2020: Last News

Families campaigning for the appointment of a primary head teacher to fill a long-standing vacancy have criticised North Lanarkshire Council for advertising other posts across the authority while leaving their school “in a state of uncertainty”.

K.J. Yossman “The Repair Shop’s” Jay Blades has struck a first look deal with BBC Studios via his production company Hungry Jay Media.Hungry Jay is a joint venture between Blades and production company Hunrgy Bear (“Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel”), which was founded in November 2020 by Dan Baldwin and Juliet Denison Gay.The 1-year deal will mean BBC Studios has first dibs on Hungry Jay’s factual entertainment slate.

Sue Gray has provided her final report into lockdown-breaking parties in Downing Street and Whitehall to the Prime Minister, a Cabinet spokesperson has confirmed. The long-awaited report is understood to be 37 pages long and also has nine photos, including pictures of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Cabinet Secretary Simon Case.

An online petition which is calling for glamour model Katie Price to be banned from owning dogs for life has reached 20,000 signatures after the star was pictured with a tiny new puppy, Captain.

Leigh-Anne Pinnock is reportedly set to tie the knot with fiance Andre Gray this week, and her Little Mix bandmate Jade Thirlwall may have dropped a big clue. The couple got engaged in May 2020 when the Queens Park Rangers footballer made a romantic proposal in their garden during lockdown. They’ve had to wait to throw their nuptials with the pandemic throwing a spanner in the plans, while Leigh-Anne, 30, also gave birth to their twins last summer. However, sources now claim that Leigh-Anne and Andre, 30, have flown out to Jamaica where their wedding will take place this week. It’s said they also wanted to wait until Andre’s football season ended so they could spend plenty of time together as a family before August when it resumes. An insider claimed: ‘Leigh-Anne and Andre have been planning their special day for months and this week they will finally tie the knot.‘They chose to marry in Jamaica because of their family ties to the island, which they think of as their second home.’ They added to The Sun: ‘The ceremony is going to be very low key and romantic. It won’t have any of the hallmarks of the big celebrity weddings you see.‘Leigh-Anne and Andre just want their closest network there to watch them say their vows.’ Leigh-Anne’s Little Mix bandmates Perrie Edwards and Jade Thirlwall are expected to attend with their respective partners, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Jordan Stephens. Jade, 29, appears to have jetted out on Tuesday after sharing a cryptic photo of her view from a plane, with the clouds seen in the distance.

Lise Pedersen The top IEFTA (Intl. Film Talent Assn.) award for docs-in-progress at the Cannes Film Market’s documentary-focused industry sidebar Cannes Docs has gone to “Twice Colonized” by Lin Alluna.The film was developed by the Circle Women Doc Accelerator, a training program for female-identifying documentary filmmakers.The win marks a hat-trick for Circle since they started their partnership with Cannes Docs in 2020: previous IEFTA Docs-in-Progress Award laureates at the industry event include “Beauty of the Beast” by Anna Nemes, produced by Circle 2018 alumna Ágnes Horváth-Szabó, and “Cent’anni” by Circle 2020 alumna Maja Prelog, produced by Rok Biček.“Twice Colonized” tells the story of renowned Inuit lawyer Aaju Peter who has led a lifelong fight for the rights of her people.

Spotify for the first time in over two years, the streaming service has confirmed.In early 2020, Spotify announced that it was pausing all political ad sales in the US ahead of the 2020 presidential election between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, saying in a statement that the advertisements were too hard to “validate and review.”Now, as reported by Protocol, Spotify has said that ads of this nature are slowly set to return to the service.“Following our pause of political ads in early 2020, we have spent the past two years strengthening and enhancing our processes, systems and tools to responsibly validate and review this content,” Spotify said in a statement.“We are now beginning to sell select political advertisements in opted-in third-party podcasts via the Spotify Audience Network in the U.S.”According to Pitchfork, political ads will not play between songs for users on Spotify’s free tier, and that the service will only work with known candidates.“At this point in time, we do not yet have the necessary level of robustness in our process, systems and tools to responsibly validate and review this content,” Spotify said in a statement to Ad Age at the time of removing political ads at the start of 2020.

Kellyanne Conway might be popular in some circles, but the studio of “The View” is definitely not among them.

Kelly Clarkson beamed as she enjoyed some quality time in Legoland New York with her daughter River, six, and son Remington, seven.The pop star shares her children with her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock, with whom she recently finalized a messy, rancorous divorce.Brandon was nowhere to be seen as Kelly, who has primary custody of the children, hopped aboard the LEGO NYC Taxi Cab. Her babies: Kelly Clarkson beamed as she enjoyed some quality time in Legoland New York with her daughter River, six, and son Remington, sevenThe trio also joyously posed up in front of a colorful display of a tie-dye LEGO elephant and a LEGO monkey sitting on top of a vehicle stuffed with bananas.Kelly looked the picture of happiness as she shepherded her children around the theme park, which sprawls across 150 acres in upstate New York.

Chris Stirewalt, who was a veteran politics editor at Fox News until he was let go in the aftermath of the 2020 election, is joining NewsNation, Nexstar’s non-partisan news venture.

Teen Vogue, before securing jobs at Vogue and W. In 2014, she launched beauty blog , which she then spun off into the super-successful start-up beauty brand . Glossier has come under scrutiny the past couple years.

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The writing’s on her side! Kristin Cavallari debuted new ink on her torso, and the art seemingly honors her love of travel.

Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has admitted that he is intrigued to see how Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola embeds Erling Haaland within his style of play next season.

It’s over. Candice Accola and Joe King have called it quits after celebrating seven years of marriage, Us Weekly can exclusively confirm.

Angelique Jackson Screenwriter Matt Lopez has signed with CAA for representation just ahead of the premiere of his adaptation of “Father of the Bride” for HBO Max. The new movie, starring Andy Garcia as the titular father, Gloria Estefan, Adria Arjona, and Isabela Merced, will debut on June 16, timed to Father’s Day Weekend.Lopez also penned the script for another upcoming adaptation — this time, Walt Disney Studios’ “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” movie, which is set to be directed by Marvin Lemus, with 21 Laps and the Jim Henson Company producing.

An ex-soldier who survived a high-profile helicopter crash has been jailed for six years after police seized a £1m heroin haul.

Former Bolton Wanderers striker Chris O'Grady has joined a new club - two years on from his exit from the club.

Time for a quick change. Ryan Seacrest had to change his underwear during the American Idol finale when his stylist noticed that his outfit left little to the imagination for the viewers at home.

The judge in the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial rejected the actor’s effort to reject his $100 million counterclaim.

Vogue.)Gigi styled the swimsuit like a bodysuit, teaming it with low-rise trousers, an offbeat shirt that covered her arms and shoulders, heels, and layered crystal jewelry. She also subtly paid tribute to her friend Virgil Abloh, who passed away last year, by carrying a bright blue monogrammed clutch from the late designer’s autumn/winter 2020 menswear show for Louis Vuitton.As Gigi proves, swimwear can be worn and beyond.This post originally appeared on More from GlamourSee More Stories© 2022 Condé Nast.