Star-studded film festival held to celebrate students' success

With no new wide Hollywood tentpole releases until October, we’re in a period of holdovers, and local titles excelling in their home markets (and beyond), while Top Gun: Maverick continues to soar and there’s a will it or won’t it question mark over Jurassic World Dominion‘s shot at getting to $1B global.

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet shows off Cyclizar, a normal/dragon Pokémon that can be ridden like a bicycle. The trailer also focuses heavily on battling, and was revealed during the 2022 Pokémon World Championships (August 21)This is the best look at battling we’ve gotten so far for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, with several new items being detailed along with a closer look at how Terastallizing works.Cyclizar is the latest Pokémon to be revealed for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, and looks to be a rideable Pokémon much like the game’s Legendary Pokémon Koraidon and Miraidon.

The new school term is just three weeks away and as a result, parents are scrambling to pick up school uniforms and smart shoes for their children. However, with the cost of living crisis leaving budgets tight, every saving helps.

Red Hot Chili Peppers are set to be honoured with the Global Icon Award at the MTV Video Music Awards 2022 this weekend.This year’s VMAs will take place on Sunday (August 28) at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, with Jack Harlow, Nicki Minaj and LL Cool J set to co-host.The Chilis, who released their latest album ‘Unlimited Love’ back in April, will perform live at the 2022 VMAs, joining a line-up of performers that already includes Minaj, Harlow, Lizzo, Måneskin, Anitta, BLACKPINK, J Balvin, Marshmello x Khalid and Panic! At The Disco.The band, who are nominated in the Best Rock category for their song ‘Black Summer’, will also receive the Global Icon Award on the night, which was presented last year to Foo Fighters.The award celebrates “an artist or band whose unparalleled career, continued impact and influence have maintained a unique level of global success in music and beyond, leaving an indelible mark on the music landscape”.A post shared by Video Music Awards (@vmas)The Chilis’ appearance at the 2022 VMAs will mark their first at the ceremony since 2000, when they received the Video Vanguard Award and performed ‘Californication’. This year’s Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award is being presented to Nicki Minaj.Red Hot Chili Peppers will release their second album of 2022, ‘Return Of The Dream Canteen’, in October.“We went in search of ourselves as the band that we have somehow always been.

Criminal barristers in England and Wales have voted in favour of an all-out strike next month.

Police have issued a public appeal to locate a man 'wanted for stalking'. Ben Dodd is 31 and has links to the Droylsden area of Tameside, Greater Manchester Police said.

COVID pandemic.It was reported last week via a piece in the The Wall Street Journal that the share price of the company had dropped from 20p to 2p, leading to conversations around bankruptcy. Before COVID, it was trading at £1.97.The London-listed company, which operates 751 sites in 10 countries including the Cineworld and Picturehouse chains in the UK, ran up debt of more than £4billion ($4.8billion) after its cinemas were closed during the global health crisis.Cineworld has now confirmed that conversations are taking place.

MAMAMOO’s Moonbyul and Solar will soon be joining forces as the girl group’s first-ever subunit.On August 22, MyDaily reported that the MAMAMOO duo will debut as a subunit at the end of the month. Their agency RBW Entertainment soon responded via XSportsNews, confirming that Moonbyul and Solar were indeed preparing to release an album as a duo.However, it is unclear if the act will be launching by the end of August as initially reported, as RBW also noted that “the exact release date and details of the new album will be announced soon”.While the members of MAMAMOO have previously teamed up in duos for past concerts and fan events, the upcoming release will mark the first time the group have officially launched a subunit.

Amber Turner has branded Ella Rae Wise a liar after she claimed Dan Edgar touched her inappropriately during a night out in Essex. In scenes set to air on The Only Way Is Essex next week, the two women are seen in an intense showdown in the Dominican Republic as Amber, 29, says: "We all know it's a lie." Ella, 21, then turns to Dan, 35, to say: "I don't need to lie about what you done that night," as he replies: "You do go round s******g people's boyfriends though don't ya?" Dani Imbert, 21, and Ella laugh at this as Amber says: "She's so shocked because she knows it's true." Since then, Amber has taken to her Instagram stories to slam Ella's accusation ahead of the TOWIE episode next week.

The Queen had a “very clear” message on how she would like a gift sent to herself to be passed down to Princess Charlotte and the rest of her great-grandchildren. The 96 year old monarch was given a life-sized Wendy house 90 years ago for her to play in as a child, which currently sits in the gardens at the Royal Lodge in Windsor, where the Queen grew up and lived in her early years.

Tasha Ghouri looks the stunning 'bride' as she poses in a white bridal-style dress for our exclusive shoot and interview with boyfriend Andrew Le Page. And the dancer, who is smitten with the estate agent who she met in the Love Island villa, admitted it might not be far off until she walks down the aisle for real. “It’s a glimpse into the future for sure!” Tasha, who is wearing a white veil, told us.

Lindsay Lohan has taken to Instagram with a striking new image for her fans.MORE: Why Lindsay Lohan's marriage was even more special than you thinkThe 36-year-old – who married Bader Shammas earlier this summer – sparked a huge reaction with the candid image, which she simply captioned: "Glam Time," along with a love heart. WATCH: 10 of the most spectacular HELLO! exclusive weddingsThe picture shows Lindsay looking flawless as she pouts for the camera, her auburn hair teased into loose curls and parted to the side.

The upcoming 53rd season will be available on the streaming service, the outlet reported.HBO and “Sesame Street” joined forces in 2015, which gave the streaming service priority to air all new episodes first, before it can be seen on the show’s longtime home, PBS. This agreement is effective until The “Sesame Street” cut comes after HBO made an announcement on Wednesday saying that at least 36 additional shows will be leaving the platform this week. That includes 20 HBO original shows, as well as “Generation,” “Infinity Train,” and earlier this month, all eight of the “Harry Potter” films were axed.Warner Bros.

Police are hunting for a man wanted on suspicion of the alleged murder of Thomas Campbell in Tameside. An investigation was launched after Mr Campbell, 38, was found dead at a property on Riverside, Mossley, on July 3.

PrettyLittleThing has announced Love Island 2022 runner-up Gemma Owen as its latest UK brand ambassador. The 19-year-old has signed a huge deal with the Manchester-based global fashion brand just weeks after the ITV2 show ended after impressing CEO Umar Kamani.

Former left-back Patrice Evra believes Manchester United will be in need of a "miracle" to take anything from this evening's showdown with arch-rivals Liverpool at Old Trafford.

A comedian has won an award for the best joke at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a gag about spaghetti.

Erik ten Hag is aware that his start as Manchester United boss has been unacceptable and he has now identified when he feels the team's downturn started.

Bebe Rexha made a special appearance at K-pop festival KCON in Los Angeles over the weekend, performing her single ‘Break My Heart Myself’ with members of ITZY.On August 20, Rexha made her KCON debut when she joined ITZY members Yeji and Ryujin on stage for a special performance of her 2021 single ‘Break My Heart Myself’.“No, I don’t need your help / To make me sick, to make me ill / I don’t need anybody else / ‘Cause I can break my heart myself,” they sing together in the chorus.No way — @BebeRexha made a surprise appearance at #KCON2022LA together with Yeji and Ryujin from #ITZY to perform ‘Break My Heart Myself’ #kcon #KCONUSA #있지 pic.twitter.com/D9UwNJIjNO— NME (@NME) August 21, 2022itzy's yeji & ryujin x bebe rexha surprise special stage for break my heart myself at kcon! pic.twitter.com/ap1HvsmPxd—

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is reportedly in the works at Paramount Pictures.According to a new report from Deadline, the spin-off will be helmed by Cobra Kai creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald, with Bill Posley set to write the script.Titled Sam and Victor’s Day Off, the new movie will “follow the same-day adventure of the titular valets who took the Ferrari on a joy ride in the Matthew Broderick-starrer.”Others included in the new project are Paul Young (producer), Devon Young (executive producer) and Stephen Cedars, Benji Kleiman and Scott Yacyshyn (associate producers).During the first COVID lockdown in 2020, the cast of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off reunited as part of Josh Gad’s web series ‘Reunited Apart’.The Frozen actor spent his lockdown bringing the casts of famous movies back together for a series of lockdown webcam specials, including The Goonies, The Lord of the Rings and Ghostbusters.For the final one in the series, Gad united Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara and Jennifer Grey from the John Hughes cult classic.Also joining in on the reunion were Lyman Ward and Cindy Pickett, who portrayed Bueller’s parents, as well as economics teacher star Ben Stein, as the cast talked about their memories from the film.

sold-out Wembley gigs this month, Coldplay have added new UK and European gigs in 2023 to their ‘Music Of The Spheres’ world tour.The band have been on tour across the planet since the spring, and have now extended the tour behind their 2021 album to next year.Across May, June and July next year, the band will play Portugal, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and more, with two new UK dates also added in Manchester and Cardiff.The new dates will kick off in Coimbra, Portugal on May 17, before the band will play two shows at Manchester’s Etihad Stadium on May 31 and June 1.A date in Cardiff at the Principality Stadium is also set for June 6, before the tour wraps up with two gigs at the Johan Cruijff ArenA in Amsterdam on July 15-16.Ahead of these shows, the band will wrap up their 2022 dates in Glasgow this week with two dates at Hampden Park tomorrow (August 23) and Wednesday (24).See the new dates below alongside a trailer for the tour. Tickets for the gigs will go on sale at 10am local time on Thursday August 25, and you can get yours here.MAY 2023 17 – Coimbra, Estádio Cidade de Coimbra 24 – Barcelona, Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys 25 – Barcelona, Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys 31 – Manchester, Etihad StadiumJUNE 2023 1 – Manchester, Etihad Stadium 6 – Cardiff, Principality Stadium 21 – Naples, Stadio Diego Armando Maradona 25 – Milan, San Siro 26 – Milan, San SiroJULY 20231 – Zurich, Stadion Letzigrund5 – Copenhagen, Parken6 – Copenhagen, Parken8 – Gothenburg, Ullevi9 – Gothenburg, Ullevi15 – Amsterdam, Johan Cruijff ArenA16 – Amsterdam, Johan Cruijff ArenAAcross the band’s six gigs at Wembley Stadium, they were joined by a bounty of special guests.

Day6 subunit are currently in the military.On August 22 at midnight KST, Day6 shared a surprise teaser on Twitter, announcing the subunit’s new song as a special “summer present” for fans.

Big Brother stars Grace Adams-Short and Mikey Dalton posted photos from their youngest son’s christening over the weekend. The married couple welcomed their fourth child, baby boy Atticus, in January after exclusively announcing with OK! they were expecting again last September.

Love Island's Adam Collard has spoken of his excitement at receiving a FaceTime call from two huge stars but admitted that because of a poor connection, he didn't realise who he was speaking to.The double ex-Islander, who left the villa happily coupled up with Paige Thorne earlier this month, told a story on his YouTube channel. Adam explained that during an episode of Aftersun, he was put on a call with Australian actress Margot Robbie, 32, and supermodel Cara Delevingne, 30.

Prince Andrew's life is set to be turned into a show on Channel 4 which will air later this year and it's thought it will feature his infamous and "disastrous" Newsnight interview, as well as his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. During the interview which aired in 2019, the Duke of York was asked questions about Virginia Giuffre, following allegations of sexual misconduct, which he has always denied.

Love Island 's Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu turned 28 on 21 August, and her new boyfriend Davide Sanclimenti pulled out all of the stops to make her feel special on her big day. A video Davide, 28, posted to his Instagram Stories (which was reposted by Ekin-Su) shows the moment he surprised his girlfriend when they got back to their hotel room in London, which he'd had filled with balloons, gifts, photographs and huge light signs that spelled out 'Ekin-Su'. An unsuspecting Ekin-Su opens the door and exclaims: "What the f**k is going on," as Davide giggles and she turns on the light to reveal her surprise - the first part of which is the famous yellow beanbag from their time on the hit ITV2 show, which they won.

Strictly Come Dancing bosses will reportedly be investigating a few of their dancers for breaking BBC advertising rules. Nadiya Bychkova, Giovanni Pernice and Kai Widdrington allegedly broke rules by agreeing to dance at promotional parties.The Sun reports that the parties, which mimic Strictly but are not affiliated with the BBC, enable fans to have a Strictly weekend experience with the dancers.