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A British man who was reported to have been detained by Russian forces while working as a humanitarian aid volunteer in Ukraine has died, separatist rebels have claimed.

Julien Baker has announced a three-track EP of outtakes from her recent third album, ‘Little Oblivion’, alongside the release of an emotive new single titled ‘Guthrie’.The EP, titled ‘B-Sides’, will arrive on July 21 via Matador (pre-save it here), coinciding with the first date of her joint US tour with Angel Olsen and Sharon Van Etten.The record features three songs that were recorded during the studio sessions for ‘Little Oblivions’ but didn’t make the cut for the album’s final tracklist. Despite not suiting the album, though, Baker said on Instagram that she “really like[s ‘Guthrie’] in its own right”.Listen to ‘Guthrie’ below, then check out the cover art and tracklist for the ‘B-Sides’ EP:‘B-Sides’ EP tracklist:01. ‘Guthrie’ 02. ‘Vanishing Point’ 03. ‘Mental Math’‘Little Oblivions’ was released last February and earned a four-star review from NME.In the year-and-a-half since then Baker has shared collaborations with the likes of Fucked Up and The Ophelias, and contributed to a compilation album to raise money for the National Network of Abortion Funds.She’s also released a ‘Little Oblivions’ remix EP, covered a Smashing Pumpkins song for a seven-inch split with Van Etten, and teamed up with Tom Morello and Nandi Bushell for the Afghan charity single ‘God Help Us All’.

ITV Tipping Point presenter Ben Shephard has a string of secret code words he uses on the show. Ben, the ITV Good Morning Britain star, began to host the show back in 2012. The 47 year old GMB and Ninja Warrior UK star has revealed the truth behind some backstage secrets.

A teenager took part in the ferocious murder of his five-year-old stepbrother alongside his step-parents and a couple who trafficked more than 40 vulnerable men to the UK from Slovakia and forced them into slavery were just some of the notorious criminals from across the UK locked up last month.

BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty, 47, has been forced to say goodbye to yet another beloved colleague, shortly after Dan Walker’s departure to Channel 5 News.The journalist took to Twitter to admit that the news would mark “a huge loss” for her and everyone else at the BBC.Naga shared an emotional response after Secunder Kermani announced he would be leaving his BBC role as the broadcaster’s correspondent in Pakistan and Afghanistan in favour of a new job at Channel 4 News.Secunder wrote in view of his 60,000 followers earlier this week: “Pleased to say I’ll be joining @Channel4News as a foreign affairs correspondent later this year based out of London… “Am looking forward to working with a great team on stories right across the world.”Naga was one of many to wish Secunder the best of luck in his new role with the BBC’s rival news channel.She emotionally penned in view of her 273,000 followers: “Congratulations! “A huge loss for us, and C4's immense gain x.”BBC World News presenter Karin Giannone quickly joined Naga in sharing a farewell message.She replied: “Congratulations to a brilliant colleague.Sorry to see you go though!” BBC News Analysis Editor Ros Atkins echoed: “What a move.

EXCLUSIVE: Joel M. Gonzales, the current board president and executive director of Latino arts advocacy group Nosotros, has joined with philanthropist and entrepreneur Amber Butaud to launch Untold Content Group. The production company will develop, finance and produce film, TV, documentary and podcast projects that the company says will be “diverse, authentic and culturally reflective of today’s global audience.”

Some very happy Magnum P.I. cast members are reacting to the news that the show will go on.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterNBC has ordered two seasons of “Magnum P.I.” following the drama’s cancellation at CBS in May after a four-season run.The broadcaster has ordered 20 new episodes of “Magnum P.I.,” which an option for more, and intends to break those up into Seasons 5 and 6 of the series, Variety has learned.The reboot of the beloved 1980’s action series debuted Season 4 back in October on CBS. The show is described as a modern take on the original series centering on Thomas Magnum (Jay Hernandez), a decorated former Navy SEAL who, upon returning home from Afghanistan, repurposes his military skills to become a private investigator.Along with Hernandez, the series stars Perdita Weeks as Juliet Higgins, Zachary Knighton as Orville “Rick” Wright, Stephen Hill as Theodore “TC” Calvin, Tim Kang as Det.

The CBS series Magnum P.I. has been saved!

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentMediawan Rights, the commercial branch of the pan-European production-distribution group Mediawan, has boarded international sales to “Golden Hour,” a thriller set in the aftermath of a terror attack in Amsterdam. The six-part series was written by Simon de Waal (“Lek”) and directed by Bobby Boermans (“Mocro Maffia”).The show unfolds during the crucial hour that follows a terrorist attack in Hollande and follows Mardik, a tough but sympathetic Dutch detective of Afghan descent.

EXCLUSIVE: The creators of Movistar+’s La Unidad (The Unit) are considering a spin-off of the Spanish counter-terrorism drama series, and are working on a female-led thriller for Atresmedia Cine.

Hundreds of bees have been seen swarming around a sign outside a Betfred shop.

A polio outbreak has been detected in the UK and parents are being urged to check their children's vaccines are up to date.

A horrific earthquake in Afghanistan has led to the deaths of 280 people with many more wounded.

Angelina Jolie celebratedWorld Refugee Day with some of her 'new friends' from across the globe, whofled war, violence and persecution.In a new Instagram post, uploaded to her Instagram on Monday, the Oscar winner, 47, revealed she enjoyed dinner with pals from Egypt, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Mali, Côte d’Ivoire, Congo, Kurdistan, Nigeria, and Gambia.''I’m grateful that among so much heaviness in the world, these brave people shared their time and stories with me,' she captioned a slideshow showing her interacting with families and kids. Sweet: Angelina Jolie celebrated World Refugee Day with some of her 'new friends' from across the globe, who fled war, violence and persecutionShe continued: 'Family, friends, and food bring people together and I was honored to be joined by new friends to eat, share, and learn.' Among the sweet images, the Eternals actress can be seen giving a little girl a high five and blowing kisses to another while rocking a long black dress, red nail polish and her brown hair cascading over her shoulders.Their outing appeared to be held at an expansive park and involved UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency,Save the Children Italia andJoel Nafuma Refugee Center.

(EJ Bonilla) as “The nosiest motherf—er in the history of the CIA.”“They wrote Raymond to be the kind of guy who is so willing to stick to his morals and his view of the world that he’s willing to turn in his bosses,” Bonilla, 33, told The Post about his role in “The Old Man,” a gripping FX spy drama starring Jeff Bridges. “He’s unafraid to question anyone regardless of status or stature or role.”Waters needs to embody that mindset, since he’s tasked with finding Dan Chase (Bridges) in the seven-episode series airing Thursdays at 10 p.m.

Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange could now be extradited from the UK to the U.S.

Naman Ramachandran The U.K. government has approved the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the U.S. where he will face spying charges.

R.L. Ford Inspired by her experience working remotely from her Los Angeles apartment to help a friend escape Afghanistan, it was slated to be a micro-budget production, paid for with money from her savings account.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticAs happened last year with the Eddie Vedder-helmed Ohana Festival, an “encore weekend” has been added for the Southern California rock gathering. But this ain’t no Coachella — the second weekend, set for Oct.

“ where Tom Cruise trains a new generation of pilots — also starred in “War Dogs”with Jonah Hill. In the “War Dogs” film, Teller and Hill play two arms dealers contracted by the US government to provide weapons to the Afghan army. Teller’s character lives in the penthouse, which is on the 55th floor of Marina Blue, at 888 Biscayne Blvd. The four bedroom, four bath unit is 4,498 square feet and features a corner living room that boasts 20-foot, floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking Biscayne Bay and downtown Miami’s skyline. There’s also three balconies, two living rooms, a dining room, an open chef’s kitchen and four parking spaces. It first went on the market for $5.49 million in 2016. The seller is Alain Berdouare — brother of Chicken Kitchen founder Christian de Berdouare — who bought it for $1.73 million in 2008, when the building first launched.Alain, who also sold a $10 million home on Florida’s Venetian Islands for $10 million in 2017, was repped by ONE Sotheby’s International Realty brokers Mirce Curkoski and Albert Justo, while the buyer was represented by Kevin Kavanaugh of Associates Realty.Alain’s brother Christian was in the news in 2020 for selling his Miami mansion, once owned by drug dealer Pablo Escobar, for $11 million.