Lidl praised for generous 'thank you' gesture to 23,000 workers

Aerosmith‘s ‘I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing’  was originally intended for a woman to sing.Warren, who penned the band’s seminal hit for the 1998 film Armageddon, said she had imagined a woman would sing the ballad but changed her mind when she heard Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler in the studio.“I was shown the end of the movie,” Warren told Rolling Stone.

Alissa Simon Film CriticNow shortlisted in the international feature category, Tunisia’s ambitious entry “The Man Who Sold His Skin” from female writer-director Kaouther Ben Hania (“Beauty and the Dogs”) offers a provocative contemporary take on a Faustian bargain.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterVariety has promoted writers Matt Donnelly and Elaine Low and editor Jazz Tangcay.The promotions come as Variety is expanding the scope of its multiplatform editorial operations to better capture all aspects of the global entertainment business.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorUniversal Music Group has announced the promotion of Will Tanous to Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, effective immediately. He will continue to serve as a member of the company’s executive management board.In his new position, Tanous, who will continue to report to UMG Chairman and CEO Lucian Grainge, will retain his current responsibilities and add new ones involving several major strategic and corporate endeavors.

Anas Sarwar MSP said a Scottish jobs crisis is hidden behind figures that show 282,800 people in Scotland were furloughed by the end of December 31, up from 195,200 at the end of October.The data means around 11 per cent of eligible workers in Scotland are furloughed, 146,500 women and 136,300 men, during the latest lockdown.The furlough scheme has been extended by Chancellor Rishi Sunak several times and is currently planned to finish at the end of April.Sarwar, , who is opposing Monica Lennon

Naman Ramachandran Poh Si Teng, producer of Oscar-nominated documentary short “St. Louis Superman,” has joined the International Documentary Association (IDA) as the new director of the IDA Funds and Enterprise program.Poh will oversee and build IDA’s grants portfolio and serve as a key liaison with the documentary field in the U.S.

direct to your inboxEarlier this month Boris Johnson urged supermarkets to tighten their rules for shoppers, meaning that anybody without a face mask in places such as Asda, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Morrisons could be refused entry if caught shopping without a face covering.Supermarkets have also tightened their rules on who can shop together - limiting families and couples in some instances.

Facebook.The supermarket giant has launched an investigation after Ana Palmer said she was confronted by a staff member after she posted on social media about having her bags searched at the branch.Plymouth Live reports that Ana was searched in Tavistock, Devon in December and was told it was due to an increase in 'mystery shoppers' - someone who visits a shop or restaurant in order to assess the quality of the goods and services.She took to a local Facebook group to post about her shock over

direct to your inboxSupermarket giant Lidl is hiring in Greater Manchester and beyond.While, much of the retail sector has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown restrictions, supermarkets remain open to cater for essential shopping needs.Lidl stores across the region are looking for people to join their teams in a number of roles.

EXCLUSIVE: Nancy Drew director/co-executive producer Larry Teng has signed a new three-year exclusive overall deal with CBS Studios. Under the pact, he will direct, develop and produce new series projects for the studio.