Firefighters vote for "absolute last resort" strike over pay deal

Britney Spears has released a new video that has fans talking.

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has joined in the criticism of changes made to classic works by Roald Dahl which came to light over the weekend. Titles like James and the Giant Peach, The BFG, Matilda and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory have been altered by modifying words that are now deemed offensive.

Kevin Clifton, who hails from Grimsby, has been a helping hand - with the star sharing a video of the dancer holding their baby in the background whilst she films for her new show. Read More: Stacey Dooley chats with nine-year-old 'GunTuber' who owns 36 weaponsSharing a little clip of Kevin and baby Minnie on Instagram to her one million followers, Stacey wrote: "My angel [boyfriend] holding the fort so mama can work too.

Making his mark. Since Lockwood & Co. premiered on Netflix, fans have applauded Cameron Chapman for his captivating performance as Anthony Lockwood — and his scene-stealing moments with onscreen love interest Ruby Stokes.

Oscars slap in his opening speech at the BAFTAs 2023.During the ceremony on Tuesday (February 19) at London’s Royal Festival Hall, the actor, who hosted the ceremony alongside Alison Hammond, told the crowd: “Nobody on my watch gets slapped tonight – except on the back.”The joke refers to the moment Will Smith slapped presenter Chris Rock after the comedian made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, during last year’s Oscars.Following a number of apologies after the incident, Smith resigned from the Academy and was later banned from attending all Academy events for 10 years.In July last year, Smith posted an apology video to address questions surrounding the incident. “I’ve reached out to Chris [Rock] and the message that came back is he’s not ready to talk and when he is, he will reach out.”All Quiet On The Western Front led the winners at the BAFTAs, picking up seven awards including Best Film and Film Not In The English Language.The Banshees Of Inisherin, which was nominated for 10 awards, went onto win four trophies including Supporting Actress for Kerry Condon and Supporting Actor for Barry Keoghan.Other winners include Austin Butler, who won Leading Actor for Elvis, and Cate Blanchett who won Leading Actress for TÁR.

76th annual EE British Academy Film Awards were announced live during a ceremony hosted by Richard E. Grant and Alison Hammond at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Following in the footsteps of comedy stars such as Stephen Fry and Richard Ayoade, this year’s BAFTA film awards will be hosted by Hollywood actor Richard E Grant and This Morning presenter Alison Hammond. Dressed to the nines for one night only, the charismatic duo will be joining forces as the reveal the winners of this year’s closely run awards race, to see who will get to take home of of the iconic BAFTA mask trophies.

BAFTAs (British Academy Film Awards) are revealed tonight (February 19) – keep up to date with all the winners below.This year’s ceremony will be hosted by Richard E. Grant and Alison Hammond, and is set to take place at London’s Royal Festival Hall in the Southbank Centre.The most nominated film is All Quiet On The Western Front with 14 nods, followed by The Banshees Of Inisherin with 10. After the shortlist was revealed last month though, many fans took to social media to share their outrage that Charlotte Wells’ debut feature Aftersun starring Paul Mescal and Frankie Corio was only nominated for four awards.The BAFTAs ceremony will be broadcast live on BBC One for the first time with Emma Baehr, BAFTA’s executive director of awards and content, telling the Guardian that “as well as the glamour of the awards show, BAFTA is an arts charity.

Naman Ramachandran Editors at Penguin’s children’s imprint Puffin have taken a red pencil to the works of iconic, but divisive British writer Roald Dahl, known for “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “Matilda” among many others. An extensive report by U.K. newspaper The Telegraph says “language related to weight, mental health, violence, gender and race has been cut and rewritten.” In 1964 novel “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” which has been adapted twice as films in 1971 and 2005, starring Gene Hackman and Johnny Depp respectively, for example, the phrase “enormously fat” has been edited to just “enormous.” The same phrase in 1970 book “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” adapted as an animated film by Wes Anderson with a voice cast of George Clooney and Meryl Streep in 2009, has also been edited to “enormous.”

Alison Hammon d was “shamed” by movie icon Richard E Grant in the leadup to their hosting gig at the EE British Academy Film Awards. Alison, who recently celebrated her birthday alongside her son and the likes of Holly Willoughby, is co-hosting this year's EE Baftas alongside Richard on Sunday night Before taking to the stage at the Royal Festive Hall alongside the national treasure, Richard, 65, revealed the awkward moment Alison, 48, forgot she’d already met him. While speaking with Emma Willis, who recently set off on an adventure alongside Rylan Clark and Oti Mabuse, Richard said: "I did, because I was on the show that she's on - on another channel, in the morning! "And so when we met, I said, 'Alison, we met before'.

Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton whisked their baby daughter Minnie off to Cornwall for the family's first holiday. Stacey shared some dreamy photos of their accommodation, which included a sprawling garden, giant corner sofa and outdoor shower. She wrote: "We ran away to Cornwall for a week.

Sir Rod Stewart's first studio tape, which helped him secure his debut record deal, is being sold at auction by his former manager.

Harry Styles are among the stars nominated for this year’s British LGBT Awards.The upcoming ceremony will honour leading LGBTQ+ activists, allies and celebrities who have worked to advance the rights of LGBTQ+ people during the past 12 months.Lycett made headlines ahead of the World Cup in Qatar, where homosexuality is illegal, when he threatened to destroy £10,000 of his own money is David Beckham didn’t pull out of £10m deal with the host nation.The comedian eventually revealed his threat to be an awareness-raising stunt, and instead donated his money to LGBTQ+ charities.Fellow nominee Rod Stewart also spoke out against Qatar, telling The Sunday Times it “would have been good” to play his song ‘The Killing of Georgie’, about the murder of a gay man in the 1970s, at the opening ceremony as a protest.“I was actually offered a lot of money, over $1million (£832,432), to play there 15 months ago,” he added. “I turned it down.

Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical dances and sings its way to a Number 1 debut on the UK’s Official Film Chart.

Stacey Dooley has shared a first glimpse of her and Kevin Clifton’s baby daughter Minnie. The couple first met in 2018 when they were partnered on Strictly Come Dancing and went on to win the series outright. Months later they began a romantic relationship and have been inseparable ever since, last summer announcing they were expecting their first child together with a joyous social media post.

This is the incredible moment a firefighter from Leigh helped rescue a woman who had been trapped in the rubble for almost a week after the Turkey-Syria earthquake.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have allegedly been exiled from the American elite following the release of their explosive Netflix docuseries and the Duke of Sussex’s scathing memoir. Since fleeing the UK back in 2020, the Sussex’s have made a number of troubling accusations about the Royal Family and culture surrounding them in the UK.They were famously interviewed by TV legend Oprah and even lodged with American filmmaker Tyler Perry for a period where Harry admitted to rolling joints.

EXCLUSIVE: BAFTA winner Richard Ayoade (The IT Crowd) has been set to direct and stars in The Semplica Girl Diaries, written by Ayoade and Booker Prize-winning author George Saunders.

Firefighters across the UK held a minute's silence in memory of a colleague who died while fighting a fire at Edinburgh's historic Jenners building.

EXCLUSIVE: Kino Lorber has acquired all North American distribution rights to Four Quartets, the film version of the Ralph Fiennes-starring stage adaptation of T.S. Eliot’s seminal poem.