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Plans have been approved to remove a slavery information plaque under Edinburgh’s Melville Monument dedicated to Henry Dundas after a battle from his descendants to get rid of it.

Giant movie chain AMC Entertainment saw revenue dip 15% last quarter to $991 million and losses widen on a one-time impairment charge in a fourth quarter was tough on exhibition in general with Avatar: The Way Of Water hitting late in the year, and a few misfires. A fuller release sked led by a steadier stream of tentpoles is expected to nudge the box office towards real post-Covid recovery this year.  

Bosses have green-lit plans to build a £24.5m new theatre in Oldham despite admitting they don’t know whether the Coliseum will survive to run it when it is due to open in three years time.

Frontwoman of indie band Dama Scout, Eva Liu has just released her debut solo album as Mui Zyu, titled ‘Rotten Bun For An Eggless Century’. Filled with intriguing arrangements, the album veers between sweet and ominous, with familiar sounds drifting into the abstract and back again.“There’s a meandering between two worlds”, she says of the record.

Frontwoman of indie band Dama Scout, Eva Liu has just released her debut solo album as Miu Zyu, titled ‘Rotten Bun For An Eggless Century’. Filled with intriguing arrangements, the album veers between sweet and ominous, with familiar sounds drifting into the abstract and back again.“There’s a meandering between two worlds”, she says of the record.

Writers Guild of America has completed its pattern of demands for its upcoming contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents studios in labor talks. The pattern of demands, which has been obtained by TheWrap and can be read below, has been sent to members WGA West and WGA East for an approval vote.

South Park.The ex-royals were parodied and heavily mocked in the episode, ironically titled ‘The Worldwide Privacy Tour’, which aired on February 15. Since its airing, Markle was reportedly left “upset and overwhelmed” over the depiction of herself and husband.According to a new survey from market research firm Redfield & Wilton for Newsweek, Harry’s approval rating in the United States is now at -10, with Markle’s at -17.

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Recent Big Dada signee Rahill has announced that she will release her first album for the label, titled ‘Flowers At Your Feet’, in May this year.The record follows last year’s covers EP ‘Sun Songs’, and alongside the new announcement we have the album’s first single ‘I Smile For E’. Musically the track draws on various genres, including pop, trip-hop and jazz, with a warm, nostalgic feel that reflects the lyrics about family and in particular Rahill’s late aunt.“‘I Smile For E’ is about losing and grieving but also celebrating and honouring the ones we’ve loved and are connected to”, she explains.“My aunt Elaheh – ’E’ – was the rock of my father’s family and her absence has been really heartbreaking to process, but the love shared for her and the connection I still feel to her outshine the devastation of a loss from the physical realm.

followers were treated to a look inside Ina Garten’s new kitchen. “During the Pandemic, I gave myself a project of renovating my kitchen, which I actually hadn’t done in 25 years,” the cookbook author and Food Network show host . “I built my dream pantry and bought my favorite Lacanche stove plus lots of food photographs and a great view of the garden.” As is only fitting for a , Garten outfitted her kitchen with plenty of enviable features. Even the patron saint of great kitchens, , agrees: “Love every pic! Beautiful!” the filmmaker wrote in the comments section.

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Ryan Seacrest has some adjusting to do as he prepares for his departure from Live! With Kelly & Ryan after six years on the show, but luckily he has a great support system to be there for him through all of the changes.Not only does he have the full support of his soon-to-be former co-host Kelly Ripa – and his replacement Mark Consuelos – but through it all, he has had his girlfriend Aubrey Paige Petcosky right by his side.The 25 and 48-year-old have been dating for nearly two years, and they made their official red carpet debut at the premiere of Jennifer Lopez' documentary, Halftime, at the TriBeCa Film Festival in June of 2022.WATCH: Ryan Seacrest confirms exit from Live! With Kelly and RyanMORE: Inside Michael Strahan’s public fall out with former co-star Kelly RipaThey met in 2021, and their union was the highlight of Aubrey's year, she revealed in a celebratory New Year's post ahead of 2022, when she wrote: "Safe to say the best part of 2021 was meeting the most incredible man," alongside a loved up photo of the two together.The 25-year-old is a model, and per her Instagram, she is currently signed with Genetics Model Management, plus her bio details that some of her passions include screenwriting, travel, fashion and fitness.MORE: GMA's Amy Robach's former stepson shares glimpse inside incredible homeAccording to her LinkedIn page, she grew up in upstate New York, before moving to Texas.

Having signed to Universal’s Decca just under a year ago, Ellie Dixon has just released her second single for the label, ‘Big Lizard Energy’.A chirpy pop song in which she imagines herself as a giant murderous dinosaur, her half-rapped verses give way to a singalong chorus that will lodge itself in your head for hours.“’Big Lizard Energy’ is the musical embodiment of a parody disaster movie all about gaining perspective on the stresses around you”, she says.“As an anxious person I’ve always found myself blowing problems out of proportion, so during a time I was particularly struggling with this I wanted to write a song that did the opposite – [that] blew ME out of proportion”.“I imagined I was a giant lizard towering over a city and suddenly I felt a lot better (‘Not so scared when I’m 320ft’)”, she goes on.“It’s a tongue-in-cheek look into the overthinking mind and how panic can escalate quickly (’Hit the red alert when it’s just a bit of caution’) but how we can control our response to the things that panic us.

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James Bond to Star Wars have been filmed, has been given permission for an £800million expansion.Buckinghamshire Council has signed off on the studios’ proposals to build 21 new stages, a training hub and a publicly accessible nature reserve. According to Pinewood Group,  the expansion would make it the “biggest studio complex in the world” and create 8,000 jobs.

“RRR” in the United States, called out Twitter on Thursday for blocking its FYC ads for the film and its Oscar-nominated song “Naatu Naatu” because Telugu isn’t an approved language for marketing on the social-media platform. In a tweet that tagged Twitter CEO Elon Musk and Twitter’s support account, Variance claims that it is unable to post a video encouraging Academy voters to pick “RRR” for the Best Original Song Oscar, a category in which the film became the first Indian production to earn a nomination with its song “Naatu Naatu.” “Telugu, spoken by over 81 million people, isn’t an ‘approved language’ for ads, so you’ve blocked us from advertising entirely for trying to promote a subtitled clip?” Variance tweeted.

For his first single of 2023 – ‘E1’ – R&B artist Latir has penned an ode to Bethnal Green in East London, capturing the dark and light of the area over a distorted bassline.“I moved to Bethnal Green in East London in 2020 after growing up in North London and this song details all the chaos I’ve witnessed on this side of the city”, he says. “I want people to feel a sense of nostalgia listening to this, and as though they can relate to this crazy side of London, from a somewhat dark, gritty place, but also somewhat romanticised as it’s home”.“[Producer] Tev’n and I wrote this song in East London in a studio on the very canal I wrote about”, he goes on.

Cara Delevingne is just a few months into being 30, and the actress is looking forward to the emotional growth in store for her as she navigates the next decade of her life.Delevingne recently spoke with ET's Cassie DiLaura while promoting the upcoming and long-awaited second season of , and she opened up about how it feels to be in her 30s, and how her life has changed after the milestone birthday.«I think after turning 30, there was a lot that clicked. I think my 20s were brilliant, but there were a lot of different things I wanted to focus on,» Delevingne shared.

No—which is good news for football fans.The Abbott Elementary star generously lent her talent to the Super Bowl LVII Pregame, bringing down the house with a ravishing rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing." And the date made her performance all the more meaningful: According to Ralph's Instagram reel posted before the game, today marks 123 years since the hymn was first publicly performed. “It is no coincidence that I will be singing the Black National Anthem, Lift Every Voice and Sing at the Super Bowl on the same date it was first publicly performed 123 years ago (February 12, 1900),” Ralph wrote.

A Braehead mum who was heartbroken to discover that children who rely on free school meals are going hungry over the weekends has launched a project to feed them.