Plans for multi-million pound ‘boulevard in the sky’ at Salford University one step closer to reality

Will Smith’s altercation with Chris Rock at the Oscars, describing the actor’s actions as “appalling arrogance”.At the Oscars ceremony last month (March 27), Smith struck the comedian on-stage following a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith. Following numerous apologies, Smith resigned from The Academy and described his actions as “shocking, painful, and inexcusable”.Speaking on BBC Radio’s Loose Ends about the altercation, Coogan said: “First of all, I think Hollywood showed itself at its absolute worst.

A UNIVERSITY Challenge contestant has hit back at age complaints after she was branded 'too old' for the show. The University of Reading has made it to the final of the BBC show for the first time in its history and the team includes Margaret Ounsley, who is studying for a PHD in law history.

MAISIE Williams is worlds away from Winterfell as she takes on a new acting gig. After portraying Arya Stark, the Game of Thrones actress looks unrecognisable in a trailer for new series Pistol.

BBC in the last year saying they are “exhausted” from fighting a system that “is not systemically built to support anyone who is different,” a Variety investigation has uncovered.“There has been an exodus,” says Simone Byrne, a Black Scottish journalist who spent 16 years at the BBC, first in news and then in diversity and inclusion (D&I), a unit that recruits diverse talent and ensures compliance with in-house D&I policies.Byrne left in November 2021 after being told by her managers that she needed to be “sensitive about how I speak about race to white people.” She had pointed out that after two years of lockdown, the murder of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter protests, no one at the organization had asked “how I’m feeling or about being Black in the BBC or in this media space.” “I said, this should really have been addressed,” says Byrne. In response, she was told “people felt uncomfortable [with] me saying that.”In a statement, a BBC spokesperson told Variety: “As an employer we are committed to being welcoming and inclusive, where people can thrive regardless of background, but if some individuals have had a negative experience we always want to hear about that and learn from it.

Gordon Ramsay and his wife Tana have celebrated a major milestone while enjoying a family skiing holiday in the French Alps.MORE: Gordon Ramsay hits back after being 'shamed' for staying in Cornwall in lockdownOn Monday, the couple both took to their respective Instagram pages to wish their youngest son, Oscar, a happy birthday as they mark his third birthday.WATCH: Gordon Ramsay dances in sweet video before reunion with daughter TillyPosting a video of Oscar walking barefoot in the snow outside of their stunning ski chalet alongside several throwback snaps to when he was a baby, Tana wrote: "How on earth did we get to three years old already?! You are such a blessing and a joy, you crazy little person, looking back at these pictures is so amazing."MORE: Gordon Ramsay sparks fan reaction with new photo of son Oscar after escaping home disasterSEE: Gordon Ramsay's £6million Cornwall holiday home will take your breath awayMeanwhile, proud dad Gordon uploaded two snaps – including one from the day little Oscar was born. "Happy 3rd Birthday to this gorgeous young man @oscarjramsay [heart emoji]s," he gushed.Fans were quick to comment, with one writing: "Happy Birthday to Oscar!! He just looks like you!!" Another remarked: "Wow, I'm amazed how time flies.

following Sony Music Entertainment in 2021 and Warner Music Group in February.Heritage acts will now receive royalties without having recouped their advance payments. Some artists never make enough money to repay their advances, which can be due to the royalty rates set out for them in their contracts.It’s an issue that has particularly affected heritage Black artists.

Families at Chryston Primary highlighted their concerns about plans to introduce a shared management role for their school by staging a protest walk around the area “looking for our missing head teacher”.

JYP Entertainment‘s previously announced plans to establish a K-pop NFT platform with tech company Dunamu is no longer moving forward.Yesterday (April 4), South Korean news outlet Money Today reported that JYP Entertainment and Dunamu had mutually agreed to terminate their joint venture to launch a new NFT platform and distribute NFTs based on K-pop content.“Dunamu and JYP Entertainment planned to establish a joint venture for the NFT business, but at this moment, we have decided to terminate our business contract with each other after mutual agreement,” said a representative of Dunamu, as translated by Koreaboo.“We have agreed to continuously seek opportunities for collaboration with each other in various other ways,” the representative added. Neither company has revealed the reason for the termination of their partnership.The news comes nine months after JYP first unveiled its partnership with the cryptocurrency operator.

SZA has revealed that her leg was broken when she used crutches to make it onstage at this year’s Grammys, where she won the award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for her Doja Cat collaboration ‘Kiss Me More’.During an interview backstage following their win, SZA said she had fallen out of bed while sleeping, causing the injury. “I fell very, very wrong, and it hurts, and I will be better soon. But I’m clumsy, so it’s okay.

Plans for a controversial relief that would ‘plough through’ Stockport’s green belt appear to be ‘dead in the water’ following a crunch town hall vote. The proposed £500m bypass would link the A6 at Hazel Grove with the M60 at Bredbury - something supporters say is vital for tackling long-standing congestion problems in the east of the borough.

The Grammys producers are facing backlash for the label given to late designer Virgil Abloh during the show’s In Memoriam segment.

Hailey Bieber is shutting down pregnancy rumours.

Channel 4, which would result in the broadcaster being sold off after 40 years in public ownership.As reported by The Guardian, the government is hoping to raise close to £1billion, with the money potentially being used for creative training and for independent production companies.Last year, former Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said that the privatisation of Channel 4 was “needed” in order for it to “compete with the streaming giants”.“Without [more money], Channel 4 won’t have the money to invest in technology and programming, and it won’t be able to compete with the streaming giants,” he said, according to Sky News.Earlier in the year Ricky Gervais spoke out against the potential sale of Channel 4, calling it “a real shame”.“For almost 40 years, Channel 4 has been a launch pad for new ideas and new talent,” he wrote on Twitter. “It’s been able to do that because of its remit and not-for-profit structure and it would be a real shame if that was destroyed by selling off the channel.”Channel 4’s chief executive, Alex Mahon, revealed the news to staff on Monday (April 4): “We have been informed in the last hour that the government will shortly announce that the secretary of state has decided to proceed with the proposal to privatise Channel 4,” she wrote in an email.“In our engagement with the government during its extended period of reflection, we have proposed a vision for the next 40 years which we are confident would allow us to build on the successes of the first 40.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorTop creator Markiplier — more than two years after his first YouTube-funded interactive special hit the video platform — is finally back with his next choose-your-own-adventure-style project: sci-fi action-comedy “In Space With Markiplier.”Markiplier (real name: Mark Fischbach) is one of YouTube’s highest-earning and most popular creators, with 32.5 million subscribers. “In Space With Markiplier” is among YouTube’s last original productions: It shut down the original content group earlier this year but committed to completing and releasing shows that it had already contracted for.About five hours after its release Monday, “In Space With Markiplier” (watch at this link) had garnered more than 1.4 million views.

Bethenny Frankel is feeling “unstoppable” after she recently surpassed her $100 million goal in Ukranian relief efforts. Ahead of reaching her milestone, the Skinnygirl founder spoke EXCLUSIVELY with HollywoodLife and revealed how she feels about her successful BStrong Foundation helping those in need as Russian President Vladimir Putin continues the country’s assaults on Ukraine.

according to Variety.And if you thought it was horrific to watch people get shot dead by a giant animatronic doll in his wildly popular Netflix series, just wait.“It will be more violent than ‘Squid Game,’” declared Dong-hyuk during a MIPTV event at the international television market in France recently. He reportedly has already developed a 25-page treatment for the movie, which he expects will be “another controversial film.”The word “controversial” doesn’t even begin to describe last year’s deranged “Squid Game,” which followed cash-strapped characters competing in a brutal — and fatal for most — series of games in order to win desperately needed money. The show ranked No.

everywhere right now: Platform shoes. As a person who enjoys the goth subculture and looking like the fifth member of KISS, seeing platforms take center stage as the must-have shoe of the season is a welcome shift in the sartorial winds.

Steve Coogan has accused Will Smith of “appalling arrogance” after the actor slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars. Smith walked on stage to slap Rock, who was presenting an award at the film awards ceremony, after the comedian made a joke about his wife, actor Jada Pinkett Smith. On Friday (1 April), five days after the incident, Smith made the decision to step down from the Academy following reports he would face disciplinary action.

A major milestone! Pete Davidson took his relationship with Kim Kardashian to another level — meeting the family.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorRyman Hospitality Properties, the Nashville-based parent company of the Grand Ole Opry, has struck a deal to sell a 30% stake in its entertainment operations to investment firm Atairos and NBCUniversal.The transaction values Ryman Hospitality’s Opry Entertainment Group unit at about $1.4 billion in total. Atairos and NBCUniversal will invest approximately $293 million in Opry Entertainment Group (OEG), which consists of the weekly “Grand Ole Opry” stage show and media rights, Nashville’s famed Ryman Auditorium, the legendary Nashville radio station WSM-AM and a 50% stake in TV channel Circle, the streaming home of “Grand Ole Opry.” The pact calls for Atairos to invest another $30 million in OEG down the road if certain performance targets are met.

disclosed in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that Musk had become its biggest shareholder. The early-morning news was embraced by Wall Street, which boosted shares to their highest level since last November and lifted the social media giant’s market cap to $40.01 billion.Musk’s investment follows his public criticism of the platform’s content moderation policies.

Serena Williams proved that her four-year-old daughter Olympia truly is her mini-me. The mother-daughter looked stunning as they wore matching hot pink Balmain mini dresses. The dresses had fabulous features like long sleeves, turtlenecks and the signature Balmain pattern across the entire dress.

Fearne Cotton has shared a rare video of her daughter, Honey, showing off her wobbly teeth. The broadcaster, 40, who has recently been making a case for the comeback of crimped hair, shared the video on her Instagram Stories. The clip, simply captioned "Honey", shows her daughter's mouth as she wiggled her baby front teeth with her tongue.

American Idol is back tonight with an all-new episode and we’re bringing you some pretty interesting info to go along with it!

The entire Ramsay clan are currently enjoying a luxury ski break in the French Alps.

U.S. Senator John Cornyn, the long-serving 70-year old Texas born, bred, and educated Republican who has been in government since 1985, on Monday doubled down on his attack on the landmark 2015 Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges, which found the U.S.