Reading books can make children feel 'stupid', says award-winning author

Broadcast networks are devoting their primetime hours to coverage of next week’s midterm results, underscoring the stakes and interest in this year’s election. But the night is also a bit of a prelude to 2024, as all of the news divisions and cable news outlets hope that audiences will return for another momentous presidential election. 

Tom Kirdahy, Broadway producer and husband of the late theater icon Terrence McNally, announced today the creation of the Terrence McNally Foundation, “continuing the legendary playwright’s singular legacy of mentorship and activism.”

Kevin Spacey is set to take part in a public masterclass at Italy’s National Museum of Cinema in Turin where he will also be awarded a lifetime achievement award.

The upcoming U.S. midterm elections, which are taking place on Tuesday November 8, are set to be one of the most-watched in years due to the heightened nature of politics right now.

Studiocanal has announced it is in development on a biopic feature film devoted to the life of iconic U.S.-born, French artist Josephine Baker.

The 10th Annual Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards,(MUAHS, IATSE Local 706) has named the two winners of its Lifetime Achievement Awards.

SUPERSTAR singer Jennifer Lopez is keeping her latest work firmly undie wraps. J-Lo, 53, posed in a black lace bra and revealing satin PJs as she gazed out of a window during a “writing session”.

LORRAINE Kelly has slammed Matt Hancock's appearance on I'm A Celebrity, saying 'there's no point in him being there'. It comes after it was revealed the controversial politician could be ruled out of the notorious Bushtucker trials on medical grounds during his stint on I'm A Celebrity.

SUPERMODEL Cindy Crawford shows she still hasn’t put her career to bed, six years after announcing her retirement. Posing on pillows in lingerie and a Dior dress in a shoot for Haute Living mag, she looked as glam as her ’90s heyday, right.

HOLLY Willoughby sparked fury from Vanessa Feltz and viewers when she defended Matt Hancock for signing up to I'm A Celebrity. The This Morning host said the disgraced former Health Secretary was "only human" and was following in the footsteps of other MPs signing up to reality TV shows. Soft-hearted Holly, 41, added earlier this week that she "felt sorry" for Matt Hancock over growing backlash including a petition to get him axed from I'm A Celeb.

A PETITION to axe Matt Hancock from I’m A Celebrity has seen signatures double overnight. A whopping 34,000 angry fans are now demanding ITV remove him from the line-up. Pressure group Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice launched the petition on November 1, after The Sun revealed the former Health Secretary had been signed up to appear.

STRICTLY Come Dancing bosses have defended Fleur East after she was allowed to re-record her dance for Sunday night's results show. Fans of Strictly Come Dancing have said the show is a "fix" following the news that Fleur East was allowed to have a second chance following "an incident with a prop".

CAIN Dingle's feud with Al Chapman reached murderous heights and ended in the businessman being shot to death. However, some Emmerdale fans are convinced the village tough guy isn't actually responsible.

MATT Hancock is bracing himself to make history on I'm A Celebrity - by being forced to do a record-breaking number of Bushtucker trials. Westminster insiders have told how the Tory MP faces a barrage of votes from those inside his own party - as well as angry members of the public as he heads into the I'm A Celebrity jungle.

GRAND Designs fans have been blown away by a Bolton couple who have spent seven years creating their perfect home.  Paul and Carol Rimmer invested all of their money into creating a fortified eco-home in the Pennine Moors, building a state-of-the-art property on a £350,000 budget.  The bricklayer has been working on the home for almost a decade with the help of his wife and Grand Designs host Kevin McCloud first visited the site in 2015.  Now, seven years later, the pair have struggled financially as their efforts to keep the project running have racked up a £550,000 bill, way over their budget. However, it seems like it was worth it and in the latest revisiting episode on Channel 4, the house was finally finished.  Paul and Carol are now looking forward to retirement in their lavish home surrounded by acres of land, free from complicated planning permission fights and building issues.  Read More on Grand Designsstunning Grand Designs' £6m 'zig-zag' house dubbed 'breathtaking' by host Kevin McCloudTAKING A POUNDING My £10m Grand Designs disaster is not over yet… I could end up with £1 The pair made every effort to make it a zero-carbon home right on the green belt, using sustainable materials, solar panels, and specific building methods.  They saved money on project managers and quantity surveyors by doing the work themselves.  Further issues were caused by weather, with flooding threatening to stop the renovation in its tracks before it was completed. Paul also had a heart attack in 2020, needing surgery to fully recover.

LAURA Whitmore has signed up to present a new dating show, just ten weeks after leaving Love Island and slamming the "exhausting and tough" programme. The Irish host will narrate Date Night for Amazon Prime Video, a series that follows singles as they hunt for love through a dating app.

TODAY is gonna be the day that you can bid for Noel Gallagher’s handwritten Wonderwall lyrics. The rehearsal notes used by the Oasis guitarist to remember the words to the 1995 hit are part of a music and movie auction that begins this afternoon.

stalked onto the scene and you’ll see what we mean. Her commitment to the “rich bitch” character was something else.Another day, another major Saint Laurent moment for Moss, who attended the WSJ’s Innovator Awards in a whisper of a green gown with an that was bang on trend.

Don’t mess with Dwyane Wade — or his children. The former NBA star did not hold back while addressing his ex-wife Siohvaughn Funches’ petition about their transgender daughter, Zaya.