“It was a good night,” Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO of HBO and Max Content, said after the Emmy ceremony, and not only because HBO/Max topped the list of networks and platforms with 31 wins across 11 series.
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Jeremy Hunt has announced a spring budget will be set out on March 6, in what could be his last chance to introduce major tax and spending changes before the next general election. The Chancellor has commissioned the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) to prepare an economic and fiscal forecast to be presented to Parliament alongside the budget next year.
The Tories have been dropping hints they could make attention-grabbing pledges on housing and taxes as Rishi Sunak struggles to turn around his party’s major deficit in the polls. Housing Secretary Michael Gove suggested to the Times that the Conservatives will promise to cut the up-front cost of a home for first-time buyers in a pre-election giveaway.
And the Prime Minister has ordered a “gear change” to reduce the historically high tax burden, possibly slashing death duties and reducing income tax, according to the Telegraph. But Downing Street later sought to highlight the funding that inheritance tax is expected to raise for public services that “millions of us rely on”.
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Asked on Wednesday (December 27) whether the Prime Minister believes the tax is fair, a No 10 spokeswoman said she would not “enter into speculation” but added: “The tax is forecast to contribute £10 billion a year by 2028-29 to help fund public services that millions of us rely on.”
The reports emerged as Mr Sunak struggles to turn the tide in favour of his party as Labour sits around 20 points clear in the polls. The Times said that ministers are considering government support
“It was a good night,” Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO of HBO and Max Content, said after the Emmy ceremony, and not only because HBO/Max topped the list of networks and platforms with 31 wins across 11 series.
Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic The musical-comedy “Shucked” had its closing performance on Broadway Sunday night, but the show went out with an even louder set of whoops than expected, as the curtain call included the news that a feature film adaptation is in the works. Show reps confirm to Variety that a movie version of “Shucked” is being set up with Mandalay Pictures. The producers for Mandalay will be Jason Michael Berman (AIR) and Jordan Moldo, along with Alan Fox.
Liberty Poole and Jake Cornish took part in the seventh series of Love Island in 2021 and formed a relationship while in the villa.The two coupled up on the first day and remained together for almost the entire season. However, four days before the final, they decided to split and walk from the show before announcing their break up to the rest of the cast.
The Berlin Film Festival today unveiled further titles for the 2024 edition of its Berlinale Special Presentations sidebar section alongside its classics program. Scroll down for the full list of titles announced today.
Strictly Come Dancing professional Gorka Marquez is set for a big career move as he announces he'll be a judge on the Spanish version of the show, Bailando con las Estrellas.The 33 year old professional dancer, who has been part of the BBC show since 2016 and reached the final three times, shared his exciting news on Instagram. He wrote: "I finally can share the news that I will be one of the judges in the Spanish version of Strictly 'Bailando con las Estrellas.' "So excited to back in Spain and doing the show that changed my whole life and excited to be sat on the other side of the floor this time even if I am not sure I will be able to hold my self and not dance." He announced the first episode will be broadcast on Telecinco this weekend, with Gorka joining the judging panel.
Katie Price is reportedly set to appear in court later this year after her case got moved for the sixth time.The 45 year old media personality is allegedly in £3.2 million worth of debt, and will be attending court in a bid to save her £2 million Sussex home, dubbed the 'Mucky Mansion.' The home in question is the subject of her Channel 4 renovation show, 'Katie Price's Mucky Mansion' which first aired in January 2022, and was also filmed as a reality series. Over the course of the show, Katie has been transforming her 19 room home back to its former glory after the property was given the nickname due to it being neglected for several years.
“Live coverage here, as it happens,” declared Fox News Martha MacCallum today with an on-screen Breaking News alert. “We are now minutes away from Hunter Biden’s arraignment in a Los Angeles courtroom!”
Angelique Jackson Michael Jackson will be back on the big screen on April 18, 2025 with “Michael,” a biopic directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring the late King of Pop’s nephew Jaafar Jackson in his first major role. Lionsgate is releasing the movie domestically, while Universal is handling overseas distribution. The film will begin production on Jan.
Undeniable, a new documentary label from Fremantle, has partnered with Big Pond Films and Concordia Studio on true crime doc Whatever It Takes, which tells the true story of Ina and David Steiner, two journalists targeted in one of the most extraordinary and bizarre scandals in Silicon Valley. Helmed by Jenny Carchman, the Emmy nominee behind Showtime’s The Fourth Estate, the film is slated to premiere in the Documentary Spotlight section of SXSW later this year.
EXCLUSIVE: Patrick Warburton will star in and produce The Unearthly, an indie blending elements of sci-fi, comedy and horror that will go into production in Connecticut early this year. Directing the pic for Centerboro Productions is Josh Sternfeld (Fortress: Sniper’s Eye).
Having worked in Pandora, Gotham City and the North Atlantic, Joyce Cox is getting a career honor from the Visual Effects Society. The veteran VFX producer who worked on the billion-dollar pics Avatar, The Dark Knight and Titanic will receive the group’s Lifetime Achievement Award next month.
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A man has pleaded not guilty to the murder of a woman in Wigan. Caroline Gore was discovered at a tower block at around 8pm on October 30 last year.
Two men have appeared in court in connection with the death of a dad following a collision in Bury.
EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of this weekend’s Golden Globes, where it’s set to contend for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Picture – Non-English Language, and Best Original Score, Jonathan Glazer‘s acclaimed Holocaust drama The Zone of Interest has been set for a special screening at the United Nations in New York on January 5, which marks a first for studio A24.
She’s a writer, producer, director and Oscar-nominated documentarian, and Ava DuVernay soon will be a Casting Society career honoree.
Zack Steffen's Manchester City nightmare is set to end with a return to the USA in the January transfer window.
Elvis Presley is set to join ABBA in the strange new world of immersive concerts more than 45 years after he passed away.
UPDATED with full trailer: Jack Harlow is becoming a virtual reality. The rapper and White Men Can’t Jump actor will take canter stage for Jack Harlow No Place Like Home: A VR Concert, a concert and documentary special coming to at Meta Horizon Worlds’ Music Valley next month.
A nightclub that was one of the country's longest-running and which saw the likes of Sir Elton John and Eric Clapton grace its stage is set to be demolished.