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Paradox Interactive has published its 2021 financial report revealing that its revenues have dropped by 19 per cent.Following the release of the year-end report, which also confirmed that its Q4 2021 revenues were also down 10 per cent, Paradox CEO Fredrik Wester described 2021 as a “challenging year” and laid out its plan to make this year more successful (thanks, GameWatcher).“2021 has been a challenging year for Paradox. Too few content releases, too low quality on some of our releases and several discontinued projects leaves us with a full-year result that we are far from satisfied with,” Wester said.

Epic Games will be making hundreds of temporary testers into full employees with benefits.As reported by The Verge, Epic Games will be hiring its US-based temporary staff full-time, complete with benefits. This will be offered to quality assurance testers and other “eligible” contract-based employees.The news comes about from an employee-facing memo, where the Fortnite developer wrote that it will “offer full-time at-will employment to eligible US-based contingent workers” and that “many of those offers will be effective April 4th, 2022.” The memo does also note that some will not receive the offer, saying, “there are a few exceptions in which it makes sense for both the worker and Epic to maintain contingent worker status.”Elka Looks, a spokesperson for Epic Games, told The Verge that the developer will hire “a few hundred” of its contracts, and that “most but not all” are QA testers.

Bad Boy Chiller Crew have launched a new ‘fans for foodbanks’ initiative at their gigs.The Bradford trio (made up of MCs Kane, Clive and GK), launched the initiative last week (February 18) in Manchester at local venue Gorilla, with gig-goers bringing non-perishable foods along to the gigs to donate to a local food bank.All last week’s donated food went to The Trussell Trust-approved Manchester Central Foodbank, with the band personally delivering the items there after the show.A statement said: “…The band have seen the all-too-real effects of extreme poverty in the UK having grown up on estates in Bradford where food banks are a vital part of the community.“The damaging effects of the pandemic have caused food bank usage to rise to an all time high and the trio wish to make a difference, trialling this donation initiative at their recent Manchester show.”Now, there are plans to roll out the scheme during their upcoming Spring 2022 tour that begins this April.Fans who bring items for the food bank along to the gigs will be rewarded with limited-edition signed posters and a promise from the band to match all monetary donations made at the show.You can see the full list of BBCC’s upcoming UK tour dates here. Reviewing their latest mixtape, NME said: “No pyro, no party: for Bad Boy Chiller Crew, it’s a real state of mind.

Kelly Clarkson has delivered her take on Bleachers‘ ‘I Wanna Get Better’, performing it live on her daytime TV variety show.The ‘Kellyoke’ segment of The Kelly Clarkson Show sees Clarkson performing a cover version of a song requested by her audience to open the program.Yesterday’s broadcast (February 21) saw Clarkson take on Bleachers’ 2014 track, which was released as a single and appeared on their debut album ‘Strange Desire’. You can watch her performance below.Previous Kellyoke segments have seen Clarkson cover the likes of Sharon Van Etten’s ‘The End Of The World’, Pixies’ ‘Where Is My Mind’, My Chemical Romance’s ‘Welcome To The Black Parade’, Radiohead’s ‘Karma Police’ and more.Elsewhere, Clarkson has reportedly teamed up with Dolly Parton for a “haunting” new version of ‘9 To 5’.

Jeen-yuhs director Clarence “Coodie” Simmons said he “turned the camera off” while Kanye West was running for President of the United States in 2020.West, who changed his name to Ye last year, ran as an independent candidate but only qualified for ballot access in 12 states. He received over 60,000 votes, and conceded defeated on November 4, 2020.In an interview with BBC Radio 1Xtra, Simmons said he stopped filming during Ye’s campaign because it “felt uncomfortable” despite the artist never asking him to.“The time I got back with him when he was running for president, I decided to turn the camera off,” Simmons said.

America's Got Talent star Jane Marczewski aka Nightbirde passed away yesterday at the age of 31 after a brave battle with cancer.The singer-songwriter's family took to her social media to share a final video of hers delivering an empowering message along with their heartbreaking statement.WATCH: Meet Simon Cowell's AGT Golden Buzzer act NightbirdeIn the clip, Nightbirde could be seen reclining in bed while talking about giving people the space to grieve and be sad, made all the more heart-wrenching given the situation."It's scary to go down those dark roads, but you know what, those feelings don't leave you. You have to feel it, you can't fake the rest of your life like nothing bad happened and whistle a happy tune all day," she said.MORE: AGT's Nightbirde emotionally opens up about departure from show after season finaleHer family attached their statement along with the clip, writing: "It's like JANE knew the words she needed to leave us with before she left.

Love Island couple to walk down the aisle on 15 September 2018. MORE: Olivia Attwood relieved wedding to Bradley Dack is delayed – surprising reasonThe couple, who met during the second season of the show, had a luxurious wedding that was fit for royalty – and it even had the same feature as Victoria and David Beckham's nuptials. They got married at Gosfield Hall in Olivia's hometown of Essex after Alex proposed with a sparkling diamond engagement ring in New York on New Year's Eve of 2016.WATCH: David Beckham shares rare wedding day footage with VictoriaAs well as Alex's lavish helicopter transport, Olivia's Rolls Royce entrance and fireworks to top off their big day, the couple also had a very unusual top table with just two gold thrones for the newlyweds.They were much like the Beckhams' red and gold his and hers wedding thrones – and since the fashion designer and former footballer got married back in 1999, perhaps they inspired Olivia and Alex's big day.READ: Love Island weddings and engagements: Who's still coupled up?RELATED: Victoria and David Beckham's castle wedding had 430 unknown attendeesA post shared by Mrs Olivia Bowen (@oliviadbowen)The Love Island stars were pictured at their unusual top tableOlivia looked beautiful in a figure-hugging, backless bridal gown by Enzoani, while her husband wore a navy suit and a pink tie.

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A woman who repeatedly stabbed her former lover with a ‘tattie peeler’ blade was cleared of attempted murder today.

dog with only half a face has been given a new lease of life and is now unrecognisable after finding a loving home.Haddie, who was used as a form of target by cruel dog fighters, suffered horrendous injuries during her early life.After being used as part of an illegal fight, she was left with “rotting” skin on his face, which had to be removed.And she now only has one eye and facial disfigurement.However, that didn't stop one woman from falling in love with her, The Mirror reports.Erin Williams, 36, adopted the two-year-old pooch, who has now overcome an understandable fear of other dogs.Ms Williams said: “She's become a real dog's dog, which warms my heart.“We don't know much about her exact experience in that world, but it would likely have involved the dog fighters forcing their 'fighting dogs' to attack her relentlessly to 'train'."All the dogs in these situations are victims.”The pair were brought together via charity Mutt Scouts, and Erin now describes Haddie as “sweet and goofy”She was, however, “terrified” of dogs when she was first brought home.She added: “We would feed her hot dogs and introduce her to a dog across the park, then get a little closer and closer, until finally, she associated dogs with safety and treats.“I think her personality made it possible in the end.“She is incredibly smart and resilient, which I know helped the process.”According to petkeen.com, About 40,000 Americans are involved in dogfighting each year.

Arsenal player when he was a kid has left the club's fans bemused because of his age.

An Ayr United superfan is getting the drinks in – after sponsoring the squad’s WATER.

A man who broke into a shop in Bo'ness over the weekend has been jailed for 8-months.

Artificial pine marten dens are being installed in forests in central and eastern Scotland in a bid to help protect the Scottish red squirrel population.

As a new mom, Mandy Moore has been lucky to get some good training.

ITV News crashed during its lunchtime programme leaving some viewers pondering whether the channel had fallen victim to a 'cyber attack'.

Ben Stiller And Laverne Cox played a “game of deception” called “True Confessions” with Jimmy Fallon on “The Tonight Show”.

A dad-of-four sank 30 pints of lager a day whilst cultivating a cannabis farm at his family home in Wigan.

Tyson Fury has been told why his undefeated streak will end when he faces Dillian Whyte on April 23. The two are finally set to meet in the ring at Wembley Stadium, with Fury defending his WBC championship.

Manchester City can expect at least another five years of Bernardo Silva performing at the top level, his former academy coach has predicted.

Some of the Manchester United squad to face Atletico Madrid has been revealed after the team departed for the Spanish capital on Tuesday afternoon.