Apple announces plans to discontinue the iPod

Naman Ramachandran “Sex Education” producer Eleven has revealed a cast of rising stars for upcoming BBC and Netflix horror series “Red Rose.”Created by the Clarkson Twins – Michael and Paul (“See,” “The Haunting of Bly Manor”), the eight-part series explores the relationship between teenagers and their online lives. Set over a long hot summer following high school, the teens’ friendships are infiltrated by the Red Rose app, which blooms on their smartphones, threatening them with dangerous consequences if they don’t meet its demands.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently confirmed in its Touchbase newsletter changes to some benefits and State Pension payment dates due to the upcoming bank holidays this week.

Amazon Prime Video today has struck an exclusive, multi-film licensing deal with the Housefull franchise producer Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment. The deal will see Bollywood movies from Sajid Nadiadwala’s company made available worldwide, with Amazon becoming the home to NGE’s upcoming movies, soon after their theatrical launch.

Stacey Solomon has revealed that she and her family will take a potentially life-saving course as a new feature at their home nears completion. The Loose Women star has excitedly been sharing updates on the pool being installed at her million-pound Essex Home.

Love Island star Shaughna Phillips has urged others to book their smear tests after getting her results back. Shaughna admitted she's 'scared' after testing positive for HPV (human papillomavirus) which can cause changes to the cells of the cervix.

Martin Dale ContributorPortuguese helmer João Pedro Rodrigues returned to Cannes this year with his new film “Will-O’-the-Wisp” (“Fogo Fátuo”), which screened in Directors’ Fortnight and is his first feature since the well-received 2016 madcap journey of self-discovery, “The Ornithologist.”The film begins in 2069, with Prince Alfredo on his deathbed, who begins to reminisce about his childhood spent in the King’s Pine Grove in Leiria, near Lisbon, which was devastated in the 2017 forest fires. Behind him we see Jose Conrado Roza’s enigmatic 18th century painting “The Wedding Masquerade,” featuring exotic, dwarfish figures with black skin and a character suffering from a skin disease, at a wedding ceremony.

Ben Croll Ukrainian producers Anna Eliseeva, Egor Olesov, and Iryna Kostyuk – who had just left the car after driving the two-day drive between Kyiv and Cannes — kicked off this year’s Annecy Goes to Cannes Animation Day with a call to arms.“While Ukraine is fighting with Russia we need to keep fighting on a cultural level,” said Olesov, whose project “Mavka, The Forest Song” (pictured) was one of five works-in-progress presented at a May 22 morning session. “Culture is our strongest weapon right now, and we need to show ours to the whole world.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefLocally-produced action franchise movie “The Roundup” continued to stomp its way across the South Korean box office for a second weekend, giving theatres their best month of the year.Over the weekend. “The Roundup” rounded up $15.4 million from 2,520 screens nationwide, according to KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic).

Dancing On Ice couple Brianne Delcourt and Kevin Kilbane have opened up about their newborn daughter’s arrival into the world.The pair welcomed Keavy Anne into the world at the end of April via C-section, but the procedure didn’t go exactly to plan. Speaking exclusively to OK!, Brianne shared how her third caesarean took far longer than her previous procedures and she and her husband ended up with “blood spattered” in their faces. She explained: “With the other two girls it was a 30-minute procedure and then I could hear a cry, but with Keavy it was way over an hour.

Fans of both ITV soap's have been getting used to their new schedules over the past few months but it's all change next week - just for one week only. Emmerdale and Coronation Street will be moved back to previous times.

Gogglebox star Georgia Bell headed out over the weekend to celebrate the impending arrival of her first child. The 21-year-old is expecting a baby boy with her boyfriend Josh in July.

Dumfries Activity and Resource Centre has been given a new hoist thanks to the JMA Trust.

Creetown Bowling Club has won the Kirkcudbrightshire Cup – for the first time in 17 years.

A Dalry man is opening his four-bedroom home to Ukrainian refugees following the sad loss of his wife in January.

Pupils from Auchencairn Primary School journeyed into space during an out of this world trip to Kirkcudbright Dark Space Planetarium.

A sponsored swim in Kirkcudbright raised more than £3,000 towards the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.

A video taken at Manchester Airport this morning showed a huge queue for TUI bag-drop as families continued to getaway for the half-term break.

Nicola Peltz took to Instagram with a heartfelt post dedicated to her brother Will Peltz, who turned 36 on Monday - and you won't believe the family resemblance.MORE: Nicola Peltz Beckham is identical to lookalike mother in unseen wedding snapsThe star shared two images on her Instagram Stories showing the siblings together and they looked closer than ever.WATCH: Nicola Peltz reveals what could make marriage to Brooklyn Beckham end in divorceOn the first image, which was a reshared snap from a few days ago, the wife of Brooklyn Beckham penned: "Happy Birthday @willpeltz I love you so much!! WBFF PPP."READ: Nicola Peltz and Brooklyn Beckham's unusual wedding entertainment revealedSEE:  Nicola Peltz's lavish wedding gift to husband Brooklyn pays tribute to parentsIn the photo, the brother-sister duo are posing for a mirror selfie taken on an old fashioned flip phone. Nicola's brother Will is the spitting image of his sister in the image, donning bright blonde hair.

IU – real name Lee Ji-eun – has opened up about her role as a single mother in the new film,Broker.Notably, the film recently made its premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, where it had received a 12-minute standing ovation from the audience. During a press conference for the film at the festival, IU discussed the difficulties she experienced playing the role of a mother for the first time.“It was challenging to portray So-young because she was a mother with such a dark and depressing past,” she admitted, per Korea JoongAng Daily.

BTS have spoken about the significance of their 2015 single ‘I Need U’ in the group’s career and how that became their breakthrough release.On Saturday (May 28), the K-pop juggernauts premiered the first of three episodes from their new Apple Music 1 limited-run series, BTS Radio: Past & Present. During the episode, the group’s members discussed about their past songs and what those songs mean to them.Vocalist Jungkook pointed out how BTS’ 2015 single ‘I Need U’, from their ‘The Most Beautiful Moment In Life Pt.1’ mini-album, had been a notable turning point in their career.

Johnny Depp was a surprise special guest at Jeff Beck‘s gig in Sheffield last night (May 29), with the pair performing covers of John Lennon, Marvin Gaye and Jimi Hendrix.Depp, who is currently awaiting the verdict in his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard, hopped on a plane after closing arguments were heard in court on Friday (May 27), with a decision expected early this week.During the three song performance, Depp stayed quiet on stage, instead just playing guitar along with Beck to three classics from Lennon, Gaye and Hendrix.Watch footage of the performances below.Depp is suing his ex-wife Heard for defamation over a 2018 op-ed in The Washington Post, where she wrote about being a survivor of domestic violence.Heard didn’t mention Depp by name in the piece, though Depp’s lawyers argue it falsely implies she was sexually and physically abused by him in their marriage. She has also filed a counterclaim against Depp, arguing he has created a smear campaign against her.The pair met while filming 2011 film The Rum Diary and married in 2015.

BLACKPINK vocalist Jisoo has shared her thoughts on releasing solo music.The K-pop idol recently sat down with Rolling Stone as part of the girl group’s special cover edition with the news outlet, during which she shared that she still feels unsure about pursing a music career outside of BLACKPINK.“I’m not sure how much I want to go solo yet,” admitted the vocalist, explaining that she has not formed a picture of what a solo music career would look like for her. “The music I listen to, the music I can do, and the music I want to do – what should I choose?”“I love songs with lots of instruments.

New Yorkers now have the option to choose “X” as a gender marker on their driver’s licences and other State issued forms of identification. Governor Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, made the announcement on Friday, with the initiative going into effect as part of the State’s Gender Recognition Act, on June 24.She continued, “Every person, regardless of their gender identity or expression, deserves to have an identity document that reflects who they are. My administration remains committed to ensuring that New York is a place of value, love and belonging for members of the LGBTQ+ community.” Historic day at the DMV! @Govkathyhochul announced New Yorkers can now choose “x” as a gender marker on their photo ID.

Coatbridge residents welcomed transport minister Jenny Gilruth for the official opening of an improved £429,000 pathway at an increasingly popular beauty spot.