Passion Taps Nicki Cortese as Head of Animation Development (EXCLUSIVE)

McDonald's at the end of it.The shocking confession came from Claire Miller, who allegedly stabbed her disabled 19-year-old sister in the neck in February, just a few days after she went viral on TikTok.Miller, from Pennsylvania in the US, phoned emergency services in hysterics shortly after 1am on February 22, police said.READ MORE: Dangerous 'fake ecstasy' that causes hallucinations and memory loss floods UK clubsWhen an officer arrived at the family home, she was trying to wash her bloodstained hands in the snow and saying "I stabbed my sister", according to the Manheim Township Police Department.An arrest affidavit stated the officer found the body of her sister Helen Miller, who had cerebral palsy and used a wheelchair, in a bedroom.Officers said she had a large knife by her neck and a pillow with bloodstains over her face, the Daily Beast reported.Claire was arrested at the scene, and an officer attempted to resuscitate Helen before she was pronounced dead at 4.13am.And now, according to police reports, she admitted that she “Michael Myers'd” her sister – in reference to the bloody Halloween horror film series.When police brought her some food, she said: “Oooh, McDonald's - I'd have killed someone sooner if I knew I'd get McDonald's.”In court, a psychiatrist said that Claire told them she had “heard voices” in her head that led her to “stab a female voice” that was taunting her.Her case is being heard in an adult court, due to the nature of it, but the defense has claimed that Claire could be “rehabilitated” if she was tried in a juvenile court instead.In the run up to the grisly murder, a video Claire posted on TikTok the day before her sister's death, went on to amass almost 5 million views.People discussed the

Deborah James' charity fund has hit the £7million mark following her death earlier this week.The BBC podcast host, who also went by the nickname 'Bowelbabe', passed away on Tuesday 28 June following a five-year battle with bowel cancer. Prior to her death, she announced the heartbreaking news that she'd moved to end-of-life-care and, while there, focused her efforts on raising awareness and money for Cancer Research UK.The mum-of-two initially hoped to raise £250,000 but in just a few days the figure topped £1.5m. Now, this figure has risen above the £7million mark as donations have flooded in following her death.

Christine McGuiness has quickly shut down rumours she and husband Paddy McGuinness have split after sharing a recent post on social media. The reality TV star, who is best known for her role on the Real Housewives of Cheshire, took to Instagram on Wednesday to reveal she had just returned home from a much needed break with friends in Croatia.

Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker has been 'hospitalised for pancreatitis after colonoscopy', according to reports. The 46 year old husband of Kourtney Kardashian, 43, was pictured being rushed to hospital strapped to a gurney on Tuesday with his wife of one month by his side, after he cryptically tweeted: “God save me”.

It looked for all the world that - after winning another Premier League title - Manchester City would be content with a fairly quiet summer. One big splurge on the player they've coveted for several years would be enough, we thought.

Erik ten Hag’s summer rebuild at Manchester United looks as though it is finally kicking into action after a slow start.

A 22-year-old Brit has suffered life-changing injuries after falling from a buggy while on holiday with friends. Andre Franco has been in hospital for five weeks and has undergone a series of major surgeries following the horror accident Cyprus.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s rental contract for their UK home represents a 'good deal' for the taxpayer, a senior palace source has said.

Years & Years spoke to NME backstage at Glastonbury 2022 and told us why he’s excited about the current revival of Kate Bush‘s music. Watch our interview above.Olly Alexander talked to us right before performing on the Other Stage on Sunday (June 26). The show marked his third time at Worthy Farm, and his first time taking to the stage solo as Years & Years.During our interview, we asked Alexander about a recent tweet, where he’d shared Bush’s name in all capital letters without any further comment.

Phoebe Bridgers, Arlo Parks and Guy Garvey are the latest musicians to take part in CBeebies’ Bedtime Stories series, with the trio all reading a tale at Glastonbury over the weekend.They follow fellow artists Harry Styles, Dave Grohl, Dolly Parton, Elton John, Tom Hardy and Ed Sheeran in appearing on the children’s TV series in recent years.Parks read Once Upon A Rhythm, written by James Carter and illustrated by Valerio Vidali, for her segment, while Bridgers read The Spectacular Suit (written by Kat Patrick and illustrated by Hayley Wells).“It was an absolute pleasure to read a CBeebies Bedtime Story from Glastonbury and bring joy and dreams to young people – what a special moment!” Parks said in a statement about her story, which you can watch here (UK viewers only).A post shared by BBC Radio 6 Music (@bbc6music)Elbow frontman Garvey read his story, A Little Bit Brave (written and illustrated by Nicola Kinnear), to an audience of children.“The first time I did a CBeebies bedtime story it was for the rest of the band’s kids, I didn’t have any of my own. Now I’ve got one and they’ve got more,” Garvey said in a statement.“The book I’ve chosen is a favourite bought for me by my best friend Pete Jobson who also has a couple of munchkins.

Rachel Riley, 36, described words whizz Susie Dent, 57, as a "living legend" as she paid tribute to her legacy on the Channel 4 show on Twitter.

PAOK boss Razvan Lucescu says he won't greenlight a deal for Antonio Colak until the club recruit a new striker. But he confirmed an "important" bid for the striker as Rangers close in on the £2.6m-rated star.

A new poll has found that more than half of people in Scotland do not want another independence referendum next year.

Medical assisted treatment for people with problematic drug use will be rolled out across South Lanarkshire but funding arrangements for it have been criticised.

Love Island alumni Jess Hayes has spoken exclusively to Daily Star reporter Carly Hacon about her time in the villa and revealed that at times they were so bored, they would smoke 40 cigarettes a day.Speaking during a Facebook Live interview, Jess spoke candidly about her experience and spilled some behind the scenes gossip on the nation’s favourite dating show.When asked whether they were allowed to drink more than the islanders in recent series, Jess confirmed that they weren’t, despite the fact that “people think” they were.READ MORE: Love Island fans turn off Paige Thorne as they brand behaviour towards Danica as 'sly'A major difference that sets the earlier series apart from the rest is the fact that the producers used to film the contestants smoking.This has since stopped in an effort not to promote smoking, but some fans have called for its return after the amount of drama that used to go down.Jess exclaimed: “They used to film us smoking, that used to be the gossip corner!”She continued: “That was the spot, wasn’t it? Everyone would have a fag. I swear to god, we were so bored in there we must have gone through about 40 a day, each.

UFO? Over half of those who claim to have had a sighting have reported it – to the police. A study of 2,000 adults found a third of Brits claim to have spotted a UFO or something “out of the ordinary” – but 35% of those put it down to an optical illusion.Nearly a quarter (23%) describe themselves as “true believers” of extra-terrestrial life, with 45% admitting they have believed in the existence of UFOs and aliens for as long as they can remember.

Selome Hailu Shauna Phelan and Zack Olin have been promoted to executive vice presidents and co-heads of Nickelodeon and Awesomeness live action series and film.They take their new positions after serving as senior vice presidents and co-heads of live action, and will now oversee all scripted live action Nickelodeon and Awesomeness series and movie content for Nickelodeon and Paramount+. They report to Brian Robbins, president and CEO of Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon and chief content officer of movies and kids and family for Paramount+.“Shauna and Zack are behind some of Nickelodeon’s biggest hits from ‘iCarly’ to ‘That Girl Lay Lay’ and have been entertaining kids and families across all our demos for years,” Robbins said.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentFortified by top executive appointments, London-based Academy Award winning Passion Pictures is driving powerfully into long-form animation.It has already produced episodes of cult Netflix series “Love, Death & Robots” – “Life Hatch” and “Ice,” which scored three Emmy Awards – as well as Netflix’s “Headspace,” Disney’s “101 Dalmatian Street” and Nickelodeon’s “Lego City Adventures.”Building on that, Passion will unveil two new projects, “Greetings from the Apocalypse” and “Love,” at the MIFA TV Series & Specials Pitches on June 16. Passion is the only company to have two titles in this category which currently packs a lot of the excitement and innovation at the cutting edge of current animation.

K.J. Yossman In the run up to Annecy festival, Netflix has unveiled a powerful slate of talent-driven animated films and series, including “That Christmas” based on BAFTA winner Richard Curtis’s children’s books, and “Ember,” Sergio Pablos’ follow-up to the Oscar-nominated “Klaus.” Netflix’s roster of animated features also boasts the musical “Scrooge: A Christmas Carol” which features songs by Leslie Bricusse; an untitled animated film by Steve Box, the Oscar-winning “Wallace & Gromit” alumni.

An animated Christmas Carol, follow-up to Academy Award-nominee Klaus, adaptation of Richard Curtis’ That Christmas and untitled project from Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were Rabbit’s Steve Box feature on an eight-strong slate of Netflix animated films and TV series.

EXCLUSIVE: Veteran BBC producer Esther Springer has left after two decades to join fledgling creative indie Creators Inc.’s TV and film division.