Darth Vader appears on Colston plinth after Star Wars actor Dave Prowse's death

Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell may have immortalised their relationship in the classic 1987 rom-com Overboard, but it’s their off-screen love story that continues to captivate ― and, in some cases, perplex ― fans over nearly four decades. The couple are sharing their screen once again this year in The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two, playing Santa and Mrs.

Emily Blunt and John Krasinski’s nine-year marriage is going from strength to strength. You need only watch the pair act in the film A Quiet Place and Krasinski’s reaction to his wife winning a Screen Actors Guid award for her role in his debut directorial film in 2018, to know that their relationship is pretty darn solid.

Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell have been together for almost 40 years, yet the famous pair have never officially tied the knot.

California officials will allow playgrounds in the state to remain open following a backlash over a restrictive stay-at-home coronavirus order affecting parts of the state that have less than 15% intensive care unit-capacity in hospitals, according to reports. The update to the lockdown order -- which went into effect last weekend in Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley -- was a reversal from the original that frustrated many across the state who thought it was illogical that playgrounds would be closed to children but places like malls would be allowed to remain open, according to The Los Angeles Times.

California on Tuesday recorded more COVID-19 deaths than any other day during the pandemic, according to a report.  At least 219 died from the virus on Tuesday, which eclipsed the previous single-day death toll of 214, recorded on July 31, according to data compiled by The Los Angeles Times.  "The latest figure may be a harbinger of higher death tolls," the paper reported. "Until this past week, California had topped 200 daily coronavirus-related deaths only four times.That number has been exceeded twice in the last five days." A man takes a coffee break in front of a COVID 19-themed mural, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Presenter Eamonn Holmes has come under fire after his appearance on Loose Women’s Loved Ones special on Wednesday, with fans suggesting that he speaks to wife Ruth Langsford “as if he hates her.” He joined the panel alongside Joe Swash who accompanied his girlfriend and Loose’s resident crafting queen Stacey Solomon. Filled with all the typical laughs and gags that Loose Women is loved for, the show divided fans with some absolutely loving the boys’ appearance on the show while others were less impressed by the tone – Eamonn’s in particular.

BBC Breakfast host Dan Walker took to social media yesterday and responded to a Twitter user who accused him of asking inappropriate questions during a live interview.The user took offence to Dan and his co-star Nally Nugent’s choice of questions during a chat with Welsh rugby player Alix Popham and his wife Melanie following his recent early-onset dementia diagnosis.“I am so sorry for #AlixPopham & his family following his diagnosis of early-onset #dementia,” the BBC Breakfast viewer's tweet began.“It is important to highlight BUT @mrdanwalker and @sallynugent are asking too many personal questions & as for making his wife explain that they won’t have another child - quite ‘cruel’,” it continued.Dan quickly replied to the frustrated social

Strictly Come Dancing star Maisie Smith has had some very long days this week as she learns not one, but two routines for the ballroom dancing competition this weekend.The actress, who is best known for playing Tiffany Butcher in EastEnders, has been getting up at 6am to do her day job and then rehearsing in the studio until midnight.During the week, the pair have both taken to social media to document their time in the training room.Professional dancer Gorka spoke directly to his fans via an Instagram Story post on Tuesday.“So we just finished rehearsals for dance number one, we are going to have 10 minutes break, and then we’re going to start with dance number two,” he informed his 606,000 followers.Turning to his partner Maisie, who was

Actor John Rhys-Davies swore live on Sky News as he dropped the s-bomb during an interview.Rhys-Davies, 76, who voiced Treebeard in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, was on the show to discuss Project Northmoor.The campaign aims to raise £4.5m to buy JRR Tolkien's former Oxford home where he wrote The Hobbit.When talking passionately about the author, Rhys-Davies swore.The actor said: "He is internationally renowned, his students love him."And damn it, even his fellow dons get on with him, and rather like him as well, which is about as rare as rocking horse s***."Host Stephen Dixon quickly said: "We must apologise for John's language there.""We'll have to be careful", he chuckled.John apologised as he exclaimed: "I'm sorry about that!" Viewers

Danielle Lloyd has reportedly been left "hurt and angry" that her name has been brought into the WAGatha Christie court battle between Coleen Rooney a nd Rebekah Vardy.

Coronation Street actress Angela Lonsdale hasn't been seen on the cobbles for the past 17 years, her character leaving Weatherfield behind to move to Newcastle.

direct to your inboxFormer Coronation Street star Catherine Tyldesley has leapt to the defence of Strictly Come Dancing after some viewers complained about the latest show.Three of the BBC One show’s male professional dancers wore wigs and high heels while performing a medley of songs from the musical Priscilla Queen Of The Desert on Saturday.Giovanni Pernice, Gorka Marquez and Johannes Radebe, with whom Catherine was partnered when she appeared on the show herself last year, danced alongside a giant pink stiletto. Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereBut the routine didn't go down well with some viewers, some of

direct to your inboxPolice have launched an investigation after a person was attacked by a dog in Trafford.The victim, whose age and gender have not been confirmed, had been walking in the area of Hartford Gardens in Timperley on Wednesday 9 December at around 10am.They had approached the corner of Dee Avenue when police said they were attacked by a dog, described as a chocolate brown Staffordshire Bull Terrier or Pit Bull.The victim of the attack was said to have sustained significant injuries to their forearm, and fled to nearby neighbours to seek help.Paramedics from the North West Ambulance service were called and the patient was treated for their injuries at the scene.Police are now appealing for witnesses of the attack, or anyone with

Refinery29, the bloke admitted things got out of hand with the last woman he dated on the website. He said: "I spent $200,000 (£150,000) while dating on the site and about 90% of that was on the third woman."I bought her a lot of jewellery.

2020 has been one hell of a year and thanks to Google’s ‘Year In Search’ we can look back on some of the highlights we may have missed.

Doja Cat has apologised to Australian guitarist Plini after she used a snippet of his song during her recent performance at the MTV European Music Awards.The singer delivered a hard rock twist on ‘Say So’ at last month’s ceremony, with viewers noticing that she had seemingly used part of Plini’s 2016 hit ‘Handmade Cities’.In a subsequent statement, Plini said of the performance: “The lack of prior communication about it or proper credit upon release is disappointing but not particularly surprising in a sector of the industry that is usually more interested in clout than creativity (it’s being sorted now, but would have been cooler a million views ago).”Now, Plini has revealed that Doja sent him a series of voice notes to personally

link.“Milo was a gift for my 12-year-old granddaughter who is absolutely heartbroken.”Sadly, low welfare puppy dealers are increasingly using the pandemic as an excuse for the public not the meet puppies with their mothers.Milo was originally listed with a white puppy who was relisted on Gumtree just an hour after Milo was purchased, under another name and in another area.Scottish SPCA chief superintendent Mike Flynn said:“We are saddened to hear of Milo’s passing and our thoughts are with his owner who did everything possible to save him.“Unfortunately puppy dealers are using the pandemic restrictions to trick the public.“Milo was microchipped but the chip didn’t match the address and he also had false vaccination papers.“We are warning

Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV and the like are the ones with the deepest pockets and can afford to splash out on the big names and vast budgets thanks to their global subscription bases.In the median tier is cable channels which has a limited budget determined on more localised subscriptions – in the USA, these include Showtime, HBO and Starz.Interestingly, some of these cable channels are now branching out and trying to get a piece of the streaming pie by launching their own platforms such as HBO Max and Starzplay.However, with previous international deals already in place, their scope could be limited.

Having shot to household-name status, some soap stars' performances are so convincing it's difficult to remember their characters are fictional.

Rio Ferdinand says he expects the remaining Premier League giants to go deep into the Champions League, but he still picks Bayern Munich as favourites.

Glasgow. Emergency services raced to the scene on Bridge Street after a car and a van collided at the Norfolk Street junction at around 6.35am.Cops sealed off the area as ambulance crews rushed the pair to hospital.