BBC Introducing launches talent development scheme for spoken word artists

The England and Wales Cricket Board have been urged to rethink their decision not to hold an Ashes Test at Manchester’s Emirates Old Trafford in 2027.

Average two and five-year fixed mortgage rates experienced a slight increase on Friday, following a dip the previous day, according to financial information website Moneyfactscompare.co.uk.

Some of Britain’s top stars including Brian Cox, Imelda Staunton and Simon Pegg are taking to the streets of London this afternoon in solidarity with the SAG-AFTRA cause.

Robert Downey Jr. has revealed that he’s a fan of Sleaford Mods.While promoting his new film Oppenheimer, the actor appeared alongside director Christopher Nolan in an autocomplete interview for Wired.During the interview, Downey Jr.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Jurassic Park is probably still one of the most iconic films to this day, thanks to its expert direction from Steven Spielberg. Not to mention its cutting edge and pioneering CGI, and its memorable characters – iIncluding Lex Murphy, the constantly perplexed-looking granddaughter of the park founder, John Hammond (Richard Attenborough). First released in 1993, the major movie followed a group of scientists who were left fighting for their lives on an island filled with genetically cloned dinosaurs.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag A photographer has revealed the truth behind claims that Meghan Markle “tips off photographers” after the royal has been accused of staging paparazzi pictures and tipping off the press on her whereabouts in the past. Meghan Markle, 41, was recently spotted wandering around a local farmer's market near their California mansion in Montecito, accompanied by her security and beloved pet Beagle while her other half Prince Harry appeared to have stayed at home. The royal was snapped looking relaxed as she wandered around the market stalls wearing a white unbuttoned shirt over a camel-coloured maxi dress.

Ellise Shafer The BBC has published its terms of reference for the review of its non-editorial complaints process following last week’s Huw Edwards scandal. The review will be led by BBC Group COO Leigh Tavaziva and Deloitte, under the direction of Simon Cuerden. It is set to commence this month and will be completed by late fall. “The objective of the review is to assess the effectiveness of the current BBC policies and processes regarding non-editorial complaints and allegations (complaints) which come into the BBC,” according to a press release. “The review will cover complaints received by the BBC Public Service or World Service in the U.K. It will not cover the editorial complaints process. Areas of the BBC not currently within scope, e.g. BBC Studios, will be considered for assessment as part of the action plan from this review.”

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag This Morning’s Josie Gibson has reportedly signed up to appear in the upcoming series of I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here and has been offered a six-figure “mega deal” to step foot in the jungle after finding herself in a bidding war between the hit ITV show and BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing.

A man and woman have been charged in connection with the 'suspicious' death of a mum in Rochdale.

M&S shoppers looking for a light cover-up for the colder summer evenings are heaping praise on a "versatile" and "lightweight" cardigan they have spotted online.

A woman has hailed Dr Michael Mosley's Fast 800 diet after the plan helped her shed almost 5 stone.

Yves Saint Laurent’s Rive Droit brand has come under fire for selling a range of Nirvana t-shirts with prices stretching into thousands of pounds.The reason for the high prices is that these t-shirts are all “vintage”, rather than being brand new creations. And some are seemingly rare, particularly one featuring the artwork from Nirvana’s ‘Incesticide’ compilation, which is selling for over £3000.Still, while old band t-shirts can fetch high prices, some have suggested that these ones have seen their price tags inflated considerably above their market value, simply for the privilege of buying them from a YSL store.Oh sure, you could buy a brand new t-shirt with the same design on it for fifteen quid, but does it have that lived in look and feel? No.

AI app can create a video of you dancing from a single photograph.As BGR reports, the technology is the product of a collaboration between researchers and Microsoft, and Tan Wang’s research team at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.The model, titled Disentangled Control for Referring Human Dance Generation in Real World (DisCo), splits the inputted image into three parts: the background, foreground and the person’s pose.From there, it combines that information with data from the TikTok dance videos the AI has trained on in order to generate a clip of you dancing to a specific song.It is said that DisCo may use information from your own dance videos on the social media platform should you have uploaded any previously. However, you will never know if the AI had access to your posts.The technology could be used to help people learn or practice a certain dance routine, but could also result in fake content making its way onto TikTok.In the future, DisCo and similar apps may be used to preview complicated choreographies for shows and projects that involve real humans.

Nearly 27 years after Tupac Shakur's murder, Las Vegas police recently issued a search warrant in connection with Shakur’s unsolved killing.  Shakur, one of the most prolific rappers in history, was shot multiple times while riding in the passenger seat of a vehicle driven by Death Row Records founder Marion "Suge" Knight. He died six days later on Sept. 13, 1996 at the age of 25.

The secretary of State for Work and Pensions has explained how Artificial Intelligence (AI) will help speed up processing times for benefit claims, allowing more time for “in-depth conversions” with customers. In a new video posted on social media, Mel Stride MP said that he wants the UK welfare system to “be the best in the world”.

Train passengers in Ayr and Girvan are “paying more for less”, says an Ayrshire MSP, following a 4.8 per cent rise in rail fares.

The sounds and memories of the 80s return at Rewind Festival this weekend.

If you are looking for things to do with your family and friends over the Summer holidays, then why not take up our great offer of a free family pass to a National Trust property? From towering castles and sprawling stately homes to woodland walks and wild moorland, the National Trust has more than 500 incredible places to explore. Which is why we've teamed up with them to give away every reader a FREE family day pass (worth up to £50 each) for a FREE visit to one of its spectacular sites this summer.

Weight loss expert Michael Mosley has revealed the diet he finds is the fastest way to shed pounds.

A Scots doctor has told of his hell after a young patient died on his ward because he was too busy to check on him.

Developers turning Taymouth Castle and its extensive estate in Kenmore into a luxury resort have attempted to reassure locals they need not fear overdevelopment of Loch Tay.