Alton Towers makes 'difficult decision' to close attraction after 21 years

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor After holding a year-long bake-off among various celebrities to find the next host of its signature “The Daily Show,” Comedy Central is going to try a new recipe. When the program returns from a hiatus, it is expected to rely heavily on a team of correspondents to lead each night, according to three people familiar with the matter, though it is not clear if the network has struck upon its final assemblage of talent. “Daily Show” could also rely on guest appearances by some of the celebrities who have hosted the program since Trevor Noah, the last permanent presence behind the desk, quit abruptly in late 2022.

opposite Tom Cruise in the 1988 movie “Cocktail” as a charismatic barkeep, says its success meant drinks were on the house.“I got a lot of free drinks all over the world from that movie,” he told the Post in a recent interview, adding that the scenes of him and Cruise, 61, juggling glasses and cocktail mixers “completely changed the nature of bartending for probably the next 12 years.”The Australian actor, 76, can currently be seen in the Netflix mini-series, “Boy Swallows Universe” based on the Trent Dalton book of the same name.In it, he plays Arthur ‘Slim’ Halliday, which is based on a real-life charismatic criminal with a long rap sheet, who for a time was a babysitter and friend for a young boy.Brown says he was immediately drawn in when he read the script and loved that his character was presented with “no judgment.”“We live in a world where we judge everything,” he explained. “And instead of just taking it on and going, ‘Well, that’s life,’ (instead) we tend to judge, other lives all the time.

The A9 Snow gates at Dunbeath and Helmsdale will remain closed to motorists overnight police have warned after several drivers found themselves stranded on the motorway today.

A former Cabinet Secretary has said any decision to prosecute Nicola Sturgeon or her husband over SNP fraud claims should not be made by the Crown Office.

As production begins to ramp up on “The White Lotus” Season 3, we’re finally getting a full picture of what the ensemble cast will look like for the next iteration of the HBO hit.  Some names have already been announced as cast members for “The White Lotus” Season 3. Folks like Carrie Coon, Leslie Bibb, Dom Hetrakul, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Monaghan, and Parker Posey have been confirmed.

Things are beginning to heat up in the Love Island: All Stars villa, with a new teaser showing Chris Taylor making his move on bombshell Molly Smith, as her ex-boyfriend Callum Jones watches on. A preview of Wednesday's (17 January) episode shows Chris and Molly enjoying a chat on the daybeds, before he then offers her a massage.

Walton Goggins, Aimee Lou Wood, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sarah Catherine Hook and Sam Nivola are the final major cast additions to the upcoming third installment of Mike White’s anthology The White Lotus.

Tameside Council must make reductions of just under £10m in order to balance the books for the next financial year (2024/25).

Tom Kerridge has opened up about how he was forced to make changes to his relationship with alcohol after fearing that he wouldn’t make it to his 50th birthday, which he celebrated back in July. The TV chef, who is known for appearing on shows including Saturday Kitchen and More Sunday Lunch, may own a series of pubs ut he has revealed that drinking culture is something that he can’t “be a part of”. During an appearance on Dr Alex George’s Stompcast, the chef revealed that he’d drunk 75 years worth of alcohol by the time he’d turned 40 - something which sparked him to change his ways.

Jesse Lingard has reportedly cut all ties with his former agents with the Manchester United academy graduate yet to find a new club after being released by Nottingham Forest last summer.

Paul Giamatti and girlfriend Clara Wong are ready to show their love to the world and they just made another red carpet appearance during awards season!

Alton Towers has revealed the name for its new-look Nemesis ride ahead of its return this spring.

Married At First Sight is the hit show that sees love experts match two people who will meet for the very first time at the altar on their wedding day. And it seems that the experts knew what they were doing when it came to Adam Aveling and Tayah Victoria, who appeared in the 2021 UK series.The pair's relationship went from strength to strength on the show, with Adam proposing to Tayah in the final episode - to which she excitedly said 'yes'.

The twins who originally played Bethany Platt in Coronation Street look worlds away from their on-screen character 16 years on from their exit. Emily and Amy Walton took on the joint role of Bethany when she was first introduced to the ITV soap back in 2000.

A popular interior design shop has announced it is closing its doors - days after a much-loved restaurant down the road shut. Moth in West Didsbury is set to shut its Burton Road store after 17 years later this month.

EastEnders' Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty) is set to make a big decision in tonight's episode following her shocking pregnancy news.The character confides in Yolande Trueman (Angela Wynter) after a fallout with her partner Zack Hudson (James Farrar), ahead of her departure from the popular BBC soap. Last year, Whitney and Zack were heartbroken when they discovered their unborn baby girl had Edwards' syndrome. Despite starting the process of termination, Whitney gave birth to their daughter Peach 18 weeks into the pregnancy.

Zack Steffen's Manchester City nightmare is set to end with a return to the USA in the January transfer window.

EastEnders fan-favourite Shona McGarty, who plays Whitney Dean on the BBC soap, has opened up on making one of the "hardest decisions" of her life as she announced the devastating news she had to put her dog down. The actress, who was thought to be secretly engaged to her former co-star Harry Reid, explained to her fans on Instagram that her beloved pet pooch had been battling heart failure for years, and she'd tried everything. Sadly, despite being there for her canine buddy throughout all the highs and lows and varying medical treatment, it was sadly the end of the road for Coco Chanel.

Fans have a lot of thoughts on Ariana Grande’s new reflective post about her “challenging” 2023!

A huge explosion has been heard close to Alton Towers with a massive emergency response storming the scene.