Jay-Z Reveals Blue Ivy's Original Name Before He & Beyonce Changed It

Peacock has renewed and canceled quite a few television shows this year…and we’re here with the official recap!

Celtic have reportedly made their interest in striker Sydney van Hooijdonk known to Bologna ahead of a potential January switch.

Snacking on blackcurrants every day could help you shift three stone in one year by burning as much fat as exercising.

A tourist who paid £300 a night to stay in a plush Scots hotel has slammed their 'depressing view of bins'. The guest, who visited Edinburgh in September, slammed the Royal Leonardo Hotel for putting them in a room overlooking a bin area.

Some parents and guardians must update their personal details on GOV.UK before an important deadline passes next week to ensure Child Benefit payments will continue in December. This will affect anyone with a child aged 16 who had been in further education or training, but has now left, and those who have reached that age, but are now continuing their full-time education.

Michael Matheson has been called on to make another statement to the Scottish Parliament amid claims he is "avoiding scrutiny" over an £11,000 data roaming bill.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are likely to not be welcomed into the Royal Family's Christmas celebrations despite speculation that they might accept an invite if offered one.

Coldplay are offering free tickets to fans who missed their shows in Perth this weekend due to flight cancellations.Two flights – one from Adelaide and one from Brisbane – were cancelled on Wednesday (November 15) and Thursday (16) evening , meanings numerous fans hoping to fly to Perth for Coldplay’s gigs unfortunately missed out.Now, fans who were on the affected flights are able to claim tickets for free for Coldplay’s freshly-announced run of Australian dates which will take place next year.“We were really sorry to hear about the fans who didn’t make it to this weekend’s Perth shows because of two cancelled flights from Adelaide and Brisbane,” the band said in a statement posted to X/Twitter.“If you were booked to travel on VA721 on Wednesday evening or VA474 on Thursday evening and had a ticket / tickets for the Perth show, the band would like to offer you a free ticket / tickets for the 2024 Australian dates.“Anyone affected should email info@livenation.com.au before 5pm AEDT on 28th November for info on how to claim their ticket(s). Thank you.”A post shared by Coldplay (@coldplay)Last night, the band confirmed shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland, New Zealand between October 30, 2024 and November 13, 2024.

Glastonbury.The news comes just days after tickets for the 2024 edition of the festival went on sale over the weekend, and sold out in under an hour.Next year’s instalment will take place at the usual Worthy Farm space between June 26-30, and Oxfam has now announced that those who weren’t lucky enough to get a ticket now have the chance to attend by becoming a steward.“Missed out on @Glastonbury tickets? You can still be part of the action as a volunteer with Oxfam,” it wrote in an update to Twitter/X. “Join our friendly community, make a positive impact & enjoy plenty of time off.

Outlander star Sam Heughan praised his new co-star Eleanor Tomlinson ahead of their much anticipated Channel 4 thriller - which hits screens this month.

A Labour councillor in Michael Shanks' constituency has slammed the MP for his decision to abstain in a Gaza ceasefire vote in the House of Commons.

Christmas isn't too far away now, which means it's probably worth snapping up a stylish festive jumper - if you haven't already.

A budgeting mum has shared the cheapest way to dry your laundry in the winter, without leaving your clothes smelling horrible and damp.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Leading Korean star Jung Woo-sung (“A Moment to Remember”) will star opposite Shin Hyun-been (“Hospital Playlist”) in “Tell Me That You Love Me,” an original series for Genie TV. The show is a remake of the hit Japanese series of the same name that first aired at Tokyo Broadcasting Systems linear channel in Japan some 28 years ago in 1995. The new show will upload to Genie’s own streaming service on Nov. 27 and the same day in Japan on Disney+.

The Walking Dead game allowing players to change the timeline of the hit AMC show has gone viral over the weekend but for all the wrong reasons.Released over the weekend, The Walking Dead: Destinies has been developed by Flux Games and published by GameMill Entertainment. “Change the course of AMC’s The Walking Dead history,” reads the game’s description.

With the temperatures dropping, you may notice draughts of cold air sneaking under your doors and causing a chill in your home.

Prince Harry was advised to see a therapist by his concerned ex-girlfriend after venting about his older brother William and 'pouring out resentments' towards his father King Charles, according to a new bombshell book.

The acting CEO of the Saudi Pro League has revealed he contacted Al-Ittihad to express concern after Jota was dropped from their squad.

A former McDonald's employee has revealed why the fast food chain's ice cream machines seems to be always "broken".

The inquest into the death of Channel 4 host Phil Spencer 's parents has been taking place, with further details of the horror crash they were involved in being released.

An inquiry into Ofsted has deemed it "not fit for purpose" and requires "transformational change".

Tuesday afternoon last week at Carrington. On one of the smaller pitches at Manchester United's training ground, coach Neil Harris is putting Matthew Olosunde, Oli Kilner and Eric Hanbury through their paces. On the side of the pitch, Tom Thorpe and Callum Gribbin are in conversation. Joe Thompson floats between groups, the glue holding it all together.

A mum whose parents died after being poisoned by bed bug spray on a family holiday says she takes a scoop of their ashes with her on her own trips round the world.

I'm A Celebrity returned to our screens on ITV with a jam-packed opening episode on Sunday evening (November 19). Fans were excited to see the stellar line-up of famous faces as they got acquainted with the Australian jungle - and each other.

Aston Merrygold has been keeping fans entertained as he cheered on fellow JLS star Marvin Humes as he made his ITV I'm A Celebrity debut on Sunday night (November 19).

Former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson is backing Tyson Fury to overcome Oleksandr Usyk ahead of their highly anticipated fight next year.

A healthcare company has been fined £140,000 over failings that led to the death of a 21-year-old patient at a hospital

Tickets for Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are on sale as the two heavyweights gear up for their February 17 fight.

It was a disparate group of former Manchester United youngsters who gathered at Carrington last week for the first unofficial meeting of an alumni scheme that academy bosses hope will offer up a vital support network for players.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor After a flurry of weekend negotiations, Microsoft said it hired Sam Altman — just two days after the board of OpenAI ousted him as CEO — while OpenAI recruited Emmett Shear, most recently chief executive of livestreaming platform Twitch, to step in as interim CEO. Altman will lead a new artificial-intelligence research team at Microsoft, alongside former OpenAI president Greg Brockman (who had quit after Altman was fired on Nov. 17), Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced in a post Sunday night.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Yes Studios, the Tel Aviv-based producer and distributor behind “Fauda,” has scored major deals on “44 Hours,” a documentary feature about Gil Avni, a healthy 33-year-old father of two who was diagnosed with cerebral edema and miraculously recovered. The feature-length documentary has been acquired by Amazon Prime Video in the U.S. and by NRK in Norway for its linear channels and VOD platform.

K.J. Yossman A documentary about Eddie Hall, the strongman and “Expendables 4” actor, has been acquired for worldwide theatrical release and streaming by sports media company Generation Iron. “Taming The Beast – The Emptiness Within” is a feature-length doc from Switzerland-based Jeridoo Universe about British strongman Hall.

TikTok following a surge of anti-Semitic content on the social media platform.According to The New York Times, over 30 influential people – including Sacha Baron Cohen, Debra Messing and Amy Schumer – had a 90-minute video call with TikTok executives on Wednesday (November 15).The call was held in response to an open letter, signed by numerous Jewish celebrities, which criticised the company for allowing “rampant misinformation” and “harassment” against Jews to spread on the platform in the wake of the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas.One clip, which has since been deleted by TikTok, saw a teen reading Osama Bin Laden’s “Letter to America” from 2002, where he sought to justify the killing of Americans in the 9/11 terror attack and expressed his hatred of Jewish people. The clip started to find some support on the platform after it went viral.“What is happening at TikTok is it is creating the biggest anti-Semitic movement since the Nazis,” Cohen said during the call with TikTok executives, according to The New York Times.

Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Knowles, has jokingly recalled how the singer can get “really mean” when she’s backstage at her shows.During a recent interview with Sherri Shepherd, Tina was asked what it was like being backstage at Beyoncé’s shows – to which she playfully revealed that the pop star can get “mean”.“We laughed about this recently because I was saying, ‘Girl, you get really mean back there,’” Tina told the host as the audience laughed along. “And I am really happy that I don’t have to be back there anymore because I used to do the quick change.”She continued, adding that it was something they both used to joke about in the past and the multi-Grammy-winner is always apologetic when she lets the fast pace of the show affect her “in the heat of the moment”.“We laugh because she used to do [2007 song] ‘Flaws and All’, and she would say, ‘I’m a bitch in the morning.’ And I be like, ‘And the evening too,’” Tina added.

Jay-Z couldn’t be prouder of his and Beyonce‘s daughter, Blue Ivy.

Jay-Z and Beyonce shocked the world when the singer announced her pregnancy at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards. And they were again taken aback by her unique name when she arrived five months later on January 7, 2012.Now, the proud dad is revealing what the couple initially were going to name the 11-year-old.“It was supposed to be Brooklyn,” Jay-Z, 53, told Gayle King during a “CBS Mornings” clip, which was released on Friday.The moniker would have been a special nod to the New York City borough where the record producer was born. The pair, however, ultimately went for Blue because they called her “Blueberry” when the “Drunk in Love” musician was still pregnant.“You know, it was like a nickname,” he told King, 68.