Martin Birch dead: Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath music producer dies at 71

Comedy is coming to Motherwell Concert Hall and Theatre next month with a old Scottish favourite and two stand-up stars.

Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd has told of the embarrassing moment he realised he had tapped a Hollywood star on their behind.

Reading fans have got their wish after blocking their own team bus in midweek as manager Veljko Paunovic has been sacked.The Championship club have been struggling near the bottom of the table this season and a run of 11 league games without a win prompted a protest on Wednesday (February 16).Supporters surrounded the coach carrying Paunovic and his squad as they attempted to leave after their 0-0 draw away at Peterborough.Despite making their feelings abundantly clear, the Royals' board stuck by the Serbian and he remained in charge for their trip to Preston on Saturday (February 19).However, despite winning that match 3-2, Reading have now cut ties with Paunovic. A club statement read: "Reading Football Club can confirm that the contract of first team manager Veljko Paunovic has been terminated by mutual consent."The Serbian was appointed as manager of the Royals in late August 2020 and without fans in the stands to support him or his side, we sustained a push for promotion for much of his maiden campaign in the Championship - only for our play-off hopes to fade in the final few weeks of 2020-21.Who should replace him? Let us know in the comments section."This season, somewhat understandably, has proven more difficult."Having to help lead the club through strict transfer embargo restrictions and contract limitations, an injury crisis like never before seen at our club, a global pandemic and the challenge of a six-point deduction imposed by the EFL."For these reasons, owner Mr Dai Yongge wanted to afford Veljko time to turn around a poor recent run of results that now sees us in a battle for second tier survival.

Netflix" especially as her family helped her to buy her first property, which cost her £51,000 when she was 21.But Georgina Carson, now 25, agrees with Allsopp’s claims by saying “most young people don’t want to make sacrifices”, the Manchester Evening News reports.She and her 27-year-old fiancé Freddy Quinn, bought their first home three years ago for £82,500 in Wigan.The couple scrimped and saved, missing night’s out and living with their parents, to put down a 5% deposit on the three-bed terrace home.After purchasing the property the pair spent six months renovating it - which cost them around £7,000.They then sold the house for £115K, making £32,500 in profit, and moved onto a second property which they plan to flip and sell.Speaking to the MEN, Georgina said: "it's all about priorities. Whilst saving for our first house my partner and I were both earning just over £20,000 a year, so not an extravagant wage."We put away savings every month and managed to save about £1,000 per month between us.“When we got the keys, we moved into the house straight away and lived in it whilst we were renovating."We didn’t even have a bed, we just had a mattress on the floor and were living very basic."We had to wait to get paid every month to buy things to renovate the house.

Saturday Night Takeaway is at the forefront of everyones minds and the dynamic duo are preparing to dominate TV screens once again.

Shamima Begum.The documentary maker, 51, wants to grill her on her time with the terrorist group and her regrets.He told the Daily Star Sunday: “ISIS is the story I missed when that was going on.“I’d like to interview a bigot who is still signed up to it. Or a regretful Jihadi like Shamima Begum.”Louis has been keen to make a show about ISIS for years.He added: “I tried to get out there in the hope I would be able to interview some of the repentant jihadis and that’s never happened.“I would have interviewed anyone in a position of authority there.”Louis also wants to quiz Hollywood icon Tom Cruise about his involvement with controversial religion Scientology.He said: “I’d love to interview Tom Cruise – only because of my history with Scientology.“I feel as though people are either scared to ask him about it or they feel like it would create an awkward mood.“I just think someone talking to him about what’s really going on in Scientology would be really valid.”This comes weeks after Shamima Begum offered to help Boris Johnson fight terrorism so kids do not repeat her mistakes.Shamima left her family in the UK with two of her friends to join Islamic State in Syria when she was just 15.Three weeks after leaving England and arriving in Syria, Shamima married an IS fighter.Years later, she says that she is reformed and remains hopeful of forgiveness and the chance to return home to London from Syria.In her latest interview with GB News, the now 22-year-old said she thinks she has what it takes to stop others being radicalised by ISIS.When asked if she would share her story, Begum told filmmaker Andrew Drury: "Of course.

Mod Sun and Avril Lavigne are all smiles on the way to see his new documentary!

The new series America’s Got Talent: Extreme will be premiering on Monday night (February 21) and we have the scoop on the show’s judges and host.

Corey Gamble has been the latest famous face to appear on Kanye West's social media, as the rapper called him "godless." Corey is in a relationship with Kris Jenner, the mother of his estranged wife Kim Kardashian. In a longwinded Instagram post, Kanye claimed he had to remove Corey from his daughter Chicago's birthday party last month.

Eddie Redmayne is enjoying a day out in London.

Tiffany Haddish is back in the public spotlight after her recent DUI arrest.

Ricky Gervais is ready to shock when he goes back on tour.He has written new material on taboo subjects, including near-the-knuckle jokes about dwarfs, the disabled, Muslims and gay people.Other gags tackle controversial topics such as rape, the migrant crisis and climate change.And he will poke fun at big names including Game Of Thrones actor Peter Dinklage and the late Stephen Hawking.The comic wants to take risks because it is one of the few things that gives him a thrill now he’s in his 60s.He said: “It gives me an adrenaline rush. I think, ‘Can I say that?’.

Donald Glover and two of his writers say experienced racial harassment on the first day the crew was in London last year to film season 3.During a news conference at the Television Critics Association, co-writers Stefani Robinson and Stephen Glover — Donald's brother and also executive producer of the hit FX series — addressed the incident that shocked them so much they didn't immediately realize what had transpired.«It was the first night there,» Stephen said via. «This group of people walks up.

Actress Dana Delany is sharing how friend Bob Saget's death taught her to be extra cautious when dealing with a recent injury. The star, who was a good friend of Saget's for over 30 years, took to Twitter Friday showing off a black eye she got after falling down a staircase.

The Voice, triggered by a performance by a set of twins, and he was overwhelmed with the public's reaction and support.Back in January 2020, he told The Daily Record: "It was probably the one time I've been on to Twitter and it was actually nice."There was some positive stuff being written on there.The support was overwhelming if I'm honest."He went on to detail the kind of messages people had been sending him, noting they were all in a similar position.Olly continued: "Throughout the last 10 years with my brother, I've shown that emotion to myself but not to other people, so hopefully it was a positive thing."A lot of people were reaching out to me that have had relatives that they don't speak to anymore, brothers or sisters or family members, and they said, 'I'm in the same position and seeing you tonight has made me realise I need to make a change'."He added: "I still want to make that change with my brother."Olly admitted their "big argument" stemmed from his X Factor commitments that forced him to miss Ben's wedding."It was a long story," he sighed."I feel like the next time I am going to see him is going to be at the worst place to see someone."It will be at someone's [funeral] that we lose in the family. I don't want that to be the case."Olly also acknowledged that it's taken a toll on his mum to not have her twin sons as close as they were."It's a shame, more so for my mum.

The Mirror, the 80-year-old revealed his glow is all natural.The couple have been married since 1968 before Dickinson found success as an antique expert. The couple reportedly first met in back in the 1960s in a Manchester nightclub when Lorne was a cabaret singer and David was a struggling antique dealer."Coming from a working-class background has helped keep me down-to-earth," he said."I remember well not having any money, but now I’m older and I’ve got a foot in both camps.“I’ve been very lucky all my life, always making money… Maybe I’ve got natural trading ability within my DNA. By the age of 14, I was buying wheels and selling them to other kids for their go-karts.”However, the eccentric TV personality soon gained many fans (and a few million pounds) when he began presenting Bargain Hunt. The show catapulted him into stardom.He now presents Dickinson’s Real Deal on ITV, where the team travels the country in search of a good deal.Local people can then choose whether to accept cash for their antiques or gamble at auction.“He has a lot of big fans," Lorne said.

ITV drama No Return, made her think a little harder about what she'd do in that situationThe tale follows devastated mum Kathy, whose 16-year-old son is arrested in Turkey after being accused of sexually assaulting another boy.And after reading the "powerful" script, Sheridan was left in floods of tears.She explained: "I've never been to a read-through like the one for this. It was so powerful."I mean, I cried all the way through."I read it and was gripped - I had to know what happened."It gave me that jelly belly feeling of 'what would you do in that situation?'"She added: "They’re just ordinary people in an extraordinary situation and Kathy was an amazing lead role."The TV star continued to tell The Mirror that it's completely different playing these kind of roles now she's a mum herself."Playing roles before I had Billy to playing ones now I’ve had him, is totally different," she said."People had said you can’t understand the protectiveness and the overwhelming fear when you have a child and, he’s not even two yet, but I feel it."I hope it will resonate with the audience, they’ll be feeling all the angst as well."It’s every parent’s worst nightmare.

Good Morning Britain because ITV has “freedom of speech, unlike the BBC”.The host made the admission in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk and stood by his comments regarding Kurt Zouma and West Ham.Richard explained: “On ITV we are allowed a lot of latitude in terms of giving your personal comment because we are not a state-funded broadcast.“So, within reason, you can say what you personally think.”Richard then turned the conversation to “cat-kicking footballer” Kurt Zouma, whom he has fiercely criticised on-air.On GMB earlier this month, the presenter said it was “shameless and contempt of public opinion” that West Ham allowed him to play following the release of the shocking video.Standing by his comments, Richard asserted: “You wouldn’t have a BBC presenter allowed to say they thought he was a disgrace or, as I did, that West Ham were shameless in allowing him to play.“And they were shameless.

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Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, MusicMartin Birch, the British music producer whose credits include albums by Iron Maiden, Deep Purple, Whitesnake and Black Sabbath, has died. He was 71.News of his death was revealed by Whitesnake frontman David Coverdale on Twitter on Aug.

Iron Maiden albums and records from the likes of Whitesnake, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath, has died at the age of 71.The news was confirmed by Whitesnake singer David Coverdale, who tweeted: “It is with a very heavy heart I’ve just had verified my very dear friend and producer Martin Birch has passed away.“Martin was a huge part of my life … helping me from the first time we met through until Slide It In. ..