‘Broker:’ Detectives Hunt Baby Thieves In The First 2 Clips From Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Palme d’Or Contender

Grace Jones-curated Meltdown festival 2022 is just around the corner, and NME has tickets to select gigs to be won. See below for your chance to win.With a line-up hand-picked by the iconic Grace Jones, this year’s bill features the likes of John Grant, Sky Ferreira, Peaches, Hot Chip, Greentea Peng, Blancmange, Skunk Anansie, Nova Twins, Honey Dijon and many more – as well as two performances from Jones herself.Jones follows in the footsteps of the likes of David Bowie, The Cure’s Robert Smith, Yoko Ono, Patti Smith, David Byrne, John Peel and Ray Davies in being asked to curate Meltdown at London’s Southbank Centre.“In the face of adversity, there is no pandemic in the world that will stop me from curating the Meltdown festival,” said Jones of the upcoming run of shows.

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Glastonbury 2022’s Pyramid Stage line-up.The band will play the festival’s main stage on the festival’s Sunday morning (June 26) to deliver an anti-war message.They’ve called themselves “ambassadors of free Ukraine” and have punctuated concerts with cries of “Stop Putin!” and “No war!” (via BBC News).DakhaBrakha are currently donating proceeds from their shows to help the Ukrainian army.Meanwhile, Kalush Orchestra‘s Eurovision trophy has been auctioned off online to raise funds to buy drones for Ukraine’s ongoing war against Russia.The Ukrainian rap group triumphed over the UK’s Sam Ryder at the Turin, Italy ceremony earlier this month, receiving a massive portion of the public vote.As BBC News reports, the winning trophy – a crystal microphone – has now been auctioned off on Facebook with the aim of buying drones for Ukraine’s armed forces with the proceeds.Coinciding with a performance from the band at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate – a building often symbolising peace and unity within Europe – for a charity event, the trophy was sold for $900,000 (£712,000).Kalush Orchestra were the bookies’ favourites for Eurovision glory with their rousing folk-rap song ‘Stefania’ before they went on to take the top spot by scoring a massive 631 points – largely from the public vote – to overhaul the UK who were winning after the jury votes at the grand final in Turin.It’s tradition for the winning nation of Eurovision to host the competition the following year.Due to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine at the hands of Russia, much doubt has been cast over whether the country will be in a position to be able to do so.

Acting Your Age Campaign (AYAC), which was founded four years ago by Nicky Clark, is calling for equal representation in the UK between men and women aged over 45.Women in the UK only have a “shelf life” on screen while their male colleagues have a “whole life”, the letter claims while outlining the campaign’s wishes for a “parity pledge” to help tackle “entrenched” ageism in the entertainment industry.Juliet Stevenson, Meera Syal, David Tennant, Lesley Manville and Sanjeev Bhaskar are also among the letter’s 100+ signatories.“Today’s in-demand young actress is tomorrow’s unemployed middle-aged actress,” part of the letter reads. “We are fighting to ensure that our generation of excluded women is the last generation of excluded women.“Ageism targeting women is an entrenched industry staple that is outdated, harmful and neglects the millions of audience members who appreciate seeing women over 45 telling the stories of our lives.AYAC has laid out multiple recommendations for broadcast and production company commissioners, as well as for those working in news and current affairs.

A Lanarkshire man has been left traumatised after a savage dog attack landed him in hospital.

An evil child killer who beat a three-year-old boy to death was previously locked up for brutally assaulting a mum who nudged him with her pram on a busy bus.

Outlander star Sam Heughan was back in the capital this week as he paid a visit to one of the city's top restaurants.

Jessica Kiang It is 1972, in Bucharest. Ceaușescu has been in power for seven years, and the fabric of ordinary life has been steeped long enough in his regime’s corrosively oppressive mandate that it has begun to fray.

Selena Gomez stocked up on groceries this weekend during an outing with some friends.

Naman Ramachandran A consortium led by Todd Boehly, chair and CEO of Eldridge, and Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. completed the £4.25 billion ($5.3 billion) acquisition of soccer team Chelsea Football Club on Monday. The consortium also includes Hansjörg Wyss, founder of the Wyss Foundation, and Mark Walter, co-founder and CEO of Guggenheim Capital.

Former Emmerdale star Paige Sandhu had fans all in a flutter as she showed off her post-Dales look. The actress left the ITV soap earlier this year after 19 months of playing Meena Jutla.

TRIBUTES have flooded in after an iconic Emmerdale actor dies at the age of 79. The legendary actor, Andy Devine, who was best known for playing Shadrach Dingle in the ITV soap, passed away in January although the tragic news has only just emerged. Public records confirm he died on January 27, with the cause of his death not yet publicly confirmed.

Last week, Harry Styles’ As It Was officially became the longest-running Number 1 single of 2022 so far in the UK, overtaking the cast of Encanto’s mega-hit We Don’t Talk About Bruno with a total of eight weeks at the top.  

Liam Gallagher is on course to claim his fourth UK Number 1 album with C’Mon You Know this week. 

Warning: This story contains spoilers from season 4 of Stranger Things.

The UK version of Catfish is back for a new season in June and the show will be presented by a new co-host.

Sainsbury's Tu Clothing recently shared a post on their Instagram account which featured LGBTQIA fashion influencer, Ben Pechey. As a result fans of both the influencer and Sainsbury's have been praising the supermarket.

Action has been taken to tackle the blight of fly tipping in Glebe Street in Leigh after it was named the number one hotspot in Wigan for four years running. With a total of 97 reports between 2018 and 2022, the street has become notorious for this type of behaviour in the borough.

It would be something of an understatement to say Pep Guardiola's 2021/22 Manchester City side is quite impressive.

Hollyoaks star Gary Lucy got viewers talking as he appeared on Loose Women. The actor showed up on the ITV lunchtime show on Monday (May 30) ahead of his Channel 4 soap exit.

Visitors were left stunned after a man disguised as an elderly woman in a wheelchair threw a cake at the Mona Lisa in the Louvre in Paris. Leonardo da Vinci’s painting was fortunately protected by glass, which was left with a smear of white cream after the attack on Sunday.

An urgent warning has been issued to the British public to not kill flies, wasps, bees and other insects throughout the summer.

Paul O'Grady was left heartbroken after being forced to return his foster dog Tulip. Shown on ITV's Paul O'Grady for the Love of Dogs: What Happened Next, Paul took interest in an American Bull dog. However, according to the Daily Star, Tulip kept barking at Paul's other pups furiously.

Kerry Katona was seen looking pleased with herself as she collected her new bright green Lamborghini over the weekend.The 41 year old was pictured treating herself to the £160,000 gift as she visited Kwik Fit in Cheshire with fiancé Ryan Mahoney. Kerry looked sunny and cheerful as she arrived at the servicing shop side-by-side with her man wearing a bold blue long shirt dress with flat shoes and a matching blue and cream quilted handbag. The former Atomic Kitten star had her light blonde hair styled in loose waves and accessorised her daytime look with a pair of black sunglasses and a watch.

Vogue Williams shared a photo of her adorable baby boy Otto on Monday, prompting him to be nicknamed “mini Spencer” after his dad Spencer Matthews.The 36 year old announced the birth of her son on 20 April and posted a sweet snap showing the little one having grown quite the head of dark hair in the weeks since his arrival. Matching the mane of his dad’s, Otto also appeared to share Spencer’s big doe eyes, which could be seen staring up at the centre of the snap as he rested in the arms of his three year old big brother Theodore. As the pair lay together in their pyjamas, proud mum Vogue captioned: “My boys”.

Martine McCutcheon has revealed that her past Diet Coke addiction left mums “disgusted” and she felt judged after she would show up to the school gates with a can in hand. The 46 year old made the confession about her soft drink craving as she spoke on Rob Brydon's Brydon & podcast, recalling that she would consume up to “eight” cans a day, first in the morning and lastly before bed, as she got a kick out of the buzz. Martine remembered that other mums didn’t get the appeal of her habit when they saw her arriving at school holding a Diet Coke as she waited to pick up her seven year old son Rafferty.The former Eastenders star said: “I don’t really drink tea or coffee so the caffeine in it was my thing.

Laura Whitmore looked fantastic as she stepped out today, after doing her final stint on her Radio 5 Live show, before she jets off to Majorca to resume her presenting duties on Love Island. The popular ITV dating show is back on our screens on June 6, and Laura is said to have bagged a whopping £500,000 deal to host the next series, which announced its brand new contestants on Monday 30 May. Mother of one, Laura, 37, rocked a kooky short-sleeved jumper that was printed with melons, strawberries and apples.

You only have to scroll through Instagram for a matter of minutes to see that choppy, mid length cuts are all the rage at the moment. From celebrities to influencers, blunt long bobs and modern takes on Rachel Green’s signature haircut from the nineties are everywhere this season.The latest to get a fresh medium length hair makeover is former TOWIE star Amy Childs, who paid a visit to her hairdresser Joel Maguire – who also looks after Demi and Chloe Sims’ hair – for some volume-boosting extensions.

South Korean director Park Chan-wook is set to premiere his new film, “Decision to Leave,” at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. A detective murder mystery with a romantic twist, the film is widely regarded as one of the most anticipated premieres of the festival.

Exclusive: The 2022 Cannes Film Festival is right around the corner (things kick off on May 17), and that means the Olympics of filmmaking with the best filmmakers worldwide competing for the coveted Palme d’Or. One of those filmmakers will be Iranian-Danish film director and screenwriter Ali Abbasi, whose new film “Holy Spider” will play in the official competition section during the festival.

Exclusive: The 2022 Cannes Film Festival is right around the corner (things kick off on May 17), and that means the Olympics of filmmaking with the best filmmakers worldwide competing for the coveted Palme d’Or. One of those filmmakers will be Iranian-Danish film director and screenwriter Ali Abbasi, whose new film “Holy Spider” will play in the official competition section during the festival.