More artists announced for The Great Escape

TWICE have announced the ‘Ready To Be’ world tour with stops in South Korea, Australia, Japan and North America.The K-pop girl group will support their upcoming mini-album ‘Ready To Be’ by taking over arenas on the first part of their fifth world tour. It will kick off with two nights in Seoul in April before moving onto Sydney and Melbourne in Australia the following month.

The latest UK Government figures suggest that almost a third of Scottish households with a prepayment meter have not yet redeemed their energy rebate vouchers. More than 867,000 vouchers were issued in Scotland under the government’s £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS) between October and December last year.

APPOINTMENTSWarner Music’s Parlophone has announced a load of promotions and new hires. Jack Melhuish is now General Manager, Grace O’Neill has moved up to Head Of Radio, and Sam Palm is now Head Of Insight. Meanwhile, there are four new members of the A&R team: Arina Logacheva, Molly McNulty, Seb Smith and Jason Ngimbi.The Roundhouse in London has announced five new members of its board of trustees: Sherry Dzinoreva, Rosie Luff, Kojo Marfo, Rajay Naik and Leo Wyndham.

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has joined in the criticism of changes made to classic works by Roald Dahl which came to light over the weekend. Titles like James and the Giant Peach, The BFG, Matilda and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory have been altered by modifying words that are now deemed offensive.

Joseph Fiennes (The Handmaid’s Tale) is set to portray England Men’s soccer coach Gareth Southgate in a new play at the National Theatre in London.

In a typical household, over half of the energy bills are spent on heating and hot water, but an inefficient boiler means not only will you be spending more than you need on energy costs, you could also end up with lukewarm radiators and a heating system that never quite works properly.

Anne-Marie, The Kooks and James all topping the bill.After making its debut at Old Park Farm in Margam, South Wales last year, the 30,000-capacity festival will be returning across the late May Bank Holiday weekend, from 26-28 of the month.Jake Bugg, James Bay, Twin Atlantic, Vengaboys, The Vamps, Melanie C and UB40 also feature as part of the line-up, with Natalie Imbruglia also appearing to entertain festivalgoers who arrive at the site a day early.Check out the line-up poster below:New for this year at In It Together is the Steelworks stage, which is designed to showcase local homegrown talent. The Rewind arena has also been added, featuring throwback DJ sets.The Paddock Stage is also set to return which showcases local talent, including artists who perform in both English and Welsh.Speaking about this year’s festival Mark Hopkins, Head of Festivals said: ‘‘We can’t wait for this year’s festival, we built the excitement with our inaugural festival in 2022 we’re thrilled to be back for 2023 with even more stages, activities and an incredible line up to match.

So many stars stopped by British Vogue and Tiffany & Co.’s Celebrate Fashion and Film Party after the 2023 BAFTAs.

Irish actor Paul Mescal had fans in a spin after speaking Irish on the BAFTA's red carpet.The Normal People star, 27, who has reportedly called time on his romance with musician Phoebe Bridgers, was nominated for Leading Actor at the 76th edition of the awards for his portrayal of single father Calum in independent film, Aftersun. Before the ceremony, he spoke to an interviewer for Irish language channel TG4, where he commended the amount of Irish talent being recognised at this year's BAFTAs.

Israeli director Guy Nattiv has defended his casting of non-Jewish actress Helen Mirren as iconic Israeli Prime minister Golda Meir in his biopic Golda, which world premieres at the Berlin Film Festival on Monday.

RELEASESNiall Horan has released new single ‘Heaven’ and announced that his new solo album ‘The Show’ will be out on 9 Jun. “There’s so much pressure for people to hit certain milestones by a certain age – you get married at this age, buy a house at that age, have kids at some other age”, he says of the new track.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior Correspondent It’s Monday after the Super Bowl, and at 8:30 a.m., Emma Grede has been awake for hours. After getting up at 5:00 a.m., Grede has just dropped off one of her four young children at school, and is now on her way to her offices in Culver City. The British businesswoman lives with her family in Bel Air, but is feeling extra rested after having spent the weekend at her second home in Malibu where she woke up this morning. “What have I ever been doing? This is why you live in California,” a chipper Grede says over the phone from her car. “I worked a paper route when I was 12, and I really learned the joy of the morning — that quiet time, it’s so precious. I have my coffee, I like to have a moment to think and I do a workout. But I wake up naturally. I wake up 15 minutes before any alarm goes off.”

Raquel Welch, the big-screen star of the 1960s and ’70s who gained famed in movies including Fantastic Voyage, One Million Years B.C., Myra Breckinridge and many others, died today after a brief illness. She was 82.

EXCLUSIVE: Artists First has signed actor Brandon Micheal Hall for management.

Married at First Sight UK star Matt Murray is now happier than ever with his new girlfriend Marilyse Corrigan - but many will recall the star being partnered up with Gemma Rose and Whitney Hughes before finding love eventually. And speaking to OK!, both Matt, 32, and Marylise, 38, gave some insight into how their exes from the show have reacted to their new relationship.

Hoochie mama, show your nana! S Club 7 have officially reunited – and they’ve announced a huge UK and Ireland arena tour for October 2023 to celebrate 25 years in music.

Amazon Freevee has announced the greenlight of Monumental: An Artists Den Experience, described as an intimate narrative-driven performance program, produced by Artists Den Entertainment.

With numerous major retailers announcing store closures across Scotland, the high street is facing more major blows this year.

A notorious political blogger has claimed he has obtained access to the entire email account of a senior SNP MP.

EDUCATION & EVENTSRecord Store Day UK has announced The 1975 as its 2023 ambassadors. “The guys and I are really proud to be ambassadors for Record Store Day this year”, says frontman Matty Healy.