Dancing On Ice bags Paralympian Stef Reid as latest contestant to join line-up

BBC glitterball, complete with showmance rumours, body-shaming controversies and positive Covid tests. Frankly, we were relieved to get back to the actual hoofing – and nothing says a snuggly autumnal Saturday evening quite like Strictly Come Dancing.

It’s Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday — especially when it’s New Music Friday! We’re breaking down this week’s best new tracks to keep on your radar.

Lise Pedersen Jane Campion, the first woman filmmaker to have received a Palme d’Or in Cannes (for “The Pianist” in 1993), is in Lyon for another first, as she becomes the first female filmmaker to pick up the Lumière Prize at the eponymous film festival.Warmly greeted by an enthusiastic crowd for a masterclass at the city’s historic Théâtre des Célestins, Campion answered questions by festival director Thierry Frémaux, who also runs the Cannes Festival.On the question of the place of women

A person has died following a collision in Tameside this afternoon (October 14).

Lorraine Kelly questioned why Sir Paul McCartney has put blame on John Lennon for ending the The Beatles over 50 years after the legendary band split up in 1970.

And that’s 12! The final two celebrities have been announced for Dancing on Ice.

Paul McCartney wants to set the record straight. The legendary musician is opening up and sharing his side of the story of who decided to break up the Beatles.As part of the new BBC interview special, the 79-year-old music icon reflected on his past, and addressed the long-standing belief that it was his decision to quit the Beatles and thus effectively end the band back in 1970.«Stop right there.

The Guardian. “Is that instigating the split, or not?”McCartney told John Wilson that Lennon referred to his decision to exit the bad as “quite thrilling” and “rather like a divorce.” That left him, Ringo Starr and George Harrison “to pick up the pieces,” in McCartney’s words.“John was making a new life with Yoko,” McCartney said.

Paul McCartney has revisited the breakup of The Beatles, flatly disputing the suggestion that he was responsible for the group’s demise. Speaking on an episode of BBC Radio 4’s "This Cultural Life" that is scheduled to air on Oct.

In an excerpt of an interview with The Guardian, Paul McCartney has blamed John Lennon for initiating the breakup of The Beatles more than 50 years ago.

LONDON -- Paul McCartney has revisited the breakup of The Beatles, flatly refuting the suggestion that he was responsible for the group’s demise.Speaking on an episode of BBC Radio 4’s “This Cultural Life’’ that is scheduled to air on Oct. 23, McCartney said it was John Lennon who wanted to disband The Beatles.“I didn’t instigate the split,” McCartney said.

Paul McCartney and Yoko Ono honored John Lennon on Lennon’s birthday in social media posts Saturday. Lennon would have been 81.The Beatles star was shot to death at the age of 40.

Lorraine presenter Ria Hebden has been revealed as the latest celebrity to join the line-up for Dancing On Ice, which will air in January 2022.TV personality Lorraine Kelly, 61, announced the news on her ITV show on Friday 9 October as Ria, 38, emerged from behind a blue screen. "It's Ria!" Lorraine said as Ria made her way down to sit opposite her on a grey chair.

Love Island star Liberty Poole has been named as the favourite to win Dancing On Ice 2022. The reality TV star was confirmed as taking part in the series on Tuesday morning, with bookies soon deciding that she's likely to take the crown.