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Juliette Binoche puts in another tremendous performance in Claire Denis’ drama Both Sides Of The Blade (aka Fire, and also aka Avec Amour Et Acharnement). The Berlin Film Festival competition title is an intimate slow-burner that sets a credible scene, but doesn’t quite deliver on the mystery it promises. 

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Guy Lodge Film Critic“Fire” begins in water: a wide, rippling expanse of Mediterranean blue under a cloudless sky, displaced and disrupted by two whirling human bodies. Sara (Juliette Binoche) and Jean (Vincent Lindon) tussle in the otherwise empty ocean as though they’ve just discovered weightlessness, while Eric Gautier’s camera lingers on skin touching skin under the shimmer.

BBC show for "dumbing down" questions for the celebrity contestants.Romesh, 43, who took over from former host Anne Robinson, was joined by seven famous faces including Loose Women star Kaye Adams, Countryfile host Sean Fletcher and Homes Under the Hammer star Martel Maxwell in a bid to win some money for their chosen charity.As viewers tuned into to the BBC quiz show, fans blasted the series of “pi** easy” questions served up to delighted contestants, with some claiming even their five-year-old could answer them.Some of the easy questions heard on the show included: “Valentine’s Day is celebrated on the 14th of which month”, "how much is the cost of plastic bag in the UK”, and “the prime minister lives at which street address in London”.One angry fan wrote: “Not being funny but my five-year-old could answer these questions!”A second agreed: “Them pi** easy questions didn't really require that much intelligence tbf,” while a third added: “Some of these questions!! Too Easy!”Loose Women star Linda Robson was the first to be voted off after screwing up a question about the Great British Sewing Bee.Following shortly after was Sean Fletcher, with presenter Martel and comedian Ed Gamble making it to the final round.After Martel answered two questions wrong in the final round, including one about someone's Achilles heel - to which she mistakenly answered “Hercules heel” – Ed was crowned the winner bagging £9.5k for his charity that supports research into Type 1 diabetes.“Seriously, these questions on the new Weakest Link are pathetically easy,” a fan added, as some believed host Romesh was “too nice” in comparison to his predecessor.“Anne Robinson wouldn’t have all this ‘we love you’ shi*e ,” blasted one viewer.While another

Valentine’s Day with the ghost of her dead husband. The TV medium revealed hubby John’s spirit has been communicating with her from “the other side” since his death four months ago.She says she speaks with him every day, and she has seen his ghost. The ex-Celebrity Big Brother star says their cat Marmalade has too – and their bulldog Nell barks when he is there.

Singer Natalie Imbruglia was crowned the winner of The Masked Singer UK after she was unveiled as Panda on the hit ITV show. The Australian-British songwriter and actress, who has hits including Torn, Shiver and Wrong Impression, floored Mo Gilligan, Rita Ora, Jonathan Ross, Davina McCall and guest judge Joss Stone during the final on Saturday 12 February.

She celebrated her 31st birthday with her aunt Julia Roberts the day before.And Emma Roberts appeared to have drawn out the celebration when she went out with friends on Friday night to the Sunset Tower Hotel in West Hollywood.The blond beauty was seen out in public for the first time since she split from her partner Garrett Hedlund in January. On the town: Emma Roberts, 31, continued her birthday celebrations on Friday night by joining friends at the Sunset Tower in West Hollywood.

bodybuilder after undergoing some major lifestyle changes and losing 48kg of fat. When Richard Smith, 38, was in his late 20s, he struggled to walk up the stairs without taking a break. Richard, from Neath in Wales, was labelled as “clinically obese” and suffered from daily debilitating headaches and chronic fatigue, Wales Online reports.

Rapper Kodak Black has been identified as one of the three people who were shot while attending Justin Bieber‘s afterparty in Los Angeles on Friday night.

Tyson Fury has vowed to chin Jimmy Carr in response to the comedian's recent controversial joke about gypsies and the Holocaust.The self-proclaimed Gypsy King boxer said if Carr was man enough to make offensive jokes, then he is “man enough to get punished for it” when asked his opinion on the current furore.Tyson, 33, said: "Jimmy you are getting chinned when I see you. Last time I saw you, you had enough to say on the Mo Gilligan show – so this time you’re getting chinned, mush."Carr, 49, has come under fire in recent weeks after his stand-up show hit headlines for crude jokes.The comedian joked that gypsy deaths in the Holocaust are "not talked" about because they were a "positive" in his new Netflix show, His Dark Materials.Charities and anti-hate groups have lined up to condemn the joke and have urged Netflix to cut it from the show.While Fury admitted that Carr needed to "pay the consequences", he said it would be silly for him to be "kicked off TV" as a result."I don’t get involved with jumping on board a ship that is sinking.

The Army has fired a soldier who failed fitness tests after weighing in at more than 30 stone. The obese squaddie was unable to go on operations because he could not squeeze into his body armour.He is one of around 25 “morbidly obese” members of the armed forces who have had to leave on medical grounds.The six heaviest together weighed more than a ton.

stormy weather, a waste company boss has warned.An empty one can weigh the same as a bowling ball and cause “chaos and destruction” during gales.They can also cause thousands of pounds of damage to property. Mark Hall, of waste collection firm Divert.co.uk, said: “We’ve all seen videos of bins being blown down the street during storms.

The Masked Singer crowned Natalie Imbruglia its winner - but some fans of the ITV show felt her rivals had been robbed of the top prize.The epic final of the third series of the singing show aired on Saturday night (February 12), and it saw Natalie beat Robobunny and Mushroom for the top spot.Robobunny came third place, and was unveiled as Westlife star Mark Feehily - leaving judge Rita Ora gushing as she's a big fan of the Irish band.In second place was Mushroom, who was unmasked to be Welsh singer Charlotte Church.However, many fans weren't happy with the result, and they complained about the show on Twitter.Some fans felt Charlotte deserved to win the show.One said: "Charlotte Church robbed on #TheMaskedSinger"A second agreed: "Church ‘Mushroom’ deserved the win…don’t know why ‘Panda’ won. Vote defos wasn’t based off talent"A third fumed: "as if she was better than Charlotte church what a waste of my weekends"Other felt like Westlife's Mark should have been crowned the victor.One said: "Natalie Umbruglia?! Are you sh***ing me?! Thats nothing compared to Mark from Westlife doing multiple voices! Can't help but feel robbed"A second agreed: "Omg come on! Robobunny was way better! Mark from Westlife doing multiple voices! And you give it to some has been! Have a day off! Massive anti climax!"Others were delighted that Natalie won, though.One said: "Congratulations Natalie Imbruglia.

Eddie Vedder has told Bruce Springsteen about the “secret tribute” to Tom Petty on his new solo album, ‘Earthling’.The two rock stars sat down together to talk about politics, musical influences and some of the songs on the Pearl Jam frontman’s new album for Amazon Music.Speaking about the track ‘Long Way’, Springsteen commented that he could hear “the ghost of Tom” in the song. “Somebody acquired for me a Guild four-string tenor [bass] – it almost looks like a Hofner in a way,” Vedder replied. “So I started playing some little things and had my guy record it and then I put drums on it and put some vocals on it and it all happened in an afternoon.

David is 63 and relies on state benefits.

Changing Rooms was the television event of the week at one point in our lives, long before the coronavirus pandemic interrupted our way of living. What better than a bit of nostalgia to fill our evenings as the legendary home makeover show that was watched by 10m viewers at its peak gets set to return after 16 years off air.

Changing Rooms is returning to our screens.Interior designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, notorious for his bold fashion choices and penchant for feature walls, will return for the rebooted series, which will air on Channel 4.He’ll be joined by Davina McCall, who will replace former presenter Carol Smilie. The original show aired on the BBC between 1996 and 2004, and saw two groups of homeowners renovate one room in the other’s house, with the help of a team of experts.

Carol Smillie has been given the boot from Changing Rooms as it's revealed Davina McCall will front the reboot. The former Big Brother host, 52, will step into presenting duties for the new series of the iconic interior design show.

Davina McCall is set to present the Changing Rooms reboot.

Davina McCall will co-host the revamped edition of home makeover show Changing Rooms. The Big Brother legend will join designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen to front the show in a move that is sure to raise a few eyebrows.Channel 4 execs have decided Davina is the woman for the job, despite the show's original presenter Carol Smillie publicly saying she wanted the series to return.The original show ran on the BBC for just under a decade from 1996 to 2004.Davina, 52, said: "I’m so excited to be presenting Changing Rooms."It’s the perfect time to bring it back.

DAVINA McCall is to present the reboot of home makeover show Changing Rooms. The 52-year-old star will appear alongside flamboyant interior designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen.