Kanye West’s lawsuit against Australian burger bar dropped after he goes AWOL

Brianne Howey has announced she was expecting her first child with Matt Ziering. In a Thursday Instagram post, the Ginny & Georgia star shared her baby bump with fans - revealing she and her husband Matt were expecting.

Shirley Ballas revealed she sprained her wrist while joking around with two of her pals. The Strictly Come Dancing judge decided to slide down the stairs on a rug but it ended in disaster. Taking to Instagram today, Shirley, 62, shared a video with an ice pack on her hand as she mused over the incident.

LOONA have signed with Modhaus, the agency founded and run by the K-pop girl group’s former creative director Jaden Jeong.Today (March 17), the entertainment company announced on its official website that it has signed exclusive contracts with four ex-members of the girl group LOONA: Heejin, Kim Lip, Jinsoul and Choerry.“Modhaus wishes them all the best of luck on their new beginnings, and we promise to give them our full support so that they can create more cherished memories with their fans,” Modhaus wrote in its statement.Modhaus was founded and is currently headed by Jaden Jeong, LOONA’s A&R, creative director and music producer from 2016 to 2019. The agency is also behind the new K-pop girl group tripleS.In its statement, Modhaus uses the birth names of the K-pop idols – Kim Jeung-eun and Choi Ye-rim – instead of their stage names of Kim Lip and Choerry.

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International ITV presenter Alison Hammond has been tapped as the new co-host on “The Great British Bake Off,” replacing Matt Lucas. Hammond confirmed the news — which was first reported on Thursday by the Daily Mirror — on Friday morning with a short clip featuring the full “Bake Off” hosting line-up in figurines made out of icing.

Patrick Vieira has been sacked as Crystal Palace manager after failing to secure a win in 2023.

People using prepayment meter are being urged to reapply for energy support vouchers after it emerged that one in five households did not redeem their £67 December Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS) top-up before they expired. PayPoint sent out hundreds of thousands of vouchers at the start of December as part of the UK Government-backed scheme to help people with their rising energy bills this winter.

Kyogo’s exclusion from the Japan squad is “unfair” because he’s performing at a higher level than Celtic teammate Daizen Maeda and that the coach must be watching edited videos of the Hoops’ games.

‘My partner and I had recently decided to try for a baby - I was told I had to prepare for the fact I may never have children as treatment would likely make me infertile’. At just 25-years-old, Hannah was already reeling from the news of a devastating diagnosis of breast cancer after discovering a significant tumour.

There is usually one week of the series that fans of The Apprentice look forward to the most but it appears some were not impressed with this year's round of candidate interviews as the show was slapped with complaints. The hit BBC One show returned to screens on Thursday night (March 16) for the penultimate episode of the 17th series.

Alison Hammond has exclaimed 'it's official' as she finally confirmed her next big TV role. The presenter has announced that she will be the new co-host of the Great British Bake Off when it returns to screens later this year.

Alison Hammond has been showered with support after she shared a heartbreaking wish on social media. The This Morning host took to both Instagram and Twitter to share a tribute to her late mum on what would have been her birthday.

Manchester United are reportedly monitoring Celta Vigo midfielder Gabri Veiga with a view to signing the 20-year-old in the summer transfer window.

A Place in the Sun presenter Jonnie Irwin has offered a heartbreaking update on his cancer battle as he shares how the illness has affected his duties as a dad. The TV star revealed in November that he has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and 'doesn't know how long he has left' to live.

Bill Gates was in the stands to watch 19-year-old Spanish tennis phenom Carlos Alcaraz defeat 22-year-old Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Thursday (March 16) in Indian Wells, Calif.

New Order have backed the #LetTheMusicMove campaign against proposed changes to US visa rules that would impact touring artists.Last month saw the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announce that it was planning to raise touring visa fees for foreign acts by more than 250 per cent.The DHS said in its proposal that applications for a P visa, which is for acts arriving in the states to perform temporarily, would increase from the current rate of $460 (£375.23) to $1,615 (£1,317). Meanwhile, the longer-term O work visa would jump from $460 (£375.23) to $1,655 (£1,349).Numerous musicians have since spoken out against the plans, saying that it would be “a huge hardship to pay such high visa fees”.

Kai, also a member of the boyband EXO, has performed his new single ‘Rover’ live for the first time.The K-pop idol recently made an appearance on the South Korean music chart show M Countdown on the network Mnet. The performance was his first live performance of ‘Rover’, following the song and its accompanying mini-album’s release on March 13.For his M Countdown appearances, Kai performed on a stage that emulated the hair salon set from the song’s music video.

Drake and 21 Savage have expanded their 2023 North American tour – see all the details below.The run of shows, dubbed ‘It’s All A Blur’, is due to kick off in New Orleans this June in support of the two rappers’ recent collaborative album ‘Her Loss’. Drake previously teased the stint during a SiriusXM concert at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York City.Tickets go on general sale at noon local time today (March 17) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.Further gigs have now been added in Houston, Dallas, Miami, Detroit, Montreal, Washington, DC, Seattle, Vancouver, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Las Vegas.

Last Evaluation, an online series by YG Entertainment that will decide the line-up of new K-pop group BABYMONSTER, has been released.The episode picks up where the previous one left off, and opens with the performance of Rosé‘s solo song ‘Gone’, as covered by trainees Ahyeon, Ruka and Pharita.Their version of the track was positively received by the judges, which included WINNER members Hoony and Yoon, AKMU‘s Lee Su-hyun and YG Entertainment founder Yang Hyun-suk.Notably, Hoony gave special mention to Pharita, who said that her voice gave him “goosebumps”. Meanwhile, Lee complimented Ahyeon’s harmonisation skills: “It got me thinking that she’s capable of being part of a group”.Elsewhere in the episode, the second group from BABYMONSTER – comprising Haram, Asa, Chiquita and Rora – were assigned ‘Stay’ by BLACKPINK to perform.The quartet are later joined by Lee in the practice room as they rehearse their upcoming performance.

Abbey Vale progressed in the South of Scotland Challenge Cup after seeing off Upper Annandale in an eight goal thriller.

Threave Rovers boss Vinnie Parker had no complaints over their game on Saturday being called off early.

Castle Douglas Judo Club is celebrating after scooping two silver medals from the Strathkelvin Open Judo Championships in Cumbernauld on Sunday.

He’s a Creetown stalwart who’s planted and harvested thousands of trees with the Forestry Commission.And Eric Houston is old enough – he admits that himself – to see great logs cut from trees he grew from seed half a century ago being shipped along the A75.

Rap icon Snoop Dogg was welcomed to Glasgow in true Scottish style – after a piper was invited to play him off the plane with a remix of West Coast rap.

Alison Hammond has been confirmed as the new host of The Great British Bake Off.

The one act play festival at the Fullarton Theatre in Castle Douglas was enjoyed by large audiences who saw eight very different plays over three nights.

EXCLUSIVE: The Red Nose Day showrunner has urged crew on the iconic BBC charity telethon to “make a fuss” about misconduct as part of BBC Studios’ efforts to pre-empt inappropriate behavior on its shows.

Marta Balaga High-flying Access Entertainment, a division of Len Blavatnik’s Access Industries and equity investor in A24 and “His Dark Materials” producer Bad Wolf, is investing in “Red Skies,” one of the biggest titles set to world premiere at this year’s Series Mania, in main International Competition.   Blavatnik and Danny Cohen, Access Entertainment president, will serve as executive producers on “Red Skies,” a position they also hold one upcoming movies such as Beau is Afraid, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Jonathan Glazer’s “Zone of Interest,” “Iron Claw,” starring Zac Efron, and “Conclave,” from Edward Berger, director of “All Quiet on the Western Front.”  

Rochelle Humes has been asked if she wants any more children, a day after she joked she had been 'humbled' during a parenting moment without her husband Marvin Humes. The loved-up couple share three children together, nine-year-old Alaia-Mai, Valentina, six, and two-year-old son Blake Hampton.

There will be plenty of Manchester City eyes on Sheffield United on Sunday to see if top prospect James McAtee can continue his promising season by booking an FA Cup semi-final date at Wembley.

A thug took a ‘boxer stance’ before repeatedly punching his friend over 40 times then ‘coming back for more’ as he lay unconscious on the ground.

Manchester United secured their spot in the last eight of the Europa League on Thursday night as Marcus Rashford’s goal earned them a 1-0 win over Real Betis in Spain.

The wholesale arm of a Manchester fashion brand racked up debts of almost £4m before it collapsed into administration, it has been revealed.

The shocking extent of crime and anti-social behaviour on Greater Manchester's bus and tram network is laid bare by new figures showing a combined rise in incidents of more than a third.

A gang locked up following a spree of car thefts were linked to a burglary at the family home of Manchester United defender Victor Lindelof. Declan McClusky, Alan McCabe, Kade McEwan and Christopher Ward were sentenced at Minshull Street Crown Court this week for their part in a conspiracy to burgle homes from December 2021 to March 2022.

Kanye West.The project, which currently has the working title of We Need To Talk About Kanye, will air on BBC Two. It will be fronted by the investigative journalist Mobeen Azhar, who previously made an award-winning documentary in 2021 about Britney Spears‘ conservatorship, The Battle For Britney. Per a press statement by BBC’s media centre: “Unfolding against the backdrop of Ye’s 2024 election campaign, and at a time when his behaviour has sparked outrage and a re-evaluation of his place in popular culture, this one-off documentary follows Mobeen as he attempts to understand the complex journey that led Ye to become one of the most famous and creatively successful artists of his generation.

Kanye West‘s anti-semitic remarks are linked to 30 different hate incidents in the US, according to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).The Anti-Defamation League – an international Jewish non-governmental, anti-hate organisation – released a report yesterday (February 13) that referred to 30 anti-semitic incidents that directly referenced the rapper’s comments about Jewish people.“These incidents — which include vandalism, banner drops, targeted harassment and campus propaganda distributions — demonstrate the ongoing influence of Ye’s conspiratorial, bigoted rants,” the ADL wrote in the report.It continued that “immediately following Ye’s antisemitic comments” which included “inflammatory tropes about Jewish power and Holocaust denial”, the slogan ‘Ye is Right’ surfaced online in hashtags and anti-semitic accounts.“The ADL Center on Extremism has also tracked references to “Ye is Right” in instances of on-the-ground antisemitic vandalism and harassment nationwide,” it continued.“These incidents – only some of which are perpetrated by known extremists – demonstrate how references to Ye, often paired with swastikas or other antisemitic slurs, have become mainstream shorthand for the hatred of – or a desire to commit violence against – Jewish people.”In a statement to Billboard, ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said: “Kanye West’s repeated antisemitic remarks – and his dredging up some of the worst anti-Jewish tropes imaginable – doubtlessly are having an impact and inspiring people to commit real-world acts of hate.“As we have long maintained, celebrities and others who engage in spreading hateful tropes need to know their words have consequences.