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Lewis Capaldi has dropped his official advert for his brand new venture which has saw him release his own range of pizzas.

Björk has shared the title song from her forthcoming album, ‘Fossora‘, featuring Kasimyn.The sprightly new single is centred on a woodwind rhythm before the song breaks down into a cacophony of sound. Listen below.It follows ‘Atopos‘, ‘Ovule‘ and ‘Ancestress‘, all of which have been released over the course of the last month to preview ‘Fossora’, which arrives this Friday (September 30).The Icelandic musician’s 10th album is the follow-up to 2017’s ‘Utopia’.In a recent interview with The Guardian Björk discussed how her new album concerns the death of her mother in 2018.Two songs from the record, ‘Sorrowful Soil’ and ‘Ancestress’, are said to be direct tributes to the singer’s mother, Hildur Rúna Hauksdóttir.On the latter track, she sings: “The machine of her breathed all night while she rested/ Revealed her resilience/ And then it didn’t.”Addressing her mother’s death at the age of 72, the singer added: “That’s quite early.

Lewis Capaldi has surprised his fans with a cover of Britney Spears' 'Everytime' during an appearance on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge.

TUI have warned that Brits will have to make sure that their passports meet a specific country's regulation before travelling.

Bolton Wanderers return to action from the international break this weekend when they take on Lincoln City.

A mum has shared what she says is a 'bizarre' picture of two women shopping in Asda at 5pm, while wearing pyjamas and dressing gowns.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Les Films du Losange has closed a raft of major deals on Kasja Naess’s animated feature “Titina” which is produced by the teams behind the Oscar-nominated film “The Triplets of Belleville” and Oscar-winning short “The Danish Poet.” “Titina” will world premiere at Animation Is Film Festival, which takes place Oct. 21-23, and is produced by GKids, in collaboration with Annecy International Animation Film Festival and Variety. Budgeted at $8.5 million, the Norwegian animated movie was produced by Mikrofilm (“The Danish Poet”) and Vivi Film (“The Triplets of Belleville”). The film tells the real-life story of a fox terrier that accompanied her master on an expedition to the North Pole in an air balloon in the 1920’s. It will be released in Norway by Norsk Film Distribusjon, and in France by Les Films du Losange.

Liza Foreman Boutique distributor Juno Films has picked up North American distribution rights to the Irish-language feature “Róise and Frank,” (“Mo Ghrá Buan”), the company confirmed on Friday. Written and directed by Rachael Moriarty and Peter Murphy, the drama tells the story of an imaginative widow, played by Irish actress Bríd Ní Neachtain, who decides that a stray dog she befriends is the reincarnation of her deceased husband Frank. As time passes, Róise slowly begins to open herself back up to the outside world and reconnect to friends and family. Her canine companion starts to coach the local junior high school’s hurling team with great success for the team and its players, under Frank’s guidance. 

Marta Balaga LevelK has boarded Icelandic thriller “Natatorium,” directed by Helena Stefánsdóttir Magneudóttir. The film started shooting on Sept. 14, and is expected to bow locally next year. Produced by Sunna Gudnadóttir for Bjarstýn Films, marking the company’s first feature film, it’s financed with the support from the Icelandic Film Center and the Finnish Film Foundation. Scanbox, Sena and RUV YLE are behind the project as well. “I am mostly interested in working on films with female directors and/or scriptwriters, [projects] with high artistic integrity and universal appeal,” says Gudnadóttir, who previously worked on “A White, White Day,” and Iceland’s Oscar submission “Beautiful Beings.” She adds that “Natatorium” has three complex female leads, and 60% of the crew is female as well.

Björk has shared a new single called ‘Ancestress’ – you can listen to it below.The song serves as the latest preview of the Icelandic artist’s 10th studio album ‘Fossora’, which is due for release on September 30 via One Little Independent Records (pre-order here).‘Ancestress’ is one of two tracks on the upcoming record that Björk wrote about her late mother, the other being ‘Sorrowful Soil’.Writing on social media today (September 22), the singer explained that she penned the deeply personal new cut “just after her wordly [sic] funeral”, adding “[It] is probably a common musician’s reaction, the impulse of making your version of the story, later.”Björk continued: “This song is a letter to my mother, her story seen from my point of view. It is written in chronological order, the first verse is my childhood and so on.”She went on to say that ‘Ancestress’ was “probably somehow inspired by an Icelandic song [called] ‘Grafskrift’, which is somehow a very direct and patriarchal account of someone’s life”.“I probably wanted to approach this in a more feminine way, her biological and emotional story, not her professions, partners or dates of birth and death,” Björk said.The artist’s son, Sindri Eldon, arranged and sang vocals for the verses on the new single, she explained, “as he has a delicious voice and was very close to [my mother]”.‘Ancestress’ arrives with a ritualistic official video by director Andrew Thomas Huang – watch above.In the remainder of the statement, Björk opened up about her feelings towards funerals and death on the whole.

The Amazing Race is back for season 34 on CBS tonight (September 21) and you can meet all of the teams right here!

The world is waiting for you, so says longtime Amazing Race host Phil Keoghan, who is once again gearing up for another season of the Emmy-winning CBS series.

EXCLUSIVE: The Icelandic Film and Television Academy has selected Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson’s Beautiful Beings as Iceland’s official entry in the Best International Feature Film category for the 2023 Academy Awards.

Vanity Fair on September 18, comes after Miller apologised for their “past behavior” in August. The actor disclosed that they had begun treatment for “complex mental health issues” and was “committed to doing the necessary work to get back to a healthy, safe and productive stage in my life”.For the report, journalists Julie Miller, Anthony Breznican and Savannah Walsh spoke to more than a dozen people currently and formerly affiliated with Miller, including spokespeople, colleagues and ex-partners.

A new exposé is laying bare the accusations that have been made against “The Flash” star Ezra Miller.

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Jon Dadi Bodvarsson could well play a part for Bolton Wanderers against Tranmere Rovers on Tuesday night after returning from injury in the win over Peterborough United.

Liza Foreman Playing in the prestigious New Directors’ section at San Sebastián, “Woman at Sea” (“Grand Marin”), a beautifully shot adaptation of the best-selling book of the same name, marks the feature directing debut of Russian actor Dinara Drukarova, who also stars in the film.  Sold by Loco Films, “Woman at Sea” is produced by Marianne Slot and Carine LeBlanc at Paris-based Slot Machine (“Melancholia”). Lensed in Iceland, the film captures the struggle for integration, and the search for self, all set in the film’s stunning but cold seascapes.  Drukarova’s character Lili follows in the footsteps of the book’s author, Catherine Poulain, who spent 10 years working on fishing boats in Alaska, as documented in the book. 

High street retail giant Home Bargains has been praised by shoppers after announcing a change that will impact everyone. The popular bargain store announced the change on social media, much to the delight of both staff and shoppers.

Sugarcubes drummer Siggi Baldursson has spoken of his time working with Björk, including the time she tried out the song ‘Human Behaviour’ with the band.Björk enjoyed international success with the Icelandic post-punk band before they disbanded in 1992 and she went on to release her first solo album ‘Debut’ in 1993. That album’s lead single ‘Human Behaviour’ started life when she wrote the melody in her younger years, and later brought it to sessions with The Sugarcubes.Speaking to Uncut for a wider cover interview with Björk for their November issue,  Baldursson recalled his years of working with the artist – having first witnessed her performing with punk band Tappi Tíkarrass in 1981.pic.twitter.com/QQd7YcyEv4— Uncut Magazine (@uncutmagazine) September 15, 2022“Björk was just 16, but even in soundcheck, it was pure performance,” he said.

Supermarket giant Iceland has issued a one-day warning to shoppers across the UK. As the price of living continues to increase, many shoppers are struggling to afford all of the essentials they need at the supermarket.