3 hours ago Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick feud rumours furiously slammed by A Simple Favor director

A rumour emerged that A Simple Favor 2 had been cancelled due to 'tensions' between lead stars Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick - but director Paul Feig has provided a defiant update

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7 hours ago Michael Sheen praised for using his own money to fund new Welsh national theatre

Hollywood actor Michael Sheen impressed fans after he announced he's funding a new national theatre company for Wales after National Theatre Wales ceased to exist

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4 hours ago James Rodríguez is a player out of time who brings his best to international stage | Jonathan Wilson

The 2024 Golden Boot winner flopped at Everton and faded away at Real Madrid but is still a maestro for ColombiaOn Monday, Rayo Vallecano released James Rodríguez on a free transfer. It hadn’t been much of a stay. In four and a half months at the club, he managed 136 minutes of league football. Only once did he start in La Liga. Rodríguez is 33 now. Since he left Everton in 2021, he has started just 37 league games and scored only 10 goals. This is the sixth season in a row in which he has been released on a free transfer as he has drifted from Real Madrid to the team currently 12th in the table, via Qatar, Greece and Brazil. The sense is of a waning career nearing its end.And yet in those three and a half years since his last game for Everton, Rodríguez has played 32 times for Colombia. While at Rayo, he has played 374 international minutes. True, he doesn’t often last a full game, but there are few other indications of decline. As Colombia reached the final of last year’s Copa Amé...

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4 hours ago Los Angeles wildfires: Desperate search for victims as menacing winds forecast to return

Fire chiefs warned of a ‘significant flare-up’ on the blaze's eastern edge, with flames now moving northeast

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3 hours ago Legendary EastEnders villain looks unrecognisable as he takes on chilling new role

Aaron Sidwell looked unrecognisable in the new crime drama movie Fyre Rises as he transformed into a fanatic named Priest. 

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11 hours ago White House working on hostage release deal between Hamas and Israel, says CIA director

Donald Trump hopes agreement will take place before his inauguration amid renewed optimismThe White House is working to reach a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas before president-elect Trump’s inauguration, William Burns, the director of the CIA, has suggested.“Negotiations going on right now are quite serious and do offer the possibility, at least, of getting this done in the next couple of weeks,” Burns said in an interview with National Public Radio on Friday. “This administration worked very hard at that right up until 20 January. I think the coordination with the new administration on this issue has been good. President-elect Trump has made clear his interest in trying to get a deal, you know, before his inauguration.” Continue reading...

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10 hours ago Harry Potter fans gobsmacked after discovering two versions of iconic movie

Harry Potter is undoubtably one of the most popular movie series of all time. But even fans are only just discovering one key detail in one of the iconic films...

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5 hours ago Jennifer Lopez 'cancels work commitments' amid LA wildfires to focus on her community

Star Jennifer Lopez has reportedly cancelled all the upcoming TV appearances she was making to promote her new movie so she can devote her attention to assisting fire relief efforts in LA

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13 hours ago Film that critics voted the ‘best of all time’ is coming back to cinemas

Acclaimed drama remains little-seen by mainstream audiences

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3 hours ago Emmerdale fans stunned as they had no idea this star was in EastEnders until now

Emmerdale's Joe Tate made a huge return to the village on Christmas Day, with actor Ned Porteous back in the role after previously starring in EastEnders

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11 hours ago Harry Potter fans are only just discovering second version of the Philosopher's Stone

Ever wondered why there's two versions of the iconic Philosopher's Stone movie? Well now Harry Potter fans are only just realising the reason – and it's blowing minds

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5 hours ago Delighted David Gray reveals Hibs next target after moving into top six for first time

Hibs unbeaten run extends after win over Motherwell

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17 hours ago 'Masterpiece' remake of 'classic' movie that won 10 Oscars is on TV tonight

The 2021 film received seven Academy Award nominations but did not live up to its predeccesor's staggering wins

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5 hours ago A Simple Favor director slams rumors that Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick feud has ‘shelved’ sequel

Online rumors claimed that Lively has ‘refused’ to promote the forthcoming sequel amid her messy legal battle with Justin Baldoni

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11 hours ago Harry Potter fans only just discovering why there are two versions of Philosopher's Stone

Ever wondered why there's two versions of the iconic Philosopher's Stone movie? Well now Harry Potter fans are only just realising the reason – and it's blowing minds

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7 hours ago Los Angeles wildfires force new evacuations as 13 people missing and 22 arrested

Fire chiefs warned of a ‘significant flare-up’ on the blaze's eastern edge, with flames now moving northeast

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7 hours ago Rory McIlroy trails Tiger Woods earnings despite pocketing hefty PGA Tour bonus

Rory McIlroy was unable to end his major championship drought in 2024, but the Northern Irishman still pocketed a huge windfall during the previous calendar year

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9 hours ago Michelle Keegan breaks silence after husband Mark Wright's tragic family loss

Fool Me Once star Michelle Keegan has shared a moving tribute to husband Mark Wright's late grandfather following the 92-year-old's death earlier this week

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8 hours ago Emmerdale's Joe Tate actor leaves soap fans 'floored' after they realise he was in EastEnders

Emmerdale fans have been left surprised after realising actor Ned Porteous, who plays Joe Tate on the ITV soap, was also in EastEnders playing a member of the Mitchell family eight years ago

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9 hours ago Every British celebrity home destroyed in LA fires as Mark Owen's wife slams trolls

The California wildfires have claimed the homes of multiple celebrities, including Take That star Mark Owen and actor Sir Anthony Hopkins

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9 hours ago Corrie legend's exit 'sealed' from soap after over four decades amid huge storyline

Coronation Street's Kevin Webster will be told he has testicular cancer in upcoming scenes as actor Michael Le Vell takes on the huge issue-based storyline

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9 hours ago 'A miracle.' James Woods posts on X that his house survived Los Angeles wildfires

Actor James Woods says his house in Pacific Palisades has survived the Los Angeles wildfires that had devastated much of his neighborhood

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9 hours ago Netflix's fastest ever sequel hailed by fans who say hero 'should be knighted'

The follow-up to a beloved 2023 film has been released to rave reviews from fans of the first movie on Netflix

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10 hours ago ‘This place instilled constant fear in us’: the man who lived next door to the brutal Homs security unit for 50 years

For 50 years Taha Tadmori had a window to the surveillance complex of the Assad regime. As Syria starts a new chapter, he recalls the horrors he witnessed and the family he lostThe three floors and subterranean prison of the Homs security directorate have loomed over 65-year-old Taha Tadmori’s daily life since he was a teenager. His family often shut their window blinds and doors in an attempt to block out the constant sound of screams and cries of pain from the facility’s basement prison, loud enough to reach their third-floor apartment overlooking it.The moustachioed man with a gentle smile was 15 when he watched the construction of the neighbouring building that would later terrorise him and other people in Homs. Continue reading...

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10 hours ago The Jesus Lizard review – US rockers relive past glories, with added phlegm

Manchester Academy 2Force of nature David Yow and band tour their superb first album in 26 years with a growling, spit-flecked fusion of pummelling songs and acerbic witThe Jesus Lizard singer David Yow is not naked – which is probably for the best. It’s a cold night. But the frontman’s lack of nudity is pretty much the only key element missing from tonight’s ear-ringing encounter with the reunited US band, touring their late-career album Rack (2024). Clad in a black shirt and jeans, Yow prowls the stage, spitting, hollering inchoate insights into the microphone, clamping the cord between his teeth, darkly exhorting the crowd not to stop clapping. He mocks security handing out “little shot glasses of water” – Yow says it in a baby voice – “because someone might be thirsty”.Every few songs, Yow launches himself into the audience, crowd-surfing all the way to the mixing desk. Less of a singer than a sui generis declaimer, he smears misanthropic lyrics across the grain of Duane Denison...

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11 hours ago Netflix viewers divided as sequel to hit 2023 movie shoots to No 1 in rankings

‘Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger’ has proved immediately popular

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12 hours ago Glasgow Subway seat becomes stunning furniture piece after DIY upcycling project

Matt McCallum, 30, says he "jumped at the chance" to own a piece of the well-loved 1977 Subway stock after the trains were pulled from service in June 2024.

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13 hours ago BBC Breakfast's Naga Munchetty calls out Saturday Kitchen director after awkward mishap

BBC Breakfast host Naga Munchetty was quick to point out an awkward show blunder with a Saturday Kitchen star on Saturday morning.

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13 hours ago ‘It’s the moment when genius comes into the universe’: the film recreating SNL’s chaotic first night

A new drama recalls the wild first broadcast of Saturday Night Live in 1975. Making it was as much of a high-wire act as the show itself, the film’s director Jason Reitman and stars revealThere is no show in history more obsessed with its own lore than Saturday Night Live. Almost every week the long-running sketch show is sprinkled with returning alumni and jokes that reference the show’s illustrious and controversial past: its social club status for the great and good of New York; the drug-fuelled deaths of its brightest lights such as John Belushi and Chris Farley; the superstars it created in Eddie Murphy, Bill Murray, Adam Sandler, Will Ferrell and Tina Fey, to name but five of hundreds.SNL is so fabled that it’s already inspired scores of documentaries and numerous scripted TV shows based on it, including 30 Rock and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. In February, there will be a three-hour primetime special celebrating the show’s 50th anniversary, an event likely to be more starry...

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14 hours ago Child actor dies in LA wildfire after getting trapped in self contained cottage

Former child star Rory Callum Sykes has died in the Los Angeles wildfires his devastated mum has revealed as she told how she was unable to put out the blaze

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13 hours ago Iconic comedy that 'will make your stomach hurt from laughing' lands on Netflix trending list

A comedy movie released in 1997 that is still regarded by fans as Jim Carrey's best film has landed on Netflix's top ten trending movies list.

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14 hours ago Child actor dies in LA wildfire after devastated mum was unable to save star

Former child star Rory Callum Sykes has died in the Los Angeles wildfires his devastated mum has revealed as she told how she was unable to put out the blaze

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14 hours ago 'I sang with Robbie Williams on his Better Man biopic – here's what it was really like'

Robbie Williams' critically acclaimed biopic Better Man explored the true story behind the musical legend, now singer Adam Tucker, who sang on the movie as Williams has opened up about it

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14 hours ago Accrington Stanley milk advert kids now from convicted killer to Coronation Street star

It's been over 40 years since the Accrington Stanley advert aired on TV and young actors Carl Rice and Kevin Spaine had a famous squabble over milk - but where are they now?

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15 hours ago Nick Frost: ‘I’d like to say sorry to my mum. She was an alcoholic and I spent a lot of time hating her’

The actor and comedian on being a people-pleaser, the benefits of looking after himself, and his celebrity crushBorn in London, Nick Frost, 52, was working in a restaurant when he met Simon Pegg. The pair appeared in the Channel 4 sitcom Spaced from 1999 to 2001, and went on to make films such as Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and Paul, which they co-wrote. Frost wrote, produced and stars in the comedy horror Get Away, which is available on Sky Cinema. He lives with his partner in London and has three children.When were you happiest? Now. Five years ago, I started looking after myself a bit more, emotionally and spiritually, and it’s paid dividends. Continue reading...

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15 hours ago Anthony Hopkins issues poignant message after losing home in devastating LA wildfires

The Welsh Oscar-winning actor took to social media to share a poignant message of support to those who have been impacted by the ongoing blazes in Los Angeles

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15 hours ago Friedkin Group believes Moyes can stabilise Everton and restore lost values | Andy Hunter

Scot has the experience new owners see as vital to avoid relegation before move to stadium at Bramley-Moore dockThe prospect of David Moyes returning as Everton manager was met with an almost snobbish disdain when mooted twice before. It illustrates the diverging fortunes of the Scot and the club that the welcome mat has been laid out third time around.Moyes was close to becoming Everton manager again in December 2019, after Marco Silva’s reign had come to an unceremonious end. He held talks with Farhad Moshiri in Germany and expected to sign terms the following day, only for Napoli to make Carlo Ancelotti available by sacking him that night. A genuine sliding doors moment. Moshiri went for the superstar option. Moyes joined West Ham for the second time, where his contentment and success meant he could resist Everton’s advances when they came again in June 2021. Moshiri turned to Rafael Benítez instead. Moving on swiftly Continue reading...

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15 hours ago Vera star Kenny Doughty lands first project away from ITV drama after show's ending

Vera actor Kenny Doughty starred as DS Aiden Healy before his departure in season 13.

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16 hours ago 'Daniel Dubois took his moment with both hands – he deserves gold, gongs and glory'

FRANK WARREN COLUMN: The hall-of-fame promoter hails his company's fine year with awards coming in for many of his stable after impressive 2024 and looks ahead to 2025

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16 hours ago Why Mark Zuckerberg turned to Dana White to secure Maga’s favor | Karim Zidan

Zuckerberg’s appointment of the UFC supremo to Meta’s board appears to be a calculated move to solidify ties with Trump through one of his most influential alliesIn the four months since Donald Trump accused Mark Zuckerberg of conspiring against him during the 2020 presidential election and threatened him with life imprisonment, the Meta CEO has gone to great lengths to curry favor with the incoming president.Shortly after Trump’s victory in November, Zuckerberg traveled to Mar-a-Lago to dine with the president-elect and his transition team, even donating $1m to Trump’s inauguration fund. He has also culled Meta’s third party fact-checking program, lifting restrictions on topics like immigration and gender. And this week, Zuckerberg took his efforts to align with the incoming administration a step further by appointing Dana White – the CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and a close Trump ally – to Meta’s board of directors. Continue reading...

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18 hours ago US actor James Woods describes ‘miracle’ of finding home standing in ‘hellscape’

The Ghosts Of Mississippi star said he went to visit the remnants of his home in the Pacific Palisades, to find it was still there.

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16 hours ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing star opens up on confidence battle as they say 'I suffer massively'

Doctor Punam Krishan, who appeared on Strictly Come Dancing in 2024, has opened up about suffering from imposter syndrome and how the show has helped her

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19 hours ago Californians scrambled to evacuate dogs, cats, horses, even pigs as LA flames closed in

Animal owners in Los Angeles have scrambled to get themselves and their beloved companions out of the way of fast-moving wildfires this week that have incinerated whole neighborhoods

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17 hours ago Coronation Street Mason Radcliffe star 'set for rival soap role' after getting killed off

Coronation Street's Mason Radcliffe actor Luca Toolan has been tipped to join a rival soap following his character's tragic exit from the ITV soap

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22 hours ago 'Allo 'Allo! wouldn't be made today because jokes about Nazis 'wouldn't fly' with modern viewers, says Ross Noble

Standup comedian and actor, Ross Noble, has said that he doesn't believe some of the joked would 'fly' in the same way and believed that the attitude was 'mad'.

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19 hours ago Miss World bombshell Victoria Silvstedt couldn't live up to Portsmouth star's standards

There is seemingly nothing former Miss World finalist, Playboy model, actress, singer, TV host and movie star Victoria Silvstedt can't do – but ex-Premier League footballer John Utaka reckons there is

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23 hours ago Tom Holland's dad confirms actor is engaged to Zendaya after long speculation

Tom Holland's father, comedian Dominic Holland, has confirmed his son is engaged to actress Zendaya following speculation she was wearing a diamond ring on her wedding finger

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21 hours ago Brian Blessed wants to climb the biggest mountain on the planet Mars before he dies

The 88-year-old actor-and-explorer has been on numerous expeditions, such as travelling to the North Pole and climbing Mount Everest but there's another feat he's set his sights on

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