Monty Don shares Gardeners' World filming struggle with video of his unhappy dogs

Maksim Chmerkovskiy is giving followers a personal update on the situation unfolding in Ukraine.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBlackRock and Warner Music Group have invested $750 million, in partnership with Influence Media, to acquire music-rights catalogs from female and diverse artists, a source confirms to Variety.Rather than joining the fray pursuing catalogs of iconic, older white-male artists like Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and David Bowie, the female-led Influence, which was founded by Lylette Pizarro (formerly a partner at RPM GRP) and Lynn Hazan (formerly CFO and GM of Epic Records) is focusing on newer, active catalogs, and plans to work with the artists, which will retain a stake in their work.While companies like Hipgnosis Songs also have invested in what are called “shallow” (i.e. more recent) catalogs from contemporary hitmakers like Jeff Bhasker, this partnership has already invested $300 million in 20 catalogs, including Puerto Rican powerhouse songwriter-producer Tainy, known for his work with Bad Bunny, J Balvin, Rosalía, Shawn Mendes and Cardi B’s “I Like It.” The news was first reported in the Wall Street Journal.

Zack Sharf With news coming in that Russia was invading Ukraine, late-night hosts Seth Meyers and Jimmy Kimmel designated airtime to slamming Donald Trump and Fox News personalities for their defenses of Vladimir Putin. Meyers told viewers on “Late Night” that “the entire world is aghast and horrified” as Russia mobilizes against the Ukraine — well, everyone except Trump. Meyers then played a clip of Trump defending Putin and calling him a “genius” while being interviewed on “The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show.”“I went in yesterday and there was a television screen, and I said this is genius,” Trump is heard saying in the clip.

Promising actor Joseph Owen Wanders - who appeared in Coronation Street in 2018 - has died at the age of 27 after he "fell ill" in Costa Rica.An inquest heard how the late actor sadly passed away last month after he suffered a seizure while on holiday in the Caribbean.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorGoogle will no longer require U.S. staffers to be vaccinated against the coronavirus as a condition of employment, and it scaled back some COVID-safety restrictions as it expects more workers to return to the internet giant’s office in the coming weeks.Google is dropping the requirement that vaxxed U.S.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorJust a couple of hours before Francis Ford Coppola arrived for a 50th anniversary celebration of “The Godfather” on the Paramount lot, the Academy announced that it had nixed the live presentation of Oscars for eight categories at this year’s Academy Awards.The legendary director hadn’t heard the news until he was on the red carpet. “All those [categories] are important,” he told me.

Ethan Shanfeld Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) will return in person this fall, welcoming local and international guests from Sept. 8 to 18.“We’re thrilled to share this news about TIFF 2022 and to introduce fresh voices to our programming team,” said Cameron Bailey, CEO of the festival.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentHulu has acquired U.S. rights to “Fireheart,” Anton’s ambitious animated family feature directed by Laurent Zeitoun (“Leap!”) and Theodore Ty (“Kung Fu Panda”) with a voice cast headlined by Olivia Cooke, William Shatner, Laurie Holden and Kenneth Branagh.The deal was negotiated with Hulu by CAA Media Finance and Anton’s Cécile Gaget on behalf of the producers. “Fireheart” will debut on Hulu’s streaming platform in the U.S.

Eurovision Song Contest bosses have told how the contest will accept acts from both Russia and Ukraine in May, despite Vladimir Putin ordering an invasion.Putin's ongoing assault on the country has been widely condemned by western leaders, with Boris Johnson describing it as a "catastrophe" for Europe.

rugby union, joining hometown club Auckland in 1988 and then going on to make 19 appearances for New Zealand.He then made the switch to rugby league in 1993 and became a Wigan Warriors hero in the years to follow.They won several trophies with Tuigamala as their centre including the 1994 World Club challenge with victory over Brisbane Broncos in Australia.In a tweet the club wrote: "This morning, Wigan Warriors are deeply saddened to learn of the tragic news that former player Va’aiga (Inga) Tuigamala has passed away. "Wigan Warriors send their deepest condolences to the family and friends at this awful time."His team-mate from that time and current Warriors executive director Kris Radlinski added: "Every now and then a player comes along who touches the heart and soul of every single fan, player, coach and administrator – Inga was one of them."He was one of the most exciting rugby players to play either code.

Prince Harry and brother William could be nearing an end, a royal expert has said.According to royal author Duncan Larcombe the latter could be sending subtle signals to the Duke of Cambridge that he wants the 'brotherly war' to end.He told OK!, when discussing the future man's upcoming memoir set to be released in Autumn: “We don’t yet know if or how strongly he’ll slate his father and brother in the book. It’s hard to imagine what might be coming, but until that book hits the shelves, the stalemate is highly likely to continue.”“What must be concerning her most right now is not so much whether Harry will say Charles was unworthy as a father, but whether he’ll say he’s not worthy of being future king.

Russia's invasion was starring in a TV show where a history teacher accidentally became the President of Ukraine just four years ago. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was a former actor in the country and started a presidential campaign as a bit of a joke.

Monty Don recently took to Twitter and shared a candid video of his beloved Jewel Garden in full bloom.The Gardeners' World host shared the clip with his fans which showcased his stunning garden as many social media users gushed over the presenter's surroundings.However, one viewer, in particular, appeared to take issue with the video as they claimed his garden was not reflective of "90 per cent of his audience's experience".While the social media user admitted Monty's garden was "lovely" they explained they had been unable to plant anything in their own garden due to bad weather.Their remark comes after the Gardeners' World host penned in view of his 229,000 followers: "Between the showers in the Jewel Garden."The person in question wrote:

Monty Don is best known for his gardening expertise and vast horticultural knowledge while fronting the BBC show Gardeners' World.The TV favourite regularly shares insights into life at his Herefordshire home where he tends to his beloved gardens.The 65-year-old uploaded an image of his garden that had been affected by Box Blight - a disease that affects plants - and destroyed the hedges.The Gardeners' World host explained that while his "threadbare" garden recovered from the disease some "major changes" may need to happen.Taking to Instagram, Monty shared a photo of his treasured garden which highlighted the damage to his box hedges.In view of his 865,000 followers, he penned: "The one remaining- and oldest - box hedge in the garden."A bit

Gardeners' World star Monty Don, 65, has taken to social media to give his fans an insight into filming for the favourite BBC gardening show.The presenter posted a series of snaps and admitted that his dog Nellie had been watching him speak to "robot cameras".Taking to social media, the star gave his followers a behind the scenes sneak peek of what filming the show looked like at his Longmeadow garden.Monty shared two snaps with his 228,000 followers of his golden retriever, the first a close up of her sitting happily on a path, followed by another shot of her enjoying the Jewel Garden.The horticulturalist revealed that his pup was watching him talk to technology in an effort to film the next episode of the BBC gardening programme.He wrote:

Gardeners’ World host Monty Don, 65, has shared an update with his fans about his years campaigning over peat compost.The broadcaster shared how it has been a “long, uphill struggle” but there has been some “progress”.Monty opened up in front of his 228,000 followers as he updated them about his campaign.This came after a colleague tweeted him about finding a piece he wrote about peat compost.They penned to the presenter: “Just stumbled on this: @TheMontyDon calling for a ban on peat compost, saying it was ‘better very late than never’ - back in 2002!“He's still fighting for it.”Monty then weighed in with an update on his work, admitting it had been a “struggle”.He wrote: “It has been a long, uphill struggle! But we are getting there.”This

Gardeners' World presenter Monty Don, 65, took to Twitter to generously share a short video of the centre of his Longmeadow garden, The Jewel Garden.Taking advantage of the recent sunny weather, the expert gardener shared the clip with his fans and was quick to emphasise just how long it had taken him to cultivate such a beautiful garden when a fan branded him "lucky".The horticulturalist took to Twitter to show his 228,500 fans what one section of his beloved garden looks like after bad weather had passed.He wrote: "Between the showers in the Jewel Garden."Monty accompanied the caption with a short clip of the most colourful area of his Longmeadow dwelling.Birdsong could be heard as Monty panned the camera down the length of the main path

Gardeners' World presenter Monty Don, 65, expressed his "disgust" after sheep farmer James Rebanks, 47, told how a crow "plucked" out the eye of his newborn lamb, leading to its death.

Gardeners’ World presenter Monty Don, 65, left his dedicated fans worrying about him sustaining an injury this afternoon, as he carried out a tricky job in his garden.The horticulturalist revealed he was on a mission to move some “enormously heavy stone troughs” at Longmeadow today.Although the star reassured his 858,000 Instagram followers that he had some help in relocating the troughs to his herb garden, fans feared the impact the risky activity could have on his back.Monty shared a video of the stone troughs that he had moved in a sun-soaked clip.He wrote alongside it: “We ( mostly not me!)moved the enormously heavy stone troughs today from the mound to the Herb garden. “Will replant them next week.”Fans rushed to the comments section

Prince William, 38, has revealed that his wife of 10 years, Kate Middleton, 39, is planning to buy him one of favourite BBC gardener Monty Don's books, so her husband can bond over the subject with his father, Prince Charles.The Prince of Wales is well-known for his love of gardening, especially at The Royal Gardens at Highgrove House, and William confessed that despite enjoying the activity, his knowledge of horticulture is little to none.Speaking to coordinator for Mens' Sheds Brian Penney, 52, William gave an insight into his family's gardening habit.While being shown around Brian's allotment in Rhyl, North Wales, the member of the Royal Family couldn't help but gently jibe at the gardener for the colour of his watering cans.“It’s good

Gardeners' World host Monty Don, 65, said he still gets letters from fans regarding the death of his dog Nigel.The much-loved golden retriever, who was often seen on his show, died in May 2020.