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Naman Ramachandran Kenneth Branagh’s “Belfast” leads the nominations at the 2022 Irish Film and Television Academy Film and Drama award nominations with 10 nods across categories. “Belfast” is nominated for best film, best director and script for Branagh, with a lead actor nod for Jude Hill, supporting actor recognitions for Ciarán Hinds and Jamie Dornan and a supporting actress nod for Caitríona Balfe, besides craft nominations.

Emmerdale couple Rhona Goskirk (Zoe Henry) and Marlon Dingle (Mark Charnock) find their romance on the rocks next week as the latter makes a shocking discovery.Rhona knows that time is running out to tell Marlon the truth about Marcus Dean's (Darcy Grey) identity, however, things get more complicated when Marcus informs Rhona that she’s been named in his dad Pierce Harris' will.When Kim Tate (Claire King) stops by to speak with Rhona and learns of Marcus’s identity, she’s rattled.Rhona does her best to explain everything about Pierce and Marcus, but Kim can’t believe what she’s hearing.Kim heads off as Marlon enters confused, catching only the tail-end of the confrontation.Rhona finally comes clean to a stunned Marlon.

Louise Minchin has revealed her new exciting career plans after her exit from BBC Breakfast.The TV host is "very excited" to announce her new job move which will be fronting Push Your Peak in partnership with indoor bike company, Wattbike.Her move away from BBC Breakfast comes after almost 20 years in the role.The I'm A Celeb star announced her news on social media to her 128,000 Instagram followers.She said: “I am very excited to tell you about my new podcast with @wattbike #pushyourpeak,” with a glimpse at the podcast’s cover artwork.In a clip, Louise explained that the show will see her sit down with “superhumans who have done extraordinary things”.She added: “Push Your Peak is a brand new podcast brought to you by Wattbike.

Coronation Street favourite Adam Barlow (Sam Roberton) finds his freedom in jeopardy next week as Lydia Chambers takes her stalker plot to the next level.In the factory, Sarah confirms that Lydia won’t be returning to work after the latter makes out she's having an affair with hunky lawyer Adam.However, Adam assures partner Sarah that Lydia is telling a pack of lies.At the flat, Sarah demands dates and times from Lydia of when she supposedly had sex with Adam.When Sarah suggests it’s all lies, Lydia shows Sarah threatening texts, making out they’re from Ken Barlow's grandson Adam.Sarah points out they’re from a different number but when Lydia suggests she calls the number, Sarah’s shocked to find a phone ringing in Adam’s drawer.Adam arrives to find Sarah dumping his stuff outside. Can Adam talk his way out of this one?A desperate Adam calls at Lydia’s house asking to talk.Spotting a couple of passers-by, Lydia plays the victim and shouts at Adam to leave her alone, making out she’s scared.Lydia eventually opens the door but as Adam steps inside, he’s horrified to see she’s trashed her house in another elaborate bid to set him up.As he pulls out his phone to call the police, Lydia tells him it’s too late as they’re already here.Is Adam in more trouble?Elsewhere in Weatherfield, Emma Brooker spies on Ted’s grandson, Jon, in Freshco’s car park as he collects the trolleys.

Emmerdale viewers let out a sigh of relief during the latest trip to the village as Meena Jutla came one step closer to life in prison.

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Eamonn Holmes has stepped in to defend Rylan Clark on social media after a troll took aim at the BBC Radio 2 star.GB News star Eamonn, 62, took matters into his own hands when the Twitter troll claimed Rylan had been throwing "sickies" - after he was absent from his Radio 2 show for two weeks.It comes as This Morning star Rylan recently opened up about his health issues.The troll slammed Eamonn and Rylan in the tweet as well as praising Piers Morgan for 'having an opinion'.They wrote: "Never been a fan of @EamonnHolmes but sadly our TV & radio shows are loaded with presenters like him, who openly admit to having no talent or opinions & wonder why they’re in their well paid jobs. "They added: "At least @piersmorgan has an opinion.

EastEnders next week leaving the Carter family heartbroken.Mick Carter (Danny Dyer) threatens to cancel the organised boxing match if they don’t get more people to sign up.Martin Fowler (James Bye) and Nancy Carter (Maddie Hill) persuade Zack Hudson (James Farrar) to enter a cooking competition, so Nancy lets him use the kitchen at The Vic to practice.With only a few participants, Mick tells Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks) he will cancel the match leading Janine to turn to Kim Fox (Tameka Empson) for help with signing people up. Kim completes her task but promises whoever beats Mick has free drinks for a year, leaving the Queen Vic landlord frustrated and asks Janine to ensure he fights the weakest person.

Dancing On Ice star Alex Murphy has revealed she had a cancer scare after discovering a lump in her breast.

Bigfoot.Reddit users have been locked in discussion over a pair of photos at the same location in rural Illinois, US, that have been shared on the r/bigfoot community.One snap shows a straight line of evenly spaced tracks in shallow icy snow coating long grass.The second image is of the photographer's foot planted beside a print which shows toe-like indents on either side of a single footprint.The person's foot next to the track shows it is the same size as a human's as though someone has walked through the freezing terrain without any shoes on.Redditer U/Consistent_Issue_101 shared a screenshot of the pictures to the group, asking its 103,000 members for theories.They captioned the post: "Found in southern illinois and was posted to a local facebook group 3 days ago."The original social media upload from an unknown source was captioned: "A friend of mine sent these to me when it snowed last.

Emmerdale's serial killer Meena Jutla still hasn't managed to convince detectives that she is completely innocent and according to Emmerdale spoilers things are not about to get any better for the deviant nurse.Next week, vicar Charles Anderson realises that he needs to get a move on with his plan to crack Meena’s confession due to her hearing fast approaching.While visiting the criminal at the prison, Charles presses Meena for her confession and is caught off guard when she reveals that she did kill Andrea Tate.After hearing her admission, Charles struggles to hold it together as Meena begins to spill painful details about Andrea’s murder which took place last year.When Charles arrives back at the church, he is clearly shaken by Meena but after some wise words from Harriet Finch, he decides to hold a support group to help those whose lives were affected by the killer's actions.Liam Cavanagh, whose daughter was killed by Meena, agrees to join the support group which encourages Charles.The following day, over the phone, Charles decides that he doesn't want to see Meena again, deciding to instead put his congregation first. Meena is clearly angered by Charles' refusal and bashes the phone receiver against the prison wall in a fit of rage, as she realises her plan to manipulate Charles has been foiled.

World Cup, their first in the country's history.Gomez was also Colombia's assistant manager for their 1994 World Cup voyage in the USA.Colombia had entered the tournament as dark horses with an array of talent on display, most notably from the eccentric Carlos Valderrama.However, Andreas Escobar's own goal sent the Colombians packing early.Tragically, Escobar was killed a couple of weeks later in the car park of a nightclub in Medellin - when he had reportedly tried to diffuse an argument about his own goal. Like Gomez, would you return to the same job after being shot? Let us know in the comments section When speaking to The Guardian in 2018, Gomez revealed he almost walked away from the game after Escobar was killed, and then again after he was shot.“It’s a passion,” Gomez said.“I don’t know if you get used to it too: maybe you need the pressure, the fear, the pitch, the players – the ball.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterAmazon Studios has ordered a YA pilot based on the Harlan Coben novel “Shelter,” Variety has learned exclusively.Shelter” is the first novel in Coben’s Mickey Bolitar book series. MGM has acquired the rights to all the other books in the Mickey Bolitar series as well.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterCecilia Suárez and Augusto Aguilera have joined the ABC drama pilot “Promised Land,” Variety has learned.The show is described as an epic, generation-spanning drama about two Latinx families vying for wealth and power in California’s Sonoma Valley. The pair joins previously announced cast members John Ortiz, Christina Ochoa and Mariel Molino.Suárez will star as Lettie Sandoval, the matriarch of the Sandoval family, a wealthy vineyard-owning family in the Sonoma Valley.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe “Castlevania” series at Netflix will end with its upcoming Season 4, Variety has confirmed.Season 4 of the animated series will debut on May 13 and will consist of 10 episodes.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterJohn Ortiz has been cast in a leading role of the ABC drama pilot “Promised Land,” Variety has learned.The show is described as an epic, generation-spanning drama about two Latinx families vying for wealth and power in California’s Sonoma Valley. Ortiz joins previously announced cast members Christina Ochoa and Mariel Molino.Ortiz will star as Joe Sandoval, the patriarch of the Sandoval family, a wealthy vineyard-owning family in the Sonoma Valley.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterAnika Noni Rose has been cast in the “Let the Right One In” pilot at Showtime, Variety has learned.She joins previously announced cast member Demián Bichir. The series centers on Mark (Bichir), a father and his 12-year-old daughter, Eleanor, whose lives were changed forever 10 years earlier when she was turned into a vampire.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterChristina Jackson has been cast in a leading role in the FX pilot based on the Sam Greenlee novel “The Spook Who Sat by the Door,” Variety has learned.The project was ordered to pilot at FX in February. Jackson will star opposite series lead Y’lan Noel.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Warrior” has been renewed for Season 3, with the show moving from Cinemax to HBO Max, Variety has learned.The first season of the show aired in 2019, with the second having debuted in October 2020. The series is based on the writings of Bruce Lee.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Animal Kingdom” is adding four recurring stars to its cast for the TNT drama’s sixth and final season.Jasper Polish, Kevin Csolak, Darren Mann, and Stevie Lynn Jones will all join the show alongside stars Shawn Hatosy, Ben Robson, Jake Weary, Finn Cole, Leila George, Rigo Sanchez, and Jon Beavers.Polish (“Forces of Nature,” “Locked In”) plays young Julia, described as beautiful, intelligent, and edgy. Although she’s an excellent student, she’s also the type of chick who sells tabs of LSD because she thinks it’s cool.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterNBC has given out a pair of comedy pilot orders, including one starring music superstar Demi Lovato.The Lovato project is titled “Hungry.” NBC had previously given the single-camera show a put pilot commitment back in January. In the show, friends who belong to a food issues group help each other as they look for love, success and the perfect thing in the fridge that’s going to make it all better.Suzanne Martin is writing and executive producing, with Lovato executive producing in addition to starring.