Hollyoaks star Nicole Barber-Lane reveals surprising new career three years after quitting soap

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor MPM Premium has picked up Firas Khoury’s coming-of-age drama “Alam,” ahead of its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival. The film centers on Tamer, a Palestinian teenager living in Israel. He and his friends lead a typical high-school student’s life until the arrival of the beautiful Maysaa’. To impress her, Tamer agrees to take part in a mysterious flag operation on the eve of Israel’s Independence Day, which is a day of mourning for Palestinians. Toronto’s Nataleah Hunter-Young said of the film: “A fluid and absorbing feature debut from Firas Khoury, ‘Alam’ is a coming-of-age drama full of contemporary urgency. Skilfully pointing out the unsubtle mechanisms of nationalism, Khoury draws us through the maze of control and contradiction that follows the forced forgetting of history.”

Craig Melvin is a devoted family man and so it was more than understandable that he was slightly overwhelmed when he opened up about his daughter on Today this week.MORE: Today's Craig Melvin talks friendship with Savannah Guthrie and Al Roker - exclusiveThe Today star was discussing a big family change in his household with his co-stars, revealing that his five-year-old daughter Sibby was starting kindergarten on Tuesday."Are you getting choked up?" Sheinelle Jones asked the star, to which he replied: "No I am not, I had something in my throat." "You are!" she replied.VIDEO: Craig Melvin details heartbreaking personal journey involving his father"I'm glad you're not here tomorrow you would be a mess!" Sheinelle added, as Dylan Dreyer told her friend and co-star: "Wait until that bus stop, you're going to be a mush."MORE: Al Roker in disbelief over son Nick's big changeMORE: Inside Savannah Guthrie's home life with her children and husbandCraig shares children Delano, who was born in 2014, and Sybil 'Sibby', who was born in 2016, with wife Lindsay Czarniak. The couple met when they were both working at NBC4 in 2008 and tied the knot in 2011.Craig loves nothing more than being a father and opened up about being a dad-of-two in a blog post for People shortly after his daughter's arrival.A post shared by TODAY (@todayshow)Craig Melvin opened up on Today about his daughter Sibby's big move to kindergarten"Paternity leave has also given me the chance to reflect on priorities.

Lenny Henry has been open about his weight loss transformation over the years after debuting his slimmed down look on TV.

Meghan Markle has faced backlash from Nelson Mandela's grandson after she compared herself to the South African freedom fighter. In her recent bombshell interview with American magazine The Cut, the Duchess of Sussex said she had been likened to the anti-apartheid activist by South Africans, Birmingham Live reports.

EXCLUSIVE: Heartstopper breakout Yasmin Finney is leading Mars, the upcoming short film based on a song by Yungblud.

Wishaw residents have been left in the dark as to whether work to their homes will ever be completed.

Jack Tweed has opened up on how "proud" Jade Goody would have been of her two children Bobby and Freddie.

Leonardo DiCaprio has allegedly split with his model girlfriend after five years together.

The billionaire Issa brothers have agreed a £600m deal for Asda to buy the Co-operative Group's 129-strong petrol forecourt chain.

Motorhomes and campervans regularly park on a Welsh beach ignoring the risk of a £50 fine because 'they know they can get away with it,' locals have claimed. Residents in Morfa Bychan, near Porthmadog, have become increasing annoyed at the number of vehicles spending the night illegally on Black Rock Sands.

An off-duty cop has been commended by a judge after chasing a thief who swiped an elderly lady’s purse. Thomas Sharrocks, 40, saw the woman putting her purse back into her bag after she had done her shopping in Oldham.

A registered sex offender was caught taking 'hundreds' of pictures of women at Manchester Pride by plain clothes police officers. Andrew Smoggie, 51, of Thelwall Lane, Warrington, was seen acting 'suspiciously' around women during a Pride event on Peter Street.

Manchester City face Nottingham Forest at the Etihad on Wednesday, with Pep Guardiola's side looking to continue their unbeaten start to the Premier League season.

Lisandro Martinez had already endeared himself to the Manchester United faithful, but an interaction with the travelling support in Saturday’s 1-0 win over Southampton will have bolstered his status.

Valve has banned several Steam curator groups, after it was alleged that they were owned by a small number of people who were using the system as a means to resell keys.On Sunday (August 28), developer Cowcat alleged that its latest game, Brok The InvestiGator, was being targeted with negative reviews. This was due to Cowcat issuing Steam curators who had requested a key with a prologue version of the game, which could not be finished.Cowcat’s logic was that while legitimate Steam curators would get in touch and be issued with a regular key, scammers would resell the key without playing it – causing them to leave angry reviews when their buyers complained about the unfinished game.Shortly after Cowcat brought attention to the influx of negative reviews, a Reddit user found that every curator who left a negative review had their accounts created within the same two days, and all shared the same main admin.Since the key re-selling scam was uncovered, all groups that targeted Brok The InvestiGator have been banned from Steam.

Arcade Fire began their 2022 UK and Ireland headline tour last night (August 30), despite recent allegations of sexual misconduct against frontman Win Butler.On Saturday (August 27), Pitchfork published an article in which four former fans of the band – who were aged between 18 and 23 at the time of the alleged interactions – accused Butler of sexual misconduct.Three of the accusers are women and the fourth identifies as gender-fluid who uses they/them pronouns.Butler responded to the accusations of “inappropriate” actions in a statement, claiming he was “very sorry to anyone who I have hurt with my behaviour” but maintaining that “these relationships were all consensual”.The musician added: “I fucked up, and while not an excuse, I will continue to look forward and heal what can be healed, and learn from past experiences.”Butler’s wife and Arcade Fire bandmate Régine Chassagne also shared her own statement, in which she said: “I know he has never, and would never, touch a woman without her consent and I am certain he never did.”After the accusations came to light, some fans called on the group to cancel their tour or offer refunds to those who no longer wanted to attend. However, the first show in Dublin went ahead as planned yesterday evening.Sharing a thread of tweets throughout the concert, one attendee said that Arcade Fire came out onstage to “rapturous applause” from the audience before opening with ‘Wake Up’.Later, it was claimed by multiple audience members that it appeared to be “business as usual” for the band.

Tom Hanks is launching his own trivia game, Hanx101, exclusively on Apple Arcade.Rather than a series of questions about the life and career of Hanks, Hanx101 will ask players to “test your knowledge across multiple categories from history to math, geography to food.”The game launches on Friday (September 2) with the description asking: ”Can you complete the Hanx101 Challenge? The questions keep coming! Beat your own high score or challenge others in head-to-head trivia stand-offs or team play.”“Play, learn, compete and become a trivia master with Hanx101 Trivia, created and developed in partnership with actor and filmmaker Tom Hanks,” Apple said, announcing the title. The game will feature an initial set of 58,000 questions across a range of categories, and will be narrated by Hanks.Hanx101 is one of four games coming to Apple Arcade in September.Tom Hanks will launch his own trivia game, Hanx101 Trivia, this Friday on Apple Arcade.App link: https://t.co/RdLsp0esRa pic.twitter.com/I3gPPL4sRh— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) August 30, 2022Horizon Chase 2, “a fast-paced arcade racing game with a unique art style, thrilling and original soundtrack, and – in a series first – online multiplayer for all game modes,” is due out September 9 while puzzler Garden Tails: Match and Grow is coming September 16.Shovel Knight Dig will follow on September 23 and is a “thrilling all-new adventure from the hit 2D side-scrolling platform series.”Back in June, Apple Arcade launched endless, fantasy 3D shooter Air Twister which was created by Shenmue creator Yu Suzuki.

Charli XCX has postponed her gig in Brighton tonight (August 31) as part of the National Lottery and the Music Venue Trust’s Revive Live tour due to illness.The singer was due to play the Concorde 2 venue tonight for the fundraising tour, which was launched in 2020 in an effort to help UK grassroots venues survive post-COVID.In a statement yesterday (August 30), Charli said she was suffering from a stomach bug and would keep fans updated on her wellbeing ahead of the show.She said: “Guys I’ve had a stomach bug for the last 48 hours since I woke up the day after Reading fest. It’s been brutal.

Earlier this month, Kensington Palace confirmed that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are moving to Windsor soon. Kate Middleton, Prince William and their three children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis are all set to make the move, swapping London for Windsor and starting a new life in a leafier part of the country.

Ex Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Janette Manrara and former X Factor star Rylan Clark-Neal have both been confirmed to return as co-hosts of Strictly – It Takes Two, which will be back on screens on Monday 26 September. Rylan, 33, has presented Strictly – It Takes Two, which airs every weeknight, since 2019, with Janette, 38, joining him in 2021 after hanging up her Strictly dancing shoes.

Emmerdale actress Gemma Oaten has revealed the tearful moment she had all of her top teeth replaced after battling an eating disorder.The 38 year old, who played Rachel Breckle in Emmerdale and Isla Haywood in Coronation Street, has struggled with anorexia and bulimia from a young age, which had caused irreparable damage to her tooth enamel. Gemma first told fans that she had been going in for an unnamed surgery back in June. Now sharing the results, the actress said she cried tears of joy as she got her smile back after life-changing dental surgery, telling her dentist: “You have changed the course of my life”.

Country music fans are in mourning after beloved singer Luke Bell was confirmed dead at the age of 32.EXCLUSIVE: Country music's Ashley McBryde discusses Miranda Lambert 'feud'The singer-songwriter's body was found in Tucson, Arizona, nine days after he was reported missing. Luke reportedly went missing on 20 August and was found near where he disappeared, the Tucson Police Department told The New York Post.WATCH: GMA stars mourn devastating deathHis friend Matt Kinman confirmed the news of his death to Saving Country Music on Monday and voiced his concerns that a recent change in his medication – Luke had bipolar disorder – could have "played a role" in his disappearance.An official cause of death has yet to be determined at this time, but the investigation continues, authorities added to The New York Post.Exclusive: Country music singer Kane Brown talks being an 'outsider' at MTV VMAsMORE: Inside country music singers' jaw-dropping homes: Carrie Underwood, Jimmie Allen, Miranda Lambert + moreFans and fellow country music stars rushed to social media to express their grief following the news of Luke's death."Man…Luke Bell…what the [expletive].

Cradle Of Filth frontman Dani Filth has given an update on his band’s long-awaited collaboration with Ed Sheeran. Short version: It’s not finished, but it has at least now been started.“We still have yet to finish our song with Ed Sheeran”, he tells the Knotfest YouTube channel. “He’s done some of it, but then he had a baby, and then he got obviously sidetracked with that and doing whatever Ed does, which is play massive shows around the globe.

Goldie Hawn is a doting mom and loving grandmother and loves nothing more than being with her family.MORE: NCIS star Michael Weatherly wows with jaw-dropping vacation photoThe Hollywood star is facing a big change in the very near future, as her oldest grandchild, Ryder, is moving from Los Angeles to New York City to study.Ryder has grown up living just a few blocks away from Goldie and her long-term partner Kurt Russell, and even lives in his mom Kate Hudson's former childhood home.VIDEO: Meet Goldie Hawn's grandchildrenJust before the big move, Goldie was spotted as per Deux Moi in Aspen, enjoying a meal at Meat & Cheese.MORE: Today's Al Roker in disbelief over son Nick's huge changeMORE: Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell's unbelievable throwback photo with their kidsThe mother-of-three has a second property in the mountains, and was no doubt enjoying some quality time over there with her loved ones.Goldie loves Aspen so much, that she isolated there during the pandemic. Goldie Hawn was spotted spending time in Aspen this weekChatting about the experience at the time, Goldie told InStyle: "I'm quarantining in the mountains with Kurt and the kids, and we've been RVing a lot.

A desperate bloke in need of a clairvoyant has splashed out on a giant billboard ad in Manchester - but included NO contact information, claiming a genuine medium will 'know where to apply'.

The UK has the financial strength to get through the cost-of-living crisis, Boris Johnson has said. The outgoing Prime Minister said investments were making the UK “fit for the future” and the country would get through the current “pressures” on living standards.

Hollyoaks star Nicole Barber-Lane has surprised fans with an unusual career choice, three years on from her iconic turn as Myra McQueen in the Channel 4 soap. The 52 year old star, left the soap in 2019, after 13 years as the McQueen family’s formidable matriarch.