EastEnders icon becomes a dad again at 53 as he welcomes son and reveals soap-inspired name

Van Morrison has announced a brand new album titled ‘New Arrangements And Duets’.The album is set for release on September 27 and will be comprised of unreleased material the Rock & Roll Hall Of Famer has had in his catalogue. According to Xsnoise, the big band tracks were recorded in 2014 with Paul Moran and Chris White individually choosing the tracks they wanted to create big band arrangements for.Announcing the album in an Instagram post, Morrison wrote: “This album represents a small percentage of the huge amount of unreleased material we are hoping to roll out in the near future, rather than letting it gather dust in some archive.”A post shared by Van Morrison (@vanmorrisonofficial)‘New Arrangements And Duets’ tracklist is :‘Ain’t Gonna Moan No More’ – with Kurt Elling‘Broken Record’ – with Kurt Elling‘Avalon of the Heart’‘Close Enough for Jazz’ – with Curtis Stigers‘I’ll Be Your Lover Too’‘Only a Dream’‘So Quiet in Here’‘Someone Like You’ – with Joss Stone‘The Beauty of the Days Gone By’‘The Master’s Eyes’‘So Complicated’‘Choppin’ Wood’‘You Gotta Make It Through the World’‘What’s Wrong With This Picture’ – with Willie Nelson‘Steal My Heart Away’ – with Willie Nelson‘New Arrangements And Duets’ will feature songs with the likes of Willie Nelson, Joss Stone, Curtis Stigers and Kurt Elling which were all recorded between 2018 and 2019.‘Choppin Wood’ was released as the album’s lead single.

Megadeth have revealed that theyare currently working on new material with David Ellefson’s replacement, James LoMenzo.In 2021, allegations against the former Megadeth bassist surfaced following the release of several explicit screenshots and videos on social media. At the time, Ellefson said they were “private and personal conversations” – but it was claimed he had groomed an underage girl.Megadeth announced they were parting ways with the bassist that year, during which he denied any wrongdoing and filed revenge-porn charges against the person whom he alleged illegally leaked a video and screenshots that prompted the allegations against him.

American Horror Story star Emma Roberts has opened up about the perception of her as a ‘nepo baby’.While promoting her upcoming film, Space Cadet, she made an appearance on the Table for Two with Bruce Bozzi podcast, where discussed the ‘nepo baby’ title (Roberts’ aunt is Julia Roberts, and her father is actor, Eric Roberts), as well as claiming fans don’t see the failures that go on behind the scenes.“That’s the thing that I always talk about — people kind of only see your wins because they only see when you’re on the poster of a movie. They don’t see all the rejection along the way,” she told host Bozzi.“That’s why I’m always very open about things I’ve auditioned for and haven’t gotten the part for.

Peggy Gou, Justice and LCD Soundsystem have been announced as headliners for a brand new event by the creators of Life Is Beautiful.Titled A Big Beautiful Block Party, the new two-day fest will make its way to Downtown Las Vegas on September 27 and 28. Other acts set to perform include the likes of Jamie XX, Jungle, James Blake, Thundercat, Toro y Moi, Badbadnotgood, Neil Frances, LP Giobbi, Empress Of, John Talabot, and Fifi.The festival will be comprised of two stages offering non-stop music from 5pm to 2am each day.

A Kilmarnock Fair Festival has been organised to kick off the summer holidays this weekend.

A young woman was rushed to hospital for brain surgery as she enjoyed a holiday to Spain with her boyfriend.

An urgent search has been launched for a Scots pensioner who has gone missing from a caravan park.

Zoe Ball has revealed she underwent a 'medical' emergency last night, giving fans an update after some dental drama. The 53-year-old BBC star took to social media to tell followers about the mishap that led to her losing a tooth.

Kandi Burruss shared her thoughts on Kenya Moore exiting The Real Housewives of Atlanta following her suspension.

Deadpool & Wolverine, and it's both fun and a little sentimental.In , Reynolds, co-star Hugh Jackman, and director Shawn Levy discuss the fun atmosphere on set, and the accompanying pictures show that spirit with the threesome playing a little table tennis. And it's not a prop for the photo shoot; that was a gift from Lively.“[] and I have a bunch of these prints of actors playing [ping pong] on their sets,” Reynolds told the outlet, providing a rare peek into their interior decorating strategy. “We’ve got Newman and Redford in Durango, Mexico, during the shooting of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

Selena Kuznikov Bill Cobbs, a prolific character actor who had a 50-year career with almost 200 film and TV credits, died Tuesday at his home in Riverside, Calif. He was 90. Among his most notable roles were on Season 3 of “The West Wing,” where his character Alan Tatum visits the White House with his son.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Comic book movie fans have more or less assumed that Marvel’s upcoming “The Fantastic Four” will be a 1960s-set superhero story thanks to the illustrated posters the studio has put out on social media for the tentpole. Now that fact is being confirmed by Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige. Speaking on “The Official Marvel Podcast” (via EW), Feige revealed “The Fantastic Four” will be a 1960s period piece set in New York City.

Maggie Grace, who played Shannon Rutherford on hit ABC drama Lost, has recalled her relatively short stint on the series, saying she had hoped there would be more story for her character. The actress told The Independent in an interview published today that Shannon being killed off in episode six of the second season is “still the worst heartbreak of my career. I was devastated!”

EXCLUSIVE: Ibiza filmmaker Alex Richanbach is set to direct and produce Single at the Wedding through his Something Something Pictures at New Line.

Romance author Emily Henry now has four of five of her most recent novels set to be adapted for the big and small screens. Henry went on a rom-com writing spree that began with Beach Read, which came out in the summer of 2020. She has published a book a year since then, with People We Meet on Vacation coming out in 2021, Book Lovers arriving in 2022, Happy Place released in 2023 and Funny Story hitting shelves this year.

Letitia Wright is teasing a possible return to the Marvel Universe to reprise her role of Shuri from Black Panther.

One door opens and another closes: a day after General Hospital thrilled fans by announcing that Jonathan Jackson is returning to the ABC sudser, Michael Easton has announced that he’s moving out of Port Charles.

Christian Borle, the two-time Tony winner for Something Rotten and Peter and the Starcatcher, will replace the previously announced Andrew Rannells in this fall’s Broadway production of Tammy Faye, the Elton John-composed musical about televangelists Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker.

Jen Rudin has reopened her company, Jen Rudin Casting, after four years as a talent agent heading voice over and animation at ICM Partners and, most recently IAG. 

Game show host and comedian Drew Carey has added some new context for the famous phrase “Come on down” used on his show, The Price Is Right. ”

EXCLUSIVE: HBO is rounding out the cast for Welcome To Derry (working title) its It prequel series starring and executive produced by Bill Skarsgård.