Rising energy bills 'wiping out profits' mean pubs are facing closure

Taylor Swift has reportedly turned down the chance to perform the 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show.The high-profile slot – which was taken in 2022 by an all-star cast of Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Mary J.

One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, has died aged 88.In a statement shared with Deadline, Fletcher’s family revealed that she died in her sleep at her home in Montdurausse, France.After being born in Birmingham, Alabama, Fletcher’s first roles came in TV Westerns including Lawman and Maverick in the 1950s.Her most famous role came in the 1975 film adaptation of , which saw her star as Nurse Ratched alongside Jack Nicholson.For the role, she won an Academy Award, a BAFTA and a Golden Globe, becoming only the third woman to do so.In her acceptance speech at the Oscars, she gave a nod to her deaf parents by giving the speech in sign language.

Kaye Adams is known for appearing on Loose Women, but has swapped out girl talk for glitter as she appears on the 20th series of Strictly Come Dancing.

Iranian filmmakers have united in penning an open letter to their friends and colleagues across the film industry, requesting their support in defending the rights of Iran’s people. 

Smashing Pumpkins brought their new single to the TV this weekend (September 23) – watch them perform ‘Beguiled’ on Fallon below.‘Beguiled’ was released last week as the first taster of the band’s new three-part “rock opera” album, ‘ATUM’. Following on from 2020’s ‘CYR’, the forthcoming 33-song album serves as a sequel to the band’s classic double records ‘Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness’ (1995) and ‘Machina/The Machines Of God’ (2000).Another new song from the album, ‘Empires’, was debuted live at the band’s recent intimate gig in Chicago.Speaking to NME this month, Billy Corgan explained how ‘Beguiled’ had emerged from around “80 ideas” that eventually turned into “a bunch of different demos; a riff here, a chord change, a little vocal melody”.“And then you’d go through and say, ‘OK, these are the ones that are gonna work and seem to fit together’,” he recalled.“I do love the song; we’ve been practising it in rehearsal ’cause we’re about to do a show in a couple of days.

Comedian Russell Kane, 47, has confessed he’d sooner talk about his sex life than make jokes about Prince Andrew in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk. Russell made the remarks in an interview about losing his virginity, a topic that he has been discussing as part of the Boots Taboo Talk podcast.   Asked if he ever felt uncomfortable speaking about a topic that was so personal, Russell confirmed: “No, not for me. “The more taboo or rude or filthy or awkward the subject, the more obviously it's home territory for a comedian. “The only time a comedian is nervous is after speaking about Brexit or Prince Andrew or the BBC or something like that,” he continued.

Concern for Love Island's Paige Thorne has grown after a video emerged showing boyfriend Adam Collard with his arms around another girl. The video has since gone viral with the footage leaving fans fearing he has returned to his old ways - with some labelling him a "cheat".

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent As protests continue to erupt in Iran and around the world sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini – the young Iranian woman who died last week while being held in custody by morality police for allegedly wearing a loose headscarf – the country’s film community is intensely engaged and keenly aware that their voices are now even more at risk of being quashed. Two-time Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi (“A Separation”), who is currently presiding over the Zurich Film Festival jury, has issued a statement and a video appeal urging artists around the world to proclaim their solidarity with the Iranian people who are protesting against the death of Amini.

High street giant M&S has issued a statement on Holly Willoughby's future with the brand. It comes after a petition to sack her from This Morning received over 65,000 signatures.

A man who was left seriously injured after an incident in a Scots town has died in hospital almost a week later, police have confirmed.

A tribute to the late Queen and a rendition of the national anthem passed without incident at the opening of the Labour conference in Liverpool.

Former staffers who worked on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s team before they stepped down as senior royals in 2020 called themselves the "Sussex Survivors Club" because of the difficulties in dealing with them, according to an excerpt from a new book.  The duchess was also called a "narcissistic sociopath" by her team behind her back, Sunday Times royal reporter Valentine Low writes in her book "In Courtiers: the Hidden Power Behind the Crown" to be released next month, citing sources.  In one specific instance, Low writes that Kensington Palace was in a "panic" after Meghan abruptly left a planned 15-minute meeting in at a marketplace in Fiji in 2018 for a project to help women that was run by the group UN Women.  The palace initially said Meghan left after only eight minutes for security reasons, then claimed it was because of "crowd management issues," but it later emerged Meghan didn’t want to be associated with UN Women branding, according to Low.  Meghan, Duchess of Sussex during the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey on September 19, 2022 in London, England.  (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage via Getty Images) "I can’t believe I’ve been put in this situation," Meghan reportedly complained to an aide before leaving, promoting a staffer to call her "nuts" and the situation "insane." The duchess was seen moments later in a car crying.  Low writes that the palace had to assure Scotland Yard that Meghan had proper protection while on the trip through the South Pacific after reports came out about her being rushed from the marketplace.  The author noted it wasn’t clear why Meghan wouldn’t want to be associated with UN Women and her lawyers have denied that claim.  "This is completely false,"

Former Made in Chelsea star Ashley James is to become a mum for the second time and has made the exciting announcement with an Instagram Reel entitled "i have some news." The video shows Ashley, who is also mum to 20 month old son Alfie with Tom Andrews, showing a positive pregnancy test, sonogram footage from a scan and scan picture. She also shared some clips of her pregnancy bump and a heartfelt video of her cuddling her family.The 35 year old DJ said: "We have some news....! "I'm excited and nervous to share in equal measure...

Strictly Come Dancing star Rhys Stephenson, who competed in the 2021 series of the hit show, has revealed that Strictly bosses have therapists on site to help cope with the “stress” of the show. During an intimate chat about The Diana Award on ‘The Big Anti-Bullying Assembly 2022’, Rhys, 28, exclusively told OK!: “We had a lot of support.They have their own therapists in there.They've got people that who you can talk to if you're feeling lonely, because I mean, they know it can be a very stressful show in a very scary show.” The TV presenter made it far into the competition last year, being the 11th contestant to make his exit alongside professional dance partner Nancy Xu, 31. He also spoke about the support he received during his time on the show and revealed everyone was “amazing”.

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield’s names were not on the list to see Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin as press members, according to sources.The pair came under fire last week after being accused of jumping the queue to see the Queen lying in state.The presenters and ITV have since explained they held press accreditation as they were went to Westminster Hall for work.But now a source involved in the press list has claimed that Holly and Phil’s names were not actually on the press accreditation list.They explained there had been some “hoo-ha” before the two broadcasters could be ushered into the press pen.The source said: “When they got there, their names weren't on the list so there were some discussions and – after some back and forth – Phil and Holly were given access and they were ushered through.“The whole thing caused a bit of a hoo-ha,” the insider added to The Mail on Sunday.Separate sources claimed a woman in a wheelchair was “ushered away” while Holly and Phil “dodged” the queue.The family of a woman in a wheelchair claimed she was "moved aside to make way for the pair" as the pair arrived at Westminster Hall.Mia Froggatt took to Twitter, in a now-deleted tweet, to describe the alleged situation that sparked national outrage.Sharing a picture of Phil and Holly, Mia wrote: “This is a photo taken by my sister's husband yesterday after he had queued with my sister, their ten-year-old daughter and my disabled mum for 13+ hours."My mum was ushered out of @hollywills and @schofe way so they could #queuejumpers without even a thanks #schofieldgate #queuejumping."Holly defended herself and her co-star from the backlash as she addressed the accusations during a recent episode of This Morning.She said: “The rules were

A number of recalls that impact top UK supermarkets have been made, which include beer, tartare sauce, deserts and spreads.

A Paisley man has been banned from driving after a concerned member of the public was forced to call the emergency services when they found him sleeping behind the wheel of his Audi.

Sky News.There is currently no cap on energy costs for businesses and a specific figure on support has not been given due to differences in how the wholesale energy market operates compared to the retail market.Some music venues have recently reported their bills rising by between 300 and 740 per cent, according to Music Week, raising costs of running the spaces by tens of thousands of pounds.I will deal hands-on with the energy crisis.Today I will take action to make sure people are not facing unaffordable energy bills and to secure our future energy supply.

A cash strapped mum from Wigan says her son has had to sell some of his game consoles so he doesn't have to ask for pocket money due to the rising costs of energy.