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Former Arsenal striker Ian Wright has explained why he believes former Manchester United academy star Angel Gomes is worthy of an England call-up.

Actor Calum Lill arrived on Coronation Street as Joel Deering back in 2023.The character was introduced as a duty solicitor helping Lauren Bolton, but he ended up becoming a permanent fixture in Weatherfield after striking up a romance with Dee-Dee Bailey. Some residents grew suspicious of Joel however, including Alya Nazir, who soon went digging into his past. She revealed Joel actually had a secret wife and one year old daughter, leaving Dee-Dee heartbroken.

Prince William and his son George have been seen in their first public outing since Kate Middleton's cancer announcement.

Coronation Street star Channique Sterling-Brown dazzled as she made an emotional move away from the cobbles. The actress was supported by her co-star as she took part in a BAFTA masterclass on Tuesday night (March 26).

Series Mania was Warner Bros. Discovery’s European roll-out timeline for Max, announced Thursday at the climax of the Series Mania’s Lille Dialogues. The most keenly anticipated session was nearly Series Mania’ Forum first: a Netflix showcase hosted by a confident Larry Tanz who significantly proved the only goal streamer exec to drill down on volume commitment.

Disney+ unveiled new originals out of France, Germany and Spain at Series Mania, with period drama and a pair of true crime projects added to a 70-part Spanish novella that will be stripped through the week.

Ed Meza @edmezavar Spinning audiences back to the mid-1970s, UFA Fiction‘s latest period series “Disko 76” is set in a pivotal time in the industrial heartland of West Germany as a new American pop music craze takes over the airwaves and dance floors. The six-part series, which premiered at the recent Berlinale Series Market, continues its international rollout at Series Mania in Lille before bowing on the RTL+ streaming platform on March 28 and on RTL Group channel Nitro on April 1. UFA Fiction quickly won over RTL+ with the idea from former UFA Fiction producer Benjamin Benedict of a family story set in the disco era, says fellow producer Sinah Swyter.

Naman Ramachandran Four African screenwriters will pitch stories spanning genres at the 15th edition of Series Mania in Lille, France. Pitching this year are Kelly-Eve Koopman (South Africa) with urban fantasy “Facing the Mountain”; Moreetsi Gabang (Botswana) with crime drama “Outreach”; Tiah Beye (Senegal/Côte d’Ivoire) with comedy-drama “Brouteure” (“The Yahoo Girl”); and Wanjiru Kairu (Kenya) with political satire “Serikali Saidia!” The shows are under the aegis of the AuthenticA Series Lab, a training program for African episodic screenwriters from Realness Institute.

Series Mania will kick off its 15th edition on March 15 in Lille, Eastern France, reconfirming it status as the biggest dedicated TV festival in Europe. It does so with a bang, with the European premiere of one of the biggest series of the year, Netflix’s “3 Body Problem,” which “cements ‘Game of Thrones’ creators as masters of adapting the unadaptable,” Variety announced. Delegate accreditation at Series Mania’s Forum, its three-day industry event running March 19-21, is on track to pass 4,000 participants, an all time record, and a huge step-up, say, from 2016, when attendance was limited to around 300 executives.

Coronation Street star Calum Lill has been told to 'try harder' after getting a slight telling off by a family member over his latest soap scenes. The actor joined the ITV soap last year as solicitor Joel Deering who quickly struck up a romance with Dee-Dee Bailey.

Coronation Street fans have discovered the truth about Joel Deering after months of suspicion. Viewers of the ITV soap haven't trusted the solicitor ever since he arrived in Weatherfield as a duty solicitor helping Lauren Bolton.

Coronation Street star Calum Lill has told how he thought he was going to have to quit acting before 'falling to his knees' when he discovered he'd landed a role on the ITV soap. The actor made his debut in the programme last year as solicitor Joel Deering.

Coronation Street fans say they have spotted a 'gem' amid the soap's latest heartbreaking storyline but were left asking 'please stop'. For months viewers have watched Liam Connor be cruelly taunted both in person and online by Weatherfield High bully Mason Radcliffe.

Coronation Street fans have come up with a few options as to who could be Lauren Bolton's mystery ex but there's one that they have said would be a 'twist'. The character, played by Cait Fitton, claimed to have a boyfriend and has been seen taking numerous secret phone calls with a mystery man since her return to Weatherfield.

Coronation Street's newest star Calum Lill has revealed how he gets into the character of Joel Deering as his secret is set to be revealed. The actor joined the ITV soap last year as the duty solicitor who was first seen having been tasked with helping troubled Lauren Bolton.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Casey Bloys, chairman and CEO, HBO and HBO Max Content will deliver a keynote at Series Mania’s Lille Dialogues whose one-day summit looks set to take the pulse on a global content industry as content investment flattens and ask how to build a more responsible industry in the future. Marking an early opportunity to hear from streaming platforms after both Warner Bros. Discovery and Disney have announced multi-billion dollar cuts in content investment, the Lille Dialogues also count on a keynote from James Farrell, head of local originals, Prime Video. Further keynotes will be delivered by top execs at France’s biggest free-to-air service, TF1, as well as its energetic public broadcaster France Télévisions and Europe’s biggest pay TV operator, Sky. Jan Mojto, CEO, Beta Film, can be expected to deliver a wide-angled vision of how stories made in Europe can find a market worldwide.

Ligue 1 champions in January on a free transfer in January after over six months without a team following his release from Bordeaux. But he could be back on the streets after rowing with his new boss.The former Newcastle and Paris Saint-Germain star was expelled from the squad earlier this week after nearly coming to blows with Gourvennec following a 0-0 draw against his former club Bordeaux.

Ukrainian filmmaker Julia Sinkevych, this year’s Series Mania Jury President, has spotlighted the strange juxtaposition of spending weeks helping with the war relief effort in her home country before flying to Lille for days of screenings, parties and dinners.

Thomas Tuchel has tied Jupp Heynckes' impressive record of most wins in their first 50 games of Champions League management.Chelsea avoided an early scare against Lille on Wednesday evening to advance to the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a 4-1 win on aggregate. And Tuchel's win was his 32nd in Europe's premier competition in his first 50 games.Tuchel has beaten Zinedine Zidane's tally with the Frenchman having won 31 games out of his first 50 clashes in the dugout.

Thomas Tuchel has insisted he'll "drive a seven-seater" if that's what it takes to ensure Chelsea fulfil their Champions League fixture with Lille on Wednesday night.The Blues were slapped with a number of restrictions this week following the UK Government's decision to sanction club owner Roman Abramovich and freeze his assets.Among the limitations, the European champions have been prohibited from spending any more than £20,000 on travel to any away fixture.Some Chelsea fans joked in the week that the club's squad may have to take the Megabus to France to fulfil their Champions League clash with Lille, but Tuchel has himself pitched an alternative means of transport.Following the Blues 1-0 success over Newcastle on Sunday, the German addressed the uncertainty surrounding travel arrangements and quipped that he would "drive a seven-seater" himself in order to ensure Chelsea played the second leg."My last information is we have a plane and we can go by plane and come back by plane," Tuchel declared."If not we go by train, if not by bus, if not I will drive a seven-seater.Will Chelsea make it through to the Champions League quarter-finals this week? Give us your thoughts in the comments section"If you asked me 30 years ago if I could join a Champions League match at the sideline, I'd say when do I need to be there and how do I need to be there."The Blues hold a 2-0 advantage heading into the second leg with Lille, courtesy of strikes from Kai Havertz and Christian Pulisic at Stamford Bridge, three weeks' ago.Despite uncertainty surrounding his future, Tuchel was clearly in a jovial mood after Havertz hit a superb late winner against the Magpies on Sunday.Discussing said future, the Chelsea manager confirmed he would stay

Arsenal transfer target Jonathan David will cost between £38million and £46m if he is to be prised out of Lille, according to reports.The Canadian striker has emerged as a target for Mikel Arteta’s side after a spectacular season for the defending Ligue 1 champions.He has already racked up an impressive 12 league goal in 26 appearances for the French giants, as well as three Champions League goals in seven matches. Arsenal have been linked with a striker ever since the January transfer window when their long pursuit of Dusan Vlahovic ended in the striker moving from Fiorentina to Juventus.But with the Gunners’ interest supposedly now lying in David, the 22-year-old striker is purportedly keen on a departure from Joselyn Gourvennec’s side.According to Sky Sports, David wants to depart the club he joined in the summer of 2019 from Belgian side Gent.