Bestselling novelist ends sponsorship of team over signing

Bruno Fernandes is delighted Manchester United have finally been able to score from a set-piece in the Premier League this season.

Manchester City still plan to sign a marquee striker in the summer transfer window, with Erling Haaland their top target.

Fire crews were scrambled to a Go Outdoors store in Stockport after two signs came off during Storm Eunice.

Former Outnumbered child star Ramona Marquez looked completely unrecognisable during a rare red carpet appearance.The actress catapulted to fame on the BBC comedy series at just six years old and even scooped up two coveted gongs at the British Comedy Awards for her hilarious and legendary portrayal of young Karen Brockman. However, the soon to be 21 year old, who has put acting behind her to pursue a career in languages, looked a world's away from the iconic character as she attended the Boots 17 make-up launch party in London on Thursday. Gone were her short blonde curls as Ramona rocked fiery dyed red tresses, which complemented her new punk rock-inspired look.

EOne has signed The Crown producer Left Bank Pictures exec Sharon Hughff as Creative Director, Scripted Television in the UK.

Boris Johnson ending Covid isolation rules is a "distraction" from the PM's lockdown party scandal, said Professor Devi Sridhar who is a member of the Scottish Government Covid-19 Advisory Group.

A public health expert has warned it would “probably be very unwise” for Scotland to follow England in lifting the self-isolation requirement if they test positive for covid.

EXCLUSIVE: British filmmaker J Blakeson has signed for representation with WME. Blakeson is coming off writing and directing the dark satirical thriller I Care A Lot, which starred Rosamund Pike, Peter Dinklage, Eiza Gonzales and Dianne Weist. The film premiered at 2020 Toronto and was released last February by Netflix in the US and Amazon Prime in the UK, with Pike winning the Golden Globe. He is currently in production on Culprits, the Disney+ limited series he created. Blakeson is head writer and lead director and EP alongside Character 7’s Stephen Garrett. Blakeson had been repped by CAA.

Outlander stars Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish have been nominated for an award alongside Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey.

EXCLUSIVE: BAFTA winning writer-director Sarah Smith (Ron’s Gone Wrong, Arthur Christmas) has signed with Verve for representation in all areas.

The Godfather making-of series The Offer has just been released – check it out below.The forthcoming 10-episode show will air on Paramount Plus, and stars Miles Teller, Matthew Goode, Juno Temple, Dan Fogler, Giovanni Ribisi, Burn Gorman, Colin Hanks and Patrick Gallo.It will focus on Teller as producer Albert S. Ruddy and his painstaking attempts to convince other Hollywood players to adapt Mario Puzo’s gangster classic for the big screen at Paramount.Watch the teaser trailer for The Offer below:Escape From Dannemora writer Michael Tolkin created the show, alongside writer and executive producer Nikki Toscano.

Fresh concerns have been raised about potential shortages of fizzy drinks, meats and more as a deal over carbon dioxide supplies (CO2) ends.

SPOILER ALERT: Do not read unless you have watched Apple and A24’s “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” which is now playing in select theaters and streaming on Apple TV Plus. In “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” Denzel Washington plays the titular Lord Macbeth — a Scottish nobleman whose last grasp at power ultimately leads to his downfall.In addition to memorizing Shakespeare’s powerful soliloquies (“It this a dagger which I see before me, the handle toward my hand?”), the Academy Award winning actor and many in the troupe, including Corey Hawkins (Lord Macduff) and Alex Hassell (Ross), were also required to brush up on their dueling skills for the production, adapted and directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Joel Coen.

From West Side Story through Bye Bye Birdie, from Chicago to Kiss of the Spider Woman, one actor has been a constant – Chita Rivera.

It's game over for Amy Schneider. The 42-year-old "Jeopardy!" contestant's win streak came to an end on Wednesday night after she clenched 40 consecutive victories, putting her a No. 2 on the show's all-time consecutive winner list.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterAfter a thrilling 40-game streak, “Jeopardy” phenom Amy Schneider finally met her match.Schneider, an engineering manager from Oakland, Calif., lost her 41st game on Wednesday to Rhone Talsma, a librarian from Chicago.With 40 consecutive wins, Schneider holds the title for the second-longest run in the quiz show’s history, collecting $1,382,800 in winnings in the process. Her appearance on “Jeopardy” has been one for the history books.