Booker Prize abolishes Baroness Nicholson’s honorary role amid homophobia row

SALLY Morgan has revealed she's having a facelift and liposuction after losing sixteen stone. The TV psychic, 70, weighed 27 stone at her heaviest and underwent a gastric bypass in 2009.

Serena Williams is "so ready to go home" after an eventful Sunday at the Oscars in Los Angeles.MORE: Serena Williams breaks silence on Will Smith and Chris Rock on stage Oscars altercationThe tennis star took to her Stories exactly an hour after Will Smith publicly apologised to Chris Rock after slapping him at the Academy Awards and judging by the video Serena posted, she is ready to put it all behind her.WATCH: Serena Williams takes to Instagram following Will Smith's apologyThe star posted an fifteen-second clip showing her inside a private plane as she told her fans: "And that is a wrap, I am SO ready to go home, and… [breathes in and out]."SEE: Celebrities react to Will Smith's shocking Chris Rock altercationRELATED: Will Smith's fans convinced attack on Chris Rock was 'staged' after actor predicted 'chaos' hours earlierHer video came just 58 minutes after Will posted a lengthy statement on his Instagram explaining why he had been deeply hurt by Chris' jokes before apologising to him, the Williams family and his King Richard family. Serena and her husband Alexis Ohanian attended the Vanity Fair party together following the Oscars"Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive," he wrote.

Naman Ramachandran British-Indian actor Arjun Mathur, 2020 International Emmy best actor nominee for Amazon Prime Video India series “Made In Heaven,” has signed with the U.K.’s United Agents for international representation. Mathur has wrapped the U.K. schedule of Indian dark comedy “Lord Curzon Ki Haveli” and is in the process of completing season 2 of “Made in Heaven.” After that he will shift focus to his international career, where his credits include acclaimed Channel 4 series “Indian Summers.” “They [United Agents] sat me down and spoke to me the other day, and they were like, ‘We need you to not take some work in India for some time, and we understand how that can make you insecure, and it might be hard financially.'” Mathur tells Variety.

Emilio Mayorga “Son,” “Cosas de chicos,” “Votamos” and “36” are among eight shorts at this year’s Madrid en Corto, an increasingly key Spanish platform for new talent now in huge demand in a platform age.Recent past editions have included Carlota Pereda’s original “Cerdita,” whose feature version dazzled at January’s Sundance, and shorts from Alauda Ruiz de Azúa, director of Berlin Panorama player “Lullaby,” which swept the Málaga Film Festival on Saturday night, and Javier Marco whose “Josephine” proved a prominent feature debut at September’s San Sebastián. In all, over its 18 editions, titles in Madrid en Corto’s distribution catalog have earned 32 nominations for Spanish Academy Goya Awards. This year, the Goya fiction short winner (Verónica Echegui’s “Totem Loba”) doc short laureate (“Mama”) and “The Monkey,” which snagged best animated short, all feature in Madrid en Corto’s catalog.  Women look likely to make much of the running at this year’s edition, organised by ECAM Distribución, the distribution arm of the enterprising Madrid Film School (ECAM), whose Screen-Incubator has fast become one of the key industry development labs in Spain.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentEgyptian filmmaker Amir Ramses, who has tackled controversial social and political themes including pedophilia in works such as “Curfew” and the doc “Jews of Egypt,” has been appointed director of the Cairo Film Festival. The news that Ramses will head Cairo, which is the grande dame of Arab film events, follows shortly after prominent producer Mohamed Hefzy stepped down as Cairo fest president earlier this month.Hefzy was replaced as fest president by veteran Egyptian actor Hussein Fahmy, 81, a local megastar, who is taking over the event’s presidency for the second time after a first term between 1998 to 2001. Ramses, who was previously artistic director of Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival between 2017 to 2021, is now expected to take on a broader role at Cairo extending beyond artistic director into a general manager position.

A man was rushed to hospital with serious injuries following an assault in Greenock, police have confirmed.

BBC Greenlights Drama On Football Sexual Abuse Scandal; Nick Rowland & Matt Greenhalgh Attached

Virgin Money has joined forces with Turn2us to help more people across the UK make sure they are not missing out on benefits they are entitled to as the nation prepares to face a tighter squeeze on their household finances from April 1.

It still matters deeply to Lanarkshire mum Elaine McHugh that she can always say "Eilidh" – the name she and her husband gave to their exuberant younger daughter, meaning "shining light".

England manager Gareth Southgate has suggested that Borussia Dortmund star Jude Bellingham could benefit from joining a Premier League club, amid links with a move to Manchester United.

A grandmother who deliberately mowed down her boyfriend with her Renault Clio car during a breakfast time bust-up has been freed after he forgave her and agreed to rekindle their stormy romance.

Police have launched a search for a young man with officers becoming worried for his safety. Police are currently searching for Declan Lyne, who is missing from the Lowton area.

Chris Rock has declined to file a police reported after Will Smith slapped him on live TV at the Oscars on Sunday night.The comedian, 57, was hosting the awards ceremony when he made a joke about Will’s wife Jada Pinkett-Smith, which led to the actor getting on stage to hit him, before yelling: "Keep my wife's name out of your f****** mouth." Speaking about the altercation between the two, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) confirmed that Chris had declined to file a police report. A spokesperson said the force is "aware of an incident between two individuals during the Academy Awards programme... [which] involved one individual slapping another".

This Sunday (April 3) the 64th Grammy Awards will take place.

Prince Andrew has been seen accompanying the Queen to a memorial in honour of his father Prince Philip, which will be his final official public appearance as a royal. Andrew, 62, was seen seated beside his mother in a vehicle as they made their way from Windsor Castle to Tuesday morning's service at Westminster Abbey. The Duke was stripped of his Royal HRH and military titles in January, shortly after it was announced that he would face a civil trial in a sexual abuse case.

Motorists who recorded videos of a bus destroyed by an inferno on the A90 in Perthshire from behind the wheel face being reported by police.

Marks and Spencer in Hamilton's town centre has welcomed shoppers through its doors for the last time today (Tuesday).

OH MY GIRL have spoken about their new approach to music following their breakout success with 2020’s ‘Nonstop’.Yesterday (March 28), the seven-member act unveiled their sophomore studio album ‘Real Love’ along with a charming music video for its lead single of the same name. At a press conference for the release, OH MY GIRL opened up about their experience preparing for the record.Prior to ‘Real Love’, the girl group had steadily released a string of hits since the success of their 2020 breakout hit ‘Nonstop’, including the non-single track ‘Dolphin’ and last May’s ‘Dun Dun Dance’.

mxmtoon has announced her debut UK and Ireland headline shows as part of a wider European tour – tickets will be available here.The Californian singer-songwriter will hit the road this autumn in support of her second album ‘Rising’, which arrives on May 20 via AWAL (pre-order here).Following a run of Australian and European dates, mxmtoon is scheduled to touch down in the UK on October 28 for a performance at the Electric Brixton in London. She’ll then visit Manchester’s Club Academy (October 29) and the Academy in Dublin (30).The news comes after mxmtoon confirmed a North American headline tour for this May and June while sharing a track called ‘Mona Lisa’. She’s since further previewed ‘Rising’ with the single ‘Sad Disco’.Ticket’s for mxmtoon’s 2022 UK tour go on sale at 10am BST this Friday (April 1).

the much-criticised Brexit deal – which, former minister David Frost recently admitted, presents “a whole set of problems” for touring musicians and their crew – and to help reset the live music industry following the COVID-19-enforced shutdown of recent years.Help Musicians has today (March 29) announced that it will be providing £250,000 in financial support for touring musicians, with artists eligible to receive up to £5,000 each towards “their plans to drive their careers forward and propel their forthcoming releases”.The financial support is expected to help cover touring expenses, session musician and crew fees, PR and marketing, merchandise, a proportion of international administration fees (such as visas and carnets) and more.Help Musicians is also seeking to provide advice to musicians by funding 30-minute consultations with Viva La Visa, a service pioneered by the Incorporated Society of Musicians and The Musicians’ Union.“Through this support, the charity aims to help musicians re-build their careers post-restrictions and provide practical advice to musicians wishing to tour,” a press release further explains. “The service will help them better understand the complex requirements from working/traveling abroad, and mitigate against the financial risks now associated with touring, especially in Europe.