The Chase's Bradley Walsh hits back at Mark Labbett over brutal John Craven swipe

BMG has acquired a whole load of music rights from the estate of blues musician John Lee Hooker. This includes his entire publishing catalogue – in a joint deal with Fujipacific Music – all of his royalty income from his recordings, and a sizeable chunk of his actual recorded music catalogue, spanning releases put out from 1980 and posthumously since his death in 2001.The Hooker estate is managed by JAM Inc.

An LA judge has declined to dismiss the negligence and wrongful death claims made by the mother of the late rapper Lil Peep against her son’s former management company First Access Entertainment. Lawyers for the management firm had argued that those claims were too weak to proceed to trial, but judge Teresa A Beaudet does not concur.Lil Peep, real name Gustav Åhr, died in November 2017 of an accidental drugs overdose, aged 21.

A New York judge has significantly cut back a defamation lawsuit filed against Mariah Carey by her brother in relation to the star’s 2020 memoir ‘The Meaning Of Mariah Carey’. However, his defamation claim in relation to allegations he sold drugs at New York clubs in the 1980s will be allowed to proceed.Both of Carey’s siblings – Alison and Morgan – sued their sister over claims she made about them in her 2020 book.

David Beckham, 46, left fans swooning on Thursday after sharing a steamy shirtless photo from inside a sauna.SEE: Victoria Beckham's £6million country house is a family party pad – with a lakeIt's likely the star took the snap from his £12 million Cotswold's estate, where David and Victoria Beckham escaped to the countryside with their family this week while their youngest daughter, Harper Seven, is on half term. The Beckhams have decked out the country retreat with everything they'd need for an indulgent break, where David invested in an extra-special log cabin for the garden.WATCH: See inside David and Victoria Beckham's gorgeous Cotswolds bathroomThe structure is fitted with a sauna and steam room. Perfect for some rest and relaxation.Taking to Instagram to share a moody selfie, David revealed several of his tattoos, many of which are dedicated to his family."Early morning sauna.

Fans were quick to jump on to the post and express their well wishes and condolences.In response to Lorraine's quote Tweet, @Feesbabe said: "So very sorry for your loss Heather."He looked a gorgeous little fur baby. May he rest in peace over the Rainbow Bridge."@Grierson_Judy wrote: "Sleep tight little one."@SuePerkins said: "The pain is equal to the love.

Emmerdale's Jeff Hordley, 51, has been married to his wife and now co-star Zoe Henry, 48, since 2003. In an unearthed column, Zoe admitted that there are benefits to working together, as when Zoe has "upsetting" story lines, Jeff will always "completely understand" her if she is having a "bad day".Jeff was cast as Cain Dingle on Emmerdale in 2003, before having a short break from the show between 2006 and 2009.His wife, Zoe, who plays Rhona Goskirk, has had a permanent role on the show since early 2010.Zoe wrote a column back in March 2019, giving an insight to her daily life.The actress detailed her heavy storylines and how she deals with them.She said to The Sun: "Tough storylines can be heavy going."Rhona, my character on Emmerdale, has been through a lot, including rape and a hysterectomy."But when we cover difficult subjects there’s a really good rapport between the actors and crew as soon as the camera stops rolling."Zoe then continued to praise her husband, and how they both understand each other on set.She continued: "It’s important to have a laugh in-between takes so upsetting stories don’t get you down too much."Working on the same show as Jeff, who plays Cain Dingle, also helps because if one of us is having a bad day then the other will completely understand."Jeff recently addressed his long standing career and why he appeared to have gone on a television hiatus after not being on-screen for some years.It comes after the Cain Dingle actor had made the decision to leave Emmerdale 16 years ago.Speaking on Mike Artistik's Ego Podcast last year, the Dales star admitted that he had his fair share of setbacks.Jeff explained: "It's about knockbacks.

Just because Mark Wahlberg got COVID, his family wasn’t about to give up their vacation.

A tiny frog has been found in a bunch of bananas at a primary school - having journeyed 5,000 miles to get to the north west.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe Osaka Asian Film Festival has unveiled its biggest ever program – a total of 76 films – to unspool next month (March 10-20, 2022).Its competition section includes the acclaimed Korean debut film “Aloners,” which offers an exacting critique of the alienating effects upon life of modern capitalist economies; Hong Kong biopic “Anita”; the world premiere of “Angry Son,” which combines LGBT and mixed race themes in a heartwarming comedy; Kong Dashan’s new take on “Journey to the West,” as a ragtag group of people on a UFO hunt; “Mama’s Affair,” the second film by Kearen Pang, whose 2017 debut “29+1” won Osaka’s audience award, “No Land’s Man” from Mostofa Sarwar Farooki and festival circuit hit “Barbarian Invasion.” The spotlight section includes ten titles. Among them are “The Ground Beneath her Feet” from Bangladesh’s Mohammad Rabby Mridha; “A Room of Her own” from China’s Xie Yiran; and Carlo Francisco Manatad’s “Whether the Weather is Fine.”The largest component section is the twenty-title Indie Forum, a platform for Japanese indie films that allow the winner to claim the Japan Cuts Award.

Charlotte Dawson has been wowing fans while on holiday thanks to her regular social media updates.

The speed limit on Mancunian Way has been reduced significantly this week and we'd like to know what you think of the decision.

A CONTESTANT on The Chase left fans stunned after disclosing her very unusual plans for the prize money. Viewers of the popular ITV game show were even in favour of "sacking off" the quiz to simply hear more from the participant following her odd admission.

At the time, Mark also added how running around after his toddler helped.He continued: "I just found by the end of the evening, instead of going to the fridge for a bit of late night snacking, all I could do was collapse in a heap on the bed."While Jack has yet to reply, it seems like Mark could be eyeing up some acting roles.He is already about to make an impact on US screens after landing a role in the American version of The Chase.He’s joined the ABC adaptation in its second series this year.Mark recently updated his fans on the news as he spoke about filming episodes.He tweeted on May 23: “Finished taping season two of the Chase ABC.“We made a few good shows and a lot of great shows :)“Hope you like them USA @thechaseabc @ABCNetwork

The Chase weren't best pleased with presenter Bradley Walsh on Thursday, as he seemed to use a contestant's age as an excuse as to why she was unable to answer questions correctly.Contestant Katie, 24, appeared fairly confident initially, but when she was put under pressure while being face with The Beast, she appeared to fold.Viewers were not happy with Katie's string of wrong answers and they complained that Bradley seemed to excuse it by saying she was "undone by her age". Taking to Twitter to air their views one fan chimed: "'Undone by your age'.

The Chase is often filled with intense drama as contestants try to avoid being caught by the chaser but on occasions, the show can be thrown into hysterics.This can come in the form of terrible wrong answers or mispronunciation or mistakes from long-serving presenter Bradley Walsh.However, Bradley has revealed the international quiz star behind the questions aims to make him crack up.In an interview with RadioTimes.com, Bradley said: “Of course they do! That’s their bent, that is exactly what they do.“We have the world number one quizzer, Olav Bjortomt, as our question setter.

The Chase host Bradley Walsh is one of the nation's most beloved presenters, thanks to his warmth, charisma, and witty one-liners.However, certain fans of The Chase have noticed the veteran TV personality has a quirky habit during Wednesday's show, as they pointed out his tendency to repeat an expression.Fans noticed Bradley tends to use the phrase "home and dry" to describe a player making it to the final after facing one of the near-unbeatable Chasers.The phrase got another outing this evening, when player four, Alison, was the last contestant left standing after Anne Hegerty booted her teammates out of the competition.After making a tidy £4,000 in the cash builder, Alison decided she had nothing to lose and plumped for the high offer of

The Chase star Darragh Ennis has taken to Twitter this morning to tell fans that the hit ITV game show had been nominated for a National Television Award (NTA).The delighted quizzer boasted that the ITV programme was in the running for a gong, as well as spin-off show Beat The Chasers.He went on to point out that Bradley Walsh, the host of The Chase, had also been nominated for an award for a documentary he made with his son.However, Darragh forgot to mention his other colleague Anne Hegerty, who is in the mix with her own show Britain's Brightest Celebrity Family, alongside The Chase.The TV star, known as The Governess, will go head-to-head with Beat The Chasers in the best Quiz Game show category."Nobody tell Anne," he joked after the

The Chase where, at 5pm, four contestants take on a professional quizzer who will try to stop them from winning a cash prize.Hosted by brilliant Bradley Walsh, the show features quizzers Mark 'The Beast' Labbett, Shaun 'The Dark Destroyer' Wallace, Anne 'The Governess' Hegerty, Paul 'The Sinnerman' Sinha, Jenny 'The Vixen' Ryan and newcomer Darragh 'The Menace' Ennis.Each quizzer will stop at nothing to ensure that the contestants do not beat them - from encouraging players to take the minus offer, to unnerving them so they doubt their answers.

£10,000 to the prize pot. But after securing just £3000 in his cash builder, John Craven took a huge gamble and chose the higher offer of £70,000.

Viewers tuning into The Chase on Friday were left furious when a rather harsh decision meant that a team lost £17,000.

The Chase host Bradley Walsh was left in disbelief on Friday afternoon while hosting the latest edition of the popular ITV quiz show.The cheeky presenter welcomed four new contestants to the show and was eager to see them get through to the final with some money in-hand.Shaun Wallace, aka the Dark Destroyer, was in the hot seat trying to prevent the hopefuls from going home with the cash prize.Sally, Armin, Karen and Ryan all took it in turns to take on the cash builder and later went head-to-head with the Dark Destroyer in an intense round of general knowledge questions.Armin was the first contestant to try his luck and managed to answer five questions correctly in his cash builder round, earning £5,000.Ahead of the head-to-head round, the