Danbury, Conn. sewage plant officially named John Oliver’s ‘poop factory’

Andreas Wiseman International EditorFormer UK TV presenter John Leslie has been found not guilty of sexual assault at a trial in London.The 55-year-old was accused of grabbing a woman’s breasts at a Christmas party in 2008, a complaint which was lodged to the police in 2017.Leslie began his TV career in 1989 on the BBC’s popular kids’ show Blue Peter show.

Jane Park has shared a sweet throwback snap from her younger years. She won the jackpot on her first ever lottery ticket which made her Britain's youngest EuroMillions winner at the tender age of just 17.

John Cooper Clarke is set to head out on a UK tour new spring – see the dates below.The tour, billed ‘I Wanna Be Yours’, shares the name of the poet’s new autobiography, which is set to come out next week (October 15).The tour dates begin in mid-May at the De Montfort Hall in Leicester, include a date in London at the Hammersmith Apollo, and finish in May in Manchester.Tickets for the shows go on general sale next Friday (October 16) at 10am BST.A bit of news from John… grab your tickets from

Sean Ono Lennon has spoken about John Lennon returning his MBE to the Queen, calling it “maybe more punk than anything the punks did”.The Beatles were each given the honour in 1965, but Lennon returned his award a year later in protest against the Vietnam War and Britain’s involvement in the conflict in Biafra.Speaking on George Stroumboulopoulos’ Apple Music Hits show STROMBO, Ono Lennon reflected on his dad’s actions, which happened just after the release of the track ‘Cold Turkey’.“Famously,

EastEnders, took home the top title of Celebrity MasterChef. During her time on the show, she became closely acquainted with MasterChef UK judge, John Torode.  Two years later, the pair began a whirlwind romance, after John wrote her a love letter, revealing his true feelings.

Janey Godley provided the country with much needed light relief with her hilarious versions of the First Minister 's daily Covid speeches, so much so that she has now compiled them into a book.

Rod Stewart claims he’s tried to heal the rift between him and Elton John, only to be snubbed by the “Tiny Dancer” singer. The English rockers had a falling out after Stewart, 75, mocked John’s retirement tour and criticized the biopic “Rocketman” about the “I’m Still Standing” singer’s life.

Universal Music has announced that it will mark what would have been John Lennon’s 80th birthday by launching a TV channel dedicated to him. The pop-up station will be available to UK television owners for one week, starting on the big day, 9 Oct.In a first for the major label, the Lennon80 TV channel will pull together all sorts of archive interviews, documentaries and performances, as well as new programmes knocked together just for this.

One of the great joys of the New York Film Festival has been watching Steve McQueen’s new film anthology “Small Axe.” Composed of five works set between the late-’60s and early-’80s, the two recently screened films — “Lovers Rock” and “Mangrove” — are intimate slices of life of a little-represented community, British Black folks from the West Indies, resiliently thriving amidst a racially hostile environment.

One of the great joys of the New York Film Festival has been watching Steve McQueen’s new film anthology “Small Axe.” Composed of five works set between the late-’60s and early-’80s, the two recently screened films — “Lovers Rock” and “Mangrove” — are intimate slices of life of a little-represented community, British Black folks from the West Indies, resiliently thriving amidst a racially hostile environment.