U.K. Broadcasting Chiefs on Evolution of Media Landscape: ‘Complacency Will End in Serious Consequences’

Long a bastion of artistic freedom, the Cannes Film Festival has a secret: it censors interviews with festival head Thierry Frémaux.

A woman has explained how she's been told off at two separate jobs for wearing 'inappropriate' outfits for her body shape. She says she always dresses formally, but because of her curves, she gets reprimanded.

David Beckham often gives fans an insight into his home life with wife Victoria Beckham and their four children. And the former footballer's latest Instagram post will certainly have made his followers smile.MORE: David Beckham sparks reaction as he pokes fun at daughter Harper in relatable school run videoTaking to his Stories on Monday, David shared a snapshot of an envelope his daughter Harper had presented him, which contained a letter.

Plans for a Hooters restaurant in Salford have been branded 'regressive' by the city's Mayor. Paul Dennett and Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham have both opposed the application from the American restaurant chain.

Juventus attacker Paulo Dybala has previously admitted that Cristiano Ronaldo can be "difficult to deal with" amid reports linking him with a move to Manchester United.

Black Mirror is returning to Netflix for a sixth season, Deadline has confirmed.

Contrary to popular belief, you don't have to scour the biggest clothing specialist retailers to find the ideal on-trend sandals. The quality of the offerings posed by supermarket alternatives can prove surprising, and one particular product has had fashion editors fawning over them.

Families desperate for a trip abroad this summer are at risk of missing out on their hard-earned holidays after passports and key documents were lost by couriers. Recruitment issues and massive backlogs are causing chaos for those who were hoping to get away for the first time since travel restrictions have eased.

Shoppers are finding their food budgets increasingly squeezed as the UK's cost of living crunch deepens.

Police have released an e-fit image after a man was reported exposing himself to a woman in a popular nature spot in Cheshire.

Machine Gun Kelly has sparked speculation he and fiancée Megan Fox could be expecting their first baby together after dedicating a song to "our unborn child." The 32 year old musician took to the stage at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on Sunday to perform his track Twin Flame. And after the performance, which was broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena, MGK – real name Colson Baker – dedicated the song to the 36 year old actress who is celebrating her birthday today. As the rock star finished playing his guitar, he said to the audience: "I wrote this song for my wife." Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

Stephanie Davis has shared the devastating details of her isolating labour with son Caben, admitting she had a full-blown panic attack mid-way through. The former Hollyoaks actress said she felt “suicidal” as she was forced to give birth to her only child alone after her abusive ex-boyfriend Jeremy McConnell instead jetted off on a lad’s holiday. Recalling what should have been the happiest day of her life, Stephanie told OK!: “I went through such a bad time with that pregnancy, it was hell.

Zack Sharf Lisa Marie Presley is throwing Austin Butler into the Oscar conversation ahead of Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” world premiering at the Cannes Film Festival later this month. Butler stars as the King of Rock and Roll in the film, which also features Tom Hanks as Elvis’ infamous manager Colonel Tom Parker. Lisa Marie, the daughter of Elvis and Priscilla Presley, saw Luhrmann’s movie twice and took to social media to rave about what she saw.“Let me tell you that it is nothing short of spectacular,” Lisa Marie said.

Muse‘s forthcoming new album ‘Will Of The People’ is “a greatest hits album – of new songs”.The Teignmouth trio, who returned to action in January with the track ‘Won’t Stand Down’, will release their ninth studio LP on August 26 via Warner Records.Speaking to The Big Issue, Muse frontman Bellamy explained how ‘Will Of The People’ was written partly in response to their record label, who wanted the band to release a ‘best of’ compilation.“We were reaching that point where there was talk about maybe doing a greatest hits album, and we weren’t really in favour of doing that,” Bellamy said. “So it’s almost like we’ve made a record that is a greatest hits album – of new songs.“That means this album might have a metal track on it – and it’s like, the best metal track we’ve ever done.

Sam Ryder's SPACE MAN continues it's exciting journey up the midweek Official Singles Chart post-Eurovision, breaking into the Top 5 and surging past its placement on yesterday's First Look.

Jarvis Cocker says it’s still a “mystery” who he wrote Pulp hit ‘Common People’ about, but is determined to find out.In the iconic 1995 song’s opening lines, Cocker sings of a woman who “came from Greece [and] had a thirst for knowledge,” studying sculpture at London’s St. Martin’s College.Despite the song’s success – it was named NME‘s Best Song Of The ’90s – Cocker has revealed that he has no memory of the identity of the person who inspired the song.Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s This Cultural Life (via The Mirror), Cocker addressed claims that the inspiration was Danae Stratou, a Greek woman who attended St Martin’s at the same time as Jarvis, but confirmed that “it wasn’t her because she had blonde hair and the girl had dark hair.”Of the origin of the song, Cocker said: “We went to the pub and she just came out with that she wanted to live in Hackney with common people.“In 2011 we played at St Martin’s and someone showed me a picture on their phone and said, ‘Is that the girl you wrote the song about?’ I went, ‘Yeah, I think it is’” he remembered.“Unfortunately, I didn’t ask them for the picture and I can’t remember who showed it to me so it’s still a mystery.”Back in 2015, Deborah Bone, the inspiration behind Pulp‘s 1995 hit ‘Disco 2000’, died at the age of 51.

London-based One Media iP Group has announced it has formally offered to buy a 1% stake in Pink Floyd’s music catalogue for £3.5 million, confirming that any deal done around the legendary band’s rights is going to be another mega-bucks transaction. Indeed, some reckon the initial touted price of £350 million might be at the lower end of what can be secured in any bidding war.Bloomberg reported earlier this month that Pink Floyd was looking to capitalise on all the recent interest in buying up music rights, with both the band’s recordings and songs part of any possible deal.

DEALSIndependent music investment firm Exceleration Music has announced a “strategic financial alliance” with indie label Mom+Pop Music, which will allow the record company to expand and sign new artists. “We chose this path because it provides financial tools enabling us to maintain our self-sufficiency”, says label co-owner Thaddeus Rudd.

Above & Beyond have launched a new record label called Reflections. Sitting alongside their existing Anjunabeats and Anjunadeep labels, the new venture will be focused on ambient and downtempo tracks.“Our two record labels, Anjunabeats and Anjunadeep, were born on the dancefloor”, say the producer trio. “For over 20 years these labels have taken us, our music, and our artists, to dancefloors across the world.

BBC Breakfast looks set to have found a candidate to replace Dan Walker on the popular breakfast show.

Following a rollercoaster voting section this year, Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra won the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday with their song ‘Stefania’. The UK’s Sam Ryder followed in second place with ‘Space Man’, in a dramatic turnaround from last year’s nul points disaster.Already one of the favourites to win the competition, it became widely expected that Ukraine would be Eurovision champions this year following the Russian invasion of the country in February.Of course, following those events, it had not been a given that Ukraine would be able perform at this year’s contest at all.

Nicola Coughlan just revealed some exciting news about “Bridgerton” season 3.

perform “The Rose” with Brandi Carlile. Wynonna Judd paused her performance at one point so that she could redo a section of the song better, her voice soaring as the crowd cheered.The ceremony began with Judd’s daughter Ashley delivering a eulogy that traced her mother’s life from its humble beginnings in Kentucky to the heights of superstardom.“We are here tonight remembering an icon and a legend who left country music better than she found it,” Ashley Judd said tearfully.“She was every woman.

It isn’t easy for John Legend to share his most personal and difficult moments.

Host Simu Liu needed some help getting the 2022 Juno Awards started.

Conversations with Friends is different from your typical tale of infidelity. Most affairs are depicted as hidden in the shadows and met with an ultimatum when brought to light.

People reports that got legally married in Santa Barbara, California on Sunday, May 15 in front of a few close friends and family. Legally married is an important point of distinction: This isn't the first—or last—time the couple will head toward the altar. "They had to legally get married first ahead of their big Italian wedding, which is happening very soon," the source tells .

Iggy Pop has led the tributes to the guitarist Ricky Gardiner, who has passed away at the age of 73.The Scottish musician’s death was confirmed last night (May 15) by Tony Visconti, who told his Facebook followers that he was informed of Gardiner’s passing by his wife Virginia.“Another guitar genius and personal friend passed into the next world last night,” Viscontii wrote. “Ricky Gardiner, who joined David Bowie for the albums ‘Low’ and Iggy Pop’s ‘The Idiot’, ended a long battle with Parkinson’s.

ITV boss Carolyn McCall has raised concerns that the British cost of living crisis could start hampering broadcaster revenues at a time when they are emerging from the pandemic, while BBC Director General Tim Davie warned against “complacency” over changing audience habits.

ITV delivered another strong quarter in the early part of this year, taking total revenue past the £1BN ($1.2BN) mark as ITV Studios’ contribution rose by 23%, and the network said it is still on track for late 2022 launch of ITVX.