'Why suddenly so angry?' BBC's James Wong rants at 'woke' over Enid Blyton 'racism' row

EXCLUSIVE: WarnerMedia Access has announced a new Showrunner Program, naming Angela Harvey, Shannon Houston, Naomi Iizuka, Sabrina Jalees, Taofik Kolade, Kevin Lau, Jessica Meyer, Anna Oyuang Moench, Lisa Payton, Janine Salinas Schoenberg, Jameal Turner, Tessa Williams and Jaboukie Young-White as the writer-producers chosen for its inaugural cohort of 13.

Succession‘s Brian Cox regrets calling Johnny Depp “overrated” in his recent memoir, the actor told Jimmy Kimmel last night, saying he went for an “easy joke” that came off sounding harsh.

Paramount Worldwide Acquisition Group has locked down worldwide distribution rights to the action-thriller Sheroes, starring Sasha Luss (Anna), Wallis Day (Infinite), Isabelle Furhman (The Novice), Skai Jackson (Jesse) and Jack Kesy (Without Remorse), which recently wrapped production in Thailand. Plans for its release have not yet been disclosed.

EXCLUSIVE: Hallmark veteran Brennan Elliott is expanding his relationship with Crown Media Family Networks, with an exclusive, multi-picture overall deal.

Simon Rex received a royal thank-you for turning down an alleged bribe. The actor claimed several UK tabloids offered him $70,000 to say he slept with Meghan Markle, who appeared alongside him in a 2005 episode of the sitcom "Cuts." The 47-year-old insisted that their off-screen interactions never went beyond a platonic lunch. "I was broke as f---!" Rex recently told The Guardian.

Barack Obama is back.

It was only a matter of time before celebrity pickleball became a TV thing, and here we are. Stephen Colbert’s Spartina, Funny or Die and CBS Studios are lobbing up Pickled, a two-hour primetime special to air on CBS and stream on Paramount+ this year.

ABC on Monday set a release date for three of its unscripted series on May 3: Season 4 of kicks off the evening, followed by quiz show and the brand-new series Who Do You Believe?

It’s not every day that Brigitte Nielsen is spotted out in the wild, so onlookers were given a treat when the 58-year-old actress enjoyed lunch with her husband, Mattia Dessi, on Monday (Mar. 14). The ’80s action star met with Mattia, 42, at Whole Foods Market in Studio City, Los Angeles. The two were both dressed as if they were coming straight from the gym. The 6’-tall Brigitte wore a light purple long-sleeved shirt with a matching cap, a pair of deep purple leggings, and some multi-colored workout shoes.

The lawsuit filed by Gabby Petito‘s parents may be seeking monetary damages, but that’s not the extent of the justice being sought. No, the real prize may be acquired not as a judgment but as a disclosure!

Gogglebox star Amy Tapper has undergone a complete image overhaul since leaving the Channel 4 show.

Another Love is Blind season two contestant found her happy ending… outside the show.

property ladder can be a tricky one. Sometimes the process of selling and buying a home could take months.But if you're after a stress-free experience, sometimes all it takes is understanding how to add value to your home.According to the Office for National Statistics, incorporating home features to make properties stand out is very beneficial.In fact, the number of residential properties sold in England last year increased by 10% as a result of this.Some changes could include installing a modern kitchen, or even building an en-suite bathroom in your bedroom.Here are a number of home features that experts reckon will add value to your home.Property experts say new double-glazed windows will add value while making a home more "sellable".

Chelsea fans have blasted MSC Cruises with a series of one star reviews after the company pulled out of their sponsorship deal.The Blues owner Roman Abramovich was sanctioned by the UK Government last week alongside six other Russian oligarchs. Chelsea's sanctions have also been impacted by sponsors pulling out of their deals with the London-based side.MSC Cruises announced they were 'temporarily withdrawing' from Chelsea on Monday after first signing on with the Blues in 2018.

UFC, with huge fights, upsets and glory across both sexes and all weight categories.And 2022 promises to be no different, with a host of huge names already set to take to the Octagon.With new events constantly being worked on by the promotion, we expect more huge fights to be added to the calendar frequently.Championship fights like Alexander Volkanovski vs Chan Sung Jung (featherweight) and Aljamain Sterling vs Petr Yan (Bantamweight) promise fireworks.Meanwhile, huge name fights like Charles Oliveira vs Justin Gaethje are expected to draw big crowds.Read on for the full list of UFC events confirmed by the promotion so far for 2022. Main card Alexander Volkov vs Tom Aspinall - heavyweightArnold Allen vs Dan Hooker - featherweightPaddy Pimblett vs Kazula Vargas - lightweightShamil Abdurakhimov vs Sergei Pavlovich - heavyweightNikita Krylov vs Paul Craig - light heavyweightGunnar Nelson vs Takashi Sato - welterweight Prelims Jai Herbert vs Ilia Topuria - lightweightMuhammad Mokaev vs Cody Durden - flyweightMike Grundy vs Makwan Amirkhani - featherweightMolly McCann vs Luana Carolina - women’s flyweightJack Shore vs Timur Valiev - bantamweightCory McKenna vs Elise Reed - women’s strawweightNathaniel Wood vs Liudvik Sholinian - bantamweight Main card Curtis Blaydes vs Chris Daukaus - heavyweightJoanne Wood vs Alexa Grasso - women’s flyweightAskar Askarov vs Kai Kara-France - flyweightMatt Brown vs Bryan Barberena - welterweightIlir Latifi vs Aleksei Oleinik - heavyweight Prelims Nate Landwehr vs David Onama - featherweightJennifer Maia vs Manon Fiorot - women’s flyweightNeil Magny vs Max Griffin - welterweightMarc Diakiese vs Viacheslav Borschchev - lightweightTucker Lutz vs SeungWoo Choi - featherweightSara McCann vs Karol

Amanda Holden has given fans a glimpse of her washboard abs as she posed in a pair of sexy leather trousers on Instagram.The Heart FM radio star, 51, slipped into the figure hugging black flared pants and performed a sexy catwalk strut in her latest Instagram story.Amanda can be seen wearing a cropped black and white cardigan with gold button details and black trim that revealed her abs as she posed for the camera.She oozed sex appeal as she posed up a storm to her 1.8million followers.Amanda is known for showcasing her latest outfit choice online, sending fans into a frenzy with her gorgeous style and enviable figure.The star recently put on a tantalizing display as she sizzled in a figure hugging mint green dress.The Britain’s Got Talent judge turned up the heat as she took to her Instagram story to strut her stuff in her figure-hugging frock.Amanda looked radiant as she showcased her curves and toned physique while in the Global Radio London office.The mum-of-two also gave fans a glimpse of her long slender legs as her dress sported a daring thigh-high split.Adding to the eye-catching look, Amanda also wore matching pair of stilettos.The star recently revealed her lookalike daughter Lexi is being lined up to make £1 million in her first year of modelling after bagging a top modelling contract.The teenager, 16, has been snapped up by Storm who helped made legendary British fashion model Kate Moss a star.Amanda has revealed that it was Lexi's decision to sign on the dotted line after Storm made a beeline for Lexi after seeing her out and about with Amanda and on the Britain's Got Talent judge's socials.Amanda also joked she would love to become a 'momager' like US reality star Kris Jenner, 66, who's known for being the

Russia - in the hope of giving Russian citizens access to more information about the conflict in Ukraine.The tool, hosted at a site called 1920.in, was created by hacker group Squad303. Following a signal boost from the hacktivist group Anonymous, more than seven million texts have now been sent since the tool first launched, or around 5 percent of the population of Russia.Users can choose a random Russian phone number and then copy a message in Russian to them.

Systemize Fullfilment full time. In their first year, the entrepreneurs also began buying popular Monsters Inc teddy bears from Tesco for £12.50 each and re-selling them online for £28.00.In their second month of buying and selling, they made £15,000 and by Christmas that year had made £130,000.Explaining how they achieved continued success, Kevin added: “We used insights from Amazon to analyse the volume of specific products being sold, their sales rank and other information available for each product listing.“This allowed us to make strategic decisions based on information already out in the public domain.”He said: “The ultimate key to our success though has been our belief in what we’re trying to achieve.“We’re doing this for our family, we wanted a better life, a better work-life balance than we had in our previous careers, we wanted to be at home more with our young children, not working overtime and weekends and this really has changed ours and our families lives for the better - that goes way beyond just financial benefits." Get all the biggest Lifestyle news straight to your inbox. Sign up for the free Daily Star Hot Topics newsletter Now, the couple ship a huge range of items from beauty, food and toys to seasonal buys.They work with over 250 businesses to support their needs.Kevin also started a YouTube channel in 2016, documenting their business success story and how they’ve got to where they are now, which now has over 9,000 subscribers.The pair run a training programme which has helped over 4,000 people follow in their footsteps and build their own businesses.

Piers Morgan is never one to shy away from sharing his opinions online.

Piers Morgan, 56, hit out on social media at “woke w*****s” over an Enid Blyton row.This comes as English Heritage acknowledged children’s author Enid Blyton works have been criticised as “racist and xenophobic”.The outspoken former Good Morning Britain presenter spoke out against the news in view of his 7.9 million followers.He penned: “Oh FFS… leave Enid Blyton alone you woke w*****s.”(sic)Yesterday, it was confirmed English Heritage had updated their page on the children’s author.This was to include criticism levelled against her work “for its racism, xenophobia and lack of literary merit".As well as this, it claimed she was rejected by the Royal Mint for a commemorative coin because the author was “a racist, sexist homophobe and not a

After delighting young readers with tales of ginger beer and buns for nearly a century, a ‘re-appraisal’ of the work of Enid Blyton has seen the English Heritage link it to ‘racism and xenophobia’.