Miles Briggs welcomes Ofcom commitment to keep people online

Snail Mail has shared a new demo of her ‘Valentine’ title track to celebrate Valentine’s Day – listen to ‘Adore You’ below.Lindsey Jordan released her second album last year via Matador, and will head out on a rescheduled UK and European tour later this year.The new demo version of ‘Valentine’, titled ‘Adore You’, sees a more lo-fi, scratchy initial version of the song, which eventually ended up as a widescreen rock anthem.Check it out below.The US singer-songwriter was forced to delay the run of shows in support of her latest album album after undergoing vocal cord surgery.“I’ve been struggling with my vocal health more and more each year. I lose my voice after a couple [of] days of singing,” she said at the time, adding that a doctor subsequently discovered “massive polyps”.The musician will touch down in the UK on June 23 for a performance at The Ritz in Manchester before making stop-offs in Glasgow (June 24), Bristol (28), London (29) and Brighton (30).An additional European concert in Lyon, France is scheduled for July 5 before Snail Mail heads back to the states in August.Tickets purchased previously remain valid for the new shows.

Ghostbusters and Kindergarten Cop, has died at the age of 75.According to Reitman’s family, the filmmaker and producer died peacefully in his sleep on Saturday (February 12) night at his home in Montecito, California.“Our family is grieving the unexpected loss of a husband, father, and grandfather who taught us to always seek the magic in life,” Reitman’s children Jason, Catherine, and Caroline said in a joint statement.“We take comfort that his work as a filmmaker brought laughter and happiness to countless others around the world. While we mourn privately, we hope those who knew him through his films will remember him always.”Ernie Hudson, who played Winston Zeddemore in the 1984 film, wrote on Twitter: “I am deeply saddened by the loss of Ivan’ Reitman.

EXCLUSIVE: Shooting upcoming Netflix pic Against The Ice was no straightforward task, as its stars and director reveal to Deadline in a first interview as a trio.

Alexandra Burke has revealed she's expecting her first child with footballer Darren Randolph.The 33 year old singer, who recently said her mum denied her a record deal with Stevie Wonder at the age of 12, took to her Instagram feed to announce the happy news with her 243,000 followers in the form of a video. The clip showed the star with her footballer beau outside playing with their two dogs to a beautiful piano melody. The pair held hands and smiled before Darren, 34, knelt down to kiss her blossoming baby bump.

The Hungarian Parliament has voted to ban trans and gender diverse persons from changing the gender assigned to them at birth in official documents. Rights organisations said that the new law puts transgender and intersex persons at considerable risk of harassment and violence.

We may put celebrities on a pedestal, but sometimes it takes a worldwide pandemic to remind us they’re regular people, just like the rest of us.

A proposed bill before California lawmakers would make it a crime for first responders to share photos of bodies taken at crime scenes for any other purpose than investigatory, a result of the outcry after pictures were shown from the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash site. The bill, titled“Invasion of Privacy: First Responders,” was introduced by Assemblymember Mike Gipson.

After last night’s double-bill on RTE, fans of Sally Rooney’s on-screen adaptation of Normal People, have chosen a new hero to love. And this time it has nothing to do with sexy GAA shorts or Connell’s silver chain.

KAABOO co-founder Bryan Gordon is facing a new lawsuit over the California festival he launched in 2015, this time from his ex-wife, who accuses him of misappropriating $22 million from a fund the two set up after their divorce in 2011.Lawyers for Molly Kingston, who was married to Gordon for 12 years, accuse the 58-year-old chairman of the Denver-based Madison Companies of transferring millions out of a holding company the two created named Kingoschu Family Partners.

A Perthshire MP has praised the UK’s major telecoms companies for ensuring the elderly and vulnerable are able to stay in touch with family and friends through the lockdown.

“Frustration doesn’t even come into it, it’s despair really,” admits a despondent Heidi Sanderson, whose small business has fallen foul of the rules around the government grants intended to help firms survive lockdown.

David Adefeso has been supporting his fans and followers with all kinds of precious advice. It was mostly financial tips and tricks, but he’s also been trying to teach people life lessons.

Jay Leno made on Friday’s edition of “Real Time with Bill Maher”, with Maher and the former host of “The Tonight Show” touching on a wide range of topics.

You don't have to wait any longer to watch Natalie Dormer play a demon. Showtime announced on Friday that the series premiere of Penny Dreadful: City of Angels has been released online early, ahead of its on-air premiere on Sunday.

UK businesses have applied for 3.8 million workers to be furloughed since the start of the coronavirus outbreak.

appear to have stood the business in good stead.

We thought we couldn’t be any more excited when we learned that Normal People was being made into a television series.

Phone companies should cap the bills of older and more vulnerable landline customers during the coronavirus lockdown, Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has said.

People on low incomes in Manchester are to see £150 wiped off their council tax bills as the council steps up its efforts to help struggling households during the coronavirus pandemic.

People struggling to afford their council tax because of the impact of coronavirus could pay nothing until July under plans being offered by town halls.

People found flouting social distancing rules will now face fines of up to £60 after Police Scotland received new powers to enforce the coronavirus lockdown.

Following reportsThursday that comedy club Upright Citizens Brigade experienced mass layoffs at its Los Angeles and New York venues due to the coronavirus pandemic, an online fundraiseremerged on GoFundMe to help out staff in need. Organized by UCB performer Pete Byrnes, the fundraiser is titled "Help the UCB LA Staff" and asks for $50,000 to assist staff affected by the layoffs.

The government has warned it will impose tougher measures to combat the spread of coronavirus if people keep ignoring the advice on 'social distancing'.

As many people insist the new coronavirus is an overhyped flu, Ariana Grande just shared an important PSA. The 26-year-old pop star proved that she’s not one of the many people treating the health pandemic as a joke when she took to her Instagram Story on March 15! “I keep hearing from a surprising amount of people statements like ‘this isn’t a big deal’ / ‘we’ll be fine’… ‘we still have to go about our lives’ and it’s really blowing my mind,” Ariana wrote. She had much more to say.

lockdown, an online energy comparison website claims it can find you the cheapest deals and switch suppliers for you. Comparing prices and shopping around is the only way to find the best deals and Look After My Bills will do it all for you.

The filmed version of the musical Lin Manuel-Miranda‘s Hamilton hit Disney’s streaming service, Disney+, this weekend, and we now have a clue about just how popular the hit musical actually was for viewers this weekend!