Sir Lenny Henry looks slimmer than ever as he cosies up to girlfriend Lisa Makin

James Murdoch and Uday Shankar, formerly CEO of Star India and president of Walt Disney Asia Pacific, have formed Bodhi Tree, a new outfit backed by the Qatar Investment Authority.

EXCLUSIVE: XTR, the non-fiction studio behind projects such as Darren Aronofsky co-produced doc The Territory and Apple’s They Call Me Magic, is bolstering its C-suite.

Focus Features has pushed Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris from May 6 to July 15.

Maggie Mull, co-creator of Hulu’s upcoming comedy series Maggie, produced by 20th Television, has signed a new multi-year overall deal with the studio. Under the pact, Mull will continue as executive producer and writer on Maggie, as well as create new series and supervise other writers’ comedies, both live-action and animated, for all platforms for 20th TV, a part of Disney Television Studios.

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Celine Held and Logan George’s feature directorial debut Topside, slating it for a day-and-date release on March 25.

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros. put tickets on sale for a special The Batman preview yesterday morning, to be held in Imax on March 1, and the showtimes at 350 locations sold immediately.

After more than three decades in print, Entertainment Weekly will stop producing a physical copy of its magazine, shifting fully online.

EXCLUSIVE: XYZ Films is launching world sales on thriller Accused, the next film from UK filmmaker Philip Barantini whose Boiling Point was recently nominated for four BAFTAs including Outstanding British Film.

EXCLUSIVE: America Ferrera is set to co-star opposite Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling in Warner Bros. Barbie, the studio’s new movie centered on the classic doll line. Greta Gerwig is directing the pic, with Robbie playing the titular role and Gosling playing Ken. It is unknown who Ferrera will play in the new film. Gerwig also co-wrote script with Noah Baumbach.

EXCLUSIVE: Ioan Gruffudd (Harrow, Forever) will co-direct and exec produce the feature drama  A Ray of Sunshine—also starring opposite newcomer Bianca Wallace, who wrote the script.

Bleecker Street has acquired North American rights to Catherine Hardwicke’s action-comedy Mafia Mamma, starring Toni Collette (The Staircase, Nightmare Alley), Monica Bellucci (The Matrix franchise, The Man Who Sold His Skin) and Rob Huebel (The Descendants, The Goldbergs), which is heading into production in Italy in May.

Scotland Yard could now investigate a Christmas quiz held in Downing Street during the 2020 lockdown, after a new photograph of Boris Johnson attending the event emerged.

30. Then, in the summer of 2021, Adele was spotted with sports agent —whose clients include LeBron James—court side at an NBA game, in a rare public appearance. Since being with Paul, Adele has seemingly gotten more comfortable with public appearances than she was when she was married. Paul and Adele reportedly knew each other and were friends before they started dating in 2021. Here's everything we know about Adele and Rich Paul so far, from the very beginning:July 17: Adele and Rich Paul made their first public appearance together at the NBA finals when they attended the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns game with court side seats.

A plumber has come up with a genius way of stopping dogs' murky paws from dirtying your floors.

Plans have been unveiled that could see Dumfries and Galloway cash in on the staycation boom.

The problem of “urban menace” seagulls is too big for Dumfries and Galloway Council to solve, a councillor has insisted.

Every day 18 people in poverty seek an emergency crisis grant in Dumfries and Galloway, it has been revealed.

A former headteacher has claimed he received a phonecall from an "alarmed" pupil who spotted a PE teacher in a hotel room with a pupil she allegedly had sex with.

pupil.David Nicholls went on the hunt for PE teacher Melissa Tweedie in the early morning after the Gleniffer High School prom in Paisley, Renfrewshire.He told a panel hearing today (Wednesday, February 9) that he drove to a Premier Inn to find Miss Tweedie at 2.10am and was met with six pupils in a hotel foyer.He claims they said to him they were “adamant” that the then-23-year-old teacher, who is now 27, was in a room with a pupil.He managed to get hold of Miss Tweedie on the phone, and she claimed to be at home – but the following day, the unnamed pupil admitted having sex with the teacher, the Daily Record reports.

GTA 6 is on its way. GTA 6 is the much-anticipated sequel to GTA 5, which sold 110million copies.

The Chase host Bradley Walsh told a player to 'settle down' in tense scenes during the latest episode.Wednesday's show saw 56-year-old aircraft simulation trainer Bob step up as the first contestant to take on Darragh 'The Menace' Ennis.Earning £3,000 in his solo cashbuilder round, Bob opted for the middle offer and was answering a question about atoms when he was told to "settle down" by Bradley.The 61-year-old host asked: "Concerning the number of electrons surrounding an atom, the octet rule is an important concept in which of the sciences?"Bob responded with the correct answer which was chemistry, but appeared a little too enthusiastic in explaining why he opted for that choice.The enthusiasm led Bradley to reply: "Alright! Settle down, Bob."You could have just said it was chemistry."Bob progressed past his solo cashbuilder and moved on to the final chase, contributing £3,000 to the final pot.While the episode's second player Kate was caught, the third contestant Bernice beat the chaser in her own solo run and brought £8,000 back to the team.The final player up to take on Darragh solo was Adam, who professed to being a quiz master in his spare time.He scored £5,000 in his solo cashbuilder and also progressed to the final chase, where the group would be playing for a final pot of £16,000 - equating to more than £5,000 each. After missing an obvious Romeo & Juliet question, the group scored 18 points in the final chase.They were again chastised by Bradley, who added: "Romeo & Juliet, wow.