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Guangzhou-based director Choy Ji has filmed Hong Kong from a perspective we’ve rarely seen before in his debut feature Borrowed Time, which played at Pingyao film festival this week after screening in Busan’s New Currents competition. 

EXCLUSIVE: Fleabag EPs Harry and Jack Williams have said they wanted to “go back to something simple and primal” with upcoming BBC series Boat Story, which comes at the back-end of an “era of peak TV when you start to feel every story is being told.”

Elizabeth Wagmeister Chief Correspondent The Walt Disney Company is donating $2 million to organizations providing humanitarian relief to those affected by the Israel-Hamas war. “In the wake of the horrific terrorist attacks targeting Jews in Israel this past weekend, we must all do what we can to support the innocent people experiencing so much pain, violence, and uncertainty — particularly children,” said Bob Iger, CEO of The Walt Disney Company.

Six people are dead — including parents and three of their kids — after an SUV was struck by a train at a railroad crossing in Florida. The incident occurred at about 7:00 p.m. local

K-pop boyband SEVENTEEN have taken down a teaser clip for their upcoming mini-album after receiving backlash from Chinese fans.Over the past few days, the 13-member group have released a series of teaser clips featuring famous landmarks in different cities around the world to promote their upcoming mini-album ‘Seventeenth Heaven’, which arrives in October.These included shots of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Times Square in New York, Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo and the Great Wall of China in Beijing, with smiling chamomile flowers – also featured in the record’s album art – floating around them.SEVENTEEN (세븐틴) 11th Mini Album 'SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN'

The father of a police officer murdered while on duty in Tameside has urged the government to award posthumous medals to emergency workers killed in the line of duty.

A councillor has voiced ‘disappointment’ that a 27-storey block on the site of the former McDonald’s regional head office in Salford will be for students rather than ‘desperately needed’ social housing. Coun John Warmisham was speaking as the plan for the block of land at Cross Lane in his Pendleton and Charlestown ward was approved by the city’s planning and transportation regulatory panel.

††† (Crosses), the side-project of Deftones frontman Chino Moreno and multi-instrumentalist and producer Shaun Lopez, have shared two new songs from their upcoming album.On October 13, the duo will release new album ‘Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete.’, which was announced this summer with first single ‘Invisible Hand’, and will feature guest appearances from The Cure’s Robert Smith and Run The Jewels’ El-P.Ahead of the release of the album, the pair have shared two new tracks, and you can listen to ‘Light As A Feather’ and ‘Ghost Ride’ below.The new album follows recent EP ‘PERMANENT.RADIANT‘, a one-off double A-side of ‘Initiation’/’Protection’ and a George Michael cover.Discussing its creation, Moreno said in a statement: “When we started working on ‘Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete.’, there was so much more light coming in my life, for numerous reasons.“There’s a lot more optimism. Even the darker themes are more romanticised and not coming from a place of despair.”Speaking to NME last year about the future of the project, Moreno said: “To use Deftones as an analogy: when we did our first record, we were just trying to figure out what the hell we were doing, ‘Around The Fur’ was us getting some confidence and success with that, then when we made ‘White Pony’ that was us saying, ‘We can do anything now’.“People liked what we did and we had the freedom to expand.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor “Fox & Friends” will need a longer curvy couch. Lawrence Jones has been named a co-host of the Fox News Channel flagship morning program, in a move that brings the number of on-air personnel to four on weekdays and nods to a growing need at the cable outlet for more diversity on its schedule. Jones will start September 18.

Lawrence Jones is becoming a co-host of Fox News’s Fox & Friends, joining Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt and Brian Kilmeade on the couch on weekday mornings.

A dozen Los Angeles professional sports organizations are teaming up to donate $450,000 to help people affected by the wildfires in Maui, it was announced today.

Ethan Shanfeld Ryan Knapp woke up before sunrise one morning in July and left his home in northern New Hampshire at 5:30 a.m. to catch a movie. It wasn’t just any day at the cinema.

The American Red Cross announced a historic change in the organization’s policies regarding blood donations by gay and bisexual men. Under this new donor screening process, all donors answer the same eligibility questions regardless of gender or sexual orientation and will be assessed for blood donation based on individual risk factors, not on sexual orientation.

Ethan Shanfeld Mark Margolis, who portrayed the menacing, bell-ringing Hector Salamanca in “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul,” died Thursday at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City. He was 83.

††† (Crosses), the side-project of Deftones frontman Chino Moreno and multi-instrumentalist and producer Shaun Lopez, have announced a new album titled ‘Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete.’.The album follows recent EP ‘PERMANENT.RADIANT‘, a one-off double A-side of ‘Initiation’/’Protection’ and a George Michael cover.The new album, due out on October 13 via Warner, features The Cure’s Robert Smith and Run The Jewels’ El-P.Discussing its creation, Moreno said in a statement: “When we started working on ‘Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete.’, there was so much more light coming in my life, for numerous reasons.“There’s a lot more optimism. Even the darker themes are more romanticised and not coming from a place of despair.”Watch the video for new single ‘Invisible Hand’ and see the artwork and tracklist for ‘Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete.’ below.1. ‘Pleasure’ 2. ‘Invisible Hand’ 3. ‘Found’ 4. ‘Light As A Feather’ ‘Pulseplagg’ ‘Runner’ ‘Big Youth’ (feat. El-P) ‘End Youth’ (Reprise) ‘Last Rites’ ‘Ghost Ride’ ‘Grace’ ‘Eraser’ ‘Natural Selection’ ‘Girls Float † Boys Cry’ (feat. Robert Smith) ‘Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete.’Speaking to NME last year about the future of the project, Moreno said: “To use Deftones as an analogy: when we did our first record, we were just trying to figure out what the hell we were doing, ‘Around The Fur’ was us getting some confidence and success with that, then when we made ‘White Pony’ that was us saying, ‘We can do anything now’.“People liked what we did and we had the freedom to expand.

J.K. Rowling, the pen name of Joanne Rowling, was born on this day in history on July 31, 1965. The British author is the creator of the wildly popular and critically acclaimed Harry Potter book series, about a young sorcerer-in-training, as Britannica.com and other sources note.

The widow of Dame Barbara Windsor has confirmed that he's found love with another actress three years of the EastEnders star's death. Scott Mitchell is said to have gone official with Tanya Franks, who also starred in the BBC One soap, on holiday this month in Greece.

Three years after her death, Barbara Windsor's husband Scott Mitchell has found love again. The 60-year-old widower is believed to have fallen for fellow EastEnders star Tanya Franks, 55, who played Rainie Cross in the BBC show, reports the Mirror.

The Princess of Wales and The Duchess of Edinburgh are incredibly popular members of the Royal Family and take on hundreds of important duties every year.The pair both use their platforms to front hugely sensitive charity projects - whether it is Catherine's research in Early Years Development or Sophie's work in gender equality, avoidable blindness and helping those with disabilities. As frontline members of King Charles' slimmed-down monarchy, the royal ladies have seen their profiles grow steadily, with a royal expert explaining how they are the "stars" of the Royal Family.

Carmel Dagan Cormac McCarthy, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist who endured decades of obscurity and poverty before film versions of “All the Pretty Horses,” “No Country for Old Men” and “The Road” brought him a wide readership and financial security, died Tuesday in Santa Fe, N.M. His publisher, Penguin Random House, said his son John McCarthy announced his death from natural causes. He was 89.Extremely reclusive, McCarthy shunned publicity so effectively that one critic observed, “He wasn’t even famous for it.” But Joel and Ethan Coen’s 2008 adaptation of 2005 novel “No Country for Old Men” put him momentarily in the limelight; the crime thriller, which starred Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem and Josh Brolin, won Oscars for best picture, director, adapted screenplay and supporting actor.

In partnership with Universal Pictures UKThe fourth instalment of NME Screens will show Wes Anderson’s critically acclaimed Asteroid City ahead of the film’s UK release. Find out how to get tickets below.NME Screens – which creates exclusive film and TV experiences for NME‘s millions of readers – launched in March, kicking off with a celebration of noughties NYC indie documentary Meet Me In The Bathroom.

Former EastEnders star Jo Joyner has revealed that she will be reuniting with a past co-star from the hit BBC soap for new Channel 5 thriller For Her Sins. The actress, 46, who played Tanya Branning on-off from 2006 until 2018, will be starring alongside Ann Mitchell, who played her on-screen mum Cora Cross in Albert Square from 2011 until 2018.Talking about the reunion on Monday's This Morning, Jo said: "I know! What are the chances? Very different dynamic, very different show.

Fox News Channel announced today that it is canceling The Next Revolution with Steve Hilton, though the network indicated the host would stay on as a contributor. The move is part of a reshuffle of the channel’s weekend primetime lineup, the new version of which is set to debut on Saturday.

Dan Bongino’s abrupt departure last month, replacing his Saturday 9 p.m. ET slot with “Lawrence Jones Cross Country.”The new primetime lineup, which will go into effect June 3 will rename “The Big Saturday/Sunday Show” to “The Big Weekend Show,” which will air at 7 p.m.

EXCLUSIVE: Kellan Lutz (Twilight), Neal McDonough (Minority Report), and Mila Harris (No Exit) have signed on to star in The December Cross, with Archstone Entertainment securing world sales rights and Joshua Harris and Jon Gosier of FilmHedge financing.

ANOHNI and The Johnsons have announced a new album, ‘My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross’, along with the single ‘It Must Change’.As per a press release, ANOHNI shared that Marvin Gaye’s ‘What’s Going On’ was heavy on her mind while creating her sixth full-length effort.“That was a really important touchstone in my mind,” the artist explained. “Some of these songs respond from the present day to global and environmental concerns first voiced in popular music over 50 years ago.”ANOHNI began working on ‘My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross’ in 2022 with soul producer Jimmy Hogarth (Amy Winehouse, Duffy, Tina Turner).

Tamera Mowry-Housley and Chelsea Hobbs are putting themselves first and fulfilling some lifelong dreams in Hallmark Channel‘s newest movie, Dream Moms.

The FDA has ended its 40-year ban on gay and bisexual men from donating blood, a policy that numerous critics said was discriminatory, the agency announced. Instead, the Food and Drug Administration issued updated recommendations on Thursday that include a questionnaire for all donors, regardless of sexual orientation, sex, or gender identity, to help understand their recent sexual activity. Photo: iStock.

Nearly 5,000 homes will be built in a forgotten corner of Manchester city centre - as part of a huge project to revitalise the area.

took Charles and Camilla’s wedding photos in 2005, snapped the pictures immediately after the 74-year-old monarch was officially crowned at Westminster Abbey on May 6, reports the BBC.Dressed in the Robe of Estate and wearing the Imperial State Crown, Charles looked regal in Buckingham Palace’s Throne Room. The new monarch is captured holding the Sovereign’s Orb and Sovereign’s Scepter with Cross in his often-mocked “sausage” fingers.

Long before he became King we'd heard talk of the then Prince Charles' plans for a 'slimmed down' Royal family. And as the official photographs of King Charles and Queen Camilla's Coronation are released, we now get to see what that looks like in practise.

Gyles Brandreth has revealed Dame Emma Thompson heroically came to the aid of a Coronation guest during the service at Westminster Abbey on Saturday, May 6, when King Charles was officially crowned as monarch.

Gyles Brandreth has revealed Dame Emma Thompson came to the aid of a fellow Coronation guest when they began having a “coughing fit” during the ceremony. Following the service at Westminster Abbey on Saturday, the writer and broadcaster recalled how the Oscar-winning actress produced a cough sweet from her handbag which was passed down the rows to help relieve the cougher amid one of the songs.This Morning regular Gyles hailed it as one of the “wonderful” moments during the ceremony, describing it as a “magnificent” but “human” day.

Gyles Brandreth has revealed Dame Emma Thompson came to the aid of a fellow coronation guest when they began having a “coughing fit” during the ceremony. Following the service at Westminster Abbey on Saturday, the writer and broadcaster recalled how the Oscar-winning actress produced a cough sweet from her handbag which was passed down the rows to help relieve the cougher amid one of the songs.

DEALSWarner Music Singapore and Cross Ratio Entertainment have agreed a new worldwide distribution deal. “Cross Ratio Entertainment and our talented roster of artists are excited to be joining forces with Warner Music Singapore”, says the firm’s founder Dean Augustine.

Dragons' Den star Steven Bartlett is to be the subject of a fly-on-the-wall documentary.