Scots gran who vowed to climb a munro on her staircase smashes fundraising target

Bad Wolf Co-Founder Jane Tranter And Sony’s Wayne Garvie To Keynote Mip TV

Nicôle Lecky, the creator of BBC Three and BBC America drama Mood, believes the TV adaptation of her award-winning play will satisfy America’s desire to “see a different side of Britishness.”

EXCLUSIVE: ZEE5, the subscription service specializing in South Asian film and TV, has revealed the content that has performed best on its platform in the U.S. since its launch stateside in June 2021.

Hollywood veteran Henry Winkler is to lead Aleeza Chanowitz’s Israeli/U.S. crossover comedy Chanshi, with producers in talks with U.S. and international broadcasters.

The highly-anticipated Season 6 premiere of period gangster epic Peaky Blinders was watched by 3.8 million viewers in the UK on Sunday, according to overnight figures. That makes it the biggest launch for the Shelby clan ever, coming in above the Season 5 debut’s 3.7 million overnight average. It also ties the series record previously set by the Season 5 finale in September 2019. The market share was 21.8% on Sunday with a peak of 4.1 million viewers. The episode faced strong competition from the season finale of ITV drama Trigger Point which ended up winning the 9pm slot.

The Rasmus are set to represent Finland at the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest after winning a televised competition over the weekend (February 26).The band won in a landslide victory with their song ‘Jezebel’, which was co-written and produced by previous collaborator Desmond Child (KISS, Aerosmith). It was announced last month that the band were hoping to represent their country at the ceremony.Speaking after winning Finland’s selection process event – Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK) – on Saturday night, vocalist Lauri Ylönen said: “We did it! We are so happy.

Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat and Burna Boy are among the latest high-profile additions to the line-up of Wireless Festival 2022.After returning to action in 2021, Wireless 2022 will take place across three sites – two in London, one in Birmingham – in July.With the likes of Tyler, the Creator, Cardi B and J. Cole set to headline Wireless this year, the festival has this morning (February 28) confirmed a host of new names for their 2022 event.Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat and Burna Boy are joined by the likes of Baby Keem, Jack Harlow, Playboi Carti, Roddy Ricch, Little Simz, Polo G, Summer Walker and Central Cee on the 2022 line-up.You can see the updated line-up poster for Wireless Festival 2022 above.

NU’EST will be departing longtime agency Pledis Entertainment following the expiration of their contracts in March.Earlier today (February 28), Pledis Entertainment announced through Weverse that NU’EST members JR, Aron and Ren have decided not to renew their contract with the agency after almost 10 year, ahead of their contract expiration on March 14. In the same statement, it also revealed that members Baekho and Minhyun would be renewing their contracts.“Our company and the members of NU’EST went through careful consideration and discussions on the future of the individual members and on what would be the best path for everyone and how they can present their best selves,” wrote Pledis Entertainment.

Kanye West and Jamie Foxx reunited on the former’s Instagram Live over the weekend, where they appeared to hint at a new collaborative project.The two artists have previously worked together on music, including collaborations on West’s hits ‘Slow Jamz’ and ‘Gold Digger’.Archive footage of the making of ‘Slow Jamz’, which was released in 2004 on both West’s debut album ‘The College Dropout’ and Twista’s ‘Kamikaze’ LP, recently featured in the second part of the Netflix documentary trilogy jeen-yuhs.West and Foxx have now reunited to briefly discuss the ‘Slow Jamz’ clip, with West going on Instagram Live over the weekend to share their meeting with his followers.

Manori Ravindran International EditorWestEnd Films and Cinephil are teaming up for a feature documentary on the late Cape Verdean singer Cesária Évora.Directed by Portuguese filmmaker Ana Sofia Fonseca, the film — simply titled “Cesária Évora” — is described as a multifaceted portrait of the singer, who “leveraged her international fame to empower her community” on the African island of São Vicente, which is part of the Cape Verde archipelago. The film will have its world premiere at SXSW, with WestEnd and Cinephil repping worldwide rights.The two companies recently partnered on “Afghanistan,” which was announced during the 2021 American Film Market.Grammy winner Évora, who died at the age of 70 in 2011, rose to international fame in the mid ‘90s with her melancholic morna ballads thanks to the tireless work of her manager José da Silva, who took her from a Lisbon club to world stages like the Hollywood Bowl.

Saints keeper Jak Alnwick revealed he felt sorry for new gaffer Stephen Robinson after “everything went wrong” on his debut in the dugout.

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Incoming Leeds boss Jesse Marsch hasn’t been shy about his admiration for Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick over the years.

New sanctions have been announced targeting Russia's central bank.

Tyron Woodley has confirmed he is willing to face-off against Tommy Fury in the ring, following a proposal made by Jake Paul.

Adil Ray has been slammed by some Good Morning Britain viewers over his question to two Ukrainians who have lost friends in the conflict.

Peter Andre has given a glimpse inside his 49th birthday celebrations surrounded by his nearest and dearest at his Surrey mansion. The Mysterious Girl hitmaker, whose eldest children Princess and Junior shared sweet tributes to the ‘best dad ever’ on his birthday, shared a look inside the celebrations with his 1.8million Instagram followers. Peter and his wife Emily Andrea, 32, enlisted the help of private chef Nisha Parmer, a semi finalist on MasterChef UK in 2018, to rustle up a delicious seven-course meal.

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Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith enjoyed a date night at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday – and sported co-ordinated outfits for the occasion. It was a night of celebrations for the couple as 53 year old Will took home the award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, for playing the titular part in King Richard.

Eamonn Holmes has broken his social media silence after reigniting his alleged feud with Phillip Schofield.The 62 year old gave an interview to Daily Mail's Weekend magazine, in which he claimed Phillip, 59, was "renowned for snubbing people" following reports of a feud between the This Morning host and Eamonn's wife Ruth Langsford, 61. Eamonn has since been silent on social media, but has now surprised fans by sharing an adorable and rare snap of his granddaughter Emelia alongside a baby snap of his eldest son Declan.

Kate asked Fern about an important period in her life, with Fern recalling when she had her three children with Clive.She said: "Then when the boys were about three I discovered I was pregnant! Miracles happen!"This comes after Fern was unsure she would be able to get pregnant naturally, having her sons through IVF.She continued: "Had this beautiful little girl, Gracie."Then unfortunately my marriage broke up when she was 5 months old so that was a tricky one."So, I had a year of really digging deep."Kate replied, talking to Fern telling her how "hard" that period of her life must be.Fern replied: "But then a year later I met Phil and we were married after a year."Then at the last chance saloon, Winnie arrived."Fern has previously spoken of how she wishes she could have made it work with Clive for their children.In an interview with the Telegraph in 2016, Fern admitted: "That would have been better for the kids."You want it to last for the rest of your lives."However, she admitted that after their split Fern says she felt "liberated".The presenter continued: "I felt a sense of peace.That said, work is a salvation when you're in a bit of a mess."Fern got the This Morning gig in 1999, when her marriage to Clive was coming to an end, leaving her with other things to focus on.She also met her ex-husband Phil Vickery shortly after her first marriage broke down, with the couple marrying in 2000.They however, announced their split in 2020 after 20 years together.