Laurie Metcalf Signs With CAA As ‘The Connors’ Heads Into Final Season

Heart-breaking tributes have poured in for a 'beautiful' young mum, 27, who was found dead in an old ambulance by a children's play area.

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart have announced a series of comeback shows for next year, their first since splitting up five years ago.The band officially announced that they had broken up in November 2019, with frontman Kip Berman writing on Instagram that his life had “changed radically” since the band first formed in 2007 and that he had decided to focus on other projects.The group also included singer and keyboardist Peggy Wang, bassist Alex Naidus and drummer Kurt Feldman and they released their self-titled debut in 2009 together with three further full-length albums, 2011’s ‘Belong’, 2014’s ‘Days of Abandon’ and 2017’s, ‘The Echo of Pleasure.’Now, they have announced that they will be getting back together for a series of shows to celebrate the 15th anniversary of that debut album. The shows will take place in Spain and Portugal in February and March 2025, with tickets going on sale at 11am local time on Tuesday (August 20).

Ruth Langsford was hailed a 'total babe' after showing off her new hair transformation.The Loose Women presenter underwent a huge hair makeover at a lavish salon and showed off the results on her social media. Ruth, 64, shared a reel on Instagram which documented her time in the salon, with two stylists getting to work on her blonde locks. She revealed she'd had new, longer extensions fitted after fans had urged her to keep her hair longer.

Christopher Vourlias Georgian filmmaker Tato Kotetishvili, whose feature directorial debut, “Holy Electricity,” won the Golden Leopard in the Concorso Cineasti del Presente section at the recently wrapped Locarno Film Festival, is prepping his next film, a docufiction that follows a family trying to illegally enter the U.S. from across the Mexican border.

Vera's Kenny Doughty is the top pick among bookies to step into Neil Dudgeon's shoes if he ever decides to leave Midsomer Murders. Despite Neil having no plans to exit the ITV drama, fans are concerned about a potential replacement.

and are once again on a in Colombia, meaning the Murdoch empire is brainstorming headlines with VERY inflammatory ADJECTIVES in them, and the fashion world is busy parsing everything that’s made it into the Duchess of Sussex's Away case for subtext.Thus far wardrobe-wise, she’s delivered Latte-Adjacent Dressing (Colombia produces approximately 12 million bags of grade-A Arabica every year, after all); a smattering of references (including a pair of diamond-and-onyx butterfly earrings worn by Lady Di in the ’80s); and both a Johanna Ortiz dress and a Juan de Dios skirt.The Duchess’s butterfly earrings once belonged to Diana, Princess of Wales.It may have been half a decade since the Sussexes travelled on behalf of the Crown, but the Duchess is still a graduate of the Windsor School of Diplomatic Styling, Class of ’18, and Ortiz and De Dios are among Latin America’s most esteemed designers.A boldly patterned moment while wearing Johanna Ortiz.In a Juan de Dios skirt for a visit with the Invictus Games’s Colombian team.For anyone looking to make an investment purchase off the back of all of this, however, allow me to direct your attention to Meghan’s footwear during a trip to Colegio La Giralda in Sante Fe on August 18: namely, a pair of , a shoe that, when spotted by fashion editors, is met with the sort of “Ooohs!” reserved elsewhere for, say, newborn babies or Internet Boyfriends.Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visit Colegio La Giralda on August 16, 2024 in Bogota, Colombia.As much a part of the Chanel DNA as the 2.55 or the tweed jacket, it’s Coco who introduced the style in 1957, reclaiming the slingback from risqué affiliations.

The Fury family has been rocked by the sad news of Tommy Fury and Molly-Mae Hague's shock split, but it seems they are trying to continue as normal. Paris Fury, wife to heavyweight champion Tyson, has made a return to social media after a short absence.

Neighbours of a man who died in a suspected arson attack which left him trapped in his own home say they are 'traumatised'.

Jamie Lomas has become a dad once again as his fiancee Jess Bell welcomed a baby girl named Bella Nevaeh Lomas last month, sharing the news exclusively with OK! in a stunning photoshoot this week. And detailing the reasoning behind their unique choice of name for their first child together - Jamie shares daughter Polly, 13, with ex Kym Marsh and son Billy, 18, with another ex - the couple explained that they wanted it to have meaning.The Hollyoaks star shared: “We wanted a name that was meaningful to us, Bella is a nod to Jess’s surname and Nevaeh is ‘heaven’ backwards.

Pale Waves have shared a new single ‘Gravity — check it out below.The song serves as the third preview of the Manchester band’s fourth album ‘Smitten’, which is due for release on September 20 via Dirty Hit (pre-order/pre-save here).Built around bright, dreamy guitar strums, ‘Gravity”s optimistic soundscape contradicts the moodier lyrics, which outline the torment of being dragged in different directions by a lover who can’t choose between their relationship or their religion: “She’s pulling me like gravity everywhere she goes / Am I in too deep, or out of my reach?” frontwoman Heather Baron-Gracie sings.Speaking on the track, Baron-Gracie said: “Gravity is about a woman who chose Jesus over me. It took the longest of all of the songs on the album to finish, I think we must have rewritten it millions of times to get it to where it is now.”Check it out below.Pale Waves recently announced a UK headline tour for this autumn, including a gig at Here at Outernet in London.

Leon Bridges has announced a North American tour to take pace this autumn, in support of his upcoming album ‘Leon’ – see all the dates below.Earlier this month, Bridges announced details of his fourth studio album, and shared the record’s sun-drenched lead single ‘Peaceful Place’, which you can listen to below.The album is due to come out on October 4 via Columbia and you can pre-order/pre-save it here.Now, he has shared information of a North American tour for October and November, which kicks off on October 4 at Austin City Limits Festival and concludes on November 17 at Mexico City’s Corona Capital. Support at the majority of dates will come from Hermanos Gutiérrez.Tickets go on sale at 10am local time on Tuesday (August 20), and you can get yours here.“I wanted to bring the magic and connection that made this record to this tour, so I felt it was important to pick the right rooms to play,” Bridges has said.

considering a career in politics. But, according to one expert, the outspoken Duchess of Sussex is unlikely to appear at next week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

Things appear to be moving fast for Molly-Mae Hague after she was spotted after splitting from her Love Island ex Tommy Fury, with a vast skip outside their lavish £3.5 million pad. Amongst the discarded items was a suitcase, leading to inevitable speculation about its contents. The news of their split broke hearts everywhere when, on Wednesday, it was revealed that the lovebirds had ended their relationship.

Throughout her monumental 70 year reign, Queen Elizabeth II had the opportunity to enjoy the finest food, prepared by some of the world's top chefs. And, despite having ample opportunities to develop a taste for exotic or quirky foods, the Queen stayed true to her British roots when it came to what she wanted to eat - with one traditional - albeit surprising - English delight reportedly being enjoyed most days for over nine decades.The late Queen's fondness for the tradition of Afternoon Tea has been mentioned several times by ex-royal staff members, with many confirming what the monarch preferred to eat.

King Charles has always been a passionate advocate for protecting the environment. He has been campaigning for climate change for over 50 years and was a true pioneer before it became the global emergency that it is today. And while the King picked up much of his inspiration from his late father, Prince Philip, he has now passed his interests onto the next generation as both of his sons have spoken about the cause.

Tommy Fury looked downcast as he arrived at the £3.5 million mansion he shared with Molly-Mae Hague on Saturday, 17 August.The professional boxer was spotted driving towards the property.Tommy, 25, kept a neutral facial expression as he focused on driving his Mercedes Benz G-Class towards the six-bedroom home, which is located in Cheshire. It has been reported that Tommy has moved out of the house, following his sudden split from Molly, 25. Earlier today, Molly-Mae was seen driving away from the mansion with daughter Bambi in the backseat.

Alyssa Edwards again.” After six long years, drag superstar Alyssa Edwards is back. Edwards is one of the 12 queens competing for a place in the international pavilion at the Drag Race Hall of Fame in “RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars,” which premiered Friday on Paramount+. And while she faces some fierce competition from the other queens, Edwards declares she has some unfinished business and wants to be crowned Queen of the Mothertucking world.

Hamilton Town House audiences are gearing up for a night full of nostalgia and an emotional walk down memory lane.

Seeking the ultimate comfy shoe? Nurses spend their days on their feet, so who better to ask for advice? Over on the NursingUK subreddit, there's a treasure trove of top tips, including on one thread asking, "What shoes do you wear?" One nurse-to-be was curious and took to Reddit to enquire further: "So I'm starting in a new hospital next week, for the last 5 years I've been using the clogs/Crocs etc and I see a lot of nurses using sneakers like Nikes and Adidas etc, which for me was always a no. But now I'm looking for something comfy, the only requirement is to be black!" A highly-rated response praised a particular shoe: "I wear Skechers! Fully black and made of a material that doesn't absorb liquids if any spill on them.

Maya Jama whisked her friends away to Ibiza on a private jet, extending her extravagant 30th birthday celebrations on Friday.The Love Island presenter flew off to the sun-drenched Balearic island to keep the party going for her milestone birthday. Boarding their flight with Sandbanks Jets, the group indulged in a menu from Japanese restaurant Nobu, all while sipping champagne and donning masks of Maya's face.

Taylor Swift gave her London audience a special surprise gift at her Friday evening concert, debuting her song London Boy in front of the 92,000-strong crowd in Wembley Stadium.

A disabled pensioner was left reduced to tears by a team of cruel door-to-door scammers who forced her to get her drive refurbished for a whopping £7k then left it destroyed.

J. Kim Murphy “Alien: Romulus” slithered to $18 million from 3,885 locations across Friday and preview screenings — a substantial haul that suggests that 20th Century’s latest entry in the survival thriller series will come in north of the studio’s projections to earn a $40 million debut across opening weekend.

Marina Hyde, in conversation with Richard Osman on their podcast The Rest Is Entertainment, said that the ghostwriter behind Prince Harry's popular memoir Spare "pushed" the Duke to delve deeper into certain aspects of his life. Using J.R. Moehringer as an example, she wen into details about the impact of ghostwriters.

The thrill of uncovering hidden treasures in your coin collection could be more lucrative than you think.

Maggie Rogers performed a cover of Natasha Bedingfield’s ‘Unwritten’ for unsuspecting concert-goers at Adele‘s Munich residency last night. Check it out below.Rogers is in Munich to open for Coldplay tonight (17 August) on their ‘Music Of The Spheres’ tour — which was today announced as the highest-grossing rock tour of all time.Before taking to the stage with the British pop icons, she paid a visit to Adele’s ongoing Munich residency.

A comedian’s show has been cancelled by a theatre, following an accusation that his act included a joke that was anti-Semitic. 

BBC former star news anchor Huw Edwards was convicted of making indecent images of children just over a fortnight ago, and now another man has claimed Edwards assaulted him in a public place. 

Guy Lodge Film Critic Lithuanian cinema, not typically that well represented on the international film festival circuit, was the big story of this year’s Locarno Film Festival awards ceremony, with two films from the Baltic nation taking a number of top prizes between them. “Toxic,” an auspicious debut from writer-director Saulė Bareiša, won not only the Golden Leopard for Best Film in the fest’s premier International Competition — from a jury chaired by Austrian auteur Jessica Hausner — but also, in an unusual double, the top prize in the separately juried First Feature Competition.

“A Devil Went Down to Georgia: Race, Power, Privilege, and the Murder of Lita McClinton.”Just hours before McClinton and her wealthy businessman husband, James Vincent Sullivan, were due in an Atlanta courtroom — where a judge would determine the outcome of their multimillion-dollar divorce case — she would be shot to death in broad daylight, in cold blood, by a hired amateur killer. Friday, Jan.

Lithuanian filmmaker Saulė Bliuvaitė has clinched the Golden Leopard in the main international competition of the 77th Locarno Film Festival with her debut featureToxic.

Maciek Hamela’s Oscar-shortlisted documentary In the Rearview arrives on video on demand platforms this weekend — a compelling portrait of Ukrainian civilians fleeing for their lives in the early days of Russia’s full-scale invasion.

TV and radio star Vick Hope is gracing our screens as the host of BBC's new talent show, Made in Korea: The K-Pop Experience. Vick, 34, rose to fame as a BBC Radio 1 presenter, and now she's married to superstar DJ Calvin Harris. The Strictly Come Dancing alum sparked engagement rumours in May 2022, when she was spotted flaunting a massive diamond ring last year.

Kimberley Walsh and Nadine Coyle, who shot to stardom in the noughties as part of the iconic girl group Girls Aloud, have had their share of ups and downs since the band's split in 2013. This year they reunited as a group for a nostalgic arena tour, appearing to be best of friends again as they celebrated the life of their late bandmate, Sarah Harding, who sadly died from breast cancer back in September 2021. But some years ago there seemed to be a spectacular falling out between the pair.

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Drivers are being warned of delays following reports of a six-vehicle smash near Glasgow Airport.