'People are falling through the cracks': The parents struggling to afford basic supplies during pandemic

Rebecca Souw Korean media conglomerate, CJ ENM Tuesday announced the launch of a new production arm. It is expected to focus on producing content for exclusively streaming platforms in Korea and overseas.The unit, named CJ ENM Studios, will be the group’s third TV production hub after drama production powerhouse Studio Dragon (“Crash Landing on You,” “Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha,” and “Sweet Home”) and U.S.-based premium global content firm, Endeavor Content, acquired earlier this year.CJ ENM also controls the Tving streaming platform that sees itself as a challenger to Netflix within Korea and which also has ambitions to ride the Korean wave and build a significant overseas presence.

Naman Ramachandran The U.K. government’s decision on Tuesday to go ahead with the privatization of broadcaster Channel 4 has unleashed a storm of protest from media unions and filmmakers. “This is nothing short of cultural vandalism.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorThis year’s Webby Awards nominations are out, with Variety picking up three nominations in the annual honors recognizing the best of websites, podcasts, apps and other digital media.Variety‘s nominations for the 2022 Webby Awards were for the Variety Streaming Room event series (in the events & livestreams/social content series & campaigns category), Variety Explains How Best Picture Is Won (in the how-to, explainer & DIY category) and Variety’s Actors on Actors series (in the video series & channels category). The publication won the 2021 Webby Award for best entertainment website, after garnering three nominations last year.The winners of the 26th Annual Webby Awards, presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences (IADAS), will be announced Tuesday, April 26.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterContinuing his streak of using the magnetic child stars of awards season in his advertising campaigns, New York-based designer Thom Browne has cast Jude Hill as the face of his spring childrenswear line.This year’s Critics Choice Award winner for best young actor, 11-year-old Hill and his delightful Irish accent stole hearts all season in Kenneth Branagh’s Academy Award winner “Belfast.” The Thom Browne campaign was shot by Cass Bird and imagines Hill in a series of cinematic moments alongside a young girl and one of the brand’s most visible symbols — Hector, the silhouette of a wire-haired dachsund, who happens to be a giant. Browne himself also makes a cameo.The designer dressed Hill for the recent Oscars telecast and has also appeared on a slew of notable Hollywood men in recent months.

Good Morning Britain’s Laura Tobin has addressed some of the sexism she faces as a meteorologist on a daily basis.The 40-year-old scientist, who has recently launched her brand-new book Every Day Ways To Save The Planet, has opened up about the prejudice she faces as a weather reporter after nine and a half years working on the popular ITV morning show.From the age of 14, the ITV star knew that being able to determine the weather and climate was something she had a deep passion for.But one thing she didn’t foresee was the wave of stereotypes she would have to battle throughout her career.Fast-forward 26-years and the mum-of-one has gone on to become one of the most loved and well-respected broadcast meteorologists in the UK.Despite her impressive career over the years, the TV personality confessed that she is still fighting these prejudiced ideas of a ‘weather girl’ on a regular basis.In an exclusive interview with the Daily Star, Laura recalled on particular moment that she argued with a guest presenter on the show who continued to belittle her intelligence on screen.She recalled: “I remember a couple of years ago we had politician Craig Kelly, from Australia on the show, talking about the wild fires in Australia and saying that they had nothing to do with climate change.“He was just talking garbage and so Piers [Morgan] just looked at me and he was like, ‘Right, Laura’s got something to say’ and I corrected him on those things that he was saying.”But despite proving the politician wrong on air, the climate change sceptic went on to ignore her comments and assumed she didn’t understand what she was talking about.Laura went on: “Later on he went, ‘Oh no, an ignorant Polly weather girl had a go at me, what does she

Home And Away has broadcast many heartbreaking tragedies and deaths since it began in 1988.However in recent years, the soap has also paid tribute to a number of stars from the programme who have died unexpectedly, in what has become known as the 'Home And Away curse'.Fan favourites including Shane Parish actor Dieter Brummer, Jesse McGregor star Ben Unwin and Hope Morrison actress Jessica Falkholt have sadly died in the past decade, with soap fans and stars from the world of entertainment paying tribute to performers who we lost too soon.Daily Star takes a look at the tragedies behind the deaths of some of Home And Away's stars.Dieter Brummer rose to fame playing Shane Parish on Home and Away between 1992-1996, becoming one of the soap's many heart throbs. However, the actor was found dead at his home at the age of 45 years old on July 24, 2021 after police responded to a "concern for welfare" report, and the star was later reported to have taken his own life.

money from the government to save for your first home or retirement. The £1,000 is issued as a bonus for those who max out their Lifetime ISA (LISA) each tax year.If you have a LISA, you can put away £4,000 each year with the government giving a 25% bonus on top of what you've saved.It means you can get £1,000 free each tax year, or £2,000 if you're a couple and both have an account to max out.The bonus is paid into your LISA and your money also accrues interest as well, although you get it on your contributions.You'll still get the bonus on smaller amounts too, so if you can save £1,000 in one year, you'd get £250 from the government.But now time is running out to make the most of it as the current tax year ends today (April 5).The new tax year will begin tomorrow (April 6).You can open a LISA account if you're aged between 18 and 39 and the money can be used for a first home or retirement.If you take the money out for another reason, you'll lose the bonus and pay a 25% penalty.The maximum bonus is £33,000 if you open it at 18 and max it out until you turn 50, so you can't pay into it beyond that age.If you're saving for your first home, you won't find a regular savings account from a bank or lender that pays 25% interest.The top easy-access account right now is from Chase Money which offers 1.5% interest and has a no minimum deposit.Cynergy Bank is the second which offers 1.1% interest and has a minimum deposit of £1 where you can pay in £1million.Want all the biggest Lifestyle news straight to your inbox? Sign up for our free Daily Star Hot Topics newsletterVirgin Money M Plus account tops both with a rate of 2.02%, but you can only pay in up to £1,000.

Gogglebox star Abbie Lynn has a lookalike sister who is yet to appear on the Channel 4 show.The 21-year-old northern lass, who lives in Durham, first popped up on our screens with her pal Georgia Bell back in 2018. Over the past three years, the friends have left fans in stitches with their witty reviews on the latest shows on television.Away from the show, Abbie has a lookalike sister named Georgia Lynn.The TV star rarely shares snaps with her sibling on her Instagram page.Last year, Abbie posed for a glam snap with Georgia wearing a black shirt dress.In other snaps the sisters can be seen enjoying a night out with friends and also posing up a storm in Ibiza.Unsurprisingly, Abbie's snaps with Georgia have caught the attention of her 10,000 followers, with some rushing to leave a message for the star in the comment section.One fan gushed: "Stunning" with three heart-eyed emojis.Another added: "Little twinnies."A third person posted: "Wow twins."While a fourth social media user said: "Looking amazing."Abbie recently left Gogglebox viewers in stitches with her comment about a famous ventriloquist on Celebrity Mastermind.Nina, who is famous for performing with a puppet, took a cuddly monkey on to the BBC quiz show in order to attempt to mime the answers to Clive Myrie's questions.

Manchester City favourite Shaun Goater has revealed that he could have made more money packing groceries than he did when playing for Manchester United as a youngster.Goater is a City icon after scoring 84 goals in 184 appearances during his five-year stay with the club. The 52-year-old was City's leading marksman for four consecutive seasons after joining the club in 1998 and also became the first City player to bag more than 30 goals in a season since Francis Lee in the 2001/02 campaign, with his massive haul helping to fire the club back into the Premier League.He also had his moments after firing City back into the big-time too; most notably by helping himself to a brace against Manchester United in the last derby at City's iconic Maine Road stadium.

Strictly Come Dancing partner Katya Jones, but claimed it didn't happen as she turned down the offer.The star, 36, made the comments on his Comedy Special on Youtube, Seann Walsh: Kiss, four years after his Strictly stint with Katya, 32, where the pair were caught locking lips.At the time, the funnyman was with girlfriend Rebecca Humphries while Katya was married to Strictly pro Neil Jones.After Seann and Katya were pictured kissing, the comedian and Strictly star went on to issue public apologies.In his new comedy show, Seann joked that he was approached by a porn channel to film an x-rated movie with the Strictly star.He joked in front of his audience: "Television X, The porn channel, remember that?"[They] Offered me £250,000 to do a porn film with Katya!"However, he joked that the Strictly pro declined the offer, adding: "But she said no!”Express.co.uk has contacted Katya's representatives for comment.Seann and Katya were pictured kissing during the 2018 series of the popular dance show.Addressing the backlash to the kiss, he said on his show: "I was dubbed the most hated comedian in the country."The most hated comedian in the country!"Only I could go on Strictly Come Dancing and come out the most hated comedian in the country.

airports around the UK have seen massive queues for security and check in that have led to many Brits missing their flights.On top of this, hundreds of flights from EasyJet and British Airways were cancelled leading to havoc on the ground.Manchester airport was affected by staff shortages and warned that passengers face queues for the next “several weeks” as airport and flight staff are absent.Manchester Airports Group (MAG) said they have also struggled with the easing of restrictions as well as a large number of bags being rejected at security.More and more holidaymakers have come forward over the last few days to document their hellish airport experiences.

Love Island star held up the camera to snap her toned and tanned body on the massage bed.She was clearly impressed with the session, because she told fans on her Instagram Story: "Omg @lottiemossxo wasn't lying that was THE best massage of my LIFE!"Crediting the masseuse, tagged Los Angles-based therapist Leefmassage.

A woman has told of her shock after her beloved pet cat returned home five years after going missing.Elizabeth Antev was almost resigned to never seeing her cat Kiki ever again after spending a year searching for her pet, to no avail, before eventually moving house. But she was given the most pleasant surprise recently when she received a call out of the blue to say the missing puss had turned up and was ready to return home.Elizabeth, from Ontario, Canada, said Kiki had gone missing from her family home in Edmonton, Alberta, five years ago.She was not gutted when Kiki didn't return home one day, so she began searching, using flyers, signs and word of mouth in an attempt to locate her pet.But her efforts came up short and after searching for months, the family moved to Ontario about a year later, but still Elizabeth hadn't given up all hope.She kept her original phone number, hoping that one day if Kiki was discovered, her contact information attached to the cat's microchip would still work.And thanks to Kiki's microchip the pair were eventually reunited.A resident in the Edmonton area where Elizabeth lived five years earlier managed to capture the stray.Hana Kadri, from the Rapperswill neighbourhood, not far from Elizabeth's former residence, told how recently she started leaving food out after noticing a cat on her backyard surveillance camera."I was home so I would see her come eat, and she would come three times a day for food, so I posted on a local Facebook page to see if she belonged to anyone," Hana told Global News.After no luck online, a neighbour helped Hana to capture Kiki so they could take her to a vet, which is where a scan of the cat's chip revealed Kiki's true identity.

Liz Hurley took to Instagram to share a series of heartwarming snaps to mark her lookalike son Damian's 20th birthday.Liz, 56, and her 20-year-old son are very close and just like his mum he's pursued a career in modelling and acting.They often share sweet snaps of them together and tell how fond they are of each other.In the latest show of affection, Liz shared three snaps of Damien on the social media platform, showing him as child posing alongside his glamorous mum.In one adorable snap Damien is seen resting his face on Liz's cheek as the pair smile.Another shows Liz giving a huge grin to the camera as she wraps her arms around Damien who is sat on her lap.In the final snap Damien sticks his tongue out while Liz pouts at the camera.She wrote alongside the photos: "Happy 20th birthday to my little princling," alongside a string of red heart emojis.Liz's celebrity friends rushed to the comment section to send compliments and the post has received more than 12,000 likes.Actress Joan Collins wrote: "Have a good one Damian." Fellow actress Victoria Ekanoye said: "What a blessing.

Twitter on Sunday to address his 14.7 million followers in a live Q&A session. During the video, Ricky told his fans there was “no justification” for Will Smith’s actions at the Oscars, adding that “gentle” Chris Rock only weighs “about 140 pounds”. On March 27, viewers were shocked when Will struck Chris across the face live on the Oscars stage after the comedian made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.During his Q&A session on Sunday, Ricky was asked what his first reaction was to the slap. “I was annoyed, I was really annoyed,” Ricky replied, before elaborating on his point moments later. “The main thing for me was: totally unnecessary,” he said.

Pep Guardiola will be hoping three Manchester City players stay away from trouble in their Champions League quarter-final tie with Atletico Madrid tonight (8pm). With a place in the semi-finals at stake, Guardiola and his team are set to lock horns with the Spanish champions at the Etihad Stadium.

A popular plant-based, fast-food restaurant is set to make its northern debut in Manchester later this month. Already well established in London and Brighton, The Vurger Co. will open in the heart of Manchester's Northern Quarter on April 23.

“The airport is telling us there will be a delay due to the severe lack of staff…it’s out of our hands," the captain of the delayed 8.05am Ryanair flight from Manchester Airport to Dublin bemoans.

Huntergirl is continuing to amaze.

Will Smith's former director has a lesson for Hollywood stars still weighing in on the Oscars slap heard 'round the world: there are bigger things to worry about. Director Michael Bay, who worked with Smith on "Bad Boys 1" and "Bad Boys 2," said at the end of the day the actor's onstage violence of Rock was "wrong." Still, he insisted that it's not exactly the first thing on his mind when he thinks about issues going on in the world. "First of all, it’s wrong to begin with," Bay shared with Deadline while promoting his upcoming thriller "Ambulance." "But that’s all people are talking about.

A Scots couple who claimed their neighbour's 36ft hedge sent their energy bills soaring have won a fight to have it chopped down.