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The Covid-19 Inquiry has heard that Prime Minister Boris Johnson was "bamboozled" by the graphs and data presented to him by scientists during the pandemic. Diary entries by former chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance were shown to the inquiry on Monday as Sir Patrick described dealing with the former prime minister.

Molly Smith has had a hectic few months after appearing on Love Island: All-Stars, where she not only won the series but found love with co-star Tom Clare in the process. Talking with OK! this week about the launch of her new fitness programme, Move With Molly, the reality star, 29. reveals that things are going extremely well for the new couple - who have just enjoyed their first holiday together.

The real story begins long before you know it in Desert Road, a very smart, trippy chiller that plays with the conventions of survival horror and takes them in a wholly unexpected and, ultimately, really quite moving direction. Making her directorial debut, Shannon Triplett shows a sophisticated grasp of genre dynamics, with a bold use of space — a stretch of the Mojave Desert doubling for Death Valley — that proves more and more gripping as the film’s mysteries unfold. At which point, its boundaries begin to blur, slipping between horror and sci-fi in a way that recalls a hypnotic blend of Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead’s The Endless and Herk Harvey’s Carnival of Souls.

Rochelle Humes was quickly asked about her sister Sophie Piper's time on Love Island: All Stars as she returned to the helm of This Morning. And she also revealed somewhat of a 'snub' from her younger sibling's new beau after they met for the first time.

Molly Smith and Tom Clare have confirmed their relationship status after winning Love Island: All Stars.The couple have returned to the UK after taking home the £50,000 cash prize on the spin-off show. Molly, 29, and Tom, 24, landed back in the UK on Thursday, 22 February alongside their fellow Islanders.The winners wasted no time in getting back to reality, and took part in their first post-Love Island interview on Lorraine on Friday (23 February). Host Ranvir Singh asked Molly and Tom all about their whirlwind few days after being announced as the winners of All Stars.The duo also shared their plans for the future and opened up about their budding romance.

Turns out, it’s a longer, stranger trip. While LSD is often associated with 1960s hippies and Timothy Leary, that’s not the whole story. “The first era of global experimentation with consciousness-expanding substances took place much earlier than commonly thought, in the 1920s through the 1950s, rather than the 1960s and 1970s,” Benjamin Breen writes in his new book, “Tripping on Utopia: Margaret Mead, The Cold War, and the Troubled Birth of Psychedelic Science” (out Tuesday). “Put another way: Timothy Leary and the Baby Boomers did not usher in the first psychedelic era. They ended it.” In this excerpt, Breen, an associate professor of history at the University of California, Santa Cruz, writes of actor Cary Grant — who reportedly tripped on LSD 100 times — and Connecticut Congresswoman Clare Booth Luce experimenting with psychedelics well before hippies got trippy. Throughout 1959, psychedelic therapy captured the public’s attention in a way it would not again until the 2020s.

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Love Island star Tom Clare has revealed he has been involved in a car accident. The reality star, who rose to fame after starring on hit ITV2 dating show Love Island at the beginning of the year, updated his loyal followers about the incident and explained that the accident 'wasn't his fault'. Tom, 24, who was previously a footballer, shared a candid snap to his Instagram Story on Thursday night which showed him relaxing on his bed with his feet up after the car ordeal.

The Sundance Institute has today named the participants and projects set for the latest edition of its Producers Lab, taking place at Utah’s Sundance Mountain Resort from July 24-28, as well as for its Producers Intensive, taking place this fall.

In Hulu’s Tiny Beautiful Things, Kathryn Hahn plays Clare, a reimagined version of Cheryl Strayed from Strayed’s memoir of the same name. Working on the story, which examines grief and family close-up, has left Hahn “forever changed” she said on Tuesday morning, shortly after receiving an Emmy nomination for her role.

Gemma Bissix is set to celebrate her fortieth birthday on June 6, and will have been acting for more than thirty years when she does. The soap star, who recently opened up about her experience of sexual assault as a teenage actress , first appeared on EastEnders when she was just nine years old. It’s probably no surprise that, some three decades on, the star has changed a lot.

Love Island star Samie Elishi has made a savage dig at her ex-boyfriend Tom Clare in what was dressed up as a sweet tribute to her new bestie Claudia Fogarty. Samie, 23, who came third place during this year's winter edition of the ITV2 reality series, reposted a cute snap from her fellow star on Instagram.The awkward moment came about after Claudia, 27, did a Q&A with her fans, in which one follower asked what the "best thing about Love Island" had been.The star then shared a photo of herself and pal Samie during their time in the villa in response, as the pair pouted for the camera. "Meeting this one @samieelishi," northern star Claudia, who also became close mates with Barnsley-born Tom in the villa, wrote underneath.

It might be a rainy weather forecast for the Kings Coronation but many attendees are rays of sunshine in zesty citrus shades. One of guests choosing to wear a yellow ensemble to the event is The Princess of Wale's sister, Pippa Middelton, who stuns in a bespoke lemon coat style dress by luxury British designer Clare Mischevani. Based on the brand's coveted 'Anais' design, Pippa oozes elegance and makes sure she stands out from the crowd in her sunny shade.

Love Island's Samie Elishi broke down in tears as she opened up on her break-up from ex-boyfriend Tom Clare in a new YouTube video. The emotional clip also saw Samie discuss her health, as she explained to fans that she's in the middle of a health scare.The reality TV star filmed the 17-minute video from the passenger seat of her car "where she could get a break". Samie, 23, is currently visiting best pal from the show Claudia Fogarty, but it appears she pre-recorded the video in advance.

Donald Trump is expected to come to Scotland next month to visit his luxury golf resorts. Reports from the States suggest the former president is planning to roll up at his links courses in Ayrshire and Aberdeenshire.

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Charna Flam In preparation for her latest production, “Tiny Beautiful Things,” costume designer Alana Morshead “stalked every book [Cheryl Strayed] wrote and everything [she] ever said, and put it into this show.” Hulu’s newest limited series “Tiny Beautiful Things” released all eight episodes on April 8, andis based on Strayed’s best-selling collection of her “Dear Sugar” advice column, “Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar.” Kathryn Hahn stars as Clare, a mother and wife whose world begins to crumble — just in time for her to become an advice columnist.  Morshead immersed herself in the author’s previous work, diving into “Wild” and “Brave Enough,” in an effort to bring Strayed’s story to life through costuming nods and references to the author’s personal history. “It’s such a personal story,” Morshead told Variety.

Emily Longeretta Kathryn Hahn hadn’t read Cheryl Strayed’s book “Tiny Beautiful Things” before signing on to the Hulu limited series. But she knew from the moment she got to know the lead character that she wanted the role. Clare is a writer whose life is in shambles — her marriage isn’t in a good place, she’s still grieving the death of her mother and she’s struggling to connect with her teenage daughter. When a former colleague offers her to be come Sugar, a popular, anonymous advice columnist, she reluctantly takes a chance. “Clare doesn’t know all the answers and is a work in progress herself, like we all are. It’s through her shame, and grief and depths of self unworthiness, she finds this shockingly awake and honest voice that she doesn’t know that she has. But I think it’s so pure and hilarious,” says Hahn. “It was impossible to say no to.”

Love Island axed stars Olivia Hawkins, Tanyel Revan, Zara Deniz Lackenby-Brown and Claudia Fogarty have all put on their best dresses and gone for full glam hair and makeup for a special VIP finale party tonight (Monday 13 March).The former islanders became four of the most iconic - and controversial - stars from the show this series, with Claudia, 28, leaving last after she was sent home by 27 year old Olivia herself. While Claudia, who is said to now be dating Keanan Brand, said she understood as a devastated Olivia and Maxwell Samuda opted to dump the couple during the island party, the controversial moment has remained one of the most awkward for viewers from this year.

EXCLUSIVE: Channel 4’s More 4 is to probe the history of royal scandals in Britain following a year in which the nation’s most famous family has generated many a headline.

EXCLUSIVE: Lis Rowinski, executive producer on Nancy Drew, is expanding her relationship with CBS Studios, the studio behind the series, signing an overall deal. Terms of the pact include producing her own projects through her shingle Ship in a Bottle, as well as sourcing material for various creatives at CBS Studios.

The Royal Wedding may have come and gone, but that hasn’t stopped Us from obsessing over every detail of the new minted Duchess of Sussex and her custom Givenchy by Clare Waight Keller bridal gown, veil and shoes. The artistic director, who became the first woman to hold that title at the acclaimed French fashion house last year, is sharing new insight into what has quickly become one of the most famous dresses in the world.

Naman Ramachandran Oscar and Venice-winning filmmaker Laura Poitras (“Citizenfour,” “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”) and fellow filmmakers Georgia Oakley (“Blue Jean”), Roberto Minervini (“What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire?”) and Ondi Timoner (“Last Flight Home”) were among those who protested against the imprisonment of Iranian filmmakers and other incarcerated artists around the world, and to demonstrate support for the tenacious women of Iran who are challenging for their freedom at the BFI London Film Festival on Monday. They joined festival director Tricia Tuttle, producer Madeleine Molyneaux (“Gospel Hill”); actors Aurélia Petit (“Saint Omer”) and Taki Mumladze (“A Room of My Own”); actor and writer Mariam Khundadze (“To Batumi and every single memory”); writer Morgan M. Page (“Framing Agnes”); industry leaders Tabitha Jackson, Clare Binns and Jason Wood; and other festival delegates in a moment of solidarity and reflection.

The Beatles are still receiving big honours.

The Beatles: Get Back director Peter Jackson overcame formidable competition from some Hollywood heavyweights tonight to claim the Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program.

More than 50 years ago Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr won the Oscar for Original Song, for “Let It Be.” Tonight, they added Emmys to their extraordinary careers, for producing the Disney+ documentary series The Beatles: Get Back.

Two decades after the world heard Ozzy Osbourne repeatedly shout “Sharrrrrrrrrooooonnnn” on MTV’s reality TV series “The Osbournes,” the first family of heavy metal have a new show in the works (and likely, many more infamous moments).“Home to Roost,” which will air on BBC One and iPlayer in the U.K., will follow Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne as they leave Los Angeles to move back to Britain. Banijay Rights will handle international distribution for the show.Jack and Kelly Osbourne, who grew up on “The Osbournes,” will be seen in the episodes supporting their “mum” and dad as they re-start their lives in Buckinghamshire, England.

EXCLUSIVE: Dana Honor, a respected TV producer and development executive, has signed an exclusive overall deal with Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group. Under the pact, Honor will develop and produce projects across various platforms under her newly launched Defining Eve Productions banner.

A couple were left baffled after receiving a prosecution notice that their Golf GTI had been caught speeding - whilst they were over 1,500 miles away on a holiday in southern Spain.

Naman Ramachandran “The Freedom Orchestra” (working title), a documentary film presented by Clive Myrie, will tell the story of Ukraine’s newly formed Freedom Orchestra. In the midst of the ongoing war with Russia, 75 of Ukraine’s noted musicians have come together to bring a message of defiance and hope.

an Instagram picture of herself and her partner, rapper Travis Scott, on the runway of an airport between two private jets with the caption “you wanna take mine or yours?”According to an automated Twitter account that tracks celebrity flights based on transponders and tail fin marking, Jenner’s flight on 12 July lasted just 17 minutes, taking her from Van Nuys in Los Angeles to the nearby town of Camarillo. The model had earlier taken a 27-minute trip in her jet, a $72m Bombardier BD 700, to Van Nuys from Thermal, California.

Troy Kotsur, who is coming off his historic Oscar-winning performance in CODA, has signed with Verve for representation.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaTroy Kotsur, the newly minted Oscar winner, has signed with Verve. The actor most recently made history as the first Deaf man in history to win an Academy Award. He was recognized for his supporting turn in Sian Heder’s “CODA,” a warm-hearted drama about the only hearing member of a Deaf family.

After leaving the world speechless with her incredible Valentino wedding gown during her lavish £3m ceremony with Brooklyn Beckham, more details of Nicola Peltz 's look have been revealed. From redesigning the outfit various times with the designer to having over five fittings, there is one specific hidden detail that reminds us of another show-stopping wedding gown from history.

Derry Girls fans have been left gobsmacked as Liam Neeson made a surprise cameo in the show.The Hollywood star, 69, made an appearance in the very first episode of season three as Chief Constable Byers. Erin, played by Saoirse-Monica Jackson, and Clare, who is played by Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan, alongside the rest of their squad were seen breaking into their school to find out their GCSE results in the premiere of the new season.Their escapade landed them in trouble as they inadvertently helped some men stage a burglary of computer equipment before being caught by police and being taken the station. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter While there, a local member of the police force questioned them and it turned out to be none other than Taken star Liam.

With an Oscar, a top-selling band and two blockbuster movie franchises under his belt, it’s understandable why fans want to know about Jared Leto‘s net worth and if he makes more from his music or movie career.