'The prom is dead': Relentless rain sees Blackpool traders struggle with 'worst' summer as visitors deter seaside town

Clarence Avant, who was dubbed the “Black Godfather” of music and entertainment, has died aged 92, his family has confirmed.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Clarence Avant, whose unofficial title of the “Black Godfather” spanned the worlds of music, sports, entertainment and politics, died Sunday at his home in Los Angeles, according to a statement from his family. No cause of death was provided; he was 92. “It is with a heavy heart that the Avant/Sarandos family announce the passing of Clarence Alexander Avant,” the statement from his children, Nicole and Alexander and son-in-law Ted Sarandos.

After her partner of 17 years, Ben Ofoedu cheated on her, Vanessa Feltz was left utterly heartbroken. But while it might look to the outside world that she's happier than ever, she exclusively revealed to us that isn't necessarily the case. When we catch up for a chat and say she looks incredible, the 61-year-old sighs and admitted her recent glow is, unfortunately, down to the "broken heart diet." She said: "I do not recommend it to anybody.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Lorraine Stanley, who plays Karen Taylor in EastEnders has been enjoying a holiday with her fiancé, Mark Perez, after filming her last scenes on the soap.The pair , who got engaged in July after being together for nine years, enjoyed a camping getaway to the seaside town of Swanage in Dorset over the weekend. Lorraine, 47, shared a sweet snap of herself and Mark at their campsite, as she jokingly wrote: "Camp skanks".The actress could be seen wearing a simple black t-shirt with sunglasses and a cap, whilst Mark pouted at the camera in a denim shirt.

Sporting a grey WGA-branded “strike” t-shirt, writer-director Charlie Kaufman led a packed-out masterclass this morning in the main hall of the Bosnian Cultural Center at the Sarajevo Film Festival.

Federico Veiroj, Theo Court, Alicia Scherson and Daniel Hendler head a muscular project lineup at September’s San Sebastian Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum, the Spanish festival’s industry centerpiece which underscores this year a welling sea-change in the region’s filmmaking. “The Moneychanger,” the latest film from Uruguay’s Veiroj, was selected for Toronto’s 2019 Platform; “White on White,” from Chile’s Court, won a best director Silver Lion at 2019’s Venice Horizons; Chile’s Alicia Scherson’s debut “Play” snagged new narrative director at Tribeca in 2005: multi-hyphenate Hendler, from Uruguay, scooped best director at Miami for “The Candidate” in 2017.

with The Sun last week. Lydon was mainly there to talk about the new PiL album ‘End Of World’, but he got a little bit retrospective as well.“I’ve heard an awful lot of American journalists pretending that the whole punk influence came out of New York”, he mused.

Halle Bailey has dropped her debut solo single ‘Angel’, following her success in Disney’s The Little Mermaid.Bailey (monomously known as Halle) and her sister Chlöe formed the singing duo Chloe X Halle in 2011 and in 2015, their YouTube cover of Beyoncé‘s ‘Pretty Hurts’ earned them a record deal with Queen Bey’s Parkwood Entertainment.After signing to the label, they dropped two albums; 2018’s ‘The Kids Are Alright’ and 2020’s ‘Ungodly Hour’ – both earning Grammy nominations, including Best New Artist and Best Progressive R&B Album.After teasing her debut single earlier this summer, Halle dropped the anthemic and uplifting single with an accompanying music video. Produced by Theron ‘NeffU’ Feemster (Justin Bieber, Ne-Yo), ‘Angel”s lyrics are empowering over the punchy orchestral arrangements: “Heaven knows your wings can weigh you down, but angels make a way somehow.”The Wendy Morgan-directed music video echoed the song’s angelic theme with contemporary dancers strutting around Bailey, surrounded by a colour palette reminiscent of Michelangelo’s The Creation of Adam.“This song for me is so very special and near and dear to my heart,” Halle said in a statement.

Limp Bizkit played their biggest UK headline gig to date in London last night (August 13). Check out fan-captured footage and the full setlist below.The Nu-metal icons – comprised of Fred Durst, Wes Borland, Sam Rivers, John Otto and DJ Lethal – took to the stage last night at a huge outdoor show in the UK’s capital and aired some classics in what was their biggest headline slot to date.Held at Gunnersbury Park and preceded by sets from Pendulum, KennyHoopla and more, the gig came 23 years after their third album, ‘Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water’ was released and made them one of the most famous bands in the world.It also arrives just a year after Netflix’s hit documentary, Trainwreck: Woodstock 99 – a three-part docuseries that captured the carnage of the US festival, and brought attention back to their mammoth set at the event.To kick off their set, which was just shy of an hour and a half long, the band broke out renditions of ‘Show Me What You Got’ and ‘9 Teen 90 Nine’ from their hit second studio album, ‘Significant Other’, followed by a rendition of their 2000 hit ‘Hot Dog’.Numerous fan-favourites also made the 14-song setlist, including ‘Rollin’ (Air Raid Vehicle)’, ‘Nookie’ and ‘Break Stuff’, as well as a performance of ‘Dad Vibes’, a track from their latest LP ‘Still Sucks’.Other highlights included their famous cover of The Who’s 1971 classic ‘Behind Blue Eyes’ and George Michael hit ‘Faith’ – which featured in the setlist shortly after the release of the Wham! documentary on Netflix earlier this summer.

The latest season of Made In Chelsea kicked off on Sunday Night on the beautiful island of Corsica, located in the Mediterranean Sea between France and Italy. While the series is sure to be full of drama, with the fall out of Inga Valentiner and Sam Prince’s break up and featuring the first male throuple, the setting couldn't be more stunning.

She's previously spoken about falling out with her former bandmate Natasha Hamilton while touring Australia in 2017, but Kerry Katona says there's no hard feelings and she wishes Natasha all the best as she prepares to give birth. Kerry explains she'd read that her former Atomic Kitten star - who's pregnant with her fifth child - went to hospital recently after suffering strange symptoms. In her column, Kerry recalls ringing Natasha after her daughter Dylan-Jorge momentarily stopped breathing seconds after being born.The 42-year-old said, "When I had the traumatic birth with DJ where she momentarily died, Natasha was the first person I called - we were really close at the time.

The royals each make numerous appearances every year and are almost always given some form of memento from their visit - whether this be flowers, a small gift or something more substantial.The number of bouquets that the likes of the Queen, the Princess of Wales, the Duchess of Edinburgh and the Princess Royal receive every year will likely be close to a thousand, if not more. But what happens to them? It seems that the family have a series of well-practiced rules which dictate exactly what happens with the gifts and flowers they are given by officials and members of the public.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor “The Hollow” won the Heart of Sarajevo Award for best TV drama series at the Sarajevo Film Festival on Sunday, and also came away with a host of other awards. The in-competition series came from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Kosovo and Slovenia.

A Korean street food restaurant wants to transform a corner of Piccadilly Gardens into an al fresco dining area.

Paddy McGuinness has given fans an insight into his birthday celebrations as he marks a milestone. The Top Gear presenter is turning 50 today (August 14) and has spent the weekend celebrating with his family and friends.

Living by a busy road is a dealbreaker for a lot of people when it comes to choosing a house. But for residents living under the UK’s busiest motorway junction it’s not a problem at all - in fact they ‘love it’.

A football-mad teenager from Manchester is preparing to represent her country for the first time at a major sporting event – just five years after losing part of her sight.

It's two wins from two for Celtic as they shift through the gears as they look to defend their Scottish Premiership crown once more.

A GP has warned patients to look out for a "silent killer" health condition that puts them at risk of serious illnesses.

A post shared by Renee Blair (@reneeblair)“I’m not gonna lie, it freaks me out!,” she wrote. “But you know what, one more thing about life, it goes on.

Prince George has grown into a confident young man who now regularly accompanies his mum and dad, Prince William and Princess Kate on official royal duties.

Disney+ has announced that its upcoming crime K-drama The Worst of Evil will premiere in September.On August 14, the streaming platform shared that its upcoming crime series starring Ji Chang-wook (Suspicious Partner) and Squid Game’s Wi Ha-jun will premiere its first three episodes on September 27.Set in 1990s Seoul, The Worst of Evil follows police officer Park Jun-mo (played by Ji), who goes undercover to infiltrate a notorious crime organisation pushing a new drug in nightclubs. However, he discovers that his wife, Yoo Eui-jeong (The Empire’s Im Se-mi), has volunteered for the same undercover assignment, and shares history with the gang’s leader Jung Gi-cheol (played by Wi).The upcoming series also stars Woo Kang-min (Big Bet), Han Yi-jin (Blind) and Im Sung-jae (D.P.

Talented young people from across North Lanarkshire have been recognised at a special awards ceremony after taking part in a summer work placement programme.

More than 11,400 people from across the UK have signed an online petition calling for the concessionary bus travel scheme to include free country-wide train journeys. In Scotland, people over 60 are eligible to apply for the National Entitlement Card, it’s the same age in Wales and those living in London.

A Dumfries councillor has criticised a recruitment freeze announced by Police Scotland on Wednesday.

NME’s latest star of The Cover, Genesis Owusu, has shared a playlist exclusively to accompany the story’s launch – listen to it below.The Ghanaian-Australian artist is on this week’s (August 14) edition of The Cover, a renewal of NME’s commitment to supporting emerging talent across the globe on a weekly basis. Every week, a rising artist will feature on The Cover – you can read Genesis Owusu’s profile here, written by Josh Martin and featuring photography by Bailey Howard.Genesis Owusu’s stunning second album ‘Struggler’, out this Friday, centres on a character called ‘the Roach’, who’s feverishly contemplating existence and purpose as it runs a never-ending race.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor The jury for the Docu Talents From the East Award, presented Sunday as part of CineLink Industry Days at the Sarajevo Film Festival, split the award between two projects: “A Picture to Remember” by Ukrainian director Olga Chernykh and producer Regina Maryanovska-Davidzon, and the Czech-Slovak co-production “Chronicle” by Martin Kollar. The award comes with a cash prize of $5,000. Eight documentaries from Central and Eastern Europe, planned for theatrical release during the next 12 months, were presented in the program, which is curated by the Ji.hlava Intl.

As traffic pulses through Manchester's busy city centre roads, a young man watches on from a billboard. He quietly observes a city he has now departed, but where his legacy is kept alive.

Manchester City will begin planning how to 'hurt' Sevilla on Monday ahead of the UEFA Super Cup final.

Country singer Renee Blair revealed that she lost over two liters of blood while giving birth to her first child. Blair announced on Instagram Friday that she and her husband Jordan Schmidt welcomed a son in a black and white image of the new family in a hospital bed.

At 37 weeks pregnant, Natasha Hamilton is ready for the pending arrival of her fifth child - a baby girl. And as she talked all things pregnancy and expanding her family with OK! in her gorgeous maternity photoshoot, Natasha, who is expecting her first child with husband Charles Gay, also opened up on the challenges that come with being a blended family. “We’ve had our ups and downs and it’s a constant work in progress,” the Atomic Kitten singer, who is also mum to Josh, 20, Harry, 18, Alfie, 13 and eight-year-old Ella, said.

Speaking exclusive about boyfriend Zachariah Noble's fling with co-star Kady McDermott for the first time since leaving Love Island, Molly Marsh tells OK! she wants their 'situationship' left in the past. "We expected this to come up because she’s been part of our journey and where we are now is because of everything we’ve gone through," Molly tells us during our at-home shoot. "But I think it’d be a bit of an awkward friendship," the blonde beauty savagely adds.

Ejected houseguest Luke Valentine seems to be maintaining a positive outlook after getting ousted in the first week of Season 25 for violating the show's code of conduct by using a racial slur.Luke took to his Instagram story on Sunday, while power walking around a park without a shirt on, to share an up-beat by somewhat cryptic message, in which he notably did not appear contrite about the drama.«Just letting you know, I'm alive, I've arrived, and you gotta keep the flames stoked,» Luke said, smiling broadly while sweating profusely. «We can't burn out, no, no, no, the fires of love will continue to burn.»«So thank you for all the memes, thank you for all the support, the kind words,» Luke added.Luke was caught dropping the N-word in the live feeds early Wednesday morning while in the middle of a conversation with Jared Fields, who is Black, Cory Wurtenberger and Hisam Goueli.The moment was addressed and shown during Thursday's and given slightly more context.

Zachary Levi has had enough of the “garbage” projects that are being produced in Hollywood.

Once known for being the band of brothers with purity rings, the Jonas Brothers have evolved – and so has their music.Embarking on a worldwide tour where they will play 5 of their albums in one night, the Jonas Brothers (Kevin, Joe and Nick), address how they sing about sex now that they’re all married with children.“It’s just natural to speak about your life and where you’re at. Like, that’s my wife and partner in crime of 13 years, you know,” Kevin, 35, told Bustle of how his marriage to wife Danielle has inspired the group’s music.“We’re always conscious that we’re three brothers singing on stage together.

Netflix has released an intense trailer for the upcoming final season of Top Boy – watch it below.Today (August 14), Netflix shared a new trailer for the fifth and final season of the hit British crime drama series starring Ashley Walters, Kane ‘Kano’ Robinson, Little Simz, Jasmine Jobson, Saffron Hocking, Adwoa Aboah and Araloyin Oshunremi among others.No. Loose.