Entertainment from Wednesday, June 4th, 2025

I watched a compelling chat earlier this week with Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey, hosted by Rachel Sylvester, political editor at The Observer. 

There’s been an awful lot of hype about the new Mission Impossible - The Final Reckoning, and I was a little surprised last week to read that Disney’s live action remake of Lilo & Stitch made around £1 million more than the latest Tom Cruise action juggernaut in its opening weekend.

Manchester Academy’s now legendary ‘A Tribute To Manchester’ annual Christmas bash will this year celebrate its 10th anniversary, with The Clone Roses once again headlining the main Academy One stage.