Music festivals offer to help Belgium's vaccination campaign

direct to your inboxTwo men from Greater Manchester who won £20,000 on the hit BBC show Race Across the World have donated their prize money to charity.Emon Choudhury, 36, from Stockport, beat four other teams to win the race alongside his nephew Jamiul Choudhury, 25, from Oldham.The pair beat the odds to complete an epic 54-day journey from Mexico City to the south of Argentina for the second series of the BBC2 show.On their travels, the men were visibly moved by the number of homeless children

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A Motherwell music festival celebrating local music and talent went ahead online this year.Motherwell Makes Music is organised by Derek Watson, but it had to ditch the stage for the camera as they moved to a live streamed event due to Covid regulations.The event took place on YouTube on Sunday, December 20 at 7pm.Organiser Derek said: “It’s a shame we had to go online this year but totally understandable

Ed Sheeran thrilled fans on Monday (December 21, 2020) by releasing Afterglow – his first new music since 2019.The singer-songwriter teased he’d be dropping a “Christmas present” for fans at 11 am GMT (6 am ET) and, true to his word, the star made his latest single available to stream and download.Alongside a video clip of the star performing the track while strumming his guitar, Ed wrote on Instagram: “Hey guys.

Flip or Flip star Tarek El Moussa and Selling Sunset‘s Heather Rae Young have jetted off to Mexico for a romantic Cabo getaway. The blonde beauty, 33, and her fiance, 39, were seen soaking up the sunshine at a luxe hotel on December 18.

"Guardians of the Galaxy" director James Gunn mocked Vice President Mike Pence after he unveiled that the name for members of the Space Force is similar to his movie franchise.  On Friday, Pence revealed that troops in the sixth branch of the military will be known as "guardians."  "It is my honor, on behalf of the president of the United States, to announce that henceforth the men and women of the United States Space Force will be known as guardians," he said at the White House.

Tarek El Moussa and Heather Rae Young hang out by the pool in a cabana while enjoying the sunny weather on Friday (December 18) in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

Vice President Mike Pence went live on TV Friday to be injected with Pfizer’s new coronavirus vaccine, hoping to instill a sense of safety and effectiveness as it is rolled out across the country.

COVID-19 vaccination Friday morning, making him the highest-profile government official to do so publicly. Second Lady Karen Pence and Surgeon General Jerome Adams also received a vaccination.«I didn't feel a thing,» Pence said in brief remarks after receiving the vaccine shot.

As New Mexico electors cast their votes this week, President Trump's campaign team filed a lawsuit over the state's use of ballot drop boxes. The Land of Enchantment voted heavily in favor of former Vice President Joe Biden.

Soulwax have discussed how their surprise new single ‘Empty Dancefloor’ was inspired by the world’s clubs falling silent as a result of the coronavirus lockdown – while remaining confident that nightlife will return stronger than ever.

The death of country music legend Charley Pride is being questioned by several of the genre’s stars, who are wondering whether his performance at the County Music Association’s indoor awards show a month before he acquired Covid-19 may be connected.

direct to your inbox This week saw the first people in Britain receive the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine. The rollout launch, on Tuesday, was dubbed 'V-Day' by Health Secretary Matt Hancock.

alongside Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler, as well as with Kristen Stewart. Now, he's taking on his first leading film stateside with Luke Greenfield's .The comedy follows thriving Mexican aviation executive Renato, who discovers he has an American half brother he never knew about — the free-spirited Asher (Connor Del Rio).

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefBen Sharrock’s “Limbo” was named the best film at the closing event Tuesday of the International Film Festival & Awards Macao. Japanese auteur Koreeda Hirokazu was bestowed with the festival’s Spirit of Cinema honorary award.The film follows a Syrian refugee in a remote Scottish island as he awaits his asylum application to be processed and his arm to heal allowing him to play his musical instrument.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefFirst-time feature pitches won three of the four prizes announced on Monday at the International Film Festival & Awards Macao (IFFAM).The $15,000 cash reward for best project went to director Wang Haolu and producer Camille Gatin for “Fellow Travellers.” The project is an adaptation of a short story by Alastair Reynolds.

Dennis Harvey Film CriticSo many movies intended for the big screen are having to forgo it these days, it seems odd when something as apt for home viewing as “Half Brothers” makes the COVID-defying move of opening on 1,200-plus American screens.