‘Big Brother’ to officially return on ITV2 following five-year break from TV screens

Lawyers for Kesha have said that the court hearing for her long-running defamation legal battle with producer Dr Luke – currently scheduled for next February – can’t go ahead until the New York Court Of Appeal has ruled on some side disputes. And, they claim, Luke’s legal team are responsible for delays in the appeals court making it less likely that those matters will be addressed before next February.Luke’s defamation lawsuit against Kesha is all that remains of a long running dispute between the former collaborators, which began when Kesha accused Luke of rape.

APPOINTMENTSMusic charity Help Musicians has named cellist Abel Selaocoe as a new ambassador and Abbey Road Studios MD Isabel Garvey as a new trustee. “Abel and Isabel are two of the very best in their respective fields.

Benjamin Clementine has announced that he will release his third album, ‘And I Have Been’, this autumn. The new record will provide the first half of a story, set be be completed with a second album next year.“‘And I Have Been’ was conceived during COVID”, he explains.

The last surviving member of The Monkees, Micky Dolenz, has sued the FBI demanding access to documents it possesses about the band. In a lawsuit filed this week, he says that he has attempted to gain this information via a Freedom Of Information Act request, but has so far had no response beyond an acknowledgement that his request was received in June.Dolenz has launched the lawsuit because, he says, he has exhausted all other avenues, despite being “entitled to timely receipt of nonexempt copies of all records responsive to his [request]”, according to Law360.He also hints in the lawsuit at what he plans to do with the information he seeks, saying that he “has the ability to disseminate information on a wide scale and may use information obtained through his request in an original work, particularly an independent film, documentary or book”.Now, you might be thinking, “Pfft! The FBI probably doesn’t even have any files on The Monkees”.

Bruce Willis took to Instagram on Wednesday in honor of National Grief Awareness Day to share some of the ways she's tackling her grief in the wake of Bruce's aphasia diagnosis. «This was the summer of self discovery—finding new hobbies, going out of my comfort zone and staying active,» Emma captioned a video of herself gardening, staining wood, shadowboxing, biking, playing tennis and more. «My grief can be paralyzing but I’m learning how to live along side it.» Emma also shared some sage wisdom from her stepdaughter, Scout Willis, who is the daughter of Bruce and his ex Demi Moore. «As my step-daughter @scoutlaruewillis told me, grief is the deepest and purest form of love,» she wrote.

The UK Covid-19 Inquiry has opened its investigation into the decisions made by Boris Johnson’s Government during the pandemic. There will be a particular focus initially on early 2020 until the first lockdown was imposed in late March.

Alejandro Garnacho grabbed an assist as Manchester United's U21 side beat Carlisle 2-1 in the Papa John's Trophy in an impressive performance to give fans a glimpse of the future. Around 450 United fans made the trip to Brunton Park to support the youngsters who claimed victory through goals from Charlie McNeill and Omari Forson.

People are able to pay their respects to Princess Diana on the 25th anniversary of her death.

A martial arts expert dubbed the 'Stockport Spider-Man' has been hailed a "proper hero" after rescuing a terrified four-year-old boy from the top of a 50ft fairground slide.

traveller was ejected from a plane after she went on a sweary rant in the middle of the cabin.According to social media, the woman ended up in a tiff with staff and fellow passengers "because she wanted to sit by the window" on a Jetstar flight from Phuket, Thailand, to Sydney, Australia at the weekend.Clips shared online show two very different sides of the woman, who was encouraged to leave the plane after the ordeal.READ MORE: Woman 'allergic to gravity' left bed bound and unable to stand by rare illnessIn the first clip, she was filmed excitedly saying "what’s happening habibi" to a camera - but a second video shows her darker side coming out as she shouted "I'm out, I'm out" while trying to leave her seat."Thanks a f***ing lot," she added, clambering into the aisle and taking her luggage out of the overhead bin.Passengers were seen erupting into applause as she began making her way off the plane, before turning around and menacingly asking an unsuspecting fellow traveller: “What did you call me?”A pair of fliers then stood up and began shooing the woman away and waving her goodbye, prompting her to turn to a flight attendant and ask "am I supposed to ignore it?", to which the staff member responded with a simple nod.The rowdy passenger then hung around by the exit for a period of time, speaking loudly, before leaving the aircraft once and for all.The airline has since confirmed a woman was removed from the flight for being "disruptive and using abusive and inappropriate language".Jetstar condemned the passenger's behaviour and stated antics like that on flights "would not be tolerated"."An unruly passenger was escorted off our flight prior to take off in Phuket after becoming disruptive and using abusive and

dog-focused interior furnishings that I’ve even found myself browsing whippet-themed wallpapers. While dogs have always had a place in the British home – at the designer Anouska Hempel’s country house they have their own bedroom – they are now an intrinsic part of interior design considerations and architect’s plans. “The way we live with our dogs has changed;  they’re integrated into our lives and our living space,” explains Christine Chau, who has four Italian greyhounds and founded posh dog bed company, Charley Chau (charleychau.com).

Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly approached interim Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick last season to call for captain Harry Maguire to be dropped - but the defender wasn't in the room for the secret meeting. United endured a difficult campaign last season, with manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer getting sacked in November before Rangnick failed to guide them to a top four spot, meaning the Red Devils missed out Champions League qualification and will instead be playing in the Europa League.The return of Ronaldo was also a major talking point, with the forward returning to Old Trafford after 12 years away.

World Axe-Throwing World Championship trophy as she states women can throw just as good as most men.Ceola McGowan, from County Sligo, won the World Double Bit Axe Throwing after beating off (not with the axe) woman from around the world during the three-day competition starting on Friday (August 26 to August August 29).The competition took place in Nova Scotia, Canada.READ MORE: Baker in 'illegal sprinkles' row calls Mark Zuckerberg 'f***ing lizard' after Insta banThe 31-year-old, who is also a pole dancer and trained with the Wicklow Axe Throwers group, told BBC News NI: “The axe-throwing community is like a community of people that you're just you're never going to meet in any other kind of form of sport."We have a saying, we have the 'axe fam', our axe family.“The nationals, the internationals, we all used this term and we all love each other dearly.”She actually credits her pole-dancing hobby as something that enabled her to excel at axe-throwing.To clarify, she does not throw axes while dancing on a pole at the same time.And thankfully for her, she won the title four years ahead of schedule, having predicted earlier last year that she would win it by the age of 35.Ms McGowan, who has competed in Scotland, Sweden and Germany, explained: “It helps me centre, it helps me work on my balance, it helps me work on my core.“The pole-dancing community is actually very similar to the axe-throwing community where you've got that love, camaraderie and support.“I've just been working to build myself up more and more and more in preparation for what I knew was the world championships coming up in Canada.”The world championships for 2022 took place over the weekend in Nova Scotia, eastern Canada.While excelling individually, her

ITV will bring Big Brother back next year — confirming its return with a teaser in an ad break during last night’s Love Island final. The Sun exclusively revealed four months ago that the cult reality TV show was set to be rebooted after a five year hiatus.

Big Brother will be returning to our screens. The show's return was revealed in epic fashion during the ad break of the dramatic Love Island final last night.

TV viewers, this is Sky News. You are receiving the news that Big Brother is set to return - please do not swear. Yes, after a five-year break, the seminal reality show - which sees housemates living together with no access to the outside world, cameras capturing their every move - is making a comeback after being revived by ITV.

‘Big Brother’ is returning. The iconic noughties reality television show - which saw a group of strangers live in a house on Channel 4 from 2008 to 2011 and on Channel 5 until it was axed in 2018 - is officially heading back to screens.

Love Island: The Reunion will return this weekend.A special reunion episode, which will see the couples from the series discuss how things have gone outside the villa, will air on Sunday, August 7.Host Laura Whitmore announced Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti as the champions of the ITV2 dating show on Monday (August 1) evening.READ MORE: Love Island star reveals why Islanders 'put on a lot of weight' during ITV showThe winning lovebirds and their fellow co-stars will open up on how they've adjusted to life in the real world in the 90-minute show.The 2021 reunion episode saw Liam Reardon and Millie Court come face-to-face with Lillie Haynes on the sofa following the dramatic Casa Amor challenge.Liam famously had a fling with Lillie in the other villa but decided to stay with Millie when it came to recoupling.Lillie later told Millie and the rest of the gang that she had Liam spent some time together while they were at Casa Amor.The 2022 series may have ended by fans don't have long to wait for their next Love Island fix as a winter edition of the dating show will return next year alongside the regular summer series.Kicking off at the start of 2023, a new batch of islanders will be shipped off to South Africa in the hopes of finding their perfect match.Announcing the news, Paul Mortimer, Director of Reality Commissioning and Controller, ITV2, said: "Love Island has once again proved itself to be the nation’s favourite talking point across the summer, and we’re always blown away by the show’s ongoing impact and talkability amongst our younger audience."So, rather than just serving up a Summer of Love, we thought we’d make 2023 the Year of Love with two full series of the show."Mike Spencer, Executive Producer at

Big Brother will return to screens next year following a five-year hiatus after being revived by ITV, it has now been confirmed. The influential reality TV programme, which was shown on Channel 4 and 5 previously, aired for 18 years in the UK until it was axed in 2018.

Big Brother is making an explosive return to ITV2 and ITVX with a teaser trailer released during the Love Island 2022 final. The legendary house has a brand new home, as the global television phenomenon makes its much anticipated return to UK television in 2023 after an almost five-year break.

Big Brother has found its third British home, ITV, with the network teasing the news – one of the UK TV industry’s worst kept secrets of the past few months – during the final of tonight’s Love Island season eight.