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Rare images of the leader of North Korea as a child alongside his mother have been unearthed to mark 60 years since the dynasty's ideological foundations wre laid.

Four more people have died in the UK after testing positive for coronavirus, according to the Department of Health.A total of 41,433 people have now died, while a further 853 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the past 24 hours.Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies show there have now been 57,000 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.As of 4pm on Monday, August 24, a total of 326,614 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the UK.And there are currently 834 patients in hospital receiving treatment for the virus.NHS England said on Monday that a further three people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital in England, bringing the total number of

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.North Lanarkshire councillors unanimously agreed to welcome Hong Kong residents to the area during a meeting last week.Millions of people who hold British National Overseas passports are moving to the UK from Hong Kong due to tensions with China.At the latest full council meeting, Conservative councillor Trevor Douglas had a motion unanimously supported by his fellow councillors.It read: “This council notes that difficult circumstances currently taking place between Hong Kong and the People’s Republic of China; supports the UK Government’s plans to offer almost three million Hong Kong citizens who hold British National Overseas passports to apply

Jennifer Lopez is launching a beauty line! The 51-year-old triple threat teased the upcoming collection with her 129 million Instagram followers on Sunday, August 24.The New York native posted a selfie of her glamorous “sunset glow”-inspired glam while relaxing outdoors in a wicker chair. In the pic, she looks radiant in a full face of makeup, including bronzer, lip gloss, eyeshadow and mascara.“#JLoBeauty coming soon,” she wrote in the Instagram caption, leaving fans desperate for more information.This project has apparently been in the works for a while now.

The Batman trailer, revealed this weekend at the virtual DC FanDome convention, manages to establish its tone in just two and a half minutes of footage.We get a peek at the Batcave (looks a lot like a garage, not high-tech at all). We get to see Batman’s suit (think peaked Eric Cantona-style collars, forged in steel).

RTÉ read, ‘After a meeting earlier today between RTÉ and Sean O’Rourke, it was mutually decided that Sean would not proceed with plans for future projects with RTÉ.’‘RTÉ would like to thank Sean for his enormous contribution to broadcasting and wish him well with his future plans.’Sean O’Rourke said, ‘I spent many years with RTÉ presenting programmes on which public figures were called to account for their actions.’‘Now I must call myself to account.

Rent star is the leading voice actress in Ghost Tape, a serialized horror podcast that taunts listeners with anxiety-inducing audio. The series follows the life of Tessa Dixon. As a newcomer to the United States Army, Dixon is deployed to complete her basic training in a remote area of Texas.

Orange is the New Black star Taryn Manning.The viral meme has been used as a byword on social media sites such as Twitter and TikTok for a type of privileged, middle-class, white woman with a ‘speak to the manager’ attitude, and also has connotations with racist micro-aggressions and anti-vaccination beliefs.It has now inspired an apparent new film about a racist and entitled white woman in the southern United States called Karen White, according to TMZ, who terrorises her new African American neighbours.The film will apparently see her make it her mission to oust her neighbours, who are Black Lives Matter supporters.Manning, who played the role of Tiffany ‘Pennsatucky’ Doggett in Orange is the New Black, looks set to play the titular role

Loose Women continues weekdays on ITV at 1pm. The Welsh castle that will be used for 'I'm A Celeb' 2020The One Show in chaos as Alex Jones leaves emotional Jamie Oliver close to tearsCASUALTY ACTRESS APOLOGISES TO CO STAR'S WIFE FOR STEAMY SEX SCENE AS SOAP GOES OFF AIRLucifer Season 5 - Official Trailer - NetflixCouple's credit card debt wiped off by wealthy family after TV experimentPiers Morgan makes savage dig at Meghan and Harry as he praises royals who 'stayed in the country'THE VOICE KIDS’ DANNY JONES BREAKS DOWN IN TEARS AS HE’S FORCED TO MAKE EXCRUCIATING DECISIONTHE VOICE KIDS’ DANNY JONES BREAKS DOWN IN TEARS AS HE’S FORCED TO MAKE EXCRUCIATING DECISIONTHE VOICE KIDS’ DARA HAILED AS 'FUTURE WINNER' WITH STUNNING SINEAD O’CONNOR

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: After breathing new life into the Scream franchise, Project X Entertainment’s James Vanderbilt, William Sherak and Paul Neinstein are looking to do the same with a classic comedy IP. Sources tell Deadline, Project X has landed the rights to The Nutty Professor, the classic Jerry Lewis comedy that Eddie Murphy rebooted in the 90s.No studio is attached as Project X will package themselves before taking it out on the market.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorKiersey Clemons (Antebellum) is set to star in and executive-produce serialized horror podcast Ghost Tape from LA audio firm QCode.Set to be released this October, the series is co-created by Aron Eli Coleite (Locke & Key) and Nia DaCosta (Candyman). Additional casting is underway.The show will follow new recruit Tessa Dixon at a remote army base in Texas as she deals with the psychological and physical trauma of basic training.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBTS have dropped an alternate video for their blockbuster new single “Dynamite,” filmed on the same set but with different angles — and a few amusing bloopers as well. As the announcement says, “Viewers are able to see BTS in action, all of them having fun together in joyful vibes.” The original video for “Dynamite” set a new YouTube record for views in the first 24 hours of release — and it officially topped 100 million views in that time period, Variety has confirmed.According to YouTube’s public views counter, the BTS “Dynamite” video had 98.3 million views in the 24 hours after it went live on Friday.

Daniel Holloway Executive Editor, TVAudible has announced a new service that will provide unlimited listening to a curated library of audio entertainment. Audible Plus will provide subscribers access to 68,000 hours of content from more than 11,000 original productions, audiobooks, and podcasts.The new offering will be available for $7.95 per month.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticIn an impassioned defense of his beloved and beleaguered New York City, comedian Jerry Seinfeld has some harsh words for a Manhattan comedy club owner who bolted for Florida and recently claimed the Big Apple is “completely dead” with no hope for a rebound.“You say New York will not bounce back this time,” Seinfeld writes in a New York Times opinion column posted today, not naming his target but linking to a LinkedIn post written earlier this month by Stand Up N.Y. comedy club co-owner James Altucher.

Ted Johnson The Republican National Convention has already begun, with a morning session in which Donald Trump and Mike Pence will be renominated.The heart of the proceedings, though, will come this evening, when we’ll finally get a look at how the Trump team manages a very different convention in the midst of the pandemic.With a vastly scaled back presence in the host city of Charlotte, Trump plans to deliver his acceptance speech on Thursday from the south lawn of the White House. But he also plans to speak on each of the other three nights, albeit it is not exactly clear when and from where.

BTS and its ARMY continue to shatter records after records this year. The fandom helped the Bangtan Boys to numerous milestones over the weekend.

Emma Willis: The Voice Kids host in heartbreaking marriage admissionIn view of her 106,000 followers, Penny captioned the picture: “#burano #paintedhouses.”Many of her fans flocked to her post to comment, with one writing: “Stunning lady x.”A second commented: “What a GORGEOUS pic!”“My daughter and I went there a couple of years ago.So beautiful,” a third penned.At the weekend, the pair were seen enjoying a refreshing walk along the capital of northern Italy’s Veneto region.The duo were pictured taking snaps together while sporting face masks, in line with the Government’s safety advice.Penny also shared a picture of the pair cosying up on a gondola as they beamed for the camera.She captioned the picture: “Afternoon tour

third highest in Greater Manchester. Rochdale, like the rest of the region, is still under tougher restrictions to stop the spread of Covid.Measures include not mixing with other households indoors or in gardens.Coun Sara Rowbotham, cabinet member for health and wellbeing at Rochdale Borough Council, said: “Increasing numbers of people who are testing positive for coronavirus have no symptoms so we encourage everyone to get tested."We need to identify who has the virus so we can stop it spreading.

Liam Gallagher was told by Yoko Ono that his son would ‘get picked on at school’ for being named Lennon.The late Beatles’ legend’s wife caught wind that Liam named his son after John Lennon and thought it was ‘silly.’Liam met Yoko in New York in 1999, the same year his son was born.‘Yoko said, “I’ve heard you’ve called your son Lennon,”‘ the Oasis rocker told the Daily Mirror.‘I said, “Yeah”, she said, “Why? Do you not think it’s a bit of a silly name?” And I said, “No, it’s a bit silly being called Yoko isn’t it? So Lennon it is.”‘Yoko went on to ask if Liam thought Lennon would ‘get picked on in school’, but the singer insisted that his son would be ‘buzzing with that name’.We’d be buzzing with that name too.Oasis’ Be Here Now album was

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Arsenal defender William Saliba to Virgil van Dijk and Raphael Varane. Saliba is gearing up for his first season at the club under manager Mikel Arteta, after returning from a loan spell at former club Saint-Etienne, and much is expected from the 19-year-old.