EastEnders and Dad's Army star Ian Lavender laid to rest after emotional funeral service

EastEnders actress Diane Parish is rocking a brand-new bob. Unveiling her hair transformation on Instagram, the long time Denise Fox portrayer, 54, had taken a selfie from her driver's seat. "New Barnet.

Christopher Vourlias Iranian filmmaker Farahnaz Sharifi‘s “My Stolen Planet,” an intimate family portrait of life during Iran’s 1979 Islamic revolution, won the Golden Alexander at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival on Sunday, bringing a close to an emotional and politically charged week in Greece’s second city. Using both the director’s personal archives and 8mm recordings of strangers’ lives, the film — which world premiered in the Berlin Film Festival’s Panorama strand — uses an essayistic style to present the joy and vitality of life in Tehran in the 1970s, in contrast with the oppression imposed on the Iranian people by the country’s hardline regime.

The Princess of Wales has had a tumultuous and emotional few months after a bizarre social media conspiracy theory was launched online questioning Kate's whereabouts as she continues to recover from major surgery. While she has been protected by a ring of steel to aid her recuperation, it has now been said that members of her team have reportedly not seen the Princess since her operation, despite her being at Adelaide Cottage in Windsor.

Mark Knopfler’s re-recorded version of his song ‘Going Home’ has been shared, starring contributions from some of the biggest names in the rock world. Check it out below.After being teased earlier this year, the track officially dropped today (March 15), and sees all funds raised being donated to the Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America.A new take on Knopfler’s solo hit, the 2024 edition runs across nine-minutes, and sees the Dire Straits frontman join forces with rock icons including Queen‘s Brian May, Bruce Springsteen, Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi, Eric Clapton, Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood and many more.It also includes the last ever recording by guitar virtuoso, Jeff Beck – which he laid down for the track shortly before his death in January 2023.As well as the truly astonishing number of renowned guitarists on the track, Knopfler also enlisted The Beatles’ Ringo Starr on drums, Sting on bass, and The Who frontman (and Teenage Cancer Trust patron) Roger Daltrey on harmonica.The charity track was recorded at British Grove Studios in West London, and produced by Knopfler’s longtime collaborator Guy Fletcher.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor The curtains have closed on the Oscars, and as we peer over the horizon following a six-month Hollywood hiatus due to the union strikes, the initial trepidation over a sparse cinematic future will be sure to dissipate once you look at the road ahead. Contrary to fears, the film landscape appears not just replenished but vibrant, with several compelling titles that are already making waves. An annual tradition at Variety is to take a look ahead at what contenders could be brewing for next year’s Oscar season.

Black-ish star Jenifer Lewis has spoken about her near-death experience after falling off a 10-foot balcony while on holidays two years ago.Lewis, 67, opened up for the first time about the experience with ABC’s Good Morning America host Robin Roberts to speak about the accident and her recovery.Lewis explained that she went on a trip to Africa to celebrate the conclusion of the sitcom, which ran from 2014 until 2022, after eight seasons.Lewis said: “I was going to retire and move back home. I had conquered a dream. I had travelled around the world, and life was wonderful.”Having visited Cape Town and Rwanda in November 2022,, Lewis then made her way to the Serengeti.“When the sun sets in the Serengeti, there are no streetlights.

Jedward have taken aim at their former manager Louis Walsh, following him branding them as “vile”.The former X Factor judge made the comments while appearing as a housemate on Celebrity Big Brother last night (March 12), when another contestant asked him what it was like working with the pop duo.“They were vile…But they were great. I got five million quid for them, I swear on my mother’s life,” he said.“But they were vile.

EXCLUSIVE: Impression Entertainment has signed Gloria Obianyo, an actress seen in everything from Dune and the latest Mission: Impossible to Amazon’s Good Omens, for management.

J. Kim Murphy With the 2024 Academy Awards in the books, Variety is celebrating the Oscar wins of the stars and filmmaking talent that took home gold at the ceremony Sunday evening.

A man has been arrested after crashing his car into the gates of Buckingham Palace - the official Royal residence. In dramatic footage obtained by The Sun, armed police can be seen surrounding the suspect, who is on his knees after getting out of the vehicle, as cops shout "keep your hands on your head!" The man crashed into the gates of Buckingham Palace in Westminster, London, at around 2.30am on March 10.The Met Police said a man had been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage.

Sandra Hüller (a Best Actress nominee) and Christian Friedel, stars of Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest — nominated for Best Picture, Best International Picture, Director, Sound, and Adapted Screenplay — are familiar with Shakespeare’s famous verse from Hamlet: ”All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women are merely players …” That’s because both thespians have been playing the Danish prince on stages around Germany for years.

A Canadian college student has been arrested and charged with six counts of murder after police say he slaughtered a family with an “edged weapon.” Per reports from Reuters, CBC

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large From “Scandoval” to soccer ball. Reality TV uber producer Alex Baskin (“Vanderpump Rules,” “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills”) and his 32 Flavors shingle have partnered with tech mogul Alexis Ohanian, soccer star Midge Purce and sports doc producers Box to Box Films (“Drive to Survive,” “Break Point”) to produce the sports docuseries “The Offseason.” National Women’s Soccer League player Purce, who is also a U.S.

The Big Bang Theory-verse is officially expanding again as CBS greenlights a new half-hour, multi-camera comedy series starring Montana Jordan and Emily Osment for broadcast in the 2024-2025 season.

Last weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix attracted a whole host of famous folk, including Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank, as Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen began the F1 season in style once again.The royal attendees were snapped arriving back on home soil together with some fellow Formula 1 enthusiasts onboard: Zara and Mike Tindall, The Grand Tour's Jeremy Clarkson and his partner Lisa Hogan, Madonna and Guy Ritchie's son Rocco Ritchie, and socialite Tamara Beckwith and billionaire David Howden. Reports suggest it was quite the party plane headed back from the Middle East - a swish Boeing 737 vessel costing an estimated £120,000 each way and packed with all sorts of booze and grub.

extremely humiliated,” the Daily Mail reported, after a tranche of intimate messages, allegedly sent by Horner, the principal of Red Bull Racing, to a female colleague, were leaked.The texts were sent to nearly 200 people — among them, journalists and motor racing bosses including FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem and F1 chief executive Stefano Domenicali — in a large Google document.The file was quickly shared. By late Thursday night it seemed the document had, embarrassingly, been seen by most of Britain and was making its way around the world.In it: Nearly 80 images of screenshots which revealed schoolboy demands to know what a woman was wearing.“I keep thinking about Spanx,” the woman is asked in one message.

This Morning presenter Sian Welby has shared the sweet news she's expecting a baby.

EastEnders, Coronation Street and Emmerdale have all been pulled from the TV schedule in a huge shake-up.The three hit soaps will all lose their usual slots on BBC and ITV this week, to make way for football matches. As the fifth round of the FA Cup gets underway, both BBC One and ITV will be clearing slots in their usual TV schedules to air the matches. All three soaps will aired at their usual times on Monday, 26 February, but throughout the rest of the week, viewers will have to tune in at different times.

Former Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo is under the spotlight after allegedly making an obscene gesture following Al-Nassr's 3-2 triumph Al-Shabab on Sunday.

Selome Hailu Ryan Murphy Productions has dropped a teaser on Instagram for a previously unannounced FX series titled “Grotesquerie.” The promo, which was uploaded to the shingle’s account on Friday, described it as a “new horror drama series” that will premiere this fall. The teaser didn’t contain any footage, and only flashed the names of cast members Niecy Nash-Betts, Courtney B. Vance and Lesley Manville over a black screen as Nash-Betts’ voice delivered a monologue, seemingly over a phone call.