the black floral version said: “This is a lovely dress, fits really well and is very flattering. I wore to a wedding, it was very comfortable too and received many compliments on it!”

Another said: “This dress ticks all the boxes. Fabulous cut, lovely material , very flattering and looks so much more expensive than it is “

Under the electric blue version, one shopper said: “A beautifully cut dress that manages to skim my curves. The fabric hangs well and the colour is gorgeous too.”

However, a reviewer said: “Love my dress. Bought to wear to a wedding. My only grumble would be that the neckline is very low.”

Regardless, another reviewer of the burgundy layla dress said: ” I love the shape and colour. I bought it to wear at Christmas maybe for a party or a lunch. It will be perfect for any occasion. It is made well and a lovely flowing material.”

Robert Beeson told the victim to stay in the house until her injuries had healed

A man has been jailed after hitting a woman’s head with such force that her front teeth fell out. Robert Beeson, 44, of Park Crescent, Waterbech, had known the woman for around two years and rented a room to her in September 2025.

The pair developed an intimate relationship in the first few weeks but Beeson became violent on October 6, after the victim relayed a joke a friend had made about him, which cause him to go into her room in a rage and attack her. Beeson was later described by the victim as controlling and jealous.

During the attack, Beeson grabbed her by the arms and threw her across the room where she hit her head. The victim tried to flee to another property but Beeson punched her in the ear.

The next day, the victim returned to collet her belongings and find Beeson’s keys that he accused her of losing. While she was searching for the keys, Beeson struck her to the face with his knee causing the victim to lose consciousness. The victim woke up to a pool of blood and realised her front teeth were missing. She saw Beeson cleaning bloodstains from the sofa.

Beeson locked the victim in the property and told her she couldn’t leave until her injuries had healed. A friend of the victim saw Beeson in a shop in Waterbeach on October 7 and asked where the victim was, as they were concerned she hadn’t heard from her.

Beeson said she was asleep but the friend followed him home and found the victim on the sofa with a duvet pulled over her head to hide her injuries. Beeson said he was innocent and asked the victim not to call the police. The friend managed to get the victim out of the house and a relative took her to hospital. The friend later called the police.

Initially, hospital staff could not assess the full extent of her injuries because of the severe swelling. Later, she was diagnosed with five missing teeth, multiple facial fractures and extensive bruising to her face.

Beeson handed himself in to Parkside Police Station, Cambridge, later that day. On Wednesday, April 8, at Peterborough Crown Court, he was sentenced to three years and six months in prison after pleading guilty to wounding/inflicting grievous bodily harm without intent and assault by beating and was given a ten-year restraining order.

DC Sarah Black, who investigated, said: “This was a brutal assault carried out behind closed doors by a man the victim trusted. Beeson used violence, intimidation and control to isolate the victim and prevent her from seeking help, leaving her with serious injuries.

“I would like to commend the victim for the courage she has shown throughout the investigation, and also her friend, whose actions ensured she was able to escape and receive urgent medical care.

“Domestic abuse can take many forms and often escalates quickly. If you or someone you know is experiencing violence or controlling behaviour, please know that support is available and that we will always take reports seriously.”

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Members of North Yorkshire Council’s strategic planning committee today (Tuesday. April 14) approved a proposal to build a 19MW solar development on fields near East Cowton, between Northallerton and Darlington.

The development, which includes inverters, transformers, two substations, a control room, a connection to the grid, a deer-proof fence, and CCTV cameras, will be built on 38 hectares of agricultural land.

The meeting heard that ten local residents had submitted objections, with East Cowton Parish Council also opposed to the scheme.

Councillor Elaine Simpson, from the parish council, spoke at the meeting, telling councillors that more work needed to be done to mitigate the impact of the scheme, particularly on endangered and protected species.

The councillor added: “This proposed solar site will sit in the open and green countryside surrounding our village, falling within a valuable green corridor.

“Any development should improve the character of an area and safeguard or improve it. Simply offering screening will not address its impact.

“The developers have not demonstrated very special circumstances in choosing this location.”

An application for a 28MW solar farm to the east of the village was submitted last year, while plans for another solar scheme to the north of the village were approved in 2015.

A statement by Councillor Annabell Wilkinson, division member for the area, was read out at the meeting supporting the parish council’s stance.

She said: “East Cowton has seen a high number of solar planning approvals in recent years.

“The village could become surrounded by solar farms, both historical and those presently under consideration.”

Despite the concerns, members of the committee voted unanimously to approve the application.

Committee member Councillor Caroline Goodrick said there were no reasons not to support the scheme.

However, she added: “I would like to see solar panels off the ground on roofs, on industrial buildings, on schools, on hospitals, wherever we can put them, where we are not affecting our agricultural land, which we need for our food insecurity.

“I am supportive of this, but I think we can do it better.”

The parish council suggested that a bond be taken from the applicant to cover the cost of restoring the site after 40 years, in case the company ceased to exist when it was time to decommission the scheme.

The meeting heard this was not council policy, although it would be raised with officers preparing the new North Yorkshire Local Plan.

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Euphoria fans have vowed to stop watching the series over a ‘totally unnecessary’ scene involving Sydney Sweeney.

The third season of the HBO show has so far received criticism from fans over a ‘sick’ and ‘vulgar’ moment involving Sydney dressing up as a baby and her ‘humiliation ritual’ in a dog costume while making sexual content.

Now, however, after seeing the latest teaser trailer for the rest of season 3, viewers are convinced that the story is going to take a darker turn.

The new trailer shows Cassie tied up on the bed with a cable seemingly around her neck after Nate (Jacob Elordi) is left bloodied and bruised by an interaction with loan sharks.

Some fans of the show have theorised that this snippet from the teaser could be showing Cassie being assaulted, which has sparked major concerns.

Euphoria has depicted instances of sexual assault in the past, including Nate’s controlling and physically violent behaviour towards Maddy (Alexa Demie) in season one.

The series has also explored other serious themes, such as intimate images and videos of teenagers being shared online without their consent.

In the UK, the sharing of intimate or explicit images or videos of anyone under the age of 18 is a criminal offence.

Fans have expressed their concerns over the new image released of Sydney, saying that the series is becoming ‘degenerate’ and saying that it would be ‘too much’ if this scene is confirmed to involve sexual assault.

Writing on social media, Ash claimed that she is ‘out’ and will not watch the show again if this is an ‘assault scene’.

X user Chibuba also called it ‘totally unnecessary’ while Faisal described it as being ‘degenerate’.

Reacting to the trailer, Trista theorised that Cassie was ‘tied up with her jump rope’, as she was shown jumping rope in another scene.

Meanwhile, an X user called M wrote: ‘Either this is when she wakes up and Nate’s getting whooped or Maddie sold her to Laura.’

However, leaping to the show’s defence, a user called AFFO4 said: ‘This show has always been about this type of content. There’s assault in season one.

‘The show is about drugs, and sex, and life, and the complexity of it. It’s always a lot darker than people realise or want to admit.’

Another user called G similarly argued: ‘This show has always been unpleasant, graphic and shocking. This is nothing new.’

Picking up the action four years after the characters leave high school, Rue (Zendaya) has managed to become a drug mule working across the Mexican border before she lands a job at a strip club.

Jules (Hunter Schafer), meanwhile, works as a ‘sugar baby’, while Lexi (Maude Apatow) attempts to carve out a career in the TV industry.

However, for Nate and Cassie, who are now engaged and soon-to-be married, their relationship appears to be on the rocks after they clash over their wedding expenses.

With Nate owing money to some dangerous loan sharks, Cassie also considers a career in OnlyFans to pay for the wedding of her dreams.

Euphoria season three is available on Sky, NOW, and HBO Max.

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Sometimes, the universe has other plans when it comes to lunch

When it comes to food, there are a fair few things Mancunians are bound to immediately love. Especially when it’s two favourites combined. Case in point – pizza sandwiches.

Ferma Pizza Bakery is a new name to the city centre, but it’s not a new venture. Led by the same team behind Brewski, the quaint little spot on Mosley Street has served under a few identities in recent years, namely American Pies and the ‘world’s greatest’ sandwich shop Foldies.

I had a very good hot honey pork shoulder sandwich from there last year. It was an absolute mess.

But it’s 2026 now and Foldies is no longer a thing – replaced unceremoniously by Ferma earlier this year. It’s pretty much the same as its previous inception, but revamped.

As before, their stonebaked sandwiches are made with double caputo 00 dough which is the best for making pizza with. But, new for Ferma, is that pretty much all of its menu is made using its signature pizza dough – including sausage rolls, focaccia breads and cakes. In fact, their desserts have already been described as ‘obscene in the best possible way’, with a caramel Biscoff foccacia earning recent headlines for its sheer foody filth.

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Having been impressed with Foldies in the past and seeing photos of their pizza dough sausage rolls and ‘pizza bombs’ across my Instagram, I headed in to try them for myself – only to find they had pretty much already sold out of everything viral.

While there was a huge crowd of people waiting inside, I was greeted by a sign listing its sold out items alongside a sad face and a message saying ‘sorry we didn’t expect to go viral overnight’. Well, there we go.

With no bread bombs, sausage rolls, Detroit pizzas, or Neapolitan pizzas available to order, it was pretty much slim pickings of what was not-so-well-considered by their viral crowd of devotees. There in, my choice was either a vegetarian calzone (their Duck, Brie and Chorizo calzone was also sold out), and a couple of NYC deli sandwich options. In fact, as I inch closer to the till, more and more options are added to the list of unavailable delights.

Tempted to leave out of frustration for a lack of sausage rolls, I decide instead to join the queue and go forth with an order of the butternut squash, goat’s cheese and pesto calzone (£4.85) and a pastrami sandwich – featuring rocket, pickled mustard mayo, gherkins, crispy onions, sauerkraut and, of course, pastrami (£8).

The smell of the ovens churning out baked creations one after another is enough to make everyone in line salivate, and it’s not too long before my order is ready to collect – and I head to St Peter’s Square to enjoy it all whilst being surrounded by hunger-stricken pigeons with no boundaries when it comes to personal space.

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Tucking into the calzone, it’s warm-ish, and has a comforting smell of freshly-baked pizza. Whilst it could have done with being a bit warmer for my liking, there’s huge chunks of sweet potato inside layered up with a nice mix of fresh herbs, pesto and goat’s cheese. It’s delicious and flavoursome, and takes me my surprise considering it was not ever going to be one of my first (or even second) choices.

Next up, the Pastrami sandwich is loaded up with all good things ready to be spawn out across the street following one over-excited bite. Cautiously tucking into it, there is a richness of tastes – sweet, sour, fresh, earthy, and salty all at once – that makes this a sandwich worthy of kings. It’s so good that one bite isn’t satisfying enough, already longing for that second explosion of flavours.

Whilst it’s certainly a decadent sandwich, it’s far from dignified to eat. It’s not the choice for a busy lunchtime at St Peter’s Square, and rather one best reserved for a corner in a dark room, equipped with a packet of napkins ready to clean up at any moment. I’m also impressed with how fulfilling it is at just £8. Sure, a meal deal costs about half of that from the supermarket just yards away but I can guarantee it’s nowhere near as good or fresh.

When it comes to Ferma, the queues don’t lie. There’s something special being concocted here – whether it’s pizza, whether it’s sandwich, I don’t care. And I’m not even fussed if half the menu is sold out again, because I can’t see there being a wrong option here – although I am determined to try those sausage rolls at some point in my life.

Layer up the napkins, drop the pretences and dig in. But maybe come prepared to give something different a go as they are probably going to be out of stock of a lot of things for quite a while to come.

Ferma is on 39 Booth St, Manchester M2 4AA. Open 10am to 4pm, or until sold out.

“We think music fans are going to be mad-keen to get their hands on one”

Music fans will have the chance to own a piece of Belfast’s musical heritage from the Ulster Hall and Waterfront Hall.

Drapes from the historic Belfast venues have been transformed into tote bags, made by local sustainable designer, Titanic Denim, with exclusive artwork by local illustrator Thomas Bannon.

Titanic Denim takes textiles that would otherwise have gone to landfill and repurposes them into bags, accessories and furniture, which are designed and manufactured locally.

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A spokesperson said: “While attending a sustainability event at ICC Belfast, Marie Nancarrow of Titanic Denim learned that the drapes were due to be replaced as part of a refurbishment.

“She spotted the opportunity to produce something that would preserve their history and give them a new lease of life.

“Titanic Denim worked with the Waterfront Hall and Ulster Hall team to develop a tote bag with musical history woven into its fabric.”

Each tote bags is unique, retaining the character of the original drapes material, which framed iconic performances at both venues for over a decade.

Marie of Titanic Denim said: “This project is a powerful reflection of the passion and purpose that sits at the heart of Titanic Denim’s RESCUED initiative.

“It is about seeing value where others see waste, and reimagining discarded materials as something meaningful, with both story and impact.

“By transforming textiles that would otherwise be lost, RESCUED not only preserves pieces of our shared heritage but also champions a more responsible, circular approach to design.

“It is a bold and inspiring example of how creativity can drive real change, giving materials a second life while reducing environmental impact.”

Belfast illustrator Thomas Bannon was commissioned to create bespoke artwork for the bags, featuring the Ulster Hall’s familiar Victorian façade.

It was designed by architect William Joseph Barre, who also designed the Albert Clock in the city, and opened in 1862.

Ciara Davidson, Head of Governance and Stakeholder Engagement said, “We’re thrilled with the finished product and the idea that hundreds of metres of fabric have been completely diverted from landfill. This has turned out to be so much more than a sustainability project.

“Marie and Titanic Denim team have created a beautiful, highly collectible piece of merchandise that celebrates the unique role of the Ulster Hall in entertaining people for over 150 years and celebrates the nearly 30 years of Waterfront Hall performances. They’re obviously very limited in number and we think music fans are going to be mad-keen to get their hands on one.”

The bags will be available to purchase from 17 April 2026 at waterfront.co.uk

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The Christie has launched the UK’s first dedicated Early Onset Colorectal Cancer (EOCRC) nursing service

Cases of bowel cancer are on the rise in young people across the UK. Since 1993, rates in those aged 25-49 have risen by 48 per cent – with health experts warning the trend is a ‘growing global phenomenon’.

At The Christie, a specialist cancer hospital in Withington, Manchester, up to 11.6 per cent of all new bowel cancer patients seen between 2021 and 2023 were under 50

Lyndsey Ainscough, from Leigh, said being diagnosed with the disease aged just 38 was ‘terrifying’.

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“I was juggling work, three young children and a thousand unanswered questions,” she said. Currently, support pathways are not tailored to the needs of young people living with colorectal cancer, also known as bowel cancer.

In a bid to change that, The Christie has launched the UK’s first dedicated Early Onset Colorectal Cancer (EOCRC) nursing service.

The new service is built around a dedicated Clinical Nurse Specialist, funded for two years by The Christie Charity. This nurse will provide personalised support and assist patients with access to services, as well as help to strengthen links with medical, psychological and social care teams across Greater Manchester.

“Knowing there will be a specialist service for people my age is incredible,” Lyndsey said. “It means others won’t feel as lost as I did in those first weeks, and they’ll have support from someone who truly understands what younger patients are going through.”

While bowel cancer is still relatively uncommon in young people, global health experts warn the rise in cases is alarming, especially given rates are falling in older adults. As a result, experts say those born around 1990 are now four times more likely to develop colorectal cancer than those born in 1950.

Younger adults also aren’t screened in the UK, and because symptoms often appear only once the disease has progressed, diagnoses can come late. Experts say a combination of changes in diet, lifestyle and environmental exposures could be driving the trend.

The Christie hospital says it has launched the service as a response to the sharp rise in bowel cancer cases among people under 50.

Sabrina Scott, from Davenham in Cheshire, has been appointed as the EOCRC Specialist Nurse. She said: “We are seeing more younger people facing the life-changing impact of colorectal cancer, and their needs are profoundly different.

“This dedicated service ensures our younger patients receive holistic, age-appropriate care from the moment of diagnosis, while also enabling vital research that will shape the future of EOCRC treatment across the UK.

“I feel privileged to be taking on this role and lucky that we have such a supportive Charity funding roles such as mine that make a huge impact to the care and support we are able to offer our patients.”

Louise Hadley, CEO of The Christie Charity, says: “It is a privilege for us to be able to fund incredibly important services such as this. As a Charity we exist to support the work of The Christie hospital and provide care, treatment and services that are above and beyond what the NHS funds.

“The new EOCRC nursing service will ensure young colorectal cancer patients receive the support they need at one of the most challenging times of their lives.”