Criminals to be forced to attend sentencing hearings under new plans

It’s been reported Grace Dent felt forced to leave I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! early after ITV bosses grew concerned for her.

A love-struck man who was so desperate to live with his girlfriend he ‘married’ her to get around post-Brexit immigration laws has described the situation they found themselves in as “ridiculous”.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Jeff Zucker, the former president of CNN and onetime CEO of NBCUniversal, is eying a push by right-leaning British newspaper The Daily Telegraph into the U.S. if his company’s bid to buy the title is successful.

The Lottery Winners have cancelled a series of forthcoming UK tour dates due to “tragic news”.The band were due to kick off their tour at London’s Electric Ballroom tonight (November 23) with further dates lined up in Leeds, Sheffield, Glasgow, Newcastle and Manchester.They released a statement saying they have postponed their first three dates and they will post a further update about their remaining shows.They wrote: “It is with absolute heartbreak that we will be postponing the upcoming shows of our tour. During the early hours of this morning, we received some tragic news and we will not be able to continue at this time.”pic.twitter.com/H497PFhP3Q— Lottery Winners (@LotteryWinners) November 23, 2023“Tonight in London, tomorrow in Leeds and Saturday in Sheffield will now be rescheduled for a date in the future and all tickets will remain valid,” they added.

Leigh-born band The Lottery Winners have shared their 'heartbreak' after having to postpone their upcoming gigs. The band posted an update on social media this morning explaining they had received some 'tragic' news and would "not be able to continue" with the tour schedule.

First announced back in 2018, the 21,500-capacity venue was the brainchild of Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp (MSG), the team behind the iconic New York venue of the same name, and would have been the largest concert arena in the UK.The plans for the venue – which would have been the city’s equivalent to the MSG Las Vegas Sphere – arose when the company submitted a planning application to the London Legacy Development Corporation, requesting to transform a site in Stratford.It was set to sit on a 1.9-hectare (4.7-acre) site in Stratford that was purchased by MSG.

EXCLUSIVE: Peacock has acquired cutesy animated series Mittens & Pants and is planning a Q1 2024 launch.

British GQ hosted its biggest party of the year with The Bear‘s Jeremy Allen White and Doctor Who‘s Ncuti Gatwa among the honorees!

Bleachers have shared their latest single ‘Alma Mater’ and have announced their new self-titled album ‘Bleachers’.‘Alma Mater’ is the second track to be released from Jack Antonoff and co.’s forthcoming album. It follows the lead single ‘Modern Girl‘, which was released earlier in September. The song was co-written by Lana Del Rey and features her singing “I’ll make it darker” towards the middle of the song.The track is slower with melodic horns, the complete opposite of the previously released lead single which saw the band share another feel-good track with a bright Americana beat and catchy lyrics about “going out and shaking ass”.Both tracks will be featured on the band’s fourth studio album ‘Bleachers’.

Manchester United are close to ushering in the new INEOS era with Sir Dave Brailsford likely to play a major role in overseeing it.

New Zealand has voted the pūteketeke as its “Bird of the Century” after John Oliver announced on his show earlier this month that Last Week Tonight was taking up the mantle of “official campaign manager.”

Parish,” debuting on AMC and AMC+ in 2024. Giancarlo Esposito, no stranger to AMC viewers thanks to “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul,” stars and executive produces. The series’ synopsis reads, “Esposito stars as Gracian ‘Gray’ Parish, a family man and proud owner of a luxury car service in New Orleans.

Peter Hook & The Light have announced a huge 2024 world tour that will see the band play the ‘Substance’ albums from Joy Division and New Order in full – find dates and ticket information below.The New Order and Joy Division co-founder will be touring with his band from May next year, spanning New Zealand, Australia, North America, the UK and Ireland.The tour will open at the Opera House in Wellington, New Zealand on May 16, followed by eight more dates across New Zealand and Australia. From August 31, they’ll continue with a North American run that starts at History in Toronto, Canada.

Taylor Swift has added two more London dates to her ‘Eras’ tour with Paramore as special guests.The pop star is due to embark on the UK and European leg of the ‘Eras’ tour on May 9, 2024 at the LA Defense Arena in Paris before kicking off the UK stint at Edinburgh’s BT Murrayfield Stadium on June 7.The singer was due to perform six shows at London’s Wembley Arena on June 21, 22 and 23, followed August 15, 16 and 17.Now, Swift will be performing two more shows alongside Paramore on August 19 and 20.A limited numbers of fans who previously registered for shows in London will be selected for access to the sale and will receive notifications via email starting today (November 14).According to Ticketmaster listings for the new shows, general on sale will go live for the August 19 show today at 2pm GMT, while the August 20 sale starts tomorrow (November 15) at 2pm GMT from here.The news was announced today via Paramore’s Twitter/X account.The Eras Tour with @taylorswift13, 2024.Two new shows added at Wembley Stadium, August 19 & 20.A limited number of fans who previously registered for shows in London will be selected for access to the sale and will receive notifications via email starting today.Visit… pic.twitter.com/Z3eHKkohWz— paramore (@paramore) November 14, 2023Back in July, Swift announced an additional 14 new ‘Eras’ tour dates in the UK and EU – with Paramore serving as support – with the shows seemingly ruling her out as a potential Glastonbury headliner.Find the full ‘Eras’ touring schedule below with the new dates in bold.MAY Thu 9 2024 – PARIS LA Defense Arena (France) Fri 10 2024 – PARIS LA Defense Arena (France) Sat 11 2024 – PARIS LA Defense Arena (France) Sun 12 2024 – PARIS LA Defense Arena (France) Fri 17

The Beatles have made music history again with their new single Now and Then.

John le Carré‘s famous spy character George Smiley hasn’t retired quite yet. Nick Harkaway, le Carré’s son, is writing a new Smiley novel that will publish globally in fall 2024.

A delivery driver who murdered his wife, set fire to their home, and then blamed their teenage son and a man who bludgeoned a woman to death with a dumbbell were among the worst offenders sent to jail in the UK in the last month.

Prince Harry has been advised that a "cooling of relations" is still needed before he reconciles with his father King Charles and the rest of the Royal Family.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently published the findings from a survey measuring the public’s response to proposed new powers to tackle fraud, error and debt in the benefits system. For each of the six potential new measures described in the ‘British Social Attitudes Survey ’, there were more respondents who saw the power as acceptable than those who saw it as unacceptable.

filed Friday in the New York Supreme Court by a woman only referred to as “Jane Doe,” adds to the existing allegations made by four women against the British actor, all of which he denies.The scandal-scarred actor, 48, allegedly “appeared intoxicated, smelled of alcohol, and was carrying a bottle of vodka on set” before the assault, according to an affidavit filed in the case, obtained by Insider.The woman who filed the lawsuit is seeking that the court allow her to sue anonymously due to her working in the entertainment industry.Brand allegedly exposed himself to the victim “in full view of the cast and crew,” according to the court documents.“The sexual assault happened later that same day when I was in the bathroom,” the affidavit alleges. “Mr Brand entered after me and assaulted me, as a member of the production crew guarded the door from outside.”“As a result of the sexual abuse, I suffered and continue to suffer extreme embarrassment, shame, and fear.