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The 14 Biggest Wedding Fails of All Time

Happily ever after... basically!

How Pixar Became Our Favorite Animation Studio

Comparing Prince Harry and Prince William as they take to the skies

A body language expert has analysed Harry and William taking to the sky in an Apache helicopter. Harry showed 'Top Gun swagger' and 'excitement' being in the cockpit, while William was more reserved, showing a 'sense of calm and reassurance'.

Jimmy Kimmel reveals his plan to ‘drive Trump insane’

Jimmy Kimmel reveals his plan to ‘drive Trump insane’ - ‘If Donald Trump is convicted and has to go to Rikers Island, I’m going to commit a crime in the tri-state area with the goal of getting incarcerated along with him,’ Kimmel shared

Ian Penman’s ‘glittering’ book about Fassbinder wins Ondaatje prize

British writer and music critic Ian Penman has won the Royal Society of Literature’s Ondaatje prize for his study of the late German film-maker Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Penman’s book, Fassbinder: Thousands of Mirrors, was announced as the winner of the £10,000 prize – awarded to works of fiction, non-fiction or poetry that best evoke the spirit of a place – at a London ceremony on Tuesday evening. “The world of European cinema, especially...

Sunak criticises ‘unprincipled’ Starmer over Elphicke defection

Rishi Sunak said Sir Keir Starmer was ‘completely and utterly unprincipled’ after he welcomed former Tory Natalie Elphicke to Labour.

Only Murders in the Building season 4 teaser trailer

Watch the star-studded season four trailer of Only Murders in the Building.

Comedian meets woman from a cult at her show and everyone is saying the same thing

A TikTok of a comedian's stand-up routine has gone viral after one of the audience members shared they were in a "cult", and everyone's saying the same thing. Comedian Gabby Bryan asked two audience members how they knew each other, and in an unexpected turn of events one shared, "I was in the same cult as her fiancé." The woman described the cult,...

Rolling Stone Keith Richards ended Anita Pallenberg career in jealousy over affair with Mick Jagger

Rolling Stone Keith Richards ended Anita Pallenberg career in jealousy over affair with Mick Jagger - The events led the budding actor to start using heroin again

The Second Act: Léa Seydoux’s bizarre AI comedy is a very timely Cannes opener

With war, scandal and division all boiling in the background, these are tense times for the film world – and even Cannes seems to be losing its provocateur nerve. “This year, we tried to have a festival without any controversies,” the festival’s artistic director Thierry Frémaux assured the press. (Last year’s Cannes opener was Johnny Depp’s comeba...

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour set to give UK economy £1bn boost

Britain's faltering economy could be given a boost this summer with Taylor Swift's upcoming tour - with fans shelling out for tickets as well as outfits

Roger Corman: the genius director who reversed the film-making process

The American film director Roger Corman was a great innovator (Obituary, 12 May). He often reversed the process of making a film. If someone came to him with an idea, he would give it a title, get a poster made, then test it on audiences. If they responded well, he would get someone to write a script based on the poster. The better I knew him, the more I admired him. I shall miss his advice and knowledge of film-making. John Boorman Albury...

Between Riverside and Crazy: a retired Manhattan cop’s foul-mouthed but affecting fight with the world

It’s no wonder that the address, Riverside Drive, is in the title of Stephen Adly Guirgis’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 2014 drama, which is belatedly making its blistering UK premiere: the Manhattan apartment occupied by Walter “Pops” Washington is almost its own character. In Guirgis’s eloquent stage directions, it’s “a rent-controlled palace ruled by...

A life in quotes: Alice Munro

Alice Munro, the 2013 Nobel laureate considered one of the greatest short story writers in the English language, has died at the age of 92 at her care home in Ontario, after suffering dementia for more than a decade. Born and raised in south-western Ontario, the “Canadian Chekhov” captured the desire and darkness of ordinary life in rural Canada, particularly for women – subjects long out of focus for the mainstream, finally achieving...

Every Taylor Swift Fan Needs These "Meet Me at Midnight" Slippers

For $20? Yeah, I'll definitely take a pair.

MeToo tensions cloud excitement as Cannes Film Festival kicks off

Excitement mounts in Cannes as it hosts its glitzy film festival with a slew of Hollywood icons and the Olympic flame due on the red carpet, even as tensions over fresh MeToo allegations darkened the mood. More information with Annette Young, host of the FRANCE 24 The 51 percent show.

Yngwie Malmsteen traces his Stratocaster story

As part of Fender's Strat Sessions, Malmsteen discusses his love affair with the instrument, and tracking the Heaven Tonight solo with his first prototype signature guitar

Alex Hassilev dead: The last original member of the Limeliters dies aged 91 after cancer battle

The last original member of the Limeliters Alex Hassilev has died

The Apprentice to the new Mad Max - five films from Cannes to look out for

This year's Cannes Film Festival is getting under way with, as always, a French movie opening proceedings and celebrities lining the red carpet.

Director Roman Polanski acquitted of defamation after actress makes rape claim

Armourer appeals against conviction over fatal film set shooting by Alec Baldwin

A movie weapons armourer is appealing against her conviction for involuntary manslaughter over the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film Rust, according to court documents. A defence lawyer filed the shortly worded appeal notice as Hannah Gutierrez-Reed serves an 18-month sentence at a New Mexico peniten...

David Schwimmer and Ana Ortiz attend 2024 Disney Upfront

David Schwimmer and Ana Ortiz pose together as they arrive to 2024 Disney Upfront at Javits Center to promote 'Goosebumps' season two. David dons a stylish suit, while Ana models an elegant white ensemble.

Michelle Wie West announces second pregnancy on 'The Tonight Show'

Jimmy Fallon asked for a drum roll shortly after Michelle Wie West joined him on the set Monday night. Wie West, tournament host of this week’s Mizuho Americas Open at Liberty National, was there to promote her new documentary, “Dre

‘It’s what happens when the gates of the zoo close to the public’ – Anna Daly to present new RTÉ show live from Dublin Zoo

Presenter Anna Daly will come to television screens live from a studio in the African Savannah habitat of Dublin Zoo this week, offering a “behind the scenes” insight into what happens at the zoo after hours. The RTÉ show Zoo Live will broadcast over three nights from Monday 13 to Wednesday 15 May, with Maia Dunphy and some other celebrity guests –...

Richard Gadd explains why he will ‘never comment again’ on real people who inspired Baby Reindeer

Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd has reiterated his plea for internet sleuths to stop trying to uncover the identities of the real people who inspired his hit Netflix show. The seven-part series follows struggling comic Donny Dunn, played by Gadd, as he is relentlessly harassed and stalked by Martha Scott, played by Jessica Gunning, for four and ...

The best movies with plot twists

Two DEI deans at MIT are serial plagiarists, lawsuit claims

Two of MIT's post-George Floyd summer DEI dean hires have been accused of plagiarizing significant portions of their graduate thesis.

King Charles unveils his first portrait since coronation

(Changes media identifier to correspond with visuals) LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's King Charles on Tuesday unveiled the first official portrait of himself since his coronation last May. The portrait by artist Jonathan Yeo depicts Charles against a background of vivid red hues, wearing the uniform of the Welsh Guards military unit, with a butterfly just above his shoulder. "Much like the

Archbishop of Canterbury honoured by King for role in coronation

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has reflected on his role in the King and Queen's coronation, as Charles carried out his first investiture ceremony since his cancer diagnosis in February. Mr Welby was made a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order by the King at Windsor Castle, Berkshire.

House of the Dragon Season 2 trailer sees Targaryen's at war as fans say 'it's fire'

House of the Dragon Season 2 trailer has been released and it's safe to say that fans are excited for the upcoming season.

Steve Buscemi punched in the face in random attack while walking in New York City

Steve Buscemi punched in the face in random attack while walking in New York City - Actor’s publicist described Buscemi as “another victim of a random act of violence in the city”

The opening acts that became major headliners

Everyone has to start somewhere, and even the world's most famous and successful artists began singing on the street or playing shows where audiences impatiently waited for the next band. From Prince getting booed offstage to Led Zeppelin not even getting the courtesy of having their name on the marquee, check out this gallery to see which wildly famous musicians got their start as a supporting act, and which big names let them share the stage.

'Kleo' Season 2 To Release on Netflix in July 2024

The hunt for the red suitcase continues...

The Fortune Hotel review: Stephen Mangan’s reality show tries and fails to match The Traitors’ success

The Fortune Hotel review: Stephen Mangan’s reality show tries and fails to match The Traitors’ success - 3/5 Players must try to work out who has a case stuffed with £250,000 in ITV’s new attempt to steal the reality crown from ‘The Traitors’

'Every time I post a video!' Jake Carter and Karen Byrne won't be pressured by anyone to get engaged

They're our original Dancing With The Stars couple, but it's hard to believe that it's six years since singer Jake Carter got together with his pro partner Karen Byrne on the show. These days the couple lives together in Dublin and works together at the Jake and Karen Stage School, but despite time together they […]

Jason Aldean will honor Toby Keith with a performance at the 2024 ACM Awards

Jason Aldean will honor Toby Keith with a performance at the 2024 ACM Awards - The time has come to raise a red solo cup

Inside the Eurovision arena: what you didn’t see on TV

The best place by far to watch Eurovision is at home, on the sofa. The song contest was founded in 1956 by the nascent European Broadcasting Union as an experiment in international telecasts and has grown to be one of the world’s most-watched shows every year by constantly improving the experience for TV viewers. That said, here in Malmö it was fas...

Meghan Markle honours Princess Diana with diamond necklace

Meghan Markle honours Princess Diana with diamond necklace - Meghan has previously worn Princess Diana’s gold butterfly earrings, aquamarine ring, and Cartier Tank watch

Buckingham Palace reveals Queen Camilla will buy no more real fur products

Buckingham Palace reveals Queen Camilla will buy no more real fur products - Buckingham Palace has written to an animal rights group saying the Queen ‘will not procure any new fur garments’

The Simpsons star Harry Shearer says recasting character has ‘affected’ show

The Simpsons star Harry Shearer says recasting character has ‘affected’ show - ‘They employed a Black actor who copied my voice,’ actor said

Love Island winner Ekin-Su moves on with Towie star after devastating split from Davide

Ekin-Su has struck up a romance with 'The Only Way is Essex' star James Argent, following her time on Celebrity Big Brother. The pair grew close after the Love Island winner's turbulent experience coming out of the Celebrity Big Brother house, The Mail Online reports. Today's top videos Ekin-Su, has not been in a relationship […]

Bridgerton season 3: Netflix releases a look at first five minutes of new episode ahead of full series launch

Netflix has released a teaser in the lead up to the launch of series three of ‘Bridgerton’ - by allowing fans to watch the first five minutes of the new season.

Dame Penelope Wilton hints third Downton Abbey film may not be last

Dame Penelope Wilton hints third Downton Abbey film may not be last - EXCLUSIVE: Castmate Imelda Staunton recently said that this would be the ‘final film’, but Dame Penelope Wilton isn’t so sure

Taiwan drag queens bring glamour to presidential office celebrating RuPaul win

Nymphia Wind, the first person from East Asia to win the RuPaul's Drag Race crown, lip-synched to three songs, including "Marry the Night" by Lady Gaga and Taiwanese diva Huang Fei's "Chase, chase, chase", dressed in a resplendent yellow outfit inspired by a lotus flower.

'Completely regrettable.' Brussels demands answers over ban on EU flags at Eurovision

The European Commission has expressed anger over a ban on EU flags at the Eurovision Song Contest and demands explanations. View on euronews

Rory McIlroy files for divorce from his wife of 7 years. They have a 3-year-old daughter

Rory McIlroy files for divorce from his wife of 7 years. They have a 3-year-old daughter - Rory McIlroy has filed for divorce in a stunning development as the PGA Championship nears

Trump’s first priority about Stormy Daniels story was his campaign – not Melania, Cohen testifies

Trump’s first priority about Stormy Daniels story was his campaign – not Melania, Cohen testifies - Former president’s wife has not appeared in Manhattan criminal court for his New York hush money trial

The cutting edge of life as a samurai

Samurai have long been revered as iconic and renowned warriors of history. Their exploits have inspired numerous books, movies, and TV shows that help capture the essence of these ancient Japanese warriors. Beyond their well-known code, weaponry, and battle gear, the samurai class played a multifaceted role as guardians of Japan for over six centuries. Keep reading to uncover further fascinating insights into these legendary warriors.

Shane Filan's daughter Nicole shares his musical talent as she takes to the stage with her cousins

Growing up with one of Ireland's top performers as her dad, it's no surprise that Nicole Filan has learned a thing or two about stage presence. Her proud mum Gillian shared a video of her rehearsing for a show with her cousins Ellie and Anna this week and it's clear to see that the 18-year-old […]

Taylor Swift files trademark for Female Rage: The Musical

The Shake It Off singer's company, TAS Rights Management, recently filed paperwork to trademark the phrase. According to the filing, Taylor wants to use the trademark for purposes such as downloadable electronic sheet music, musical sound recordings, audio recordings featuring music and musical entertainment, digital publications, books, and merchandise. The 34-year-old debuted the phrase in an Instagram post on Sunday when she described the new section of The Eras Tour that revolves around new songs from her album The Tortured Poets Department.