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Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan, 56, has taken to Twitter to applaud Oasis frontman Noel Gallagher, 54, for "speaking his mind" about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.The Life Stories host praised the musician for his frank views, as well as for "not caring" if they "offended" anyone, before demanding to hear "more" of the singer's opinions on the Duke of Sussex and the Royal Family.In view of his 7.9 million followers, the outspoken media personality applauded the singer for vocalising his views.He wrote: "Brilliant interview...Thank God there are still stars like @NoelGallagher who speak their mind, don’t care who gets ‘offended’ & never whine about how awful their pampered privileged lives are."More please," he added alongside

CUBE Entertainment has debuted its brand-new K-pop girl group LIGHTSUM.The girl group made their debut with the dance pop song ‘Vanilla’, which was co-composed by hitmaker Steven Lee (best known for OH MY GIRL’s 2018 song ‘Remember Me’ and written by lyricist Jo Yoon-kyung (NCT Dream’s ‘Hot Sauce’ and EXO’s ‘Love Shot’).‘Vanilla’ dropped alongside a vibrant, colourful music video that features the girl group heading to a dessert shop to purchase delectable desserts such as ice cream and tarts. The visual also showcases the eight-member act’s dance skills. LIGHTSUM are the latest K-pop girl group formed by CUBE Entertainment, following the 2018 debut of (G)I-DLE and CLC back in 2015.

One of the biggest events in the yearly gaming calendar is fast approaching, and that means the biggest publishers in the industry are getting out in front and setting expectations for what they’ll be showcasing at E3. Capcom are the latest to reveal plans, and while it’s not hugely unexpected, there sounds like there will be some surprises to come from the Japanese publisher.

TXT have dropped a teaser for the music video of ‘Magic’, a track off their recently released sophomore album ‘The Chaos Chapter: Freeze’.The boy group’s label, Big Hit Music, released the video teaser yesterday (June 9) via the label’s YouTube channel.

The incredibly unpopular Denuvo anti-piracy software has been removed from the Steam version of ‘Mass Effect Legendary Edition’, as spotted by eagle-eyed reddit users who noticed that changes had been made on the SteamDB tracking website. This website checks for any changes to Steam games, and on Monday June 7, the base executable file for ‘Mass Effect Legendary Edition’ changed.

Taylor Swift paid tribute to her mother after being honoured at the CMT Music Awards. The Folklore artist won Best Family Feature for her music video for “The Best Day (Taylor’s Version)”.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorGrindstone Entertainment Group, which has a distribution partnership with Lionsgate, has acquired North American rights to the Russian box office hit “Upon the Magic Roads.” The fantasy adventure film was released in Russia on Feb. 18 and grossed an outstanding $15.9 million.

A beautiful dish that takes very little effort. Using the keta (salmon roe) does make it pricey, but I love those little bursts of saltiness against the potatoes and eggs.

The next wave of tickets has been released for this summer's Manchester International Festival, which will see events taking place across the city and online between July 1 and 18.

Amazon Echo devices are among some of the most popular smart home gadgets on the market, and with Amazon Prime Day almost here (it kicks off on June 21), the online retailer is teasing some early deals to whet our appetites for big savings.From today, Prime members can start shopping early exclusive offers and deals including saving up to 50% off popular devices like the Echo, Fire TV and Ring security until June 22.One of the amazing offers available is Amazon's Echo Dot 4th Generation device, which comes with six months worth of Amazon Music Unlimited for free - how good is that?The Echo Dot 4th Gen usually retails for £97.93, but is now on sale to Prime customers for a very impressive £49.99, which works out at a 49% reduction.At the

dog owner has issued a stark warning after finding his garden gate jammed by a piece of plastic.Blake Smith, from Belmont North in Lake Macquarie, just two hours away from Sydney in Australia, was convinced that he was being targeted by burglars and dog thieves.He noticed the gate was banging loud in the wind last week and said it was usually secured, so he went to investigate.The 25-year-old shared a video on his Facebook to warn people to check their gates.He walks up to the gate and realises the latch is jammed when he tries to close it.Taking a closer look, Blake finds a silver-coloured plastic piece lodged behind the handle.The plastic is carved in a special shape that blocks the lock mechanism.He wrote on Facebook: "Attention to

Lily Allen is to make her West End debut in 2:22, a new supernatural thriller opening in London this summer.The new ghost story comes courtesy of Danny Robins, who came to prominence earlier this year with his horror podcast The Battersea Poltergeist.Hailing the play as “a brilliant investigation into the ghosts that haunt us”, Allen said: “I am so excited about getting to work on this play! The live performance aspect of my career has always been the most thrilling part for me, connecting with a group of individuals and the spontaneity of whatever happens on the night.“I feel that stepping into this play is an exciting natural extension of that and affords me the best of all worlds.

Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Half of Renfrewshire residents in their thirties have now had their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.New data, released by the National Records of Scotland, shows that 52 per cent of all those aged 30 to 39 have had an initial jab.It means that three quarters of the adult population in Renfrewshire now has some level of protection against the virus.The new vaccine information was published yesterday as the area also recorded no covid related deaths for a fifth consecutive week.It also comes exactly six months after the first vaccine was administered in Scotland.Dr Linda De Caestecker, director of public health for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde,

banks could be doing more to protect their customers from fake and fraudulent communications trying to steal their personal information, according to Which? The consumer group said not all banks are using the full technology available to them, potentially leaving security system weaknesses that scammers could exploit. Phishing scams may spoof banks' genuine email addresses or domains to trick people into divulging sensitive information, such as bank account details, usernames or passwords.

Celtic boss after agreeing a 12-month rolling contract at Parkhead. The club announced the 55-year-old as the 19th permanent Parkhead manager who is now charged with the task of wresting back the Scottish Premiership crown from rivals Rangers.Postecoglou emerged as the frontrunner after talks with number candidate Eddie Howe broke down at the end of last week.

Christopher Vourlias As the ambassador for this year’s Key Buyers Event, the annual showcase for Russian content and talent organized by state film promotion body Roskino, leading man Yuri Kolokolnikov, who was born in Moscow but raised in Canada, sees himself as a fitting spokesperson for an event designed to build bridges.“Since early childhood, my life was between East and West. I witnessed how the world has become unified, in spite of all the existing disagreements,” he told Variety.

She vehemently denied talking about or meddling in politics but was transported to the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp in Nazi-occupied Poland on May 14, 1944.She was given the number 79467 and was murdered on August 7, 1944, aged 47.

Lee Eun-sang is set to make his long-awaited return in a new boyband next year.Lee’s agency Brand New Music announced in a statement to South Korean news outlet Hanguk Kyungje today (10 June) that the singer will be included in an upcoming boyband that company is planning to launch next year group. The label also confirmed that debut plans are already underway, with a goal to showcase the group somewhere within the first half of 2022.“We are preparing to launch our next boy group that targets the global market and are aiming for their debut in the first half of next year,” the agency said, as translated by Soompi.

Helen Hunt was red-carpet ready to hit the world premiere of the upcoming musical In the Heights on Wednesday.The 57-year-old actress was all smiles as she hit the red carpet at the opening night festivities at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City.She was joined by her co-star from the upcoming Starz series Blindspotting, Rafael Casal, which will have its world premier at Tribeca on June 11 before debuting on Starz June 13.

Gladys Knight and Mickey Guyton led the star-studded performers dazzling audiences at the 2021 CMT Awards.The performance started off with Mickey, 37, and Breland, 25, performing their new collaboration Cross Country, before the songstress was joined on stage with none other than Gladys, 77, herself for Friendship Train.Mickey absolutely dazzled audiences in a shimmering silver dress while Gladys hit a fashion high note in a glittering midnight blue gown as they took viewers by storm from Nashville on Wednesday.