Four-hour pauses in Gaza conflict raise more questions than they answer, says Stephen Flynn

Taylor Swift has discussed her long-running friendship with Beyoncé and responded to those who pit the two against each other.Swift opened up about her relationship with the fellow pop star during a new interview with TIME magazine, which named Swift as its 2023 Person Of The Year.“She’s the most precious gem of a person — warm and open and funny,” she told the outlet about the ‘Break My Soul’ singer. “And she’s such a great disrupter of music-industry norms.

Oppenheimer and Matthew Perry are among the most viewed Wikipedia pages of 2023.This year alone, the English language version of the website had 84billion views, with celebrity deaths and Christopher Nolan’s epic biopic about the creation of the atomic bomb ranking as two of the highest searches.The list of celebrity deaths, which includes the late Friends star Perry, has been viewed 42,666,860 times, while Oppenheimer has 28,348,248 pageviews.J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American theoretical physicist on which the film is based (played by Cillian Murphy), also ranked high with 25,672,469 pageviews.Perry, who starred as Chandler Bing in Friends, was found dead in his Los Angeles home on 28 October, aged 54.

A post shared by Benjamin Zephaniah (@officialbenjaminzephaniah)Zephaniah rose to fame throughout the ‘80s – most famous for his poetry works which often touched upon topics such as race and the British legal system. By the ‘90s, he was considered one of the most influential voices in the UK.Famously, he turned down an OBE in 2003, writing: “Benjamin Zephaniah OBE – no way Mr Blair, no way Mrs Queen.

Taylor Swift has said that her past feud with Kim Kardashian impacted the singer “psychologically”, leaving her in “a place [she’d] never been before”.The ‘Midnights’ pop star opened up about her dispute with Kardashian and Kanye West during a new interview with TIME magazine, which has named Swift as its 2023 Person Of The Year.Swift claimed in 2020 that she was “framed” by West after the phone call she had with the rapper to discuss his 2016 track ‘Famous’ leaked online. The song in question features the line: “I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex/ Why? I made that bitch famous.”The highly-publicised feud damaged Swift’s reputation, and would go on to inspire the title and themes of her 2017 sixth album. “My career was taken away from me,” she recalled during her conversation with TIME, explaining that it felt like “a career death”.“You have a fully manufactured frame job, in an illegally recorded phone call, which Kim Kardashian edited and then put out to say to everyone that I was a liar.

Tom Hanks has revealed what he believes to be the most “stupid” moment of his career.While appearing on The Graham Norton Show, the Oscar-winning actor reflected on his 30-year career before focusing specifically on his experience filming Ron Howard’s space drama Apollo 13.Released in 1995, Apollo 13 tells the true story of Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert, astronauts who find themselves in life-threatening danger when their journey to the moon goes wrong.It was while filming the movie’s most quoted line – when Hank’s Lovell says: “Houston, we have a problem” – that the actor found himself in an embarrassing situation.Hanks told Norton: “Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton and I were recreating the serious moment right after ‘Houston we have a problem,’ and we’re going up and down on grips making us look weightless.”The Forrest Gump actor said he wouldn’t usually have been embarrassed by this, but that day, the cast and crew happened to receive a visit from Lovell himself.Hanks continued: “We looked ridiculous and when I looked down there was Jim looking up at us,” adding: “I have never felt more stupid in my life.”Apollo 13 was nominated for nine Oscars, winning two in the Editing and Sound categories.Hanks appeared on The Graham Norton Show to promote an exhibition called The Moonwalkers, which he narrates and co-wrote with director Christopher Riley.The installation tells the stories of the Apollo space missions, with the technology in the rooms designed to make audiences feel as if they’re sat alongside the astronauts.Earlier this year, Hanks admitted that he “hates” some of the movies he’s starred in, although he didn’t specify which ones.Speaking with The New Yorker, the actor explained: “Ok, let’s admit this: We all

Diddy has shared a statement hitting out at the “sickening allegations” made against him, including an accusation of “gang rape” against a 17-year-old girl.The American rapper – real name Sean Combs – has faced several sexual assault allegations in recent weeks, including the latest that alleges he took part in a “gang rape” of a girl who was aged 17 at the time.In response, the music mogul shared a statement once again denying all the claims made against him, saying that over the past two weeks he has “sat silently and watched people try to assassinate my character, destroy my reputation and my legacy”.“Let me be absolutely clear: I did not do any of the awful things being alleged,” he said in a statement to X/Twitter, also saying he vows he will “fight for my name, my family and for the truth”. Elsewhere, he labelled the allegations as “sickening” and accused those behind the claims are “looking for a quick payday”.The latest of the accusations targets Diddy, Harve Pierre – the president of Combs’ company Bad Boy Entertainment – and a third unnamed person, claiming that they are responsible for sex trafficking and gang raping the unnamed teenager.Pierre has not yet responded publicly to the accusations, but is expected to deny the claims also.The teenager is referred to as Jane Doe in the lawsuit, and it alleges that both the rapper and Pierre convinced her to take a private jet to Diddy’s New York City recording studio.

André 3000 has shed light on why he doesn’t rap on his new album, saying that he wishes he could be “out here with everybody rapping” but hasn’t found anything “inspiring enough”.The OutKast member – real name André Lauren Benjamin – released his debut solo album, ‘New Blue Sun’, on November 17. He announced details of the LP that same week, and it clocked in at 87 minutes of minimalist and experimental flute music.Arriving 17 years after OutKast’s sixth and final studio effort, 2006’s ‘Idlewild’, the musician told fans in advance that the release would contain “no bars”, beats or vocals.

Tom Waits made a rare public appearance this week to honour actor Nicolas Cage.The singer-songwriter presented Cage with a lifetime achievement prize at the SFFILM Awards Night in San Francisco, California on Monday evening (December 4).Waits’ participation in the event had not been announced prior, and his presence prompted “gasps” and “wild applause” from those in attendance, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.After taking to the podium at the Yerba Buena Center For The Arts, the musician spoke about how he and Cage have known each other since the Oscar-winner was a teenager working for Waits as his driver.“He was the same as a teenager. It was troublesome for his family and other people around him,” Waits joked in his speech.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Gerard Depardieu, who has already been indicted on rape charges in connection to a 2018 case, is facing more sexual assault allegations in a new complaint, Variety has confirmed. Hélène Darras, a French actor, has filed a police complaint alleging that Depardieu sexually assaulted her during the filming of “Disco” in 2007.

Naman Ramachandran The second Asia TV Forum and Market IP Accelerator (AIPA) closed with four winners bagging prizes valued at more than S$80,000 ($59,700) from the three sponsors of the event. The 108 Media Development Award of S$15,000 towards project development went to Thailand’s “My Chef in Crime,” a crime-comedy series by producer Bo Rattanavich and director Cheewatun Pusitsuksa of My Shot Co.

Ellise Shafer Benjamin Zephaniah, a British poet and actor who played the role of Jeremiah Jesus in “Peaky Blinders,” has died. He was 65.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Former French President François Hollande is part of the voice cast for “Silex & the City – The Movie,” a big-screen spinoff of the popular short-format animated series set in the Stone Age. “Silex & the City” is adapted from the comic book series by the same name created by French cartoonist Jul, which has sold over a million copies.

BBC News presenter Maryam Moshiri has been forced to apologise after giving the middle finger live on air.

Absolutely Fabulous star Jane Horrocks has been rushed to hospital after she was involved in a brutal bike crash as she warned fans about dangerous black ice.

The Range and Wilko are set to remain closed for two days over the Christmas period to allow staff members a "well-earned break".

Dame Esther Rantzen has taken a step back as the president of Childline - the counselling service for children and young people - after 37 years.

Prince William is reportedly planning ahead, already thinking about his reign on the throne.

Real Betis boss Manuel Pellegrini insists his side must start taking their chances or Rangers will punish them next week in the Europa League after they came close to Cup humiliation.

A seven-year-old boy had been killed in a hit and run with police searching for a driver who left the scene before emergency services arrived.

A three year-old child was taken to hospital after being involved in a collision with a car.

Three yes Studio shows have been licensed to Israeli streamer IZZY, including Shtisel, an authentic portrayal of Haredi life that ran for three seasons on Netflix.

The Les Arcs Film Festival has unveiled the 13 upcoming features selected for its upcoming Work-in Progress showcase.

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is on the verge of greenlighting French and German versions of reality format Surviving Paradise from Squid Game: The Challenge producer Studio Lambert and Raw TV, as it steps up its strategy in the premium unscripted space.

The cast of the Hunger Games movies (centered on Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth) has grown up quite a bit since the final movie premiered in 2015. Some of them have even become parents since leaving Panem behind.

Taraji P. Henson is looking absolutely radiant at The Color Purple premiere!

Taylor Swift being named Time’s Person of the Year is even more impressive than you might initially think!

2023 is coming to a close, and we’re looking back at the highest-paid female athletes and how much money they brought in over the last 12 months.

BBC News presenter Maryam Moshiri was caught giving the middle finger to camera in an on-air gaffe that she says was a “private joke” gone wrong.

A second woman has filed an official complaint against French actor Gérard Depardieu accusing him of sexual assault.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Iraqi director Ahmed Yassin Al-Daradji — who in 2022 won the Red Sea Film Festival‘s top prize with “Hanging Gardens” — will next direct black comedy ”Madness and Honey Days,” in which an audacious theatre director offends Saddam Hussein on stage and winds up in a psychiatric hospital to avoid a punishment of tongue-cutting followed by the death sentence. Segueing from “Hanging Gardens,” in which a 12-year-old boy finds a discarded American sex doll amid the Baghdad trash and then becomes caught in military crossfire, Al-Daradji is continuing to work with tropes that stem from the absurdities and atrocities of his home country’s recent past.

Naman Ramachandran Action comedy film “Baby Hero” was launched at Singapore’s Asia TV Forum and Market on Thursday. The film is a co-production between Singapore’s Hong Pictures and Bangkok-based Hollywood (Thailand). Principal photography will commence in the first quarter of 2024 with a view to releasing the film in 2025.

It’s Thursday, and one star sign finds it hard to pretend to feel excited about a glamorous festive event a close friend is arranging, while another is bored by everyday chores. Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces - each of the 12 zodiac signs' forecasts should hold something that speaks to you and resonates with a deeper, inner truth.Today's daily horoscopes for each star sign can be found below.These daily forecasts have been compiled by astrologer Russell Grant, who has been reading star signs for more than 50 years. From Aries through to Pisces, here's what today could bring for your horoscope - and what you can do to be prepared.

Beabadoobee has shared a new live album on streaming services – you can listen to it below.Titled ‘Live In LA’, the 21-track record captures the singer-songwriter’s headline show at the historic Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, California on August 14. The gig marked the final date of her ‘Beatopia’ North American tour.“My show at the Greek is out now on all streaming services <3,” Bea wrote on social media to announce the release.

Home Alone star Ken Hudson Campbell, 61, has been diagnosed with cancer, with his family launching a fundraiser to try and help cover the huge costs. The beloved actor, who starred in the iconic Christmas film, revealed his cancer diagnosis and asked fans for financial support as he's set to undergo a 10-hour surgery to remove a cancerous tumour.

Billie Shepherd is a proud mum as she revealed that her daughter Nelly, nine, has launched her modelling career. The nine-year-old helped design two coats and was seen preparing for her first solo fashion shoot during an episode of the famous family's popular series, Billie & Greg: The Family Diaries.

Shannen Doherty has recalled how she discovered her husband's infidelity shortly before she underwent surgery to remove a brain tumour.The Charmed star, 52, was married to husband Kurt Iswarienko for 12 years before filing for divorce earlier this year. At the time she cited "irreconcilable differences" as the reason for this. However, on the first episode of her new podcast Let's Be Clear, Shannen opened up about how she discovered that Kurt had been having an affair for two years and that it was this that led to her filing for divorce.