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Robbie Williams has said ‘I plead the fifth’ as to whether he and his family will take a vaccination for coronavirus, adding he’s a ‘henpecked husband’ who will leave the decision to his ‘more rational’ wife Ayda Field.The Angels singer – a dad to Theodora, seven, Charlton, five, and one-year-old Colette – was speaking to journalist Anna Brees in part three of their interview series which aired on YouTube tonight [26 June 2020].Journalist Anna – who has previously worked for ITV and the BBC – reiterated an email from a ‘very senior virologist in the UK; I can’t reveal who he is, as he said he’d probably lose his funding if he went public now’.She says the virologist claims ‘a safe vaccine will take years’ and ‘he’d never take it anyway

Christopher Vourlias When the Six-Day War broke out in his native Congo two decades ago, documentary filmmaker Dieudo Hamadi—whose film “Downstream to Kinshasa” is the first Congolese film to be an official selection in the history of the Cannes Film Festival—was living in the Musicians’ Quarter in downtown Kisangani, “relatively untouched by the belligerent shells that clashed mainly in the outskirts of the city,” he tells Variety.But the devastating toll of that conflict between Ugandan and Rwandan forces—one of the many battles that constituted the wider Second Congo War—is something Hamadi felt compelled to return to as a filmmaker.

Billboard Dance.The forward facing fruit of this friendship is "Moving Blind," a new single out today via Sydney imprint Sweat It Out and Fodera's own Solotoko Records. The track truly sounds like them, fusing their darkly bumping takes on house music into a hypnotic club track with a saw blade hook.

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Glasgow today is a 17-year-old boy. Police confirmed those in hospital following the incident are all male and aged 17, 18, 20, 38 and 53.

Lately, it feels like every movie has us thinking, “What the f*ck did I just watch?” In this series, we will break down exactly what happened in all those wild, mind-bendy, and just plain strange flicks...in a way that’s much easier to understand than the actual film.There are some things about this movie that definitely didn't work for me.First, it's long. Like, two hours long, and after the first hour I was pretty much ready to call it a day.

Netflix is hosting a virtual Pride event featuring LGBTQ and allied celebrities like Laverne Cox, Chaka Khan, and Dolly Parton.

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Anthony Joshua’s delayed world heavyweight title defence against Kubrat Pulev should take place in Britain in November.

The word “canceled” means so much to different people in today’s society. For some, it’s a possible end-result of a celebrity’s terrible actions that were made public.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Screen Gems has acquired the Nicholas Adams Alloy Entertainment novel Horrorscope, and has set Anna Halberg and Spenser Cohen to adapt. They are keeping the logline under wraps, but it is an elevated horror concept dealing with a dark horoscope book.

No one knew what to expect going into the first (and all agree, hopefully the last) Virtual Cannes Market but as the Marché du Film Online wraps up, sellers sorting through their deal memos and international distributors haggling over final contract details rate this one-off a success. “The projects have been great, the buzz is there and deals are getting done,” said one 25-year Cannes veteran who buys for multiple international territories.

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A set of peculiar circumstances worthy of the finest of shaggy dog stories has saved an historic bronze plaque.Four years ago a thief unscrewed then prized-off the memorial from the lych gate of the Auld Kirk of Ayr.It was feared the plaque, celebrating the church’s 300th anniversary, had been melted for scrap.At the time the Ayrshire Post wrote of the desecration, with police labelling it “an utterly despicable act.”But it has now turned up in a communal storage cupboard in the close of flats across the river in Elba Street.It was discovered within bubblewrap and a Matalan bag by John Thomson, who had the sad task of clearing out the house after the death of his mother June, aged 85.By divine intervention Auld Kirk minister David Gemmell

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentA group of 18 leading film festivals has kick-started a campaign to persuade film festivals running online editions to use geoblocking technology to protect the commercial potential of the films, and the ability of other festivals to stage local premieres of the films.The campaign, led by Thessaloniki Intl. Film Festival, is in response to the rising number of festivals that have launched online editions after the cancellations of physical editions due to coronavirus pandemic.

Ammika Harris impressed her fans and followers in green lounge underwear and she made sure to show off a lot of skin. She also revealed a surprise for her fans and IG followers – a discount code! Check out the most recent post that Ammika shared on her social media account.

Hayfever sufferers are feeling the heat this week with high levels of pollen joining the soaring temperatures.

Perth has been dealt a much-needed boost with news that Debenhams will reopen next week.Closed non-essential shops have been under enormous financial strain during the pandemic, with Phase Eight the latest in Perth to reveal it will not reopen.Sex toy  part of mess left by wild campers at Loch TayDebenhams reopened in England at the start of this week and Monday will be the day the sizeable department store chain reboots business in some of its Scottish branches, with the Fair City’s store on the corner of King Edward Street and the High Street being one of these.“The revised guidance from the Scottish Government means that Debenhams will be able to open six of its Scottish stores on Monday, July 29,” said an official statement from the

A Blantyre band turned their cancelled ‘Sunday Sesh 3’ gig into an online fundraising drive by streaming live from their homes.Tyre Walk n Rollers were booked to play at The Hoolet’s in Blantyre, but instead hosted the virtual show from the band’s Facebook page and raised an amazing £1200 for Terminal One – a youth centre project in the area.The charity sets up lots of different activities for young people in the area providing a range of opportunities.And the five-piece act – made up of pals John Tierney, Alan McDonald, Kenny McInally, Joe Gallacher, of Toy Tin Soldier and actor Scott Fletcher of River City fame – have proved a roaring success in the past, making this the third time they’ve raised money for Terminal One.Alan, who plays

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe Asia Pacific Screen Awards, the annual Asian film prize ceremony that has been held in Brisbane, will have to find a new venue before this year’s event in November.The Brisbane City Council and its offshoot Brisbane Marketing have notified the organizers that they will not be able to fund the event in the next financial year, which runs July to June, due to the impact of the coronavirus on the city’s finances. That means limbo for the 14th edition, which had been scheduled for Nov.

More charging points for electric vehicles are now available in West Lothian. Four new charging units are now in place including two rapid charging points with one each located at Bathgate Partnership Centre and Linlithgow Sports Cub (just off Edinburgh Road) and two standard chargers based at Polkemmet Country Park. The new units are the result of an ongoing West Lothian Council project with Transport Scotland who have provided funding towards the work and contractors Swarco, to increase the capacity for electric vehicle charging in West Lothian.Work is also underway to complete installations at Strathbrock Partnership Centre (Broxburn) and Morris Square (Livingston).