Dragons' Den duo floored as they're dumped from BBC show - despite £85k investment

In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Belarus’ support of the war, Wimbledon is reportedly planning to bar Russian and Belarusian players from the Grand Slam tennis tournament which begins in London on June 27. Sportico reported that the event, organized by the All England Club, will break from the rest of the tennis world by refusing to allow Russians to compete — this would include current world No. 2 Daniil Medvedev. The New York Times, citing a highly placed international tennis official, said the ban is expected to extend to Belarusian players as well.

Cannes Film Festival’s parallel sidebar Critics’ Week has unveiled the 11 features and 13 shorts that will comprise its 2022 edition. Scroll down to see the full lineup.

Naman Ramachandran TripleC, a gateway organization that helps deaf, disabled, and neurodiverse people access the arts and media, will receive a BAFTA TV Craft Special Award during the British Academy Television Craft Awards. Actor Cherylee Houston (“Coronation Street”) founded TripleC and with a group of friends including Melissa Johns (“Grantchester”), they have built a platform for making the creative screen industry more inclusive.Johns and Houston said: “When we set up this organization five years ago, we were just a group of disabled and non-disabled creatives coming together to see if we could make a change.

Lykke Li has shared a new song, ‘Highway To Your Heart’, and announced new UK/European tour dates – see the dates and watch the new video below.The new track is the second preview of the singer’s upcoming album ‘EYEYE’, which was announced last month and has been described as an “immersive audiovisual album”.The album, out on May 20 and available to pre-order here, sees Li reunite with longtime collaborator Björn Yttling, their first time working together since her 2014 album ‘I’ll Never Learn’. He had previously worked with Li on her first three albums.‘Highway To Your Heart’ comes complete with its own video by director Theo Lindquist, who worked on the entire visual accompaniment to ‘EYEYE’ – watch it below.After the album’s release, Lykke Li will play six special gigs across the UK and Europe in October, beginning in Stockholm in her native Sweden on October 17.A London gig is set for October 22 at the Barbican, and you can see the full list of dates below.OCTOBER17 – Stockholm, Cirkus19 – Copenhagen, Vega21 – Amsterdam, Royal Theatre Carré22 – London, Barbican24 – Berlin, The Metropol26 – Paris, Le TrianonAccording to a press statement, ‘EYEYE’ was recorded in her bedroom in Los Angeles and is the musician’s “attempt to compress a lifetime of romantic obsession and female fantasy into a hyper sensory landscape”.It added: “There were no click-tracks, no headphones, and no digital instruments.

Soccer Mommy has shared her new single ‘Unholy Affliction’ – you can listen to the track below.The song is the latest to be taken from Sophie Allison’s upcoming new album ‘Sometimes, Forever’, which is set for release on June 24 via Loma Vista and is the follow-up to 2020’s ‘Color Theory’.The latest preview of the new record, which has been produced by Daniel Lopatin, aka Oneohtrix Point Never, has been released today (April 20) in the form of ‘Unholy Affliction’.You can hear Soccer Mommy’s new track ‘Unholy Affliction’ below.The track follows on from ‘Sometimes, Forever”s lead single ‘Shotgun’, which arrived last month.“‘Shotgun’ is all about the joys of losing yourself in love,” Allison said in a statement at the time. “I wanted it to capture the little moments in a relationship that stick with you.”Soccer Mommy will embark on a UK and European tour in August and September in support of ‘Sometimes, Forever’.

Psy and MAMAMOO member Hwasa are set to release a remake of Jermaine Jackson and Pia Zadora’s 1984 hit single ‘When The Rain Begins To Fall’Earlier today (April 20), Psy teased the upcoming cover in a series of posts and videos on social media.

Graham Coxon and Rose Elinor Dougall have teamed up to form the new project The WAEVE – announcing details of their first track and an intimate London launch show. Check out all the details exclusively on NME first below.On May 5, the former Blur guitarist-turned-solo star and the former Pipettes member-turned-Mark Ronson collaborator and singer-songwriter will share first taste of their material ‘Something Pretty’ via Transgressive Records.Ahead of that, they’ll be playing a special launch show at The Lexington in London on May 4.

Benefits have announced details of their first ever 7″ single, to be released via Yard Act‘s Zen F.C. label.The new release will land on June 3, the day of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, and feature recent singles ‘Empire’ and ‘Flag’.To celebrate the announcement of the new 7″ single, Benefits – aka Teesside-based artist Kingsley Hall – has shared a new video for ‘Flag’, which sees him taking a dip in the North Sea.Discussing the link-up with Yard Act, Benefits said: “In late 2020 we released a song called Traitors and I got a message from Yard Act saying they liked the song, in particular the line ‘we get the future you deserve‘.

Blizzard has officially revealed details about the long-awaited Dragonflight expansion for World Of Warcraft.Perhaps the biggest addition to World Of Warcraft is the rideable dragon mounts that Dragonflight brings to the game. Dragonriding is “an all-new skill-based method of aerial movement that allows players to take to the skies on the back of their personal Dragon Isles Drake.

Season one of music competition No Cover is set to launch for free on YouTube today [April 20].

Russia, with a fuming pal of Russian President Vladimir Putin saying the pair will "will have to answer in full for their actions".Shaun Pinner, 48, and Aiden Aslin, 28, were targeted by the deputy head of the Kremlin's powerful security council, Dmitry Medvedev.The former Russian president and prime minister said the pair would not be treated as combatants under the Geneva Conventions, meaning they would not receive the rights a prisoner of war would.Medvedev's show trials for the two men come after a failed swap deal for Putin's "prince of darkness" Viktor Medvedchuk, currently held by Ukrainian forces. The British captives have made an appeal to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson several times on multiple Russian state TV outlets.

Hollywood actors have made their roles as the horror character just as iconic.From the 1931 film starring Bela Legosi, to the Hammer House classics with Christopher Lee and, more recently, the terrifying and thrilling BBC adaptation with Claes Bang, this is a story that remains undead - much like its leading character.While Halloween favourite Dracula was certainly dramatic on screen with the constant battle between good and evil, and Dracula's eternal search for his bride, the actors who have played the roles have also led interesting lives too.To commemorate Bram Stoker, who died on this day in 1912 (April 20), Daily Star looks at where the actors who played Dracula on screen are now.Bela Lugosi is the original and one of the most iconic actors to have ever played Dracula, appearing in the 1931 Universal Monsters production.

Piers Morgan has confirmed that he's returning to ITV for the first time since he stormed off Good Morning Britain.The 57-year-old presenter will be back on the channel on Thursday (April 21) to chat to Lorraine Kelly on her talk show from 9am.He confirmed the exciting news on his official account on Wednesday (April 20) morning.Piers penned: "BREAKING: I’ll be returning to ITV tomorrow for first time since the Markle Debacle… live & definitely uncensored on ⁦ @lorraine with the fabulous ⁦ @reallorraine - should be fun… (may even storm back onto ⁦@GMB while I wait, & get those ratings back up.)"Unsurprisingly, Piers' tweet sent his fans into meltdown, with some rushing to their keyboards to share their delight as seeing him back on their screens.Taking to Twitter, one fan penned: "Great! I haven't watched ITV since you left GMB.Another added: "Not even bothered watching it since you left. No point.

Gogglebox stars Dave and Shirley Griffiths have been urged to move house by fans after a recent discovery at their home.Dave, who live in Wales with his wife, logged into his official Instagram page on Monday to share a snap of their unwelcome visitor.A huge creepy-crawly entered the background of their home and he couldn't wait to post a picture of it online.He captioned the snap: "Found this out the back, any ideas" followed by some silly faced emojis.Unsurprisingly, Dave and Shirley's followers 148,000 rushed to leave some words of wisdom in the comment section for the Channel 4 stars.One fan penned: "Jesus Christ are you trying to give me a heart attack?!!! Made me bl**dy jump seeing that!! He’s a beast!! I’d have to move immediately."Another added: ""Bl**dly hell Dave i wouldn't off time to take a pic i would off ran like hell."A third person said: "Omg!!! Move house x"While a fourth follower posted: "Pretty big I would start charging it rent."Shirley and Dave recently celebrated the Easter holidays in Brighton.Dave shared a snap of his wife with her head positioned in between two Daffodils as they enjoyed a break from filming.He captioned the post: "Happy Easter from a Welsh daffodil, love from Brighton and Hove having a break."Fans wished the couple well and many left compliments for Shirley. Erica said: "Gorgeous Shirley."One said: "Happy Easter, gorgeous lady, love you and Dave you crack me up."A second person said: "Happy Easter both.

Russia's "illegal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine" shows how much Vladimir Putin's forces have retreated over the past two weeks.The map, released by the British Ministry of Defence, is based of the latest defence intelligence, the ministry said.It shows that Russia appears to have lost much of its footing in the north of Ukraine, around Kyiv, Chernihiv and Sumy, near the border with the aggressor. The British Ministry of Defence map instead shows Russia's efforts concentrated on the east, south east and south.

Ebanie Bridges traded one Hearn for another on a visit to the snooker as fans pointed out that at least Barry looks at her - unlike Eddie.The Blonde Bomber took time out from her busy schedule to attend Tuesday's afternoon session at the World Snooker Championship, where she met Matchroom founder Barry Hearn. The elder Hearn signed a copy of his newly-released autobiography for Bridges, who took the opportunity to get a couple of cheeky pictures with the legendary promoter.

Strictly Come Dancing, she frequently slips into small dresses leaving fans collecting their jaws from the floor.

ITV's Lorraine Kelly shared an emotional message to her "frail" co-star Deborah James.Deborah has been battling stage four bowel cancer for the past five years and has since constantly tried to raise awareness on Lorraine's show.The star is currently in an intensive care unit after getting an infection and starred on Lorraine's programme.The ITV show is currently promoting its No Butts campaign, which is supported by Bowel Cancer UK, in a bid to make viewers aware of the symptoms and catch an early diagnosis.The 40-year-old has been the face of the campaign since her diagnosis and said she was gutted not to be in the studio due to her illness.She is currently recovering from an infection that she caught over the weekend, however, could be seen in hospital in a gown and bunny ears as she sent a message to Lorraine.Deborah said: "I'm so sad not to be there at the launch of the No Butts campaign. But obviously, my health has had a bit of a ride recently - still in hospital.

missing 18-year-old girl standing alone on a controversial highway dubbed "death road" captured the last moment she was seen alive before vanishing.The heartbroken family of Debanhi Escobar have been desperately trying to find their daughter since she disappeared on April 9, 2022.Debanhi, from Mexico, had been partying with two of her friends when it's believed the trio got into an argument. It is understood that her friends organised an off-duty rideshare driver, who knew all three girls, to pick her up and take her home from the city of Escobedo, Neuvo Leon.

Prince Harry has been told “actions speak louder than words” by a royal commentator after he claimed that he had tried to “protect” the Queen.After making the trip to The Hague with a Netflix crew in tow for his Invictus Games project, Harry spoke in an interview with the Today show about his stop-over to see the Queen with Meghan.In a teaser clip for the full interview which airs later today (April 20), Harry remarked: “I’m just making sure that she’s, you know, protected and got the right people around her.”The prince also suggested that he is happy in California “for now”, and revealed that the Queen was “on great form” during their meeting over tea.But, reacting to the prince’s statement on GB News, royal expert Robert Jobson claimed that Harry’s actions since leaving royal duties did not support his words.Host Eamonn Holmes introduced the topic, noting: “Harry talks about being surrounded by the right people, are they to protect the Queen from him? Or does he want his right people? It’s quite an arrogant and contradictory piece of advice, surely?” Robert agreed, acknowledging that Harry has rarely returned to see the monarch since moving to LA; His recent trip for tea was the first time he and Meghan Markle had seen the Queen together since their acrimonious royal exit in early 2020. “I think actions speak louder than words,” he added.

A DRAGONS' Den pair were left "mystified" after being cut from show - despite bagging £85k with an epic pitch. Howard Brown, 60, and Alex Black, 64, applied to take part in the BBC show back in 2020, and went on to film their pitch last year.