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Andrew Bird has cancelled his upcoming performance at London’s Shepherds Bush Empire due to the ongoing heatwave.Bird was due to play the revered venue tomorrow (July 19) in support of his 13th studio album, last month’s ‘Inside Problems’. However, temperatures in London are predicted to hit 40 degrees Celsius (at the time of writing) by Tuesday afternoon, resulting in Bird cancelling his show.Taking to Twitter today (July 18), Bird offered up apologies to fans saying to go ahead with the event poses a risk.

Abuse survivors have hit out over sex shame comedian Louis C.K.’s upcoming Scottish gig.

A serial abuser who terrorised women and girls over three decades is due to be released from jail despite threatening to kill all his victims when he is freed.

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) arrested two men - and seized what they described as "drugs and a large bayonette style Rambo knife" - after pursuing a motorcycle that had been reported stolen.

Scottish actor Robert Carlyle gave his backing to a real-life Full Monty show in aid of children suffering from a rare illness. The actor helped support the fundraiser in Sheffield where a group of men stripped off to raise funds for research into mitochondrial disease - a progressive and life-limiting illness.

A nurse who quit over safety issues claims nursing homes were “bullied” into accepting patients who had tested positive for Covid. Lesley Roberts said First Minister Nicola Sturgeon must respond to an English court ruling that it was unlawful to move patients from hospitals to care homes without them being Covid tested.

Police swooped on a cannabis farm... after smelling the fumes from their police station next door.

Family of five! David Henrie and Maria Cahill welcomed their third child, a rainbow baby, on Sunday, July 17, after previously suffering a miscarriage.

Tom Cruise and Salma Hayek stole the spotlight while teaming up for dinner in London this weekend.

Former “Wizards of Waverly Place” star David Henrie has had a magical weekend! The actor took to Instagram to announce that he and his wife, Maria Cahill Henrie, have welcomed their third child, a baby girl.

Rosie O'Donnell and her girlfriend, Aimee Hauer, made their first red carpet debut! On Saturday, the couple posed for photos outside of the Stand Up for Friendly House comedy benefit at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles. Marking their first official event together, photographers captured Rosie and Aimee smiling with their arms around each other. It was a big night for the famed actor, who was hosting the benefit event.

Lady Gaga is finally back on stage!

Back on? Kendall Jenner seemed to hint at a reunion with Devin Booker after they were spotted attending the same wedding on Saturday, July 16.

US Senator from Texas, Ted Cruz, has said that the Supreme Court was wrong to legalise same-sex marriage. During the podcast, Cruz said, “Obergefell, like Roe v Wade, ignored two centuries of our nation’s history.“Marriage was always an issue that was left to the states. We saw states before Obergefell —some states were moving to allow gay marriage, other states were moving to allow civil partnerships.

Emilia Clarke is opening up about the brain aneurysms that she suffered some years ago, and revealed that it’s “remarkable” that she’s able to speak.

Bruce Willis celebrated the 34th anniversary of his iconic action blockbuster, by paying a visit to the famous rooftop of the towering Nakatomi Plaza.On Friday, Willis' wife, Emma Heming, shared a video montage featuring scenes from the beloved action film, intercut with a clip of the star standing on the rooftop, looking out over the horizon.«On top of Nakatomi Plaza 34 years later,» Heming wrote, referring, of course, to Fox Plaza in Los Angeles, where Die Hard was filmed.The sweet, nostalgic footage was, of course, set to Ode to Joy, one of the film's most memorable musical scores.A post shared by Emma Heming Willis (@emmahemingwillis) debuted July 15, 1988, and was a surprise hit, grossing $140 million and cementing Willis as a bankable leading man and action hero.The sweet post comes several months after Willis's family released a statement announcing he would be stepping back from the spotlight. In March, Heming, along with Willis’ ex-wife, Demi Moore, and the actor's five daughters, shared a joint family statement announcing that the 67-year-old actor is taking time for himself, due to his aphasia diagnosis, which is impacting his cognitive abilities. «This is a really challenging time for our family and we are so appreciative of your continued love, compassion and support.

Las Vegas might be known as Sin City, but it could also be known as the City of Love!

EastEnders actor James Farrar has shared the sad reason why he gave up his modelling career.James, who first appeared on the BBC soap in March 2021 as Zack Hudson, confessed he quit his job as a model to be with his mother, who is battling cancer.The EastEnders star spoke to TV Mag, opening up about his career change.READ MORE: EastEnders Peter Beale star's life - model girlfriend, topless snaps and co-star bondHe confessed: “One of the reasons I joined EastEnders was because of my mum, who has cancer.”Knowing his modelling career often brought him out of the country and away from his mother, James decided she was worth the sacrifice.“It meant that if these are my last days with her, we spent them together rather than me travelling the world,” he added. The EastEnders star admitted that his mother is “smashing it” following her diagnosis and having gone through her chemotherapy treatment.He said: “She’s smashing it.

Sylvester Stallone was the writer and star of the hit 1976 film Rocky and its 5 sequels, but he doesn’t own any of the rights to his creation. The action star is calling for producer Irwin Winkler to give him “what’s left of [his] rights back,” a “painful subject” Stallone says “eats at my soul.”

The Queer Eye cast touched down in New Orleans earlier this week and have started filming season 7 of the popular lifestyle and fashion makeover show. The “Fab Five” team consists of Antoni Porowski, Karamo, Jonathan Van Ness, Tan France and Bobby Berk. Each member has a specialty in a particular field, including fashion, culture, lifestyle and interior design and are hoping to engage in conversations with men and women and offer advice to help them restore their lives. A sneak peek of what the show was shared on social media on Wednesday.“The Fab 5 just arrived in The Big Easy and are already dripping in Mardi Gras beads.

Holding hands in public – it’s such a simple human gesture, capable of telegraphing so much and yet this elementary gesture of friendship, love, affection, support and so many other basic human needs is off-limits, in public at least, to the majority of queer people in Australia and especially for gay men.A study conducted by ANZ in honour of their 11-year association with Mardi Gras back in 2017 showed that “members of Australia’s LGBTQI community are three times more likely to feel uncomfortable holding hands in public than other Australians” and that while 94% of respondents agreed that everyone should feel comfortable holding hands in public, only 43% of the LGBTQI community actually felt comfortable and confident enough to do so.And let’s face it, we’re not talking about the horrors of seeing two people eating each other’s faces on a train platform or dry humping in a library, this is two people engaging in the most innocuous forms of Public Displays of Affection possible and yet the sight of two men holding hands is enough to make this 42-year-old gay man blush with the romanticism and braveness of it all, having never walked down the street holding another man’s hand.Will this ever change? Will this simple gesture of love and affection ever truly be an accepted declaration between two men on the streets of rural or suburban Australia? Hopefully one day, Australians of all persuasions will feel safe to perform that most simple act of human connection – basic skin-on-skin contact with another human being of our choosing.© Star Observer 2022 | For the latest in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTIQ) news in Australia, be sure to visit