Man ‘took matters into his own hands’ after falling into ‘overwhelming’ debt following wife’s death

Very few of us need reminding that the Prince and Princess of Wales' love story began at the University of St Andrews in Scotland.The couple met during their first year when they were both living at St Salvator's Halls of Residence and would go on to move in together. While the pair have now been married for 12 years and share three children, their first years together sound idyllic.The couple lived with two other housemates in the second year of their studies but ultimately made a home together for their final two years in a private home that belonged to one of William's cousins.

Emiliano De Pablos Madrid-based agency Feel Sales has picked up worldwide sales rights to indie social drama film “Third Week,” by long term New York-based Catalan writer-director Jordi Torrent (“The Redemption of the Fish”). A U.S.-Spain co-production, the film is produced by Torrent, alongside Randy Simon, Maria Àngels Amorós and Toni Espinosa, for New York’s companies Duende Pictures and RFS Wolf Entertainment and Barcelona’s Toned Media.

Variety Staff Follow Us on Twitter Maxime Saada, the chair and CEO of Canal+ Group, will receive the Variety Vanguard Award at the Mipcom international content sales conference set for Oct. 16-19 in Cannes. The award recognizes television industry leaders who have made a significant contribution to the global business of entertainment.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Canary Islands-based filmmaker Paula Bilbao, whose debut documentary “Inshallah,” about the Las Raíces migrant camp in Tenerife, won the Audience Award at the MiradasDoc festival this year, is turning to fiction in her upcoming dramedy “A Supermarket in Tigaday.” Among the projects in the development showcase at MIA’s Spanish Screenings on Tour, “A Supermarket in Tigaday” focuses on Fer, a frustrated musician, who returns home after a 20-year absence to bury his estranged father. He turns to the music of his past to deal with his grief but to his great surprise, he finds that his father is still alive and that he must prove himself to earn his inheritance, a tiny supermarket in the town of Tigaday.

a rally titled ‘Battle For The Soul Of Sheffield’ will take place in the city as the venue continues its battle to survive.Last year, the venue’s future came under threat after the owners of the building issued them an eviction notice, sparking an outcry across the music industry and from gig-goers.The premises is owned by Electric Group, who bought the site’s freehold in 2017 and previously told music fans that they had no intention of closing the venue when they end the current occupiers’ lease in 2023.However, venue management then claimed they were being “exterminated by the landlord” before launching a fresh appeal to fans, asking for support after revealing that landlords were reportedly moving forward with eviction plans .Ahead of the rally next week, it has been revealed by BBC News that the venue have been offering £40 to ‘volunteers’ in exchange for their support in opposing the venue’s closure and to post on social media.Ahead of the rally, a spokesperson for The Leadmill said: “If we don’t stop this hostile takeover, the very soul and character of our great city is at risk.“This landlord is exploiting a legal loophole to evict and destroy a highly regarded, independent, Sheffield success story, forcing us to cease trading, all for profit. But it’s even worse than that.“It couldn’t be clearer.

Barbie to contribute over $125million (£100million) in gross billings to the company this year.Anthony DiSilvestro, chief financial officer at Mattel, shared the number during the Goldman Sachs media conference on Thursday (September 7). The figure includes direct movie participation and sales of toys and consumer products.“Our economics are a function of the revenue, as well as profit participation, which scales up with the success of the movie,” DiSilvestro said (via Deadline).According to The New York Times, Mattel earned five per cent of the film’s box office revenue, as well as a portion of the overall profits as a producer on the movie, and additional payments as owner of the Barbie IP.Barbie, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, has become the highest-grossing film of 2023, crossing the $1.4billion mark at the global box office.As a result of the film’s success, Mattel is planning a slew of movie projects based on the company’s IP, including Polly Pocket by Lena Dunham, a Hot Wheels film from J.J.

Dave and Central Cee‘s ‘Sprinter’ taking the top spot.The single arrived earlier this year and now has been confirmed by the Official Charts Company as the most streamed song of the summer season.The Central Cee and Dave collaboration has also become both the longest-running UK Rap track to hit Number One, and the first to spend 10 consecutive weeks at the top of the Official Singles Chart. The latter also coincidentally happened on the same day that hip-hop celebrated its 50th anniversary last month.‘Sprinter’ also gave Brit Award winner and Mercury Prize Winner Dave his third Number One track, and marked the first chart-topper for Central Cee.

EXCLUSIVE: UK unscripted vet Daniel Pearl is exiting Paramount UK for Lion TV.

UKTV has been wrapped by Ofcom for subtitling the word “f***ing” twice during a repeat of Casualty that aired at 10.30 in the morning.

EXCLUSIVE: A Broadmoor hospital doc featuring “brand-new testimony from ex-patients and ex-staff” is in the works at Paramount UK network Channel 5.

Paramount’s Nicole Clemens, Imagine Documentaries boss Sara Bernstein and Severance producer Nicholas Weinstock are among the first tranche of speakers for this year’s MIA market in Italy.

EXCLUSIVE: U.S. and UK-based production, sales and financing company Alliance Media Partners (Amp) has signed a non-exclusive genre co-production deal with Quebec-based producer Philip Kalin-Hajdu.

The ex-wife of notorious prisoner Charles Bronson has met her former lover for the first time in nearly 50 years - and all the signs are there for a positive outcome.

Scotland's Cocktail Bar of The Year was recently crowned and customers have called it "exceptional" and "extraordinary".

A convicted drug dealer was pictured enjoying ringside seats for the Chris Eubank Jr boxing match after taking a Rolls-Royce to the arena.

Lorraine Kelly thanked staff at a Scots hospital after her mum made a full recovery from a serious health issue.

The Auld Enemy could lock horns in a public park and punters would gather round to take in the action.

Anyone planning to renew their home insurance before the end of the year could be in for a shock as the average quoted price for buildings and contents cover has surged by around a quarter (25.7%) annually. New research conducted by data analytics firm Consumer Intelligence, said this is the biggest jump it has seen in records going back to 2014.

A report compiled by Scottish Government planners on proposals for a rail hub in Ravenscraig has been completed and handed to Ministers to make the final decision on the plans.

Taylor Momsen has said she was “relentlessly” bullied after starring in How The Grinch Stole Christmas.The singer and former actor, who had her breakout role aged seven as Cindy Lou in the 2000 live-action film opposite Jim Carrey, explained on the Podcrushed podcast how she was labelled “Grinch Girl” by her classmates at school.“The Grinch changed my life in a multitude of ways – one of them being I was made fun of relentlessly,” Momsen said. “Every time I would start a new school or go somewhere else, I don’t even think the kids knew my name.

almost 50 per cent of UK musicians are working less in Europe since Brexit.47.4 per cent of those surveyed for the Paying The Price report said they had worked less in the EU after Brexit went through, with 27.8 per cent having no work on the continent at all.

Queen guitarist Brian May has expressed his views on the use of artificial intelligence to make music, saying that he finds the prospect “massively scary”.The guitarist was speaking as part of an interview with Guitar Player when he revealed his concerns about the extent to which the use of AI could change the music industry for the worse.“My major concern with it now is in the artistic area,” he began when asked about his thoughts on the advancement of AI platforms. “I think by this time next year the landscape will be completely different.

K.J. Yossman The true story of a dolphin sex scandal in the North of England in the early 1990s is the subject of a new Wondery podcast. “Hooked on Freddie,” from transatlantic production company Blanchard House, is set to launch on the platform on Sept.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Yakusho Koji, the Japanese star who was named best actor at Cannes this year in Wim Wenders’ “Perfect Days,” is set as the subject of a seven-title showcase at the upcoming Golden Horse Film Festival in Taiwan. Among the septet are classic erotic film “Lost Paradise” from 1997, this year’s “Perfect Days” and 1996 film “Shall We Dance,” which was later remade in Hollywood. A former civil servant who first ventured into Taiga drama (long-running TV series broadcast by NHK), then played in several films by Kurosawa Akira, Yakusho became a major 1990s star in Asia as a result of “Shall We Dance?,” in which he portrayed a ball room dancer, and “Lost Paradise.” He also starred in Itami Juzo’s “Tampopo.” Directed by Morita Yoshimitsu, “Lost Paradise” is a tale of a man and a woman whose marriages no longer make them happy, but who rediscover desire in each other’s arms. Fatefully, however, their newfound joy means ever greater transgression of Japan’s strict morality laws. At the time of the release of “Lost Paradise,” the producers deliberately darkened the erotic scenes to make them less explicit and to achieve less restrictive release classifications.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Emmy-nominated “The White Lotus” star Sabrina Impacciatore will play the Venice Film Festival’s master of ceremonies in the upcoming second season of the Italian version of “Call My Agent,” which will also feature a cameo by Venice artistic director Alberto Barbera. Impacciatore, wearing a red gown, disembarked from a water taxi at the Excelsior Hotel pier on the Venice Lido on Saturday welcomed by Barbera, as cameras rolled for a key scene in the show.

Spanish Screenings on Tour, which unspools at Rome’s MIA forum, taking place Oct. 9-13. A platform of market premieres, projects, pics in post and potential remake titles, the Spanish Screenings also underscore the ever stronger emergence in Spain of open arthouse titles – Isaki Lacuesta’s “Saturn Return,” Arantxa Echeverría “Chinas,” Benito Zambrano’s “Jumping the Fence” and Gerardo Herrero’s “Under Therapy,” which was one of the best-selling titles at March’s Malaga Spanish Screenings.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Alicia Moncholí, winner of the New Directors of Asturias Award for her latest short, “Campolivar,” is developing her first feature film, the coming-of-age drama “Weekends,” just announced as one of the five titles in development set to be presented at the Second Spanish Screenings on Tour. They unspool at Rome’s MIA forum, which takes place Oct.

Sarah Lancashire recently opened up about her debilitating “brain fog” due to the “most terrible” menopause. The 58-year-old actress, just scooped up a special recognition award at the National Television Awards (NTAs) last week for her body of work, including roles in Coronation Street, Last Tango In Halifax, and Happy Valley. But she recently revealed that she is struggling with a host of unpleasant symptoms due to the menopause, including brain fog and memory loss.

Supermodel Cindy Crawford has made hundreds of millions and is one of the world's most photographed women. She started modelling in her teens for local department stores in Illinois, at the same time as becoming valedictorian in high school. When she moved to New York, she became one of the most sought after catwalk models and eventually a brand in her own right.

Mark Wright has left fans distracted as he shared a string of new images to social media of him enjoying his new home. The former reality star, who first appeared in The Only Way is Essex back in 2010, recently showed off the final results of his and Michelle Keegan's dream home.

Kerry Katona celebrated her 43rd birthday on Wednesday 6 September by enjoying the day surrounded by family while on a stunning holiday to Marbella.Taking to her weekly column, the mother-of-five shared her love of star signs and horoscopes as she marked the occasion and admitted she was feeling a little older... She penned: "I celebrated my 43rd birthday last week, so I’m feeling old.

K-pop girl group IVE have shared the tracklist for their upcoming mini-album ‘I’ve Mine’.Earlier this month, the six-member group began teasing their forthcoming return with ‘I’ve Mine’, which will be released in entirety on October 13 alongside lead single ‘Baddie’. The upcoming title track is penned by rapper BIG Naughty and K-pop producer Ryan Jhun, the latter of whom also co-composed all songs on the record.IVE have since shared the tracklist for ‘I’ve Mine’, revealing that it will include two pre-release singles, ‘Either Way’ and ‘Off The Record’.

DJ Calvin Harris and Vick Hope have reportedly tied the knot in a Glastonbury-themed wedding that was attended by some of their celebrity pals. World-famous DJ Calvin, 39, and TV presenter Vick, 33, said 'I do' at Hulne Priory, Alnwick, Northumberland, according to The Sun. Naturally, it was a star-studded event as the couple's celeb pals turned out in their droves to help them celebrate, including Big Brother presenter AJ Odudu and BBC radio DJs Vernon Kay, Scott Mills and Jordan North.The pair are said to have exchanged personal vows at the ceremony, and after that, guests enjoyed dinner and drinks surrounded by huge plants and wicker chandeliers.

Ranvir Singh stepped in for Susanna Reid on Monday's Good Morning Britain, after she was forced to miss the show due to illness. Susanna, 52, previously missed Wednesday's show, after she was left struggling to speak after falling ill. She appeared on the show via video link from her dress room, where she explained: "I'm fine, I just can't speak!" And it seems that Susanna, who usually fronts the show from Monday to Wednesday, is still struggling, as she has been put on voice rest by her doctors.

S Club have discussed how they will honour and include the late Paul Cattermole in their upcoming reunion tour.The pop group will be embarking on a reunion tour later this year without Cattermole, who died suddenly in April this year due to heart-related issues. Sixth member Hannah Spearritt will also be absent from the gigs.Speaking to RETROPOP ahead of the tour, Jo O’Meara said: “Obviously, it’s been horrendous, but it’s made us bond together and look out for each other more so than ever, because at the end of the day we’ve got to look out for one another and celebrate Paul’s life as best as we can moving forward.”Jon Lee added that the tour will be faithful to Cattermole’s vocals in a number of their biggest hits, including ‘Reach’.“There are bits in the show that are iconically Paul’s vocals, so we’re not gonna mess with that,” he said.

Jagex, the developer of the classic massively multiplayer online role-playing game RuneScape, has admitted that the inclusion of its Hero Pass was “controversial” and a “significant misjudgement”.“We messed up,” conceded the company in a post to the game’s official website. It continued to confirm that it had heard the criticism of the battle pass from fans and that the Hero Pass missteps arose from an accidental lack of acknowledgement for what the players wanted out of their RuneScape experience.“We need a do-over.