Chinese restaurant to be transformed into church as part of £5m project

Manori Ravindran International EditorChrissy Metz, the Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated star of “This Is Us,” stars alongside “It” actor Wyatt Oleff and Fin Argus in Jamie Sisley’s drama “Stay Awake,” which premieres at the Berlin Film Festival this week.The feature — which is based on Sisley’s 2015 short film of the same name — centers on brothers Ethan (Oleff) and Derek (Argus), who are trying their best to navigate the pressures of teenage life while tending to their mother’s (Metz) debilitating prescription drug addiction.Based on Sisley’s experience growing up in small-town America, “Stay Awake” is billed as “a personal exploration of the roller coaster ride that families go on while trying to help their loved ones battle a disease that affects millions every day.” In an exclusive clip shared with Variety, the two brothers are shown arguing about the money needed to pay for their mother’s rehabilitation treatment. The subject matter is especially resonant given the recent representation of America’s drug crisis on screen in shows such as Hulu’s “Dopesick.”“The themes and characters in ‘Stay Awake’ mean the world to me since they’re based on my childhood.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterAMC has finally set the premiere for the sixth and final season of “Better Call Saul” — as well as the second half of the sixth and final season of “Better Call Saul” — after teasing fans mercilessly with the information earlier this week. As an added bonus, the cable channel also revealed first-look images from the sixth season (see above) and unveiled upcoming digital series set in the “Breaking Bad” prequel’s universe.On Thursday, AMC announced that the seven-episode Part 1 of “Better Call Saul” Season 6 will premiere on April 18 at 9 p.m. ET.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorNickelodeon is taking a new swing at mixing professional sports with its young audiences.After broadcasting two NFL Wild Card games aimed at kids in the past two football seasons, the ViacomCBS outlet will next tackle golf. Nickelodeon plans to air a new one-hour special, “Nickelodeon Slime Cup,” that sets four teams of three against each other on a “Nick-ified” golf course with one-of-kind tee boxes, physical challenges, and far-out fairways.

Selome Hailu AMC Networks announced renewals for six series across multiple platforms: “Kin,” “Bloodlands,” “My Life is Murder,” “London Kills,” “Creepshow” and the “Slasher” franchise. The new “Slasher” installment is entitled “Slasher: Ripper,” and will star Eric McCormack as ruthless tycoon Basil Garvey. The announcements were made at the Television Critics Association’s winter press tour.“Kin,” the Irish gang drama streaming on AMC Plus, is returning for its second season.

Two of Formula E's heavyweight teams have joined forces with the goal of dominating the sport in the coming years.Envision Racing have partnered with Jaguar Racing for the first season of the Gen3 era - the third development of the all-electric series' cars.Both Envision and Jaguar are regular title contenders and have been competing at the front of the grid in recent years.Envision were heading towards 2023 knowing they needed to find a new powertrain supplier when their current partnership with Audi comes to an end, and Jaguar have proven to be the perfect solution.

During Vanessa’s appearance last month on This Morning, host Phillip Schofield could be heard laughing after the ad break as he filled viewers in on his chat with his guest.“Blimey!” he exclaimed.“Well, Vanessa Feltz has talked about going down the social media route.“She’s just got a blue tick on her Instagram and now she’s talking about joining OnlyFans!”Vanessa, playing along with the joke, responded: “Why not?“Is that a bad idea to provide for my old age?”Asked if there would be a market for her to join, Holly said “there’s a market for everything”.The presenting duo was left in hysterics by Vanessa’s witty remarks.Vanessa concluded: “You see my parents are dead, they can’t be ashamed.”

She continued to explain to her 201,000 followers the purpose of using the foot patches.But by the look of things, the body detox didn't work as well as she had hoped.In her video, Julia can be seen removing the patch from her foot.As she slowly removed the product, a vast dark stain was on full display, which is believed to be the "toxins" from her body.In her caption, the mother-of-three continued: "They apparently have a cleansing function, drawing out toxins overnight."They promise an array of benefits including: improvements to your metabolism, immune system, insomnia, fatigue, migraines, back pains, swellings etc etc etc. Whadya think? (sic)"Any reflexologists/traditional medicine experts out there with an opinion?"SEE COMMENTS BELOW there are no scientific studies to back up these claims so we all have to rely on anecdotal evidence.

Valentine's Day.Stuck wondering what to get the person who already has everything? Well one thing sure to go down a treat with that special someone, or yourself is the great gift of an orgasm.Luckily, for customers hoping to turn the heat up in the bedroom over Valentine's weekend, Ann Summers has a very exciting product, which is sure to get things going with a bang.Introducing the arrival of the new sexual pleasure and wellbeing brand, ‘The U’ brand which is available exclusively with Ann Summers.There are four new products to explore, including the The U Self Love Clit Stim is the hero product which retails for £100 and has been designed to cradle not penetrate.The U Self Love Stimulator uses layering technology that surrounds the pleasure points with deep ripples of vibration. Customers will feel stimulation through the cushioned silicone softness as the layered waves help to further arouse you.This is not just a normal vibrator, but instead is about taking time to get deeply intimate with yourself and your body.

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exclusive live chat with Daily Star, the former X Factor contestant revealed details of the terrifying incident which took place in 2018 and saw him hours from death or crippling paralysis. The 50-year-old said he suffered the stroke while driving and pleaded with god 'not to let him die'.

pupil after a boozy prom claimed her drink had been "spiked" and she could not have sex because she was on her period.Melissa Tweedie, who claims she went to a Premier Inn hotel to check pupils were not taking drugs, may never be able to teach again after a pupil claimed he had sex with her after his school prom at Glasgow's SWG3 warehouse in June 2017.The 27-year-old, who now works as a yoga teacher in Dubai, is also alleged to have danced inappropriately with pupils from Gleniffer High School in Paisley, Renfrewshire.Colleagues said Miss Tweedie was 'shimmying up and down' the 18-year-old pupil at the event before allegedly being found in bed with the pupil at a nearby Premier Inn.Education manager for Renfrewshire Council Susan Bell, who investigated the claims at the time, told the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) today that Miss Tweedie believed "her drink had been spiked" and she could not have sex as it was her "time of the month".A statement from Miss Tweedie at the time read: "I saw what appeared to be a bag of cocaine waved in my face, it was highly alarming and that is why I did not go home with my flatmate."I should have walked back to tell the other staff and I should have called the police."Pupils were saying 'Miss, come upstairs for a drink, it'll only be one.' I was given one glass of Echo Falls white wine by a girl."The next part that is clear is jolting up in the bed, I can't see any face in my memory but I woke up and said what are you doing here?"Miss Bell later told the GTCS panel: "I do believe she was very remorseful, she was upset during the hearing, it is a horrible position for anyone to find themselves in, I do believe she regretted what happened."She didn't feel she had been

Donald Trump has denied claims that he had clogged his White House toilet with a massive dump (of papers).Claims that the 45th President clogged his toilet with papers after the toilet appeared to have been flushed have been strongly denied by Trump.Staff in Trump's White House reportedly discovered papers blocking the president's bathroom form time to time, and believed the president was tearing up papers and trying to flush them away.Reports from Axios cited Maggie Haberman's latest book, Confidence Man, as a source for the clogged papers which Mr Trump has dismissed as "fake news".A statement was released by the former president and alleged toilet clogger, saying: "Also, another fake story, that I flushed papers and documents down a White House toilet, is categorically untrue and simply made up by a reporter in order to get publicity for a mostly fictitious book."The claim from Haberman's newest book comes after officials allegedly took 15 boxes of presidential documents from Trump's Florida residence instead of transporting them to the National Archives when he left office.Claims that the former president has violated the Presidential Records Act have been voiced after Trump removed documents from Mar-a-Lago instead of submitting them to the archives when he left office.Reports in The Independent also suggest that White House staff often had to gather pieces of torn up documents and tape them back together. A former aide, Omarosa Manigault Newman, claims to have seen Mr Trump eating paperwork in the Oval Office.Speculation over the missing Mar-a-Lago documents have sparked potential legal trouble for Trump's potential 2024 re-election bid.

They’ve both walked on the Coronation Street cobbles, but now former ITV soap actresses Kym Marsh and Rachel Leskovac have landed roles in the reboot of Waterloo Road.The revived BBC drama will soon return to our screens after a seven year absence with a line-up of original and new cast members. Now it’s been revealed that actress and TV presenter Kym, 45, will be stepping into the shoes of school canteen worker Nicky Walters, who is also mum to two pupils who attend the secondary school.

Valentine's Day is often regarded as the most romantic date in the calendar which is why it has been chosen by many as the day to propose to their significant other. Celebrities such as actors Harrison Ford, Vince Vaughn and musician Tommy Lee all chose to propose on the special day. Notably, it's the day Orlando Bloom proposed to Katy Perry with their relationship going from strength to strength since.

Given that he made his professional debut with local football team Everton when he was just 16 and soon became the youngest goal scorer in Premier League history, it’s no surprise that Wayne Rooney has amassed an eye-watering net worth over the years. In fact, the Derby County manager is one of football’s richest icons and has an estimated net worth of $170 million. But away from the pitch - and the trophy cabinet - Wayne, 36, and his wife Coleen have an impressive property portfolio under their belts.

There's nothing new about the Love Island ladies showing off their best outfits on their social media platforms for all to see.Their avid fans usually can't wait to steal their style when they see a look they love and this week is no different. With Valentine's Day just around the corner, one of the most stylish Islanders has stirred up a storm with a gorgeous lingerie look.

North West now has stylist on her resumé. The young daughter of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West helped to style herself and her siblings for her mom's recent photo shoot. The 40-year-old makeup mogul covered the March issue of the fashion magazine and in the cover story, there were several images of her with her kids — North, Saint, 6, Chicago, 4, and Psalm, 2. Kim revealed that the images with her children were «styled by North.» In the shots, Nori is wearing a white T-shirt and ripped jeans.

57th Academy of Country Music Awards nominations are here! On Thursday, Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett announced the nominees for this year's ACMS, with Chris Young leading the pack with seven nods.Miranda Lambert, the most-nominated female artist in ACM history, earned five nominations this year, including a record-tying 16th nod in Female Artist of the Year category, of which Reba McEntire previously held the sole record.Walker Hayes, a first time nominee, was also nominated five times. Jordan Davis, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, Carly Pearce, Carrie Underwood and Morgan Wallen earned four nominations each, while Jason Aldean, Kane Brown, Luke Bryan, Dave Cobb, Ashley McBryde and Lainey Wilson were each recognized three times.Blake Lively earned two nominations, her first nods at a music awards show, for producing and directing Taylor Swift's music video for «I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor's Version).» Swift's brother, Austin Swift, was also nominated for his work as a producer on the video, while the singer herself nabbed her first ACM nomination since 2018.The 57th Academy of Country Music Awards, hosted by Dolly Parton and co-hosts Barrett and Allen, will stream live on Prime Video from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Monday, March 7 at 8:00 p.m.

Drew Sidora is giving life as a scream queen a try. The 36-year-old actress and Real Housewife stars in Lifetime's , a movie that's part  and part Urban Legend.«I've never been able to do a scary movie -- I can't even watch scary movies!» Drew confesses to ET over video chat. «Everybody's like, 'How are doing a scary movie?' But I felt like I needed to conquer this, you know what I mean? So this was my first one and it really challenged me as an actress.

2022 Oscars was officially released earlier this week. And while the scope of awards season has changed pretty dramatically over the last few years, the talent and unique storytelling present in this year's pack of nominees is perhaps more impressive now than ever before. Leading the way for Oscar favorites is Netflix's which racked up12 total nominations including those in major categories like Best Picture, Best Director for Jane Campion, Best Actor for Benedict Cumberbatch, and supporting acting nods for Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons and Kodi Smit-McPhee.

Charli XCX is getting candid about her mental health.