Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds show evacuated over bomb threat

Christopher Vourlias Beta Film has acquired international distribution rights to “I Know Your Soul,” a new series from Oscar nominee Jasmila Žbanić (“Quo Vadis, Aida?”) that premieres Out of Competition next month at the Venice Film Festival. The six-episode limited series is led by European Film Award-winning actress Jasna Đuričić, who plays Nevena Murtezic, a prosecutor in the process of divorce and single mother to a teenage son.

Oscars will no longer broadcast on Sky in the U.K., Variety has confirmed. Sky, the U.K.’s largest pay-TV broadcaster, has given up the rights to Hollywood’s biggest awards ceremony. The Comcast-owned company got the rights to the broadcast back from the BBC in 2004.

K.J. Yossman ITV’s evidence during a parliamentary inquiry into the Phillip Schofield scandal has been branded “inconsistent” and “contradictory,” letters reveal today.

Naman Ramachandran Fremantle and Ukraine’s STB are teaming on “Power of Talent,” a feature documentary on the lives of previous “Ukraine’s Got Talent” contestants, revealing the obstacles they face amidst the ongoing conflict. The documentary will follow the journeys of Ukrainian acts including Light Balance Kids, Natasha Korotkina and Artem Fesko as they take to various “Got Talent” stages across the world.

Empire State Bastard have shared a dystopian video for their recent single ‘The Looming’ – check it out below.The side-project of Biffy Clyro frontman Simon Neil, and their touring guitarist Mike Vennart (Oceansize) will release debut album ‘Rivers Of Heresy’ on September 1 (pre-order/pre-save here).‘The Looming’ was shared last month as a follow-up to the singles ‘Harvest’ and ‘Stutter’, and its video continues the dystopian themes of the track.Of the video, the band said: “ESB x Mike Bourne. The end is looming!”Watch the video below.Speaking to NME earlier this year, Neil said that ESB were “going for extremity at all costs” while embarking on what he described as a “hideously horrific musical journey”.“Because we play together in Biffy, there’s no point in us doing another project that doesn’t feel miles apart,” he explained.

Shadows Of Change expansion for Total War: Warhammer 3 shows off the power of the three legends heading to the strategy game.These are The Changeling for the Tzeentch, the Jade Dragon Yuan Bo for the Grand Cathay and Mother Ostankya for the Kislev. Check it out below:The Changeling isn’t the strongest actor on the field, however, he is able to trigger opportunities for those forces to turn the tide.

Kylie Minogue has sent a heartfelt message to Madonna, following the recent health scare that left her in intensive care.The message of support comes in light of the ‘Like A Virgin’ singer’s recent stay in hospital, after she developed a “serious bacterial infection”, which saw her admitted to an intensive care unit.The news was announced by her longtime manager Guy Oseary, and the 64-year-old pop star was forced to postpone a number of shows due to health concerns.Madonna was supposed to embark on her massive 40th anniversary ‘Celebration’ tour last month, which would have kicked off in Vancouver, BC on July 15. Other stops in North America included New York, Chicago, Miami, Washington, Houston, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas.Now, with the artist confirming that she is feeling better and set to make a full recovery soon, another pop icon has reached out to send her best to Madonna and share that she understands the health struggles that come with excessive touring.Speaking with E! News recently, Kylie Minogue said that she “feels for her”, and wants to join all other fans in wishing Madonna a “speedy recovery”.“‘I feel for everyone touring, but especially women touring.

A mum has left doctors stunned after giving birth to two healthy babies at the exact same time.

Janette Manrara has shared the sweet moment she enjoyed some quality time with her baby daughter after facing a tough recovery from her birth. The dancer and presenter has been soaking up her newborn bubble after welcoming her first child with her husband Aljaz Skorjanec.

Coronation Street star Samia Longchambon has been flooded with congratulatory messages after she was revealed as the winner of Cooking with the Stars. The actress was one of several famous faces who signed up to the latest series of the ITV competition show hosted by Emma Willis and Tom Allen.

Snatch creator Guy Ritchie has responded to a lawsuit claiming he copied ideas for The Gentlemen from a friend and writer.

Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) head Kate Taylor has put together what she describes as an “eclectic and lively” mix of titles for her first year at the helm. 

There’s nothing quite like a British summer, and this year’s weather seems even more unpredictable than usual thanks to it’s constantly changing temperatures, and when you’re experiencing several different seasons in one day, it can be almost impossible to know how to dress, with scorching temperatures one moment and cold drizzle the next. The best solution to this ever-changing weather is to opt for layers that you can easily take off and put back on with every temperature change, and we think we’ve found the perfect piece that helps see you through the UK’s unpredictable climate.

Stacey Solomon has transformed into a "glitterball" as she took to Instagram to show off her makeup routine.The Loose Women panellist, who is currently enjoying a family holiday, shared a short clip of herself putting some makeup on. Adding text to the clip, she wrote: "I love doing my makeup on holiday because it takes 0.5 seconds because I hardly wear any [laughing emoji] and I feel like I can go as glowy as a glitter ball [laughing emoji] [prayer hands emoji] "Nearly all the makeup I own and use is @iconic.london [laughing emoji] so add - my brand partner [white heart emoji]" Stacey has been keeping her fans updated while on holiday after her family jetted off for the whirlwind trip earlier this week.

In a series of recent Instagram pictures, Chloe Ferry has faced claims she's a 'bad role' model, with one even saying: "Please eat! Not a good look to show kids this is it." However, her fans were quick to defend the brunette in the comments section and showed their support. Flooding the TV star, who has previously appeared on hit shows such as Celebs Go Dating and Ex on the Beach, with lovely compliments, one wrote: "Don't listen to the negative comments Chloe. Do what makes you happy...

Khloe Kardashian has shared that not only has her own daughter, five year old True, broken her arm this summer - but that her nephew Psalm, four, has done the same. Khloe, 39, who recently confessed she can't wait to turn 40, saw the funny side as she took to her Instagram account to share a sweet picture of the cousins holding hands and raising their casts up to the camera.The two little ones looked super colour co-ordinated as True paired her bright pink cast with matching pink PJs and Psalm went for an all black look complete with basketball shorts and a cartoon tee.True and Psalm, who is the youngest son of Kim Kardashian and her ex husband Kanye West, posed for the picture in what looked to be one of the famous family’s huge home gyms.

And just like that, we have another contestant confirmed for Strictly - this time Bobby Brazier - best known to fans as Freddie Slater from EastEnders.The handsome curly-haired 20-year-old is set to join forces with Adam Thomas and set hearts racing as he dons full-on glitter, tight trousers and plenty of fake tan and takes to the dancefloor next month. But first, OK! takes a look at the actor's life away from the Square. Before finding fame and arriving on-set last September though, Freddie worked in a milkshake shop.

Olivia Newton-John‘s daughter Chloe Lattanzi has said that her mother ‘visited’ her two weeks after her death.Newton-John, who played Sandy Olsson in Grease and had a Grammy-winning music career, died aged 73 on August 8 last year following a battle with breast cancer.To mark the one year anniversary of her death, Lattanzi spoke to People and recounted a supernatural encounter with her mother shortly after she passed.“Two weeks after she passed my phone accidentally took a picture of my dog, and there floating by his head was a little blue orb, the same colour as this,” she said, referring to a necklace her mother had given her.She added: “Mum and I had talked years back. We’d watch these paranormal shows, and I’d say, ‘You gotta show up for me.’ And she was like, ‘I’ll show up as one of those orb things.'”Newton-John’s husband John Easterling also said he had a “supernatural” encounter with her, visiting Peru with her ashes and revealing: “I took a picture, and this blue orb is right between my eyes.”Earlier this year, John Travolta paid tribute to his Grease co-star Newton-John during the 2023 Oscars.“In this industry, we have the rare luxury of getting to do what we love for a living,” an emotional Travolta said.

Elvis estate and revealed that, although she was briefly pitted against her grandmother, Priscilla Presley, there is now a sense of “clarity” in the family.The conflict arose after the sudden death of Lisa Marie Presley – daughter of Elvis and Priscilla, and mother of Keough – earlier this year, as the inheritance of Elvis Presley’s estate was thrown into question.Lisa Marie became the sole inheritor of Elvis’ estate, following the death of her father. The site was also managed by Priscilla, who was married to the ‘Suspicious Minds’ singer between 1967 and 1973.When the trust was dissolved in 1993 on Lisa Marie’s 25th birthday, she formed a new trust, which also retained her mother as manager of the estate and co-trustee.

Andrew Garfield.The actor, who starred opposite Garfield in 2018’s Under The Silver Lake, recalled the “stressful” experience during an interview with Vanity Fair.“I was in the makeup trailer and I was eating a granola bar or something, and I was about to shoot a scene where I have to kiss Andrew,” Keough said. “And the makeup lady was like, ‘Are there peanuts in that?’”After Keough said she wasn’t sure, the makeup artist “ran away” to flag down a producer.

Talk To Me is in the works, titled Talk 2 Me.The Australian film was released last month, and follows Mia (Sophie Wilde), a young woman who becomes embroiled with the supernatural following a séance with an embalmed hand and the horrors that follow.Directed by Danny and Michael Philippou in their feature directorial debut, Talk To Me also stars Alexandra Jensen as Jade, Joe Bird as Riley, Otis Dhanji as Daniel, Miranda Otto as Sue, Zoe Terakes as Hayley and Chris Alosio as Joss.The movie follows a group of teens who come into the possession of a mummified hand that supposedly connects them with spirits when a seance is performed. When connected to the hand for no longer than 90 seconds, users experience a drug-like high, leading to the teens taking turns to use it.Now, it has been confirmed that the Philippou brothers will return to direct a sequel, which you can see the announcement for below.A post shared by A24 (@a24)In Talk To Me, Mia, who had lost her mother to an unspecified event, attempts to reach out to the spirit of her dead mother unsupervised, leading to chaos and havoc being unleashed.Reviewing the film, NME wrote: “This is a horror film and many will watch because they want to be scared – or, at the very least, spooked – and maybe even repulsed by some grisly sights, regardless of solid acting and realistic characterisation.

Take-Two Interactive has said that the price of the upcoming Red Dead Redemption port for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch is “commercially accurate”.Announced on August 7, Red Dead Redemption arrives on these platforms with its Undead Nightmare expansion next week. Digital and physical versions of the game will cost $44.99 (£39.99) which has been a point of discussion for fans.“That’s just what we believe is the commercially accurate price for it,” said Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick in a response to IGN‘s question in its most recent earnings call.

Jay-Z‘s Made In America festival has been cancelled for 2023 due to “severe circumstances”.The annual festival was due to be held next month (September 2-3) in Philadelphia and headlined by SZA and Lizzo.In their statement announcing the cancellation, festival organisers said the decision was made “due to severe circumstances outside of production control.”They added: “This decision has been difficult and has not been made lightly nor without immense deliberation.“Made in America has a legacy of delivering exceptional experiences for music fans and concert goers, and it is our commitment to always deliver a top-tier festival experience. We look forward to returning to Benjamin Franklin Parkway and the great city of Philadelphia in 2024.”pic.twitter.com/gt9PqKCINR— Made In America Festival (@MIAFestival) August 8, 2023It has not been revealed whether the cancellation is related to festival headliner Lizzo’s recent legal troubles.

A feature doc about the journeys of the Ukrainian Got Talent acts is in the works at local broadcaster STB and Fremantle.

Coronation Street star Tina O'Brien appears to have 'confirmed' Lucy Fallon's return to the cobbles with a telling message after her birthday. The actress celebrated her 40th earlier this week and her former on-screen daughter was among those to publicly send her birthday wishes.

A grandmother who dumped her pet kitten in a neighbour's wheelie bin before trying to ''stone'' it to death during a drinking binge grinned as she walked free from court.

Manchester City are more confident that they will keep Bernardo Silva this season but are still pursuing another midfield signing.

A four-day strike by bus drivers in Greater Manchester is due to start on Friday, an operator has confirmed.

Josie Gibson has excitedly confirmed her new romance with her secret boyfriend and said she has the 'flutters'. The This Morning star made the comments during the latest episode of Shopping With Keith Lemon.

A Lanarkshire comedian needed hospital treatment after a female audience member attacked him mid-show during the Edinburgh Fringe.

Prince Harry is allegedly "feeling the pressure" as he lands in Japan to attend the SPS Sports Value Summit -Special Edition without his wife Meghan Markle

Kilmarnock Rugby Club applied for permission to erect security fencing just days before their stand was set on fire for the third time this year.

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds gig in New York was cancelled midway through due to a bomb threat.During Gallagher’s show at Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs on Saturday (July 8), a message appeared on screens in the venue instructing people to proceed to the exits, which read: “Due to circumstances beyond our control, the show will not continue.”The NYS Park Police later confirmed that a bomb threat was the reason for the show’s abrupt cancellation.A statement from the police read: “New York State Police, City of Saratoga Springs Police, Troy Police, and Saratoga Co. Sheriff’s Department responded to a bomb threat at Saratoga Performing Arts Center Saturday. Out of an abundance of caution, the concert was suspended at 9:40 pm Saturday and concert attendees were evacuated without incident.”Update: It was a bomb threat, per NYS Park Police.

Thania Garcia A bomb threat stopped Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds concert at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) on July 8. Fans were ordered to evacuate the venue directly after the first two opening acts, Metric and Garbage, wrapped their sets. Before Gallagher stepped foot on stage, concert-goers were ordered by the venue to leave the premises in response to a bomb threat. The order was shared on the venue’s jumbo screens that read: “At this time, we will need to evacuate the venue. We ask you to calmly proceed to the nearest exit. Please follow directions of staff and police officers. For the safety of everyone, please do not rush or push. Thank you for your cooperation.”

Noel Gallagher has reflected on the time in which he and his brother Liam planned to “annihilate” a fan who threw a shoe at them on stage.Amid a bizarre increase in flying objects being propelled at artists onstage, the former Oasis guitarist and main songwriter revealed that he and his estranged brother were once waiting to find the person who would walk out of the venue with one shoe missing after the gig to take their revenge.Speaking to Dermot O’Leary on BBC’s Reel Stories’, Gallagher shared: “I remember one gig when somebody hit Liam in the head with a shoe. Liam had the shoe, and I remember we’d come off stage, just waiting at the front door for this guy to walk past with one shoe.

Liam Gallagher has shared his thoughts about Alex Turner‘s fashion style.The former Oasis singer and founder of the Pretty Green clothing line was asked by a fan on Twitter recently whether he’d dress like the Arctic Monkeys singer and guitarist for a gig.Attached to the tweet was an image of a suited-up Turner with long hair and a beard from the ‘Tranquility Base…’ album era.Gallagher, who’s known for his love of parka jackets and ’60s Mod-inspired-fashion, replied: “He looks good [but] I can’t be wearing suits on stage fuck that snizzle.” See the post below.He looks good I can’t be wearing suits on stage fuck that snizzle— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) July 3, 2023Gallagher was also asked by one of his followers to name his favourite Arctic Monkeys song. He picked ‘Cornerstone’, the romantic 2009 single from the Sheffield group’s third album ‘Humbug’.Cornerstone— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) June 30, 2023In 2018 Gallagher reportedly made peace with Turner over a pint at Sziget Festival after the soloist previously mocked the Monkeys frontman for appearing to adopt an American twang.During an interview on BBC Radio 1 the previous year, Gallagher criticised artists who “start speaking American” after relocating to the US.