BBC Freezes Management Pay, Halts Hiring After Coronavirus Hits Funding To The Tune Of $156M

Long before Julia Fox became known as Kanye West's new girlfriend, she was living the fast life growing up in New York City. In a new podcast interview, the "Uncut Gems" actress opened up about her past run-ins with the law, drug overdoses, and her entrance into BDSM as a dominatrix. Fox, speaking to "Call Her Daddy" host Alex Cooper in an episode that dropped late Tuesday, recalled a time where she was in need of money, and came across "the adult section on Craigslist." She says she "wasn't comfortable to have sex with a stranger," but was enticed by an ad for a dominatrix position that'd pay up to $1,000 a day and involved "no sex, no nudity." "I went and met up with this really kind of insane looking white guy with this long black trench coat.

A Bolton taxi driver has been charged with people smuggling offences.

With the announcement that Boris Johnson hopes to scrap all coronavirus restrictions by the end of February, you may be wondering what restrictions are still in place.

Bury Council has spent just a tiny fraction of its budget to fix potholes over the past year as road workers were diverted to cover staff shortages on bin collection rounds.

A teaching assistant who encouraged a two-year-old she was caring for to kill badgers and foxes during a family day out has been found guilty of wildlife offences.

A the release date for a brand new season of The Marvelous Mrs Maisel has just been announced.

Fallout 76 players held a Shakespearean sonnet festival live on Twitch, pulling from a variety of the playwright’s works.Over the weekend, Fallout 76 content creation group hosted a sonnet festival involving the works of William Shakespeare. The festival featured readings of 14 of Shakespeare’s 154 sonnets, some readings being performed live from the PS4 version of the game, others having been recorded in advance on Xbox and PC.

David Byrne makes an appearance as a doctor in the latest trailer for Amy Schumer’s forthcoming dramedy Life & Beth.The Hulu series airs on March 18, and stars Schumer as a woman going through a midlife crisis as she approaches 40.In the first trailer, which you can see below, Byrne is briefly seen telling Schumer’s character that “sometimes, mental pain manifests in our body,” before operating an MRI scan.Elsewhere, she is seen out clubbing, going through a break-up with her boyfriend, played by Kevin Kane, returning to her parents’ home in the countryside, and kindling a romance with a farm worker played by Michael Cera.The show also stars Yamaneika Saunders, Jon Glaser, Jonathan Groff and Michael Rapaport. It will be broadcast on Disney+ internationally, including in the UK.The series will mark Schumer’s first on-screen appearance since the much-acclaimed indie drama film The Humans, which was released last September, and her first regular starring role on TV since Inside Amy Schumer, which concluded in 2016.Byrne recently announced plans for a new immersive theatre show in Denver in collaboration with the neuroscientist Mala Gaonkar.

Naked Gun reboot could “finish” his career, after he was approached to lead the series.While the project is yet to be officially announced, Neeson has said on numerous occasions that MacFarlane (Family Guy, Ted) and Paramount Studios have approached him to potentially lead a revival of the action-comedy film franchise.Speaking recently on People (the TV Show!), Neeson said: “I’ve been approached by Seth MacFarlane and Paramount Studios to maybe resurrect the Naked Gun films.“It’ll either finish my career or bring it in another direction,” he joked. “I honestly don’t know.”Neeson has previously collaborated with MacFarlane on A Million Ways To Die In The West, along with cameo appearances in Ted 2 and an episode of Orville.The original Naked Gun trilogy starred Leslie Nielsen as gullible detective Frank Drebin.

Capcom has “amicably resolved” a lawsuit that alleged the company had taken images from a photographer and used them in Resident Evil 4 without permission.In 2021, scene designer and photographer Judy Juracek filed a lawsuit against Capcom, claiming that it had taken photos from her book called “Surfaces” and used them in Resident Evil 4 without permission.Now, Juracek’s legal represntatives, St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reeds LLC, has shared (via Polygon) that Capcom and Juracek have “amicably resolved their dispute concerning the alleged use of Ms.

Adele has sparked rumours she's engaged to her boyfriend Rich Paul as she posed on the Brit Awards 2022 red carpet. The 33 year old star owned the red carpet, and it was the giant glittering gem on her ring finger that did all the talking. Aside from a pair of sparkly drop earrings, it was the Easy On Me hitmaker's only jewellery for the star-studded event.

Graham Coxon has spoken about Blur‘s various reunions since their initial 2003 split, and says that the band will “always be capable” of reforming.Speaking on the Rockonteurs podcast, Coxon discussed the freedom he felt during the band’s first return in 2009, that included a headline performance at Glastonbury.“It was great because i played [the songs] in a completely different way, I felt more grateful for the situation,” he said. ” I became a little more grateful for what we’d always had.“I reckon a lot of bands would get that if they had a chance to do that again.

Microsoft purchase of Activision Blizzard is causing concern for smaller game developersLast month it was announced that Microsoft was acquiring Activision Blizzard for around £50billion, followed by news at the end of January that Sony would buy Bungie for £2.6billion.Now multiple indie developers have spoken to the BBC about their concerns with the Microsoft acquisition, and what it could mean for them.Director at Kitfox Games Tanya Short – the developer of Boyfriend Dungeon – said: “This Activision acquisition strikes fear in us because it makes it so much more obvious – maybe they could dominate the rest of the year and then what do we do?”“Conceivably, indie games outside of these services might lose engagement as subscribers focus most of their attention on games they can access for free within the service,” adds Yura Zhdanovich, founder and director at Sad Cat Studios.The Federal Trade Commission is set to investigate the deal and whether or not it would harm the competition. FTC Chair Lina Khan is an advocate for a more assertive approach when handling deals.

A former pharmacy is set to be turned into a late-night café in Whitefield.

A mum was left in tears after witnessing her daughter's response to a Home Bargains cardboard security guard.

A doctor on This Morning has revealed a new weight-loss jab set to tackle obesity in England.

Fox Corp. reported sales of $4.4 billion in its fiscal second quarter ended in December, up 9% from the year before, beating Wall Street forecasts and citing sports, Fox Network pricing and Tubi.

Prince William is set to feature in an upcoming documentary about soccer and mental health.

By Jake Kanter

The leaders of broadcasters BBC, Channel 4 and ITV have united to apply pressure on the U.K. government for expansive economic measures for the self-employed — a highly anticipated directive due Thursday.

Back to Barry we go (only in spirit)

The BBC is shaking things up with the schedule for the next while as we stick to the comfort of our own homes.

U.K. broadcaster the BBC has temporarily put on hold a restructuring plan that would have axed 450 jobs in its news division and saved the corporation £80 million ($94 million) by 2022.

By Jake Kanter

Gavin and Stacey is set to return to the BBC in a primetime Saturday night slot amid the coronavirus lockdown.The broadcaster has confirmed that the much-loved show starring James Corden and Ruth Jones will start on 4 April. "The BBC is determined to do all it can to raise a smile and keep the country entertained during these testing times," BBC director-general Tony Hall said.

GAVIN And Stacey will return to primetime BBC to help the British public "raise a smile" amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The BBC confirmed that from 4 April Saturday evenings will see a comedy takeover with old episodes of James Corden's iconic comedy as well as family sitcom Outnumbered.

Outgoing BBC director-general Tony Hall has defended the place of all pubcasters in a streaming age, saying they have a key role in bringing the public together. Speaking at the first public session of the British government’s department of culture, media and sport committee hearing on the work of the corporation, Hall said the BBC’s strength laid in operating linear and on-demand services side-by-side.

By Jake Kanter

By Jake Kanter

The likes of 'Fleabag' and 'This Country' have been big successes for the channel since it went online-only in 2016

Carolyn McCall, CEO of U.K. broadcaster ITV, has quashed any speculation around a run for the BBC’s top job.