How Netflix hit 'The Queen's Gambit' is helping inspire Lanarkshire chess players

Alison Hammond gave herself and This Morning viewers a giggle when she compared Emmerdale's Meena Jutla to a Girls Aloud star.

A suspect who was arrested after a man was reportedly stabbed with 'scissors' has been released under investigation.

Are audiences sleeping on Charlie McDowell? As the spouse of Lily Collins and the son of Martin McDowell and Mary Steenburgen, it’s easy to overlook that he’s also a director who already has a couple of solid films to his credit. “The One I Love” and “The Discovery” both premiered at Sundance in 2014 and 2017, respectively.

No tears here! Just hours after Us Weekly confirmed that Kanye West and Julia Fox called it quits, the 32-year-old actress opened for LaQuan Smith at New York Fashion Week on Monday, February 14. 

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Simone Biles has some blinding new bling! The 24-year-old gymnast announced her engagement to Jonathan Owens — and showed off her massive ring — on Tuesday, February 15. 

Golden romance! Simone Biles is engaged to boyfriend Jonathan Owens less than two years after taking their relationship public.

Without a doubt, Oscar Isaac is one of the best actors working today. So, when it was announced that he would be joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe in “Moon Knight,” fans were excited to see what Isaac would bring to the character and the MCU, in general.

Blue for boy! One month after her pregnancy announcement, Jen Saviano revealed the sex of her upcoming arrival.

A Greener Festival, which is awarded following “external verification that carbon reduction and transition strategies are at the heart of all venue operations, from catering to materials used and circularity”.A post shared by OVO Arena Wembley (@ovoarena)“The certification will allow fans and artists to experience the joy of live entertainment at the iconic London venue, with the feel-good factor of minimising their impact on the environment,” a press release explains about the intentions of the newly-named arena, which is expecting to welcome one million visitors in 2022.John Drury, VP and General Manager at OVO Arena Wembley, said in a statement: “ASM Global is delighted to support OVO Energy on the renaming of OVO Arena Wembley. The live entertainment industry has endured a challenging couple of years, but ASM Global is now looking forward to a bumper schedule of events across 2022.“As we look to welcome more fans than ever before, we’re working hard to manage the environmental footprint of our operation – one show at a time.

Fight Club.Back in January, the 1999 film hit headlines after it emerged that its final scenes had been altered on streaming platform Tencent Video, replacing The Narrator (Edward Norton) killing off imaginary alter ego Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) and watching buildings collapse.Instead, a blank slate reads: “The police rapidly figured out the whole plan and arrested all criminals, successfully preventing the bomb from exploding. After the trial, Tyler was sent to a lunatic asylum receiving psychological treatment.”Now, in a new interview with Empire, Fincher has spoken out about the edit.“It’s funny to me that the people who wrote the Band-Aid [ending] in China must have read the book, because it adheres pretty closely,” he said, referring to the fact that in Chuck Palahniuk’s novel on which the film is based, ‘Jack’ is in an institution at the end.When asked about the ending, he replied: “Here’s what we know.

Fresh,” a thriller from debuting director Mimi Cave that premiered at Sundance last month and will be released by Hulu and Searchlight Pictures on March 4. Edgar-Jones plays Noa, a woman looking for love but who is sick of striking out on dating apps.

Rylan Clark has confirmed he will return to work "soon" after he was rushed to hospital with a mystery illness on Friday. Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, the presenter shared a snap of all the treats he was tucking into and confirmed he is on the mend.MORE: Rylan Clark breaks silence as fans rally around following video releaseNot much is known about the hospital dash, but the TV star was forced to miss out on his BBC Radio 2 show on Saturday. "Whenever I feel ill I turn into such a child.

Super Mario RPG has said that if he could, he would like a sequel to be his final game.Speaking to MinnMax, with transcriptions from NintendoLife, Super Mario RPG director Chihiro Fujioka spoke about the development of the Square Enix produced JRPG, and also noted that he would like to make a follow-up to the game. “Yeah, I would absolutely love to make one,” Fujioka responded when asked if he wanted to work on a Mario RPG again.

Kurt Vile has shared psychedelic visuals for his new single ‘Like Exploding Stones’, as well as announcing details of his next studio album ‘(watch my moves)’. Check it out below, along with our interview with Vile.Released on April 14, ‘watch my moves’ will be Vile’s first album since signing to the legendary jazz label Verve Records in 2021. The record was made over a long stretch of time between his newly-constructed home studio OKV Central in his native Philadelphia, and sessions in Los Angeles with long time collaborator Rob Schnapf.“My albums always progress from one to the next just by me getting older physically and spiritually,” Vile told NME of the 15 track LP.

CD Projekt Red has announced that the next-generation versions of Cyberpunk 2077 are available now alongside a free trial and patch 1.5During the latest REDStream, the developer revealed the first gameplay of Cyberpunk 2077 running on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, confirming that both versions will run at 60FPS and will include both a ray tracing and performance mode.Alongside the announcement, the team also shared the details for patch 1.5 which will include a variety of upgraded features, along with brand-new mechanics for the game.Probably the biggest update arriving with patch 1.5, and the most requested by players, includes the ability to change appearance. Players will only need to use a mirror to change their look, with the option to change their hair, hair colour, and makeup.Additionally, players will now be able to pay rent on their apartments and buy renovations to makeover their homes.

Though the two films came out 12 years apart and under dramatically different circumstances for movie theaters, both were able to take advantage of a lack of competition and overwhelmingly strong word-of-mouth to bring moviegoers back again and again for repeat viewings. While “Avatar” started with a modest opening and then continued to reign as No.

Rachel Zegler and her  co-star, Josh Andres Rivera, are looking more and more like a couple!  The 20-year-old actress shared a series of pictures on Valentine’s Day, seemingly confirming their romance. “Committing Valen-crimes,” she captioned a black-and-white selfie featuring the two. Zegler kept the romantic posts going on her Instagram Story.

alleged feud with Kim Cattrall, claiming she doesn’t her want her former “Sex and The City” co-star to be “absent” from her life. The 56-year-old made the candid confession during a sit-down with pal Andy Cohen on his talk show “Watch What Happens Live” on Monday night. Cattrall, 64, reportedly refused to revive her role as publicist Samantha Jones on the recent “SATC” reboot, “And Just Like That,” due to a falling out with Parker.

Simone Biles is engaged! The decorated Olympian shared the news with her fans on Tuesday, revealing that she and boyfriend Jonathan Owens got engaged on Valentine's Day. Biles announced the news with a slideshow of photos on her Instagram page that showed the 26-year-old Houston Texans safety proposing in a gazebo in Houston, Texas. The gymnast wore a black mini dress and her beau sported a gray suit.

Dolly Parton is celebrating her love! In honor of Valentine's Day, the 76-year-old singer shared a rare throwback pic of herself with her husband of more than five decades, Carl Thomas Dean.In the sweet shot, Dean offers Parton a kiss on the cheek as the «9 to 5» singer smiles for the camera.«Happy Valentine’s Day y'all!» Parton captioned her post. «Remember to squeeze your loved ones a little tighter today and tell them you love 'em!»A post shared by Dolly Parton (@dollyparton)When ET's Rachel Smith spoke to Parton in October 2020, she opened up about why she and Dean have kept their relationship private since tying the knot in 1966.«He does not want to be in the spotlight at all,» Parton said. «It's just not who he is.

Sarah Jessica Parker is steering clear of any negativity regarding  HBO Max's  reboot recently aired its season 1 finale to mixed reviews, but that isn't getting the show's leading lady down.On Monday's episode of , a fan asked what Parker made of the criticism of the show, which revisits the lives of Carrie Bradshaw (Parker), Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon) and Charlotte York (Kristin Davis), who are well into their 50s.«I haven't read anything, so I don't know about any chatter,» she told Cohen. «I guess I'm grateful that we're doing anything that affords conversation.

Julia Fox is speaking out about her split from Kanye West.

Rachel Zegler and her West Side Story co-star Josh Andres Rivera are officially dating! An E! News source confirmed the IRL romance on Monday just as the couple went Instagram official on Valentine’s Day. The 20-year-old made the exciting announcement by sharing an adorable black-and-white selfie along with the caption:

CHLOE Madeley revealed she is expecting her first baby after husband James Haskell broke the news live on Good Morning Britain today. The retired rugby star, 36, announced thei happy news as he sat down to chat with show host and father-in-law Richard Madeley. While soon-to-be grandad Richard, 65, appeared to be in the know fans of the couple were left in shock at the happy announcement.

STRICTLY couple Nadiya Bychkova and Kai Widdrington couldn't keep their hands off each other as they celebrated the end of their tour with a boozy party. Finalist Kai, 26, looked lovingly at Ukrainian beauty Nadiya, 32, as they shared a laugh at the bar inside London's InterContinental hotel.

Universal’s Jennifer Lopez-Owen Wilson romantic comedy Marry Me led the Valentine’s Day Monday box office with $3M, raising its four-day total to $10.99M.

Sebastian Stan is about to be every online dater’s biggest fear.

EXCLUSIVE: Hallmark has greenlit Love, Classified, a romantic comedy starring Melora Hardin (The Office, Transparent), Arienne Mandi (The L Word: Generation Q), Katherine McNamara (Arrow, Shadowhunters), and Max Lloyd-Jones (The Book of Boba Fett, When Calls The Heart). Production began on the project this week in Vancouver and is set to premiere in April.

Debbie Matenopoulos is getting candid about a difficult time in her life.