Isidore Mankofsky, Cinematographer on 'The Muppet Movie,' Dies at 89

Ralf Rangnick has defended under-fire star Harry Maguire after some Manchester United fans compared him to ex-Premier League star Titus Bramble following a series of poor displays.Maguire has been a lightning rod for criticism in recent weeks as United have stumbled to a series of poor results in the top-flight.The 28-year-old was at fault for Burnley's equaliser last week and was on the receiving end once again after another poor display against Southampton at Old Trafford on Saturday. His bumbling performances have seen some supporters compare him to Titus Bramble, a former Newcastle defender who often drew criticism for being prone to errors.Bramble received huge plaudits during his early days at Ipswich Town, which brought about a lucrative £6million move to Newcastle.

making money as a sex worker while studying at The University of Sheffield.They reacted by cutting contact with their daughter and were absent at her graduation.The 25-year-old told the Daily Star: “My parents were really shocked when they found out and they did not react well.“They didn’t come and they didn’t speak to me for over half a year. They literally blocked me out of their lives which is insane."Scarlett claimed: “They then found out how much money I was making and suddenly they were interested again...“It’s not very nice but that’s what happened.

Manchester City and failed to make any sort of impression during his time in the Premier League. But the Italian has gone on to become quite the physical specimen despite hanging his boots up five years ago.Once upon a time, he would have been begging the Lord Almighty to hit the target but now he resembles something more like Jesus.Since retiring from football in 2017, the former Italy Under-21 international has turned his hand to a number of other crafts.Turning 39 on Tuesday, he owns a vineyard in northern Italy where he has his own wine named Il Risveglio Valcalepio Rosso, a red with dry and bold tastes.However, despite it being a passion of his, the general public have not agreed with his wine business failing to take off as of yet.As well as swilling wine glasses, Bianchi is also in the process of becoming a horse trainer - another wild hobby - and his Instagram is full of pictures of him riding tending to his ponies.One post includes Bianchi even helping one of his horses give birth, including the caption “La bellezza della NATURA”, translated to “the beauty of NATURE”.The former striker enjoyed and endured a topsy-turvy career while his few months in the Premier League hardly made him a household name.

Tributes have been paid to a footballer who died while playing for his local over forties club over the weekend.Darren Scott, 40, took to the field for Cobblers Hall FC over 40s on Saturday, February 12, as they played against South Shields Catholic Club, but was struck down by a sudden and unexpected medical emergency and was pronounced dead at the scene.His family, friends, and the football community have been left "shocked" and "devastated" by his sudden and tragic death.He leaves behind his wife Donna and his children Declan, 17, Noah, 15 and Layna, nine.The sportsman, who was a loyal Newcastle United fan, loved playing football, coachin ga local under 15s club and spending time with his family.Darren Scott has been described as a devoted husband, father and committed youth football coach.In the aftermath of his death, his family and friends have released a joint statement.It says: "He was an amazing man. Darren was a loyal friend and husband, devoted father, supportive coach, a genuinely great man who gave so much to so many."Football played an important part in Darren's life.

EXCLUSIVE: Ryan Kwanten (True Blood) and Oscar winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash) — also nominated this year for Being The Ricardos — have been set to star in supernatural horror movie Glorious, we can reveal.

Amazon Prime Video has signed an expanded multi-year licensing deal for Germany and Austria with Leonine Studios.

BBC One has set the premiere date for the sixth and final season of Peaky Blinders with the award-winning period gangster saga set to return on February 27 at 9pm in the UK. The date was made official this morning in Birmingham, home to the fictional Shelby clan, via a 42-foot high mural looming over Digbeth’s Old Crown (see it in full below).

Lorraine Kelly always looks fresh and fabulous hosting her self-titled morning show every day. But when we caught-up with the legendary presenter, she spoke openly to us about her weight gain and the "hilarious" moment last November which prompted her to embark on her wellbeing mission. Lorraine, who has gone from a size 10 to a 14 over the pandemic and is following the WW plan to shed the lockdown pounds, told us: "I was talking to the boys from The Wanted on my show and my button pinged off my dress during the interview.

Dancing on Ice contestant Brendan Cole will skate with male professional Brendyn Hatfield after his partner Vanessa Bauer tested positive for Covid-19. Announcing the news, hot favourite Brendan, 45, explained: "I am absolutely gutted that Vanessa is unable to skate this weekend.

@Gailpower said: “How has she just had a baby”@Tkinghtsy joked: “Slipped those sketchers on for the photo 100%”The couple recently returned from their honeymoon at the luxury hotel One and Only Reethi Rah in the Maldives.It was also their first holiday with newborn baby Raphael.The Swedish model gave birth to her fifth child 12 weeks ago.Raphael is also Jamie’s third child.He is father to Charles, 17, and Beau, 13, with ex-wife Louise Redknapp.In November, Jamie revealed in a post on Instagram: “Meet Raphael Anders Redknapp we're so in love, mum is doing so well too…"

Arnold Schwarzenegger has paid tribute to Ivan Reitman, describing him as “comedy royalty,” following the director’s death age 75. The former bodybuilder and actor said Reitman was a “mensch” – meaning a person of honour and integrity – and that he had a way of “making himself a part of your story”.

Nikki Bella says fiance Artem Chigvintsev is "doing well" amid his battle with pneumonia. The 'Dancing with the Stars' professional recently revealed that he was on the road to recovery after being forced to take a break from the show's live tour last month due to his health problems. He posted on social media: "Hi everyone, just wanted to give you a little update on my wellbeing.

Amy Schumer, Regina Hall and Wanda Sykes are reportedly set to host the 2022 Academy Awards. The prestigious ceremony hasn't had a host for the past three years since Jimmy Kimmel in 2018, while last year's event featured plenty of stars at the helm throughout the night rather than one designated host. Now, Variety reports that the trio are in final talks to front the Oscars, with each star responsible for one hour of the three-hour show on March 27.

A Bury councillor has announced she is quitting the Conservative Party after 22 years.

Manchester United defender Luke Shaw insists that his partnership with Jadon Sancho can rectify a glaring problem and make the team "even more dangerous."

Kanye West and his girlfriend Julia Fox are no longer together, representatives for the actress have confirmed. The Uncut Gems star and the US rapper remain "close friends and collaborators" but have ceased to be an official couple.

Denis Villeneuve insists he's "deeply pleased" with the Oscar nods for 'Dune' - despite his director snub. The 54-year-old filmmaker helmed the first of a planned two-part adaptation of Frank Herbert's 1965 classic sci-fi novel of the same name and admitted being recognised by the Academy is "really moving" as it was unexpected. Speaking in an interview with MovieMaker, Villeneuve said: “Frankly, if you had told me a few months ago that we’d be in the Oscar race, that we’d have that kind of recognition, I would have not believed you.

Kanye West has now shared screenshots of his private conversation with estranged wife Kim Kardashian. The 44-year-old rapper shared screenshots of messages where the Skims founder calls out his actions and says that he’s creating a “dangerous and scary environment” for her boyfriend and SNL star Pete Davidson. “Someone will hurt Pete and this will be all your fault,” Kardashian wrote.

ITV.The TV chef has spoken out in a new interview about many "blaming" Covid for their failures, as his businesses go from success to success.Gino has insisted for many to "stop blaming Covid for everything" as he looks to a bright future in his business ventures.Speaking to The Mirror at his restaurant in Newcastle, he said: "It's becoming such a lousy and annoying excuse to say because of Covid I couldn’t do my job properly, or because of Covid we couldn’t do this and couldn't do that."He sympathises, however, admitting that he knows the restaurant industry has had to go through many changes but he has remained positive and adapted to the situation.He continued: "Throughout the pandemic at some points we had the chance to have guests sitting outside and the councils around us were extremely generous to give us the space to put tables."And we then realised, 'Wow, we should have done this from day one'."So, [let's stay] positive and let’s keep smiling, keep positive."Gino, listening to what his Covid customers need, now has a new terrace overlooking the river Tyne at his Newcastle restaurant.As well as this, the TV chef plans to open more restaurants across the country this year.These include restaurants in Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds and Glasgow.This comes after Gino had to speak out last month following reports his My Pasta Bar chain had gone into liquidation.Sharing a video from his kitchen at home, the Italian chef began: "When I got back I saw a lot of c**p about my restaurant."Apparently, my restaurant had gone into liquidation."Now, I don’t usually do stuff like this, but I thought, let me set the record straight here."About 10 years ago, I opened a business called Pasta Bar, which serves Italian food very fast

Naga Munchetty, 46, confessed she is learning “lots of non-broadcast friendly” topics that she won’t be able to air on her BBC show. Naga says she was exposed to some "shocking" information when she was vocal about her dislike of Valentine’s Day on her BBC Radio 5 Live show.The presenter said on Monday: “I want to talk to you a little bit about Valentine’s Day.“I’m putting it out there, I’m not a fan.“I don’t celebrate it, but if you want to by all means go for it.“Is it a good thing for relationships or is it just a good thing for business? What do you think?  “Are you with me, is it outdated?”Later in the show, Naga was baffled to reveal that there is also a day dedicated to someone’s “bit on the side” to avoid them feeling left out.She exclaimed: “I have just been told that February 15, the day after Valentine’s Day, is side-chick day.“Have you heard of that? I am shocked!“And just in case you didn’t know what a side-chick was- I didn’t- it is your bit on the side.“So, what happens is on Valentine’s Day couples give each other presents or cards or loving tokens of affection.Then, on the 15th you give your bit on the side the same attention.

A controversial Scottish Government measure aimed at improving ventilation and cutting covid risk in schools will not go ahead in Renfrewshire.