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Shalini Dore Features News EditorBappi Lahiri, a celebrated Bollywood singer, composer and politician, died Wednesday in Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital. He was 69.Lahiri had been ailing from various health issues, including sleep apnea.Lahiri’s music popularized disco in the 1980s and ’90s, long after it had left the West, with his music used in films such as “Namak Halal,” “Disco Dancer” and “Commando.”Dressed in his trademark golden chains and glasses, Lahiri was an instantly recognizable figure around Mumbai.

Nearly six million people across the UK are currently claiming Universal Credit with a further estimated five million households receiving additional financial support through Working Tax Credits.

A team from a Scottish paranormal group have captured some incredible footage on Facebook Live from their latest ghost hunt.

West Dunbartonshire council is considering buying a £24,000 oil painting while proposing to charge disabled people for vital services.

A man charged over his alleged involvement in the Greenock firebomb attacks has been left seriously injured after being ‘slashed’ in prison.

James Davidson's conviction has put a stop - for now - to the criminal career of one of Scotland's most notorious drug smugglers.

Actor John DiMaggio has spoken out about his decision not to reprise his signature voice role as foul-mouthed robot Bender and an assortment of other characters in the upcoming revival of cult animated series Futurama for Hulu.

Batman star Michael Keaton has flown into Glasgow via a private jet to film the latest scenes for Batgirl.

BTS will be holding the South Korean leg of their ‘Permission to Dance On Stage’ tour next month.In a statement posted to the fan community app Weverse earlier today (February 16), Big Hit Music announced that the septet will be performing at the Jamsil Olympic Stadium on March 10, 12 and 13. The upcoming shows will mark the group’s first in-person concerts in South Korea after two and a half years, following their ‘Love Yourself: Speak Yourself (The Final)’ world tour in October 2019.Notably, their March 10 and 13 shows will be streamed online simultaneously, while their March 12 show will be available for “live viewing” in theaters worldwide.

Seth Rogen is taking a not so fond trip down memory lane!

Kate Hudson‘s son Ryder Robinson is going Instagram official with his new girlfriend!

Lizzo looks radiant in red during a date night out in Los Angeles on Monday night (February 14).

Coachella and Stagecoach just made some big announcements about their upcoming music festivals.

Brand new images from HBO’s The Time Traveler’s Wife series have been released.

Ralf Rangnick says Manchester United's wingers were told to attack Brighton's centre-backs in the second-half in a tactic that resulted in the dismissal of Lewis Dunk.

Paul Pogba's knack for effecting games off the bench continued in Manchester United's 2-0 Premier League win over Brighton.

Blake Lively might start wearing her director's cap more often!ET spoke to the 34-year-old actress on the red carpet at Michael Kors' Fall-Winter 2022 show at New York Fashion Week Tuesday night where she spoke about her recent Academy of Country Music Awards nominations and showing up for the beloved designer.«Academy of Country Music was not on my vision board,» Lively admitted about two ACM nominations for producing directing the music video for Taylor Swift's track, «I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor's Version).»As far as what or who she'd like to direct next, Blake's undecided, though she might have another Queen B in mind.«Oh my gosh, I don't know, I don't know. Tell Beyoncé to stop calling me!» Lively joked.On a more serious note, Blake, who attended the show with her sister, Robyn, shared why it was so important for her to be at Kors' show.«I mean honestly, Michael was the first person to invite me to any fashion event, and he always shows up for me, so, I think that's one of the best things you can do in life for people, show up,»  star shared.Blake wowed in a powder blue sequined two-piece bra and skirt set which she paired with a matching blazer jacket, powder blue heels and metallic white clutch. She wore her long, blonde locks down and in loose waves, only breaking her monochromatic look to rock a bold, red lip.It was an important show for Robyn, too, who said she last attended Kors' show three years ago on Valentine's Day.«I couldn't miss it, is just so special for me because I don't get to do this very often, but I did come with you how many years ago, I think it was like three years ago,» she said.

SPOILER ALERT: This story reveals major plot points from Tuesday’s Season 1 finale of ABC’s Queens.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorIn their last outings as leaders of ViacomCBS, the executive team led by Shari Redstone and Bob Bakish finally started to sound like they have a solid plan to compete in streaming.On the day ViacomCBS unveiled its corporate rebrand to Paramount, starting as of Feb. 16, the company put on a nearly three-hour virtual presentation for investors that demonstrated how much its operations have been turned inside out to focus on streaming growth opportunities.

J. Kim Murphy Original “Futurama” cast member John DiMaggio, who has long voiced the chain-smoking robot Bender on the show, has given an update on his tentative position on returning for the animated series’ upcoming revival on Hulu.DiMaggio shared his thoughts on Twitter on Tuesday evening, clarifying that he believes that the original “Futurama” voice cast should be paid more for returning for the revival.“I’ve been thinking about everything that’s been going on these past months and just to be clear, I don’t think that only I deserve to be paid more.

Jennifer Griffin after she said she confirmed “key details” of a report in The Atlantic that he has disparaged American military dead as “losers” and “suckers.”“All refuted by many witnesses. Jennifer Griffin should be fired for this kind of reporting.

Fox News reporter Jennifer Griffin, 51, has become Donald Trump‘s latest target in the press, after he called for her to be fired. It comes amid a report in The Atlantic that claimed the president called veterans who were killed in the war “suckers” and “losers”. The network unsurprisingly spent much of its coverage on September 4 dismissing the claims, and even alleged the report was falsified, however Jennifer, who is the network’s national security correspondent told a different story. She took to Twitter later in the day, claiming that two former Trump administration officials verified his disparaging comments to her.

A bombshell report in The Atlantic was published on Thursday and it claimed that President Trump, while in office, disparaged fallen soldiers and said that Americans who died at war are “losers” and “suckers.”

Also Read: Fox News' Geraldo Rivera: Biden 'Looked Like a Deer Caught in the Headlights' During Interview“I wanted to change the world using law,” he said of his early career. Before he was a talkshow host or war correspondent, he was a lawyer in New York’s Lower East Side.

Rumors are swirling that former NFL player Jay Cutler might be dating conservative political pundit Tomi Lahren after they were spotted together in Nashville.

Eli Countryman In today’s TV news roundup, YouTube TV added the NFL Network to its roster of content, and Showtime shared a premiere date and trailer for its new documentary, “Kingdom of Silence.”Netflix has shared an exclusive first look into the animated “Spirit Riding Free: Riding Academy Part 2” with Variety, introducing a new character named Eleanor (Cassidy Huff). Eleanor is a young rider who uses a wheelchair to get around, with the clip showing her and her horse, Beans, racing to a close finish against Lucky and her horse, Spirit.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorOne of the advocacy organizations calling for MSNBC anchor Joy Reid to apologize for comments she made about Muslims in her broadcast earlier this week said it was disappointed by the host’s handling of the situation, leaving open a controversy in Reid’s early tenure on the cable-news outlet’s weekday schedule.On Monday, Reid compared President Trump’s recent rhetoric around protesting to the efforts of radical Muslims to galvanize extremism. “When leaders, let’s say in the Muslim world, talk a lot of violent talk and encourage their supporters to be willing to commit violence, including on their own bodies, in order to win against whoever they decide is the enemy, we in the U.S.

 Antonio Sabato Jr. announced back in July his plans to start a conservative movie studio and now the actor has his first script.

Feature and TV Peanuts writingduo Cornelius Uliano and Bryan Schulz have signed with APA. Uliano and Schulz, Charles Schulz's grandson, wrote and produced The Peanuts Movie for 20th Century Fox, which was based on the Charlie Brown comic strip and earned a nomination for aGolden Globe for best animated feature film.

Moderators have been selected for the upcoming debates between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden as well as Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris. The first presidential debate, set for Sept.

More to come…Fall will be here before we know it and it's safe to say that when it arrives, everyone will still be staying at home as much as possible to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Luckily, dozens of new and returning shows are premiering this autumn to keep you company.

Dawn Porter’s The Way I See It — a documentary about acclaimed White House photographer Pete Souza — will bypass a traditional theatrical release and debut in select cinemas on Sept. 18 before airing three weeks earlier on MSNBC.

Rebecca Rubin News Editor, Online“The Way I See It,” a documentary about former White House photographer Pete Souza, will release in theaters on Sept. 18 before premiering on MSNBC three weeks later on Oct.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorFocus Features’ Dawn Porter-directed documentary The Way I See It about former Chief Official White House Photographer Pete Souza will premiere on MSNBC on Oct. 9, 10PM following The Rachel Maddow Show, three weeks after the pic’s Sept.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentArgentina and Mexico-based Jaque Content, originator of suspense drama series “La Chica Que Limpia” (“The Cleaning Lady”), now the subject of a Fox U.S.

Celtic are looking for reinforcements, with a centre-back the priority at Parkhead. Initial talks have been held with Brighton's Shane Duffy, while Omar Colley of Sampdoria has also been linked.