Kirkbean Primary says emotional farewells before school holidays

The upcoming Disney Plus series, Star Wars: The Acolyte is said to have more Jedi than any other film or show. The Jedi are arguably the most noticeable characters in all of fiction. Even non-Star Wars fans know what a Jedi is.

Hamilton Accies boss John Rankin admits their Viaplay Cup opener against ground-sharing Clyde on Saturday will tell him where his side are in terms of preparation for their League One campaign next month.

Fran Drescher is speaking out in response to the controversy surrounding her recent trip to Italy and meetup with Kim Kardashian.

Joe Jonas is opening up about one of his most embarrassing moments and it’s a story that he says he’s never shared publicly before.

It has been 10 years since the death of Cory Monteith and his Glee co-stars are looking back on his life.

The mum of a teenager who stabbed a schoolboy to death has spoken of her horror at her son’s crime.

Selena Gomez’s little sister Gracie is in her Speak Now era.

formally announcing an actors’ strike and officially putting Hollywood at a production standstill, SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher gave a rousing opening salvo of a speech that exclaimed that “the jig is up” for Hollywood studios’ continued abuses towards its labor workers. “You people are crazy — why are you doing this?” she said while recounting the weeks of negotiations that have left many in the union feeling “insulted.”“From the time negotiations began on June 7, SAG-AFTRA staff and the members of our negotiating committee have worked overtime devoting their evenings, weekends and holidays to achieving a deal that would ensure a sustainable future for the acting profession,” chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland said before handing the mic to Drescher. “But despite our team’s efforts, the AMPTP has remained steadfast in its commitment to devaluing the work of our members.”The strike will begin late Thursday at midnight.Read Drescher’s fiery speech in full below.

Hollywood Studios outlined the deal they offered SAG-AFTRA in negotiations, which gave way to a strike beginning at midnight Thursday.The elements offered included historic pay, audition protections and an AI proposal protecting actors’ digital likenesses for SAG-AFTRA members, among others.“A strike is certainly not the outcome we hoped for as studios cannot operate without the performers that bring our TV shows and films to life,” the Alliance of Motion Pictures and Television Producers said in a statement.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Hayley Atwell is currently kicking butt in “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One,” but the Tom Cruise-led action tentpole is not the actor’s first go-around with a Hollywood mega-franchise. Atwell joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Peggy Carter in 2011’s “Captain America: The First Avenger.” It’s a role she would flesh out in two seasons of ABC’s “Agent Carter” series, before lending her voice to an alternate version of Peggy in Marvel’s Disney+ series “What If…?” Atwell’s Peggy Carter is a passionate fan favorite among Marvel lovers, which is why fans were so delighted when the character popped up as an alternate Captain America in 2022’s “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” and then made furious when she was almost immediately killed off by Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen). In a new interview on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, Atwell called the cameo “a frustrating moment.”

Michelle Pfeiffer is opening up about her late father.

A 14-year-old girl who went missing from her home in the San Diego metro area has been found alive in the barracks at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. According to multiple news reports, la

Jimmie Allen filed two separate counterclaims Thursday against women who have accused the country music star of sexual assault. Allen insisted the sexual encounters were both consensual in court documents filed in Tennessee federal court and obtained by Fox News Digital.

Royals: They're just like us. While attending Wimbledon in London Wednesday at The All England Lawn Tennis Club, the recently crowned Queen Camilla made a surprising revelation about her life before becoming royalty. Meeting with the young ball boys and girls at the tournament, her majesty revealed she had previously held the same job.

Tiffany Chen is speaking out about a scary condition she developed after giving birth to her baby with Robert De Niro.

Jax Taylor is looking back on his time on the popular Bravo show.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Jeff Zucker is not shopping for CNN, according to one of the backing partners of his new media venture. Gerry Cardinale, the private equity player and founder of RedBird Capital, partnered with International Media Investments last year to launch a $1 billion media acquisitions engine run by Zucker. Reports were rampant in June that Zucker was looking to take CNN off the hands of Warner Bros. Discovery, after running the news network for decades before resigning in 2022 over a consensual workplace affair. “No,” Cardinale said on Thursday when asked if he and Zucker were looking to buy CNN, speaking on stage at the Variety and Sportico Sports and Entertainment Summit in West Hollywood. “I would not have the longevity that I’ve had if I ran my business running around town talking about deals in a way that’s, frankly, disrespectful to David Zaslav. I’m kind of amused and irritated by it.”

Richard Simmons is doing well! On Simmons' 75th birthday, the fitness personality's rep, Tom Estey, tells ET, «This is a big milestone. I just want to see him happy, which he is.»The 75th birthday update echoes what Simmons' friend told ET back in 2018, on the reclusive fitness guru's 70th birthday.«He's doing very well. He's his jovial self.

back-to-school shopping. While it may seem strange to focus on school supplies in the middle of the summer, some deals can't wait. Shopping for school supplies can quickly add up and Amazon is serving up major discounts for all your back-to-school needs.

There’s only a few more days until the premiere of Vanessa Lengies and Corey Sevier‘s second movie together, Take Me Back For Christmas.

The actors strike is “probably” going to last a while, according to SAG-AFTRA leadership.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Emmerdale's Charles Anderson star Kevin Mathurin has bid an emotional farewell to his "beautiful" co-star Karene Peter. Viewers will recall that Karene's character, Naomi Walters, made a sudden exit from the ITV soap last week as she headed off to Ibiza for a new life.Taking to Instagram on Wednesday, Kevin, who has played Charles since 2020, paid an emotional tribute. He posted a collection of snaps of him with Karene, as well as co-stars Rebecca Sarker, who plays Manpreet Sharma, and Emile John, who plays Ethan Anderson.

Everywhere Belt Bag seemed nearly impossible to get your hands on. After becoming a viral commodity — namely one of TikTok's obsessions — the cult-favorite belt bag took a long hiatus, but is now restocked and ready to be taken with you, well, . Today, lululemon just dropped the Everywhere Belt Bag and its mini version in new colors.

Kim Zolciak-Biermann claimed that punching Kroy Biermann would be physically impossible for her.

Striking writers now have a new punching bag: Bob Iger.

Oppenheimer director Christopher Nolan told the crowd at the film’s London premiere Thursday that the cast of his film had left and are “off to write their picket signs” as SAG-AFTRA prepares to go on strike.

, director Christopher Nolan revealed that the cast, including stars Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh and others, left the event to go «write their picket signs» as the SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) union decided to go on strike. «I have to acknowledge the work of our incredible cast,» Nolan said onstage, before he was interrupted by applause after mentioning names of several of the film's many, many stars, who walked the red carpet at the premiere but did not join the director inside the theater.Christopher Nolan says the cast of #Oppenheimer left the premiere to ‘go and write their pickets’ and join the strike pic.twitter.com/rc2SaSxcfk «Unfortunately, they're off to write their picket signs for what I believe to be an imminent strike by SAG, joining one of my guilds, the Writers Guild, in the struggle for fair wages for working members of the union,» continued Nolan, before receiving more applause from the crowd. During the event, Pugh took to Instagram to reflect on the film and thanked those for coming out to support the project. «One of the biggest prides of my career. Honouring the work of the MANY who made this movie tonight,» she wrote.

Stacey Solomon said she 'wasn't ready' after getting a school lunchbox delivered for her daughter. Toddler Rose is about to start nursery and the proud mum is getting prepared.

Jax Taylor had an interesting way of covering up “a little bald spot” at the back of his head for a photo shoot.

Prince William and Kate Middleton are doing their best to make sure their kids have a somewhat normal childhood.

Christopher Nolan is totally into Barbenheimer.

Zayn Malik is getting candid about finding his fashion identity.

Mama June Shannon revealed that her daughter Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell’s stage IV cancer is terminal.

Kevin Spacey has taken the stand for his sexual assault trial in the UK. The 63-year-old actor currently faces

Kevin Spacey is defending the way he came out.

Stacey Solomon appeared to be left fuming when she was forced to address where her children actually sit when in the car. The Loose Women star shared a sweet video to her Instagram Story which her caption said was a 'come on the school run with me'.