Five school bus routes axed 'until further notice' after bus firm withdraws services

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios has rounded out its cast for the actioner Heads of State with the addition of Paddy Considine (House of the Dragon), Stephen Root (Barry), Carla Gugino (Leopard Skin), Jack Quaid (The Boys), Sarah Niles (Ted Lasso), Richard Coyle (Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore), Clare Foster (Sherlock), Katrina Durden (Doctor Strange) and Aleksandr Kuznetsov (Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore).

Naman Ramachandran Huh Moonyung is set to step down from the position of director of the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) in South Korea, according to reports. Huh had been announced as director of the festival in 2021, following the departure of Jay Jeon, with the term expected to run until March 2024. The news of Huh’s departure arrives just days after Cho Jongkook, who had previous stints as secretary general of Busan Film Commission and Korean Film Council, being named managing director of the festival. While announcing the appointment of Cho, the festival had said that Huh would continue to oversee the official selection of films and festival events and discovery of prominent directors and films in Korea and Asia, while in the new MD position Cho would oversee the operation of the organization, such as corporate operation, general affairs, administration and budgeting. “The appointment of the MD will not only secure global competitiveness for BIFF as a worldwide film festival, but also focus its efforts on accomplishing its mid-to-long term vision and strategic task of becoming an ‘Asian film hub festival’, as announced last year,” the festival had explained in its announcement.

Elliot Page is loving himself like never before.

A school child suffered a 'cardiac episode after consuming a Prime energy drink', it has been claimed.

Thirty Seconds To Mars is back!

A theatre has apologised after audience members' nights were 'ruined' by the behaviour of a number of 'drunken' guests.

“Today With Hoda & Jenna,” the news personality and her co-host, Hoda Kotb, began talking about Gwyneth Paltrow’s recent appearance on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast, during which she spoke about her love life.“Do you kiss and tell?” Kotb, 58, asked Hager during the broadcast.“I try not to. But I’ve been married to one person for a long time, so I don’t kiss and tell about that relationship,” the Texas native responded.Hager and her husband married in 2008 and share three children together.

A Scots businessman threatened to “kneecap” a horse trader after claiming he sold him a lame nag.

Despite having a bone to pick with last year’s Met Gala, Lizzo appeared at Anna Wintour’s pre-Met Gala dinner on Sunday night.

The boss of a bus company which suddenly stopped running services has confirmed the firm has gone into administration. Wesley Goodwin, owner of Little Gem Buses, blamed soaring costs and the rise in working from home for the firm's demise.

The MEN Business Awards are just a few weeks away.

Eternals actor Ma Dong-seok (also known as Don Lee) as their profile pictures to get better customer service.Earlier this week, The Guardian reported that several Chinese social media users have started a trend of switching their profile pictures to photos of Korean-American actor Ma Dong-seok, best known for his roles as Gilgamesh in Marvel’s Eternals and Yoon Sang-hwa in Train To Busan.According to users on the recommendation app XiaoHongShu, using Ma in their avatars helped them resolve issues more quickly and got them better online customer service.One user, per The Guardian, claimed that they were ignored by customer service when using the photo of a girl as their profile image.  “After changing to the avatar of Ma Dong-seok, the customer service attitude was much more polite, and they even took the initiative to make up the price difference,” they said.Another user shared that changing her profile picture to a photo of Ma led to her property manager resolving an issue that she had previously raised several times in a matter of minutes.The trend has since spread to Weibo, a social network similar to Twitter, and social messaging app WeChat, which are two of the most widely-used social media platforms in China.

“Yellowstone” star Lainey Wilson is just as confused as everybody else about whether or not the hit show will end after season 5.

A schoolgirl was called a 'drama queen' as she screamed in pain following a leg break.

Granger Smith didn’t take his big life change lightly.

Lizzo is speaking out on her decision to perform in Tennessee over the weekend, despite the state’s new anti-drag legislation.

Lizzo didn’t do it, but she was advised to cancel her performances in Tennessee over the weekend.

Nine buses in Greater Manchester will be taken off the road with just 24 hours notice in a bitter blow to passengers after an operator told transport bosses without warning today it would stop running contracted services.

Giovanni Pernice and Gorka Marquez both had two-word responses as their return to Strictly Come Dancing was confirmed. The pair are among the professional dancer line-up for the upcoming 2023 edition of the BBC One show which was revealed by the broadcasted on Friday (April 21).

Paul O’Grady had an old friend accompany him for his final journey as he was laid to rest at his home in Kent. The late comedian and presenter died in March at the age of 67, leading to an outpouring of love and tributes on social media. This love was seen on Thursday as hundreds lines the streets to bid farewell to the Lily Savage star, with both fans and celebrity friends arriving to pay their respects.