Major change for UK passport holders travelling to Europe later this year

A string of financial changes will soon be implemented across the UK as we approach the new tax year.

The creator of Luther: The Fallen Sun has revealed that he couldn’t resist a playful snipe at James Bond amid continued speculation linking Idris Elba to Ian Fleming’s iconic character.

Idris Elba appears to have finally put the endless speculation about his future being with James Bond to rest in his new film Luther: The Fallen Sun – even rejecting the offer of a martini in one scene, which he acknowledges was tipping the wink to knowing fans. 

Delta Goodrem has announced a surprising new role - she's going to be in a movie. The former Home and Away actress turned worldwide singer-songwriter is going to star in a new film called Love Is In The Air.  She took to Instagram on Thursday to share the exciting news with her followers and revealed she has been living in The Whitsundays with her boyfriend Matthew Copely to shoot the movie.

Susanna Reid revealed on Wednesday's Good Morning Britain that she was forced to change her outfit twice due to a double wardrobe blunder.The presenter, 52, explained that she had planned to wear a different dress during the latest episode but realised it blended in with the backdrop. Susanna said: "Well, I was planning to wear something completely different this morning." GMB then panned to a clip of Susanna wear a pink gingham dress, which had hues of grey in it.The presenter continued: "This was the dress and I said to the director: 'What do you think?' and Stuart said: 'It looks like I'm the building behind!' "So, quick change into this outfit [a plum coloured plunging wrap dress] and I didn't realise, let's just say it gaped...

High street giant Marks and Spencer (M&S) has announced it will be making a major change across all of its stores and Food Halls from April. Following a major investment, the retailer says all stores will be affected, and shoppers will agree it's a positive decision.

Producers behind The Great British Bake Off have promised the show will undergo a huge revamp following a flurry of viewer complaints.

A number of changes affecting the finances of UK households will be implemented from March, as the cost of living crisis continues.

NAACP Image Awards on Saturday evening. “The Woman King” director penned an essay in The Hollywood Reporter after her historical drama found itself completely shut out of the Academy Awards, despite landing several precursor noms across other awards bodies and craft institutions. Prince-Bythewood called the season “an eye-opener” and that “the Academy made a very loud statement, and for me to stay quiet is to accept that statement.” “We know the issues exist, but they felt amplified this year,” Prince-Bythewood told Variety senior entertainment writer Angelique Jackson on the red carpet, discussing her essay. “The responses have been really amazing. The number of people that have reached out and sharing it — whole companies are sharing it — and then going to the BAFTAs and having people reference it as well, there’s no denying some of the things I put in and people were able to see firsthand what happened.”

Scott Hanley had been out enjoying a walk when his foot suddenly stopped moving. “Right, OK,” he thought to himself as he stared down at his frozen limb. “This isn’t normal.”

Coronation Street alumnus Adam Rickitt is still busy at work with his successful side business in Knutsford, Cheshire. Co-ran by his Good Morning Britain correspondent wife Katy, 'Dexter and Jones' is a craft beer/artisan gin/fine wine passion project for the part-time actor, who also popped up in Hollyoaks as Kyle Kelly a few years back.The 44 year old, sporting a long blonde mane of hair, was snapped loading some of their products out of the shop earlier today ahead of opening time. According to a website description, Dexter and Jones stocks "more than 450 different craft beers, 10 draft beers (which are ever changing), more than 150 small batch gins and more than 60 different wines.

A former pensions minister has warned the Women Against State Pension Inequality Campaign (WASPI) that they are likely to receive “tiny bits of compensation” and not the “thousands and thousands” they may be expecting once the Parliamentary Ombudsman has released its final report.

HYBE Labels CEO Park Ji-won has issued a new open letter addressing the K-pop company’s recent acquisition of the majority stake in competing label SM Entertainment.The statement was published in Korean, English and Japanese earlier today (February 22) via HYBE’s official Twitter. It announced the completion of HYBE’s acquisition of a 14.8 per cent stake in SM, a deal which the company struck with SM founder and former chief producer Lee Soo-man earlier this month.This officially makes HYBE, home to the likes of BTS, SEVENTEEN, NewJeans and more K-pop acts, the single largest shareholder in SM.

Canadian R&B and soul singer Jully Black is being praised online after simply changing one word during her Canadian national anthem performance at the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday.

The final forecast from energy consultancy Cornwall Insight suggests that people across Britain are set to see the cost of each unit of electricity and gas they use soar from the beginning of April.

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.

Ed Meza @edmezavar With two new funding programs that could cover as much as 60% of costs for international feature film productions and the new state-of-the-art HQ7 Studios set to open in Vienna next year, Austria is stepping up its game in the film and TV sector in a major way. Approved by the government last year and in effect since Jan. 1, the FISA Plus incentive provides funding for international and domestic films and series, including TV and streaming production. The subsidy, which is not capped, also covers documentaries, animation, virtual reality projects and post-production services, including sound, music and VFX. Specifically, FISA Plus offers a 30% rebate plus an additional 5% “green bonus” for productions that follow environmental sustainability criteria, with maximum funding set at €5 million ($5.4 million) per film and $8.2 million per series.

Robert Rinder was all smiles as he hit the red carpet following a 'life-changing' trip to hospital. Earlier this week the TV star, known to many as Judge Rinder thanks to his ITV show, was back at the helm of Good Morning Britain for his latest stint hosting the show.

Judge Robert Rinder were concerned to see him tweet out pictures of himself in hospital yesterday. Rob, 44, could be seen lying back in bed hooked up to a drip, as he explained what had happened. One picture showed Rob looking tired as he reclined against his pillows after the operation.

Millions of households across the UK risk seeing a dramatic increase in their council tax from April.