Killing Joke’s Youth pays loving tribute to Geordie Walker: “He defined a generation or three with his genius”

Alex Batty is back in the UK and 'with his family', six years after he went missing. The teenager from Oldham who disappeared in 2017, aged 11, has flown back from France where he was found earlier this week.

Ben Shephard, the popular ITV presenter, shared a lovely photo with his wife Annie while celebrating his 49th birthday in Richmond, south west London. He wrote: "Feeling very spoiled having had a lovely birthday with the family and from all your messages! Thank you!! "No idea where the time has gone or is going, but as you can see from the cards the family certainly aren't letting me age quietly!!" He also cleared up any confusion about his age, saying: "By the way don't be confused by my cards - I'm not 50 or 60 that's my boys winding me up! I'm still clinging onto my 49th year!!! #thegoodthebadandtheoldbugger." His friends and fans, including ITV colleague Lorraine Kelly, were quick to send him birthday wishes as she wrote: "Happy 21st you scrumptious, glorious, cute as a button angel child ." Susanna Reid commented: "Happy Birthday! How many ages are you today", while Gaby Roslin shared: "Happy Birthday to you wonderful good kind Ben, one of the loveliest people on the planet!".

Zac Efron was two movies deep into the Disney Channel’s “High School Musical” franchise, in which he played singing, dancing basketball phenom Troy Bolton. He’d been the swoony romantic lead in the movie musical “Hairspray,” opposite John Travolta and Michelle Pfeiffer, was shortly to play opposite Matthew Perry in “17 Again,” and had pulled his T-shirt up on the cover of Rolling Stone under the headline “The New American Heartthrob.” At 21, Efron might have seemed like the kind of actor who was as likely to watch footage of the moon landing and decide to become an astronaut as he was to take inspiration from Mickey Rourke’s grizzled, broken-down performance. And yet.

Mark Wahlberg is taking in the college experience as an adult!

K.J. Yossman ITV has published findings from its external inquiry into former “This Morning” anchor Phillip Schofield‘s affair with a PA on the show.

One of the highlights in the final chapter of Norman Lear‘s legendary career were the Live In Front Of a Studio Audience specials recreating episodes from his classic sitcoms. He executive produced them with Jimmy Kimmel, winning an Emmy for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) together while also developing a close friendship.

Valerie Wu Intern “Schitt’s Creek” co-creator, producer and star Dan Levy has released the trailer for his upcoming Netflix comedy-drama film, “Good Grief.” “Good Grief” is the first project spearheaded by Levy since the end of “Schitt’s Creek” in 2020, although the actor has made recent film and television appearances in Disney’s “Haunted Mansion,” HBO’s “The Idol” and Netflix’s comedy drama series “Sex Education.” Notably, “Good Grief” will be Levy’s feature film debut as a director. It is also Levy’s first project under his Not A Real Production Company and Netflix. The film follows Marc Dreyfus (Levy), who struggles to cope with the sudden death of his husband, Oliver (Luke Evans).

Paul McCartney paid tribute tonight to his fellow Wings co-founder Denny Laine, who died Tuesday at 79.

BBC radio presenter Andrew Peach has decided to hang up his headphones for good, as he says goodbye to the broadcaster following a successful 31 year career.The legendary radio voice first crossed paths with the BBC back in 1989, when he won a competition with the West Midlands station to travel to Germany and report on life in Cologne and Bonn.Then, two years later in 1991, he joined BBC Radio Oxford, before hopping over to BBC Radio Berkshire in 1992, where he presented the Saturday morning breakfast show. Since then, he's presented the Six O'Clock News on BBC Radio 4, Newshour and The Newsroom and has read news bulletins on BBC Radio 2, most notably for The Chris Evans Show.

Andrea McLean revealed she was feeling emotional as she penned a heartfelt tribute to her loving husband after he left her in tears with his sweet gesture. Her hubby Nick Feeney dedicated an adorable reel to Andrea with a selection of pictures and videos from their relationship. The former Loose Women host, 54, admitted that the video brought her to tears as she shared a candid selfie of the couple cuddled up in bed after celebrating 10 years together and six years married on Thursday.

Dean Sullivan, actor in hit Channel 4 soap Brookside, has sadly died aged 68. His family and friends have now paid an emotional tribute to the star, best known for his great portrayal of Jimmy Corkhill in the programme, and confirmed his death. A statement given from both Hamilton Management and Dean's family read: "To millions he was and very much still is remembered as 'Jimmy', to family and friends he was 'Dino'.

Strictly Come Dancing’s Bobby Brazier has revealed the sweet moment he shared with his dad, Jeff Brazier, after his performance last weekend. Bobby and his dance partner Dianne Buswell performed their couples choice routine to the song This Woman’s Work by Maxwell in a tribute to Bobby’s late mum, Jade Goody.The dance moved the judges to tears, and they were given a score of 37 out of 40, their highest of the series so far.

Janette Manrara has shared a gushing tribute to her 'always and forever'. The former Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer wasn't talking about her husband Aljaz Skorjanec but another important love in her life.

Naman Ramachandran Netflix has acquired Indonesian filmmaker Yosep Anggi Noen’s festival favorite film “24 Hours with Gaspar.” Adapted from a detective novel of the same title that was published in 2017 by Sabda Armandio, “24 Hours with Gaspar” follows the life of private detective Gaspar, who has only 24 hours to live. He discovers clues leading to the mysterious disappearance of Kirana, a childhood friend, and later to Wan Ali, who’s involved in a human trafficking syndicate.

Nickelback have announced a 2024 UK and European arena tour with The Lottery Winners – buy tickets here and find the full run of dates below.The Canadian rock group are set to perform 12 arena dates across eight countries in May and June 2024 as part of their ‘Get Rollin’ Tour’. The run is due to kick off in Glasgow’s OVO Hydro on May 16 before they perform in Manchester (20), London (21) and Birmingham (23).From there, Chad Kroeger and co.

Killing Joke guitarist Kevin “Geordie” Walker has died, aged 64.The news was posted on Killing Joke’s Martin Adkins’ Facebook page this evening (November 26). He shared a video of The Damage Manuel’s ‘Laugh Track’ – a supergroup of which they were also a part of – with the caption “gutted”.

It was something he saw his mentor do many times - sketching on scraps of paper, serviettes, menus. These doodles by L S Lowry were in pencil or even Biro and he often gave them away.

Good Morning Britain's Susanna Reid has paid a sweet tribute to her co-star and friend, Kate Garraway as she promoted the launch of Kate's new book, The Strength of Love. Susanna, 52, has often presented alongside Kate, 56, on Good Morning Britain, and their friendship off-screen is clearly a strong one. Paying tribute to Kate, Susanna shared a number of snaps of the pair, including one of them competing in a Tough Mudder challenge, working on GMB and smiling as they socialised.

Gogglebox's Dave Griffith and his wife Shirley recently celebrated a significant milestone - their 47th wedding anniversary.The pair shared a joyful photo on social media, which quickly received an outpouring of love from their many fans. Dave took to Instagram to share the news, writing: "Happy anniversary to my lovely wife 47 years she deserves a medal # gogglebox #anniversary." This sweet post sparked a flurry of well-wishes online, with one fan commenting: "Congratulations to you both enjoy your special day we celebrate our 46th anniversary on 26th nov." Another follower added: "Happy Anniversary to you both.

Caroline Brew editor SFO Entertainment has slated releases for feature documentaries “Feeding Tomorrow” and “Killing Me Softly With His Songs” with Gravitas Ventures. These releases mark the inception of documentaries, docuseries and scripted projects under the banner of SFO Entertainment, aligned with its mission to create entertainment that inspires passion for social issues. “We believe in shedding light on critical issues that impact our world, and we are committed to making a positive impact through the power of cinema,” SFO Entertainment founder Jon Sheinberg said in a statement, adding that this partnership will “help spread the light far and wide.” Focused on the global issue of food scarcity and sustainable agriculture, “Feeding Tomorrow” explores solutions to feed the growing population and create a more sustainable future.