Nigel Farage to visit Teesside today to host debate over a pint with celeb guest and local MP

Tony Iommi has addressed Geezer Butler’s absence from Black Sabbath‘s mini reunion at the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony in Birmingham.Last Monday (August 8) saw Iommi and Ozzy Osbourne take to the stage in their home city to perform Sabbath’s classic single ‘Paranoid’ alongside drummer Tommy Clufetos and bassist Adam Wakeman.“I love you, Birmingham – it’s good to be back!” Osbourne told the crowd at the Alexander Stadium.During a recent interview with Birmingham Live, Iommi was asked why the pair’s former bandmate Butler didn’t make an appearance.“I don’t think he wanted to come over as he hadn’t been well with COVID,” he told the outlet.“He’d been on holiday to Kenya and to Italy and had had an accident on a boat, cracking or breaking a rib about three weeks ago, so he was not quite in fine fettle to come over to play.”The musician continued: “It’s a shame because we’d talked for a long time about the possibility of playing at the Commonwealth Games.”Iommi went on to say that he was surprised Osbourne was well enough to participate in the show after recently undergoing major surgery and experiencing various health setbacks.“I never thought that Ozzy would be able to come and perform at the Commonwealth Games because of his operation,” he explained.

Neilston’s impressive start to their WoSFL First Division campaign continued with a thumping victory against Rossvale that fired them joint-top of the league.

Jamie McKim believes being disappointed at only drawing with WoSFL First Division title hopefuls Benburb shows how high the bar has been raised at Johnstone Burgh.

online shopping and reading on a tablet became as popular as it is today - we made our way to Borders Books. Stocking thousands of titles and magazines, as well as cards, CDs, DVDs and more, Borders first opened in the UK in 1997 and was originally owned by the US book giant of the same name.

critically-acclaimed horror movie Nope will be coming to DVD and Blu-ray later this year. The summer blockbuster will be landing on home video, with multiple options available. Over at Zavvi, three of the DVD and Blu-ray options are actually reduced in price during the pre-order period.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large“Krapopolis,” the new Fox animated series from “Community” creator and “Rick and Morty” co-creator Dan Harmon, will launch on Nov. 27 with a special preview episode, followed by the official series premiere in 2023.

Love Island was back on Saturday night (July 23) with a montage of unseen clips from the popular ITV dating show.

Love Island babe Gemma Owen fumed at her pal Ekin-Su before storming out of the room and telling her to "shut the f*ck up".Ekin-Su was doing a "baby voice" during Unseen Bits on Saturday night (July 23) and Gemma sternly told her to stop (see above video).Telling her to stop doing the unusual-sounding voice, Gemma told her that she was making her "skin crawl". READ NEXT: Love Island's Antigoni goes braless in frontless minidress as she sends fans wildFuming because Ekin-Su wouldn't stop, Gemma told her to "shut the f*ck up" before storming out of the room in a complete mood because she didn't want to listen to Ekin-Su do the baby voice anymore.Although Michael Owen's daughter wasn't a huge fan of Ekin-Su's baby voice, fans and viewers at home "loved it".One took to Twitter and said: "LMFAOO EKINS BABY VOICE HAD ME IN TEARSSSS THIS QUEEN CAN DO ANYTHING!! HER AND DAVIDE ARE LITERALLY CARRYING THIS SEASON CONSISTENTLY!!!"Another added: "ekin su’s baby voice needs to be cast in cartoons worldwide.

, the long-running Fox adult animated series, is back with season 21, which will feature an all-star guest voice cast and a major series milestone: its 400th episode. Ahead of its return in September, ET has an exclusive, extended look at the upcoming episodes that were shown inside Ballroom 20 during the third day of the San Diego Comic-Con 2022 as well as additional details about the stars lending their voices to the new season. The nearly 6-minute clip gives fans a preview of the wit and humor the Seth MacFarlane series has become known for during its run on Fox. Among the episodes previewed here are the season 21 premiere, “Oscars Guy,” as well as upcoming episodes “Bend or Blockbuster,” “A Wife-Changing Experience,” “The Munchurian Candidate,” “Unzipped Code,” “The Stewaway” and “Get Stewie,” ’s landmark 400th episode. Among this season’s big-name guest stars are Mario Lopez, Gerald McRaney, Jay Pharoah, Martha Plimpton, Casey Wilson and Sam Elliott as the mayor of Quahog.

Carson Burton Zack Snyder is coming to “Teen Titans Go!”The director behind DC films like “Man of Steel,” “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” and “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” will voice himself in a guest star appearance on a new episode of the popular Cartoon Network show, Variety has confirmed.The news was announced Saturday during the “Cartoon Network: Winner Takes” presentation at this weekend’s San Diego Comic-Con.The panel for “Teen Titans Go!” included executive producer Pete Michail, alongside voice cast members Greg Cipes and Tara Strong.Snyder is set to appear in the series’ 365th episode, fittingly titled “365!” Due to the landmark nature of the installment, the Titans decide that they need to make this episode as special as possible. Thus, the young super-powered team head to the Warner Bros.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. One of the buzziest tech products of the past year is on sale right now, and it’s not a deal you’ll want to miss.Samsung’s Freestyle HD Projector, which was already priced at a relatively affordable $900, is now $100 off for Samsung’s “Black Friday in July” deals event that runs through the end of the month. The ultra-portable and versatile projector made a splash when it first debuted at CES 2022 in January, and the flashy video that the brand released upon its launch went viral for good reason, showcasing how fun this new gadget is.It supports 1080p HD for a sharp and brilliant projection that can expand up to 100 inches diagonally without losing resolution (an epic feat for such a small device).

Wilson Chapman editorThe “Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai” cast is officially stacked. The prequel series just announced a whole new line-up of celebrity voice talent at their San Diego Comic-Con panel including the return of original Billy, Zach Galligan.Galligan surprised fans on stage revealing that he will have a recurring guest role on the HBO Max series “Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai.” But that’s not all, the panel also announced a truly iconic list of guest stars for the new series including: Sandra Oh, Randall Park, George Takei and Bowen Yang.  The series had already announced a roster of Hollywood icons before including, James Hong, BD Wong, Ming-Na Wen and Matthew Rhys.“Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai” is set in 1920s Shanghai in East China, and focuses on Sam Wing (Izaac Wang), an ordinary 10-year-old boy who meets Gizmo (A.J.

The Voice is one of TV’s longest running singing reality show competitions.

Fears have been voiced that a large home near Salford Royal Hospital could become "party central" if it becomes a house of multiple occupation (HMO) for doctors and nurses. The planning application for the conversion of the house at 138 Eccles OId Road has been turned down by Salford's planning transportation regulatory panel against their officers' recommendation for approval.

READ MORE: Corrie legend Maureen Lipman slams 'wokes' for trying to make everyone in TV 'an actor'Jack has played the role of Gail's son, David Platt in the soap since 2000 and when he was asked about his the duration of his time on the Salford set, he was left red faced.The 34 year-old is one of the longest serving cast members on the set of the soap, first debuting at the age of 12, and when asked by Linda Robson, 64, about trying to beat William Roache's record, Jack couldn't help but laugh at the suggestion.William Roache has played Ken Barlow since the soap's inception in December of 1960 and is the only original cast member left on the long-running serial drama.But Jack was still reflective of his time, saying: "He's 66. [It's been] 20 or 22 years now, Yeah quite long, quite a long time.

BBC viewers have been left disappointed after Glasgow-based drama series The Control Room failed to pack a punch.

Britney Spears has left fans shocked after she shared a video of herself singing acapella whilst doing her laundry.The 40-year-old was sorting through her clothes and decided to share a clip on Instagram whilst doing her chores.She typed: “This is me yesterday, doing laundry and separating clothes. I haven’t shared my voice in an extremely long time, maybe too long, and here’s me playing at my house with a different version of ‘Baby’.”READ MORE: Britney Spears shows off figure as she shares concerns over missing postsBrit continued: “The word as in words, show me how you want it to be, tell me baby because I need to know, give me a f****** sign, hit me baby, one more time!”Throughout the video, the singer filmed herself standing in the mirror while she gave a deeper rendition of the popular song.First released in 1998, Spears explained to her 41.8 million followers that she had originally fought for an alternative version of the song to be released.However, she was unable to bring this idea to fruition due to personal and professional constraints placed upon the popstar.The singer told fans that the “team said no” and instead “served her with four girls,” which also included her sister, to do “a five minute version of four remixed songs”.She claimed that they didn’t “give effort or dance,” they simply “shot it beautifully” and the “sound was new”.Spears continued: “They ruined it for me, embarrassed me and made me feel like absolutely nothing! The truth is a f****** b****! I share this because I am aware of my love and passion to sing and my own family made a fool of me.

JD Linville Director Rebekah McKendry’s newest film “Glorious” – which stars legendary character actor J.K. Simmons alongside Ryan Kwanten (“True Blood”) – world premieres at this year’s Vin official selection.Variety has had exclusive access to a clip which hints at the film’s monstrous horror and undercurrent of humor. The film follows Wes (Kwanten) as he waits out a hangover locked in a public restroom with a mysterious entity (Simmons) behind a glory hole.

Sylvester Stallone is unhappy with his lack of ownership rights over "Rocky," the movie that launched his career. Over the weekend, Stallone voiced his anger on Instagram, calling out Irwin Winkler, producer of the Rocky franchise and its sequel movies "Creed," for keeping a noteworthy amount of revenue generated from the films from him.

J. Kim Murphy Sylvester Stallone has voiced words against Irwin Winkler, implying that the producer behind the “Rocky” films and its sequel series “Creed” is withholding a significant financial stake in the franchise from the actor.The 76-year-old Stallone shared a portrait of Winkler as a knife-tongued serpent through his Instagram Sunday morning.

Nigella Lawson doesn’t think cooking shows have to be mean.