FKA twigs collaborated with Jorja Smith and then found out they are related

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentFernando Franco’s coming of age drama “The Rite of Spring” and Mikel Gurrea’s rural drama “Suro” will vie for the top Golden Seashell at September’s 70th San Sebastian Festival, the highest-profile film event in the Spanish-speaking world. Also making the cut are Jaime Rosales’s female emancipation tale “Wild Flowers” and Pilar Palomero’s teen motherhood story “La Maternal.”The four titles form part of a Spanish film line-up which looks to be “the strongest Spanish movie presence at San Sebastian in the 11 years I’ve been directing the festival,” San Sebastian director José Luis Rebordinos said on Friday.One or two more Spanish films could still be added to the selection, including one more in New Directors, he went on. Galvanizing the selection is new talent.

Brits travelling to France have been warned to follow guidance from local authorities due to a large and ‘uncontained’ forest fire in the southwest of the country. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office updated its travel advice for France on Thursday (July 14).

More strikes on the railway will cause disruption across the region in the coming months. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) at train companies and Network Rail are to walk out again for 24 hours on July 27, and on August 18 and 20.

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Middle East and North Africa media and entertainment giant MBC Group has announced an Arabic-language remake of the hit Danish police procedural The Killing.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued an urgent warning to millions of people due to receive the first instalment of the £650 means-tested cost of living payment this month. Payments for £326 started landing in bank accounts on July 14 and will continue until the end of the month.

Gogglebox star Mica Ven has revealed she has become a grandmother for the first time.The Channel 4 star, who appears on the reality series alongside partner Marcus, took to Instagram to announce the happy news today (July 15).Sharing a special moment between herself and her newborn granddaughter, Mica appeared besotted as she sweetly kissed the tiny tot's feet.READ MORE: Gogglebox star Georgia Bell gives birth to baby boy and reveals adorable nameThe reality star also revealed the sweet name her granddaughter will call her - Mama Love.The proud grandmother captioned the post: "Don’t mind me, I’m just round here enjoying Granternity leave from work."Blessed and grateful beyond measure to have our first grandchild. She’s beautiful, she’s healthy and I’m gonna try my very best as her Granny to remember she’s not actually mine.

Mia Khalifa has wowed her adoring fans with a series of sultry holiday snaps while channelling her inner "nature girl". The OnlyFans model, 29, has been holidaying all across Europe, although it is unclear what country she is in at the moment. She shared the latest images with her 27.8million Instagram followers on her Story, first appearing in the pool at a lavish villa.

Work on building a new community garden in Barshaw Park has officially started with contractors setting up on the site.

READ MORE: 'Disgusted' mum's fury after being moved into mouldy flat 'with bloodstains on walls' To overcome the problem she has been using one of the disabled bays, which New Generation Parking Management says are for visitors only. New Generation slapped Cerys with multiple £100 tickets, rising to £160 because she refused to pay them, WalesOnline reports.

K-Pop descended on London last week for a special two-day event at OVO Arena Wembley – HallyuPopFest 2022.The event, held in London for the first time, had been a regular in other countries around the world but returned for the first time since before the pandemic this year.With headline acts Chen and Kai from EXO, and other acts including Weeekly, Oneus, Everglow, CIX and Kep1er, there was truly something for every fan.READ MORE: Every K-pop concert coming up in the UK as Blackpink announce world tour The event – which took place on July 9 and 10 – also included special showcase slots for two acts each day, meaning fans got a more intimate performance from four acts.Saturday kicked off with Sam Kim and boy group P1Harmony, who took on different challenges on the showcase stage before returning later for the evening concert.Meanwhile, Paul Kim and girl group Weeekly were Sunday's showcase artists, with Paul Kim looking especially grateful to be on the stage – he frequently downplayed his own talent and told the crowd he didn't think anyone would know who he was, despite having a song on uber-popular K-drama Hotel Del Luna's soundtrack.More could have been done to take advantage of the showcase artists appearing twice, as, especially on the Sunday, the set lists for Paul Kim and Weeekly were almost identical, meaning fans were hearing the same songs again barely an hour after the first time.For eager fans wanting to get an even closer look at their favourite idols, though, they each walked the red carpet outside earlier in the day.VIP ticket holders also had the chance of meeting the performers, and got the opportunity to be just metres away from the main stage when inside.For a number of the performers, it was their

food routine.William Russel is regularly seen posting his huge meals to Facebook group Council Cuisines - and they're never seen without a pint of milk to drink and a big tub of ice cream for afterwards.READ MORE: Greedy seagull swipes 18 bags of crisps and flapjack from Heron Foods store in heistAlthough the meals themselves are already impressing some people, thanks to their belly busting portion sizes, many are more interested in the fact that they're almost always paired with the same extras.Well who wouldn't want classic sausage, chips, eggs and beans followed by a pink of milk and a tub of ice cream?William's other conceptions include a pork belly stir-fry with a plum and hoisin sauce, followed by a pint of milk and a tub of ice cream.He's also been seen enjoying cheese on beans and chicken dippers, followed by...

A Perth pub’s premises licence has been updated after police found customers "over intoxicated", dancing on tables and a group fighting outside.

Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, MusicWhen Israeli singer Mergui took the stage at the Sun Rose in Los Angeles on Thursday night, it was clear the 22-year-old has some big-time backers in his corner. Chief among them: Haim Saban, the veteran businessman, philanthropist, owner of the Power Rangers IP and label head, who launched Saban Music Group in 2019, and was seated front and center (doubly-masked and wearing surgical gloves) to cheer on his latest signing.

Love Island's Jacques O'Neill has changed the minds of some fans after being on their flight.A fan of the ITV2 reality-dating show was on a flight home from Spain when he spotted Cumbrian lad Jacques on the same plane. He hadn't caught up with the latest episodes, so was taken aback when he saw the rugby playing hunk, as he thought he was still in the villa and didn't know he had left.

Deadline, the 61 year-old actor could play the new disgraced Duke Of York in a new movie, that's set to tell the tale of how the BBC obtained the now famous Newsnight interview. Prince Andrew made headlines around the world when the bomnbshell interview aired on television screen which saw His Royal Highness speak about his alleged friendship with deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as well as his friendship with convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine MaxwellREAD MORE: Prince Andrew all smiles after bombshell BBC Newsnight interview, claims producerIt's been reported the former Bridget Jones Diary star is allegedly on the wish-list of unconfirmed names for the project whilst acclaimed screenwriter Peter Moffatt is reported to write the 'Scoop' screenplay for Lighthouse Film & Television, a production company.

Naga Munchetty was left unimpressed as her BBC Breakfast co-star Charlie Stayt interrupted their guest live on air.The dynamic duo were back on television screens on Friday (July 15) morning to wake up the nation with the latest headlines.They welcomed Neighbours legend Alan Fletcher onto the famous red sofa to discuss the upcoming finale of the Australian soap.READ MORE: BBC Breakfast's Naga Munchetty hits back after troll brutally brands her a 'w****r'With the show ending this month, Naga and Charlie were keen to look back on his time working on the show as fan favourite Karl Kennedy.However, before they could delve into his time on Neighbours, Alan reminisced about his first job in the shearing sheds of Western Australia.And in doing so, Alan began to sing the jingle he and his colleagues used to do while working away.The Neighbours star didn’t miss a beat as he replied: “Click, Click Goes the Shears we used to sing."But before he could continue, Charlie jokingly cut him off: "I think we’ve heard enough of that one!"Alan and Charlie shared a giggle, but Naga was keen to hear more, as she hit back: "No, I was enjoying it!"The moment came as Naga and Charlie heard the latest from weather reporter Matt Taylor who warned of the imminent heatwave and scorching temperatures set to grip the country.“You know what, Matt, if you wanted advice to keep cool… you’d turn to Australia, wouldn’t you?” Naga teed up.“They’re better fixed really so they should have some good advice, yes,” Matt replied.Naga continued: “If you wanted advice and wanted to ask someone from Down Under, say, Dr Karl Kennedy, what would you ask him?”“Well, a doctor isn’t it? So I can ask him anything…” Matt replied.

Coronation Street fans may have hit the theory jackpot after speculations over Maria Windass’ stalker’s identity.The councillor has been receiving abuse for trying to improve Weatherfield and has been prioritising environmental issues as part of her ethos.She recently made changes to the recycling bin collections after she decided the town needed to focus more on recycling and green issues.READ MORE: Coronation Street fans floored as Phill star shows off real accent in sweet videoDespite her good intentions, she received backlash after the recycling bin collectors went on strike due to the heavy workload.Maria attempted to fix the situation, but a video of the do-gooder circulated online.The clip showed her words rearranged and placed over a beat, only to find out later that another more shocking video had been sent around.The deep fake clip showed Maria’s head edited onto a naked woman’s body within a pornographic setting.Maria has been trying to keep a low profile but things took a sinister turn when she found a tracking device in her bag after she had attended a council meeting.She read a notification on her phone which told her a “third party device” was on her person and actively tracking her location, which left her startled and vulnerable.She had also previously been shaken up by a man who claimed to be working for environmental health, but instead commented on the deep fake video.George took her to the cafe and the tracker was discovered while Nina told her that these devices are mainly used for finding missing objects.However, the police still didn’t help Maria as these kind of devices are not illegal, which has left her feeling afraid.She even rang up the school and told them her son would not be attending the

BBC Weather presenter Tomasz Schfernaker has taken to Twitter to warn the nation of the impending heatwave that's set to sweep the UK in a few days time.The star, 43, shared a startling snap which was taken in South London and featured brown-looking grass as a result of the hot weather.In view of his 91,600 followers, Tomasz issued the warning.He wrote: "Super dry in #London and so many other parts of the UK."The heat next week is looking BRUTAL," he added alongside a flame emoji, while adding the hashtags "#ClaphamCommon #heatwaveuk."The BBC host added a snap of Clapham Common, where the grass had turned completely brown thanks to the combination of the recent heatwave and no rain.It comes as temperatures are set to reach highs of 36 degress on Monday and 38 on Tuesday in some parts of the country.Following his warning, the star's followers took to the comments to weigh in on the news.One Twitter user @bjnorthy took issue with Tomasz's tweet, writing: "It’s called summer.

FKA twigs has revealed that she recently found out that she and Jorja Smith are cousins.Speaking in a new interview, the ‘Tears In The Club’ singer said she only discovered Smith was her relative after the pair teamed up on twigs’ recent single ‘Darjeeling’, taken from her January mixtape ‘CAPRISONGS’.“I’d never met her before, and I jumped in her car with her,” twigs told GQ, “and I remember thinking to myself, ‘Gosh, that’s really strange. We’ve got exactly the same kind of skin.'”She continued: “A few months later, I was on the road to go to LA and [Smith] left me a voice note saying, ‘You’re never going to believe this, but I’ve just spoken to my dad and he’s spoken to his sister and we’re related.'”Elsewhere in the interview, twigs (real name Tahliah Barnett) talked about the creative process for ‘CAPRISONGS’, admitting that she felt a lot of freedom creating the 17-track project.“I didn’t feel trapped, I felt like I was just being myself,” she said.

New Music Friday! It's every audiophile's favorite day of the week, and some of our favorite artists from all different genres have blessed us with new tunes.Drake shocked the world with a surprise album drop, releasing and its first single and music video, «Falling Back,» which features Drizzy marrying 23 women — with Tristan Thompson as his best man. Chlöe got sultry on her new track about seduction, «Surprise.» And FKA Twigs shared her latest, «killer.»Diddy teamed up with Bryson Tiller for a new track, «Gotta Move On,» Kevin Kaarl joined Leon Bridges to wax poetic about a «Summer Moon,» and Natti Natasha recruited Daddy Yankee and Wisin y Yandel for her latest, «Mayor Que Usted.» Plus, new music from John Legend, Black Eyed Peas, BRELAND, Joy Oladokun, and more!Read on to check out some of our favorite recommendations for new songs and albums to listen to this week — plus, where you can stream them now!Stream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple