PlayStation Showcase 2021 - how to watch and what announcements are expected

If you are finished with summer and just about ready to embrace some Christmas spirit, then we have just the news for you. Marks and Spencer have unveiled their seasonal Christmas range, which is packed full of treats and festive favourites to get your taste buds jingling.

Microsoft is returning for its second Xbox showcase stream at Tokyo Game Show 2021 on September 30, but will not feature any “new global debuts”.While it was reported earlier this month that the platform holder will have its own virtual streaming slot at Tokyo Game Show 2021 with promises of “exclusive news”, an Xbox Wire post from Jeremy Hinton, head of Xbox Asia, clarifies that fans should not expect any new world premiere reveals but instead there will be “a celebration with our Asia community and locally relevant updates”.Curated for players in Japan and across Asia and scheduled for Thursday, September 30 at 6pm JST / 10am BST, this year also marks the 25th anniversary of Tokyo Game Show.

Ja Rule and Fat Joe went head-to-head during a Verzuz Battle at Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater on Sept. 14. Both artists brought out some of their most famous collaborators to try and give themselves an edge up in the competition. For Ashanti, that meant pulling double duty — she sang some of her hits with Ja Rule, but then also performed “What’s Luv?” with both artists, and the crowd totally went wild. Meanwhile, her ex, Nelly was on Team Fat Joe and performed with the rapper.

Ubisoft has announced that Rocksmith+ will no longer be releasing this year, and will instead look to launch in 2022.In a statement posted on Twitter, Ubisoft has shared that “To ensure we provide the best guitar learning service, we have decided to delay Rocksmith+ until 2022″.A message to our Rocksmith community#Rocksmith pic.twitter.com/q65ic1PhoO— Ubisoft_UK (@Ubisoft_UK) September 14, 2021The statement adds that the delay means developers can “incorporate user feedback” from a Rocksmith+ beta that ran from June 12 to July 22.

Boris Johnson has laid out his winter COVID plan, including a potential ‘plan B’ for vaccine passports at large events.The Prime Minister revealed the plans in a press conference held at Downing Street yesterday (September 14).

The Isle Of Wight Festival is set to return this weekend for its rescheduled 2021 edition – you can check out the latest weather forecast below.After cancelling its 2020 edition due to the coronavirus pandemic, the long-running festival was then forced to reschedule its 2021 event due to the continuing effects of the health crisis in the UK.The Isle Of Wight Festival 2021 will now kick off tomorrow (September 16), with the festival set to run at Seaclose Park in Newport until Sunday (September 19).According to the latest forecast from The Met Office, festivalgoers can expect a largely dry weekend with some sunny intervals – although “light showers” are currently expected on Sunday.

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Gallery: The 10 best-dressed stars on the 2021 Met Gala red carpet (Harper's Bazaar (UK))Dan Levy While the Schitt's Creek star is never afraid to push fashion boundaries, he certainly turned heads at the Met Gala. Wearing bespoke Loewe, his look merged two seminal works by late artist and LGBTQ activist David Wojnarowicz crafted with the brief of imagining what a "gay superhero" might wear.

head-turning outfits. Rocky was dressed in a colourful cloak draped over a relaxed suit created by emerging fashion brand ERL, while Rihanna wore an oversized black couture gown designed by Balenciaga.

Amazon are rumoured to be getting a major shipment of PlayStation 5 consoles this month.

The Great Escape has announced the first 50 acts set to play next year’s festival in Brighton.All those acts will also play the annual First Fifty mini-showcase event in November, taking place across eight venues in East London, as well as at an extra show in Brighton itself.

Kehlani has announced details of her third album, ‘Blue Water Road’, which will be released this winter.The singer confirmed the new record in a tweet where she also shared a trailer for the album, which will follow 2020’s ‘It Was Good Until It Wasn’t’.“Welcome to my world,” she wrote in the tweet. The trailer sees the singer walking down a remote gravel road with a wounded leg.

The Great Escape has announced the first 50 acts for their 2022 festival.The Brighton-based new music showcase was forced to cancel both its 2020 and 2021 editions due to the coronavirus pandemic, though a virtual event was held earlier this year.The Great Escape will return from May 11-14 next year, and the festival has this morning (September 15) announced the first set of artists who will grace their stages next year.The likes of Enny, Priya Ragu, Finn Askew, Deema and Sipho are among the first 50 acts to be announced for The Great Escape 2022, and you can check out the list in full below.Adam MelchorAlice PisanoBxksCharmaineConchur WhiteConor AlbertCrown LandsCv VisionDaisy BrainDea MatronaDeemaDelilah MontaguDoraDreya MacEfèEnnyEnumcla

all the latest gossip from the villa straight to your inbox with our Love Island newsletterLove Island's Georgia Townend has returned to her day job after heading into the famous villa earlier in the summer.Georgia, who is a marketing executive, joked she didn't know if she'd been sacked as she used her work pass for the first time since leaving to go on the show. Filming herself in her car, she said: "Will my pass let me in? Or have I been sacked?"Yaaay, it's let me in.

BTS have announced a new online concert called ‘Permission To Dance On Stage’.The group made the surprise announcement earlier today (September 15) across their social media channels, including with a poster on Twitter and a spoken announcement on YouTube. “We are going to meet ARMY through online streaming,” the group said in the clip.The upcoming online concert, titled ‘Permission To Dance On Stage’, will be held on October 24 at 6:30pm KST.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAsia’s largest film festival, the Busan International Film Festival aims to become both more relevant in the wider Asia region and simultaneously more in touch with its local community.This year, it has been downsized compared with the pre-pandemic era. But in 2021 will still weigh in at 223 films (features and shorts) from 70 territories.

Waves Z bra, £60, BeijaIvory Rose is a British lingerie brand which was born from the founder’s frustration at tracking down bras for fuller busts that were as pretty as they were affordable. After years operating through its own website, the label was picked up by ASOS and is exclusively available through its site. It offers the standard T-shirt bras we all turn to each day, but has lots of sweet lace pastel sets each season too. Mesh bralette, £18, AsosTriumph is an authority in the lingerie world, having begun in the industry back in 1886 as a corset factory.

Kim Kardashian is explaining the meaning behind her viral 2021 Met Gala outfit.

Andrew Bolton. The celebrities did their homework and we present you with the most inspirational, classic and best looks below.Maluma opens up about the special meaning behind his Met Gala lookNatalia Bryant makes her Met Gala debut with 1960s-inspired lookMadonna’s daughter Lourdes Leon was all sparkles for her Met Gala debut

Jordana Brewster is “soon to be JBM”.

Jordana Brewster just announced some happy news – she’s engaged to Mason Morfit!