Hero rescuers save life of seal pup trapped in fishing net in the Hebrides

Marta Balaga DR Sales has been racking up sales for Danish drama series “Prisoner.” Starring Sofie Gråbøl, David Dencik, Youssef Wayne Hvidtfeldt and Charlotte Fich, it has been picked up by BBC (UK and Ireland), Canal+ Group’s channel Polar+ (France), MHz Networks (U.S.), SBS (Australia), NPO (Netherlands) and BeTV (French-speaking Belgium). Revolving around four desperate prison guards, forced to deal with everything from rampant drug trade to their personal problems and imminent closure of the prison, the show was created by Kim Fupz Aakeson.

There were two major new entries this weekend at the international box office, one local (Tamil thriller Leo: Bloody Sweet) and one from Hollywood. Starting with the latter, Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon from Apple, Paramount and Imperative Entertainment, had a big opening with $21M in 63 offshore markets and No. 1s in 24 of those, including France, Germany, Australia, Spain, Netherlands and Switzerland. The global bow, factoring in its strong domestic opening, was $44M; great for a period movie with a long running time and at a moment when talent could not promote it due to the actors strike.

A man from Wythenshawe has completed the massive achievement of cycling just under 1200 miles across 11 countries in just over two weeks.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent In news that is sure to move waves in Spain, Portugal and beyond, former Netflix exec Juan Mayne, a name inextricably linked to the build of Spain as a global film-TV power, has been appointed as SkyShowtime regional content director for Iberia, encompassing Spain and Portugal. The move creates an effective new streaming door to knock on for Spanish producers as some other – though not all – platforms are curbing commissions or orders in the two countries.

Amazon is entering The 1% Club.

Slash and Myles Kennedy and The Co-Conspirators have announced a 2024 world tour set to take place in January.The 32-date run titled ‘The River Is Rising – Rest of the World Tour ’24’ will see the rock icon travel across 21 countries. Kicking off on January 23 at the Pepsi Center WTC in Mexico City, they will then head to Colombia, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and Chile.

‘Marie Antoinette‘ Back On The BBCThe BBC has announced that it has acquired the second season of Canal+ Creation Originale Marie Antoinette. Sue Deeks, head of acquisitions for the BBC, said the first season of Deborah Davis’ drama had been a “great success” for the corporation. Marie Antoinette is produced by Claude Chelli and Margaux Balsan for Capa Drama, Stéphanie Chartreux for Banijay Studios France, as well as Bedside Productions. Season 2 is currently in production.

Fall of the House of Usher fans have been busy drinking in the latest spooky series from director Mike Flangan. They've been quick to praise 'the greatest horror cast ever assembled' but have called for one actress in particular to win all the awards for her performance.

The Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Max streamer will launch in 22 European countries in spring 2024 and France and Belgium later next year, the media outfit revealed today.

Channel 4 Takes Another JFK Doc

Aaron Nemane was always encouraged to play with personality coming through the ranks at Manchester City and it's his personality which has helped him shape a promising career that perhaps could hit further heights.

One Direction is undeniably one of the biggest boy bands to hit the scene since the early millennium bubblegum pop explosion, and that is reflected in their net worth.

The Attorney General has lost a bid to increase the 'unduly lenient' prison sentence of a drugs courier caught hauling more than 155 kilos of cocaine across the country during the early months of lockdown. Matthew Clarke was jailed for nine years in April after his role in an organised crime group was uncovered when law enforcement hacked encrypted communications network Encrochat.

Easy Life have shared a new single called ‘Trust Exercises’ – their last release under their current band name. Check it out below.Shared this morning (October 13), the track is available now via Island Records and marks the final part of new music that the Leicester five-piece will release under the name Easy Life.It also arrives ahead of their sold-out farewell show at London’s Koko venue later this evening, following a goodbye date at the O2 Academy in their Leicester hometown last night (October 12).

Greg Kurstin, Mura Masa, Danny L Harle, Count Baldor, Phil and Cash Cobain among others.Speaking of the LP in a press release, the singer said: “The record is about grief for a loss but being at peace with yourself in your aloneness. Journeying from hell into purgatory, but I’m ok with being there.”‘Heaven Knows’ is set for release on November 10 via Warner.

A total of 10 picturesque areas are in the running to be designated as Scotland's next National Park.

Big Brother has made a welcome return to our TV screens, with ITV's highly anticipated reboot of the hit reality show beginning on Sunday 8 October. Sixteen contestants made their way into the iconic house during the pre-recorded launch show after meeting the hosts of the rebooted show, AJ Odudu and Will Best. While there's new hosts and a swanky new house, many aspects of the show have remained the same including Marcus Bentley's iconic narration.

Netflix has revealed its full revenue from UK subscribers for only a second time — and it has been a year of growth for the streaming giant.

Bolton’s link to the rest of Greater Manchester could end up being the unlikely beneficiary of the scrapping of HS2 as plans to bring the Metrolink tram service to the town look on the cards. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak unveiled plans to invest nearly £4billion on improving connectivity in the Northern towns and cities when the HS2 link from Birmingham to Manchester was axed last week.

The Israeli rescue service Zaka said its paramedics removed about 260 bodies from a music festival attended by thousands that came under attack.