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Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” is finally resurrecting its outdoor concert stage, starting on Wednesday, April 17, with musical guest Chris Stapleton. The singer-songwriter will appear on the show to relaunch the space and perform his song ““It Takes A Woman.” Up until the pandemic, the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” outdoor stage, located in the parking lot behind the show’s Hollywood studio, was a staple for the late-night talker. But it hasn’t been in use since February 2020, right before the COVID-19 pandemic.

A lap dancing club which has operated in Altrincham town centre for the last 24 years has been shut down with immediate effect.

Surprise – Tom Payne and his wife Jennifer Akerman have welcomed twins!

Princess Anne expressed her heartache over Prince Philip's funeral. Three years on, the Royal Family still carries poignant memories of bidding their goodbyes.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Fresh off of a surprise appearance during Tyler, the Creator’s headlining Coachella set, Donald Glover has announced two new Childish Gambino albums, the second of which will be the final album released under that name. The actor and rapper revealed the pair of records during a conversation on his Instagram initiative, Gilga, on Sunday night (April 14).

After Monk ended its run on USA in 2009, creator Andy Breckman never stopped taking notes and coming up with movie ideas for Tony Shalhoub‘s alter-ego. But nothing ever quite worked out, recalls Breckman on a panel at Deadline’s Contenders Television — that is, until the pandemic “nudged things along for us.”

Thousands will flock to Aintree on Saturday for the biggest horse race of the year.

A lap dancing club in Altrincham town centre has applied for a new Sex Establishment Licence with its application set to be decided next week. It follows the refusal of a plan to convert the Totties premises into apartments.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Korea’s second largest generalist film event the Jeonju International Film Festival has set eight fiction films by first or second-time feature directors, for its main competition. They are “Cu Li Never Cries,” by Pham Ngoc Lan; “Junkyard Dog,” by Jean-Baptiste Durand, “La Palisiada,” by Philip Sotnychenko; “My Endless Numbered Days,” by Shaun Neo; “Oxygen Station,” by Ivan Tymchenko; “Practice,” by Laurens Perol; “The Major Tones,” by Ingrid Pokropek; and “The Permanent Picture,” by Laura Ferres. Additionally, two documentary features also compete: “After the Snowmelt,” directed by Lo Yi-Shan and “Kix,” by Balint Revesz and David Mikulan. The COVID-pandemic continues to affect filmmaking and festival selection, organizers said. “Even films planned to be made beforehand had to extend their production period due to the pandemic, and many works highlighted the limitations of the production environments, such as smaller cast numbers and minimal locations,” said chief programmer Chun Jinsu. The festival runs May 1-10 in Jeonju, a major town on South Korea’s west coast.

The Bold and the Beautiful is one of the most popular soap operas of all time, but we bet that there’s a lot even the most dedicated fan doesn’t know about the show!

Scottish taxpayers forked out more than £60,000 to “support” witnesses for the UK Covid Inquiry.

Millions of workers can request flexible working from day one of their jobs under new rules now in force.

The decision making process around changes to the region’s health and social care services has come under the spotlight at the council.

Todrick Hall is responding to all of the backlash that he’s received for launching a GoFundMe page to support his family.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Worldwide box office is headed for a marginal decline of 3% in 2024, a setback that follows three years of recovery from a pandemic era low in 2020. Gower Street Analytics, a distribution and exhibition industry consultancy, forecasts that worldwide box office this year will aggregate at $32.3 billion, down by more than $1 billion from the $33.9 billion earned in 2023. “A $32.3 billion global box office in 2024 would represent an approximate 5% decrease year-on-year (a 3% decrease at current exchange rates) from 2023. The 2024 revised estimate is 18% lower than an average of the last three pre-pandemic years (2017-2019),” Gower Street said. The forecast comes on the eve of CinemaCon, the annual National Association of Theater Owners convention, being held in Las Vegas April 8-11. While Gower Street’s forecast is for a marginal decline, it actually represents a more than $1 billion improvement on its previous $31.5 million forecast for 2024.

Addie Morfoot Contributor MipDoc keynote speaker Dawn Porter is coming to Cannes to discuss not only the challenging doc marketplace, but also how to work and prosper within it. In the last few years the doc industry has favored a handful of big-name filmmakers, like Porter, who are commissioned to make one-off films or docuseries. Over the last 12 months two of Porter’s docus were released: “Deadlocked: How America Shaped the Supreme Court” which was financed and distributed by Showtime and “The Lady Bird Diaries,” which was financed and distributed by Hulu/ABC News.

The royal family isn’t worried about the Middletons’ massive debt at all? Really?!

Yikes — cancer isn’t the only problem the Middleton family is dealing with right now.

Supermarket chain Co-op has revealed in its annual report that it has seen a surge in profit over the past year, as well as a huge boost to its membership of five million Brits - but there are serious problems facing their stores and the wider grocery industry.

A change to airport liquid security rules has been delayed by a year after several major airports - including Manchester Airport - are unable to meet the deadline to install new scanning technology. The Government initially set a deadline of June 1 2024, but many airports will not have the technology in place in time.

in , these things aren’t official-official until they’re in Forbes, and Swift just joined the outlet’s rarefied ranks. (The Forbes of it all is why it was such a big deal when Kylie Jenner, ahem, her company’s business to the outlet.)On April 2, 2024, the magazine published its annual list of billionaires, , on which Swift clocks in at number fourteen (the bottom, actually), with 1.1B to her name.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has confirmed that millions of parents will benefit from increased Child Benefit payments from later this week - worth an extra £83.20 a year for families with one child.

Kate Garraway has shared how she is spending Easter 'differently' to usual this year following the death of her husband Derek. The Good Morning Britain host, who lost her partner Derek Draper earlier this year after a long and complicated battle with Covid, shared her alternative plans with her followers on Instagram.

After being engaged for more than four years, Jenna Dewan promises she’ll be walking down the aisle soon!

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Beyoncé once again brought the internet to a standstill with the release of her eighth studio album “Cowboy Carter” last night, but she explains that she initially had different plans for the 27-track project. The singer revealed that she intended for “Cowboy Carter” to come before “Renaissance” — the first in a trilogy of albums that arrived in 2022 — but the pandemic led her to change her plans.

Parents and carers will know, all too well, that school-aged children often pick up lots of bugs and viruses. What if your child is showing signs of a mild cough or cold? Or maybe they have conjunctivitis or are recovering from chickenpox? Should you still send them in then? It’s not always easy to know the right thing to do, especially since the pandemic. But school attendance is vitally important for children and young people, and is highly beneficial for the vast majority of children.

Euphoria” has launched its young cast into superstardom and won multiple Emmys, while also being a magnet for controversy — but whatever lies ahead for the Sam Levinson-created show is going to have to wait. Earlier this week, HBO officially delayed the drama, which was set to begin production later this spring.

Katcy Stephan Filmmakers Jim Cummings, PJ McCabe and Thomas Cross have teamed up to launch a new independent production studio, Cool & Happy Limited. Cummings and McCabe will serve as the studio’s chief creatives, while Cross will head up production. “The same team has been making stuff for eight years.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Alamo Drafthouse, the Texas-based theater chain that’s popular for its in-theater dining and fan-forward approach to moviegoing, is exploring a sale. Several Hollywood studios were approached to assess their interest in buying the company, according to two sources. It’s unclear if the talks are ongoing or how close the company is to a potential acquisition.

Glamour’s , Duncan speaks about her productive morning routine, her go-to work attire, and the last great book she read.Glamour: What time do you wake up in the morning?Gina Duncan: I wake up around 6:30 a.m. every morning.What's the first thing you do?The first thing I do is play Wordle and Connections, and then I have coffee and fit in a workout.Nice! What's your favorite workout?I have two favorites. I am a part of a local community where we do group workouts, which is for fun.