Hot Virtual Cannes Title: Dan Gilroy Directing ‘Faster, Cheaper, Better,’ Drama Set In Backdrop Of Automated Machines Altering Global Workplace

The European Film Academy (EFA) has contacted its members in Ukraine pledging support amidst today’s assault on the country by Russian forces.

Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly's drag act on Saturday Night Takeaway has received 59 Ofcom complaints. At the end of last week's episode, as the hosts returned for the first show of the 18th series, they donned wigs and sparkly dresses to perform in drag. While the End Of The Show Show was celebrated by many, some viewers were outraged and claim the performance was 'misogynistic'.The UK's broadcasting regulator Ofcom said it received 59 complaints related to a drag routine and eight complaints related to a prank made against Jeremy Clarkson.

Fremantle Australia has appointed Greg Woods as permanent CEO and restructured, focusing on drama, docs and factual and bringing entertainment, reality and gameshows under Eureka Productions.

In a week of storms I’m sure you’ve seen some footage of rough seas, spare a thought for the RNLI volunteers who have been out saving lives in those conditions. The Largs RNLI team were out on Monday night 21 February in response to an incident involving a fishing vessel which had caught its net around the anchor line of a cargo vessel at anchor.

More than 12,000 households in Falkirk have lost income because of changes to Universal Credit this year and councillors have been warned that homelessness is on the rise with the cost of living crisis.

Alex Salmond has ignored the Ukraine crisis on a Russian state-backed broadcaster and instead focused on a book by a former Lib Dem leader.

Lorraine viewers couldn't believe their eyes today when Katie Price appeared for a chat on the show.

Graham Alexander says Motherwell should have won the last time they played Rangers at Ibrox, with the Glasgow giants benefiting from Scottish football's lack of VAR.

An Ayrshire family has thanked staff at a Glasgow children's hospital for giving their daughter a “priceless” moment – after allowing her beloved dog to visit her.

Sabrina Carpenter has the need for speed on Fast Times, her unexpectedly genre-fluid new single, which kicks off her 2022 with a bang. 

The Queen has postponed two more virtual audiences after she contracted Covid, Buckingham Palace has announced.

Sextortion crimes are on the rise across Dundee and Tayside police have warned.

UFC Fight Night 202 takes place this weekend - Saturday, February 26 - with a lightweight bout between Israel Makhachev and Bobby Green expected to serve as the headline event.

Victoria Beckham dared to wear what most guests would never dream of as she attended Edward Enninful OBE's wedding. Victoria, 47, sported a stunning white bridal gown as she rubbed shoulders with other key figures in the fashion world at the wedding of British Vogue's editor-in-chief and his partner Alec Maxwell.

Power couple David and Victoria Beckham are hoping that brand Beckham will continue for years to come with help of their children, sources tell OK!.The couple are parents to Brooklyn, 22, Romeo, 19, Cruz, 17, and Harper Seven, 10. In recent years, we've seen the eldest children beginning to make their own moves in the entertainment industry and after aspiring singer Cruz hit the headlines with his latest photoshoot, OK! can reveal that Posh and Becks are hoping their kids will carry on 'Brand Beckham'. They told us: "Cruz has just done a magazine shoot and he wants to be a singer.

This Morning host Holly Willoughby announced a big last-minute change to the ITV daytime TV schedules amid the news that Russia has invaded Ukraine. Thursday 24 February's episode of This Morning was running five minutes behind schedule, with an important news bulletin about the rising tension in Ukraine taking its place instead.

Sailors have been helping to ease the pressure on NHS staff in Greater Manchester over the past five weeks

A teenage girl has been rushed to hospital after a smash on a busy Scots road.

An MSP is encouraging people across Rutherglen and Cambuslang to check to see if they are entitled to additional support due to the increasing cost of living and the rising household energy costs.

The Queen, 95, has postponed two virtual engagements after testing positive for Covid-19. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has been experiencing "mild cold-like symptoms" since coming down with the bug earlier this month.

When it comes to Mauricio Pochettino, there is one common concern among many Manchester United fans over the Argentinian becoming their next permanent manager.

An angry message about Vladimir Putin appeared on the Instagram account of Manchester City defender Oleksandr Zinchenko after Russian forces invaded Ukraine.

The One Show presenter Alex Jones has treated us to never-before-seen snaps of Buckingham Palace.The Welsh TV host, 44, got the chance of a lifetime to walk through palace doors and see parts of the Queen’s home usually barred from the public. Alex wowed in a glamorous dress as she posed for the unprecedented peek inside the royal quarters.The mum-of-three shared the pretty snap after presenting The One Show from inside the palace on Wednesday evening. But it wasn’t the Queen’s living room or bed chambers - Alex took a toilet selfie in one of the palace’s enormous bathrooms.

Queen Elizabeth II is still not up for participating in her royal duties as she battles COVID-19. The 95-year-old British monarch was diagnosed over the weekend, and has since had to cancel several virtual appearances. On Thursday, Buckingham Palace announced that Her Majesty was once again foregoing two virtual audiences to focus on her health. The Palace shared that the audiences have been moved to a later date as she continues to isolate with COVID. «Her Majesty is continuing with light duties,» the Palace shared in a statement, noting that no other engagements are currently scheduled for this week. ET did learn that the queen spoke with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson by telephone on Wednesday evening.

BBC News).Russian military vehicles are reported to have breached the Ukrainian border in a number of locations, including from neighbouring Belarus, while air strikes on Ukrainian military positions and border posts have been reported.The actions of Putin, who has claimed that Russia does not intend to occupy Ukraine and that his country’s actions amount to a “special military operation”, have drawn widespread condemnation from across the globe.AP reports that while global powers are preparing strong new sanctions against Russia, a co-ordinated military intervention to defend Ukraine is not being considered presently.Russia alone is responsible for the death and destruction this attack will bring, and the United States and its Allies and partners will respond in a united and decisive way. The world will hold Russia accountable.— President Biden (@POTUS) February 24, 2022US President Joe Biden has pledged “severe” sanctions on Russia, saying in a statement that Ukraine is “suffering an unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian military forces” and that “Putin has chosen a premeditated war that will bring a catastrophic loss of life and human suffering”.This is a catastrophe for our continent.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmSierra/Affinity will handle international sales of The United States Vs. Bilie Holiday, with Lee Daniels directing, producing, co-writing the script on the legendary jazz singer.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmSierra/Affinity will handle international sales of The United States Vs. Billie Holliday, with Lee Daniels directing, producing, co-writing the script on the legendary jazz singer.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: In a seven-figure deal, Universal Pictures has optioned The Chain, the 2019 bestselling novel by Adrian McKinty. Baby Driver helmer Edgar Wright will direct, while Jane Goldman (Kingsman: The Golden Circle and X-Men: First Class) is writing the script.The novel had been in talks to be acquired by Paramount before it was published last July by LittleBrown/Mulholland, but the deal never crossed the finish line.

Dan Gilroy is not the type of filmmaker to tackle the same story more than once. With years of scripts under his belt, it’s been over the past few years with his directorial outings that Gilroy has established himself as one of the most surprising filmmakers around.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Lily James is set to star in The Paris Trap, a thriller that Pablo Trapero will direct for Studiocanal. The film will be presented to buyers during the virtual Cannes Market and it will shoot in Paris early next year.James is the star of Cinderella and Baby Driver, and Trapero the acclaimed Argentinian director of El Clan, which won the Golden Lion at Venice.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Pablo Larraín is set to direct and Kristen Stewart to play Princess Diana in Spencer, a drama that shapes up to be a hot package for the virtual Cannes Market. The Steven Knight-scripted film covers a critical weekend in the early ‘90s, when Diana decided her marriage to Prince Charles wasn’t working, and that she needed to veer from a path that put her in line to one day be queen.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Robert De Niro, Oscar Isaac, Donald Sutherland, and Anne Hathaway are set to join previously announced Cate Blanchett in Armageddon Time, the period drama that James Gray will next direct for RT Features.Wild Bunch International will introduce the film to buyers at the virtual Cannes market and represent the film’s international rights. CAA Media Finance, which arranged financing, represents the film’s domestic distribution rights.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: In what I believe will become one of the hottest film packages for the upcoming Virtual Cannes Market, Antoine Fuqua will direct Will Smith in Emancipation, a Willam N. Collage-scripted action thriller about the harrowing escape of Peter, a runaway slave forced to outwit cold-blooded hunters and the unforgiving swamps of Louisiana on a tortuous journey North.