‘Shōgun’ actress Yoko Shimada dead at 69

Anthony Joshua will come in to the biggest fight of his career as the clear underdog against Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night after losing handily to the Ukrainian in their bout last year.

Manchester United fans are split amid the latest reports which are linking Yannick Carrasco to the club.

A huge tide of protest is rising against plans for a £37million scheme for 104 posh new homes in the centre of one of Greater Manchester's most "des res" towns. Proposals have been tabled for the new houses - some of which are projected to sell for £600,000-plus - in the middle of Altrincham.

A police blitz on rogue drivers had instant results in Cheetham Hill, Manchester. In one day this week three vehicles were seized due to no insurance and driving without a licence, eight people were identified as not wearing a seat belt, two were on their mobile phones whilst driving and 20 were speeding – the fastest travelling 45mph in a 30mph zone.

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps claimed there are 'four trains an hour' running between London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly. The transport chief had to be corrected as strike action has seen timetables slashed to just one train an hour between the two major cities.

KQ Entertainment, the label of K-pop boyband ATEEZ, has filed a lawsuit against a South Korean YouTuber it alleges has shared and profited off “very malicious” content about the group.On August 17, the South Korean label took to ATEEZ’s official fancafé page to announce that it has taken legal action against an unnamed YouTube channel it alleges published a “malicious video” against the boyband, “on charges of violating the law on promoting the use of information and communication networks, insulting, obstructing business, and breaking copyright laws”, as translated by Koreaboo.“In addition, the YouTuber in question created a video spreading rumours as if they were true and was able to make a profit through it, which we judged to be very malicious,” wrote the label in their statement. “In particular, for deceiving fans supporting ATEEZ, we have decided to take strong legal action.”KQ Entertainment concluded its statement by urging those who have made “unfounded claims and malicious posts” against the company’s in-house artists to “delete their posts”, and those who have related evidence or documentation to submit it via email.“There will be no lenience or cooperation as we pursue both civil and criminal liability in these cases in the future.

Frances Bean Cobain has marked her 30th birthday by sharing a statement in which she reflects on a near-death experience from five years ago.In 2017, the daughter of Kurt Cobain was on a flight when one of the engines caught fire. “I promised myself that if I made it through, that I would no longer try to escape the moments of my life,” she wrote in a statement at the time.Now, she has marked her 30th birthday by taking to Instagram and sharing what she has learned in the half-decade since the incident.“I made it!” she began.

Angel Olsen has appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform ‘All The Good Times’ – check out the moment below.Olsen appeared on the show on Wednesday (August 17) to perform the track from her new album ‘Big Time’. She appeared with her touring band, ‘The Big Time Band’ on the show.The performance came during the singer’s ‘Wild Hearts Tour’, which is currently running through North America and sees her sharing a stage with Sharon Van Etten and Julien Baker.See the full list of remaining dates here, and watch the Fallon performance below.Back in June, Olsen shared a cover of Lucinda Williams‘ ‘Greenville’.The St.

Bethesda games have been added to PC Game Pass, including older titles from the studio’s Elder Scrolls, Wolfenstein and Quake franchises.As of yesterday (August 18), the following six games are available to PC Game Pass subscribers:Additionally, anyone who pays for the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription tier will have every champion unlocked in Quake Champions.Back in April, Redguard and Battlespire arrived on Steam for the first time, along with several other older titles.Six legendary Bethesda games are available today on @XboxGamePassPC:

Danny Goffey has announced details of his third solo album ‘Bryan Moone’s DiscoPunk’ and an accompanying limited edition book. Check out the first single from the record ‘Everybody’s On Drugs’ below, alongside our chat with the Supergrass drummer and indie star.‘Bryan Moone’s DiscoPunk’ follows Goffey’s 2018 album ‘Schtick’ and was recorded after the end of the first coronavirus-enforced lockdown in 2020, with contributions from Goffey’s Supergrass bandmate Gaz Coombes, as well as Ed Harcourt and Louis Eliot.“Me and Simon [Byrt, producer], who I’ve worked with on my other two albums, we were really gagging for it,” Goffey said.

Greentea Peng has returned with a spiritual new song called ‘Look To Him’ – listen below.The new track follows the track ‘Your Mind’, which was shared back in March, and is a precursor to a new project from the singer that is touted to drop “imminently”.“‘Look To Him’ explores the idea of originality and the notion of tapping into source energy for creativity and inspiration rather than just searching for it amongst your peers and surroundings,” Greentea Peng said of the new song in a statement.“At the same time, it challenges the idea that anything is truly original as nothing is truly our own rather seeped into us from a Higher Power and thus channelled from God him/herself.”Listen to ‘Look To Him’ below.Earlier this year, Greentea Peng cancelled her March UK headline tour due to the uncertainty caused by COVID-19. “If it was just me on the mic over a track it would be different but manoeuvring a 6 piece band plus team is a different story and we need time, full energy and a lot of money to make shit happen.

Yungblud has announced details of a huge UK arena tour for 2023 – find full details below and get your tickets here.The Doncaster singer is set to release his self-titled new album on September 2 via Locomotion/Geffen, and it’s been previewed so far by the singles ‘Don’t Feel Like Feeling Sad Today’, ‘The Funeral’ and the Willow-assisted ‘Memories’.Next February, Dominic Harrison will then hit the road in the UK for seven dates with support from Neck Deep. A short run of European headline dates will then follow.The UK leg of the tour will begin in Cardiff on February 16 at the Motorpoint Arena, with shows in Birmingham, Manchester and more to follow.On February 25, the tour will wrap up with Yungblud’s biggest headline show to date at the OVO Arena in Wembley, London.Tickets for the tour go on sale next Thursday, August 25 at 9am BST.

House Of The Dragon star Paddy Considine has said that the new series isn’t a Game Of Thrones spin-off.Considine, who portrays King Viserys Targaryen in HBO’s upcoming fantasy drama, told NME in a new interview that he wants potential viewers to know that the prequel series House Of The Dragon “isn’t diluted in any way”. It’s very much an extension of the original hit series, set 200 years before the events of Game Of Thrones.

Newlyweds Billi Mucklow and Andy Carroll were seen on a day out with their children in Essex on Thursday, following their return home from their extended honeymoon.The pair have holidayed in several locations since marrying in June, starting out in Mexico, then venturing to Mykonos, Greece, and finally landing in Spain with the kids for some much-needed family time. Four weeks on from their Spanish trip, Billi, 34, and Andy, 33, looked happy back home with their big brood as they enjoyed an outing in the British sunshine, before Andy took the eldest children to a West Ham match.

MCU character, Captain America, isn’t a virgin.The actor, who has played Captain America across 12 separate Marvel films, was responding to chatter around a scene in the new MCU series She-Hulk: Attorney At Law in which the sexual experience of Captain America, aka Steve Rogers, is confirmed by his friend The Hulk, aka Bruce Banner (played by Mark Ruffalo).It has ended fan speculation about if and when Captain America lost his virginity before returning to the past to find his true love Peggy Carter. It’s a decision that Captain America makes at the end of Avengers: Endgame.In a mid-credit sequence on She-Hulk, which premiered Thursday (18 August) on Disney+, The Hulk says Rogers lost his virginity on a USO Tour.She-Hulk, played by Tatiana Maslany, says to her cousin Bruce Banner that Captain America was too busy saving the world to have sex.Banner responds: “Steve Rogers is not a virgin.

Louise Redknapp has revealed how emotional she is about her son moving to America to attend university. Louise is mum to sons Charley, 18 and Beau, 13, with her ex-husband and former Liverpool footballer, Jamie Redknapp.The couple have been co-parenting their kids since their split back in 2017.The 47 year old has admitted that the tears keep coming as Charley prepares to leave home and embark on his American college adventure. In an interview with Metro, Louise said: "I keep crying.

All Points East in London’s Victoria Park with The Chemical Brothers and Kraftwerk.

The Cambridge clan are excitedly awaiting their reported move to Adelaide Cottage on the Windsor Castle Estate this summer. But one person who is less than impressed about the duke and duchess leaving Kensington Palace after extensive, and expensive, renovation, is their sister in law's pal Omid Scobie.The prominent royal biographer revealed that the move has "raised eyebrows" amid the backdrop of the cost of living crisis.

Melvin Adams (Fish Scales), a solo artist and member of the beloved southern rap group Nappy Roots, was shot late Wednesday night during a robbery and attempted kidnapping outside Atlantucky Brewing in Atlanta’s Castleberry Hill neighborhood. He is currently recovering at a local hospital. The news was first reported by local NBC affiliate 11 Alive and later confirmed by a representative of Nappy Roots on the group’s verified Instagram page.

Madonna knows how to throw a party.

Fantasy and science fiction often takes inspiration from the natural world around us with southern beaches and northern wilderness across Britain used as stand ins for otherworldly locations. The dragon filled world of Westeros is no different with three UK locations used along with European countries.

Good Afternoon International Insider team, Max Goldbart here with your mid-August dose of headlines, analysis and silly emojis. We’re taking a break next week but will be back with your favourite Friday lunchtime newsletter in a fortnight on September 2. For now, read on.

A two-year-old child is in a serious condition in hospital after being hit by a van in the town of Irvine.

Hospitals will be facing a “humanitarian crisis” this winter unless the Tory government takes action over the rising cost of heating homes, health chiefs have warned. NHS leaders said there is an “unprecedented” risk of death from cold homes this winter unless ministers intervene on energy costs.

Two Perth schoolfriends last week reunited for the first time in 47 years.

While it's still too early to get the lights out and start putting on the Christmas films - and definitely too hot to get out the fluffy socks and blankets - now is the perfect time to make sure you've got all of your festive celebrations sorted.

Organisers of Dalbeattie’s annual sporting showpiece, the Hardrock Challenge, have won their own race against the clock to ensure this year’s event can go ahead.

Heidi Klum is back to work — and remembering her shocking worst date ever. Appearing on! on Thursday with guest host Nicole Byer, Klum recalls a NSFW story from her single days. «I had one weird date where we went to a movie theater,» Klum begins her story, noting that her date was holding a large bucket of popcorn. «Which I thought was already strange, like, why do I always have to reach over? Why don't you reach over?»«And I'm reaching over and I'm eating the popcorn,» she continues, «and then, all of the sudden, there's a hot dog in the popcorn — but it was attached.

Reese Witherspoon paid tribute to her "amazing" mom Betty who celebrated her 74th birthday on Thursday.STORY: Reese Witherspoon shares incredible snap of lookalike daughter for special occasionTaking to Instagram, the Legally Blonde actress penned a gushy post alongside a trio of endearing photos.

11 years ago, Made In Chelsea launched onto our screens and introduced viewers across the country to the wonders of King’s Road and the people of SW3. 24 series later, the show still brings us regular helpings of drama and romance and has helped catapult many cast members including Sam Thompson and Jamie Laing into household names. And while many MIC alumni may have gone on to have successful careers in the world of showbiz, others have stepped back from the spotlight, including original cast member Caggie Dunlop.

Leona Lewis has been seen for the first time in public since she announced the birth of her first child with husband Dennis Jauch earlier this month. The X Factor star welcomed baby girl Carmel Allegra into the world on July 22 and has since been busy adapting to her life as a new mum.

read on Dow’s Facebook account Wednesday afternoon.“We know that the world is collectively saddened by the loss of this incredible man. He gave so much to us all and was loved by so many. One fan said it best — ‘It is rare when there is a person who is so universally loved like Tony,’” the statement added.His son Christopher called it “a very sad day” in the announcement.“Although this is a very sad day, I have comfort and peace that he is in a better place.

announced the news of his passing on his official Facebook page Tuesday morning.“It is with an extremely heavy heart that we share with you the passing of our beloved Tony this morning,” the post read.“Tony was a beautiful soul — kind, compassionate, funny and humble. It was truly a joy to just be around him.

Japanese actress Yoko Shimada, known for her portrayal of Mariko in the 1980 miniseries Shōgun,  a role which earned her a Golden Globe award and an Emmy nomination, has died. According to Japanese media, Shimada died Monday, July 25  from complications of colorectal cancer at a Tokyo hospital. She was 69.