Bella Mackie takes a swipe at Laurence Fox in Billie Piper tweet

SNP MP while Brexit talks are in limbo. Veteran SNP MP Pete Wishart told the Tory cabinet Minister that his a no-deal Brexit meant the UK would be leaving on “Mongolian terms”.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorFormer UK TV presenter John Leslie has been found not guilty of sexual assault at a trial in London.The 55-year-old was accused of grabbing a woman’s breasts at a Christmas party in 2008, a complaint which was lodged to the police in 2017.Leslie began his TV career in 1989 on the BBC’s popular kids’ show Blue Peter show.

While many people really think of Paul Bettany as Vision in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, given that’s the bulk of the film work he’s done over the past half-decade, we tend to forget that Bettany is just one of the most versatile actors working today and has been for years.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorBill Nighy (Love Actually ) and rising UK actress Aimee Lou Wood (Sex Education) are set to star in feature Living for director Oliver Hermanus (Moffie).The screenplay by Nobel and Booker Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro (The Remains of The Day) is an English-language adaptation of the 1952 classic Ikiru, written by Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto and Hideo Oguni.Stephen Woolley and Elizabeth Karlsen’s Number 9 Films (Carol) will produce.

Billie, a new documentary about the life of Billie Holiday, is set to be released in UK cinema’s next month.The film, which originally premiered at the Telluride Film Festival in September 2019, is directed by James Erksine and will screen at the London Jazz Festival in November.

Scottish FA have apologised to their English counterparts after a positive Covid-19 test forced the cancellation of an Under-19s friendly between the two home nations. Head coach Billy Stark has tested positive for the virus and will now travel home 'in isolation' to quarantine for 10 days.

Billy Bragg has announced a UK and Ireland tour for 2021 – you can see the full schedule below.The singer-songwriter and activist will hit the road for a lengthy run of shows next Autumn, taking in dates in Glasgow, Liverpool, Cardiff, Dublin, Manchester and Sheffield throughout October and November.Bragg’s headline tour will conclude with a performance at London’s Roundhouse in Camden on November 27, 2021.“In these challenging times, we all need something to hang on to,” Bragg said in a

RuPaul's Drag Race UK contestant Crystal is suing Laurence Fox after the actor called her a "paedophile" on Twitter. It comes after the deputy chairman of LGBT charity Stonewall Simon Blake announced he also is suing the actor for defamation after Fox used the same slur against a number of people.

APPOINTMENTSSony Music UK has appointed Taponeswa Mavunga to the newly created role of Director Of Africa. She is tasked with identifying opportunities for African artists in the UK.

Bill Bailey has admitted he does not know what he is in for on Strictly Come Dancing.

Billie Eilish has teased the music video for James Bond title track No Time To Die ahead of its long-awaited release.

aiming for the “reclamation” of British values.The name will be subject to the approval of the Electoral Commission.But Manchester charity RECLAIM say the name is taken “by something that’s actually by working class people for working class people”.The long-established charity was founded in Moss Side more than a decade ago to help working class young people become leaders in their communities.Founder Ruth Ibegbuna used the charity as a platform to campaign for greater levels of equality and to

political party aiming for the “reclamation” of British values.