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“The Drowning” plays like a Lifetime movie on steroids — and that’s not meant to be derisive.This four-part British thriller, which set viewership records on Channel 5 in the UK, arrives Thursday (May 6) — and will premiere simultaneously on sister networks Sundance Now and Acorn TV…so there’s faith it will attract eyeballs.There’s no reason why it shouldn’t; the action is briskly paced and the storyline, about a mother who’s convinced a teenage boy is her presumably dead child, is shaded enough

Yorkshire Live reports.One of Mitchell’s sons responded by noting that he had gay and transgender friends and was offended by his father’s remarks.Mitchell “made comments that he did not like or understand these ‘types of people,'” prosecutor Eddison Flint told Sheffield Crown Court.His other son said that he agreed with his brother and told both Mitchell and his stepmother to stop being “c**ts,” which prompted Mitchell to attack.“The defendant took exception to this and stood up, there was then

The English serio-comic series “Back” returns for its second season Wednesday (March 31) at midnight on IFC, where it’s making its linear debut (Season 1 premiered on Sundance Now).Headlined by longtime comedy partners David Mitchell and Robert Webb — and created by Simon Blackwell, who co-created FX’s “Breeders” — “Back” is an enjoyable six-episode experience that takes its time to unfold.As well it should, since it’s been four years since “Back” first aired on Channel 4 in the UK — so, while

tweeted alongside a photo of the birds scattered across the sky as they flap by.

You can add “Cold Courage” to the crowded genre of “Nordic crime thrillers,” but this one has a twist: it’s set in London.The eight-episode series, which premiered last May on the Nordic streaming network Viaplay, is adapted from Pekka Hiltunen’s series of crime novels and debuts March 11 on AMC+.

Keeley Hawes says her expectations “weren’t particularly high” regarding viewer interest in her two-part TV movie “Honour,” which premiered last fall on ITV in the UK.“It wasn’t a mainstream subject and not something many people knew about,” Hawes, 44, says of “Honour,” which chronicles the 2006 murder of a young British-Iraqi Kurdish woman, Banaz Mahmod, by members of her own family, based in southwest London. The 95-minute movie, written by Gwyneth Hughes, makes its US premiere Feb.

fallen victim to the coronavirus pandemic for the second year in a row.Organizers Michael Eavis and Emily Eavis said Thursday that “In spite of our efforts to move heaven & earth, it has become clear that we simply will not be able to make the Festival happen this year.”“We are so sorry to let you all down,” they said in a statement.They said everyone who had put down a deposit on tickets for the 2020 festival, which also was canceled, would be able to attend in 2022.The festival has been held

the Sun reported. Dozens are making themselves a force to be reckoned with, complaining the construction is clogging roads with vans and heavy trucks, creating light pollution and disturbing the wildlife of the town, located about an hour’s drive west of London.

PinkNews reports.Out of 822 divorces in 2019, female couples comprised 589, with male couples the remaining 233.While same-sex divorces account for less than one percent of divorces in England and Wales, the ONS did say that rates are increasing, reflecting “the increasing size of the same-sex married population since 2014.”Although the number of divorces has dramatically increased — for instance, only 428 same-sex couples divorced in 2018 — the ratio of divorces has remained similar.Female

Casino Royale, A Clockwork Orange, The Horror of Frankenstein, The Benny Hill Show, Doctor Who, and more. Before Star Wars, he was perhaps best known to British audiences as “The Green Cross Code Man,” a public-service superhero character who taught schoolchildren how to cross the street safety.So sad to hear David Prowse has passed.

After a month-long trial, a gay couple in the United Kingdom have been found guilty of murder after a brutal act which saw a lesbian cut into 11 pieces and disposed of in a nearby waste site.The victim, Julia Rawson had allegedly met Nathan Maynard-Ellis (30) and his partner, David Leesley (25) by chance during a night out in May 2019 at a local pub. Rawson was then lured back to the couples “flat of horrors” in Tipton, West Midlands.

thinks she knows — about her neighbors’ secrets and peccadilloes.That all comes to bear when Maggie is asked to do a regional radio interview. She’s tickled at the prospect, telling anyone who will listen (with fake humility) about her “15 minutes of fame,” yet reveling in being considered someone with gravitas.

Margaret Nolan was a British actress known for films including “Goldfinger,” in which she was painted gold and wore a gold bikini for the iconic title sequence.Nolan began her career as a model, then began taking acting roles in the early 1960s.

An English couple have been accused and stand trial for poisoning and sexually assaulting one man and murdering another with the poison ‘Devils Breath’, otherwise known as Deadly Nightshade or scopolamine, after using Grindr to find their victims.Jurors at Croydon Crown Court also heard on Tuesday that the pair allegedly stole goods from each of the men’s apartments worth around £2,000 (A$3,600) and then unsuccessfully attempted to use the murdered victim’s name to buy £62,000 (A$111,000) worth

Tony Tanner was a British actor and director best known for choreographing and directing “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” in its 1982 Broadway debut.Tanner began his career acting on the British stage in productions including “Stop the World – I Want to Get Off.” He went on to star on Broadway in “Half a Sixpence,” “No Sex Please, We’re British,” and Sherlock Holmes.” Tanner made his Broadway directorial debut with 1976’s “Something’s Afoot,” then directed the Edward Gorey (1925 –

Sir Ken Robinson was an educator whose 2006 TED Talk on encouraging creativity in students was viewed more times than any other TED Talk in history.An educator in his native England and later in the U.S., Robinson believed in the importance of including the arts in schools. He was director of the U.K.’s Arts in Schools Project, advocating for arts education, and later led a U.K.

on Almwick’s website.“We understand visitors may be frustrated, but we cannot excuse abusive behaviour towards staff or other visitors.”As a precaution, and to help stem the spread of COVID-19, certain areas of the castle have been closed and visitors must book their trip online before showing up.

Wayne Fontana was a singer with the Mindbenders known for their 1965 No. 1 hit, “The Game of Love.”Fontana was still a teen when he formed Wayne Fontana the Mindbenders in 1963 in his native Manchester, England, taking his stage name from Elvis Presley’s drummer, D.J.

Alan Parker was a British film director known for movies including “Midnight Express,” “Mississippi Burning,” and “Bugsy Malone.”This is a breaking news story.

Denise Johnson was a singer whose vocals were featured by British bands including Primal Scream and New Order.Johnson worked with a number of bands from her hometown of Manchester, England, as well as around the British Isles. She first came to prominence when she sang on the 1991 Primal Scream album “Screamadelica,” which was Melody Maker’s album of the year and widely ranked among the best albums of the ‘90s in the U.K.

According to Variety, the news was announced by Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Oliver Dowden via Twitter. “The U.K.’s performing arts sector is renowned across the world and I am pleased that we are making real progress in getting its doors reopened to the public with social distancing,” Dowden said in a statement.“From August indoor theaters, music venues and performance spaces will safely welcome audiences back across the country,” he said.“Delighted indoor

Judy Dyble was an English singer-songwriter who was an early member of the influential folk group Fairport Convention.Dyble joined Fairport Convention in the band’s early days, before they recorded their self-titled 1968 debut album. Dyble sang co-lead vocals on the album, including on the band’s first single “If I Had a Ribbon Bow,” and she co-wrote the song “Portfolio.” Dyble left the band after the album’s release and was replaced by Sandy Denny (1947 – 1978).

Tom Cruise is reportedly considering relocating to the U.K. after isolating at the Church Of Scientology’s headquarters in West Sussex, England during the COVID-19 crisis.

A source told Britain’s Sunday Mirror: “Tom is active more than ever in the organization. His role is getting bigger and bigger.

Ian Holm was a British actor whose many roles included the hobbit Bilbo Baggins in the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy and the android Ash in “Alien” (1979). Other notable roles for Holm include trainer Sam Mussabini in “Chariots of Fire” (1981), Napoleon in “Time Bandits” (1981), and Father Vito Cornelius in “The Fifth Element” (1997).

Vera Lynn was a singer, songwriter, and actress known for the wartime hit songs “We’ll Meet Again” and “White Cliffs of Dover.”Born Vera Margaret Welch in London March 20, 1917, she took her grandmother’s last name, Lynn, when she began her performing career.

LONDON — Dame Vera Lynn, the endearingly popular “Forces’ Sweetheart” who serenaded British troops abroad during World War II, has died at 103.During the war and long after, Lynn got crowds singing, smiling and crying with sentimental favorites such as “We’ll Meet Again,” and “The White Cliffs of Dover.”“The family are deeply saddened to announce the passing of one of Britain’s best-loved entertainers at the age of 103,″ her family said in a statement.

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Former England and Manchester United footballer David Beckham is celebrating his 45th birthday. We are sure that he’ll be celebrating in style with his wife Victoria and his four kids, Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz and Harper.