The cast of Harry Potter: then and now

Kate McGlynn has confirmed she has left Hollyoaks less than a year after joining.

John Swinney has warned Scots the coming days will be “very challenging” as a result of two storms set to batter the country.

Cristiano Ronaldo is now Manchester United's joint fifth all-time Premier League goalscorer.

Steve McDonald and Jacob Hay will come to blows in violent Coronation Street scenes as Steve sees red over his daughter’s relationship with the former drug dealer.

Pierce Brosnan has taken to Instagram to share a brand new snapshot of his wife Keely in honour of Valentine's Day.MORE: Pierce Brosnan and wife Keely's super secretive wedding was Bond-worthyThe 68-year-old star chose a striking image to share with fans on Instagram, showing Keely standing in front of a painting of Vincent Van Gogh – and holding a bunch of sunflowers.WATCH: Royals dazzle on the red carpet for James Bond premiere"A beautiful St. Valentine’s Day with my love @keelyshayebrosnan at the Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit," he wrote in the caption.READ: Who is Pierce Brosnan's wife Keely Shaye Smith?MORE: Pierce Brosnan shares rare tribute to wife Keely Shaye SmithFans were quickly enamoured with the photo – and the couple's sweet love story.

India.Arie has clarified her reasons for leaving Spotify, after she became one of many artists to boycott the service in recent weeks.When she first pulled her music from the service earlier this month, Arie cited their exclusive hosting of Joe Rogan’s podcast and his “language around race” as the reason she left Spotify.“Neil Young opened a door that I must walkthrough,” she wrote on Instagram, explaining how was following on from Neil Young’s exit from Spotify due to Rogan spreading “misinformation” about COVID-19 on his podcast.“I believe in freedom of speech. However, I find Joe Rogan problematic for reasons other than his COVID interviews,” she said at the time.Now, in a new interview with Trevor Noah on The Daily Show, Arie has discussed how Spotify’s royalties scheme and business practices also influenced her decision.Asked if Rogan was her enemy by Noah, Arie said: “My conversation has been about Spotify and its treatment of artists.“I have to say that asking for my music to be pulled from Spotify in protest doesn’t actually serve me,” she added, “but I did it in protest just because I felt like my dignity was being … I felt like I was being disrespected.”Discussing royalty payments artists get from Spotify, Arie explained: “What happens is, they say, ‘Well, this is just how it is; this is just what you get paid.

Snoop Dogg wants to turn legendary hip-hop record label Death Row Records, which he recently acquired, into “an NFT label”.The rapper revealed his plans to move further into the world of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) via a Clubhouse chatroom on Monday (February 14), which was later recorded and uploaded onto YouTube. During the session, Snoop said that Death Row “will be putting our artists through the metaverse and through a whole other chain of music”.He continued: “Just like how we broke the industry when we was the first independent to be major, I want to be the first major in the metaverse so Death Row will be an NFT label”.Snoop was named the official owner of Death Row Records earlier this month.

Taeyeon has revealed that the team she had worked with for her latest studio album was not in favor of making ‘INVU’ the title track.During a recently press conference for the release of ‘INVU’, the Girls’ Generation leader spoke about the record’s recording process and delved into how the song ‘INVU’ eventually became the title track, despite pushback from her team.“The moment I heard the demo track of ‘INVU’, I immediately thought ‘This is the one’,” Taeyeon recalled. “[But] to be very honest, the team that was working on the album with me wasn’t in favor of choosing this as a title track,”“It was a tricky situation because everybody was saying ‘No’ and I was the only one who was saying ‘Yes!’,” she added.

DAMIAN Lewis has shared a heartbreaking tribute to his "fearless" wife Helen McCrory today after her death following a battle with cancer. The Hollywood actress, who starred in Peaky Blinders, Skyfall and Harry Potter, passed away peacefully at her home aged 52.

Peaky Blinders star Helen McCrory has tragically passed away. The English actress passed away at the age of 52, her husband Billions actor Damian Lewis confirmed on Twitter just moments ago.  In his moving announcement, he said: “I’m heartbroken to announce that after an heroic battle with cancer, the beautiful and mighty woman that is Helen McCrory has died peacefully at home, surrounded by a wave of love from friends and family,” he wrote. “She died as she lived.

Helen McCrory, known for starring in Peaky Blinders and Harry Potter, has just died aged 52. Helen McCrory has died from cancer aged 52, her "heartbroken" husband Damian Lewis has said.

Lewis, 50, tweeted. “She died as she lived,” Lewis continued.

Helen McCrory was an English actress known for roles including Narcissa Malfoy in the final three “Harry Potter” movies.This is a breaking news story. We will continue to update this page as more information becomes available.

PEAKY Blinders star Helen McCrory has died aged 52 after a "heroic" battle with cancer, her husband Damian Lewis confirmed today. The Hollywood actress, who has also starred in Skyfall and Harry Potter, passed away peacefully at home.

Jordan Moreau Helen McCrory, the star who played Narcissa Malfoy in the “Harry Potter” franchise and Polly Gray in “Peaky Blinders,” has died, her husband Damian Lewis announced on Friday. She was 52.“I’m heartbroken to announce that after a heroic battle with cancer, the beautiful and mighty woman that is Helen McCrory has died peacefully at home, surrounded by a wave of love from friends and family.

Another Harry Potter star is embracing parenthood! Afshan Azad, the 32-year-old actress who is best known as Padma Patil from the beloved franchise took to her Instagram page to reveal her pregnancy. Afshan is expecting her first child with husband Nabil Kazi with their baby due in July.

A post shared by Official Afshan (@afshanazad)She shared another photo from the maternity shoot, thanking fans for kind comments and well wishes after making the pregnancy announcement.«Thank you to everyone for your kind comments and well wishes.

Afshan Azad shared some happy news with her fans on Instagram today – she’s pregnant!

Harry Potter star Afshan Azad has revealed she's all set to become a mum for the first time as she's expecting her first child with husband Nabil Kazi.The actress, who is best known for her role as Padma Patil in the Harry Potter film series, announced the special news with her fans on Instagram.The 32 year old shared an adorable snap of her and Nabil clutching onto her blossoming baby bump. She wrote: "The secrets out everyone - I'm going to be a mummy!!! Thanking Allah SWT for gifting us our biggest blessing yet.

We can’t be the only ones who’ve paid way too much money to see our favourite stars perform live, with the slight hope that they might pick us out of the crowd and get down on one knee. Surely? Well, for some lucky fans their dreams of dating their famous crush really have come true.

FRIDAY Night Dinner star Paul Ritter has died aged 54 of a brain tumour. Ritter, who starred as Martin on the Channel 4 show, died on Monday, his agent said.

told The Guardian.“He died peacefully at home with his wife Polly and sons Frank and Noah by his side,” the agent said, confirming he had “been suffering from a brain tumor.”Ritter was initially known as a stage actor, and was nominated for an Olivier award in 2006 for “Coram Boy” and a Tony for his 2009 starring role in “The Norman Conquests,” The Guardian said.He also appeared in a number of high-profile movies, playing Eldred Worple in “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” and government adviser Guy Haines in the 007 movie “Quantum of Solace.”In his native Britain, the Kent-born actor was best known for the Channel 4 TV show “Friday Night Dinner.”“Paul was an exceptionally talented actor playing an enormous variety of roles on stage

We’re used to seeing our royal family looking picture perfect in public – but even Her Majesty the Queen can be caught off-guard on camera. “Unplanned little moments are a rarity with royal photographs, as so much is planned out in advance,” says photographer Samir Hussein, who has documented the monarchy in recent years.

Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown has revealed that she’s never watched a Marvel or Harry Potter film.Brown, who is reprising her role as Madison Russell from 2019’s Godzilla: King of Monsters in the new film Godzilla Vs. Kong, out next week, was talking to MTV in a new interview.Asked to choose between some of the greatest film franchises in history, owing to the merging of huge movie characters in her new film, Brown revealed that Marvel is “not [her thing” and that she prefers “real stories” to epics with huge spectacles, because she’s “doing that stuff already” with Stranger Things.Asked to choose between Marvel and DC, Brown said: “So I haven’t watched a Marvel film, ever, and I’ve never watched a DC film.

EastEnders star Davood Ghadami had a magical evening last week, when he threw his daughter Grace a Harry Potter themed sixth birthday party.The star, who plays Kush Kazemi on the hit BBC soap, transformed the living room of his home to include a wide range of merchandise based on the world created by writer JK Rowling. As the birthday girl could not have her school mates round, the star created a party for four; himself, wife Isobel, and daughters Grace and Eva.