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Frank Ocean has pulled out of his headline performance at Coachella's second weekend. 

Budget supermarket Lidl has won a copyright battle against Tesco over the use of its yellow and blue Clubcard deals colour scheme.

Sarah Ferguson has branded her ex-husband Prince Andrew a 'good, kind man' and says the spotlight needs to come off him so he can 'rebuild his life'.

Elvie McLean picked the ball up from distance and thought ‘why not?’

Tobi De Graaff Joins Sky Studios

Kate Garraway was left trying to simmer down a debate about protests on the show when she hit back: "You're not talking to me." The presenter was back on Good Morning Britain on Thursday (April 20) days after a rare, emotional, night out with her husband Derek Draper.

Naman Ramachandran Sadler’s Wells associate artist Kate Prince’s acclaimed dance theatre production, “Message In A Bottle,” set to the music of 17-time Grammy winner Sting, has been filmed for cinema release in 2024. The stage show is set to embark on a U.K. and international tour from May 2023. The original dance production premiered at Sadler’s Wells’ West End venue, The Peacock Theatre, in February 2020. The international refugee crisis is at the centre of “Message In A Bottle.”A village alive with joyous celebrations is suddenly under siege and three parted siblings step out on adventures.

Prince William stunned Lorraine Kelly as he made a surprise appearance on her ITV show. The Prince of Wales has thanked the presenter for her ongoing No Butts campaign, which was spearheaded by Dame Deborah James before her death aged 40 from bowel cancer last June.

The gloves are off for Channel 4’s Naked Education.

EXCLUSIVE: Welcome to Earth with Will Smith producer Nutopia is pushing further into the returning formats game with the hire of a new Creative Director in the UK.

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International The inside story behind the ascent of Finland’s outgoing prime minister, Sanna Marin, is the subject of a new three-part docuseries from HBO Max. The streamer has unveiled the Finnish original “First Five,” which is billed as an “intimate” portrait of Marin and her headline-grabbing female cabinet. The project comes just weeks after Marin and her centre-left Social Democratic Party was defeated by the conservative National Coalition Party. Marin was sworn in as prime minister in December 2019. At just 34 years old, she was the country’s youngest PM, and formed a cabinet with four other women — a number of whom were also under 35. Mere months later, the group was thrown into an unprecedented challenge when the COVID crisis hit Finland.

The funeral ceremony for Paul O'Grady will see dogs from Battersea Dogs and Cats Home serving as guards of honour and will feature a performance by the Salvation Army Band.The TV star, who shot to fame as Drag Queen Lily Savage in the 70s, passed away unexpectedly last month at the age of 67 after suffering from sudden cardiac arrhythmia.The funeral will be held later today (April 20) and will feature the dogs in special nod to the star's love of the animal. Paul served as an ambassador for the animal charity in 2012, and his show Paul O'Grady: For The Love Of Dogs, detailed life at the animal shelter.

Jane McDonald has thrilled fans as she announced a 'first' as she plans her small screen return. The singer and TV star confirmed the return date for her popular series Holidaying with Jane McDonald - and it's just days away.

It’s Thursday and one star sign will shine when exchanging creative ideas, while another is ready to devote energy into more meaningful pursuits. There are 12 zodiac signs - Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces - and the horoscopes for each can give you the lowdown on what your future holds, be it in work, your love life, your friends and family or more. These daily forecasts have been compiled by astrologer Russell Grant, who has been reading star signs for over 50 years.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Hot Docs and Netflix have revealed the five Canadian documentary projects that will share CAD 175,000 ($130,000) as part of the Hot Docs Incubator program, the latest instalment of the Canadian Storytellers Project. These five projects will each receive CAD 35,000 ($26,000). The program, designed to ignite developing doc projects that show creative and market potential, will also engage filmmakers in a series of intensive workshops focused on story, market preparedness, and career or company building. Work-in-progress scenes of the projects will screen to international decision-makers and Industry delegates at next year’s edition of the Hot Docs film festival.

Marta Balaga There was no escaping K-content in Cannes this year, with South Korea delivering well-received Canneseries competition title “Bargain,” MIPTV’s showcase of new formats, all hoping to dethrone “The Masked Singer,” Kortop Media’s “Midnight Horror: Different Nights,” “Pale Moon,” sold by KT Studiogenie and, finally, CJ ENM’s “Island.”  Co-created by Bae Jong and Jang Jeong Do, the show – produced by Studio Dragon and YLAB – is based on a popular comic book, first published in 1997. It has since been turned into webtoons, web novels and dramas, always combining the fantastical with the ordinary. 

The stars are stepping out in style!

Scheana Shay is breaking down her altercation with Raquel Leviss.

Manchester United will be looking to advance to the Europa League semi-finals on Thursday night when they face Sevilla in the midst of an injury crisis.

ITV show for years. Recent scenes have seen Paddy spiral into a depression after finding out his wife Chas Dingle had been having an affair and planning to run away with Al Chapman.

Selome Hailu SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers for “Franklin Institute,” the Season 2 finale of “Abbott Elementary.” Will they? Won’t they? They won’t, at least for now. Though Janine (series creator Quinta Brunson) and Gregory (Tyler James Williams) finally had their first kiss at a teacher conference in Episode 16 of “Abbott Elementary’s” second season, they chalk it up to a “whoops,” bury their feelings and continue forward as friends and colleagues. There’s a hitch of course: Janine is dating Gregory’s friend, Maurice (Vince Staples). So in Episode 17, the blushing pair head to Bone Town — Maurice’s favorite barbecue spot — to confess their mistake to Maurice and basically break up with him together.

Scheana Shay is back in the clubhouse and spilling the tea on what really went down with her and Raquel Leviss.While appearing on  Wednesday, Shay opened up about the alleged altercation between her and Leviss, which went down after the  stars both appeared on the show together on March 1. This was the same night Shay found out about Leviss' months-long affair with their co-star, Tom Sandoval, effectively ending his nine-year relationship with Ariana Madix.«I did not punch her in the face -- as you see, I can't really form a proper fist,» Shay said, attempting to clench her long, manicured hands into a fist.«There's a shove and there's a punch, and I did not punch her,» She added. When asked if she threw Leviss' phone, Shay admitted that she did, and she doesn't regret any of it, answering host Andy Cohen with an emphatic «no.»The alleged altercation led Leviss to file a restraining order against her  co-star, seeking court-ordered protection from Shay following the encounter, in which Leviss claimed that Shay punched her and caused injuries to her face.After submitting the TRO request, the judge approved it and ordered Shay to stay 100 yards away from Leviss, her home, vehicle and workplace.

The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that in August last year there were 956,448 people receiving weekly payments for Carer’s Allowance, including 83,196 living in Scotland.

Eerie new images have revealed there is “nothing left” of Jimmy Savile’s Highland house of horrors, after plans to bulldoze it ground to a halt.

Advertising bosses are cracking down on essay mills after a Daily Record investigation. We told how Scottish students are being explicitly targeted by plagiarism factories after the UK parliament outlawed the dodgy trade in England and Wales.

Scandoval is slowly starting to come to light on Vanderpump Rules.

Fans have been wondering if Love is Blind star Marshall Glaze and The Bachelorette‘s Justin Glaze are related.

Quad Webb is returning to Married to Medicine Season 10.

Todd Gilchrist editor SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers from “Wisconsin,” the April 19 episode of FXX’s “Dave,” now streaming on Hulu. Breaking up is never easy, but on television it’s especially difficult — and moreso if audiences fall in love with both parties involved. In Season 1 of FXX’s “Dave,” the relationship between aspiring rapper Lil Dicky (Dave Burd) and his kindergarten teacher girlfriend Ally (Taylor Misiak) offered an essential window not just into who the series’ title character is, but why viewers should love him despite his often deeply narcissistic worldview. After Dave’s failed overture to reconcile with her in Season 2, Ally joins him in Season 3 to capitalize on his “Looking For Love Tour” by embracing her “single girl era” and finding love for herself — if she’s ready for it.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Streaming services Paramount+ and Tving have greenlighted two new jointly-developed Korean TV series. They are the product of an ongoing relationship between parent companies Paramount Global and Korea’s CJ ENM. They are action thriller “A Bloody Lucky Day” and period drama “Queen Woo.” Korean TV content has been a growth vector for international and regional streaming platforms in Asia. Competition for new originals is fierce and expensive, but Korean drama and increasingly, unscripted shows, continues to attract critical and commercial kudos. Paramount+ said that new Korean drama series “Yonder” has been the most-watched international show in the U.S. in its first week of availability (since Aprile 11). Its upcoming Korean series “Bargain” earned the best screenplay award at Canneseries on Wednesday and will upload in summer this year.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large “Dear Edward” is now dearly departed. The Apple TV+ drama will not move forward with a second season, Variety has confirmed. Executive producer Jason Katims is now set up at Imagine TV, but “Dear Edward” came from his deal with Apple Studios, which produced the show. Written, showrun and executive produced by Katims, the 10-episode “Dear Edward” was adapted from author Ann Napolitano’s novel about a 12-year-old boy who is the only survivor of a commercial plane crash. Newcomer Colin O’Brien played Edward, while “Dear Edward” was also notable for its reunion between Katims and his “Friday Night Lights” star Connie Britton, who played a woman whose husband was killed on the plane. Taylor Schilling also starred as Edward’s aunt, who takes custody of the boy after he loses his parents and brother to the crash.

in the wake of the crash.In addition to Britton and O’Brien, Taylor Schilling “Orange Is the New Black,” Brian d’Arcy James “13 Reasons Why,” Anna Uzele “City on a Hill,” Jasmin Walker “Love Life,” and Idris Debrand of BBC 2’s “MotherFatherSon,” among others round out the cast.Katims wrote the series and was a executive producer. Napolitano and Fisher Stevens “Succession” and “Palmer” also were executive producers.

Vanderpump Rules continues with the drama caused by Raquel Leviss and Tom Schwartz’s kiss and shows several co-stars questioning Tom Sandoval’s relationship with Leviss. The episode starts with the cast home from Scheana Shay and Brock Davies' wedding in Mexico. Scheana and Brock are writing thank-you notes while James Kennedy and Ally Lewber are unpacking and discussing Schwartz and Raquel's wedding make-outs.

Billy Gardell is showing off his post-weight loss style!This week, the  star was photographed rocking his best streetwear as he waved to the cameras in Los Angeles. Keeping it casual, Gardell sported a tan hoodie and light blue joggers, which he paired with a cognac-colored cross-body bag, aviator glasses and white sneakers.Gardell, who has dropped more than 150 pounds since the start of the pandemic, was all smiles as he flaunted his slim figure in the fitted athleisure look.The 53-year-old actor recently spoke to ET about his weight-loss journey, and how he's maintained a healthy lifestyle since undergoing bariatric surgery.«I float between 205 [pounds] and 210 [pounds],» Gardell told ET's Kevin Frazier during a recent chat on the set of his hit CBS sitcom.

Cory Monteith’s Glee co-stars are remembering the late actor almost 10 years after his death and praising his acting skills.

Telling it like it is. Scheana Shay broke down her infamous altercation with Raquel Leviss — and addressed rumors husband Brock Davies hooked up with the former beauty prior to her affair with Tom Sandoval.