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Alex Jones is celebrating some good news! The One Show host will be back to host the TRIC Awards this year as the newly-appointed TRIC President.MORE: Alex Jones shares rare photos of her children on a picturesque family holidayOn Thursday, TRIC confirmed that the show will be returning in all its splendour to its traditional home of Grosvenor House on Park Lane.WATCH: Alex Jones's style lessons revealedThe lavish event will see the biggest names in television, radio and online broadcasting come together to celebrate Britain's favourite programmes, presenters and personalities on 6 July.READ: Alex Jones inundated with praise after posting from hospitalMORE: Alex Jones delights fans with sweet snap of sleeping baby AnnieAlex, 44, will be appearing in front of a specially invited audience of over 1,000 guests, with members of the public invited to join via the livestream and on-demand service hosted by fast-growing streaming platform, ScreenHits TV.A total of 18 awards will be presented, recognising the very best in television, radio and online broadcasting including the TRIC Special Award.With three nominees in each category (plus four for Soap of the Year), the awards promise to be hotly contested. It's not surprising Alex has landed this role; she is one of the UK's best-loved presenters, having co-hosted The One Show for over 11 years.

As the season 26 finale of The Bachelor approaches, Clayton Echard is continuing to try to explain how everything came crumbling down at fantasy suites.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterThe Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Chapek and other company leaders received a letter from Disney’s LGBTQIA+ Business Employee Resource Groups on Feb. 28, requesting the company “issue a public statement condemning anti-LGBTQIA+ policies in the U.S.” just after Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill had passed the state’s House of Representatives, but before it cleared the Senate, Variety has learned exclusively.“While there are over 200 anti-LGBTQIA+ bills being introduced across the nation (and more globally), we urge you to begin with speaking against these acts: The ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill in Florida (set to go into effect July 1st) and the Texas Governor’s directive for state agencies to investigate gender-affirming care as ‘child abuse,'” reads the letter, which was obtained by Variety Thursday, following Chapek’s first public opposition to the “Don’t Say Gay” bill at the Disney shareholders meeting Wednesday.

Naman Ramachandran Singer-songwriter Sam Ryder will represent the U.K. at the 66th Eurovision Song Contest, to be held in Turin, Italy in May 2022 with the song “Space Man.” With over 12 million followers and 100 million likes on TikTok, Ryder is currently the most followed U.K. music artist on the platform.

Dennis Harvey Film CriticA perfect movie for the moment — though it debuted in late 2020, winning the Grand Prize at Tallin Black Nights — “Fear” offers both seriocomic balm and finger-wagging just as another major refugee crisis roils the world. Bulgarian theater and film veteran Ivaylo Hristov’s latest feature brings to mind not just current Ukraine-related events, but wider European and global trends, as it depicts a border backwater rattled when a lonely local widow takes in an African man fleeing war.

Naman Ramachandran “Silverton Siege,” an action thriller inspired by the real life incident that sparked the global Free Mandela movement, is being added to Netflix. The film is directed by noted South African filmmaker Mandla Dube (“Kalushi: The Story of Solomon Mahlangu”) and stars Thabo Rametsi, Noxolo Dlamini and Stefan Erasmus.Set in 1980, Rametsi, Dlamini and Erasmus portray the Silverton Siege trio – three young freedom fighters with nothing left to lose.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSony Music has suspended all of its operations in Russia, the company has confirmed to Variety. “Sony Music Group calls for peace in Ukraine and an end to the violence. We have suspended operations in Russia and will continue our support of global humanitarian relief efforts to aid victims in need.,” the company said in a statement.Sources tells Variety that the company’s staffers will continue to receive their salaries for an undetermined time; the artists’ situation is still being worked out.Universal Music Group announced that it is suspending its operations in the country on Tuesday.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWarner Music Group has suspended all of its operations in Russia, the company has confirmed to Variety. “Warner Music Group is suspending operations in Russia, including investments in and development of projects, promotional and marketing activities, and manufacturing of all physical products,” according to a statement from the company. “We will continue to fulfill our agreed upon obligations to our people, artists, and songwriters as best we can as the situation unfolds.

Hours after a 'barbaric' bombing of its hospital for women and children, Mariupol continues to come under attack.

SNK shoot ‘em ups and fighting games can now be played for free in-browser, with more on the way.This is thanks to a collaboration between SNK and Piepacker, which is bringing ten games from the SNK Neo Geo generation online and playable.All the games are being released throughout the month of March, with some available today (March 10), and others available later in the month. SNK’s Sengoku 3 was also added last week.We’ve listed the games and their release dates below.March 10, 2022March 24, 2022Piepacker officially licenses retro games so they can be played through a web browser, with friend streaming and online play also available.

Grimes and Elon Musk have had a second child together, it has been revealed.The Canadian artist – real name Claire Boucher – and the SpaceX CEO welcomed their first son, X, in May 2020 before confirming last September that they had “semi-separated but still love each other”.During a conversation for a new cover feature with Vanity Fair, interviewer Devin Gordon noticed the sound of a baby crying while talking to Grimes about her upcoming “space opera”-themed album, ‘Book 1’.When asked if she had given birth again, Boucher responded: “I’m not at liberty to speak on these things.”She continued: “Whatever is going on with family stuff, I just feel like kids need to stay out of it, and X is just out there. I mean, I think E [Musk] is really seeing him as a protégé and bringing him to everything and stuff.… X is out there. His situation is like that.

Louise Minchin has a history of news presenting on the channel, while her BBC Breakfast co-host Carol Kirkwood presents the weather.

She then went on to speak about how she was treated during her time there. She said that “some of the male reporters were quite packed with testosterone".The journalist added that there would be frequent fights and arguments, as well as a big drinking culture. The star said: “There’d be punch-ups and people rowing. “Of course there was a great drinking culture. Everyone was in the pub at lunchtime. “Not me necessarily but sometimes.

Chelsea have released a statement regarding how club operations will move forward after the UK government placed sanctions on owner Roman Abramovich.The club have explained that they will seek further talks with the government after completing fixtures against Norwich in the Premier League and West Ham in the FA Women's Super League.The statement reads: "Chelsea Football Club has been advised that its owner Roman Abramovich has been sanctioned by the UK Government."By virtue of his 100 per cent ownership of Chelsea FC plc and affiliated entities, Chelsea FC would normally be subject to the same sanctions regime as Mr Abramovich.

BBC Breakfast's Dan Walker opened about a rather embarrassing travel blunder he endured while on a trip to China. The BBC correspondent took part in a fan Q&A with his Instagram followers on Thursday (March 10) while on his commute.One fan asked: "Have you ever fallen asleep and missed your train station?"To which he replied: "I fell asleep on a train in China once and ended up miles away from where I should have been! Never on a train in the UK but I did do a bus in Sheffield during my early student days.

dog has been caught red-pawed on a security camera causing £4,000 worth of damage to a home whilst its owners were out. Whisky, a young Labradane - a cross between a Labrador and a Great Dane - was spotted turning the cold kitchen tap on. The water ended up flooding the house leaving Whisky's owners a very unpleasant surprise when they returned home.

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office have been questioned for announcing Roman Abramovich's sanctions in the style of a Netflix promo. The government department, which was created in September of 2020 following a merger of two separate offices, is tasked with safeguarding the UK's national security.

Elon Musk and Grimes have secretly welcomed their second child.The SpaceX founder, 50, and the musician, 34, are now parents to a baby girl as well as their son X Æ A-Xii.Genesis singer Grimes revealed during her Vanity Fair interview that her family had grown after her daughter began wailing from upstairs during an interview with Vanity Fair.She didn't share their daughter's name in the interview but she did tell the publication that they call the newborn "Y'.The name "Y" is very fitting as the pair call their son "X".Grimes explained that "Y" was born in December 2021 via surrogate.It comes just months after reports that the pair had separated.Businessman Elon confirmed that he and Grimes were semi-separated but remain on good terms back in September last year.In a statement shared with Page Six at the time, he said: "We are semi-separate but still love each other, see each other frequently and are on great terms."Elon continued: "It's mostly that my work at SpaceX and Tesla requires me to be primarily in Texas or travelling overseas and her work is primarily in LA."She's staying with me now and Baby X is in the adjacent room."However, the pair seem to be back on following their baby news.Grimes told Vanity Fair: "I would probably refer to him as my boyfriend, but we’re very fluid. We live in separate houses.

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, delivered a speech to celebrate International Women’s Day on Tuesday. But her empowering words weren’t the main focus of the event. Instead, royal fans shared their worries about the future Queen Consort’s shaky hand.The Duchess spoke to 90 outstanding women - including Emerald Fennell, who plays young Camilla in Netflix series The Crown - at Clarence House, tremoring as she joked: “It is reassuring to know that, if I should fall off my perch at any moment, my fictional alter ego is here to take over - so, Emerald, be prepared!” Concerns come just weeks after Camilla tested positive for Covid.

Chelsea will not be able to sell any merchandise under the new sanctions placed on the club and Roman Abramovich. Abramovich was added to the UK sanctions list on Thursday morning due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Discovery CEO David Zaslav, days after unveiling Discovery+, said the company had been “quietly and methodically” stockpiling content for several years and honing its IP for the last five to eventually launch its own service in a crowded market where it thinks it has distinct advantages.