England's Leah Williamson becomes first female footballer to read CBeebies Bedtime Story

decrying the label as one used “to designate official state mouthpieces and propaganda outlets in countries such as Russia and China.””NPR CEO John Lansing said Wednesday that the decision came down to maintaining NPR’s credibility. “The downside, whatever the downside, doesn’t change that fact,” Lansing said in an interview via NPR.

The first female director of the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) has been announced, and will take over the top job next month.

Ellie Goulding has spoken to NME about new album ‘Higher Than Heaven’, her Calvin Harris-collab ‘Miracle’ riding high in the charts and the possibility of representing the United Kingdom in Eurovision.Goulding’s fifth album ‘Higher Than Heaven’ was released on Friday (April 7) – and was written intentionally as purely escapist pop.“My new thing is acknowledging the things I’m good at, and I’m good at writing pop songs,” Goulding told NME. “I’ve made a classical album, I’ve made electronic music and I regularly give my vocal away to producers like Four Tet.

After storming to victory at the 2022 European Championships last summer, England’s Lioness both catapulted to fame and captured the hearts of the nation. But in terms of their own romances and relationships, who else's hearts have they captured? From I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! winner Jill Scott’s long-term partner Shelly Unitt to Alex Greenwood’s Sheffield United boyfriend Jack O’Connell, here’s everything you need to know about the lives and loves of the Lionesses… Demi Stokes Demi, who plays for both Manchester City and the England team welcomed her first child last year with her fiancée Katie Harrington.

The cast of “Yellowjackets” were a little starstruck by Elijah Wood.

Fans have been left delighted as Ken Bruce made his way back onto the radio waves weeks after he signed off from his BBC Radio 2 show for the last time last month after more than 40 years at the organisation.

The King will become the first British monarch to address German politicians from the Bundestag, while the parliament is in session, during his historic state visit to the country. Charles will deliver a speech which will celebrate the deep historical bonds and longstanding links between Germany and the UK.The King and Queen Consort’s state visit to Germany, the first of Charles’ reign, began on Wednesday with a ceremonial greeting at Berlin’s iconic Brandenburg Gate.

Former Manchester United captain and previous holder of England's all-time top goalscorer record Wayne Rooney reportedly had to turn down the opportunity to present Harry Kane with the Golden Boot due to MLS commitments.

Well, it looks like Adam McKay‘s “Average Height, Average Build” is a go, at least in terms of its cast. Deadline reports that McKay has the two leading men he wants for the project lined up, with Robert Pattinson and Robert Downey Jr. now on board.

United Talent Agency cut the ribbon to its Atlanta offices Wednesday, marking the first of the major talent agencies to offer a full-service office expansion in the growing market of the Peach State’s capitol.“Atlanta is a vibrant city for music, sports and arts, and there is a ripe opportunity to create another center of gravity for film and television,” UTA CEO Jeremy Zimmer said in a statement. “We are excited to bring our full range of services to the community of talented artists, athletes, musicians and creators who call the Southeast their home.” UTA Atlanta co-heads Steve Cohen and Rob Gibbs jointly added that the city “planting our flag here gives us the ability to support clients with investments and opportunities across the city’s growing creative ecosystem.”UTA’s Atlanta offices will offer representation across entertainment and talent divisions, including film and television, music, sports, digital talent, marketing, gaming and fine arts.

BBC series This Is Going to Hurt and The Responder lead the nominations at the Bafta television and craft awards with six each.The broadcaster was the clear leader ahead of the ceremony in April with a total of 81 nominations across both TV and craft categories, while Channel 4 was second with 33, Netflix has 24 and ITV 19.This year’s categories also included first-time nominations for acting heavyweights Cillian Murphy, Gary Oldman, Daniel Radcliffe and Taron Egerton. Dark medical comedy This Is Going To Hurt, based on the best-selling book of the same name by Adam Kay, has among its nominations Ben Whishaw for leading actor and a nod for best mini-series.

to specifically ban , as Republican Governor Mark Gordon signed a  making it illegal to “prescribe, dispense, distribute, sell or use any drug for the purpose of procuring or performing an abortion.” “My promise to protect the unborn has been fulfilled,” State Senator Tim Salazar, the sponsor of the legislation,  on social media Friday, noting that virtually all abortions in Wyoming are medication abortions. The law, which takes effect in July, carries up to six months imprisonment, up to $9,000 in fines, and includes limited exceptions, including using such medication to treat “natural miscarriage.” In addition to the abortion pill ban on Friday, Gordon—one of several GOP governors to sign a “trigger ban” on abortion after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs ruling last year —allowed another bill restricting abortion to be enacted without his signature, though he cautioned that legislation could get hung up in a court battle. “I understand the Legislature’s effort to improve Wyoming’s pro-life legal framework and preemptively clarify some of these legal questions,” Gordon wrote in a  to Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray.

The first “Big Brother Canada” season 11 housemate has been evicted.

Michelle Yeoh became the first Asian woman to take home the best actress accolade at the Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday night.

Oscars 2023 tonight (March 12), becoming the first Asian person to win Best Actress at the event.The ceremony took place at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre tonight, with Everything Everywhere All At Once taking home the most awards.Yeoh’s award for Best Actress was one of the film’s seven trophies collected, honouring her for her role as Evelyn Wang. “Thank you, thank you,” she said as she got up on stage to accept the award.

Oscars history, the Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director and all four acting categories went to films released by the same studio. That historic feat was achieved on Sunday by indie distributor A24.

To delight to her millions of fans around the globe, Michelle Yeoh is now an Oscar winner. The legendary star of Hong Kong action films was honored with the Best Actress Academy Award for her role in The Daniels’ “Everything Everywhere All At Once.” Yeoh also made history as the first Southeast Asian woman to win the Best Actress Oscar.

Michelle Yeoh did it!

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic “Naatu Naatu” became the first song from a Tollywood film to win best original song at the Oscars, hoofing its way past superstars like Lady Gaga and Rihanna in India’s version of a Cinderella story. The win went to veteran composer M.M. Keeravani, who co-wrote all the songs for the film as well as its score, and lyricist Chandrabose. Their triumph followed a highly energized song-and-dance performance of “Naatu Naatu” that was, by acclamation, one of the highlights of this year’s telecast. Keeravani delighted the audience by giving much of his acceptance speech to the tune of a Carpenters classic.

Ruth E. Carter once again made history at Sunday’s 95th annual Academy Awards, becoming the first Black woman to win two Oscars. Carter received the award for Best Costume Design for her work on Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.