Del Amitri frontman Justin Currie reveals Parkinson's disease diagnosis as he reflects on impact on his work

When he interviewed people for his man-on-the-street segments, Fox News personality Jesse Watters typically only got to talk to them for 10 minutes at most. Now that he’s a primetime host, he has even less time to get into it with interview subjects. That fact inspired his new book “Get It Together: Troubling Tales from the Liberal Fringe” (Broadside Books, Tuesday).“I wasn’t getting close to the core: Why do people believe things? How did they end up with their worldviews? What gave them these radical ideas?” he writes.“I set out looking to interview out-of-the-mainstream Americans. Not debate them, just listen to their life stories. I’d listen for two hours, three hours, sometimes four. What I found was that their maverick ideology was rooted in personal struggle. I’d always assumed someone’s political belief system was based upon the books they’d read or the media they’d consumed. Not entirely. A big factor in a person’s policy preference or political identity? Formative experiences in their youth.”He writes that “many of the characters I interviewed for this project had experienced drugs and alcohol early” and “almost all of them had disastrous parents.”The resulting book is divided into 22 chapters, each focusing on a extreme leftist and looking at not just what they believe but how they came to believe it. Have a look at three in this excerpt: THE OPEN BORDERS PROFESSORJoe Carens, a political science professor at The University of Toronto, is described as “one of the world’s leading political philosophers on the issue” of immigration.

Celebrity Big Brother fans are asking for 'missing' bits of footage after an argument was shown on Sunday night.The celebrities were picking people for a task when Nikita Kuzmin said he had nominated Fern Britton three times already, which left the former This Morning host upset. She later tried to chat to the Strictly Come Dancing professional but he refused.

Here at OK! we love a multi-tasking beauty product, and one new make-up product is already going viral for its flattering pigments and unique formulation. Before they had even launched there was loads of hype on social media about Milk Makeup's Cooling Water Jelly Tints – easy-to-use, twist-up lip and cheek stains that sold out within 24 hours when they launched in the US and accumulated a waitlist of over 45,000.They've finally now hit the shelves here in the UK – and we've got all the details.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Beverley McGarvey has been appointed president of Network 10, head of streaming and regional lead for Australia and New Zealand, with immediate effect by Paramount Global. She reports to Pam Kaufman, president & CEO of international markets, global consumer products and experiences at the group.

Christopher Vourlias When two-time Olympic sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou revealed in 2020 that she had been raped by a senior member of the Greek sailing federation while competing for the national team, she inspired dozens of other women to break their silence, sparking the country’s #MeToo movement. In her feature-length directorial debut, “Tack,” which premiered this week at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, Greek-British filmmaker Vania Turner follows one such story: the shocking case of a younger sailor, Amalia Provelengiou, who alleged she’d been repeatedly abused and raped by her coach — beginning when she was only 12 years old.

Anna Marie de la Fuente With co-production an ever-popular resource for independents and emerging talent, the Madrid Film School (ECAM), hailed as one of the leading film schools in the world, has launched ECAM Forum, a new co-production initiative to run June 10 – 13 in Madrid. An Open Call ending April 9 has been announced March 18 for submissions from local Spanish feature film projects in development or in post-production, and series projects in development.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Fantastic Pavilion, the genre hub launched last year in Cannes, saunters back to the Croisette for its second edition, returning with a host of activities that include the Fantastic Galas, cocktails, and a showcase of genre video games as well as the second edition of the Fantastic Latido Award. Welcomed by the Marché du Film as part of its ecosystem, the Fantastic Pavilion will pay tribute to this year’s country of honor with a cocktail celebration alongside the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFF) as well as a spotlight on Swiss films and Switzerland as a filming location in The Fantastic Pavilion Rue Morgue special edition magazine.

Usher has added one final London gig to his 2025 UK and European tour, meaning he will now play 10 shows in the city. Find ticket details below.It was last month when the R&B singer announced that he was set to embark on a world tour in support of his ninth album ‘Coming Home’, and he initially was scheduled to play three gigs at The O2 on April 1, 2 and 5.Due to high demand, he later confirmed three extra London dates for April 6, 8 and 9 before adding a seventh concert for April 11 due to “incredible fan demand”.

NME’s latest stars of The Cover, Rocket, have shared a playlist exclusively to accompany the story’s launch – check it out below.The Los Angeles band are on this week’s (March 18) edition of The Cover, a renewal of NME’s commitment to supporting emerging talent across the globe on a weekly basis. Every week, a rising artist will feature on The Cover – you can read Rocket’s profile here, written by Jonathan Garrett and featuring photography by Kristen Jan Wong.Accompanying the story is an exclusive playlist curated by the band, titled ‘Driving To Band Practice’ and featuring the likes of Teenage Fanclub, Liz Phair, Mercury Rev and more.

Flex X Cop for season two, with leads Ahn Bo-hyun and Park Ji-hyun currently in talks to reprise their roles.A representative of the Flex X Cop production team confirmed the news in a statement to Mydaily today (March 18), revealing that season two of the K-drama is already “under preparation”, as translated by Soompi. “Screenwriter Kim Ba-da has already started working on the script for Season 2, and we are positively discussing Season 2 with main and supporting cast members including Ahn Bo-hyun and Park Ji-hyun while sorting out schedules,” the statement read.The news of Flex X Cop’s renewal comes just days prior to its season one finale, set to air later this week on March 23.

Banksy has surfaced on the side of a building in London.The artwork painted behind a cut-back mature tree to look like foliage, with a stencil of a person holding a pressure hose next to it which you can view below, appeared on Finsbury Park’s Hornsey Road yesterday (March 17).The elusive artist is yet to confirm the artwork is his but James Peak, who created the BBC Radio 4 series The Banksy Story, believes it is his work.He told BBC News: “To my mind it looks like a dead cert.

BOYNEXTDOOR, TWS, ZEROBASEONE, NCT Wish and TEMPEST, girl group Red Velvet, and singers Jung Yong-hwa and Choi Yena. They will be joined by Japanese groups INI, JO1 and ME:1.

NCT leader Taeyong will be enlisting for two years of mandatory military service next month, SM Entertainment has confirmed.The singer’s label made the announcement today (March 18) in a statement to South Korean news outlet Newsen. “NCT’s Taeyong is enlisting in the navy as an active duty soldier on April 15,” SM Entertainment said, as translated by Soompi. “There will be no official events held on the day he enters the recruit training centre, and we ask for your understanding as his enlistment will be held privately to prevent safety incidents due to congestion on site,” the label added.

BBC has announced that it will be broadcasting a series of special programmes to celebrate the 50th anniversary of ABBA‘s Eurovision Song Contest victory.Among the programmes are When ABBA Came To Britain and More ABBA At The BBC.The former – an hour long documentary – will feature previously untransmitted interviews with ABBA and will include “a wealth of BBC and non-BBC performances, as well as long forgotten news footage, which all show how ABBAmania took hold in the UK in the 1970s and 1980s”, according to a press release.Footage of ‘So Long’, which they sang live on Top Of The Pops in 1974, is also set to be screened as part of the celebration next month.

Loossemble are set to release a new mini-album next month, titled ‘One of a Kind’.The five-piece – comprising LOONA members Hyunjin, Gowon, Vivi, Hyeju and Yeojin – announced the project’s upcoming release through their social media channels today (March 18) at midnight KST.Loossemble are set to drop ‘One of a Kind’ on April 16, according to a “timetable” of teaser releases leading up to the album’s official release.

Ekin-Su Culculoglu was a no-show for her scheduled appearance on ITV's Lorraine, following her controversial exit from Celebrity Big Brother. Susanna Reid and Ed Balls, hosts of Good Morning Britain, had announced Ekin-Su would be appearing on Lorraine. However, when they handed over to host Lorraine Kelly, she confirmed that Ekin-Su was not there.

Cat Deeley is reportedly being lined up to be a stand-in presenter for Ant McPartlin on the latest series of Britain's Got Talent. The TV competition’s live shows are set to air in the summer, with the This Morning presenter said to be on standby if Ant needed to suddenly rush off. According to the Sun, ITV Cat would be drafted in as a guest host in the event of Ant not being available.

After her appearance on Lorraine on Friday morning, Zara McDermott was inundated with requests to reveal exactly what she used to create her flawless makeup look.The documentary presenter took to her Instagram stories, writing: “I’ve had a lot of messages asking for a product list, so here you go!” Before sharing a complete breakdown of what she used – including the shades. Amongst her go-to makeup products were plenty of bits from L’Oreal Paris, with Zara adding: “Just to be transparent, I am an ambassador for L’Oreal but I have used their products for many years.These are my products that I love and most of which I have bought myself and I’ve used for many years.” For Zara’s flawless, understated glam look she opted for a fresh-faced, dewy base, with a subtle red lip and smokey bronzed eyes – perfect for the daytime.To create her glowy base, Zara started off with the L’Oreal Paris Infallible Primer, £7.40 here, adding: “Just started properly using this and oh my god.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are reportedly getting a UK PR professional onboard to repair their image back home. Rumour has it they're on the lookout for ways to polish up their tarnished image amidst an ongoing fallout with the Royal Family.

Strictly Come Dancing's Giovanni Pernice has joked about being a 'bad boy' alongside his co-star ahead of their return to screens. The dancer has been hitting the headlines after finally speaking about his early exit from the BBC One dance contest last year.

Leigh Francis, better known as Keith Lemon from Celebrity Juice, has been happily married to his childhood sweetheart Jill Carter for over 20 years.The couple, who tied the knot in North Yorkshire in 2002, have two daughters together, Matilda and Dolly. Unlike her famous husband, beauty therapist Jill prefers to keep a low profile, but they do occasionally step out together at events. In a 2016 interview with The Sun, Leigh revealed that Jill prefers it when he's not in character as Keith so they can enjoy being a 'normal' couple.