Simon Rimmer: Sunday Brunch chef issues apology over family admission 'I'm really sorry'

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorStudio Hamburg Enterprises has signed its first-ever co-production deal with Germany’s Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion to produce high-end documentary series “Reeperbahn Special Unit 65.” The show is the first non-fiction series to receive an invitation to present at the Berlinale Series Market showcase Up Next: Germany, which runs from Feb. 14-16.Now in production, “Reeperbahn Special Unit 65” is a cop series that tells the story of FD65, Germany’s first-ever police unit dedicated to fighting organized crime.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentItalian multi-hyphenate Nicolò Bassetti is an urban planner and director, whose doc “Into My Name,” screening in Berlin’s Panorama Documentary section, provides an eye-opening look at the universal challenges of gender transition.The doc features Nico, Leo, Andrea, and Raff, whose ages span from their mid-20s to mid-30s, and come from different parts of Italy. They start their gender transition at different times in their lives within a tight-knit group of friends in the central Italian city of Bologna.“Into My Name,” which is being supported by Elliot Page, stems from Bassetti’s personal experience with the gender transition of his child, Matteo.

K.J. Yossman Left Bank Pictures’ CEO Andy Harries will take over as the new chair of the Film London Executive Task Force this month.Harries, whose company produces “The Crown” among other high-end dramas, succeeds the inaugural chair, Lord David Puttnam, who has been in the role since 2004.Harries established Left Bank Pictures in 2007; Sony Pictures Television acquired the company in 2012.The Film London Executive Task Force is comprised of stakeholders from both the screen industry, including Netflix, Channel 4 and The Production Guild, and the public sector, such as the Metropoliton Police.

March 21–April 19You may be busy with your adoring public or at least career commitments this week. The grind is actually a joy as long as you can balance it with spontaneity. Set regular goals as pitstops with rewards along the way so you don't go off road or lose sight of your bigger picture.

Larry David may not be a fan of much, but he loved being a part of the cryptocurrency platform FTX’s Super Bowl 2022 ad.

Alexandra Burke has revealed she is expecting her first child.

Greater Manchester will escape the worst of the 'very strong and disruptive winds' brought by Storm Dudley later this week - but will be hit by Storm Eunice on Friday.

Dancing On Ice fans think they've figured out the reason for numerous falls during the latest trip to the rink.

Eminem, Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg and more all wowed audiences with their performances during last night's Super Bowl.The landmark US event is one of the biggest sporting moments of the year and gains huge viewership for its entertaining sports and famous halftime entertainment.This year, NFL allowed hip-hop legends to grace the halftime performance with some rap classics - and megastar Eminem even caused a stir by symbolically taking the knee.The stage structure itself is reported to have cost over £5million, which helped Mary J Blige's soaring tones complement a surprise appearance from 50 Cent.Said stricture is known to have been funded by Dre himself and included various Compton landmarks - where the rapper hails from - such as a statue of Martin Luther King and the famous Tam’s Burger Joint.With so much invested in the performance, people have been left wondering how much the performers get paid for this once-in-a-lifetime show.Halftime show performers do not actually get paid for featuring in the NFL's biggest event, watching by millions across the globe.It may seem strange, but essentially the show is treated as one big advert.The Super Bowl is, of course, famed for its adverts and performers hope that by appearing on the show, they will still earn a huge wad of cash as impressed audiences turn to streams and music downloads during and after the performances instead.Around 118 million people are believed to have watched Katy Perry's roaring performance in 2015.Not that any of last night's performers necessarily need the extra cash. Dr Dre is already listed by Wealthy Gorilla as the fourth richest rapper in the world, and the combined net worth of Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Mary J.

Page 3 model, who saw her face on a billboard in the Big Apple this week, is now grabbing attention again.This is because the 22-year-old decided to take to the NY streets in some rather skimpy attire - despite the city experiencing snow.The bombshell, who is sometimes known by her model name of Barbi, was seen on her @apolloniallewellyn Instagram account wearing an underboob-flashing bikini as she crossed the road in the US city.Apollonia was also wearing a white puffa jacket, however it can't have been warming her up very much as she had the coat wide open - leaving her swimwear on display.Keeping things practical when it came to footwear, Apollonia opted for some grey trainers.She was also rocking a pair of dark sunnies, while she pulled her blond locks back into a chic low ponytail.The beauty finished off her look by accessorising with a silver cross necklace.Looking every inch the star, the model appeared ambivalent as she no doubt turned heads in her skimpy look.Captioning the post, she wrote: "When it snows in NYC, there’s only one thing for me to do…" as she also included a bikini emoji.Fans were loving the snap, with it racking up more than 10,000 likes.One exclaimed: "Incredible pic," as another chimed in: "This is iconic!!!"A third agreed the photo was amazing, adding: "The best pic ever of you and you've only done it in the middle of NYC - pic goals."As well as being in New York for fashion week, Apollonia is also making the most of her time in the city with tons of sponsored posts.It's seems like she's certainly busy for Valentine's Day this year, however she made sure she treated her fans to some sexy lingerie pictures to celebrate the occasion last week.Apollonia again exposed her underboob in some racy

unveiled the tatt in an exclusive interview with the Daily Star - before attracting headlines as far as America. The design was her 72nd tattoo - and runs from her baby finger to her elbow and is measured in inches.And since then, Tracy has been “overwhelmed” with men sliding into her DMs begging for measurements.

artificial intelligence expert has been criticised for saying that AI used for finance, research or medicine could have already developed a consciousness.OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever claimed on Twitter that: "It may be that today's largest neural networks are slightly conscious."Sutskever did not mention any specific developments but was likely referring to mega-scale neural networks, which is the language processing system built by OpenAI for translations, missing words and question answering.The expert was also unclear what "slightly conscious" means for the manmade machines, because the concept of consciousness in artificial intelligence is still considered a controversial idea.While AI has performed impressive tasks like driving cars, flying aircraft and creating an artificial voice or face, many believe machines having conscious thought is just "hype".AI researcher Toby Walsh at UNSW Sidney responded to Sutskever's claims, saying: "Every time such speculative comments get an airing, it takes months of effort to get the conversation back to more realistic opportunities and threats posed by AI."Thomas G Dietterich, an AI expert at Oregon State University in the US, said that he hasn't seen any evidence of consciousness in AI and suggested Stuskever could be "trolling" those on the social media platform.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here.He tweeted: "If consciousness is the ability to reflect upon and model themselves, I haven't seen any such capability in today's nets.

ghostly encounter with a foul-mouthed "woman in white" who told her to "f**ck off" while visiting a UK beauty spot. Ghosthunting couple Christine and Dave Thomas said they were investigating reports of an angry ghoul at Quantock Hills in Somerset when they were warned to back off by an eerie presence.

Kerry Katona has shut down Kirstie Allsopp's property comments after she claimed it was easy for young people to buy their own homes. The TV presenter came under fire last week when she suggested people should give up their gym memberships, Netflix subscriptions and daily coffees to save up and make it happen. Former Atomic Kitten star Kerry has slammed her "bulls**t" advice.

Twitter last night to thank everyone who had reached out to send their condolences over the death of his younger brother, Paul.The 49-year-old comedian described the messages sent to him by some of his 441,000 followers as “a big help”.He penned: “Thank you all for the lovely messages of condolence.“Too many to respond to directly, they have been a big help.“Normal service will be resumed eventually and I’ll go back to boring you all with photographs of me holding beers as soon as I can.”Fans promptly responded to Ed’s tweet, giving him some words of advice as he navigates grief.Twitter user RozBowden said: “I am so sorry for your sad loss.“As someone who fairly recently lost a sibling, I know how hard it is.“It was far worse for me than losing my parents, because of how much we had in common.“Much love and deepest condolences to you and your family.”TheChrisFarrell added: “Grief is the price we pay for love.The only way out is the passing of time.“We just have to keep getting up in the morning, put one foot in front of the other and meet the new day.“Then one day we realise the sun has come out again. It always does.”SezTPompey27 typed: “Sorry to read about your Brother Paul.

Jhené Aiko joined the celebrations for a rendition of ‘America The Beautiful’ – watch the performance below.For the performance, Aiko was joined by a harpist for a delicate rendition of the classic track, which came in a pre-game performance before  Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and Mary J.

that she would be singing ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ at the pre-game show, with singer-songwriter Jhené Aiko set to perform ‘America The Beautiful’. Guyton originally confirmed the news via Twitter, sharing, “I am shook, I am grateful, I am praise dancing.”.@MickeyGuyton’s incredible rendition of the National Anthem! #SBLVI pic.twitter.com/G6099dDz1U— NFL (@NFL) February 13, 2022Ahead of the performance, the singer was interviewed by The New York Post about what the opportunity meant to her.“It’s Black History Month, and a Black country singer gets to sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl. Wow,” she said. “This is a huge moment for me.

Arnold Schwarzenegger made an appearance as Zeus at the Super Bowl last night (February 13).The actor teamed up with Salma Hayek for a comical BMW commercial, which you can watch below.The clip sees Schwarzenegger and Hayek as Zeus and his wife Hera, sat on their throne talking about their plans to retire before the former is seen on a lilo in a swimming pool in Palm Springs.But the Greek god’s retirement doesn’t go to plan as he finds himself getting frustrated by people asking him to help them out with his electrical powers.It ends with the couple driving along singing Eddy Grant’s ‘Electric Avenue’.The ad comes after a poster of Schwarzenegger as Zeus was teased at the end of last month.A comedy teaser was later shared in which a barista has a difficult time pronouncing his name.A post shared by Arnold Schwarzenegger (@schwarzenegger)Schwarzenegger previously appeared in advertisements at the Super Bowl, including a commercial in 2014 for Bud Light and Mobile Strike in 2017.He is set to star in Triplets, a sequel to 1988 comedy film Twins. Tracy Morgan will play the third brother alongside Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito.

Katie Price will reportedly attend the High Court today (Monday) after failing to "fully engage" with creditors over the repayment of her multi-million pound debt.

Singer Alexandra Burke is pregnant with her first child.

Sunday Brunch chef Simon Rimmer made a public apology after admitting he changed a family recipe for the TV show.Rimmer said his mother had to be "consoled" after he changed one of their favourite desserts.The 57-year-old said: "I’m going to make Granny’s cake."So this is a recipe from my mum, in fact it’s not a recipe from my mum, it’s called Granny’s cake because it’s actually a recipe from my mum and dad’s former next door neighbour’s granny."He continued: "So it’s always been known as granny’s cake and it’s my favourite cake that my mum makes and at my birthday and Christmas she gives me one of these every single year."Looking sheepish, the cook added: "But mum, I’m really sorry, I’ve changed the recipe."Probing the star, co-hosts Tim