Alicia Keys announces $1 Billion Fund Initiative for Black Businesses

The next stage of structural improvements to the underpass on Burghmuir Road will begin on Monday, February 28.

Brian Cox appeared on Loose Women on Wednesday lunchtime to discuss his tell all memoir, before letting slip a swear live on air.

Two rival daily online word games have had a crossover in answers for the first time ever.

A man who faced drugs charges after a fire at his Blantyre home has narrowly avoided a prison sentence.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorCurtis Stone is making his debut at the SAG Awards. No, the Aussie chef, whose Los Angeles eateries include Gwen and the newly reopened Maude, hasn’t jumped into acting — he’s designing the night’s dinner menu.The first course of the evening — the awards take place Feb. 27 at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica — will feature a turmeric-roasted cauliflower, mint and quinoa salad, followed by an entrée of salmon rillettes with lemon, capers and dill accompanied by a sweet potato side with curry, coconut, cilantro and cucumber as well as artichokes and mushrooms in a truffle dressing.I caught up with Stone to talk about Logan Roy, cooking for 640 people and sourcing from local farmers.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentAMC Networks’ streaming service Sundance Now has acquired North American rights to “The Dreamers,” a series directed by Maysaloun Hamoud (“In Between”), a rising Hungarian-born Palestinian filmmaker.The thought-provoking crime comedy series screened at Series Mania Forum 2019 and went on to play at several festivals, including Zurich. “The Dreamers” was produced by Shlomi Elkabetz (“Gett,” “Our Boys”) and Galit Cahlon (“In Between”) at the banner Deux Beaux Garcons, and was commissioned by the powerful Israeli cabler HOT, whose hit shows include “In Treatment,” “Euphoria” and “Losing Alice.”Set against the backdrop of rising tensions in the Gaza Strip,”The Dreamers” tells the story of three young Palestinian students who travel to Tel Aviv in 2008 and try to establish a new and liberated Palestinian community for themselves.

The Batman star Colin Farrell has said his character, The Penguin, wasn’t allowed to smoke in the film.The actor, set to play the antagonist in Matt Reeves’ forthcoming DC film, told Jakes Takes that he had fought for the Penguin to smoke a cigar.Warner Bros’ reasoning came from the studio’s vigilance about showing cigarettes onscreen in superhero films, despite other iterations of the Penguin (real name Oswald “Oz” Chesterfield Cobblepot) famously smoking from a cigarette holder.“I fought valiantly for a cigar, I even said at one stage, ‘Can I have it unlit,’ and they were like no,” Farrell said.“The Oz that we meet hasn’t embodied the energy of the Penguin that we recognise from the source comics and from previous films, so I’ll see if it goes again. I’d love to explore it because he’s not an underboss, he’s not a boss, he’s just a soldier of Falcone at this stage.“But he has great ambition and dreams of doing big big things.”Meanwhile, Farrell’s co-star Paul Dano, who plays The Riddler, said he had trouble sleeping while preparing for the role.“There were some nights around that I probably didn’t sleep as well as I would’ve wanted to just because it was a little hard to come down from this character,” Dano told Entertainment Weekly, discussing a specific scene with Peter Sarsgaard’s character Gil Colson.

London Grammar have announced details of a new London show as part of this year’s South Facing Festival.The band will perform at the Crystal Palace Bowl amphitheatre in Crystal Palace Park on July 29, with support coming from George Fitzgerald and Tora-I + Oklou (DJ set).The show is part of the open-air concert series which began last year, and will this year run from July 29 to August 21.Tickets for London Grammar’s show go on general sale at 11am on Monday (February 28) and can be purchased here.We're over the moon to welcome @londongrammar & @georgefitzmusic to South Facing 2022!Tickets go on sale Friday 25th February.

Shadow Warrior 3 will be available on subscription service PlayStation Now from next week, Devolver Digital has announced.Originally due out 2021, Shadow Warrior 3 was delayed to sometime in 2022, eventually receiving a release date of March 1. Now, publisher Devolver Digital has confirmed that the game will also be available on PlayStation Now to all subscribers on launch day.

Jane Seymour on TV, with the actress starring in an all-new murder mystery on Acorn TV in addition to her recurring role on the CBS sitcom,. Ahead of ’s April debut, ET has the exclusive first trailer for the series, which sees Seymour’s character starting a detective agency after retirement. Created and co-written by David Logan, Harry Wild follows a woman named Harriet who finds herself at a crossroads after retiring from her long career as a university literature professor.

Maren Morris, Thomas Rhett, Kelsea Ballerini, Walker Hayes and Chris Stapleton, will also hit the stage at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. Song choices for the country stars have yet to be announced.But that's not all! Parmalee and Blanco Brown will be joined by Brooke Eden for a performance of «Just the Way,» while Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde will sing «Never Wanted To Be That Girl» during the show, and BRELAND will make his ACM Awards debut with a performance of «Praise The Lord.»More than 20 performances will be a part of this year's ceremony, with additional artists set to be announced in the coming weeks.Chris Young leads this year's ACM nominations with seven nods, with Miranda Lambert and first-time nominee Hayes close behind with five each.

Coheed and Cambria have shared their latest single ‘The Liars Club’ and announced details of a North American tour.The song is taken from the four-piece’s upcoming new album ‘Vaxis II: A Window Of The Waking Mind’, which is set for release on May 27 via Roadrunner Records.Speaking about ‘The Liars Club’, Coheed and Cambria frontman Claudio Sanchez said in a statement: “When the truth is such a mess, who doesn’t want to live out a different reality? Who doesn’t want to embrace a lie?”You can hear ‘The Liars Club’ in the band’s accompanying animated music video below.Coheed and Cambria have also announced their ‘A Window Of The Waking Mind’ tour, which will see them tour North America in July and August with Dance Gavin Dance and Mothica.You can see Coheed and Cambria’s upcoming tour dates below, and find tickets here when they go on sale on Friday (February 25).July12 – FPL Solar Amphitheater at Bayfront Park, Miami, FL13 – MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa, FL15 – 713 Music Hall, Houston, TX16 – Whitewater Amphitheater, New Braunfels, TX17 – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, Irving, TX19 – Coca-Cola Roxy, Atlanta, GA23 – Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN24 – Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre, Charlotte, NC26 – The Anthem, Washington, DC27 – The Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, PA29 – Agganis Arena, Boston, MA30 – Forest Hills Stadium, Queens, NY August1 – Stage AE Outdoors, Pittsburgh, PA2 – Crofoot Festival Grounds, Pontiac, MI3 – RBC Echo Beach, Toronto, ON5 – Armory, Minneapolis, MN6 – SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview, IL7 – Saint Louis Music Park, St Louis, MO9 – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre, Denver, CO10 – The Lot at The Complex, Salt Lake City, UT12 – Shrine LA Outdoors, Los Angeles, CA

— and it's closer than we expected!Netflix announced on Wednesday that the acclaimed crime drama will debut the remaining seven episodes of its fourth and final season on Friday, April 29, just a few months after season 4A left fans reeling with some shocking deaths and a plan for revenge. (Plus, a meme-worthy scream!)The streaming service also shared an ominous teaser and key art for the upcoming final episodes, which picks up after Ruth Langmore (Julia Garner) stormed out of a confrontation with Marty and Wendy Byrde (Jason Bateman and Laura Linney), vowing to exact revenge on drug lord Javi Elizonndro (Alfonso Herrera) for killing her cousin, Wyatt.«My childhood traumas are not like yours,» Ruth warns in voiceover in the teaser, as scenes from 's season 4A finale show her fleeing the Byrdes' home, with a gun in the passenger's seat.

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Troy Deeney has welcomed Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi’s response to his calls for the national curriculum to teach more diverse topics. The Birmingham City captain launched a petition and published an open letter to the Government urging the teaching of the history and experiences of black, Asian and ethnic minorities to be made mandatory in schools.

tense situations between the two regarding Kardashian’s romance with fiancé Travis Barker — namely some leaked DMs that Disick sent to another of the Poosh founder’s exes — can the Flip It Like Disick star get back in Kardashian’s good graces enough to get an invite to  her wedding?Regardless of the state of Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick’s relationship over the years, Disick has always been considered a member of the family. He was a regular on Keeping Up With the Kardashians and will continue to be featured when Hulu’s The Kardashians premieres in April.

Victoria Beckham has responded to a backlash over a topless photoshoot her teen son did - by posting more snaps of it. Posh Spice responded to the fury surrounding Cruz's topless shoot by sharing snaps of it today. Victoria came under fire on Tuesday for sharing images from the magazine shoot.

sharing his stance on the matter with the rappers. “I definitely wouldn’t bet the farm on crypto," he says in a video captured by French Montana. The ironic part is that the Tesla CEO is wearing a 'Crypto' shirt as he warns against heavily investing.

English football team anthem, the 1996 smash hit by comedians David Baddiel and Frank Skinner with band The Lightning Seeds, 'Three Lions'. The unexpected success of the men's England team - which saw the Lions qualify for the finals of a major international tournament for the first time since 1966 - saw joy across the country, with football fans bursting into renditions of the chorus throughout the month of June. READ MORE: Brilliant but scary forgotten photos show Prince Charles and Camilla almost getting wiped out by a bald eagleThe song has also found itself a new fan in perhaps the most unexpected of iconic British establishments; the royal family itself.

Albert Square she says she struggled with money. The 29-year-old former soap star, was reported in the Mirror as saying she wasn't 'embarrassed or ashamed' to share her struggles with fans, which she revealed during a chat with Sam and Billie Faiers on their podcast The Sam and Billie Show. The mum-of-two has been busy renovating her £1.

shopping away from her husband, despite paying for it all with her own money anyway. The presenter, 51, opened up about the habits she’s developed over her 14-year marriage to Chris Hughes, including secretly doing home improvements while he is away.

beauty product, we often rush to the nearest store or online to add into our collection STAT. So imagine our surprise when Perrie Edwards' MUA Emily Clarkson mentioned her number one must have was less than £15! Yes UK Celebrity MUA, Emily Clarkson, has revealed the one product she uses every single time on her clients including Michelle Keegan, Perrie Edwards, Nina Nesbitt and Catherine Tylseley - and it’s the French pharmacy staple Embryolisse Lait-Crème Concentré Moisturiser.

ITV Emmerdale has been hit with 76 Ofcom complaints over Meena's dark kidnap and shooting scenes. On social media, fans have been critical of Emmerdale for dragging the storyline out. Elaine fumed: "Emmerdale:utterly ridiculous meena as the limo driver c'mon.

Good Morning Britain has sparked 850 Ofcom complaints after Richard Madeley questioned the death threats made against Sir Keir Starmer. On February 14, it was reported that an investigation had been launched into harmful messages that were sent to the Labour Party leader, after Boris Johnson made the false claim that to prosecute paedophile Jimmy Savile. Last Tuesday’s edition of GMB saw Madeley discussing Starmer’s experience, explaining that there are trolls who have been ‘calling for his execution’ online, which led the presenter to ask whether it was ‘that big a deal.

Channel 4 show may have missed seeing Tom Jr on the Malone family sofa, but the last year has certainly been eventful for the professional dancer. Since leaving the show in February 2021, which he announced on Instagram at the time, his year has been jam packed and has just got busier. Last year he said: "So after 6 and a half years it’s finally time to put down the remote, and to say goodbye to Gogglebox.

Pam & Tommy.The actor, currently starring as the Baywatch star in the Disney+ limited series alongside Sebastian Stan as Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee, recently reflected on those who doubted she would be suited for the role.“Me and Sebastian, we’d done a few weeks of filming so we had blinders [on] and were focusing on the job and the day to day and trying to inhabit our characters at that point,” James told Entertainment Weekly.“We were both really, really dedicated and wanted to do our absolute best to represent Pamela and Tommy as best as we possibly could and trying not to get lost in that noise and the hype. However, it was sort of impossible not to because it was like nothing I’ve been a part of before where people were reacting in such a big way.”Showrunner Robert Siegel added of James and her onscreen counterpart: “Pam has this strength and resilience and playfulness and sweetness and innocence and toughness.

It’s not uncommon for rumors about Queen Elizabeth’s death to make headlines, but this time, recent reports have royal followers seriously wondering if it’s true. Is Queen Elizabeth dead?

Broadway box office was up 15% last week, hitting $21,835,116 as average ticket prices climbed 11% over the previous week to $126.

EXCLUSIVE: Bollywood star Elnaaz Norouzi has been added to the cast of Kandahar, the action movie starring Gerard Butler that has been shooting in Saudi Arabia.

EXCLUSIVE: Revelations Entertainment’s Morgan Freeman and Lori McCreary have boarded Kamilla Blanche’s upcoming documentary 2 Richards! The African Company as EPs.

The Amazing Johnathan, the veteran magician and comic who headlined in Las Vegas for more than a decade and appeared often on television including stand-up specials and David Letterman’s shows, died late Tuesday at his home in Las Vegas. He was 63 and had been struggling with health problems including cardiomyopathy for several years.

Alicia Keys is revealing one of her beloved songs almost went to Christina Aguilera.

15-time Grammy winners can be fan-girls.Clearly, that is the case with Alicia Keys. Her seventh studio album, which dropped on Friday, may be titled simply “Alicia,” but there is another R&B queen who gets a song named after her on the LP: Jill Scott.A great Scott, she must be.“Jill Scott,” featuring the titular singer herself, is a sensual slow jam that might have you wonder who’s actually singing.

Justin Bieber and Chance the Rapper teamed up for a righteous collab, Pink joined Keith Urban on his anthem to brokenhearted overindulgence and Anitta recruited Cardi B and Myke Towers to drop some scorching verses on her new song, «Me Gusta.»Plus, Alicia Keys dropped her seventh studio album, featuring a groovy minimalist track with Tierra Whack, and Sam Smith announced their upcoming album, with a shimmering new single, «Diamonds.» Read on for some of our favorite recommendations for new songs and albums to listen to this week — plus, where you can stream them now!The Biebs and Lil' Chano teamed up for a righteous collab, the first single from Bieber's «new era,» with lyrics that seem to hint at his marriage to Hailey Bieber.

battle may have been the most legendary yet. Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle reunited for the popular Apple Music and Instagram show, seeing each other for the first time in 10 years. «This was like a meet-and-greet that we both wanted,» LaBelle said in an interview with ET's Nischelle Turner.

NFL season officially kicked off Thursday night, and Chloe x Halle helped start things off in a big way.