Manhunt launched as two men hospitalised after 'frightening' assault

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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefRising Australian star Lincoln Younes has been cast as the lead of “Last King of the Cross,” a biographical series about a notorious night club owner and gangster being produced for Paramount Plus. Told in ten episodes, the series is an operatic story of two brothers, Sam and John Ibrahim who organize the street but lose each other in their ascent to power.Kieran Darcy-Smith (“Wolf Creek,” “The Duel”) has writing credits and is set as the director.

Naman Ramachandran Transatlantic production powerhouse Sister has taken a minority stake in independent outfit Dorothy Street Pictures. Dorothy Street Pictures, which is behind Sundance and Cannes title, Bruce Lee documentary “Be Water” and has a Pamela Anderson documentary in the works for Netflix, will remain fully independent.

Manori Ravindran International EditorChannel 4 has renewed the Lesley Sharp-fronted crime thriller “Before We Die” — an English adaptation of a Swedish series, produced by the team behind Walter Presents.Sharp will return as detective Hannah Laing, who joins forces with maverick detective Billy Murdoch (Vincent Regan) in a desperate bid to protect her son Christian (Gibson). Season 2 won’t follow the same storyline as its Swedish counterpart, which aired in 2019, but will see Hannah pitched directly against Dubravka, played by Kazia Pelka, the matriarch at the head of the Mimica Croatian crime family.The adaptation is produced by Eagle Eye Drama, which was formed in late 2019 by Walter Iuzzolino, Jo McGrath and Jason Thorp, the creative team behind the global drama company Walter Presents.

Graham Stanier, who was a regular face on The Jeremy Kyle Show throughout its years on-screen, has spoken out to defend the show.

After last week's intense drama as Gray Atkins was finally uncovered as a murderer, EastEnders fans have been tuning in this week to see the aftermath of the horror on the square. The smart lawyer has deceived his family and neighbours for more than a year after his long-suffering wife Chantelle lost her life in harrowing scenes when Gray violently pushed her onto an upturned knife in an open dishwasher before leaving her to die.

Emergency services were called to the AO Arena after a woman scaled the roof.

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BTS have commemorated the arrival of a new Spotify plaque, for reaching one billion streams, with a celebratory bibimbap meal.Last July, the septet surpassed one billion streams on Spotify with their Grammy-nominated hit ‘Dynamite’, making them the first Korean act to ever achieve this milestone. The song has since been added into Spotify’s official ‘Billions Club’ playlist, alongside hits like Harry Styles‘ ‘Watermelon Sugar’, Ed Sheeran‘s ‘Shape Of You’ and more.Yesterday, BTS revealed that they have finally received their commemorative plaque from the streaming service in a cheeky new video where they eat off the award.

Prince album under the late star’s alter-ego Camille, is set to be shared with the world by Third Man Records.In 1986, Prince wrote and recorded a self-titled album called ‘Camille’ under his short-lived feminine alter-ego, but it was scrapped shortly after test pressings of the finished album were produced.In a new interview with Mojo, Third Man co-founder Ben Blackwell revealed that the label are going to make sure ‘Camille’ finally sees the light of day.“We’re finally going to put it out,” Blackwell said, adding that he’d also got the green light from the late singer’s estate: “Prince’s people agreed – almost too easy.”All of the songs on the eight-track ‘Camille’ have been released in some capacity, but never in the same package and have often been tough to find online.A number of the tracks went on to feature on ‘Sign O’ The Times’, while the song ‘Rebirth Of The Flesh’ only appeared in 2020 on a Super Deluxe Edition of that album.The eight tracks to be featured on ‘Camille’ – which looks set to be released under the alter-ego, not Prince – are:‘Rebirth Of The Flesh’‘Housequake’‘Strange Relationship’‘Feel U Up’‘Shockadelica’‘Good Love’‘If I Was Your Girlfriend’‘Rockhard In A Funky Place’Last year, another ‘lost’ Prince album – ‘Welcome 2 America’ – was finally released over a decade after it was finished. The album discusses race relations, political division and social justice, with Prince saying of the album in 2010: “The world is fraught with misin4mation.

A tennis club in Perth will serve up an event to raise funds for the children of Ukraine.

After a fantastic first day we turn our thoughts to day two of the Cheltenham Festival, writes Bob Cross.

Kourtney Kardashian has opened up about her IVF struggle so far, as she is trying for a baby with her fiancé Travis Barker.The 42 year old Keeping Up With The Kardashians star revealed in the trailer for the family's new Hulu show she wants to have a baby with her Blink 182 beau, 46. She announced in the clip: "Travis and I want to have a baby." Kourtney also revealed she was undergoing IVF to help her conceive with Travis, 46, but admitted it had "not been the most amazing experience".

North Lanarkshire Council is set to end an inherited historic twinning arrangement with a Russian town following the country’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine.

Martine McCutcheon has taken to Instagram for a special family celebration.MORE: Martine McCutcheon's underwear photo has fans all saying the same thingThe 45-year-old delighted fans on Tuesday when she shared a very rare photo of her mum, Jenny, in honour of her birthday.WATCH: Martine McCutcheon shares naked selfie as she tidies the houseThe snapshot shows Martine and Jenny standing with their arms around each other and beaming for the camera.READ: Martine McCutcheon gets candid about exercise struggle - and it's so relatableMORE: Martine McCutcheon stuns in skintight leggings as she reveals her diet secretsThe star wrote: "Happy Birthday to my wonderful Mumma! I could talk on here forever about how special you are but you already know how I feel and no words or post could do you justice… But I love you to the moon and back & I am who I am 'Because You Loved Me'. Martine shared a rare photo of mum Jenny in honour of her birthday"Have the best day and call you later! Rafferty wants to sing to you! #happybirthdaymummy #weloveyou #haveagreatbirthday #special #oneoff #mother&daughter #alwaysandforever."READ: Martine McCutcheon wears mini black dress for date night with sister LouisaMORE: Martine McCutcheon reveals how she manages ME, Lyme disease and fibromyalgiaMartine’s followers adored the family photo and took to the comments section to share their best wishes.

Squid Game breakout star Jung Ho-yeon has expressed an interest in appearing on hit American teen drama, Euphoria.In a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight on the red carpet of the Critics Choice Awards 2022, Jung briefly spoke about her experience visiting the set of the popular HBO show. The South Korean actress had visited the set of Euphoria last year, after being invited by lead actor Zendaya.“I visited the set of Euphoria and it was so nice to see the set because it’s been a while [since I’ve been on set] after Squid Game,” Jung said.

Cardi B has shared an unlikely love for My Chemical Romance, saying that people “don’t make music like this anymore”.Taking to social media yesterday (March 15), Cardi shared a tweet linking to the official video for the rock band’s 2004 hit single ‘I’m Not Okay (I Promise)’.“They don’t make music like this anymore,” Cardi wrote in the caption of the post, which had one fan asking: “Cardi are you about to be in your emo era?”After being alerted to the tweet, My Chemical Romance responded, saying: “Grazie mille Cardi!”See the post and response below.Grazie mille Cardi!— My Chemical Romance (@MCRofficial) March 16, 2022My Chemical Romance are set to begin their long-awaited and much-delayed reunion tour this year.The returning group will kick off their reunion tour in the UK and Ireland, with a date at the Eden Project in May followed by gigs in Milton Keynes, Dublin, Warrington, Cardiff and Scotland. The tour will then move onto Europe, before visiting New Zealand and Australia in 2023.Last week, the group added more North American dates to their upcoming 2022 reunion tour, and announced the huge list of support acts for the run, including The Lemon Twigs, Thursday, Turnstile, Waterparks and more.The band had previously confirmed more than 25 dates to take place in the States and Canada this summer and autumn, including festival headline sets at Riot Fest, When We Were Young and more.

Girls’ Generation leader Taeyeon has teased the possibility of a potential reunion with her groupmates later this year.During an online fansigning event for her latest album ‘INVU’, the K-pop idol was asked by a fan about the possibility of Girls’ Generation making a comeback in honor of their 15th anniversary.In response, Taeyeon said that she thinks that it’s “possible” that Girls’ Generation might make their long-awaited return this year.

Council officials are celebrating the success of a new recyling project at two Dumfries schools.

Ayrshire. Emergency services raced to reports of a "disturbance" involving two men and a woman around 8.45pm last night in McGregor Avenue, Stevenston.

North Ayrshire seaside town at the weekend.The pair, aged 20 and 22, suffered serious injuries following the incident which took place in Ardrossan's South Crescent Road on Saturday night around 9.30pm.Both men were subsequently taken to Kilmarnock's Crosshouse Hospital for treatment, where one of them remains undergoing further evaluation.Now Ayrshire police have appealed for the public's help in finding those who carried out the attack – describing what happened as a "frightening experience".Detective Constable Fraser Murray, from Saltcoats CID, said: "This has been a frightening experience for the two men involved.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football news and the