Keira Knightley Films Snowy Scenes on the Set of 'Boston Stranger'

In the space of 14 years, Queer Contact has become a landmark occasion on Manchester’s arts and entertainment calendar - and this year’s line-up promises to be bigger than ever.

An expectant family of five living off benefits don’t know where to go, after being given a seven-day marching order to leave their home.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentIn a new series, Variety catches up with the directors of the films shortlisted for the International Feature Oscar to discuss their road to the awards, what they’ve learned so far, and what’s taken them off guard.Paolo Sorrentino, who won an international Oscar for “The Great Beauty” in 2014, is back in contention with autobiographical film “The Hand of God,” which marks the director’s return to filmmaking in his native Naples 20 years after his debut, “One Man Up.”This Netflix Italian original film is the story of a goofy kid named Fabietto who starts harboring a passion for filmmaking in the tumultuous Naples of the late 1980s. As Sorrentino has put it, “it’s a tale of destiny and family, of sport and cinema, love and loss.” It’s a great honor and a great responsibility to represent my country once again. Being a candidate for the second time fills me with joy because it means that the first time wasn’t just a fluke.

Bridgerton star, the iconic “wee lesbian” from Derry Girls and all-round legend, Nicola Coughlan posted on Instagram, asking people to stop sending her their unsolicited opinions on her body. Yes, Coughlan is an actor and her image is on our screens from time to time, but this doesn’t make her body public propertyShe wrote: “Hello! So just a thing – if you have an opinion about my body please, please don’t share it with me. Most people are being nice and not trying to be offensive but I am just one real life human being and it’s really hard to take the weight of thousands of opinions on how you look being sent directly to you every day.

READ MORE: Coronation Street stars rush to support Faye Brookes as she admits 'struggle' The reality star went on to win the show after tricking the rest of her housemates into thinking she was the real deal. Her cover story was that she belonged to a made-up girl band called Kandy Floss. Chantelle originally auditioned for the regular series of the show the previous summer, but was instead selected to enter the celebrity series.

Didn’t We Almost Have It All: In Defense of Whitney Houston” (Abrams Press), out Tuesday.Feeling pressure to conform to her strict religious upbringing and the norms of the time, Whitney hid her sexuality from the public till her tragic death, which happened 10 years ago this week. “Because her music didn’t fit squarely in the boxes expected of a Black girl making music in the ’80s, she was seen as not Black enough. She was ridiculed.

Rolo Tomassi have spoken to NME about their evolution and journey to new album ‘Where Myth Becomes Memory’, as well as releasing it at a time where metal music has “far wider parameters”.Yesterday, (February 4), the Sheffield-founded post-hardcore band released their sixth album ‘Where Myth Becomes Memory’. Vocalist Eva Korman and keyboardist James Spence have spoken to NME about why it’s deliberately more positive than anything they’ve done before.Formed in 2005 by siblings Eva Korman and James Spence, the band have proven an acclaimed force in British metal – if one of the most arguably under-sung.

Fontaines D.C. played a tiny London show for War Child last night (February 4), debuting new songs from third album ‘Skinty Fia’ – see footage, reaction setlist and more below.The show, at The Dome in Tufnell Park, came as part of BRITs Week, which will see the likes of Damon Albarn and Bastille also playing intimate shows in the capital over the next few weeks around the 2022 BRIT Awards, which will be held at The O2 in London on February 8.Opening the show with ‘Too Real’ from 2019 debut album ‘Dogrel’, the band played a 14-song set sprinkled with new material alongside old classics.“Youse are a guinea pig and a half,” frontman Grian Chatten told the crowd after the full live debut of superbly catchy new single ‘Jackie Down The Line’, the first preview of new album ‘Skinty Fia’, which is set to arrive on April 22 via Partisan.Chatten was on animated form, giving thunderous renditions of ‘Televised Mind’ and ‘A Lucid Dream’ from the band’s 2020 album ‘A Hero’s Death‘ and asking the crowd to join him in the chaos.

Times Radio to talk about the Online Safety Bill, Dorries was asked about Jimmy Carr’s “disgusting” joke about the holocaust, where he refers to the death of thousands of travellers killed by the Nazis as a “positive”.Dorries explained that changes to the Online Safety Bill, which will make online harassment and abuse a criminal offence carrying jail sentences of up to five years, wouldn’t cover Carr’s comments because it doesn’t cover On-Demand services like Netflix because they are “separately carved out of this bill.”She went on to add that “we are looking at a future bill coming forward soon, looking at measures to bring into scope organisations like Netflix because what Jimmy Carr said was both shocking and abhorrent and unacceptable.”Nadine Dorries says a bill to regulate video on demand platforms will follow the online safety bill "very shortly".The culture secretary gave her reaction to comments made about the Holocaust by Jimmy Carr on his Netflix special.@jennykleeman | @lukejones03 | @NadineDorries pic.twitter.com/TF1qzPCw3O— Times Radio (@TimesRadio) February 5, 2022She then added: ‘We don’t have the ability now, legally, to hold Netflix to account for streaming that but very shortly we will.”In a separate interview with Sky News, Dorries said that the proposed Media Bill would look to “make the kind of comments that Jimmy Carr made, subject to a new law which would impose sanctions on those organisations.”In 2017, Dorries tweeted that “left-wing snowflakes are killing comedy”. Speaking on BBC Breakfast, she responded that “What Jimmy Carr did last night is not comedy.

Techland, issues concerning co-op play and “problems with redeeming rewards” are the top of the list to be fixed in Dying Light 2.A tweet from launch day (February 4) has talked about some of the major issues players are facing in the game, and assures that Techland aims to fix them. This follows news that the game had a day one patch featuring over 1,000 fixes.The official Dying Light Twitter said: “Dear gamers, thank you for your feedback. Two things on the top of our list: disconnects in co-op mode and problems with redeeming awards, codes, and other in-game content, including Twitch Drops from TechlandGG.

Full of surprises! Alyssa Milano has been a familiar face for decades as a former child star turned Hollywood mainstay. The star of Netflix’s Brazen (now streaming) has certainly lived an interesting life, so Us Weekly asked her to share 25 fun facts about herself — and her responses ran the gamut.

Shania Twain is no stranger to throwbacks and in the run up to her Las Vegas residency she posted more than ever, and while there are no shortage of amazing images, one was difficult to forget.MORE: Shania Twain reveals her rarely-seen son is following in her career footstepsShania delighted her fans after she chose to share an iconic picture of her posing in the swimming pool wearing a mauve cowboy hat.In the image, Shania gazed into the camera, rocking a smokey eye, with her hair styled in loose waves.VIDEO: Shania Twain rocks a bikini and cover-up in gorgeous vacation video The photo is of course well-known to fans, as it was the record cover of Shania's 1995 hit Any Many of Mine, which reached No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, establishing her as one of the most up-and-coming performers in music.MORE: Shania Twain stuns in figure-flattering dress on rare date night with husbandMORE: Shania Twain brings the country glamour in gorgeous new photoThe song was from Shania's album The Woman In Me, the star's breakthrough album released in the same year, which last year marked its 25th anniversary with a Diamond Edition of the album.A post shared by Shania Twain (@shaniatwain)Shania Twain looked gorgeous in a swimming pool photo from her iconic single cover The singer's fans were delighted to see the iconic image on Shania's Instagram account, with many commenting on it.

Janice Robinson was an instant hit when she appeared on the X factor in 2018.The 54 year old singer first found fame as a member of 1990s group Livin' Joy, before embarking on a solo career. So when she faced the judges on the hit ITV show she knew just what she was doing, and impressed from the off with the revelation that she was the voice and songwriter behind the international dance track Dreamer. Janice made it to the live shows in the Over 28s category and ended up finishing in 14th place.

A life-saving defibrillator was deployed just days after being installed in an East Ayrshire town.

Ronan Keating is reportedly refusing to pay his cleaner after his wife Storm alleged she left their mansion in an "appalling" state.

Gallery: 'For a long time, the desire for a child didn’t preoccupy me. . . ' Did you know these stars all got pregnant after hitting 40? (BANG Showbiz)The 87-year-old star has one daughter, Finty Williams, from her marriage to Michael Williams – who died of cancer in 2001 – but she admitted she dreamed of having six children.

Sir Elton John will miss his own Oscars bash this year. The 74-year-old singer has thrown an annual Hollywood party on Academy Awards night for the past 30 years, in order to raise money for his Aids Foundation, but he will be absent this year due to a scheduling clash. The Oscars have been postponed from February to March 27 when Elton is back on his 'Farewell Yellow Brick Road' tour and he didn't want to disappoint fans after the tour was previously postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

the Daily Mail, a close family member confirmed to the publication that she has welcomed her second child with husband Jason Statham. The Mirror has contacted Rosie's reps for comment. The 34-year-old model hinted that she would soon be giving birth a week ago after sharing several photos of her large baby bump in a nude-coloured dress.

MyLondon. READ MORE: ITV Emmerdale's Aaron Anthony's exit 'confirmed' as Ellis Chapman set to leave village But the end of soap stardom didn't mean the end of moneymaking for these deep-pocketed actors. Some of them have stuck around British towns or have left for sunnier climes in Malibu.