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Greggs is gearing up to launch a brand new range of flatbreads this Thursday.

J. Kim Murphy The book club can’t topple comic books, as Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” will easily hold off the opening of “Book Club: The Next Chapter” to retain the top spot at the box office. “The Next Chapter” earned $2.14 million on its opening day, projecting a debut of $7 million from 3,508 locations for the three-day frame. That’s on the lower end of estimates heading into the weekend. While there’s hope that the Focus Features release will be able to earn a boost in ticket sales on the Mother’s Day holiday, the sequel won’t be able to match its predecessor. Released by Paramount in 2018, the first “Book Club” debuted to $13.5 million before legging out to a $68 million gross in North America — a solid result for an older-skewing comedy, especially before the COVID pandemic impacted the theatrical landscape.

The BBC has confirmed plans to help those who are struggling to pay their TV licence. With 86 per cent of TV licence revenue going to the British broadcaster, the Beeb will offer people who can't afford the £159 fee a two-month break before chasing of payments begins.

Paul Plunkett Besides incentives and locations, people make up a crucial component of New Mexico’s production ambitions. The New Mexico Media Academy (NMMA) is getting ready to supply skilled crew for the increasing number of jobs provided by the film and television industry. Headquartered in the Downtown Albuquerque Rail Yards, the NMMA is a collaborative initiative between industry partners, multiple educational institutions and the state to equip New Mexico residents with the education and skills necessary to work in production. “Our students will be trained by the best in the industry on state-of-the-art technology to further cultivate the modern film and digital media workforce we are building,” New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said in a statement announcing the academy’s Albuquerque location.

Police have recovered three guns stashed in black bin bags and hidden next to a tree. Officers discovered the firearms after intelligence led them to a footpath in a residential area.

Marta Balaga The Fantastic Pavilion, a new hub for the genre community set to make its debut at this year’s Cannes’ Marché du Film, has revealed its seven Gala screenings. Over May 16-21, industry professionals will get to “appreciate the diversity of genre offerings coming from all over the world,” tease the organizers. They will also be able to create new alliances and acquire titles from companies like Raven Banner, MPI Media, Screenbound and Mantícora. “The reason for the Pavilion is that we needed space to do better business and help newcomers integrate more easily, and faster, into this constantly growing industry,” says Fantastic Pavilion executive director Pablo Guisa Koestinger. “Genre needs to take the place it deserves and it’s Fantastic Pavilion’s mission to help to achieve this.”

Irn-Bru has announced two new limited-edition flavours ahead of the start of summer.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic It’s beyond obvious that women deserve a movie that portrays and celebrates them in their sixties and seventies reveling in the joys of romantic adventure and uninhibited sex. It’s not so obvious that they deserved “Book Club,” the 2018 comedy about four hale, hearty, and prosperous senior friends who read “Fifty Shades of Grey” in their monthly literary white-wine klatsch, only to discover that E.L. James’s S&M princess fantasy jump-starts their hibernating libidos and/or their desire to commit to the men who are courting them. You could use a whole Thesaurus paragraph of withering descriptives to evoke the sort of movie “Book Club” was. It was prefab, it was cookie-cutter, it was paint-by-numbers, it was broad enough to play to the peanut gallery, it was four glorified sitcoms jammed into one overly synthetic package.

Farewell to our favorite friends from Boston!

titled «One Big Thing,» gives an emotional send-off to the glue that kept the friend group together: Gary (James Roday Rodriguez).Two episodes prior to the finale, Gary learned that his cancer returned and was terminal. In an effort to be there for his and his now-wife, Maggie's son, Javier, in case he didn't make it, he began filming a series of videos.

called out NBC for only paying the “Tonight Show” staff through the end of the week as the WGA strike unfolds, the show’s crew will now be paid by NBC through the end of next week. Fallon is expected to pay his staff a third week out of his own pocket. “Late Night with Seth Meyers” will also follow suit with Meyers paying his staff for a third week.

King Krule is heading out on tour with the announcement of a huge tour across North America and Europe. Krule, who recently announced details of new album Space Heavy and shared lead single "Seaforth," will begin his run of dates in North America with a show in Minneapolis on July 21.

she delivered another vintage look, wearing an ivory satin John Galliano slip dress with jeweled straps and a perfectly cinched waist. It’s an unusually simple choice for Kardashian, but she added drama with layers of crystal necklaces, with pieces from Bulgari, Messika, and XIV Karats.

Last August, LL Cool J pulled off his first Rock The Bells in the aftermath of a lawsuit in which he won the trademark rights to the popular New York hip-hop festival, named for a 1985 cut from his debut album, Radio. Today, he’s announced that he’ll be taking Rock The Bells on the road this summer, joining powers with Live Nation to present a “once-in-a-lifetime touring experience and a celebration of Hip-Hop culture” called “The F.O.R.C.E.

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President Joe Biden has made it official: he’s running for President again in 2024 and just announced his re-election campaign on social media.

during a recent trip to Ireland that he was not yet ready to announce his reelection campaign, telling reporters: “We’ll announce it relatively soon.” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre brushed off questions about Biden’s 2024 run on April 20, noting at a press briefing: “What I will say is that any announcement or anything that is related to 2024 certainly will not come from here.”At 80, Biden is the oldest serving president in U.S. history and would be 86 years old by the end of his potential second term, as to his fitness for the role and making the timing around his reelection announcement all the more important.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Incumbent U.S. President Joe Biden said early Tuesday that he will seek a second term in office. The move potentially set him up for another clash with former President Donald Trump. More to follow.

Madonna is reminiscing.