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Annabel Croft has been announced as the 13th celebrity contestant hoping to take home the glitterball trophy in the brand new series of Strictly Come Dancing - which will be kicking off in just a few weeks' time. Discussing her newest venture, Annabel said: "I have always loved watching Strictly and can’t quite believe I’m going to be part of this magical show – swapping tennis balls for glitter balls and looking forward to finding some joyfulness in the process." Annabel is a former British Number One tennis player who at 15 years old was the youngest British player to compete at Wimbledon for 95 years, and is now turning her impressive sporting skills to the Strictly dancefloor.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The video industry in Indonesia is set for rapid growth over the next five years as online services overtake conventional TV’s market share, according to new study. Total video industry revenues (free TV, pay-TV and online video) are expected to grow at 8% compound average growth rate, according to a briefing by Singapore-based research firm Media Partners Asia. The researcher forecasts the market expanding from $2.5 billion in the current year to £3.7 billion in 2028.

Jeon Somi’s agency will remove an animated character from the music video of one of her latest songs after viewers accused it of plagiarism.The video in question comes from the visual accompaniment for the South Korean singer’s single ‘Fast Forward’ – the lead track of her new EP ‘Game Plan’. The track and music video both debuted on Monday (August 7).Following its release, some viewers have pointed out how the character in the original video resembles the artwork style of Japanese cartoonist, Rumiko Takahashi and her characters illustrated in the manga series Urusei Yatsura (1978-87).The artist is also most widely recognised for her fantasy romance series, InuYasha, which ran between 1996 and 2008.In the music video for ‘Fast Forward’, it appears as if the character is meant to resemble the 22-year-old singer, however, many highlighted how it was nearly identical to the artwork on the cover of the first volume for Urusei Yatsura – with the main changes only being to the direction the character is facing and the hairstyle (via Koreaboo).Now, Somi’s agency, THEBLACKLABEL, has issued a formal apology in light of the accusations of plagiarism, and insisted that they “deeply apologise” for the parallels between the characters.“We have reviewed the issue as soon as we were made aware of the criticisms that the animation within ‘Fast Forward’ reminds viewers of a character from another animation,” the agency said in a press release yesterday (August 9, via Korea JoongAng Daily).“We have decided to delete and change the scenes at issue.

Liam Gallagher played an intimate show in London last night (August 9) to celebrate the release of his upcoming live album ‘Knebworth 22′ – check out footage, pictures and the setlist below.Taking to the stage in a black anorak at the recently restored intimate KOKO venue in Camden, the frontman performed a host of Oasis classics alongside his former bandmate Bonehead, who made his return after being giving the all-clear from cancer last year.“Big round of applause for Bonehead,” Gallagher said before he kicked off the show with huge cheers to ‘Morning Glory’.A post shared by NME (@nmemagazine)Bonehead on stage with Liam Gallagher tonight pic.twitter.com/QTt88wQ8Yt— Oasis Mania (@OasisMania) August 9, 2023As the crowd sang every word he followed it up with ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll’ star before he went on to perform ‘Wall Of Glass’. Introducing the latter, he said: “This place is a mad little gaff innit?”Here’s Liam Gallagher performing ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Star’ ⁦@KOKOLondon⁩ pic.twitter.com/BM6iAHi5rR— Damian Jones (@damianjones1) August 9, 2023Flanked by his band and three backing singers, the frontman continued wth ‘Stand By Me’, Oasis deep cut ‘Roll It Over’ and ‘Slide Away’.Gallagher then played a host of his solo tracks, which included a stripped-back version of ‘Paper Crown’ which saw him backed by a piano before he launched into Oasis classics ‘Cigarettes & Alcohol’, ‘Wonderwall’, ‘Roll With It’ and ‘Live Forever’.He finally wrapped up the show with a cover of Jimi Hendrix‘s ‘Are You Experienced’ from the late legend’s 1967 debut album of the same name.Liam Gallagher covering Hendrix tonight.

Escape From Tarkov patch 0.13.5 has been released, wiping the game for all players and introducing a host of new content.The latest Escape From Tarkov update landed today (August 10) and arrived with a wipe, meaning all players’ progress and gear has been reset.As for what’s been added, one of the biggest features with patch 0.13.5 is an expansion to the game’s Streets Of Tarkov map. The newly-explorable area can be seen in the below trailer, along with a glimpse at some of the new equipment that’s also being added.The game’s latest boss enemy, Kaban, can also be spotted in the trailer.

The Streets have added two new live dates to their 2023 headline tour – find all the details below.The Mike Skinner-led group are due to hit the road this autumn in support of their sixth full-length album ‘The Darker The Shadow, The Brighter The Light’, which comes out on October 20.Last month, The Streets announced a run of UK shows in support of the upcoming record. Skinner and co.

SM Entertainment has filed a police report against an anonymous death threat sent to aespa‘s Winter.SM Entertainment confirmed the report, per Soompi on Tuesday (August 8) that charges have been filed against the author of the now-deleted threat. According to the agency, the threat against Winter was published on Monday (August 7), and directly resulted in an increase of security manpower.According to reports from CNA, the threat saw the author threatening to stab and kill Winter at Incheon International Airport while on the way to San Francisco for a performance with aespa.“Yesterday, a post threatening Winter’s safety was made on an online community.As soon as we confirmed this, we filed a criminal complaint with the police against the writer of the post in question, and we requested a speedy investigation and cooperation,” SM Entertainment said in a statement, per Soompi.“Additionally, we strengthened our security manpower, and aespa safely departed the country today through the cooperation of bodyguards and the airport police.

It might still technically be summer, but the warmer weather has been fleeting and we’re already having to contend with a distinctly Autumnal climate. With us reaching for our coats, knitwear and boots much earlier than we usually would, we’ve already started thinking about what footwear is going to see us through the impending chilly season, and there’s only one answer – Uggs.

Emmerdale father and daughter duo Dan and Amelia Spencer leave the village and head on the run, the latest spoilers have revealed. Last week Dan's world fell apart as he was charged with manslaughter following the death of Amelia's stalker Lloyd Sawyer. Knowing that her dad could be about to spend many years in prison, this week Amelia suggested that they leave the country.

Peter Andre has revealed that his daughter Princess is planning to follow in his musical footsteps.The Mysterious Girl hitmaker, 50, has opened up about his daughter's musical ambitions, revealing that the pair have recorded a song together - written by the sixteen year old herself. Speaking to the Daily Mail about his daughter's talents, Peter said: "Princess and I wrote a song about a year and a half ago and it was an amazing song.

Nigel Harman has been announced as the 13th celebrity contestant hoping to take home the glitterball trophy in the brand new series of Strictly Come Dancing - which will be kicking off in just a few weeks' time. The former EastEnders actor was announced as the newest celeb joining the show's star-studded lineup during this morning's Lorraine, telling host Christine Lampard that his dancing skills may leave something to be desired, quipping that he thinks he's a good dancer in his head but his body doesn't agree. Discussing his upcoming appearance on the show, he said: "I'm amazed, excited, and terrified to be doing Strictly.

Time flies by as a soap fan-favourite celebrated a big milestone birthday this week.Tina O'Brien has been a familiar face on Coronation Street since she was just sweet 16, joining in 1999, as Sarah Platt but as quick as a flash the blonde actress has turned 40. Growing up on our screens, the star has brought us countless incredible storylines including the coverage of hard hitting topics like teenage pregnancy, through to defending her daughter after she was the victim of abuse.This week on-set her on-screen family and friends couldn't resist celebrating her big 4-0 in style with a beautiful array of flowers including massive sunflowers and fluffy pink peonies.

The Duke of Sussex was spotted trying on sunglasses as he shopped for a souvenir gift to take home to his wife Meghan during his solo trip to Japan. While Meghan was believed to be enjoying a girls' night out with her friend Lucy Fraser to watch a Taylor Swift gig in LA, Prince Harry enjoyed a day out shopping with polo player friend Nacho Figueras.The sportsman posted on Instagram that they were 'shopping for our wives' in central Tokyo and posed for a photograph wearing sunglasses, said to retail at $175.The picture, where the two cross arms and are donning matching outfits of a polo shirt and casual jeans, made eager fans flock to the comments to share their love for Harry and his friend.

EastEnders legend Sharon Watts is going to get involved in her brother Zack Hudson's relationship, show spoilers have revealed. Since Zack and Whitney Dean got together, they have been up and down and had a tough time of it. Not long after they got together, Whitney found out that she was pregnant with Zack's baby.

Coleen Rooney appears to have stunned her fans as she shared some sweet holiday photos of herself and her boys. The 37-year-old star shares four sons - Kai, 13, Klay, 10, Kit, seven, and Cass, five - with her footballer husband Wayne Rooney.

Stacey Solomon has seemingly caused a stir over one particular detail about her young daughter as she shared a string of adorable snaps to social media. The Sort Your Life Out host is currently soaking up the sun with husband Joe Swash and their brood after they ditched the UK.

Strictly Come Dancing's 13th contestant has been revealed as former EastEnders star Nigel Harman. The news was announced on Thursday morning non ITV's Lorraine show by Christine Lampard.

The family of a teenager found dead near the hospital she was receiving treatment has told an inquest of 'systemic failures' in the days leading up to her death.

Amy Dowden has updated fans on her one birthday wish today (Thursday) as she celebrates her 33rd birthday.

Joy Behar and her co-hosts on “The View” had a joke about one her funniest moments.

A video of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is going viral over a moment that happened while he was speaking.