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Temperatures will be turned up in South Africa from tonight (Sunday February 12) as Love Island brings back its infamous Casa Amor stage to put relationships to the test. Dubbed the 'ultimate relationship test', the twist sees a batch of six new girls and six new boys head into the main TV villa and neighbouring villa Casa Amor.

Malina Saval Associate Editor, Features Sean Penn went to war and a movie broke out. That is, in effect, the story behind the making of the documentary “Superpower,” a gripping cinematic portrait of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on the eve of Russian president Vladimir Putin’s military invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.  Co-directed by Penn and Aaron Kaufman, who helmed the 2021 documentary “Crusaders: Ex-Jehovah’s Witnesses Speak Out,” “Superpower” bows Feb. 17, out of competition, as a Berlinale Special Gala at the Berlin Film Festival. Fifth Season and Vice Studios are behind the film, with Fifth Season selling worldwide rights. “Superpower” was not conceived as a war story. Rather, Penn and Kaufman, as well as producer Billy Smith, endeavored to chart the trajectory of Zelensky’s unusual career trajectory — from actor-comedian-producer playing a history teacher elected as Ukraine’s president in the satirical TV series “Servant of the People,” to a rising political star elected as the real-life president of Ukraine in 2019. The intent was to relay a tale about an everyman — in Zelensky’s case, a Ukrainian, Russian-speaking Jew born under Soviet rule in the late 1970s — who finds himself at the helm of a fledgling democratic nation burning to embrace freedom. A Ukrainian president elected on an anti-corruption platform who, very soon post-election, finds himself in the crosshairs of an American president’s impeachment. 

As the internet gets flooded with A.I.-generated content created by tools like ChatGPT and DALL-E, the conversation around them can feel like a debate over the precise path of huge boulder that’s rolling downhill toward us. Questions of personal responsibility among the powerful seem futile. In creative fields, it can feel naive to rely on major artists — those with the ubiquity and quality control of Kentucky Fried Chicken — to use these tools responsibly.

Anitta lights up the stage during her epic concert at the Memorial da América Latina in Sao Paolo, Brazil over the weekend.

Aquarius season. As the sign of the lone wolf and the keen observer, Aquarius serves to remind us that we can stand, completely whole and utterly alone. With this in mind I encourage all singles to be their own goddamn Valentine.

Hollywood royalty arrived in Manchester at the weekend - and film star Will Ferrell soon found himself making some new friends here. American actor Will made a surprise appearance at Manchester City to watch their Premier League match against Aston Villa on Sunday.

Ryan Gosling gets sprayed down, while looking all beat up and burnt on the set of his upcoming movie, The Fall Guy.

challenging a similar law in Utah.Under the bill, doctors are prohibited from providing various forms of gender-affirming care, including puberty blockers, hormones, and surgical treatments, to minors. Supporters claim such restrictions are needed to protect children from pursuing irreversible transition-related treatments that they may later grow to regret.“We need to stand in the gap for vulnerable children and guide them towards true health and healing,” Sen.

Firefighters across the UK held a minute's silence in memory of a colleague who died while fighting a fire at Edinburgh's historic Jenners building.

Lewis Capaldi is best known for singing love songs about past relationships and now it appears he could be getting some new song material as it appears he's confirmed he has a new girlfriend.

FRANKIE Essex has revealed her twins were conceived SIX days apart – which is why she thinks they look different. The mum-of-two, who is famed for her time on The Only Way Is Essex, welcomed her twins Logan and Luella last year. Frankie, 35, gave birth to her non-identical twins last June – and has now revealed she believes she has worked out the reason they look so different.

’s autumn/winter 2023 show during . sat alongside her daughter, Marlowe, on the front row, who posed for pictures with her famous mum. At the show, Miller wore a black miniskirt with shorts beneath, a metallic knitted polo top and sculptural platforms, while 10-year-old Marlowe looked equally stylish in a grey suit and Nike trainers, while carrying a Dior Saddle bag. The mother-daughter duo joined fellow attendees Natasha Lyonne, Karen Elson and Liya Kebede at the show, which was opened by .

BILLIE Faiers has been brutally mum-shamed after jetting off on holiday months after welcoming baby Margot. The former The Only Way Is Essex star took to her Instagram to reveal she was jetting off with her three kids. Billie, 33, who welcomed her newborn baby daughter in December, snapped photos on the Etihad plane.

CASA Amor bombshell Martin Akinola is set to shake up the villa this week – after heading in to meet the girls. However, it's likely the new star will remain unfazed, thanks to his close friendship with a former Love Island star.

LOVE Island fans have spotted a ‘clue’ that Ron Hall is planning to cheat in Casa Amor. As the girls left the villa, viewers of the hit ITV2 show believe they picked up on the hint that Ron won’t stay loyal.

R Kelly’s lawyer last week asked the court in Chicago where her client was last year found guilty of enticing minors to engage in criminal sexual activity to show leniency when sentencing the musician.Prosecutors in the Chicago case are pushing for a jail sentence of between ten and 90 years. Though Kelly, of course, is already in jail having been found guilty in a New York court of running a criminal enterprise in order to access and abuse women and teenagers.He was sentenced to 30 years in the New York case.

I don’t know if you know this, but the BRIT Awards took place on Saturday night. The first time in the event’s 45 year history that anyone thought to get the entire British music industry drunk on a night where they didn’t all have to go to work again the next day. So, a big night all round.

The hospitality sector in Renfrewshire has been boosted after being given the nod to use outdoor spaces.

Outlander star Steven Cree has told he is proud of his Kilmarnock upbringing on an estate that was hammered by a controversial documentary.

. Maybe it’s because they’re nibbled or nicked, or in desperate need of a good cuticle taming.

Scots singing sensation Lulu revealed that she is set to star in a new movie, playing a Scottish character.

It’s thanks in part, to Cancer Research UK's incredible supporters, including those leaving Gifts in Wills, that allows the charity to consistently fund world-class cancer research to help more people than ever survive their cancer.

Former Rangers boss Steven Gerrard is reportedly interested in taking over the Southampton hot seat - and a connection from his Ibrox days could hold the key to surviving in the Premier League.

EMMERDALE has lost another star after actor Darcy Gray has quit the soap. The actor joined the ITV show as Marcus Dean last year, but has now decided to bow out, The Sun can exclusively reveal. A source revealed: "Marcus's time in the village came to a natural end.

Paramount/eOne’s Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves has become the latest Hollywood film to be granted access to China. The studio’s Weibo account posted the news early Monday local time, noting the adaptation of the iconic Hasbro role-playing game will debut March 31, day-and-date with North America. 

Dissident Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof was released from prison over the weekend, according to Iranian news outlets.

Throughout the year we send gifts to express our appreciation and gratitude for one another in the form of small presents, however, what happens if you’re looking for something different, when flowers and chocolates are not enough?