Google Shutting Down Video Game Service Stadia, Conceding It Missed Expectations

A woman who has been left scarred for life ended up in hospital after a man threw a frying pan at her containing boiling oil. Obaid Mohammad, 18 at the time, from Kurdistan was sharing his accommodation with the woman when some issues arose between them while he was cooking, Liverpool Crown Court heard.

Former TOWIE star Frankie Essex gave birth to her twins, whom she shares with boyfriend Luke Love, in May and has since revealed to the world that they’ve named their little bundles of joy Logan and Luella. In her exclusive column for OK!, Frankie’s discussed a range of topics in regards to motherhood – from her first social outing with the twins and a blackout at her home when they were just a few days old, to returning to the gym and her birthday “hitting different” as a result of her late mum not being around. This week, Frankie gives an update on her ongoing house renovations, and recalls Logan “kicking off big time” while she tried to do a food shop… I’ve been using my TOWIE contacts to help with the house The house has come along so far.

Broadcaster and journalist Kate Garraway won the award for Best Authored Documentary at last night's National Television Awards for her documentary Caring for Derek, which followed her struggle of caring for her husband after he contracted a serious case of Covid-19.The win came at a rather bittersweet moment for Kate, 55, as she had earlier shared an update on her husband's health, announcing that he has been admitted to hospital again following complications caused by contracting sepsis earlier this year.Taking to the stage to accept her award the Good Morning Britain presenter thanked her husband for his "incredible fighting spirit" and spoke of the “care crisis”, while praising professional and unpaid carers in the UK for the work they do. Following her win Kate opened up to The Sun as she looked forward to the Christmas season, and how Derek's health my impact how the family celebrate this year.

This Morning host Phillip Schofield was spotted having the time of his life as he partied at this year’s National Television Awards following his co-star Holly Willoughby's decision to ditch the lavish after party and go home early. Smiling brightly, the stylish presenter looked every bit the winner as he sported in a dashing blue velvet lounge jacket and blue turtle neck while making his way through the crowds.

Ghanaian afrofusionist Black Sherif has shared a new visual treatment for “45” — a track from his debut album, The Villain I Never Was, released on October 6 via Blacko Management with global support from EMPIRE. The video comes courtesy of “Boy Director” TG Omori, a leading force in the visual landscape of contemporary African pop.

The 1975 frontman Matty Healy has spoken to NME about his group being “post-Arctic Monkeys” – and how they could “still be the most important band” of the decade ahead.Speaking to NME for this week’s Big Read cover story to mark the release of their fifth album, ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’, Healy discussed the legacy and future of The 1975, as well as how he feels about being labelled as a ‘band’.Speaking in 2018, Healy hailed Arctic Monkeys as “the band of the 2000s” with The 1975 the defining band of the 2010s. Asked today about how he felt about his group’s standing for the decade ahead, Healy replied: “I think we could still be the most important band of the ‘20s, – I’ve got a prediction that we will be, but we’re starting to get into a semantic argument”.Healy then admitted that “Arctic Monkeys are still relevant and making amazing records and are still a band” who could “always be around if they wanted to” (as well as revealing that he’s “obsessed with bands like Fontaines D.C.”), but argued that culture is no longer necessarily aligned with the idea of “white guys with guitars changing the world” and that The 1975 shouldn’t perhaps even be considered as a traditional band.“With us, you need to take us out of the ‘bands’ world and put us next to Lana [Del Rey], Taylor [Swift], Frank Ocean and Kendrick [Lamar],” he said.

Meat Loaf‘s ‘Bat Out Of Hell’ has been named as the best-selling debut album in UK chart history.Compiled by The Official Charts Company in partnership with National Album Day, which will take place tomorrow (October 15), the ‘Official All-Time Debut Albums Top 20’ has placed the late artist’s 1977 solo album at the top.The chart is based on combined UK sales and streams since records began in 1956, with Meat Loaf having sold over 3.5million copies of ‘Bat Out Of Hell’ in the UK alone to date.Second in the chart is James Blunt‘s 2004 LP ‘Back To Bedlam’, with Leona Lewis (‘Spirit’, 2007), Lady Gaga (‘The Fame’, 2008) and Dido (‘No Angel’, 1999) rounding out the top five.Other entrants in the top 20 include debut albums by the Spice Girls, Coldplay, Mike Oldfield, Adele, The Killers, Guns N’ Roses and Oasis. You can see the full ‘Official All-Time Debut Albums Top 20’ chart below.A special Steve Wright-hosted radio programme about the new debut albums chart will air on BBC Sounds and BBC Radio 2 from 1pm-3pm tomorrow.Meat Loaf, born Marvin Lee Aday, passed away earlier this year at the age of 74.

Blink-182 has officially returned to your speakers!The band released «Edging» on Friday, marking their first new single in nearly 10 years with core members Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker all working together in the studio. The song comes just days after the iconic pop-punk trio announced that they would be reuniting for a 2023 World Tour and releasing a new album next year. «Edging» is produced by Barker, featuring his signature drumming style and production.

A new Naked Gun reboot is moving forward, with Liam Neeson in negotiations to star and Akiva Schaffer set to direct.

has officially come to a close with an “unexpected” finale as the prequel series explores the lives and events that took place thousands of years before J. R.

Kim Kardashian is reportedly not in close communication with ex Kanye West at the moment.

With just one month to go until I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! returns to our screens, excitement among fans is building amid speculation about which famous faces will be taking on the challenge of a lifetime in the Aussie jungle. With the show returning to Australia for the first time in two years after the Covid-19 pandemic restricted travel into the country, Ant and Dec previously teased they were shooting promotional material for the upcoming series back in August.

Indie rockers The Frontiers have scored a winner with a major television broadcaster — ahead of a big night of Scottish Cup football action for the Ayrshire region.

A severely overweight mum has dropped 10 dress sizes after realising shedding the pounds was key to seeing her children grow up. Claire Dewsbury from North Yorkshire saw her weight balloon to a staggering 23st 6lbs with an unhealthy diet that consisted of crisps and chocolate, frozen meals and takeaways every week, Wales Online reports.

Earlier this month, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) confirmed that by September 30 it had processed almost six million £150 disability cost of living payments to eligible claimants across the UK, worth around £900 million in total.

ScotRail customers should check their journey is still going ahead before travelling as late cancellations are expected during more industrial action.

ROBBIE Williams has become embroiled in yet another row at his £17m mansion following an on-going feud with long-suffering neighbour Jimmy Page. This time it's over him wanting to chop down historic trees on his London estate, which is currently having a “mega-basement” being built.

Rachael Leigh Cook and Daniel Gillies are coparenting goals. More than a year after finalizing their divorce, Cook, 43, says that the two are “happily divorced” as they raise their daughter Charlotte, 9, and son Theodore, 7.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor After three years, Google Stadia is exiting the arena. The internet search giant, which launched the streaming games service in November 2019, announced that Google Stadia will be winding down over the next few months. Players will continue to have access to their games library and be able to play through Jan. 18, 2023. Google said it will refund all Stadia hardware purchases made through the Google Store, as well as all game and add-on content purchases made through the Stadia store. While Stadia’s approach to streaming games “was built on a strong technology foundation, it hasn’t gained the traction with users that we expected so we’ve made the difficult decision to begin winding down our Stadia streaming service,” Phil Harrison, VP and GM of Stadia, wrote in a blog post Thursday about the decision.