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Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Live sports streaming service DAZN has acquired rights to broadcast the English Football Association (FA) Women’s Super League soccer matches and Women’s FA Cup for two seasons across multiple territories including in their key markets of Spain, Japan, and Italy. Under the deal DAZN will be offering live and on-demand access to at least two FA Women’s Super League matches per round, while multiple Women’s FA Cup games will instead be visible for free on DAZN’s UEFA Women’s Champions League YouTube channel for the next two seasons. Coverage of these matches will be available in Spain, Italy, and Japan, which are DAZN’s key markets, as well in as other European countries and territories including Albania; the Balkans; Bulgaria; Greece and Cyprus; Hungary; Malta; Romania; and Turkey.

The Imperial State Crown, orb and sceptre were placed on top of Queen Elizabeth II's coffin for the duration of her state funeral, and it turns out the objects were actually screwed down to prevent any mishaps. Each object was bolted to Her Majesty's coffin to ensure that they could not fall off, after her grandfather, King George VI, had his crown fall from his coffin.

Millions of people around the world have watched Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral live on television, including many famous faces who took to social media to pay tribute to the late monarch on this momentous day. Amanda Holden shared a black and white photo of the monarch, and simply wrote: "Rest in Peace your Majesty." Sophie Hinchliffe, also known as Mrs Hinch, took a break from her family holiday in Malta to repost the newly released photo of the Queen.

, hundreds of brooches, and almost every type of precious stone. Following the loss of Prince Philip, who died peacefully in his sleep at Windsor Castle on April 9, 2021 at the age of 99, the keepsakes he gave her—and the memories they hold—were undoubtedly more precious than ever. Over the course of their , Philip designed and purchased numerous gifts of jewelry for the Queen, and his unique designs often reflected deeply personal references to their relationship.

FIFA+ & Others License Football Doc ‘Brazil 2002: The Real Story’

Naman Ramachandran Collective Media Group and Entourage Sports and Entertainment‘s soccer documentary feature “Brazil 2002: The Real Story,” recounting the story of the 2002 World Cup on its 20th anniversary, has sold a raft of territories worldwide. The film uses six hours of unseen archive material shot by Brazilian soccer player Juliano Belletti during the tournament, and also features interviews with Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Cafu and Gilberto Silva from the World Cup winning Brazil team; and, from the opposing teams across the tournament, David Beckham, Michael Owen, Oliver Kahn, Hasan Şaş and Marc Wilmots as well as referee Pierluigi Collina. FIFA has taken the film for its own streamer FIFA+, for territories including Asia (excluding Japan), Turkey and New Zealand. This is complemented by deals confirmed by distribution partner Abacus Media Rights including: Canal+ Group for Canal+ Foot and myCanal (France); Sky Deutschland (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg); Sky Italia (Italy, Republic of San Marino, Vatican City, Malta, Capodistria, Montecarlo and Italian speaking Switzerland); DBS Satellite Services (Israel and West Bank); Supersport Africa (for Africa); NOS Portugal (Portugal and PALOPs); Movistar Plus+ (Spain); and Stan Entertainment Pty (Australia).

Obesity is one of the most common health problems in the UK, affecting around one quarter of adults and a fifth of children aged 10-11.

EXCLUSIVE: Director Joachim Hedén (Breaking Surface) is underway in Belgium on shark attack thriller The Last Breath, written by Nick Saltrese (Prayer Before Dawn).

Queen Elizabeth's death has brought an end to a record-breaking reign. The 96-year-old monarch passed away at her Balmoral estate on Thursday (08. 09.

Guy Lodge Film Critic Gianni Amelio was in his late sixties when he came out as gay a few years ago. The announcement preceded the release of his documentary “Happy to Be Different,” which worked toward an overriding sunniness in contemplating the trials and challenges of being gay in Italy at various points in the 20th century. In turning to a gay-themed narrative project, Amelio narrows the focus and dims the mood: “Lord of the Ants” takes as its subject the gay Italian author Aldo Braibanti, and the social and legal opposition he faced over his sexuality in mid-1960s Rome. Solemn, stately and perhaps a little stifled, it’s the kind of queer statement you might expect from a veteran filmmaker who wasn’t until relatively recently out and proud, and is rather poignant for that.

Malta’s planning authority has approved plans for the construction of the Mediterranean island country’s first interior sound stage to complement its existing exterior tank shooting facilities

An update has been issued about this year's Winter Fuel Payments scheme. The scheme is being boosted this year in an attempt to help households deal with the cost of living crisis, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed.

, has been living in the public eye since birth, even though her family could never imagine they would become the faces of the United Kingdom. When her uncle, Edward VIII, abdicated the throne in 1936, her father, King George VI, took on the responsibilities of the kingdom and put Lizzie in line for the throne. When George passed away on February 6, 1952, at age 56, she officially became II.

Set in Malta in the 1980s, veteran director and accomplished actor Valerie Buhagiar’s latest film outing “Carmen,” will focus on a woman finding a new start in life through romance. The titular character Carmen spends most of her life serving the church.

The latest piece of the international Warner Bros. Discovery management puzzle has slotted into place, as the wider reshaping of the business continues. WBD General Manager Warner Bros. Discovery CEE, Baltics and Middle East (CEE MENAT) Jamie Cooke, who took on his post in June, has unveiled his team. Senior roles have gone to the likes of Lee Hobbs and long-serving Warner Bros. sales exec Roni Patel.

This Morning's Josie Gibson couldn’t stop laughing during Tuesday’s episode of the show, after a comment she made to comedian Johnny Vegas didn’t quite come across the way she intended. Johnny was on the show, which is currently being presented by Josie and Craig Doyle, to promote the second series of his TV show, Johnny Vegas: Carry on Glamping.The show sees the comedian go on adventures in a camper van, but things went disastrously wrong, with Johnny explaining that he'd tried to get his camper van over to the UK from Malta, but the ferry that it was on caught fire and the van later crashed into a barn.

Bullet Train is the number one movie at the box office this weekend and it’s going to be a big hit for director David Leitch and star Brad Pitt.

Irish alt-pop upstart April has announced the details for her debut, major-label mixtape STARLANE, as well as sharing a brand new track, 54321.

Noel Gallagher in Ibiza has been shared.The clip, which you can view below, shows the former Oasis chief having dinner with his family before a DJ drops the famous track.Staff and diners then start clapping and singing the song to an embarrassed Gallagher, who eventually shows his appreciation with his own clap.It comes just over six years after Liam Gallagher also joined fans for a 3am rendition of the classic hit while on holiday in Malta.When you find Noel Gallagher in Ibiza…

Iranti’s Crystal Hendricks has called on President Ramaphosa and Parliament to protect South African children from intersex genital mutilation

trying to reach Europe, humanitarian doctors have warned. Medics on board the Ocean Viking, a search and rescue ship patrolling the central Mediterranean to which i has been given access, warned that women and children were most at risk of fuel burns, which can leave lifelong scars. “The most serious thing we see from the journey is fuel burns, where the fuel canisters spill and it mixes with the salt water, and becomes really harsh on the skin,” said medical team leader Catherine Flanigan, who has worked in the field since 2018.

As the summer holidays begin today Jet2 will operate its ‘busiest ever weekend’ as thousands of Brits jet off abroad. Almost 150,000 customers will be travelling to popular holiday destinations including the Canary Islands and Turkey with the airline this Saturday and Sunday.

The Sarajevo Film Festival has unveiled its competition line-up for this year’s festival, with Marie Kreutzer’s Corsage and Ukrainian helmer Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk’s documentary ‘Liturgy Of Anti-Tank Obstacles’ selected in the feature film and documentary categories respectively.

Thousands of Brits will be looking to jet away this summer as travellers make the most of countries easing their Covid restrictions - or scrapping them altogether. Airlines have already seen a huge surge in demand as people return to travelling abroad.

With the summer holidays upon us many Brits will be looking to jet off in the coming weeks. Airlines have already seen a huge surge in demand for flights this year as people make the most of Covid restrictions being eased.

EXCLUSIVE: Mike Hayes, who was an agent with ICM Partners for nearly 17 years, has joined APA as Senior Vice-President, Global Music.

Bring Me The Horizon have shared a music video for their new single ‘Strangers’, inspired by the mental health experiences of the band and their fans.The track was first revealed during a DJ set the band performed on the first night of their own Malta Weekender festival. Now the band have shared ‘Strangers’ as their new single, accompanied by a surreal music video.“The song came out of a long writing trip in LA,” singer Oli Sykes explained, “and as soon as the lyric ‘we’re just a room full of strangers’ came it took on such a deeper double meaning – how it would feel to be performing it live as that’s what it is..

Gemma Owen has made quite the impression in this year’s Love Island villa.The international dressage rider has been at the centre of all sorts of romantic twists and dramatic recouplings. And things took an unexpected turn when Gemma – who was initially coupled up with lovelorn Liam Llewellyn, moved on to Italian hunk Davide Sanclimenti and was then wooed by fishmonger Luca Bish – came face-to-face with her ex Jacques O’Neill, who arrived in Majorca as a bombshell.

Outlander author Diana Gabaldon has given hope to disappointed fans who are concerned the series may end after the seventh season.

In response to Covid-19 rates improving, most EU countries have dropped entry rules to allow restriction-free travel to boost tourism.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorShooting has begun in Roccabianca in the province of Parma, Italy, on Marco Bellocchio’s new film, “La Conversione” (The Conversion), inspired by the story of Edgardo Mortara, the Jewish child who in 1858 was removed from his family to be raised as a Catholic in the custody of Pope Pius IX. “La Conversione” stars Paolo Pierobon, Barbara Ronchi, Fausto Russo Alesi, Filippo Timi, Fabrizio Gifuni, Enea Sala, playing Mortara as a child, and Leonardo Maltese, playing Mortara as an older boy.

Oli Sykes and Alice Longyu Gao have dropped their new collaborative track, ‘Believe The Hype’ – watch the twisted video below.The Bring Me The Horizon frontman and Chinese electro-pop artist first teased the release last week, with a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the song’s silver-themed video.“Our new song ‘Believe The Hype’ is about to come out,” Longyu Gao said in the clip. “You should pre-save the song now! Do it! If you don’t, Oli is going to go into your dreams.

Oli Sykes has launched a new alt club night called ‘GREEBO’ at his Sheffield venue, Church, Temple of Fun.The night will launch on July 9 and will feature a line up curated by Sykes. A press release explained: “With a line up completely curated by him showcasing some amazing artists, you can expect a night full of live music and DJ sets, including himself and Mat Nicholls, returning to the decks following their night in Malta last month.”Sykes said of the night: “The first of many moshtastic ragers I plan to take around UK and the rest of the world.

Oli Sykes and Alice Longyu Gao have announced the release of a new collaborative track, ‘Believe The Hype’.In a video posted to Instagram on Tuesday (June 21), the Bring Me The Horizon frontman and Chinese electro-pop artist teased the release of their upcoming collaboration while covered in silver paint on what looks like a video set.“Hi guys it’s bad gal Alice… and I’m Oliver from Bring Me The Horizon,” the pair begin the clip. Longyu Gao continues: “Our new song ‘Believe The Hype’ is about to come out.

here and watch the video for the title track below.Taking part in a Twitter Q+A after their release, LaPlante went on to say that ‘Rotoscope’ was inspired by Garbage while ‘Sew Me Up’ has a deliberate Limp Bizkit/Wes Borland vibe.She went on to say that “these songs are taking you on a journey as I try to trace my steps and figure out why I have the issues and mental health difficulties that I do”. She also teased that the band “have more songs but I don’t know when we will keep working on them yet, might make more new ones too”.Out Now 1.

Westminster Dog Show — revealing the pooch is actually related to her late dog.The 80-year-old rushed to Instagram to share the sweet trivia, revealing her late dog Ghenghis Khan’s relative won Best of Breed for the Chow Chow at the 146th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.“Great news from @westminsterkennelclub! Non-sporting breeds were judged including the chow chows!! Buddakan won,” Stewart wrote alongside a snap of the winning pooch on Instagram.“He is the son of my winner Genghis khan, and Genghis was the son of winner Maddox. Three generations of chow chows I am so proud!!!!!!”A post shared by Martha Stewart (@marthastewart48)In 2012, Stewart’s own Chow Chow, Ghenghis Khan, won Best of Breed at the dog show.“Ghenghis Khan did it! Best of Breed at Westminster! Big deal,” Stewart tweeted at the time.This year’s show saw its first bloodhound emerge victorious at the event after being was crowned the Best in Show winner.The bloodhound, named Trumpet, beat a French bulldog, a German shepherd, a Maltese, an English setter, a Samoyed, and a Lakeland terrier to take the trophy.