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Kevin Spacey has been labelled a “sexual bully” who “sexually assaults other men” and “delights in making others feel powerless and uncomfortable” by the prosecutor opening the AMerican Beauty star’s trial this morning.

Martin Lewis has warned renters there will be a "nightmare year" ahead due to rising mortgage and rental costs.

Restaurant staff in Glasgow's west end were delighted by a surprise visit from Scottish comedy 'legend' Kevin Bridges over the weekend when he posed with workers.

Love Island 's Tasha Ghouri and Andrew Le Page have just expanded their family with a furry addition, rescuing a dog from Spain. The smitten pair took to Instagram to introduce their furry bundle of joy to their fans in a heartwarming Instagram post.Tasha and Andrew couldn't contain their excitement as they posed alongside Luna in the home they share in East London, captioning the post: “We the cool dog parents now, Luna we love you so much! Thank you @aloradogrescue and Homeward bound for getting her to us safely.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV Critic “Sorry to Bother You,” Boots Riley’s 2018 directorial debut, was a cultural event: It announced Riley, who’d already made a career as a politically minded rapper, as a sharp critic of contemporary capitalism who could pair his ideas with grabby, memorable imagery. The cascade of reveals and visual transformations toward the end of that film, too good to spoil for the uninitiated, worked brilliantly as spectacle and made Riley’s case too: Under our current system, we all end up becoming beasts of burden.  Riley returns with a larger canvas and new expressions of familiar concerns with “I’m a Virgo.” Like “Sorry to Bother You,” which addressed the problems of its telemarketer characters, this series merges the prosaic with the surreal. On “I’m a Virgo,” we follow a 13-foot-tall man trying to figure out where he fits into his community and into the ongoing struggle for a fairer future. As played by Jharrel Jerome (of “Moonlight” and an Emmy winner for “When They See Us”), the massive fellow known as Cootie is taciturn, shy — understandably out of place. To work out, he bench-presses an entire car; his aunt and uncle (Mike Epps and Carmen Ejogo), raising him in their Oakland home despite being people of more typical stature, fret over how much food it takes to keep their nephew alive.

Alison Herman TV Critic Every generation gets the aspirational workplace it deserves. In 2006, “The Devil Wears Prada” helped establish the archetype of an imperious, intimidating woman who rules her chic urban office with an iron fist; with its obvious Anna Wintour analog, the book-turned-film also doubled as a bookend to the era of the print magazine editor’s omnipotence. Eight years later, Sophia Amoruso coined the term “Girlboss,” a cutesy moniker that soon got a Netflix adaptation to match. Latter-day examples have updated the template to keep pace with the times: “Younger” took place in the wake of the Great Recession, when securing a dream job requires some deceit, while “The Bold Type” was proudly progressive — think 2010s Cosmo, not mid-aughts Vogue. In these stories, actual employment is less secure, but the employer acts less like a dictator than a stern, if nurturing, mentor.

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I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! winner Jill Scott and Mike Tindall were reunited in a sweet moment for the pals at Royal Ascot today, June 20.

When the time comes to write about the 2020s in film, COVID will undoubtedly be viewed as the defining event of the decade. But as the pandemic becomes part of our new normal, one aspect of COVID continues to inspire filmmakers: quarantine.

Prince Louis is no stranger to stealing the limelight at royal events and the cheeky five-year-old has once again lived up to his reputation at Trooping the Colour. As well as pulling faces like he did at last year’s event, this time he also gave crowds a respectful salute.

Prince George and the Royal Family were left delighted by a special surprise for King Charles on Saturday 17 June during the Trooping the Colour flypast.The family made their way to the Buckingham Palace balcony to watch an extended military flypast after the display on Coronation day had to be scaled down due to bad weather. And during the flypast, the family were left delighted by a special surprise for the King, which saw 18 typhoons making the formation CR for the King to mark the start of a new reign.

Outlanderstar Caitríona Balfe has shared some very exciting news about the upcoming eighth and final season of the historical drama.  Speaking at the 2023 Austin Television Festival over the weekend, the actress revealed that she will be stepping behind the camera to direct an episode of the new season.  On how she feels about taking on the new role, she said: "Very excited…very terrified!"In prep, I've been doing a little bit of second unit stuff already.

EastEnders fans were treated to a rare sight indeed on Thursday’s edition of the BBC soap, when two long standing background characters were introduced to newcomer George Knight. Market trader Winston was the first star to appear, as viewers at home saw him greet newcomer George Knight, before explaining who he was to fellow resident Whitney Dean.

A cargo ship transporting the most dangerous South Korean prisoners provides the setting for Kim Hung-sun’s gloriously absurd actioner “Project Wolf Hunting.” Equal parts “Con-Air” and “Predator,” this hybrid sci-fi/thriller may make no narrative sense whatsoever, but it nevertheless provides borderline obscene amounts of violence and blood that, depending on your tolerance, will either be campily enjoyable or never-ending. Personally, I fell into the former category, as Kim stages a series of over-the-top action scenes on the claustrophobic confines of the ship.

1978: The Winter of Discontent. It was one of those social history programmes thrown together by Channel 5. You know the type: archive footage, celebrity talking heads, and a desire to pad out the serious stuff – strikes, inflation – with nostalgia.

Kenan Thompson hosted this year's Emmy Awards, and managed to sneak in a little reunion with his old pal, Kel Mitchell.Midway through Monday's star-studded show at the Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, Thompson wandered over to the bar for one of the ceremony's comedic interludes, and struck up a conversation with the night's «honorary bartender,» Kumail Nanjiani.An overwhelmed Nanjiani — who had been tasked with serving drinks as a regular bartender and was totally unprepared — struggled to make drinks for people, before Thompson decided to order for a man slumped over on the bar, apparently passed out.«Excuse me, sir, can we get you a drink or something?» Thompson asked, as Mitchell sat up and smiled bright.«You know what, can I get a Good Burger?» he asked, as an exuberant Thompson hugged him and the pair jumped around excitedly.«Make that two Good Burgers!» Thompson yelled.

A family are delighted their disabled son can now enjoy an accessible swing in his local park after they appealed to a councillor for help.

Amid blackmail plots and cheating, Coronation Street fans were delighted to see the return of one popular couple to the cobbles.

food on offer in our supermarkets is very different to what was found in your household growing up.The UK has always been on the receiving end of jokes for culinary delights, with our own food up here in Scotland sometimes being criticised for being too unhealthy.

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