‘We lost the loves of our lives when they died – then we found each other’

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorRoku is thinking local: In the streaming platform’s first local news programming pact, Roku is adding eight NBC local news channels to the Roku Channel — available to stream live for free.Through the partnership, NBCUniversal Local will bring local news channels from its owned-and-operated NBC stations in eight major U.S. markets — New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas/Fort Worth, Washington, D.C., Hartford, Conn., and South Florida — to the Roku Channel.

Naman Ramachandran Sky original drama series “The Lovers,” starring Johnny Flynn (“Beast”) and Roisin Gallagher (“The Fall”) has commenced production. The six-part series, written by playwright David Ireland (“Cyprus Avenue”) and directed by Justin Martin (“Together”), follows Janet (Gallagher), a foul-mouthed, disaffected Belfast supermarket worker and Seamus (Flynn) a self-centred, political broadcaster with what looks to be a perfect London life and a celebrity girlfriend.

Dennis Harvey Film CriticThough it’s been consistently overshadowed by more dramatic breaking news stories, few issues have dealt 21st-century U.S. society such a crippling blow as the opioid crisis.

Sasha Urban editorThe last time the witches of “Hocus Pocus” were revived, it took three centuries. This time around, it’s only been about three decades.The Sanderson sisters — Winifred (Bette Midler), Sarah (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Mary (Kathy Najimy) — are almost back, and the first teaser trailer for “Hocus Pocus 2” has been released, giving a first taste of the wickedness to come.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFast-rising 18-year-old Canadian singer-songwriter Lauren Spencer-Smith has inked with both Warner Chappell Music publishing and longtime Shawn Mendes manager Andrew Gertler’s AG Artists in partnership with Ziggy Chareton, Variety has confirmed. The news was first published in Hits.A native of Vancouver Island, the singer’s confessional, intimate songs like “Fingers Crossed” and her latest single “Flowers” have effectively set her on a track to be this year’s Olivia Rodrigo.

William Earl The NATPE conference is relocating to The Bahamas for its 2023 edition, leaving its longtime home in Miami for a resort on the island nation about 50 miles southeast of the south Florida coast.The National Association of Television Program Executives will hold their annual get-together in Nassau at Baha Mar Resort and Convention Center from Jan. 17-19. The move to an island cluster outside the U.S.

he ever became chief of state, he would like to overturn a few things.“The problem with most presidents is they have too big of an agenda,” he said.The New York native went on, “The only agenda I would have is to make the country fair again.”Stern then slammed three of former president Donald Trump’s Supreme Court justices.“It’s very hard to have a Supreme Court that’s openly lied,” he continued, also noting that the act “undermines everything.” The “Private Parts” star then touched upon Trump, 76, losing the popular vote in 2016, and also winning the Electoral College against Hillary Clinton.“A guy who lost the vote won the election,” Stern said. “How long can we keep electing people who lost the election?” The comedian also desires to put a stop to the Electoral College and wants to “get rid of it.”The father of three added, “I am going to do the very simple thing that’ll set the country straight: one vote, one person.

dltzk has officially changed their stage name to Jane Remover, and the 18-year-old leaves a discography still worth getting excited about. 2021's Teen Week was a watershed achievement in the hyperpop/digicore that, despite the artist's misgivings, still shines with how it ambitiously collides genres in service of unvarnished teenage ennui.

Spotify users a round-up of their top songs, artists, albums and playlists for the year in a social media-friendly format that's perfect for sending to your friends.But for the rest of the year, Spotify doesn't offer an easy way of sharing your music taste, which is why some music fans have taken to creating tools of their own.The latest free Spotify trend tool comes in the form of Icebergify. Icebergify gathers data from your top 50 artists and your long, short, and medium-term listening trends to produce an 'iceberg' graphic of your favourite artists.It then organises these by popularity, with the biggest or most mainstream artists at the top of the iceberg and your weirder guilty pleasures placed squarely at the bottom. READ NEXT: Top secret AI creating 'scarily realistic' humans who have 'never existed' Icebergify is really easy to use.

Arsenal chief Edu ahead of his impending multi-million-pound switch from Manchester City.The Brazilian striker, 25, will leave the Premier League champions this summer in pursuit of regular first-team football. Despite turning out on 41 occasions last term - registering 13 goals and 12 assists - the arrival of free-scoring forward Erling Haaland has seen Jesus shift down the pecking order at the Etihad.With Selecao manager Tite fine-tuning his squad for the World Cup later this year, Jesus is in need of consistent game time to bolster his chances of appearing in Qatar and a mega-money switch to Arsenal is now in its final stages. READ MORE: Six sports stars who turned to politics including Romario as ex-Roma ace becomes mayor The Gunners have agreed a £45million fee with Man City for Jesus, who was all smiles as he arrived in north London to complete a medical on Tuesday morning (June 28).

READ MORE: 'I avoided beaches because my body wasn't perfect – but now I proudly wear bikinis' The company is making the move in order to keep people living close to Airbnb rentals as happy as possible, and not impacted by noise from partying holidaymakers.There have been countless cases of parties in Airbnbs going wrong, including a 2019 horror show when a one-day rental in Orinda, California, turned into a hundred-person party and a shooting that killed five."At Airbnb, we believe the neighbourhoods and communities in which we operate are as important as the Hosts and guests who use our service," a spokesperson for Airbnb said."We know that the overwhelming majority of our Hosts share their homes responsibly, just as the overwhelming majority of guests are responsible and treat their Airbnb listings and neighbourhoods as if they were their own."In turn, we focus on trying to deter the very rare cases of Hosts who do not operate responsibly, or guests who try to throw unauthorised parties."Before the decision hosts were allowed to decide whether they would authorise parties in their properties.Open invite bashes that were advertised on social media and full-time party houses that turned into neighbourhood nuisances were banned in 2019. At the same time the company launched a neighbourhood support line for people to directly complain about properties.

petrol for £1 has admitted he "feels like a w**ker".With the cost of fuel skyrocketing, many are on the hunt for the cheapest price when it comes to petrol.And Mike J Ind thought he'd found a bargain when he believed he'd only paid £1 for fuel at Tesco.READ MORE: Tesco, Asda and Morrisons petrol prices as cost of fuel hits all-time highMike thought it was his lucky day when he pulled up at the Tesco pay pump station to put £10 worth of fuel in as it only showed he'd paid £1 on his bank statement.Not wanting to waste any time, he drove back round and filled his car up again and was surprised to see that again, he only charged £1.Taking advantage of the 'deal', Mike then filled up the other two cars at home and shared the 'bargain find' with his friends.Writing on Facebook, Mike said: "So thought it was my lucky day today as put a tenner of fuel in and noticed it only took £1 on my card so went back round and filled it right up. Again just a £1 taken.

bear died from heat exhaustion when it got trapped inside a car it had broken into.The lone animal in Sevierville, Tennessee found itself unable to escape after gaining entry to the vehicle and was eventually killed by the extreme temperatures inside, which may have reached 60C (140F).After leaving the car outside the rental cabin at around 10am on Thursday (June 23), the owner returned at 6:45pm to find the lifeless bear slumped over on a seat. READ MORE: Chilling attraction dedicated to 'worst bear attack' in Japan has guests creeped outIt was most likely unable to operate the door from the inside after having opened it with its teeth or paws.An official from Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency wrote on Facebook: “It appears that the bear got inside the car by using its teeth or paws to open the unlocked door and was trapped inside after the door shut behind it”“We believe that heat likely killed the bear as outside temperatures exceeded 95 degrees yesterday meaning the vehicle’s interior possibly reached over 140 degrees,” The incident has prompted wildlife officials to issue a warning about not luring the creatures into accidental death traps.North American black bears have noses "7 times better than a bloodhound", they said, and can be tempted into an enclosed space by "even the faintest odour of food inside a vehicle".

Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy are back as the Sanderson sisters in the debut teaser trailer for Hocus Pocus 2!

Manchester City signing Erling Haaland was spotted spinning some tunes of his own behind the decks of DJ Angel Sanchez while on holiday in Spain.After three years of watching Haaland burst in behind opposition defences, City paid £51million to bring the imperious Norwegian to the Etihad Stadium. However, the 22-year-old was spotted drifting in behind the DJ decks instead, as he continues to enjoy his pre-season holiday in Marbella.Haaland has also spent time showing off his keepie-uppie skills on the beach with many of the locals.

Sky Mobile, a Which? recommended mobile network provider. It revealed that nearly one in three Brits turn to social media in search of smile-inducing content.And over half of those surveyed love to use their smartphones to seek out uplifting content, with just under half agreeing that when they view positive stories and inspiring posts online, it puts them in a better mood.Sky Mobile teamed up with Vanessa King, an expert on positive psychology, and board member at Action for Happiness, to explore Brits’ habits online and how they can use their phones to access cheerful content 24/7.People most commonly seek out positive content by watching short funny clips or videos or memes and bolster their wellbeing by connecting with family and friends too.Vanessa said: “What we consume online impacts how we feel.

Lewis Hamilton said the “time has come for action” as he appeared to respond to the racial slur aimed at him by former F1 champion Nelson Piquet. F1, the FIA and Mercedes are among the bodies to have spoken out in support of Hamilton following the comments that Piquet reportedly made in an interview with Brazilian media. The interview was conducted back in November, but the comments have only just come to light.

Piquet continued: "The neguinho put the car in the wrong way on the corner, it's because you don't know the curve.“It's a very high curve, there is no way to pass two cars and there's no way you can put the car aside.“He did [Verstappen] dirty.

Eddie Murphy comedy, Boomerang. Directed by Reginald Hudlin, the film put a modern and stylish twist on the classic phrase – “what goes around, comes around.”The film chronicled the life and career of successful advertising executive Marcus Graham, a man known to seduce women but unwilling to commit until he finds one that he deems as perfect.

Thalía is going through a difficult time after the death of her grandmother, Mrs. Eva Mange, was confirmed.

EXCLUSIVE: Zeitgeist Films and Kino Lorber have acquired North American rights to Eva Vitija’s documentary Loving Highsmith, which takes as its focus Carol and The Talented Mr. Ripley author Patricia Highsmith. Zeitgeist will release the film theatrically this September.