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Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentEgypt’s El Gouna Film Festival is being put on hiatus this year after five successful editions in what could be a precursor to the event being permanently scrapped or radically reshaped.In a statement, fest organizers said “a decision was made to postpone the festival” which was scheduled to run Oct. 13-22 in the Egyptian Red Sea resort.As for the reason, the nebulous statement, posted to social media, said the fest — which is now in its 6th edition — is being postponed “in view of the vital role” it’s played “in the art and tourism sectors, both locally and internationally,” which is now being re-thought “in view of current global challenges.”Competition between Arab film fests has been increasingly fierce with the deep-pocketed Red Sea Festival in Saudi Arabia joining the fray last year, alongside the Cairo and Marrakech fests.

Focus Entertainment’s upcoming action game Evil West has had around ten minutes of new uninterrupted footage ahead of its release.The third-person action game is out later this year, and it sees players take control of a vampire hunter in the Wild West who’s tasked with eliminating the bloodsucking menace. The footage shows a boss fight, a number of lush terrains, and the fast-paced combat players will be engaging in when it releases.You can see the ten minutes of uninterrupted in-game footage (released today, June 20) below:Players will be able to fight their way through a narrative-driven campaign whilst upgrading their weapons and tools, all whilst getting new combat perks too.“A dark menace consumes the Old West,” reads the Steam page. “In solo or coop, fight with style in visceral, explosive combat against bloodthirsty monstrosities.

Harry Styles helped a fan come out during one of his shows at London’s Wembley Stadium over the weekend.Styles was playing his second huge stadium gig at the venue last night (June 19) as part of his ‘Love On Tour’.During the show, an Italian fan named Mattia held up a sign reading: “From Ono to Wembley: Help me come out.”Spotting the sign, Styles then obliged, calling Mattia “officially gay, my boy” and unfurling a Pride flag on stage.Styles added: “Congratulations Mattia, you are a free man.”“You’re a free man”

We loved seeing all the Father's Day tributes at the weekend from our favourite celebrities, and one of the best has to be the Instagram post Victoria Beckham uploaded in celebration of her husband David Beckham, and her own father, Tony.READ: 11 sweetest Father's Day tributes for celebrity dads: From Prince William to David BeckhamTaking to the social media portal, VB shared a variety of never-seen-before images of the special dads in her life, and we particularly loved one which showed former Manchester United footballer David getting ready for his eldest son Brroklyn's wedding earlier this year. In the picture, a special moment was shown between the star and his sons Romeo and Cruz, looking super sharp in their tuxedos.WATCH: David Beckham reveals his habits that annoy Victoria BeckhamIf you look very closely, you can see David is carrying a Goyard Saint Louis tote bag! These bags are very exclusive.

So, Kate Bush is finally at number one in the UK singles chart with ‘Running Up That Hill’ thanks to [a] the kids still loving it and streaming it to fuck on the back of that big sync in Netflix show ‘Stranger Things’, and [b] the Official Charts Company removing a technicality that exists in its chart compiling systems to prioritise newer music.Responding to the chart achievement on her website, Bush wrote: “The Duffer Brothers have created four extraordinary series of ‘Stranger Things’ in which the child actors have grown into young adults. In this latest series the characters are facing many of the same challenges that exist in reality right now.

High street giant Primark has made an important announcement to all shoppers. It will come as a sigh of relief to many parents.

Sony Music last week told the high court in London that a dispute over the rights in the Jimi Hendrix Experience recordings should be heard in the New York courts, because the legal battle centres on agreements signed in the 1970s in the US. And a separate lawsuit in relation to this dispute has already been filed with the courts in New York.The dispute is between Sony Music and the Jimi Hendrix estate on one side, and UK-based companies representing the estates of the other two members of the Jimi Hendrix Experience band – Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell – on the other.

Criminal barristers have voted to go on strike in a row over legal aid funding. Court walkouts are planned for Manchester next week - with fears the move will lead to the closure of courts across the country.

Justin Bieber has postponed the remainder of his North American tour following his recent diagnosis with Ramsay Hunt syndrome.The singer shared the news that he was being treated for the rare condition earlier this month, in a video in which the facial paralysis that it causes could be clearly seen.

Every train ticket office in England could be shut down according to new plans from the government. It would leave passengers needing to buy their tickets online, according to The Times. The move will save £500million a year and is reported to be ready to roll out from September.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including BTS’s announcement that they are going on break to focus on solo projects – but whatever you do, don’t call it a hiatus – plus Goldman Sachs’ big predictions for music industry growth to the end of the decade.

A police sergeant has resigned in disgrace after an investigation found he had shared vile pornographic videos as well as discriminatory jokes on WhatsApp.

Two members of American rock band Orleans have sued Warner Music over a common gripe in the artist community: record companies allowing their foreign subsidiaries to make deductions on digital income and then calculating the artist royalty based on what is received by the label in the artist’s home country after those deductions.In a lawsuit filed with the courts in Nashville, John Hall and Lance Hoppen criticise the major both for making those international deductions in the first place and for failing to clearly communicate that was happening on their royalty statements.As a result of the bad communication, they add, they’d previously assumed their artist royalty on streams was being calculated based on ‘at-source income’, ie what the major was paid by the streaming service, not what was received by the home label after the foreign subsidiaries had taken their cut.The legal filing, which seeks class action status, says: “Fees to foreign affiliates are a relic of the days when the collection of revenues from foreign record sales entailed significant labour, as opposed to the relatively frictionless methodology by which digital service providers can compensate rightsholders for the use of their services across multiple territories”.“In such instances”, it adds, “the costs of foreign collection are negligible, and the grossly deficient payment of foreign streaming royalties by defendants simply reflects their ability to manipulate their foreign affiliate practices with no commercial justification beyond self-enrichment”.Regarding Warner’s alleged failure to communicate the international deductions, the lawsuit adds: “Defendants purposefully and knowingly withhold and fail to inform plaintiffs and the class members of the

Nothing says summer like cocktails in the sunshine, and this week Moxy Manchester will be hosting a free cocktail evening with local rum brand, Diablesse Rum. Taking place on Thursday, June 23, guests will have the chance to learn more about the origins of the drink, while sipping on specially curated cocktails.

The House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee is coming to Glasgow next week as part of its inquiry into how health assessments for benefits delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) can be improved.

Rod Stewart spent Father's Day surrounded by his family as he shared a sweet video singing with his daughter Ruby.

A murderer sank his teeth into a female prison guard's thigh as violence flared behind bars.

A retired company director has dodged jail after being caught with sick images of children being sexually abused, including toddlers as young as two.

A woman has described the terrifying moment her dog tried to kill her in her own home, leaving her with horrifying injuries similar to that of a "shark attack".

Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby became emotional on This Morning as Kelly Holmes spoke about her journey to come out as gay. The 39-year-old Olympic Gold medallist appeared on the ITV morning show on Monday to talk about her new documentary, Kelly Holmes: The Real Me, after she came out as a gay woman over the weekend to the public. Kelly said: “When it was announced [yesterday], I was still in a bubble, still at home and to go on social media, the reaction was amazing.

Crash director was detained on Sunday (June 19) by police in Ostuni, Italy, after an unidentified woman pressed charges against him.In a statement to Variety, an attorney for Haggis, Priya Chaudhry, denied the allegations. “Under Italian law, I cannot discuss the evidence,” Chaudhry said.

Phillip Schofield looked happy on Father's Day as he was spoilt by his two daughters. The This Morning host was treated by Ruby and Molly on Sunday to mark the annual occasion.

Stacey Solomon admitted to being emotional as she marked Father's Day on Sunday. The Loose Women star took to Instagram as she celebrated her own dad, David, and her fiancé Joe Swash with whom she shares her two younger children, two-year-old Rex, and eight-month-old Rose.