John Cleese says 'I must apologise' as Fawlty Towers revival causes 'anger and distress'

Harry Potter will open in Japan. Billed as the world’s largest indoor Harry Potter attraction, it is set to open its doors this summer, on Friday June 16. Ticket sales will begin on March 22. It is also set to be the first Warner Bros. Studio Tour in Asia. The attraction, which will feature exclusive sets and experiences, will be located on the site of the Toshimaen amusement park in Nerima, Tokyo, which shut down in Aug. 2020. Potter fans will be able to step into the world of Hogwarts and more, learning how the films were made, exploring costumes, props and sets and special effects.

Naman Ramachandran Writer, producer and script editor Cassandra Johnson-Bekoe has joined U.K. independent production company DARE Pictures in the newly created position of head of scripted development. Johnson-Bekoe was previously senior development executive at Daniel Kaluuya’s production outfit 59%, overseeing the company’s slate and generating new IP across international and regional markets. Prior to this she worked in scripted development and her credits include “Ted Lasso” season 2 (WarnerBros/Apple+), “Riches” (Greenacre Films for ITV), “Secret Invasion” (Marvel Studios) and “The Chemistry of Death” (Cuba Pictures Ltd, for Paramount+). Reporting into DARE CEO Derren Lawford, Johnson-Bekoe will focus on developing the company’s scripted slate, as well bringing with her an original slate of IP and working on new drama and film projects with a view to taking them from pitch to commission with a particular emphasis on the U.S. and African markets. She will identify and develop relationships with emerging and established storytelling talent.

Emiliano De Pablos In an early market deal at this week’s Málaga Film Festival, Guido Rud’s sales house FilmSharks has nabbed worldwide sales rights to Spanish period thriller “Olvido” (“The Forgotten Killings”). Directed by Inés París (“A mi madre le gustan las mujeres,” “La noche que mi madre mató a mi padre”) and written by Fermín P. Pina, “The Forgotten Killings” is produced by José Luis Rancaño at Madrid-based La Dalia Films.   Inés París’ “La noche que mi madre mató a mi padre,” also produced by Rancaño at La Dalia and starring Spain’s Belén Rueda and Argentina’s Diego Peretti, snagged the audience prize at the 2016 Málaga Film Festival.

Emiliano De Pablos The Walt Disney Co.’s Star Distribution has taken Latin American distribution rights to Argentine writer-director Pablo Solarz’s coming-of-age film “Desperté con un sueño” (“I Woke Up with a Dream”) An Argentina-Uruguay co-production, teaming Buenos Aires-based Pampa Films and Aramos Cine with Montevideo’s Mutante Cine and Bocacha Films, “I Woke Up with a Dream” screened March 14 at the Málaga Film Festival’s main competition. Top Argentine producer Pablo Bossi’s Madrid-based company Gloriamundi is handling “I Woke Up with a Dream” rights outside Latin America.

Strictly Come Dancing stars Tyler West and Molly Rainford appear to have confirmed their romance after months of speculation. The Kiss FM DJ and the CBBC star were said to have grown close behind the scenes of the BBC One dance contest before heading on tour with some of their fellow 2022 co-stars.

A planning inspector has thrown out a bid to build 72 new homes near the centre of Ramsbottom. Last year, Bury Council’s planning committee rejected Eccleston Homes’ plans for the new estate at the ‘gateway’ Mondi Mill site on Bridge Street.

The government will extend the energy price guarantee for a further three months, the Treasury has confirmed.

Carrie Underwood recently invited Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose on stage to perform the latter’s ‘Welcome To The Jungle’ together at her recent concert in Los Angeles.Underwood brought Rose out during the encore portion of her set at the Crypto.com Arena on March 13, where both of them would sing a rendition of Guns N’ Roses’ ‘Welcome To The Jungle’.Watch the pair perform ‘Welcome To The Jungle’ below.This performance would mark the first time that Carrie Underwood and Axl Rose have performed the track together. Underwood first performed with the Guns N’ Roses frontman in April last year, when she brought him out to perform ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’ and ‘Paradise City’ during her headlining performance at California’s Stagecoach Festival 2022.Elsewhere during her concert, Underwood performed a slew of her biggest hits including ‘Good Girl’, ‘Hate My Heart’, ‘Ghost Story’ and ‘Last Name’ before ending the show with ‘Before He Cheats’.Axl Rose and his Guns N’ Roses bandmates are set to headline Glastonbury later this year alongside Elton John and Arctic Monkeys.

Netflix‘s popular K-drama series The Glory has officially become the streaming platform’s most-watched release of the week.This is according to Netflix’s latest weekly list of Top 10 most-viewed TV shows and movies of the week for the week of March 6 to 12. The revenge-thriller series racked up over 124million hours viewed, and ranked in the Top 10 in 79 countries globally.

Louis Tomlinson has revealed his thoughts on having the most songwriting credits in One Direction among his former bandmates.In a new clip released from Tomlinson’s upcoming documentary film All Of Those Voices, the former One Direction star said the thought of the boyband writing their own songs “had always been in my mind”, adding, “it’d be cool if we weren’t just the standard boyband who just got given songs and sang them”.Tomlinson would go on to explain that once he had begun writing for the group, he finally felt a sense of ownership in his career: “All of a sudden, I felt in control again. The first two and a half years, I just felt like I wasn’t in control of myself or certainly had an influence on the band.”The clip would end with Tomlinson talking about how proud he was of his songwriting credits, comparing it to how proud of the group as a whole: “When I think about how proud I am of One Direction, I think of us as a collective.

TV personality Georgia Harrison has said she developed cysts and later went into septic shock after becoming a victim of revenge porn. Her ex-boyfriend Stephen Bear, who won Celebrity Big Brother in 2016, was jailed for 21 months for sharing a private sex video of them on his OnlyFans website.The 28-year-old model told The Sun that her career was “damaged” and she was “thriving” prior to seeing the footage circulating online.

There's a brand new recruit joining Made In Chelsea's high-society roster – a drop-dead gorgeous model with royal connections. Cheeky and charming, Freddy Knatchbull is about to become SW3's most eligible bachelor.The 19-year-old, who makes his TV debut in the upcoming series of the E4 reality show, currently balances the notoriously hardcore student nightlife of Newcastle with country house getaways with the boys. The hunk was introduced to MIC's producers by his model pal and current star Joel Mignott, and Freddy tells OK! we can expect to see him flirting up a storm.

It’s Wednesday and one star sign should curb their impulsive spirit, while another will be trusted with a secret.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. From Aries through to Pisces, here's what today could bring for your horoscope - and what you can do to be prepared.

There are 'severe delays' on the Metrolink this morning with one line fully suspended due to a fault on the overhead line.

Midwife Pip Podcast that she started to feel "guilty, freaked out and panicked" and questioned whether she had made the "wrong decision". Chloe explained: "I felt very isolated, very alone. [I was] quite depressed and quite freaked out.

Read More: Martin Lewis issues 9 character warning over painkiller rip-offMartin tweeted after the show: "Hi folks. Just leaving the @itvMLshow studio to go home. Tonight's show was one I've long wanted to do.

his divorce in 2021. Appearing tonight (March 14) on Emma, Oti and Rylan's Red Nose Day Challenge on BBC One, Rylan was joined by Emma Willis and Oti Mabuse as they attempted to climb the Cairn Gorm mountain in the Scottish Highlands to raise money for Comic Relief. During training, Rylan spoke to cameras, telling viewers his reasons for embarking on the tough challenge to summit the peak.

adding blackmail to his list of worries and monthly spends. It’s cost Noah dearly to keep Samson off his back, but with Amelia (Daisy Campbell) in mind he’s soldiered on, and now the family unit will be hit with yet another setback.

Lindsay Lohan has announced that she is set to welcome her first child. The Mean Girls and Freaky Friday actress shared the wonderful news that she is expecting her first child with her husband Bader Shammas, whom she married last July. Lindsay, 36, revealed the exciting life update with an adorable snap of a white babygro on her Instagram page.

Former reality star Kyle Chrisley was arrested for aggravated assault in Tennessee, Fox News Digital can confirm. The 32-year-old, who appeared alongside his family on the USA Network reality show "Chrisley Knows Best," was taken into custody by the Smyrna Police Department on Tuesday.

Fears have been raised that dozens of affordable flats planned for a major housing development could ‘disappear’ within five years. Housing association Great Places wants to build 73 ‘rent-to-buy’ apartments on a former car wash site in Stockport town centre.The one and two-bedroom homes would be spread across two adjoining blocks on disused land at King Street West - part of the regeneration zone overseen by the town’s mayoral development corporation (MDC). These would be let to working households at a discounted rent, giving tenants the opportunity to save for a deposit to buy their first home.

The 2023 Juno Awards, Canada’s long-running annual music awards show, saw a protestor take the stage as Avril Lavigne introduced a performer. The individual, an environmental activist, was topless and had the phrases “SAVE THE GREEN BELT” and “STOP LOGGING OLD GROWTH NOW” written on their body, references to the Ontario government’s plan to build developments on thousands of acres of the province’s protected green space and British Columbia's timber industry.

Manchester United face Real Betis in the second leg of their Europa League round of 16 on Thursday night.

Cleaning influencer Mrs Hinch has had Instagram posts banned after she failed to make clear to her followers that she was advertising her own products. The social media star, whose real name is Sophie Hinchliffe, burst onto the scene back in 2018.

Jowita Przystal is enjoying an idyllic break in the Maldives, as is not letting reports of her split from fellow Strictly Come Dancing pro Giovanni Pernice dampen her spirits.Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, the Strictly winner shared a gorgeous photo showing her posing on the edge of the most stunning swimming pool.WATCH: Kevin Clifton gives his thoughts on the 'Strictly curse'Rocking a black bikini, the 28-year-old can be seen with her hands on her face whilst enjoying the water falling on top of her."Appreciate every second," she wrote, whilst also revealing that she is currently holidaying at the Sun Siyam Iru Fushi resort in the Maldives.A post shared by Jowita Przystał (@jowitaprzystal)Jowita stunned whilst posing in a swimming poolJowita appears to be on holiday with some girlfriends, and the trip comes just as it has been revealed that she has reportedly split from Giovanni due to their hectic work schedules.The split comes three months after it was first reported they were dating and were pictured holding hands, and just days after the Italian dancer seemed to confirm their relationship in a new interview with Radio Times.A post shared by Jowita Przystał (@jowitaprzystal)The star has been posing about a storm during her breakAsked about his romance, Giovanni told the publication: "This was my New Year's resolution. We are not talking about anything."The interviewer then pressed: "We, so there's a 'we'?" to which Giovanni "smiled silently".Laughing at the not-so-subtle indiscretion, Anton - who is set to go on tour with the Italian hunk - remarked: "I want Gio to find love like I have.

The stars are stepping out for the premiere of Extrapolations!

Alejandro Garnacho had a golden opportunity ahead of him over the coming weeks.

David Proctor says his Cumbernauld Colts side stood up to be counted as they fought back to draw 1-1 with Celtic ‘B’ in the Lowland League.

Stephen Frail says Motherwell can never expect to beat Rangers, but they go into the Saturday lunchtime kick-off with a lot of confidence.

A man who choked his ‘kind’ sister to death after an argument at a caravan park had previously stabbed her with scissors and authorities ‘underestimated’ the risk he posed to family members, a review has found.

Campaigners have been given fresh hope Rochdale’s landmark ‘Seven Sisters’ flats could be spared demolition after a landlord confirmed it was reviewing all its major projects. Rochdale Boroughwide Housing - which owns the College Bank high rises - has long been planning to drop four of the tower blocks as part of its ‘masterplan’ to regenerate what it calls the ‘town centre area’.

The family of a 'bubbly and bright' three-year-old who went to bed 'healthy' but was discovered dead by her brother the next morning have spoken of their anguish over the uncertainty surrounding her tragic death.

The news was announced last week that ITV is to axe its children's TV channel CITV after nearly two decades.

A poster branding Dawn French a 'huge t**t' has been given the seal of approval following a string of 'serious offence' complaints. The message was part of an advert for the actress and comedian’s upcoming UK tour, seen in The Sunday Times Culture magazine on December 4.

A man punched a stranger to the face with such force she fell backwards after she and her group called him out for yanking a woman’s hair. Dean McLeod, 42, was captured on CCTV grabbing the woman’s hair while pulling her to the ground during a row.

Fawlty Towers.Cleese, who played hotel owner Basil Fawlty in the original sitcom, is set to write and star in the revival alongside his daughter Camilla Cleese. It’s set to be executive produced by Rob Reiner (This Is Spinal Tap).The new series, which will focus on the relationship between Basil and his daughter as they manage a hotel together, will “explore how Cleese’s over-the-top, cynical and misanthropic Basil Fawlty navigates the modern world”.Cleese responded to the divisive reaction on Twitter on Monday (February 20), writing: “I must apologise.