Police scream at 'plastic-wrapped newborn baby' found dead and stuffed in freezer

Guy Lodge Film CriticAll great actresses of a certain age should get to anchor as many starring vehicles as the indefatigable Isabelle Huppert. Her prolific output and enduring marquee-name status are testament to French cinema’s continued interest in women past the age where Hollywood mostly confines them to secondary mom roles.

Christopher Vourlias Music Box Films has acquired the North American rights to writer-director Martika Ramirez Escobar’s genre-bending “Leonor Will Never Die,” which won the Special Jury Prize for Innovative Spirit in Sundance this year after premiering in the festival’s World Cinema Dramatic Competition.The film tells the story of Leonor Reyes, once a major player in the Filipino film industry during its ragtag action cinema glory days, but now in her golden years and struggling to pay her bills. When she reads an advertisement for a screenplay contest, Leonor begins tinkering with an unfinished script about a young man avenging his brother’s murder at the hand of thugs.But after a falling television knocks her unconscious and sends her into a coma, Leonor finds herself inside her incomplete movie, re-writing and editing on the fly in a fantastical bid to complete the film while her body lies in limbo.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterAMC Networks reported its fourth-quarter 2021 earnings Wednesday, revealing it had reached more than 9 million paid streaming subscribers by the end of 2021. The company also beat Wall Street’s expectations for both its Q4 revenue and profit.AMC Networks previously said it expected to have 9 million streaming subscribers by the end of 2021, and forecast between 20 million to 25 million paid subscribers across its streaming services by 2025.

In support of their wrongful death lawsuit against Alec Baldwin and numerous others involved in the "Rust" movie production, lawyers for the family of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins released a video simulation of the on-set gunshot that left her dead in Santa Fe in October. "The morning that Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed, tensions among the crew and cast regarding safety on the ‘Rust’ set had boiled over," the narrator says, before text messages between an upset cameraman who quit the film and the movie’s unit production manager scroll across the screen.

Richard Madeley has said he almost revealed his daughter's baby news weeks ago.

The UK's cheapest online supermarket has officially been revealed and the winner has managed to narrowly avoid the competition and hold onto their reigning crown.

Apple AirPods are some of the most popular and high-tech earphones around, offering a sleek design, active noise cancellation, and some powerful integration features with the iPhone and iPad.But they could be about to get much creepier.Apple has reportedly filed a new patent for tech that would use AI to identify users based on the structure of their inner ear.Fans of the brand are speculating that it could be used to stop anyone who isn't you from using the AirPods, or even to unlock your iPhone while the AirPods are in. All you have to do is hand over a detailed map of the inside of your head to Apple.

Rylan Clark has opened up about his mental health struggles, admitting that his “crisis” hit him “like a baseball bat”.The now-BBC Radio 2 presenter shot to fame when he finished in fifth place on Simon Cowell’s talent show ‘The X Factor’ in 2012.He has since gone on to work in television and the media, and won Celebrity Big Brother in 2013, as well as becoming the host of Supermarket Sweep.Rylan broke up with his husband Dan Neal after a six year marriage in June last year, and admitted that he had been “going through a tough time” earlier this year.Now, Rylan has opened up on his ‘Ry-Union’ podcast about his struggles with mental health.The star’s guest Ella Henderson was talking about the honesty involved in creating her new album when the pair got onto the topic of mental health.“Mental health is so prevalent, it’s one of those things that people are talking more and more openly about,” Rylan said.“I’ve never in my life thought that I would ever go through a crisis like that, but I did ultimately.“It literally hit me round the face like a baseball bat, because I thought that I was too strong for it, like I’m never going to let anything like that happen to me.“But then it does, and it’s really really hard to deal with.”The showbiz star took some time out after his breakup, and recently updated his Instagram followers when he reassured fans that he would be back soon after he pulled out of his radio show because of illness.The 33 year-old posted a picture of a cannula in his arm, but didn’t elaborate on his condition.In an interview with The Guardian earlier this year, Rylan admitted that he had lost weight rapidly after splitting with Dan, reportedly shrinking to 9 stone despite his lanky 6ft 4in frame.To get more

Livingston are set to finally welcome Russian goalkeeper Ivan Konovalov to West Lothian – but he won’t be available for Saturday’s clash with St Mirren.

A Scots doctor of 34 years has been suspended for 12 months after falsifying patients' medical records and misleading colleagues to further her medical career.

criticising the Chelsea defender earlier this week.The former Cardiff City and Sheffield United boss said he didn't think the 32-year-old was "a great defender" and suggested he'd been "lucky" to have had such an illustrious career.After getting a bit of blowback from Chelsea supporters, as well as from Blues legend John Terry, Warnock clarified his position on talkSPORT, claiming what he meant to say was that Azpilicueta wasn't "the best" defender."I think he's an excellent wing back, I'm not sure he's a top class defender," the 73-year-old said, before admitting that a goal the Spaniard scored against his Cardiff side in 2019 - which should have been disallowed for offside - was still playing on his mind."Listen, I don't forgive him for being offside for that goal at Cardiff, that's what it is … it'll be the bitterness underneath," Warnock joked.Following Thomas Tuchel's side's victory in the Club World Cup final on Saturday, Azpilicueta became the first player in Chelsea history to win every single major honour available to him.Earlier in the week, Warnock took a swipe at the Chelsea skipper, insisting that his trophy haul was simply due to him being "in the right place at the right time".Is Cesar Azpilicueta the most underrated defender in the Premier League? Let us know what you think in the comments section below...Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done.

Dancing On Ice fans all have the same complaints about the current judges line-up.The ITV show returned last month with a shaken up judging panel as Strictly Come Dancing's Oti Mabuse replaced John Barrowman.Oti joined judges Ashley Banjo, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean to reside over this year's competition.Nonetheless, Dancing on Ice viewers have been left unsatisfied.Following Liberty Poole's exit over the weekend (February 13), many viewers have posted their complaints about the judges' generous scoring to Twitter.Sharing their grievances online, some fans of the show have also called for former Dancing on Ice judge Jason Gardiner to return to the panel.Posting to Twitter, one viewer wrote: "The judges are too nice and PC. I miss Jason."Another commented: "Bring back Jason Gardiner and proper judges!! Who don’t over mark!! Who actually judge properly.

Danielle Lloyd has confessed that working on her casual sex hook up site helped her to get pregnant.The model was so inspired by her efforts at helping people find like-minded individuals for sexual encounters that it improved her own sex life with husband Michael O’Neill.Danielle, 38, fronted Thehookupsite.com providing an outlet for users to find "local sex tonight", encouraging them to indulge in spontaneous one night stands.While she says she has now put the project on the back burner because of her increased responsibilities since lockdown, Danielle did credit her site with inspiring the sex sessions with Michael that led to her recent pregnancy.Speaking exclusively to Daily Star Danielle explained how she had to prioritise having a healthy baby when she did fall pregnant.She explained: "Throughout lockdown, I just didn't have time to keep everything going. I feel like when I got pregnant my main priority was just having a healthy pregnancy because obviously I've been through a miscarriage before my brain was just like I' want everything to be ok'."She added: "That is still not continuing on but it was really good while it was happening because it got people together, it was really interesting."Asked if the site inspired her romps with husband Michael, Danielle then giggled as she admitted: "Yeah.

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cannabis plants at his family home. Gareth Chapman, a 37-year-old window cleaner, drank 210 cans a week - more than 35 times the recommended alcohol intake - after he agreed to turn his loft into a marijuana farm for a local drug dealer.

Tyson Fury has demanded rival Dillian Whyte to sign a £30million fight contract within three days while calling the boxer a “b****”.World heavyweight champion Fury and challenger Whyte were expected to finally go toe-to-toe in their highly anticipated bout after the WBC awarded the latter a basic cut of £6million, just 20% of the fight purse.But with the deadline to sign the deal fast approaching on Saturday 19, Whyte has held up proceedings by remaining silent and not yet signing the deal.And 31-1-0 sensation Fury has now launched a verbal attack on the Brixton-raised fighter, urging him to sign it before the deadline.Fury posted a clip to social media on Wednesday morning, saying: “Dillian Whyte you little sucker, you’ve got three days left b****!“Sign the contract p****!”Whyte’s lack of press in recent months has led some fans to believe he is playing mind games, while others think he has other ideas for his next fight.Do you think the Fury v Whyte fight will go ahead? Let us know in the comments section.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done.

Emmerdale star Paige Sandhu has teased the "end" of Meena Jutla.The actress portrays the killer nurse on the ITV soap and appeared on the latest episode of This Morning, where she revealed "two people's lives hang in the balance'" during this week's shows to presenters Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary.She also confirmed that it was the "beginning of the end" for her murderous character Meena.Alison said: "There is speculation that maybe Meena might meet her fate. Is there anything you can tell us?"Paige replied: "So there are two people's lives that hang in the balance over this week, I'm sorry to say, and I can say that this is the beginning of the end for Meena - but there's more drama to come."The beginning of the end.

A former hotel has deliberately been set alight as police have launched a probe into the incident.

Hillington Park has made a strong start to the year with the first letting at the ground-breaking 132,774 sq ft West 100 & 200 development.

Covid and cancel culture, I look back at my own childhood with a certain nostalgia.Take TV. OK, it wasn’t the on-demand, multi-channel affair it is now, but the popular shows were pivotal in family life. We all watched them.