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Good afternoon, it’s been a huge week in international TV and Max Goldbart is here to guide you through. Read on.

Martin Lewis has spoken out against the 'unfairness' of charges for Child Benefit for those earning a singular higher income.

(hey, we're all adults here), and you come across a video that isn't quite what you had in mind. Perhaps the video is extremely violent.

Nicola Sturgeon and Jeane Freeman have been urged to come clean about "one of the worst atrocities of the pandemic".

Anna Tingley Adam McKay‘s non-profit Yellow Dot Studios has released several videos across social media over the past week for their #ImWithScience campaign, but the most viral one yet is a “Game of Thrones” parody video starring Rainn Wilson (“The Office”) and the “Game of Thrones” cast. In the four-minute video, titled “A Tale of Fire and Ice,” Wilson is a climate scientist brought in from the future to warn the Westeros Court, consisting of Queen Cersai (Lena Headey), Jon Snow (Kit Harrington) and Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) about the dangers of “Big Oil.” In his presentation, Wilson charts the effects of oil pollution since the creation of Exxon in the ’70s: “They bought the politicians and the media to spread lies about the very science that they knew to be true because….profit!” he rages to the unamused court.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry flew to Jamaica for a very special premiere!

Nicola Sturgeon has been challenged to reveal the full extent of her use of a private SNP email address when speaking with government advisers during the coronavirus pandemic.

Marta Balaga Dag Hammarskjöld, the second Secretary-General of the United Nations and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, died in 1961. But questions surrounding his tragic passing in a plane crash, and his sexuality, refuse to die down. “We know who he is, but we don’t know that much about him,” says director Per Fly, now bringing “Hammarskjöld – Fight for Peace” to the International Film Festival Rotterdam.

The shocking case of a Renton NHS worker who has waited more than three years for a knee replacement was raised at Holyrood last week.

Adam Harrison’s cause of death has been revealed. Days after news broke that Rick Harrison of Pawn Stars had faced every parent’s worst nightmare, we’re hearing more details about what led to his son’s death.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race.

Mancunian motorists’ standard of driving has been slammed as ‘absolutely bizarre’.

adopted a resolution to address the imbalance of revenue allocation in music streaming, including creating a new legal framework for streaming. There are currently no EU rules that apply to the sector.In the resolution, “pre-digital royalty rates” are to be revised, with the EU criticising business models that “force authors to accept lower or no revenues in exchange for greater visibility”.They also proposed to “reflect on the possibility” of taking action against the “overwhelming amount” of music on streaming platforms.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor NewsNation wants to make a land grab on Sundays. The Nexstar Media-backed cable outlet will launch its own Sunday public affairs program on March 3, when Chris Stirewalt anchors “The Hill Sunday” at 10 a.m. eastern.

Arnold Schwarzenegger was briefly detained at Munich airport on Wednesday (January 17) for carrying an undeclared $30,000 watch.The and politician was was on his way to Austria where he planned to auction off the luxury item for charity, according to a German tabloid report translated by Time.Schwarzenegger was held for three hours because he did not register the watch, a custom Audemars Piguet, as an import in customs. He was fined a total of around $38,000 before he was released.It was also reported that the actor was initially unable to pay the tax with his credit card due to issues with the ATM machine.Although Scharzenegger was planning to auction off the watch in Austria, it’s currently unclear if he was allowed to travel with the item after being detained.

MPs held a minute's silence in Parliament this morning (January 18) in memory of Sir Tony Lloyd. The Rochdale MP, who held several senior political roles in Greater Manchester, revealed last week that he had developed an 'aggressive and untreatable leukaemia'.

Arnold Schwarzenegger was briefly detained by German authorities on Wednesday (January 17) while traveling through the Munich Airport.

MPs will hold a minute's silence on Thursday (January 18) in memory of Tony Lloyd following his death aged 73. The Rochdale MP died 'peacefully' and 'surrounded' by his loved ones on Wednesday morning, his family announced.

MSPs will be handed a 6.7 per cent pay rise from next April following a review of Holyrood salaries.

A Covid bereaved group has called on the Scottish and UK governments to tell the “truth” about the early days of the Covid lockdown in Scotland, ahead of the UK Covid Inquiry resuming north of the border. The UK Covid-19 Inquiry resumes on Tuesday with hearings in Edinburgh over the next three weeks.

Robert Downey Jr. got an amazing honor on Sunday night… and he used it to get petty revenge for bad reviews. Stars really are just like us! LOLz!

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

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent This week’s surprise news of conservative politician Rachida Dati becoming France’s new Culture Minister provoked an earthquake within the country’s predominantly left-leaning film and TV industry. Dati was appointed on Jan.

A city council spent nearly £30,000 on a scheme where people can talk to lamp posts about climate change.

Newly appointed French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal took France’s political and media spheres by surprise on Thursday as he named controversial politician Rachida Dati as his culture minister.

Labour will not bring HS2 to the North of England, Keir Starmer has said. The Labour leader told the Manchester Evening News today (January 11) that he has ruled out putting the ill-fated plans for a new high-speed railway line between Birmingham and Manchester back on track.

Labour and the Liberal Democrats have slammed Stephen Flynn for having a go at the "Westminster establishment" over the Horizon scandal.

TalkTV host Julia Hartley-Brewer has received 15,536 Ofcom complaints following a fiery exchange with a politician while discussing the recent assassination of Hamas leader Saleh al-Arouri.

X-Men co-star Adan Canto has died at the age of 42 following a private battle with appendiceal cancer. The actor was also known for playing Vice President-elect Aaron Shore on Designated Survivor opposite Kiefer Sutherland, and Colombian politician Rodrigo Lara Bonilla on Netflix thriller Narcos.