Love Island star Scott Thomas says his £20k gambling saw him root round his nan's handbag for cash

Naman Ramachandran Amazon Prime Video has signed a multimillion-pound long-term deal with the Pinewood Group’s Shepperton Studios for exclusive use of new production facilities.The move is ahead of Amazon launching several U.K. original series in 2022 and 2023.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Yanagawa,” which this week won the top prize at the Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinemas in France, has been set as the opening title of the 17th Osaka Asian Film Festival in Japan. The festival, which runs as an in-person event, March 10-20, 2022 will close with multinational co-production “Miss Osaka.”Yanagawa, was directed by Korean-Chinese auteur Zhang Lu, and was filmed in China and Japan.

Train services are set to increase again as ScotRail recovers from staff shortages following a Covid surge over the festive period.

Politicians have stepped in after residents living in a Newmains street voiced concerns over structural damage to their homes.

Jennifer Lopez’s incredible property portfolio shows she has come a long way from her humble beginnings in the Bronx.MORE: Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez sell Malibu beach houseThe Marry Me actress has a love affair with luxury real estate and has bought and sold many dream properties throughout her career, from Manhattan to Miami. And while she already has several homes to choose from, she’s even been spotted viewing more properties in Beverly Hills with Ben Affleck, with whom she rekindled her romance in 2021.  Let’s take a look at her current property portfolio.WATCH: Jennifer Lopez gives tour inside incredible New York homeJennifer owns this stunning waterfront retreat in Miami’s Star Island with her ex-fiancé Alex Rodriguez.

Big Bang member T.O.P. has taken to Instagram to share how he feels, following his departure from YG Entertainment.Earlier this week, YG Entertainment announced that the rapper has decided to part ways with the agency after 16 years. At the time, the company said that T.O.P.

Robert Pattinson has revealed that he started making “ambient electronic music” while in costume during the filming of The Batman.Pattinson plays the titular superhero in the new Matt Reeves-directed movie, which is set for release on March 4.Speaking in a new interview with GQ, Pattinson recalled the “bubble within a bubble” which existed on the set of The Batman just outside of London.“And the nature of the shoot was so kind of insular, always shooting at night, just really dark all the time, and I felt very much alone,” he said. “Even just being in the suit all the time.

Ed Sheeran has confirmed that his latest collaboration with Taylor Swift will be released on Friday (February 11).The track has been the subject of speculation in recent weeks, with Swift’s fans theorising that she will feature on a reworked version of Sheeran’s 2021 song ‘The Joker And The Queen’.Speaking at last night’s BRIT Awards (February 8), Sheeran told LADbible that his next single “comes out on Friday and it’s with Taylor Swift”.“We’re literally announcing that in like an hour,” Sheeran added, although the single has still not been officially announced by either Sheeran or Swift.The pair last collaborated on ‘Run’, taken from ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’, and have previously performed duets on 2012’s ‘Everything Has Changed‘ and 2017’s ‘End Game‘.

Concerns children are playing a dangerous 999 'game' where points are earned for what police response turns up are being investigated.

Eamonn Holmes, 62, has had numerous TV jobs that have required very early starts, and now he's back to the grind of being out and about before 5am.The former This Morning star, joined GB News last month to present their new breakfast show, Breakfast with Eamonn and Isabel [Webster], but it means leaving the house at an ungodly hour to rush to the studio.But Eamonn reassured viewers it's not all bad!The presenter, who has had a tough year battling chronic pain after slipping a disk, revealed one of the "consolations" of his new job's hours, and it's one many would probably be envious of on their journey to work.Taking to Instagram, Eamonn shared a video of his car ride, showing absolutely no traffic on the roads whatsoever.A post shared by Eamonn Holmes OBE (@eamonnholmes)The channel's office headquarters are at Riverbank House in London.It has a number of studios at The Point building in the Paddington Basin area of the city.He captained his somewhat relaxing post: "One of the consolations of early starts..."Empty Roads. Good Morning."And with the capital's traffic as bad as it is, Londoners can only dream of Eamonn's stress-free journey in.Upon joining the team, it's been nothing short of success for the presenter.And he was even more ecstatic after reading the positive comments he received about his "chemistry" with co-host Isabel.Taking to Twitter recently, following their weekday morning show, Eamonn was delighted with the reaction.One fan penned a loving message to them both, saying: "@EamonnHolmes @IsabelWebster_ The show is getting better week by week."The chemistry between you, too, is excellent.

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticWhen “Inventing Anna” taps into what made New York City scammer Anna Delvey (née Anna Sorokin) such a fascinating flashpoint, it’s easy to get sucked into its orbit. When it gives its actors enough meat to sink their teeth into, it can be as fun a distraction as Anna’s wilder nights were for the various sidekicks she picked up along her way to true notoriety.

West Ham United, and Prince William is a well known Aston Villa supporter, but the Prince of Wales has gone in a different direction.Prince Charles continues to do a lot of charity work surrounding football, and it's perhaps through this that the 73-year-old has built up a report with one side in particular.And he has a VIP season ticket waiting for him should he ever look to use it.Prince Charles has followed his family in choosing football teams that wear claret and blue, but remarkably the Prince of Wales is a fan of Burnley, as revealed at a reception and dinner for the British Asian Trust in 2012.Charles said: "Some of you asked this evening whether I support a British football club and I said, 'Yes, Burnley.'"And people have responded 'Burnley?' Oh, yes, because Burnley has been through some very challenging times and I'm trying to find ways of helping to regenerate and raise aspirations and self-esteem in that part of the world."Burnley were not in the Premier League at the time that Charles admitted his love for the club, but unfortunately they could be in danger of dropping back down the Championship unless they pick up some points this season.Following his admission of admiration for Burnley, the club offered him a VIP season ticket and a place in their directors' box, as a spokesperson said: "It's no surprise to see Charles reaffirming his support for Burnley Football Club as we know he keeps a close eye on our results."In fact, as part of our new season ticket package, we are sending a complimentary VIP season ticket to Charles and we hope to see him cheering on the Clarets from the directors' box next season."

EXCLUSIVE: Bernd Schlotterer’s German outfit Palatin Media is launching world sales on Richard Armitage thriller The Man From Rome. Moonstone Entertainment’s Etchie Stroh is serving as a sales consultant.

A teenage boy has been charged over the murder of Dylan Keelan in Dukinfield last Friday.

Manchester is awash with pizza, and all manner of shapes and sizes these days too, taking in the various styles from around the world.

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Kourtney Kardashian and fiance Travis Barker made it a family affair on Tuesday night as they attendedthe AMIRI Autumn-Winter 2022 runway show in Los Angeles.The couple, who got engaged in October, were seated front row with Kardashian's eldest son Mason and Barker's daughter Alabama and stepdaughterAtiana De La Hoya.The 42-year-old KUWTK star was photographed beaming at theBlink-182 drummer, 46, as he planted a kiss on her head during the show. Night out:Kourtney Kardashian and fiance Travis Barker made it a family affair on Tuesday night as they attended the AMIRI Autumn-Winter 2022 runway show in Los AngelesKardashian sported a noticeable glow and wore her jaw-length raven hair parted to one side and tucked behind her ears.The POOSH founder displayed some cleavage in a sexy black lace bodysuit that she layered beneath an oversized robe.

Jennifer Aydin revealed that she confronted her husband Bill about his affair the day before she gave birth to their fourth child on Tuesday's episode of The Real Housewives Of New Jersey.She told Teresa Giudice, 49, and Dolores Catania, 51, that her husband Bill's affair happened 10 years ago and that she was over it.'I was pregnant,' Jennifer, 44, told them. 'We had just moved to Jersey. It was my fourth kid.

Love Island star Scott Thomas has told of his shame at stealing cash from his grandmother's handbag to feed his gambling addiction.The reality TV star, 32, has revealed he had a £20,000 gambling habit when he was a student. Scott described waiting for the bookies to open at 8am so he could try and win back the student loan money he'd lost in casinos the night before.

Love Island star Scott Thomas has opened up about a gambling addiction that saw him blow through £20,000 and steal from his grandmother's handbag.

LOVE Island star Scott Thomas has admitted he wasted £20,000 during his gambling addiction and used to pinch £20 notes from his nan's handbag. The entrepreneur, 32, used to wait outside the bookies at 8am to try to win his money back after splurging his student loan at casinos the night before.