Liv Hawkins: 'There's drama but no love on Love Island - the couples won't last'

Manchester United's season gets underway on Monday and the final preparations are being made for the opening game.

Coronation Street fans have been left begging 'please' to soap bosses after they saw the reality between Chesney Brown's out-of-character outburst at Henry Newton. The usually quiet-mannered character lashed out during scenes in the ITV soap on Wednesday night (August 10) after being lied to by wife Gemma.

Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden has marked her birthday with her twin sister as she made a heartbreaking admission. The dancer is currently undergoing treatment after being diagnosed with stage three breast cancer.

Lorde has once again teased new material after making her return to the stage recently.The New Zealand singer-songwriter played at All Together Now Festival in Ireland last Sunday (August 6) before taking to the stage at Øya Festival in Oslo, Norway yesterday (August 9).As Lorde explained during the first set, the gigs presented “the ‘Night Vision’ edition of the ‘Solar Power’ tour” and saw her perform her newer tracks with updated, pop-oriented arrangements.Additionally, the shows featured a different stage production and aesthetic to the artist’s ‘Solar Power’ world tour, which wrapped up back in April.Fans have since been speculating over whether these changes could be pointing towards Lorde’s next era, and the possibility of new music.Sharing a rare post on Instagram today (August 10), the singer provided a cryptic update about what’s going on. “These times are beautiful and they freak me out and there’s so much to tell you,” she wrote.“No this is not the start of anything out there, just want u to know there’s a light on inside me ..

Netflix original series to become a summer hit looks set to be the drug drama Painkiller, fronted by Matthew Broderick – you can find episode details below.The series takes on the ever-headline-making prescription drugs crisis that continues to grip America and other parts of the world. Broderick plays a slick pharmaceutical executive, Richard Sackler, while Uzo Aduba’s Edie Flowers is the government lawyer set on taking him down.An official synopsis for Painkiller reads: “A fictionalized retelling of events, Painkiller is a scripted limited series that explores some of the origins and aftermath of the opioid crisis in America, highlighting the stories of the perpetrators, victims, and truth-seekers whose lives are forever altered by the invention of OxyContin.“An examination of crime, accountability, and the systems that have repeatedly failed hundreds of thousands of Americans, Painkiller is based on the book Pain Killer by Barry Meier and the New Yorker magazine article The Family That Built an Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe.”The first season of Painkiller comprises six one hour episodes that chart the battle between the good guys (Flowers and the Feds) and the big bad (Sackler and his Pharma company).As with many TV series on Netflix, the series will have its entire season released in one go as of Thursday, August 10.

Papers, Please got a Game & Watch-inspired demake to celebrate its 10th anniversary, as well as a “hard mode” featuring wanted posters and VIP travellers.The demake – which is playable on itch.io and is titled LCD, Please – has been a hit with fans who have asked developer Lucas Pope to think about potentially releasing this version for the Playdate. Check it out below:While it is not as colourful as the original, it functions in an identical way to Papers, Please, albeit with a classic aesthetic.

Bruce Springsteen has paid tribute to The Band guitarist and singer-songwriter Robbie Robertson at the opening night of his US tour. Check out footage from the show below.News of Robertson’s death arrived yesterday (August 9), with a social media update from The Band’s management. “Robbie was surrounded by his family at the time of his death, including his wife, Janet, his ex-wife, Dominique, her partner Nicholas, and his children Alexandra, Sebastian, Delphine, and Delphine’s partner Kenny,” it read.

Paramore have cancelled the remaining shows on their 2023 North American tour due to illness.The band recently postponed four live gigs after frontwoman Hayley Williams fell ill during a performance in Houston, Texas. She later revealed that she was suffering from a lung infection.Williams and co.

Euphoria director Sam Levinson over the show’s sexually explicit scenes.Euphoria has won nine Emmys – two of them for its lead, Zendaya – and has made Sweeney a star. But its depiction of sex in a show about high schoolers has turned Levinson into a controversial figure.

K.J. Yossman Andrew Georgiou upped to head of Warner Bros. Discovery’s media business in the U.K.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Disney is coming for the streaming password-sharing freeloaders. Taking a page from Netflix’s playbook, Disney chief Bob Iger announced that the media conglomerate has put a priority on finding ways to convert password-borrowing users into paying customers.

K.J. Yossman Pathé feature “Driving Madeleine” has been acquired by Parkland Entertainment for a U.K. and Ireland theatrical release, Variety can confirm.

Taylor Swift has delighted fans after announcing the release of a new album.

Two Chilean women flew to Britain as 'burglary tourists' to target a millionaire businessman's wife for her designer handbags and jewellery, a court heard.

Experts are warning that renting could get even more expensive soon as a result of further increased demand and low supply. Rents are now expected to rise sharply once again in the next few months amid the already crippling cost of living crisis.

Janette Manrara's fans have said they have witnessed 'pure love' as she updated them with videos on her mum and dad's visit after welcoming her first child. The dancer and presenter's parents flew over from Miami a week after their daughter gave birth to her own little girl.

A special candlelight show featuring some of the best movie and TV soundtracks performed live by a string quartet at Manchester Cathedral will take place later this month.

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Angry at that deal, she pledged to put out new recordings of each of her previous albums as soon as the re-record restrictions in her old record contact lapsed. And she made good on that pledge in 2021, even after Braun sold on her Big Machine catalogue, possibly in part because the pandemic meant she had more time on her hands.Each re-recorded album also includes some extra songs ‘from the vaults’, with ‘Taylor’s Version’ of ‘1989’ set to have five extras in addition to the original tracklisting.Swift confirmed the October release date during a show on her ‘The Eras Tour’ last night.

We’ve all been there; you carefully pack your clothes into your suitcase, only to arrive at your destination with a bag full of crumpled, creased clothes that you either have to live with or resign yourself to starting your holiday by doing the ironing. As there’s nothing worse than having to kick off your vacation with some household chores, we’re firm believers in packing clothes that can withstand several hours folded in a case, and it seems we’re not alone in our pursuit of the ultimate holiday buys.That’s why Marks and Spencer shoppers were delighted when they discovered a stunning midi dress that is not only comfortable and flattering, but doesn’t crease, no matter how many hours it spends stuffed in your suitcase.

The TikTok ringleaders responsible for sparking a riot on London’s Oxford Street must be “hunted down and locked up”.

An inspirational Scots teen who lost her arm to cancer has received the grades she needs to go to university after studying from her hospital bed.

Tennis legend Annabel Croft was left devastated by the sudden death of her husband, prior to the recent announcement she is now the 14th celebrity to join the 2023 line-up of Strictly Come Dancing.The 57-year-old's husband Mel Coleman's sadly passed away in May this year and the devastating loss came as a 'shock' to the star.The couple, who were married for 30 years and tied the knot in 1992, passed away aged 60 after a battle with cancer.The couple have three adult children together, Charlie, Amber and Lily together. The former America’s Cup yachtsman, who co-ran a tennis school with Annabel, was diagnosed with stage three cancer after complaining of sudden stomach problems, reported by the Mirror.

People in the UK are being urged to check their pockets and purses for some rare 50p coins that could be worth a lot of money.

A new online petition is calling on the UK Government to introduce a ‘national digital Blue Badge’ after a council in London recently introduced an electronic version of the permit to prevent thieves from stealing them. Petition creator Brian Putman proposes that number plate reading technology used by police to validate insurance - Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) - could also be used to determine if a car is linked to a registered Blue Badge holder.

A whole raft of MSPs from across the Scottish political spectrum have thrown their weight behind a new Paisley book.

The Indian mega-merger between Sony’s TV operations in India and Zee Entertainment has been given the greenlight, paving the way for a $10B TV partnership.

Surprise!! 1989 (Taylor’s Version) is on its way to you ! The 1989 album changed my life in countless ways, and it fills me with such excitement to announce that my version of it will be out October 27th,” Swift said in her announcement.

As you can imagine, being crowned winners of Love Island creates a busy schedule the minute you set foot back in the UK and that has been exactly the case for 2023's champs, Jess Harding and Sammy Root. Life has been non-stop for the pair but the cute couple seemed to have nailed the whirlwind lifestyle they've now been thrown into. OK! has a peek at exactly what our favourite duo have been up to since leaving the island.

Perrie Edwards has shocked fans after sharing her son's full name, revealing that it's not just simply Axel, and there's a secret meaning to the name when paired with the tot's middle name. The former Little Mix star, 30, welcomed her son with fiancé Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain back in 2021, and announced the new arrival on Instagram, writing: "Welcome to the world baby 21/08/21" followed by a heart emoji.Two weeks after welcoming her son she announced his name, writing: "2 weeks of loving you.

Love Island fans think they have worked out why Tyrique Hyde was so angry about Mitchel Taylor and Ella Barnes staying in the villa. Mitch, 26, and Ella,23, were saved by Whitney Adebayo and Lochan Nowacki in Tuesday's dramatic dumping.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Love Island fans think they may have spotted a major clue that Molly Marsh and Zachariah Noble have secretly split in the villa. The couple, who became closed off a week ago, have been going through serious drama this week after the Song, Marry, Pie challenge caused serious drama. After 26 year old Zach made the mightily bad decision to kiss former flame Kady McDermott, 27, and marry Molly, 21, instead, the latter was incredibly crest-fallen as she quickly turned away at the sight.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Leah Taylor has sparked rumours of a feud between herself and fellow Love Island stars Ella Thomas and Whitney Adebayo after she failed to follow the pair on social media. Leah was brutally dumped from the villa alongside Montel Mackenzie after they were voted the second least compatible couple by the public.

Rita Ora will surprise Love Islanders with a private performance on the ITV reality show, it has been revealed. The British pop star was teased as a “new arrival” to the villa ahead of Tuesday’s episode.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Love Island viewers think they have "rumbled" new bombshell Ella Barnes' "game plan" after she picked Mitchel Taylor during Friday night's explosive recoupling. During the latest episode, Mitchel, 26, had been paired with Abi Moores but was stolen by new bombshell Ella, 23, after some serious flirting between the two. Prior to this, the villa was rocked by an unexpected text message as all the Islanders were asked to gather around the fire pit immediately.The message read: "Ella B and Josh as you are both single it is time for you to steal an Islander of your choice.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Love Island viewers were left in stitches on Friday night after they spotted Mitchel Taylor's reaction after he was picked at the recoupling by new bombshell Ella Barnes. Mitchel, 26, had been paired with Abi Moores but was stolen by new bombshell Ella, 23 - and his reaction left fans in hysterics.