Ramadan 2024 disputes could see holiday start on different dates

The 2024 British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) will take place on December 8 at the Roundhouse in Camden. The ceremony will mark a return for the BIFAs, which were last held at the storied London venue in 2007. 

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are back in the United States!

The Kills have added new shows to their upcoming 2024 UK and Europe tour.The indie duo consisting of Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince will return to the UK this spring to tour their latest album ‘God Games‘. The pair have just wrapped up their US leg touring with support act Heartworms.Now, The Kills have announced some new dates to add to their upcoming UK/EU tour.

Megan Thee Stallion has announced UK, European and North American dates for her ‘Hot Girl Summer’ 2024 tour.Stallion’s tour will consist of 32 dates across North America, Europe and the UK set for the spring and summer. The first show will kick off at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Khruangbin have announced four extra shows on their UK and European tour for November this year, including a third at London’s Eventim Apollo. See the full list below.The tour was first announced a week ago, and due to high demand, the band will now play extra shows in Amsterdam’s AFAS, Paris’s Olympia and Manchester’s O2 Apollo, in addition to the capital.

The chair of the Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) campaign has indicated that the final report from the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) into ‘injustice caused by the maladministration’ of changes to the State Pension age, “is set to be released within weeks”.

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds have today (March 15) announced details of a UK and European tour – check out the full dates below.The tour will take place this autumn and follows on from the recent announcement that the band will release a new album this summer, ‘Wild God’. The band will kick off their tour on September 24 in Oberhausen, Germany, and will end in Paris, France on November 17.

New plans to make food labels clearer could soon see changes to products in all UK supermarkets.

Sunday night’s 2024 Oscars, angry viewers at home ripped the R.I.P segment online.The ABC broadcast, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, made it challenging to see the names and faces of deceased stars in the emotional In Memoriam, put dancers in front of the screen and frequently showed Italian singers Andrea Bocelli and son Matteo Bocelli instead of the dead.“The direction of this In Memoriam is shocking,” wrote user @LoganKenny1 on X, formerly known as Twitter. “The entire image should be the people who’ve died, not the dancers and the stage.

The holy month of Ramadan is expected to start tonight and Muslims all over the world will be taking part in a 30-day period of fasting.

2024 Oscars to present a segment that had a tribute to stunts. Onstage during the 96th Academy Awards, Gosling and Blunt – who both got nominated for “best supporting actor” for their respective roles as Ken in “Barbie,” and Katherine Oppenheimer in “Oppenheimer” – got into a faux “argument,” delightfully roasting each other over their rivalry.

96th Academy Awards are just a few short days away and the night promises to be an epic evening filled with A-listers, fun, music, funny commentary and heartfelt speeches. The Emmys, the Golden Globes and the Grammys have all come and gone.

Adapted from the 2013 novel by Aki Hamanaka, Do Unto Others directed by Tetsu Maeda is a dramatisation of Japan’s ongoing morality debate on the subject of euthanasia. What initially starts out as a criminal detective story, soon leads audiences into questioning their own position on the very touchy subject of assisted death of elderly patients suffering from degenerative diseases such as dementia. A spate of deaths amongst the elderly community under the care of the Yaga Care Center, as well as the murder of the care center’s manager causes detective Hidemi Otomo (played by Masami Nagasawa) to investigate the seemingly quiet and empathetic carer Munenori Shiba (Kenichi Matsuyama).

Girl In Red has announced a brief UK headline tour for later this year – find all the details below.The Norwegian singer-songwriter/producer – real name Marie Ulven Ringheim – will hit the road this summer in support of her second album ‘I’m Doing It Again Baby!’, due for release on April 12 via Columbia (pre-order here).Girl In Red is scheduled to perform at the legendary Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow on August 29 before making stop-offs at the O2 Apollo in Manchester (September 1) and the OVO Arena Wembley in London (3).Tickets go on general sale at 10am next Friday (March 15) – you’ll be able to buy yours here. Alternatively, fans can access a pre-sale at the same time on Wednesday (13) by pre-ordering ‘I’m Doing It Again Baby!’ before 10am on Tuesday (12).AUGUST29 – Barrowland Ballroom, GlasgowSEPTEMBER01 – O2 Apollo, Manchester03 – OVO Arena Wembley, LondonLast month saw Girl In Red share the single ‘Too Much’ from her forthcoming album.

Searches for German Shepherds have risen by a staggering 235% in Scotland as wannabe dog owners hunt for an alternative to XL Bullies.

The Black Keys have shared details of UK live shows for 2024 – including shows at London’s Brixton Academy. Find ticket details below.News of the tour dates come following the band revealing details of their new album ‘Ohio Players’ back in January, which they shared with the lead single ‘Beautiful People (Stay High)’.The album – which is a follow-up to 2022’s ‘Dropout Boogie’ – is set for release on April 5, and will now be followed by three shows across the UK later this spring.The first of the three shows will be held on April 27, with an opening night at the new Co-op Live arena in Manchester.

It's not long until Celebrity Big Brother returns to our screens on ITV - although this year there will be a twist. A fresh batch of famous faces are preparing to leave the real world behind for a stint in the iconic house.

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) figures indicate that fraud and error in the benefit system is falling after the UK Government restated its determination to drive levels down further and protect taxpayers’ money. The latest national statistics show that in the 2022/23 financial year, fraud and error rates fell to 3.6 per cent (£8.3 billion) from 4.0 per cent (£8.7 billion).

Brits are hoping to make their money travel as far as possible at the moment, especially while heading off on holiday. Airplane food can be rather expensive, while airports themselves offer seemingly endless options of food to try.

Mel Schilling, the dating expert from Married at First Sight, has provided a health update as she begins chemotherapy. Last year, Mel, who is 52-years-old, found out she had colon cancer, which changed her life. The TV star, who shares nine-year-old daughter Maddie with Irish businessman Gareth Brisbane, was diagnosed with the disease just before Christmas last year, having noticed changes while she was filming MAFS in Australia.