Tom Shales Dies: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Washington Post TV Critic And Author Was 79

Tom Johnson, who won two Emmy Awards for his comedy writing, died Jan.14 at his home in Los Angeles at 55. No cause of death has been established.

Andy Burnham has shed more light on the agreement he signed with scandal-hit software firm Fujitsu. Japanese company Fujitsu has been at the centre of the Post Office scandal, with its faulty Horizon accounting software being used to convict more than 900 sub-postmasters and sub-postmistresses for years.

SAS: Who Dares Wins star Ollie Ollerton has opened up about his decision to go sober, revealing that one of the scariest things about giving up alcohol was that he “never knew” who he was without booze. During an interview with OK!, the former Special Forces soldier spoke about his sobriety and how he transformed his relationship with alcohol thanks to the hit Channel 4 show. “The biggest thing for me was that I never knew who I was.

When it comes to getting makeup tips, who better to turn to than a bonafide beauty expert? That’s why when Lottie Tomlinson shared her secret to creating a fuller-looking glossy pout, we sat up and took notice. Lottie, who founded derm approved self tan brand Tanologist, is known for sharing her beauty tips and tricks over on social media, and one of her latest Instagram reels revealed her go-to makeup products that she uses to get her everyday natural look.

Doting mum of five Stacey Solomon delighted her fans on social media as she shared a glimpse of her flawless fashion sense while enjoying a “rare” date night with her husband Joe Swash to celebrate his birthday. The 34-year-old Sort Your Life Out star took to Instagram to reveal a series of photos of herself cuddled up to birthday boy Joe, as they made the most of the former EastEnders legend turning 42.

The Killers, Post Malone, and SZA have been announced as headliners for this year’s edition of the Governors Ball festival – check out the full line-up below.The annual festival, which takes place at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, New York will run from June 7-9 this year.Post Malone is set to headline on Friday, June 7 with acts such as FLO, Blondshell, Rauw Alejandro, Dominic Fike, Labrinth, Ryan Beatty, Mimi Webb, Arcy Drive and more also scheduled to perform.Saturday, June 8 will see The Killers headline with acts such as 21 Savage, Carly Rae Jepsen, Sabrina Carpenter, D4vd, Sexyy Red and more set to perform.Closing out the festival on Sunday, June 9 will be SZA with Reneé Rapp, Don Toliver, Kevin Abstract, Chappell Roan, Stephen Sanchez, Beach Fossils, Geese and more on the bill. Check out the full line-up and day breakdown below.Fans can sign up now for the SMS presale which will commence on Thursday, January 18 from 11am until 1pm ET.

There are “countless” secret victims of the Post Office’s Horizon scandal in Scotland who “buried” their trauma, a campaigning Scots MP said yesterday.

Michaela Zee Tom Shales, a Pulitzer-winning television critic at the Washington Post who spent nearly 40 years at the publication, has died. He was 79. Shales died Saturday at a hospital in Fairfax County, Va., from complications due to COVID-19 and renal failure, his caretaker, Victor Herfurth, told the Washington Post.

The slightest thing could cause James Riley to see red. Whether his girlfriend didn’t clean to his exacting standards, if a meal was undercooked or overcooked, or if she accidentally spilt a drink, he was prone to an outburst. Ellie Moxham said it was like treading on eggshells around him, as he undermined and criticised her.

Brandi Glanville must not be too happy about the latest development in her facial disfigurement ordeal.

Stacey Solomon has insisted she's ill as she ended up hilariously defending her husband when she got an unexpected question alluding to her sex life. Since returning from a big family holiday in Jamaica, the Loose Women star has been resting and recuperating after falling ill.

Everyone in Scotland convicted as part of the Horizon Post Office scandal will be cleared, Humza Yousaf has said.

A widow has spoken of the "devastating" impact the 2009 Post Office scandal had on her late husband – a sub-postmaster who was forced to plead guilty to false accounting, despite doing nothing wrong. Marion Holmes' late husband Peter, who passed away in 2015, was in charge of the Jesmond Post Office in Newcastle when he was arrested over a 'missing' £46,000 due to the faulty Horizon computer system. Peter, a former police officer, was offered a plea bargain when his case came to court in 2010.The Post Office said they would drop the theft charge if he would plead guilty to false accounting.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor Eddie Cockrell, who reviewed films for Variety for many years and programmed for several film series, died of liver failure Dec. 29 in Sydney, Australia, according to his sister Ann. He was 67.

the hours after her Oscars 2003 win, which weren’t pleasant.The 56-year-old actress won her first Academy Award for her role as Virginia Woolf in “The Hours” opposite Meryl Streep and Julianne Moore in 2003, but despite taking home the statuette for “Best Actress,” Kidman felt at her worst.At the time, Kidman had recently finalized her divorce from Hollywood’s titular leading man, Tom Cruise, after 11 years of marriage. During her acceptance speech, she appeared so distraught that she couldn’t hold back tears.“I was struggling with things in my personal life, yet my professional life was going so well,” she told author Dave Karger in his new book “50 Oscar Nights.” “That’s what happens, right?” she went on.“Russell Crowe said don’t cry when you get up there and now I’m crying,” she recalled of the moment that should have been a highlight of her career.

Joseph Lelyveld, who won the 1986 Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction for his book, Move Your Shadow: South Africa, Black and White, and was a former executive editor and foreign correspondent for The New York Times, died on Friday at his Manhattan home.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director News broke in 2015 that John Ridley, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of “12 Years of Slave,” was joining the Marvel family to develop a mystery superhero project for ABC. The network was already home to Marvel’s “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D” at the time, and a spinoff series had just been announced prior to the Ridley news. Ridley was already a favorite at the network thanks to the acclaim for his anthology series “American Crime.” Suffice to say, Ridley’s Marvel project never happened.

EXCLUSIVE: BBC Storyville has acquired U.K. rights to the Sundance prize-winning doc Bad Press. 

It wouldn't be New Year's Eve without Jools Holland's Annual Hootenanny on BBC Two. The show, which has aired for the past 30 years, has become a time-honoured tradition for many people as part of their end-of-year celebrations.

Amanda Abbington was not invited back by BBC bosses to perform at the Strictly Come Dancing finale, according to insiders.