Wigan Warriors' season opener allows them to scratch an irritating itch

The Cannes Film Festival said Tuesday that it will block Russian delegations or anyone linked to the Russian government from attending the festival in France until its aggression against Ukraine ends. “During this winter of 2022, the Festival de Cannes has entered its preparation phase.

Reframe and IMDbPRO announced Tuesday. Other films among the 28 include “Cruella,” “In The Heights,” “The Power of the Dog,” “House of Gucci.” and “Coda.” The number represents a 3.4% decrease from last year’s list, which featured a record high of 29 “Stamped” films, according to the organizations annual report.

Russian air strikes have hit a TV tower in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and TV channels have stopped broadcasting in the past hour, according to local reports.

A total of 28 of the most popular films of 2021 met the criteria to receive the ReFrame Stamp, the designation that confirms a movie production crew is gender-balanced. That is off one pic from last year’s 29 films, the most ever.

BBC University Challenge fans have been left taken aback by a contestant's daring outfit. Innes was on the programme on Monday night and fans could not help but comment on her outfit.

Jason Momoa and Channing Tatum got the last-minute hook-up to The Batman’s New York premiere to support Zoë Kravitz. On Monday the Aquaman star shared two photos looking stoked to travel to the east coast with his step-daughter’s boyfriend. The post comes a few days after a report that Momoa and Zoë’s mom Lisa Bonet have decided to give their marriage another shot.In the photos, Tatum and Mamoa look like a couple of besties at what looks like a private airport. “HEEEEHUUUUUUUU.

Megan Fox and Colson Baker, AKA Machine Gun Kelly, officially have their first child together. Fur child, that is.

paid an emotional tribute to Jamal Edwards during his concert at London’s O2 arena, telling the audience the SBTV founder was ‘the reason I’m standing in front of you guys here today’. The rapper, 23, paused his show at the 20,000-capacity venue on Monday night to deliver a speech hailing the work of the music entrepreneur, who died from a ‘sudden illness’ last month aged 31. Edwards, son of Loose Woman panellist Brenda Edwards, was also credited with helping to launch the careers of artists including Ed Sheeran and Jessie J through his influential YouTube channel.

Cannes Film Festival has released a statement in response to the war in Ukraine saying it will not accept “Russian delegations” this year. Scroll down to read it in full.

Ryan Reynolds would like to travel forward in time to check if his decisions have "landed right". The 45-year-old actor can next be seen in 'The Adam Project' as a man who lands in the past and has to turn to his 12-year-old self to fix his ship and the future but if time travel was a real concept, the hunky star - who has daughters James, seven, Inez, five, and Betty, two, with wife Blake Lively - would rather visit his older self. He told 'Entertainment Tonight': "I would be more curious to see what the future holds than the past.

brought Prince George along with them as a surprise. It was controversial because the Duke of Cambridge is patron to the Welsh Rugby Union, while his wife the Duchess of Cambridge was recently appointed patron to the English Rugby Football League and Rugby Football Union. Ahead of the game, Prince George was asked what side he was on, to which he shrugged, smile, and deferred to his dad.

Ukraine-born former Dancing With the Stars pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy has made it safely from Ukraine to Poland, posting an Instagram Story video and messages from his 90-minute train trip to the border.

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TikTok video together. How very modern of them. We’ve done some digging to find out everything you need to know about Roxy, including all the tea about her rumoured exes Leonardo DiCaprio and Joey Essex.

Coronation Street fans have pleaded for 'simpler storylines' as they complained about plots 'jumping back and forth' in the much-loved soap.

Jackie Goldschneider doesn't exactly appreciate Dolores Catania's «Hey, look over there!» tactics when it comes to her issues with Jennifer Aydin.On the latest episode of , Dolores fought back at Jackie's claims that Dolores is not a good friend to Jennifer (who's struggling through the aftermath of Margaret Josephs exposing her husband, Bill Aydin's, decade-old affair) by pointing the finger back at Jackie. Dolores revealed to Jennifer that in the moments after Margaret made the reveal, Jackie told the group, «I feel worse for Jen than I feel for Bill.

season 2 reunion special will be tense. Now that the drama-filled wedding finale of the hit Netflix reality series has aired, fans are waiting to see what will happen when the cast reunites and hashes out their differences. Despite not sharing each of the couple's fates before the reunion airs, it's clear there's definitely some drama going down thanks to some recent Instagram exchanges. Shake Chatterjee, who was rejected at the altar by Deepti Vempati, and Kyle Abrams, who never made it to the altar after Shaina Hurley ended their romance early, got into it in the comments section of the officialInstagram page. In a promotional image for the reunion, Shake appears to be in a heated discussion, while Kyle sits next to him grinning.

SHE is hoping to move into her dream Essex mansion this year, but Billie Faiers is already at war with her neighbours. Relations are so bad that the former Towie star, 31,  and husband Greg Shepherd, 35, are no longer on speaking terms with them –  and recently spent a whopping £20k on trees to keep prying eyes away.

GEMMA Collins has shown off her shrinking waist in a holiday throwback clip. The 41-year-old posted a video to celebrate pancake day - showing her dancing around on a boat surrounded by friends.

PETER Andre has revealed one of his children have decided to follow in wife Emily's footsteps to become a doctor. The 49-year-old's eldest son Junior, 16, is attempting to carve out a music career like his dad - but youngest Theo has different ideas.

Can Wigan Warriors go one further in 2021?2020 was a successful year for Wigan at first glance but the harsh reality is that Adrian Lam’s side lost a one-sided Challenge Cup semi-final to Leeds and came up agonisingly short against St Helens in the dying seconds of the showpiece.With that in mind, we look at why the 2021 season is a crucial one for Wigan.Wigan have condensed their squad substantially in the off-season with a total of 12 senior names leaving the club for pastures new and just two names recruited.Morgan Escare, Joe Burgess and Jack Wells have moved up the M62 to Salford, while Craig Mullen and Ben Flower have departed to Leigh Centurions.

February in New York usually consists of a different kind of hustle and bustle, with editors, bloggers and the usual fashion suspects running from show to show, in shoes we promised our friends were walkable (wrong) and coats we promised were warm enough (wrong again).

Barry Ferguson hit out at the behaviour of the Covidiots while footballers in general again felt the wrath of Nicola Sturgeon and St Mirren boss Jim Goodwin warned rule-breakers could get the season stopped. It’s the last thing Steven Gerrard needs ahead of their Europa League last-32 first leg tie against Royal Antwerp while they also close in on the title.There was no escape on the Hotline either for the unnamed and allegedly partying Gers stars following Jordan Jones and George Edmundson who were hit with seven-game bans earlier in the season and have since been sent out on loan.Alfie Mullin, London, said: “If it is true that Rangers players were allegedly at a lockdown party then the club should throw the book at the Covidiots.

direct to your inboxLeigh Centurions have completed the signing of NRL speedster Brendan Elliot.Rugby League Live revealed earlier this month that the Centurions were considering a move for the 27-year-old, who has 65 NRL appearances to his name.Now it can be confirmed that Elliot, nicknamed 'Brendan The Brave' due to his style of play, has put pen to paper on a deal with the Leythers.The Centurions have been long admirers of the utility back and actually signed him midway through the 2018 season.

energy suppliers to raise prices on standard tariffs, comparison and switching website, energyhelpline.com, is calling on the UK Government to overhaul the Cold Weather Payment scheme so that it supports more people in need during the winter months.Almost 3.65 million people are eligible for the £25 payment and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently confirmed that more than 700,000 payments have been made so far this winter across the UK.The Cold Weather Payment scheme offers people on a low income, in receipt of certain benefits £25 towards their energy bill for each seven-day period of very cold weather between November 1, 2020 and March 31, 2021 - you can check if your area is due a payment on the GOV.UK website

Neil Lennon waxed lyrical about his team after they thumped St Mirren - but was left confused as to why his team haven't performed at that level all season.The Parkhead side romped to a 4-0 win in Paisley with Tom Rogic hitting the opener in the first half before three goals in four minutes from Odsonne Edouard, Ryan Christie and David Turnbull killed the game as a contest with full-time approaching.Lennon was impressed by his rampant side as they made it three wins on the spin, with 10 goals scored and only one conceded in a successful February so far.He can't help but wonder, however, why his side haven't been at that level all campaign long.Asked on Sky Sports if opponents are starting to fear games against the champions again, Lennon

A young couple who spent thousands fitting their new 1920s themed bar say they are staying positive despite the pandemic delaying its opening.Curtis Whitty, 22, and Chris Tomlinson, 24, took over an old bookmakers on Market Street, Atherton, in August and have been using the time to redesign the building into a bar.But, after three different attempts to officially open The Plaza, the pair have found themselves waiting for the end of another lockdown.Curtis, who used to work as the manager of two other local bars, says around £70,000 has been spent on decorating the interior and exterior the building, including new art deco furniture, a quartz bar top and two chandeliers.While the work was underway, the original ceiling of the building was

So that’s why! Tom Brady joked about his decision to move from the New England Patriots to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers instead of retiring in a new T-Mobile commercial set to air during Super Bowl LV.