Australian Media Groups Are Rocked by Job Cuts, Following Lapsed Meta Deal, Slowing Economy

Skip Bayless is ending his time at Fox Sports as the host of Undisputed confirms his exit from the show and the network.

Popular BBC daytime series Escape to the Country is best known for helping prospective house hunters find their dream homes in the countryside, but one participant found things got a bit heated in a segment that had the house buyers trying out some local chillies with presenter Margherita Taylor. Property hunters Ronnie and Claire from Watford were looking for a countryside home in Bedfordshire, and in between looking at the properties on offer in the area, Margherita took them to the Love My Chillies farm in Blunham to discover more about the region and to sample the crop.

LA Times, the festival issued a statement informing attendees that they may have been exposed to a dangerous fungus that is expected to infect between 7,000 and 9,000 people in California this year.The virus causes a number of symptoms including cough, headaches, a loss of appetite, rashes, and shortness of breath. Three people have reportedly been hospitalised following the festival, which took place earlier this summer between May 22-27 and was attended by around 20,000 people.According to California Department of Public Health (CDPH), cases of the infection were found to be high in Kern County where the festival takes place.

Gogglebox fans were left astonished and amazed after finding out that former show star Josh Tapper had quit being a couch critic to pursue a new high profile career in politics.The 26-year-old stood in the general election after being selected as Labour’s parliamentary candidate for Hertsmere. Announcing the huge career shift, he shared: "I’m thrilled and honoured to have been selected as Labour’s parliamentary candidate for Hertsmere.Thank you so much to local members for your support – I won’t let you down.The work to unseat the Deputy Prime Minister starts now!" Josh found fame on the Channel Four show starring alongside his dad Jonathan, mum Nikki, and sister Amy, but in 2017, Josh revealed he quit to "focus" on his career.

Annie Kilner and her Manchester City pro husband Kyle Walker are still living separately, as they try desperately to repair their troubled marriage. After details of a bitter court battle with his ex mistress Lauryn Goodman emerged last week, a source tells new that Annie, 32, and Kyle are hoping to finally “draw a line” under the drama - and are trying very hard to repair their damaged relationship.They told us that, while Annie remains in the family home with the couple’s four young boys, footballer Kyle, 34, is still staying separately but close by, where he has been since it emerged that he had fathered a second child with Lauryn, 33.

EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, Prime Video has landed Home Team, a half-hour single-camera comedy starring and executive produced by Modern Family Emmy winner Eric Stonestreet. The project hails from Austin Winsberg‘s Zihuatanejo Productions, Peyton Manning‘s Omaha Productions, The Tannenbaum Company, Lionsgate Television — where The Tannenbaum Co. and Zihuatanejo are based — and Amazon MGM Studios.

Kesha unknowingly used a “real butcher knife” for her performance of ‘Backstabber’ at Lollapalooza 2024.The pop singer played her set at the Chicago branch of the festival yesterday (August 1), where she played hits such as ‘TiK ToK’ and ‘We R Who We R’.However, Kesha also put on a theatrical performance of ‘Backstabber’ from her 2010 debut ‘Animals’, where the singer brandished a large knife as she sang.Though many believed the knife to be fake, Kesha took to X/Twitter today to reveal this wasn’t the case.“sooooo apparently the prop knife went missing and they replaced it with a real butcher knife stolen from the kitchen,” she wrote. “and i didn’t know.

Prince Harry is reportedly willing to bury the hatchet with his Royal family, provided one ongoing issue is resolved, a source has revealed. Despite the strained relationship with his brother Prince William, there was hope that the feud with his father King Charles would soon be resolved - even after Harry's critical comments in his Netflix documentary and memoir, Spare.The two met following the announcement of Charles' cancer diagnosis in February.

Led Zeppelin’s drummer John Bonham once tried to punch Van Halen’s Alex Van Halen, Jason Bohnam, John’s son, has revealed.John died in 1980 and now his son, who is also a musician, has shared memories of a frosty first meeting he had with Alex Van Halen 40 years ago – and revealed he only found out why it was tense years later after hearing about an incident between his dad and the Van Halen drummer.“My wife and I went to Donington – Monsters of Rock – AC/DC, Van Halen. And I got to meet Alex that day,” Jason recently told KSHE 95 (via Far Out Magazine).

‘Kneecap’, the name of the Irish hip hop group, and the music biopic about — and starring — the groundbreaking trio, opens today on 700+ screens, following up a U.S. tour last fall and leading into another one.  

Brent Lang Executive Editor A frosty start to the summer movie season was devastating for AMC Theatres, the world’s biggest exhibitor. The theater chain’s quarterly earnings were severely impacted by a lack of blockbusters, with studio films like “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” “The Fall Guy” and “Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1″ all collapsing at the box office. AMC is placing much of the blame on the actors and writers strikes, which delayed production for months last year and left theaters with fewer big movies to show in 2024.

EXCLUSIVE: Leah McKendrick is set to write and direct an Untitled Monster Project based in folklore for Atomic Monster and Universal Pictures. James Wan will produce the project with Michael Clear and Judson Scott executive producing. Alayna Glasthal is overseeing the project for Atomic Monster.

Every medal-winning athlete goes home with the same two prizes in their hands from the Paris Olympics 2024. Simply, a chunk of admittedly very well-earned metal denoting their bronze, silver or gold win and another special souvenir – a poster in a yellow box, depicting Paris including the Eiffel Tower and the River Seine.

EXCLUSIVE: Legendary Television has acquired the television rights to adaptSeveneves by Hugo Award winner Neal Stephenson. FormerColor Force executive Allison Friedman (The Mortuary Collection) will executive produce.

Loose Women star Coleen Nolan has hit out at footballer Kyle Walker with a brutal statement following his courtroom battle with Lauryn Goodman, the mother of two of his children. In her agony aunt column in The Mirror, Coleen has shared her opinion of the debacle in which Lauryn was asking for financial support from Kyle for their children Kairo, who is four, and one year old Kinara. Lauryn was asking for just under £14,750 a month in court, to which Coleen commented: “With thousands of families across the UK struggling to make ends meet, so many parents would be grateful for £400 a month for their kids.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director The summer movie season is coming to a close this month in theaters with “Borderlands,” “Trap” and “It Ends With Us” and more, and on streaming it’s time for some of the summer’s biggest movies to make their debuts. From studio blockbusters like “The Fall Guy” and “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” to indies such as “The Bikeriders,” streamers like Peacock, Hulu and Netflix are closing out the summer with high-profile new titles.

Amanda Abbington's Strictly Come Dancing co-star raised his concerns about how she was being treated. Krishnan Guru-Murthy appeared on the BBC competition last year alongside Amanda who was partnered with Giovanni Pernice.

Ethan Shanfeld One day after Punkie Johnson confirmed she would not be returning to “Saturday Night Live” for its upcoming 50th season, another cast member has exited the series. Molly Kearney, who joined “SNL” in 2022 and became the first nonbinary cast member in the show’s history, announced on social media that they were leaving the NBC mainstay. “Yall that’s a wrap on my time on SNL! Reflecting on the amazing 2 seasons I got on this show, it was such a dream come true.

Jamie Laing has found himself in hot water with BBC Radio 1 listeners once more, as the accused him of 'making a dig' at Jordan North.The Made in Chelsea alum made waves earlier this year when he stepped into Jordan's shoes on Radio 1, taking over The Going Home Show. Jordan left after a decade to join Global and co-host the Capital FM Breakfast Show alongside Chris Stark and Sian Welby.

Peter Andre has candidly opened up about what it feels like to have a panic attack, as he offers advice to those who need it.The Mysterious Girl singer, 51, has been open with his struggles with his mental health and panic attacks in the past, as he teamed up mental health search engine JAAQ on Instagram. In the video, Peter can be seen speaking to the camera, as he explains: “You literally feel like you’re going to die. “A panic attack, the way I used to describe it was thinking I’m going to die,” he continued.

Greg Rutherford has been struck down by food poisoning during his time in Paris, the Olympic hero shared in a candid social media update. After wrapping up a session for the Inside Track podcast with Sanya Richi Ross, the 37 year old took to social media from his sickbed, confessing he's feeling "horrendously" under the weather. In a video from his bed, Greg explained: "Hello everyone.Thought I'd give you a little update.

A fugitive gangster who helped to flood the streets of Scotland with cocaine and heroin has been jailed.

It’s a slow Friday in August, and Walt Disney Studios has taken the opportunity to update its future calendar, including a rash of new mystery dates for 2026 and 2027. Of course, that does get into some significant Marvel Studios updates.

Zara McDermott appears to have set the record straight about her romance with Sam Thompson, amid swirling split rumours.The couple have been at the centre of split speculation after it was reported they had a major fallout, with Zara temporarily moving out of their shared London home.The couple also reportedly had "crisis talks" after an explosive argument. However, Zara and Sam now appear stronger than ever, with the former Love Island star posting a birthday tribute to her partner on social media.

Ellie Leach had the perfect response to a cruel troll who commented on her holiday photos.The ex-Coronation Street favourite hit back at a harsh comment about her body on Instagram. Ellie, 23, who played Faye Windass in Coronation Street up until last year, had shared a snap of herself wearing a long white maxi dress while on holiday in Tenerife.The star looked stunning in the snap, taken before she headed out for the evening. One Instagram user commented on the photo, saying: "You look pregnant! Ru!" with Ellie sharing a screenshot of the interaction on her Instagram Stories.

Tom Cruise is reportedly set to feature in the closing ceremony at the Paris Olympic Games, where he will perform his own stunt.The actor is currently filming the eighth entry in the Mission: Impossible franchise in Europe and Variety reports that he has been tapped by the artistic director of the Games, Thomas Jolly, to make a high-profile impact at the show-closing event on August 11.Cruise has been spotted in attendance at multiple events at the Olympics already, including the women’s gymnastics and the swimming.The French site Sortir A Paris reports that they saw Cruise rehearsing his spot for the ceremony in May, in which he was riding a motorbike with a large flag attached down the Champs- Élysées, with speculation rife that he will be involved in the official handover of the Games to Los Angeles, who will host the Summer Olympics in 2028.Cruise’s representatives have not confirmed the reports.The opening ceremony last Friday (July 26) launched the Games with a divisive four-hour event that included performances from a showstopping Celine Dion, a pre-recorded Lady Gaga and a history-making Gojira.US celebrity presence has also been felt over the course of the last week in Paris, from Snoop Dogg to Flavor Flav, while Taylor Swift and Beyoncé have also been getting in on the act.In other Cruise news, he recently caused chaos at the premiere of Twisters in London.

This Morning viewers were in for a treat when things took an unexpected turn on the show this week. Co-host Craig Doyle couldn't resist playing cupid during a segment with 'Coupon King' Jordon Cox, who was dishing out top tips for saving money while dining out.

Elton John has celebrated 34 years of sobriety, marking the occasion in a new post on social media.Sir Elton took a year off from work in 1990 to attend recovery after years of addiction issues. In his 2019 memoir, Me, he opened up about just how bad his addiction was – recalling the time he hijacked a Rolling Stones show while high on cocaine, as well as the moment he mistook Bob Dylan for his gardener while high – describing him as “scruffy”.In 2020, ahead of an online screening of the film Rocketman – the film biopic about his life – John said despite the debauched lifestyle of many musicians in ’70s LA who regularly took cocaine to the point that few commented on it, his cocaine use was so extreme by comparison that it was “noticed” by many.

Jack Dunn Across five seasons of the Paramount+ animated series “Star Trek: Lower Decks,” the voice cast got so close that costar Jerry O’Connell invited his fellow actors and “Lower Decks” creator Mike McMahan to his birthday party — where he read them a poem dedicated to their friendships. “He had a printed-out set of papers — plural — that he read from,” joked McMahan. “I love ‘Lower Decks,’ we’re a family,” O’Connell said.

EXCLUSIVE: The Into the Wild actor is starring in the indie horror movie Woozy which starts shooting this month in New Jersey. Emile Hirsch will star in the Joey Bicicchi directed and written feature, which reps the filmmaker’s feature directorial debut.

We all know the havoc that excessive heat can wreak on our tresses. From drying it out to causing split ends and frizz, we're increasingly ditching our heated styling tools in favour of gentler hair-styling methods.This often means our trusty straighteners are left gathering dust, as their heated plates make them one of the most damaging types of styling tool.

The famed BBC show Strictly Come Dancing has certainly been stirring up conversations, especially with the drama surrounding Giovanni Pernice, whose future on the show is hanging in the balance, and Graziano Di Prima's departure due to issues with Zara McDermott. Chatting on This Morning, Craig Revel Horwood weighed in on the scandal that's shaken Britain's beloved dance competition. On being probed by presenter Craig Doyle regarding his insights, Revel Horwood was candid, reports the Express.

Josh Hartnett opened up about one of his most embarrassing moments on set.

EXCLUSIVE: Dorinda Medley is opening her Blue Stone Manor estate for a new reality series being developed at Bravo, Deadline has learned.

I recently had the pleasure of holidaying in Italy. After attending a friend's wedding in Tuscany, I extended my stay to enjoy the beautiful seaside town of Viareggio.

Princess Eugenie is considering moving back to the UK full-time following a rather successful year for her husband Jack Brooksbank's AEB Consultants wine business. According to official tax statements, the company Jack owns with his mother Nicola had a whopping £616,610 in its bank account at the end of this accounting year on March 31, 2024.The couple and their two sons currently split their time between London and Portugal, but the continuing success of Jack's UK-based firm means they are considering a permanent move to England.