Morrissey announces two gigs in Israel

An “amazing” former head teacher who dedicated her life to helping her school’s community has died aged 68. Sue Crowson tragically passed away a few weeks ago at Worthington Lake care home in Wigan, leaving former colleagues and pupils devastated by the news.

A rare copy of the first Harry Potter book, bought from a south Manchester charity shop for 50p and covered in doodles, has sold at auction for a staggering £15,000.

Pep Guardiola is keeping his fingers crossed that Manchester City's injury situation will improve in time for Crystal Palace.

Former Love Island star Katie Salmon has revealed that she and fiancé Harry are due to welcome a baby girl later this year.The 26 year old former glamour model, who made history on the ITV2 dating series for being part of the show's first ever same-sex couple alongside fellow contestant, the late Sophie Gradon, first announced her pregnancy back in January. She has now told her 261,000 Instagram followers that she's expecting a daughter. Showing off her blossoming baby bump in a neon pink swimsuit beside a pair of oversized teddy bears and pink unicorn balloons on Thursday 10 March, she captioned the snap: "Baby girl! Mummy and daddy are patiently waiting to meet you.

Alyssa Milano won’t be showing her children Charmed anytime soon!

It’s clear spring is on the way - as we move further into March, the weather’s slowly on the rise.

A Stockport Labour councillor says he will withdraw his signature from a controversial Stop the War Coalition statement which accuses the UK of ‘sabre rattling’ over Ukraine.

It's one of the roles that pop idol and actor Jason Donovan is perhaps most famous for - Joseph in the hit Andrew Lloyd Webber musical.

Jana Kramer’s new boo is opening up about what it’s really like to be linked to her!

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentVeteran French actor Gerard Depardieu will remain under formal investigation for alleged rape after losing an appeal.The decision, which was announced on Thursday (March 10) by the Paris Court of Appeal, said it won’t drop Depardieu’s indictment, which stems from accusations of rape and sexual assault filed to authorities by actor Charlotte Arnould in August 2018.Depardieu, who previously said through his lawyer that he “firmly rejected” Arnould’s accusations, has been under formal investigation since Dec. 16, 2020, and filed an appeal in May 2021.“The Paris Court of Appeal considers that there remains, at this point, some grave and consistent clues that justify that Gerard Depardieu remains indicted,” said the French court in a statement sent to Variety.

Kate Middleton and Prince William showed their support to volunteers working tirelessly to help Ukraine with trays of homemade baked brownies.The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, who faced criticism over their "war in Europe" comment, arrived at a Ukrainian Cultural Centre in London on Wednesday 9 March with trays of chocolate brownies and granola bars from Kensington Palace as a touching gesture for the people working there. Prince William, 39, and Kate, 40, made the royal visit to learn about the efforts being made to support Ukrainians in the UK and Europe amidst Russia's invasion of the Eastern European country.

Chelsea owner and Russian-Israeli billionaire Roman Abramovich has been sanctioned by the British government and his assets frozen.

An emotional speech. One year after Tiger Woods’ car crash, his 14-year-old daughter, Sam, spoke at his World Golf Hall of Fame induction about the accident.

Alex Jones is celebrating some good news! The One Show host will be back to host the TRIC Awards this year as the newly-appointed TRIC President.MORE: Alex Jones shares rare photos of her children on a picturesque family holidayOn Thursday, TRIC confirmed that the show will be returning in all its splendour to its traditional home of Grosvenor House on Park Lane.WATCH: Alex Jones's style lessons revealedThe lavish event will see the biggest names in television, radio and online broadcasting come together to celebrate Britain's favourite programmes, presenters and personalities on 6 July.READ: Alex Jones inundated with praise after posting from hospitalMORE: Alex Jones delights fans with sweet snap of sleeping baby AnnieAlex, 44, will be appearing in front of a specially invited audience of over 1,000 guests, with members of the public invited to join via the livestream and on-demand service hosted by fast-growing streaming platform, ScreenHits TV.A total of 18 awards will be presented, recognising the very best in television, radio and online broadcasting including the TRIC Special Award.With three nominees in each category (plus four for Soap of the Year), the awards promise to be hotly contested. It's not surprising Alex has landed this role; she is one of the UK's best-loved presenters, having co-hosted The One Show for over 11 years.

As the season 26 finale of The Bachelor approaches, Clayton Echard is continuing to try to explain how everything came crumbling down at fantasy suites.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterThe Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Chapek and other company leaders received a letter from Disney’s LGBTQIA+ Business Employee Resource Groups on Feb. 28, requesting the company “issue a public statement condemning anti-LGBTQIA+ policies in the U.S.” just after Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill had passed the state’s House of Representatives, but before it cleared the Senate, Variety has learned exclusively.“While there are over 200 anti-LGBTQIA+ bills being introduced across the nation (and more globally), we urge you to begin with speaking against these acts: The ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill in Florida (set to go into effect July 1st) and the Texas Governor’s directive for state agencies to investigate gender-affirming care as ‘child abuse,'” reads the letter, which was obtained by Variety Thursday, following Chapek’s first public opposition to the “Don’t Say Gay” bill at the Disney shareholders meeting Wednesday.

Naman Ramachandran Singer-songwriter Sam Ryder will represent the U.K. at the 66th Eurovision Song Contest, to be held in Turin, Italy in May 2022 with the song “Space Man.” With over 12 million followers and 100 million likes on TikTok, Ryder is currently the most followed U.K. music artist on the platform.

Dennis Harvey Film CriticA perfect movie for the moment — though it debuted in late 2020, winning the Grand Prize at Tallin Black Nights — “Fear” offers both seriocomic balm and finger-wagging just as another major refugee crisis roils the world. Bulgarian theater and film veteran Ivaylo Hristov’s latest feature brings to mind not just current Ukraine-related events, but wider European and global trends, as it depicts a border backwater rattled when a lonely local widow takes in an African man fleeing war.

Naman Ramachandran “Silverton Siege,” an action thriller inspired by the real life incident that sparked the global Free Mandela movement, is being added to Netflix. The film is directed by noted South African filmmaker Mandla Dube (“Kalushi: The Story of Solomon Mahlangu”) and stars Thabo Rametsi, Noxolo Dlamini and Stefan Erasmus.Set in 1980, Rametsi, Dlamini and Erasmus portray the Silverton Siege trio – three young freedom fighters with nothing left to lose.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSony Music has suspended all of its operations in Russia, the company has confirmed to Variety. “Sony Music Group calls for peace in Ukraine and an end to the violence. We have suspended operations in Russia and will continue our support of global humanitarian relief efforts to aid victims in need.,” the company said in a statement.Sources tells Variety that the company’s staffers will continue to receive their salaries for an undetermined time; the artists’ situation is still being worked out.Universal Music Group announced that it is suspending its operations in the country on Tuesday.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWarner Music Group has suspended all of its operations in Russia, the company has confirmed to Variety. “Warner Music Group is suspending operations in Russia, including investments in and development of projects, promotional and marketing activities, and manufacturing of all physical products,” according to a statement from the company. “We will continue to fulfill our agreed upon obligations to our people, artists, and songwriters as best we can as the situation unfolds.