Pink Performs Tribute To Her Late Father As A Heart Forms In The Sky

Hugh Grant as an Oompa Loompa in Wonka.Directed by Paul King (Paddington), the upcoming film is based on the universe created in Roald Dahl’s 1964 novel Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. Timothée Chalamet plays the lead role of Willy Wonka, in what’s billed as a prequel to the 1971 film adaptation.George Coppen, who is best known for playing Sweet Cupid in Netflix’s The School For Good And Evil, believes the Oompa Loompa role should have been given to an actor with dwarfism.Speaking to the BBC, Coppen said: “A lot of actors [with dwarfism] feel like we are being pushed out of the industry we love.“A lot of people, myself included, argue that dwarfs should be offered everyday roles in dramas and soaps, but we aren’t getting offered those roles.

Police are appealing for help to find a Fife man who was last seen over 48 hours ago.

A Leven councillor has pledged to act on the concerns of Bonhill residents over rundown football pitches after a petition neared 500 signatures.

EXCLUSIVE: Brit TV chef James Martin is at the center of a bullying storm after he was accused of intimidating his crew on multiple occasions. 

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been dubbed 'oblivious' following claims that the pair's request to "fly back to the US with President Biden on Air Force One" was denied. The couple were reportedly oblivious to the "sensitivities of the situation" after attending Queen Elizabeth's funeral in September 2022.

Two seven-year-olds have been thanked by police for their help in finding a elderly man who suffers from dementia and went missing from his Scots home.

Overeager tourists have been caught on camera laying out their sunbeds at 6.30am - three and a half hours before the pool opens. Holidaymakers in Tenerife were spotted dragging the loungers away to bag the best spots.

Sally Nugent joked that her co-star Carol Kirkwood 'deserved an award' as she tackled 'carnage' to deliver her latest weather reports on BBC Breakfast. While Sally and her co-host Jon Kay were live from the Salford-based studio on Wednesday (July 26), Carol was out on a special visit.

A hit-and-run driver was able to dodge police for four months - despite visiting one of his victims in hospital.

Pete Doherty has teamed up with Pregoblin on their latest single ‘These Hands AKA Danny The Knife’. Check out the track below.The single is the latest track to be released from Pregoblins – the new band of former Fat White Family collaborator Alex Sebley – and sees the band team up with indie legend and Libertines frontman Pete Doherty.According to the press release, Doherty took time out of his busy schedule of touring and recording with the Libertines and touring with French songwriter/producer Frederic Lo, to contribute vocals to ‘These Hands AKA Danny The Knife’, and the lyrical content behind the single focuses on themes of loneliness and a lack of fulfilment.“‘These Hands’ is about a young person’s dream of being in a band and getting famous and the unhappiness, loneliness and unfulfillment that comes with fame when you get there,” said Selbey of the new release.It was recorded in Brixton and produced by Dante Traynor – check out the accompanying music video below, which centres around the cobbled streets of La Rochelle on the French coast.Discussing the collaboration between the band – comprising Sebley and Jessica Winter – and Doherty, Sebley explained why he felt the contribution worked.“I see Peter’s overall work in line with the romantic poets of the past.

K-pop girl group NewJeans have performed a cover of singer-songwriter IU’s single ‘Celebrity’.IU has released the 21st episode of her YouTube music talk show IU’s Palette featuring the rising girl group as guests. During the episode, NewJeans shared a cover of the soloist’s 2021 hit single ‘Celebrity’.“There were so many reasons [we chose to sing ‘Celebrity’], but first of all, we really love this song plus, because you, IU, are our celebrity,” member Minji told the singer before the group began their performance.“In the cloudy darkness, don’t forget / That you’re a star, painted with a left hand / Can’t you see how beautiful / A true uniqueness can be / You’re my celebrity,” they sing in the chorus, accompanied by a live band.Later in the episode, IU also performed a cover of NewJeans’ song ‘Hurt’ from their 2022 self-titled debut EP.

Barbie.The video, which was posted on Monday (July 24) by TikTok user Sophia Ferreira, shows several attendees engaged in an argument as the film’s credits roll in Brazil. A woman then approaches and shoves another woman, knocking her backwards into the seats behind.This sparks her to retaliate by swinging her shoe, before a man breaks up the scuffle.According to Portugese-speaking commenters on TikTok who translated the argument (via Dexerto), the altercation allegedly happened after a woman allowed her child to watch YouTube videos at “max volume” throughout the film.The original video, which attracted over 126,000 views, has since been deleted.

Explosions In The Sky have announced their first album in seven years and a world tour kicking off later this year.‘End’ is set for release on September 15 via Bella Union, and the announcement arrives with first single ‘Ten Billion People’. You can pre-order/pre-save the new record here.Alongside new music, the Texas band have also announced ‘The End Tour’, which will see them tour the US in September before visiting 26 cities across the UK and Europe from November.The tour kicks off in Houston on September 25, visiting cities including Nashville, Chicago, Philadelphia and more, before finishing up in New York on October 5.

Duran Duran are set to play a special benefit concert next month in honour of guitarist Andy Taylor, with proceeds going to a cancer charity.Set to take place at the Guild Theatre in Menlo Park, California, the one-off show will be held on August 19 and held in honour of Taylor, who revealed his own diagnosis of prostate cancer last year.Proceeds raised by the show will go to benefit the UK charity Cancer Awareness Trust, which raises money to fight against cancer and helps develop special treatments that allow patients like Taylor to extend their lives.“We are heading to Northern California to play many of the songs that we wrote together with our dear friend, Andy Taylor, to help him and others in their fight against prostate cancer,” frontman Simon Le Bon said in a statement. “It is the right thing to do.”Drummer Roger Taylor also spoke about the motivation behind the benefit show, and thanked those who have helped make the idea into a reality.

The publication of Britney Spears’ upcoming autobiography ‘The Woman In Me’ was reportedly delayed due to legal threats from Justin Timberlake and Colin Farrell.Spears and Timberlake were famously a couple from 1999 to 2002, while she and Farrell were romantically linked in 2003 – although she has previously said that it was “nothing serious”. However, seemingly both men were unhappy with their portrayal in the singer’s book, with lawyers for both demanding that stories about them be removed.“Lawyers demanded to see her book in advance and were adamant that some of the revelations were removed”, a source tells The Sun.

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A Lanarkshire man who went missing in Magaluf is “safe and well” after a group of Irish holidaymakers found him and helped him return to his hotel and begin his journey back home.

EastEnders viewers think they've cracked it when it comes to the mysterious Christmas storyline involving multiple cast members being touted all year by bosses of the BBC show. Last night, Keanu called off his wedding to Sharon.

It's been reported Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have caused concern in a Hollywood suburb after rumours they may move to the area.

East Kilbride boss Mick Kennedy has targeted nine points in seven days to get off to the perfect start in the Lowland League.

Australia’s producers have called out streamers for offering “unfair” commissioning deals with “unrealistic” budgets, a study has revealed.