Vijayakanth Dies: Indian Actor & Politician Was 71

A Scots granddad has been accused of breaking the law and could be sent to prison in Dubai - after asking for music to be turned down while babysitting his granddaughter.

Alison Hammond's eyes have seemingly been opened to how cut-throat the world of TV can be after she was informed she won't be hosting the 2024 BAFTA Awards.

Green Day have reflected on the “bummer” of their pre-‘American Idiot’ album ‘Cigarettes & Valentines’ being stolen more than 20 years ago, while also noting that it was a “blessing” in disguise.The unreleased record was written and recorded in 2003, but the master tapes were stolen when it was close to being finished.Instead of being the follow-up to 2000’s ‘Warning’, they released their seminal ‘American Idiot’ in 2004.“They were just gone,” said Tré Cool of the ‘Cigarettes And Valentines’ recordings in a new interview with Audacy, “so somebody probably stole them – maybe didn’t know what was on them”.“I’ve never heard that ever happening to anybody,” added frontman Billie Joe Armstrong. “It was a bummer, for sure.

Previous claims that William and Kate aim to take on Prince Andrew’s home are “overpriced” according to reports.

Award-winning actor Colin Firth is set to star in the upcoming Sky and Peacock Original limited event series 'Lockerbie' which is based on the 1988 disaster.

Billie Eilish’s ‘What Was I Made For?’ and Ryan Gosling’s ‘I’m Just Ken’ are among the tracks nominated for Best Original Song at this year’s Oscars.The two compositions for the film Barbie are among the five nominees in the category, which were announced earlier today (January 23).The other songs to get a nod were ‘Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)’ from Killers of the Flower Moon, with music and lyrics by Scott George, ‘It Never Went Away’ by Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson, from American Symphony, and ‘The Fire Inside’ by Diane Warren, from Flamin’ Hot.It is the second Oscar nomination for Eilish, who previously won in this category in 2022 for writing and performing the title track of the James Bond film No Time to Die. She wrote ‘What Was I Made For?’ with her brother Finneas O’Connell, and it has also been nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year at the Grammys.Were she to win, Eilish would join an elite group of composers to have won multiple Academy Awards for Best Original Song, a list that includes Elton John, Randy Newman, Burt Bacharach, Tim Rice and Giorgio Moroder.‘I’m Just Ken’ was written by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, the latter of whom is the frontman of Swedish electro-pop band Miike Snow.

Police are hunting the driver of a car stolen in Livingston after a hit-and-run. The red Audi was taken from the Livingston area.

Diet guru Michael Mosley has said there may be a reason that you have stopped losing weight suddenly despite being on a diet.

Philippe Clement has insisted Rangers are exploring all their transfer possibilities as rumours continue to surround Ibrox.

Ellie Leach and Bobby Brazier cuddled up to each as they embark on the Strictly Come Dancing tour.

Barbie have been left fuming by the absence of Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig from the Oscar nominations.The film did receive a total of eight nods, announced earlier today (January 23), including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor for Ryan Gosling and Best Supporting Actress for America Ferrera.However, Gerwig missed out on the Director nominee list, with Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese, Yorgos Lanthimos, Justine Triet and Jonathan Glazer all getting in ahead of her.Similarly, Robbie was left without an acting nomination, with the spaces being filled by Emma Stone, Lily Gladstone, Annette Bening, Sandra Huller and Carey Mulligan. Margot does, however, receive a nomination for Best Picture for her role as a producer on the film.

League Of Legends developer Riot Games has laid off 530 staff members and shut down all development on spin-off games.Yesterday, Riot Games announced in a blog post that it is laying off 530 roles globally (11% of overall staffers). Alongside this announcement, the developer has stated that it is stopping all active development on new spin-off games of League Of Legends after the release of Bandle Tale: A League Of Legends Story.“We’re ending new game development under Riot Forge after the upcoming release of Bandle Tale: A League of Legends Story. Forge was an experiment to see what would happen when Rioters partnered with their favourite indie devs and let them loose on Runeterra with their unique viewpoints, styles and expertise,” the blog post read.“Across six titles spanning different game genres, regions, and characters, it’s been inspiring to see what these devs created in partnership with the Forge team.

The Killers have announced a Las Vegas residency in celebration of the 20th anniversary of their seminal debut LP ‘Hot Fuss’.The band – comprised of frontman Brandon Flowers, guitarist Dave Keuning, bassist Mark Stoermer and drummer Ronnie Vannucci Jr – are set to return to their hometown to celebrate their debut album with an eight-night residency at The Colosseum at Caesers Palace. They will be performing ‘Hot Fuss’ in its entirety for the first time ever.Shows will begin on August 14 and end on August 30.

Nadine Shah began a run of UK and European support slots with Depeche Mode last night (January 22), and has shared a new single called ‘Greatest Dancer’ – listen below.The singer-songwriter opened for the synth-pop duo at The O2 in London, which marked the first date of their ‘Memento Mori’ 2024 UK and Ireland tour.Per Setlist.FM, Shah treated the arena crowd to a six-track set that began with ‘Ladies For Babies (Goats For Love)’ from her 2020 album ‘Kitchen Sink’. She also played her 2023 single ‘Topless Mother’, which will appear on her upcoming fifth record ‘Filthy Underneath’.Shah performed ‘Trad’, ‘Fool’ and an unknown song too.

Oscars have been announced, so here’s how you can catch-up on all the nominees for Best Picture.The 96th Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, March 10 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. The event will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, who previously hosted the event in 2017, 2018 and 2023.READ MORE: Oscars 2024 nominations – see the full listOppenheimer is currently the frontrunner for awards success with 13 nominations, followed by Poor Things with 11 nods and Killers Of The Flower Moon with 10.The award for Best Picture is the most coveted prize, with last year’s going to Everything Everywhere All At Once.

Ozzy Osbourne is planning “two more shows to say goodbye” before he fully retires from performing live.That’s according to the former Black Sabbath frontman’s wife and manager Sharon, who spoke about Ozzy’s future during her Cut The Crap show at London’s Fortune Theatre on Sunday (January 21).“He won’t tour again but we are planning on doing two more shows to say goodbye as he feels like, ‘I have never said goodbye to my fans and I want to say goodbye’,” she told journalist Jane Moore (via Music News).Sharon continued: “His voice is still absolutely perfect. And all the time he has been off he still does his singing lessons.

Three female directors saw their movies nab Best Picture Nominations this year — the first time that’s ever occurred in Oscar’s 96-year history: Celine Song with Past Lives, Great Gerwig with Barbie and Justine Triet with Anatomy of a Fall.

Colin Firth will star as a grieving father in Sky and Peacock‘s true-life drama series Lockerbie.

EXCLUSIVE: UK-based VFX and animation company Jellyfish Pictures has appointed Archie Donato as Managing Director of Animation. 

In an Oscar stunner, two films considered a lock for nominations failed to be recognized Tuesday morning in the Best Documentary Feature category: American Symphony and Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie.

died on Jan. 16 at age 58, due to complications from sudden cardiac arrest, his rep told The Post.“Beverly Hills, 90210” ran for 10 seasons on Fox, from 1990 to 2000, following a group of friends through high school, college, and life in the titular neighborhood. Doherty, 52, starred as Brenda Walsh, who moves to the area with her brother Brandon (Jason Priestley) and tries to fit in.

Former Love Island star Dani Dyer took to social media and gushed over her son Santiago as he celebrated his third birthday.The reality star shared an adorable video montage to mark the occasion, along with a sweet caption which detailed the three year old's 'big year'.The montage started out with snaps from when he was a newborn and went on to give her followers a glimpse into his growth over the past three years. Dani captioned the post: "My baby is 3.

Eamonn Holmes has come under fire after saying he was effectively "forced" to sell his second home in Belfast to pay an outstanding tax bill. The GB News presenter, 64, opened up about losing two appeals against HM Revenue and Customs in a yet-to-be-aired interview. Eamonn had insisted he was a freelancer while working at ITV, but HMRC ruled he was a staff member, therefore declaring he needed to pay ten years of backdated national insurance and tax payments.This led to Eamonn being faced with a reported bill of £250,000, leaving him with no choice but to sell his property in the Belmont area of Belfast.

undergoing a “planned abdominal surgery” last week.While the surgery has been “successful,” Middleton will remain under the watchful eye of doctors and nurses for up to two weeks and will not return to royal duties until after Easter.Following Prince William’s brief visit last week, it’s said that the princess has kept in touch with her three children via FaceTime as they remain at their home in Windsor with their dad.“Kate loves FaceTiming the children when she is working away overseas so I’m sure they will be in regular contact while she’s in the hospital and the kids will be keen to see her as soon as she’s well enough,” royal expert Emily Nash told Hello! Magazine.“Both William and Kate are very hands-on parents — they take the kids to school, attend sports matches and concerts and try to be home for bedtime as much as they can.”“While Kate is in hospital, William, 41, will be at home keeping things as normal as possible,” Nash added.The Post has reached out to Kensington Palace for comment.According to the Sunday Times, Kate and William’s new family motto is now, “100% family first, day job second.” “The kids are always at the center of their universe. That will continue to be the case,” an insider told the outlet.

Saltburn,” the chances that you’ve seen the memes and discourse online surrounding the film are pretty high.The movie, starring Jacob Elordi as Felix and Barry Keoghan as Oliver, has brought on some… interesting creations — especially centering the now-infamous bathtub scene (if you know, you know).Now, baristas are sharing their Starbucks drink creations inspired by Felix’s bathwater in viral TikToks.If this piques your interest — or if you simply just can’t look away — here’s how to order a “Saltburn” bath water Starbucks drink and try a slurp of your own.The “Felix Bath Water” drink was created by a barista named Colin Callahan, and it went viral on TikTok with 101,200 views and 16,700 likes.To get your own, order a Venti iced white mocha. Instead of whipped cream, get the drink with vanilla sweet cream cold foam with a white mocha drizzle and eight white mocha pumps.Callahan also created the “Vampire” drink, which is inspired by Oliver’s scene with Venetia (played by Alison Oliver), and is a take on the popular Pink Drink.Order the Pink Drink with strawberry puree cold foam and extra strawberry puree.

ITV's Lorraine Kelly couldn't contain her laughter when discussing Amanda Holden 's recent performance at her daughter Lexi's 18th birthday party. Entertainment correspondent Tyler West joined the morning show to share details of the event. Amanda, known for her role as a judge on Britain's Got Talent, danced to Sophie Ellis-Bextor 's Murder on the Dancefloor, a song recently popularised by the film Saltburn.

Love Island OG star Hannah Elizabeth had us all talking from the moment she strutted into the All Stars villa. But it wasn’t so much for the 33 year old’s blindingly bright yellow neon bikini that had fans doing a double-take. Or that larger-than-life personality.

Love Island is set for drama tonight as though Georgia S is now getting to know Callum, she confronts Toby on a conversation he had with Callum about her. Georgia S asks Toby: “You said I could have had her on the outside so what’s the point?” Toby replies: “It was never like that” but Georgia S says: “Callum told me it was like that.” Tensions soon rise as Toby heads to speak to Callum, saying: “I don't get it.

Strictly Come Dancing winners Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola have been spotted together in Manchester after finally confirming their relationship status. Ex-Coronation Street actress Ellie, 22, and professional dancer Vito, 31, were all smiles as they exited the BBC Breakfast studios at Media City in Salford on Tuesday, 23 January together.

The late Queen Elizabeth was able to meet her great-granddaughter Princess Lilibet before she passed away but the monarch wanted to ensure it was a private family affair.

Prince Harry appeared to be "sad" as he posed for pictures at the Living Legends of Aviation awards, with his team thought to be annoyed after he posed for a "hugely embarrassing" selfie.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently announced that “in most cases” people coming to the end of their 10-year award for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) this year will not be required to attend an assessment. This follows on from the introduction of a new, shorter PIP review form that is now being sent out to those on a ‘light-touch’ award, which is typically for 10 years.

A nanny who was hired to look after Prince Archie by Harry and Meghan said she had a "surprising" first meeting with the couple before she started duties.

King Charles is said to be keen to give his estranged son Prince Harry another chance to redeem himself but there seems to be just one major problem that is preventing it from happening.

Alan Carr has split with his hairdresser boyfriend and is back on the market looking for love.

Celtic winger Liel Abada is a loan target for West Brom, Southampton and Watford this month, according to a report.