Former pub to be turned into co-working space and industrial units

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor One of Hollywood’s beloved couples comprises “Oppenheimer” star Emily Blunt and John Krasinski, known for his breakthrough role on the hit NBC comedy series “The Office.” Interestingly, fans of the classic mockumentary often want to see Krasinski alongside his former on-screen partner (Jenna Fischer’s Pam Beesly) rather than Blunt on the red carpet. “Whenever I walk beside him, people still shout out, ‘I wish you were with Pam,’” Blunt shared during an episode of the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast.

Kiefer Sutherland learned after meeting the late Shane MacGowan for the first time at a bar in the ’90s. A 2019 anecdote shared by the “24” star is making its resurgence Thursday amid news that the Pogues frontman has died at age 65. During an appearance on Ireland’s “The Late Late Show,” Sutherland, 56, told host Ryan Tubridy about the time he ran into Sinead O’Connor, Van Morrison, Ronnie Wood and MacGowan at a Dublin club.

Valerie Wu Intern Former “Vanderpump Rules” star Rachel Leviss has returned to entertainment with a new iHeartPodcast, “Rachel Goes Rogue.” Leviss, who was previously known as Raquel Leviss, starred in Bravo’s reality television series “Vanderpump Rules” from Seasons 5 through Season 10. A spin-off from “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, “Vanderpump Rules” follows the personal and professional lives of restauranteur Lisa Vanderpump and her staff members. In what was to become her last season on the show, Leviss became embroiled in the #Scandoval: a headline-making, explosive sexual affair with fellow cast member Tom Sandoval.

A popular film from 2011 is to be remade into a series, prompting complaints from Netflix subscribers. The streamer confirmed a reimagined version of One Day, which originally starred Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess, will land on the small screen in February.

Sex and the City is getting the reality dating treatment.

Tilda Swinton famously cut her acting teeth on the experimental films of late director Derek Jarman such as Caravaggio and The Garden as well as life-long friend Joanna Hogg’s debut short Caprice and Sally Potter’s Orlando.

Plans have been submitted for a huge logistics and industrial hub in Salford. Peel Waters has put forward the scheme for the 100,000 sq ft development on a brownfield site previously used as a waste recycling facility off Liverpool Road in Eccles.

Phil Quartararo, a record executive for five decades at A&M, RCA, Island, EMI, Warner Bros. and Virgin Records, died today of pancreatic cancer in Los Angeles. He was 67.

Things allegedly got a little too spicy at one Taco Bell holiday party!

New luxury boutique accommodation will be opening in a six-storey Glasgow building.

Former OGC Nice manager Adrian Ursea has offered an insight into INEOS' ownership of a football club, explaining that impending Manchester United investor Sir Jim Ratcliffe is unlikely to get in the way of manager Erik ten Hag.

Nicola Chadwick was visiting the local Christmas lights switch-on with her family. As she was putting her daughter, Emily, into her car seat, she collapsed. At just 38, she was unresponsive and had stopped breathing.

Manuel Betancourt Asmae El Moudir grew up in a household where photos weren’t allowed. Her grandmother Zahra, an old crone of a woman who cruelly spits out words to demean her daughter and granddaughter with little regard for their feelings, had always forbid them.

A musical inspired by Gwyneth Paltrow‘s ski trial is opening soon!

A dealer part of a Class A drugs ring known as the 'Eggy Line' broke into his ex's home, soaked her clothes in water and stole a packet of chicken wings.

Rafa Sales Ross Guest Contributor Adriek van Nieuwenhuyzen, the head of the industry office at International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), says that the primary objective of her team is to put the filmmakers at the center of the festival’s activities for industry professionals. “The key is that we really care about the filmmakers and what they are trying to achieve. Then we adapt to what is happening in the market, and try to make sure that we get the right people to support them,” she tells Variety.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief All three of Sony Group Corporation’s entertainment segments – film and TV, music and Games and network services – improved their profitability between July and September, the second quarter of the Japan and Hollywood conglomerate’s financial year. Group revenues increased by 8% in local currency terms to JPY2.83 trillion, compared with JPY2.75 trillion in the same quarter last year. But Sony’s financial services unit and its entertainment technology segment pulled down group sales and profitability. The group’s net after tax profits dropped a hefty 29% to JPY200 billion.

Drake’s ‘Slime You Out’ have been transformed into a 2024 calendar.Developed by an Instagram account called Drake Calendar, the new flippable wall calendar sees each month containing a lyric from the verse of the rapper’s song with SZA.Called ‘For All The Planners’, the new item is available now for £12, and is described by the developer as a “limited collector’s edition”, that offers fans both “12 months of Drake Magic” and “exclusive Drake vibes every day”.Each of the lyrics refer to the verse of the track, and the year in the calendar kicks off with the line “January, you pretend to see life clearly, yearly,” while February is “the time that you put the evil eye and the pride aside for the fantasy of gettin’ married”. It also features the album artwork done by Drake’s son, Adonis, and is available to buy here.

Well, it finally happened! Donald Trump had to testify for himself in a court of law. And the result was… predictably Trumpian.

Sevdaliza and Grimes have collaborated on a new song called “Nothing Lasts Forever.” The song is the first time the two artists have worked together. Check it out below.