Joel McHale To Headline & EP Fox Comedy Series ‘Animal Control’

A scholarship set up in memory of a much-loved driving instructor is appealing for more funds help youngsters on the road to success.

Strictly live tour and went public with their relationship earlier this year.The pair continue to gush over each other on social media after Maisie was spotted with a ring on her wedding finger, but the former EastEnders actress seemed to put an end to the rumours on a recent shopping trip.Maisie regularly posts pictures of herself on Instagram, in view of her one million followers, with her biggest supporter Max always leaving compliments.The actress posted three snaps this week of herself sipping on a smoothie in casual wear, including ear muffs, a puffer coat and grey sweat shorts.Maisie sat with her leg up, showing off her toned pins, while also posing differently in each snap, leaving the caption: "Smoothie criminal."Max was one of the first to compliment his partner, leaving the message: "My little princess… love you x."This comes as the pair fuelled engagement rumours after Maisie was seen with a band on her wedding finger during a romantic getaway last month.The pair were sat on an open-top bus as the soap star posed with her arm affectionately draped over his shoulder.Maisie was beaming as she posed wearing large shades and a leopard print fitted dress, while Max went more casual in a white polo and fitted trousers.However, Maisie quashed engagement rumours last week when she was pictured without a ring at a newsagent in Wimbledon.She caught the eye in a vibrant ensemble, donning a hot pink tracksuit paired with black Crocs.Max also kept things casual as he sported a plain white T-shirt and taupe jogging bottoms with a gilet and beanie hat.Neither of the stars has confirmed fans’ theories about an engagement, but that hasn’t stopped the rumour mill.Express.co.uk has contacted Maisie Smith and Max George's

Efe Ambrose didn’t even want to be a footballer.

Going after the record held by Essam El-Hadary might be too much to ask.

Motherwell defender Matt Penney says he Is loving life in Scottish football but admits VAR and officials in the Premiership have been "very questionable."

Irvine Vics went from ecstasy to agony as Vale of Clyde snatched a dramatic draw with virtually the last kick of the game.

Staff at an Ayrshire day care service have been praised for their efforts in creating a “welcoming” and “nurturing” space for the kids who attend the centre.

Stacey Dooley, 35, is expecting her first baby with Kevin Clifton, 40, and is believed to be due in February.The couple got together following her split from Sam Tucknott after winning Strictly Come Dancing four years ago. Back in August, she announced she was pregnant and gave fans a glimpse of her blossoming bump.Earlier this year, Stacey said she wasn't in a rush to marry Kevin despite previous engagement rumours.She spilled: “People ask me this in every single interview I do."I’m not desperate to get married but if I am, you will be the first to know. Joan Collins, 89, almost unrecognisable in huge hair transformation"Of course, it [marriage] works for some people but it’s not something that I need.”Shortly after going public with their relationship, they moved into a house together in London.Praising her partner, she said she was "very fortunate" to have an "incredible" man by her side.She added to PA: "If I’m at work and I call him and it’s silly o’clock, we’ll have a bit of a debrief and he’s very patient.

Dave Chappelle certainly didn’t pull any punches, as usual, with his opening monologue on Saturday Night Live.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Carol Mendelsohn and Julie Weitz’s Carol Mendelsohn Productions (CMP) has signed a multi-year first-look broadcast direct deal with Fox Entertainment. The announcement was made by Michael Thorn, Fox Entertainment’s president of entertainment, during MIPCOM Cannes. Under the deal, CMP will develop scripted drams for Fox. Should any shows be greenlit, they would be wholly owned by Fox with Mendelsohn and Weitz executive producing. CMP has already set up one project for development under the deal — a series adaptation of the Thomas Perry novel “The Bomb Maker.” Per the official logline, the series “follows former commander Dick Stahl, who is called in after the majority of the LAPD Bomb Squad is killed by a house bomb. On his first day back, the now three-person team is dispatched to a suspected car bomb, and it quickly becomes clear to him that they are dealing with an unusual criminal mastermind―one whose intended target appears to be the Bomb Squad itself.”

Carol Mendelsohn, the former showrunner of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, has signed a deal with Fox and is once again attempting a series adaptation of Thomas Perry’s The Bomb Maker.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor CANNES – The newly constituted senior entertainment team at Fox Corp. came to Mipcom this year with checkbooks in hand. The trio of executives who offered the keynote address Monday evening at the international content conference were blunt in telling the crowd that they came to make some new friends around the world and strike some deals. The company is bucking the trend in media toward direct-to-consumer subscription platforms. Fox is putting its resources into content and IP that can travel around the world and be adaptable in many forms. “While others are trying to hide their content behind paywalls, we are doing the opposite,” said Rob Wade, who was promoted this month to CEO of Fox Entertainment (“I’m 10 days in to the job,” he noted with a smile on stage). “We see the potential of working with (outside) networks, producers and distributors to be able to get our content out there further.”

New Fox Entertainment CEO Rob Wade has talked up the potential for TMZ to become a “huge entertainment studio,” setting out his stall at Mipcom Cannes for the first time since he replaced Charlie Collier.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Fox has given out an early Season 2 renewal to the Jon Hamm-led animated comedy “Grimsburg” before the show has even premiered. The announcement was made by Michael Thorn, president of entertainment for Fox Entertainment, during a MIPCOM panel moderated by Variety‘s co-editor-in-chief, Cynthia Littleton. “’Grimsburg’ is yet another clear example of our strong commitment to, and intense focus on, upholding the high bar of standards any show must exceed in order to reside under the Animation Domination banner,” Thorn said. “Of course, having Jon Hamm’s talent and star power front and center is a great place to start. Equally important, everything we’re seeing with ‘Grimsburg’ – from the very first scripts and show bible to animatics and preliminary cuts – makes us believe we have a winner on our hands that beautifully complements our animation brand.”

EXCLUSIVE: Adeola Role (Blue Bloods), Ryan Broussard (Only Murders in the Building) and Graham Verchere (Stargirl) are set as series regulars opposite Dania Ramirez and Scott Caan in Fox’s Alert, a character-driven police procedural from The Blacklist showrunner John Eisendrath and Jamie Foxx, Sony Pictures Television and Fox Entertainment.

Fox is doubling down on Krapopolis.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Fox has renewed the animated comedy “Krapopolis” for Season 2 before the show’s series premiere. The series, which hails from Dan Harmon, was originally picked up at Fox in February 2021. It is slated to premiere on the broadcaster in 2023, but it does not yet have an official premiere date. Per the official logline, “‘Krapopolis’ is set in mythical ancient Greece and tells the story of a dysfunctional family of humans, gods and monsters that try their hand at running the world’s first cities – without trying to kill each other, that is.” The show show’s voice cast includes stars like Hannah Waddingham, Richard Ayoade, Matt Berry, Pam Murphy, and Duncan Trussell.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Rob Wade has been promoted to CEO of Fox Entertainment following the exit of former chief Charlie Collier. “Since the formation of Fox Entertainment, Rob has been an integral part of the leadership team responsible for delivering on its long-term strategy of creating an independent media company built on broadcast, developing an owned content portfolio and maintaining a disciplined in-house infrastructure,” Fox Corp. executive chief and CEO Lachlan Murdoch said in a statement Thursday. “Given Rob’s sharp creative instincts and proven operational acumen, he is well-suited to lead Fox Entertainment in what promises to be an exciting next chapter in its rich history.”

EXCLUSIVE: Fox’s reality supremo Rob Wade has been elevated to CEO of Fox Entertainment.