Mayor's open letter to residents makes case for region's green belt plan

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticSomewhere along the line, Ryan Reynolds became the most playful actor we have. That might sound like faint praise; some would call him silly or lightweight or even, in his aggro irreverance, a touch smarmy. But genuine fast-break insolence is a quality that’s missing from the lumbering cheek of most of our paint-by-numbers blockbusters.

A Scots foster carer who has looked after more than 400 children was caught with a £6000 cannabis farm in her garage.

A pensioner burned "scum" and "thief" into the grass of his ex-partner's garden after she ended their relationship.

Penny Lancaster has revealed she has made her first arrest as a police officer after pulling over a drug driving suspect.

A young Scots woman has been left scarred for life after her 'manipulative' ex-boyfriend brutally attacked her in a Glasgow hotel.

Crufts is a highlight for dog lovers across the globe as the world's largest dog show kicks off in Birmingham this week.

The mum of tragic 10-year-old Milly Main has backed plans for a new law named in her memory.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefNippon TV and Disney have revealed a strategic collaboration agreement that covers content sharing and local language co-production. “The collaboration will include co-production of local language content ranging from drama series, animation to variety shows on Disney Plus for both Japanese and global audiences and the availability of both companies’ content on their respective platforms,” the pair said in a joint statement.The latest edition of Nippon TV’s popular drama series “The Files of Young Kindaichi,” starring Shunsuke Michieda from “Naniwa Danshi,” will begin broadcasting on Nippon TV from next month.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor“Dune”, “Coming 2 America” and “Cruella” were the film winners at the 2022 Costume Designers Guild Awards on Wednesday night.Back in person after the pandemic, the awards recognized excellence in film, TV and short-form costume design and were hosted by Andrew Rannells and Casey Wilson.Costume Designers Guild president Salvador Perez discussed the role the awards and the guild played in the pandemic, saying, “As a community, we have survived a life-changing pandemic industry and been on the brink of work stoppage.”Perez also called for “pay equity now.” This has been an ongoing plea from Perez and the costume designers who fight for pay equity. He said, costume designers, are “historically underpaid for too long.

Christie Brinkley is drawing attention to the dangers of nuclear radiation from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, describing the perilous situation as “a game of Russian roulette” that should concern the entire world.

It’s that guild awards time of year. A period where every night Los Angeles has a guild or union handing out their peer-reviewed honors.

Back home. During the Wednesday, March 9, episode of Chicago P.D., Burgess (Marina Squerciati) and Ruzek (Patrick Flueger) find their adopted daughter, Makayla (Ramona Edith Williams), safe and sound after being drugged and kidnapped for ransom.

SPOILER ALERT: Spoilers will be revealed about who was unmasked during this week’s editon of “The Masked Singer”.

Chicago PD stars Marina Squerciati and Patrick John Flueger saw their character's Kim Burgess and Adam Ruzek's storyline come to a climax on Wednesday as they raced to find their adopted daughter Makayla who had been kidnapped and held for ransom by her mother.Exclusive: Chicago Fire's Hanako Greensmith opens up on Violet and Hawkins - and the #hawkami nameBut the pair - who are not together romantically after ending their engagement several years ago - saw their differences highlighted when Adam fought for a different approach to the recovery, and Kim threw the words 'she's my daughter' at him; Kim adopted Makalya and named Adam as Makayla's guardian should anything happen to her.WATCH: Chicago PD: Burgess decides Ruzek will be Makayla's guardian"That point where they come to a head - they feel like they are on the same page and then it just breaks - it is hard to talk about, it hurts me now," Patrick shared with HELLO! adding: "They got rough with each other."Marina added: "Things have now been said that can't be unsaid. They have been in different places but this is dirty, and I don't know how they will come back."MORE: Chicago Fire's Taylor Kinney gets candid about future on showMORE: Chicago Fire showrunner reveals Jesse Spencer will return to show very soonKim and Adam have been living together throughout season nine as Kim recovered from her own kidnapping at the end of season eight, and learned to become a mother after adopting Makayla.There was a short period of time when the two seemed to be able to relax and learn together about growing as a family - until Makayla's blood uncle arrived and demanded custody.

Excellence in Sci-Fi / Fantasy Film: “Dune” – Jacqueline West & Robert MorganExcellence in Contemporary Film: “Coming 2 America” – Ruth E. CarterExcellence in Period Film: “Cruella” – Jenny BeavanExcellence in Sci-Fi / Fantasy Television: “The Book of Boba Fett”: “Chapter 1” – Shawna TrpcicExcellence in Contemporary Television: “Emily in Paris: French Revolution” – Patricia Field & Marylin FitoussiExcellence in Period Television: “The Great”: “Seven Days” – Sharon LongExcellence in Variety, Reality-Competition, Live Television: “Saturday Night Live”: Rami Malek / Young Thug – Tom Broecker & Eric JustianExcellence in Short Form Design: Swarovski: “Welcome to Wonderlab” (Commercial) – B.

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Like father like son! Scott Disick, 37, and son Mason, 12, took to the movies on Wednesday, both wearing casual-cool outfits as they shared some quality time together. Scott sported a laid back dad look, with a long sleeve white t-shirt under a black puffy vest, pairing the style with cozy sweatpants, white sneakers, a black baseball hat, and dark sunnies. Mason, for his part, looked every bit cool in a long sleeve, grey-and-white tie dye short with a Rolling Stones logo on the front, pairing the look with buffalo check plaid pants and sneakers.

A judge has granted Selma Blair a restraining order against her former boyfriend.

Ariana DeBose makes a fashion statement in a chic black gown while arriving at the 2022 Costume Designers Guild Awards on Wednesday night (March 9) in Santa Monica, Calif.

Chris Pine is debuting a whole new 'do. ET's Lauren Zima spoke to Pine at the premiere of his new film,, where he was rocking quite a different look from the clean-shaven face and short hair we're used to seeing from the Wonder Woman star.«I guess it's like, equal parts laziness and equal parts something I may do in the future here,» Pine said of his salt-and-pepper beard and shaggy, '70s-esque long locks. «If there's any excuse not to shave and have makeup put on, I, you know..»When asked if his new look was for a role, Pine kept it coy, telling ET, «Maybe.»«It's mostly laziness,» he quipped.Pine's suit had a bit of a '70s flare to it as well.«This is my Gregg Allman look,» the 41-year-old actor said, referencing the late The Allman Brothers Band leader.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterThe Human Rights Campaign has rejected The Walt Disney Company’s donation to its efforts to protect LGBTQ+ rights, demanding that the company take “meaningful action” to combat Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” legislation.“The Human Rights Campaign will not accept this money from Disney until we see them build on their public commitment and work with LGBTQ+ advocates to ensure that dangerous proposals, like Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay or Trans’ bill, don’t become dangerous laws,” Joni Madison, interim president of the HRC, said in a statement on Wednesday evening. “While Disney took a regrettable stance by choosing to stay silent amid political attacks against LGBTQ+ families in Florida — including hardworking families employed by Disney — today they took a step in the right direction.

It’s a very big day for Tiger Woods!

Tiger Woods has been inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, and he was accompanied by his family for the ceremony on Wednesday, March 9.

The return of “Teen Wolf The Movie” will be without one of their key players.

Chris Pine and Thandiwe Newton step out for the premiere of their new movie, All The Old Knives, held at The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills on Wednesday night (March 9) in West Hollywood, Calif.

awaits signature by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, prevents elementary school teachers from even acknowledging the existence of gay people, and is partly enforced by allowing parents to sue any school they believe has violated it.The Pixar employee letter, which is undated, was made public hours after Disney CEO Bob Chapek claimed during a shareholder meeting that the company had attempted behind the scenes to oppose the law — though of course it refused to take a public position on it even as the law appeared likely to pass.“We hoped that our company would show up for us.

heading for tier 3 restrictions when lockdown ends next week, pupils are continuing to be sent home from primaries and secondaries across the region. We reported at the weekend how many feel schools are 'descending into chaos' and concerns are growing over Year 11s being expected to sit exams next year despite missing out on large chunks of classroom learning time.

government announcing this morning that Manchester will be placed in Tier 3 when national lockdown ends on December 2, the mayor says the 'halfway house approach' taken to lockdown is partly to blame.Reacting to the news that the region now faces the toughest measures for at least another fortnight, he told the Manchester Evening News: "It was a personal view and maybe not everybody's view, but I think schools should have been included in the national circuit break, because actually it would have benefited schools as well."People talked about kids spending time out of the classroom, but they are spending time out of the classroom and actually it probably would have helped everybody if we'd got the cases down much lower and then schools

Andy Burnham says it is ‘more likely than not’ that Greater Manchester will be put into the highest tier of coronavirus restrictions despite falling infection rates.The mayor is expecting that the new measures, due to be shared with leaders tomorrow, will be applied consistently across the city-region.But the government has been urged to look at Greater Manchester’s position in two weeks when the first review of the revised arrangements takes place.There are widely-held expectations that almost no regions in England will be in anything lower than Tier 2 once the national lockdown ends on December 2.Greater Manchester had been in Tier 3 before the lockdown after reporting some of the highest Covid-19 rates in the country.Things have changed

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been urged to help almost three million people across the UK who have been ‘excluded’ from vital support throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.People who are newly self-employed or freelancing are currently ineligible for the bailout schemes offered by the government.Others who are affected include people on maternity or paternity leave whose earnings may have dropped since going on leave are also affected traders whose profits exceed £50,000, and company directors relying on dividends affected by the economic impact of coronavirus.The mayors of Greater Manchester, London and the Liverpool city-region - Andy Burnham, Sadiq Khan and Steve Rotheram - have called on the chancellor to help those who have 'fallen through