Budding young filmmakers urged to apply for competition named after Sean Connery

Millions of people claiming their State Pension can look forward to an inflation-busting boost next month when payments rise by 8.5 per cent from April 8, 2024. Under the wages growth measure of the Triple Lock policy, those on the full New State Pension can expect an annual increase of £902, while those on the full Basic State Pension will see an uplift of £692.

Lise Pedersen Paris-based outfit Cat&Docs has acquired world sales for “Immortals,” the sophomore feature film by Swiss director Maja Tschumi (“Rotzloch”), which will compete in the main competition at leading European documentary festival CPH:DOX. “We’re excited to bring this exceptional and important documentary to the international market.

The family of murdered teenager Jodi Jones have reacted with fury after news her killer is set to apply for parole.

Plans for a huge new gas plant in Peterhead are unnecessary, will damage climate efforts and lock Scots into higher bills, eco campaigners have warned.

Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane believes there are no problems with Marcus Rashford's body language after he scored the opener against Manchester City.

In a People interview, Buffy the Vampire Slayer actress Emma Caulfield Ford, who played the demon Anya on the TV series, updated her health and detailed her MS battle, which she kept quiet for more than a decade.

The Sands International Film Festival has set third edition lineup and will feature Joe Russo, Avengers composer Alan Silvestri and casting director Debra Zane.

Prince William has made an appearance as he visits the Western Marble Arch Synagogue, after mysteriously dropping out of attending a recent event due to "personal reasons." During the visit, the Prince of Wales discussed the rise of antisemitism in the UK and met two Holocaust survivors, Manfred Goldberg and Renee Sal. He also spoke to a group of young people, who have taken part in the Holocaust Education Trust's Lessons from Auschwitz project.

Another celebrity has just announced they’re changing their child’s name.

AS James Bond, he was the ultimate ladies’ man.

Che la vie. Sara Ramirez has officially departed HBO Max’s “And Just Like That…” after two seasons — and after their character Che Diaz was ruthlessly ridiculed by viewers, Variety confirms.The Post reached out to both Ramirez, 48, and Max for comment.

Coronation Street star Jodie Prenger was bowled over by the support of her friends and co-stars as she briefly broke away from the cobbles for another role. The actress, who plays Glenda Shuttleworth in the ITV soap, returned to her musical theatre roots over the weekend.

Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty) is left in critical condition after a car accident in EastEnders spoilers, can she be saved? In a special episode that takes place across five weeks, Whitney and Zack Hudson (James Farrar) go to visit Bianca Jackson (Patsy Palmer) in Milton Keynes.The pair are met with discontent from two local children, Britney (Lola Campbell) and Taylor. Whitney also tells Bianca about her pregnancy, but asks her to keep it secret from Sonia Fowler (Natalie Cassidy) who is struggling to conceive. A few weeks later, still in Milton Keynes, Whitney and Britney start to form a kinship and the youngster comes over for dinner at Bianca’s house.

Good Morning Britain's Susanna Reid and co-host Richard Madeley sent a message to their colleague live on air after he was rushed to hospital at the weekend for emergency surgery.

EXCLUSIVE: An eclectic collection of upcoming projects ranging from Guy Ritchie‘s debut TV series to Nicolas Winding Refn’s The Famous Five to an Italian-language series for Netflix are tied together by one constant: Moonage Pictures.

Singer Will Young said he has been thinking about becoming an MP as he spoke about his fears of being gay in Tory Britain.

A man has been charged in connection with the murder of a pensioner in Timperley.

A holiday flight carried out an emergency landing at Manchester Airport today (Tuesday) after developing a technical problem half way to Cape Verde.

Caroline Brew editor Maisie Williams, who rose to fame at the age of 12, reflected on her experience portraying Arya Stark in “Game of Thrones.” Having played the role for the entirety of her teen years from 2011 to 2019, she said she had trouble feeling “comfortable in my own skin.” “I was so lost for so long and I knew that I was, and when I couldn’t pin down what I felt my identity was within that, it brought me a lot of discomfort,” Williams told The Sunday Times. “It’s hard to even put myself back there and talk about how tough it was just because I think it’s done.” The 26-year-old actor furthered that “playing characters has been so enthralling,” but she did that during “a really formative time in my life,” making it difficult to form an identity outside of acting.

Anas Sarwar has shared that he felt "feeling sorry" for Nicola Sturgeon when she stepped down as first minister.