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NME 100 alumni P-rallel has spoken to NME ahead of the release of his debut full-length project, ‘Movement’ – which is out tomorrow (Friday October 27). The West London-born DJ-producer has become one of the most-talked-about rising stars in the UK dance scene, now DJing at prestigious festivals such as Boomtown and Glastonbury.

#MISSING | We need your help to find Cameron who has gone #missing from #Birmingham.The 31-year-old is 5ft 9ins tall and is known to have also recently travelled to Hampshire.Anyone with information is asked to contact us via 999 and quote PID: 441705. pic.twitter.com/vG0O5lfVmd— Birmingham Police (@BrumPolice) August 16, 2023When leaving the site, he was picked up by the police on the M3 and taken to Basingstoke railway station.

Tatiana Siegel Four years after tackling the Oscar-winning World War I drama “1917,” producer Jayne-Ann Tenggren is mounting the World War II epic “Enemy of My Enemy.” Powder Hound Pictures and the Polish Film Institute are teaming up to finance and co-produce the film, which centers on one of the world’s great unsung heroes, Captain Witold Pilecki. During the Holocaust, the Polish cavalry officer volunteered to be arrested and taken to Auschwitz, where he formed a resistance group and leaked information revealing conditions inside the camp to the Allies.

Sinead O’Connor’s remains have been released to her family following a post-mortem examination to determine a cause of death, according to reports.The Irish Grammy-winning singer was found unresponsive by police at her home in south-east London last week, with her death at the age of 56 being treated as not suspicious.The Irish Times reported on Thursday that the clerk of the London Inner South Coroner’s Court, John Thompson, has confirmed an “autopsy was conducted to secure a medical cause of death”.The newspaper said a statement issued by Mr Thompson on behalf of senior coroner Andrew Harris stated the post-mortem examination report may not be received “for some weeks”. It added that the conclusion will be publicly disclosed if an inquest is opened into her death.The news of Sinead's sad death last week sparked a host of tributes from fans and famous faces from across the world, including Scottish singer Annie Lennox who hailed Sinead as “bold and beautiful” and a “truth teller” in a poetic tribute.

Sinéad O'Connor's closest friends is speaking out about their final conversation. Over the weekend, rocker Bob Geldof took the stage at the Cavan Calling musical festival in Ireland, where he fondly remembered his friend and fellow musician just days after her death.According to, the Boomtown Rats frontman told the crowd that he and O'Connor spoke as recently as a couple weeks ago.«Some of the texts were laden with desperation and despair and sorrow and some were ecstatically happy. And she was like that,» he told the crowd.Geldof and his band dedicated their performance to the singer, whom he told the crowd was «a very good friend of mine,» as they grew up down the road from each other.O'Connor wasfound dead on July 26 inside of her London home.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Irish singer and legendary “Live Aid” leader Bob Geldof showed that he’s lost none of his eloquence in paying tribute to Sinead O’Connor, who died Wednesday at the age of 56, during a concert at Ireland’s Cavan Festival on Saturday. More than just pop-star acquaintances, Geldof said he was “very good friends” with both Sinead and her brother Joseph and “grew up with the O’Connors”: They lived just 75 yards apart, and shared the same bus stop going to school.

Bob Geldof has revealed he was in contact with fellow Irish star Sinead O’Connor in the weeks leading up to her death last week. The musician, 71, was a close pal to the Nothing Compares To U singer over the years.

The Prodigy have been announced as special guests at this year’s Boomtown Festival.The festival, which is based in Winchester, confirmed the news this week (June 29) and said it was the result of a “decade long pursuit” to try and secure the band for the festival.Taking place from August 9-13, The Prodigy will be there for Boomtown’s 15th birthday and will close the “Grand Central Stage” on Sunday evening.The festival tweeted: “@the_prodigy will be at the 15 years of Boomtown celebration.  August 13th they land at Grand Central. The Prodigy will explode your reality, a true celebration of anarchy in wonderland.”Co-founder of the festival Luke Mitchell said: “The Prodigy’s energy, immense production value, and influence in the rave scene make them the perfect match for Boomtown, and I’m over the moon that we’ve been able to finally get this nailed down and can now share the exciting news.

UPDATED, 4:15 PM: A Los Angeles judge today denied a motion to dismiss a screenwriter’s lawsuit stemming from a dispute over credits for James Caan’s upcoming final film, Fast Charlie, finding that the case did not infringe on the defendants’ First Amendment rights.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Michelle Randolph and Jacob Lofland have joined Billy Bob Thornton in the upcoming Taylor Sheridan series “Land Man” at Paramount+, Variety has learned. In addition, Variety has learned exclusively that Ali Larter will star in the series as well. Per the official logline, the series “is set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas and is a modern day tale of fortune seeking in the world of oil rigs. The series is an upstairs/downstairs story of roughnecks and wildcat billionaires fueling a boom so big, it’s reshaping our climate, our economy and our geopolitics.” It is based on the podcast “Boomtown.” Randolph will star as Ainsley Norris, described as “the wild and strong-willed seventeen-year-old daughter of Tommy Norris (Thornton).” Lofland will play Cooper Norris, “Tommy’s son, who is new to the demanding work in the oil and gas fields of west Texas.” Larter will play Angela, Tommy’s ex-wife.

Child star Daniel Roche, known for his role on Outnumbered, has shared snaps posing with packets of green leaves that appear to possibly be marijuana, on his social media.

Peter Werner, Emmy-nominated TV director who won a Best Short Film Oscar in 1977, died suddenly this morning in Wilmington, NC from heart complications following a torn aorta.

Princess Diana once made a heartbreaking confession to Paula Yates during a chance encounter, according to a friend of the TV star. The late Princess of Wales told Paula she was happy when the former Big Breakfast presenter appeared on tabloid front pages because it meant she "got the day off." The revelation came in the first instalment of a two-part Channel 4 documentary called Paula - in which friends and collaborators reflected on the TV stars rise to fame before her tragic death from a heroin overdose in 2000.

K.J. Yossman U.K. network Channel 4 has commissioned a new documentary from Curious Films about TV host and author Paula Yates, who died following a heroin overdose at the age of 41 in 2000. The two-part doc, titled simply “Paula,” will explore the “life and legacy” of the wildchild presenter, whose relationships with Boomtown Rats’ vocalist Bob Geldof and rockstar Michael Hutchence dominated the headlines in the late 1990s. Yates and Geldof’s daughter, model Peaches Geldof, also died of a heroin overdose at the age of 25 in 2014. The doc promises to “reveal the real Paula Yates behind the tabloid-driven narrative, drawing on an extraordinary set of never-before-heard interviews, the words of some of those who knew her best and a wealth of archive to tell her story in her own words.” Yates was a Channel 4 staple during her prime, fronting shows including “The Tube” and “The Big Breakfast” for which she interviewed stars from Arnold Schwarzenegger to Robbie Williams.

Some viewers were not impressed when they tuned into This Morning on Wednesday and heard Sir Bob Geldof repeatedly misgender Sam Smith.

This Morning viewers ended up making the same quip after they were left stunned by Sir Bob Geldof's appearance on the show. The singer-songwriter and political activist joined hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield on the ITV daytime show on Wednesday (February 22) as he made a rare trip to the studio.

Strictly Come Dancing.The professional dancer revealed their routine almost ended in chaos during training, where she cheekily joked her "nose was still intact".The dancing duo joined Janette Manrara, 38, on the Strictly spin-off show It Takes Two, as the two opened up about their show-stopping dance routine ahead of week eight.Dianne and her partner, Tyler, wowed judges with their Viennese Waltz dance to I’ve Been Loving You Too Long’ by Seal on last week's show.They scored 29 out of 40 points as the judges praised the pair for their delivery, but head judge Shirley Ballas said that the pair had "too much incorrect footwork".For their upcoming performance, the duo are doing the Paso Doble, which Janette described as a "completely different dance" to their previous routine.She asked: "How's it going so far?"Tyler replied: "It's amazing, I love it," to which Dianne chimed: "You have loved every second of it".The radio DJ explained during rehearsals he had been "completely in the zone" but admittedly going a bit wild during their training.Janette quizzed: "You have a different name for the Paso Doble. You call it wrestling?"The Strictly duo broke out in laughter as he admitted training has been "intense" and said he felt "strong", before moving his arms around chaotically."I hope you're not throwing Dianne on the floor?" Janette posed.Dianne mused: "We had an incident today, didn't we?"To which Tyler commented: "It wasn't my fault."Ozzy Osbourne says he'll be 'bored s**tless' as he regrets move to UK[LATEST]Donny Osmond's embrace with lookalike sister after family split[PICTURES]Boomtown Rats guitarist Garry Roberts dead aged 72[TRIBUTES]The Australian-born dancer continued: "I thought I broke my nose today.

EXCLUSIVE: Lana Parrilla has inked with APA and boarded the Netflix Jennifer Lopez AI drama Atlas directed by Brad Peyton.

EJ Panaligan editorBuzzfeed announced that Paul Ricci will join the company to lead unscripted television for BuzzFeed Studios. In the role, Ricci will oversee all unscripted television programming for the company’s Hollywood arm and entire portfolio of brands including BuzzFeed, Complex, Tasty and HuffPost.

Screenwriter Lee Goldberg is suing two production companies in a dispute over the late James Caan’s last film, the crime drama Fast Charlie.

EXCLUSIVE: Details have been revealed about a new film project that is the first to receive endorsement from the family of early Hollywood icon Will Rogers.