New York Times takes over Wordle from Josh Wardle in seven-figure buyout

Soap couple Amy Walsh and Toby-Alexander Smith have finally revealed the name of their first child.

James Garner is hopeful of staying at Manchester United next season as he approaches the final months of his loan spell with Nottingham Forest.

Good Morning Britain viewers were left irrated as they picked up on Richard Madeley's name habit.

Ricky Hatton has warned Tyson Fury he must avoid being dragged into a 'war' with Dillian Whyte, urging him to take a different approach than he did for the trilogy bout with Deontay Wilder.

Sir Rod Stewart reunited with his ex-wife Alana Stewart over the weekend for a very special celebration.MORE: Penny Lancaster's £4.65m home with husband Rod Stewart could rival a palaceRocker Rod, 77, was married to Alana – his first wife – from 1979 until 1984, and together they share two children, Kimberly and Sean.WATCH: Rod Stewart's daughter Renee takes us behind the scenes of her HFM cover shootTaking to Instagram, Alana shared two photos from Kimberly's intimate engagement celebrations, which was also attended by Renee Stewart – Rod's daughter with second wife Rachel Hunter.READ:- Penny Lancaster sparks debate in latest photo with husband Rod StewartMORE: Penny Lancaster and Rod Stewart's palatial garden feature revealedThe family headed out to Craigs in LA together, and the photos show the exes happily sat side-by-side, enjoying time with their children.A post shared by Alana K Stewart (@alanakstewart)Rod and Alana with Kimberly (far left), Sean and Renee (far right)Fans were quick to comment on the post and were full of praise for the former couple. "I think it's very admirable that you and Rod have remained close, your children have obviously benefited from having you both co-parenting X's," one told Alana.READ: Penny Lancaster's daily diet: the star's breakfast, lunch and dinner revealedMORE: Rod Stewart and Rachel Hunter's daughter Renee celebrates birthday with rooftop family dinner"I love how close everyone is.

Ghostwire: Tokyo looks likely to not need a huge amount of free space on PC, despite being an open-world game.The news comes via Ghostwire: Tokyo‘s Steam page. Currently available for pre-order, the page has newly updated system requirements. SSD storage is recommended but players will only need 20GB of free space.

Channel 4 Unveils All-Disabled Paralympics Presenting Lineup

It was announced on Thursday that online brand PrettyLittleThing had launched the first ever virtual model on their website. Whilst some people might be wondering what this means, in simple, the brand have created an animated-style model to show of their trend-setting designs.

Emmerdale star and new mum Amy Walsh has revealed she's getting her furniture from a very special supplier - Girls Aloud star Cheryl. The singer has turned into the human equivalent of DFS, and is going to fix the soap actress up with some top-notch home furnishings ahead of meeting Amy's daughter Bonnie for the first time. While introducing little Bonnie exclusively to OK!, Amy told us: "We’re going to pick up furniture from Cheryl that she’s giving us at some point, so she’ll meet Bonnie then." And Amy says Cheryl - whose bandmate Kimberley is Amy's sister - has already sent her well wishes through Kim, alongside their pal Nicola Roberts.

Kylie Jenner announced she and Travis Scottwelcomed their second child last Wednesday with a gorgeous black and white snap. Celebrity friends, family and fans all flocked to the comments section of her Instagram post to share their congratulations. Mommager Kris Jenner, 66, couldn't contain her excitement either as she commented "Angel Pie" and many took this as a hint that it could be the name of the bundle of joy.

K.J. Yossman In a new series, Variety catches up with the directors of the films shortlisted for the International Feature Film Oscar to discuss their road to the awards, what they’ve learned so far, and what’s taken them off guard.Laura Wandel is the auteur behind “Playground” (“Un Monde”), her first feature, about the reality of schoolyard bullying. The film stars newcomer Maya Vanderbeque as seven-year-old Nora, who struggles to know what to do as she witnesses her older brother Abel (Günter Duret) bullied at school.

K.J. Yossman Helen Mirren, who plays Israeli prime minister Golda Meir in an upcoming biopic, has broken her silence on the debate around her casting.“Golda,” which wrapped in December and also stars “Call My Agent’s” Camille Cottin, is directed by Israeli filmmaker Guy Nattiv (“Skin”).However, there was disquiet over the casting around the time the film was shooting in London, last winter, after photographs emerged of Mirren looking drastically different for the role.Actor Maureen Lipman (“The Pianist”) told Variety in Jan.: “Helen will be great.

K.J. Yossman Darkland Distribution, an imprint of Parkland Entertainment, has picked up British sci-fi thriller “Deus.”As well as acquiring the U.K.

Slipknot‘s Corey Taylor has announced that he’s set to release a B-sides album of his solo debut record ‘CMFT’ this month.‘CMFT’ came out last year, and as Taylor explained in a new interview, the accompanying album is due on February 25 and will feature acoustic recordings and cover versions from the album’s sessions.Speaking on SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk, he revealed details about the record, saying: “The first single will actually be February 11th, and people will be able to download that. It’s our cover of ‘On The Dark Side’ by John Caffery & the Beaver Brown Band, which is one of the best rock tunes ever. It’s one of our favourites to play live…“The ‘CMFT’ B-sides will come out February 25th,” he added.

Dancing On Ice viewers saw a change to the show this weekend.

Manchester City star Riyad Mahrez and Taylor Ward are expecting their first child together.

A man was rushed to hospital with serious injuries after a car crashed into a tree in Oldham.

Dancing On Ice fans believed they spotted a 'change' in Holly Willoughby as she hosted Dancing On Ice.

Napoli manager Luciano Spalletti has explained the decision to leave Manchester United loanee Axel Tuanzebe out of their Europa League squad.

All Of Us Are Dead director Lee Jae-kyoo has expressed his hopes for a second season of Netflix’s new zombie K-drama hit.In a new interview with The Korea Herald, Lee shared that he had “intentionally” made room in the series for a potential expansion into a second season. Minor spoilers ahead for All Of Us Are Dead.“Many directions, settings and scenes were intentionally produced to expand the story into an additional season, including the introduction of the new races of zombies,” said the director, referring to the small number of immune, sentient “half zombies” that emerged midway through the season.“If the first season can be seen as having presented humanity‘s survival, the next season can talk about the survival of zombies.

Daft Punk’s music made an unlikely appearance at the Winter Olympics yesterday (February 6).A medley featuring a series of tracks from the former dance duo’s final album ‘Random Access Memories’ was used to soundtrack a routine in the US figure skating Team Event in Beijing.The team were sitting in third place behind Japan in a battle for the silver medal before Madison Chock and Evan Bates performed their Daft Punk routine which included snippets of ‘Within’, ‘Contact’ and ‘Touch’.As a result the team picked up the silver medal. You can view the pair’s routine below.#NBCOlympics #WinterOlympics2022 #TeamUSAUSA's Chock/Bates channel Daft Punk to win team ice dance | Winter Olympics 2022 | NBC Sports pic.twitter.com/PCmjpiqKLL— Pitbull (@Willian87420216) February 7, 2022Daft Punk split last February after 28 years together.

Des O'Connor's daughter is launching legal action against the Metropolitan Police over the gross misconduct of an officer.

Kanye West – known legally as Ye – shared a series of since-deleted Instagram posts over the weekend, in which he claimed his estranged wife Kim Kardashian “accused me of putting a hit out on her”.The pair have been feuding about their daughter North having a supervised TikTok account, with West strongly opposed to the idea.

Dying Light 2 mod has released which aims to make night time much more challenging for “utterly deranged masochists” who download it.As spotted by PCGamesN, Extreme Nights 2 is a mod that changes up how the day/night cycle in Dying Light 2 works.Released on Saturday (February 5) and created by modder King, Extreme Nights V2 doubles the length of night in the game whilst halving sunlight hours.With Extreme Nights V2, nights aren’t just longer – they’re much more dangerous. To make these longer nights even worse, King has “doubled the night time zombie crowd density” and warns that “starting a chase will spawn 24 volatiles on average”.“The goal is simple.

Emily Andre is on cloud nine following the news that her debut book has become a bestseller on Amazon - and that's not all! Her new guide on puberty, called Growing Up for Girls, will now also be sold in various book stores across the UK.MORE: Peter Andre's wife Emily details role as stepmother to teenage kids Princess and JuniorTaking to Instagram over the weekend, the NHS doctor revealed: "Amazing news! My book Growing Up For Girls is now available in @asda @whsmithofficial and @waterstones stores.WATCH: Peter Andre shares rare insight into family day out with wife Emily and their kids"I honestly can't tell you how excited I am about this [heart emoji] p.s I have also just heard that we are back in stock on @amazonuk as well! #growingupforgirls #books #puberty #periods #girlpower @scholastic_uk." She also added a screenshot of her book with the words, "Best Seller," emblazoned across it.Exclusive: Emily Andre makes extremely candid comment about her kids' futureMORE: Peter Andre pays tribute to wife Emily with sweet photo following Katie Price's commentsThe book, Growing Up for Girls: Everything You Need to Know, was published last month. This will then be followed up by Growing Up for Boys: Everything You Need to Know in May 2022.When it came to writing her first book, Emily recently revealed that she drew on experiences from her own life and has looked towards her loved ones for guidance.

Edinburgh Television Festival is to return in person after two years online.

The New York Times Co., which continues to look for opportunities to bolster its offerings beyond the traditional news business, has acquired popular online game Wordle.

Wordle has become a phenomenon on the internet throughout the last month and now creator Josh Wardle is cashing in.

Ellise Shafer The New York Times has purchased Wordle, the daily word game that has recently taken the internet by storm.The publication announced the acquisition in a press release on Monday, writing: “As The Times looks to entertain more solvers with puzzles every day — especially during these anxious times — we’re thrilled to announce that we’ve acquired Wordle, the stimulating and wildly popular daily word game that has become a cultural phenomenon. Wordle, which gives players six tries to guess a five-letter mystery word, will join New York Times Games’s portfolio of original, engaging puzzle games that delight and challenge solvers every day.”The press release also states that Wordle was purchased for “an undisclosed price in the low-seven figures.” The game was created by Josh Wardle, a Brooklyn-based software engineer, and released to the public in October 2021.