New interactive map helps people find free warm spaces in their area just by entering postcode

What Priscilla So and Brian Hung don’t know about beer probably isn’t worth knowing. So Priscilla has exactly the beer in mind to go with the Hong Kong-style french toast they serve at Harcourt, their new pub in Altrincham.

Harry Styles will legally have to take part in New Zealand’s census because he is playing in Auckland on the day it is happening.Unlike in the UK, foreign visitors who are in New Zealand on the day of the census have to take part. The census, which is taken every five years, falls on March 7, the day Styles plays his only New Zealand show of his ‘Love On Tour’ world tour.A spokesperson for the New Zealand government’s census team told The Guardian that Styles would have to take part.

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards and Features Editor This article first appeared as part of Jenelle Riley’s Acting Up newsletter – to subscribe for early content and weekly updates on all things acting, visit the Acting Up signup page. Charlie Mackesy always thought Tom Hollander would make a great mole.  More specifically, the artist who wrote and illustrated the bestselling 2019 book “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse” felt the British actor was a wonderful match to voice one of his characters in the short film adaptation he co-directed with Peter Baynton. The film, now streaming on Apple TV + has charmed audiences worldwide and is nominated for an Academy Award for animated short film. 

Vanessa Feltz's ex-fiancé Ben Ofoedu has been cast in a new London show as he begins to move on with his life after their unexpected split.The former couple, who were together for nearly 17 years, announced their split earlier this month.This Morning star Vanessa, 61, revealed she and Ben, 50, had called it quits after she allegedly discovered he'd been unfaithful during a tour of UK holiday parks with his music act Phats & Small. Now the dance music DJ is set to be putting the drama behind him as he's been cast in a brand new theatre production of Tony n' Tina's Wedding, which is based on the hit Broadway show.The opening night will take place on March 30, and Ben is said to be gearing up for rehearsals starting from next week.

Entertainment One (eOne) will sell Sky History’s drama-doc Royal Mob internationally. The agreement doesn’t cover the UK, Germany and Italy, where Sky has pay-TV services.

Britney Spears has released a new video that has fans talking.

Michaela Zee editor Liam Neeson celebrated his 100th film “Marlowe” during a special screening Wednesday night at New York City’s Crosby Street Hotel. “How did I get so lucky? Do you ever get moments like that? Where you think, if I was 15 years of age in a chemistry class or a math lesson in school, and someone showed you a video of where you are now — you’d say, ‘I don’t believe it,’” Neeson told Variety. “Especially working with Jessica Lange, Alan Cumming, Diane Kruger. It’s just a great cast.” Based on John Banville’s novel “The Black-Eyed Blonde,” the neo-noir crime thriller follows Raymond Chandler’s iconic detective Philip Marlowe (Neeson), who is hired to find heiress Clare Cavendish’s (Diane Kruger) missing former lover.

Thania Garcia Chuck Jackson, a vocalist of the doo-wop group Del-Vikings and the singer in Burt Bacharach and Bob Hilliard’s “Any Day Now,” died on Feb. 16 in Atlanta. He was 85. News of his passing was confirmed in a Facebook post by Ady Croasdell of Ace Records’ Kent Records division, a UK label that had been reissuing his recordings. No cause of death was given. “There are confirmed reports that one of the very greatest soul singers of all time, Chuck Jackson, died on February 16th,” Croasdell wrote. “His 60s and 70s recordings are hugely important works, revered as much now as on release…His passing will be deeply felt around the world.”

My Morning Jacket have announced a UK and European tour for 2023 – find all the details below and buy tickets here.The Kentucky-formed rock quintet will start the tour at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town on May 30, followed by a show at the O2 Ritz Manchester the next day (May 31).The band will then continue on to mainland Europe for shows and festival slots in Spain, Belgium, Netherlands and Portugal.We're thrilled to announce our first tour in the UK/EU since 2015! We're jumping over the big beautiful Atlantic Ocean for a wonderful few UK/European nights in May & June. Sign up for pre-sale access to these shows at https://t.co/J7sbOvo4lq pic.twitter.com/lvZi4wF3Do— my morning jacket (@mymorningjacket) February 16, 2023Frontman Jim James said in a statement: “Hard to believe it’s been eight years since we played a show overseas and all that time passing has built up a lot of energy and is getting us so excited to be back out there playing music in some of our favourite spots around the globe!“We can’t wait to see everyone and begin a new chapter!”Various pre-sales for the UK shows start from this Wednesday (February 22) and Thursday (23), before general sale goes live Friday (24) at 10am GMT.

EXCLUSIVE: Sky has picked up UK rights to Jason Statham and David Ayer action film The Beekeeper from Miramax.

EXCLUSIVE: BBC tell-all documentary The Real Mo Farah, in which the legendary olympian revealed the truth about how he came to live in the UK, has sold to networks in Canada, Australia and across Europe and the Middle East.

Millions of people across Scotland, England and Wales claiming disability benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Social Security Scotland are set for a 10.1 per cent pay rise this year which will be completely tax-free.

reportedly paid as much as half a million dollars for celebrities such as Kim Kardashian to accompany him to the annual fundraiser.Lugner reportedly rolled out the red carpet for the 85-year-old “Grace & Frankie” star who was welcomed to Austria’s capital city with a bouquet, a photo op and a stretch limousine — all of which she declined to accept. Instead, the “Book Club” star tore up her script for the week, and made her own itinerary instead, touring museums and galleries in Vienna, sans Lugner, according to the Irish Times.She then ranted that fossil fuel companies are “criminal,” after learning that oil and gas company OMV was a sponsor for the ball. “Until yesterday I thought I was going to the opera with this man, now I’ve learned that it’s a popular ball,” Fonda told The Irish Times at a news conference ahead of the event.

EXCLUSIVE: We hear that New Line has landed The Watchers, a project from Ishana Night Shyamalan which will mark her feature directorial debut and which she adapted from the A.M. Shine novel of the same name. There’s a lot of excitement around the thriller which is being fast-tracked for a June 7, 2024 global theatrical release; cameras rolling later this year. New Line beat out other studios with a competitive bid.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor J.K. Rowling, nearly two years after she ignited a firestorm over her comments widely perceived as denigrating transgender people, is speaking out about the controversy in a new podcast — and claims that fans have “profoundly” misunderstood her point of view. In the forthcoming podcast, “The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling,” Rowling says, “What has interested me in recent years, particularly on social media [is when fans say], ‘You’ve ruined your legacy. Oh, you could have been beloved forever, but you chose to say this.’ And I think: ‘You could not have misunderstood me more profoundly.’” Rowling, in the trailer for the podcast, says, “I never set out to upset anyone. However, I was not uncomfortable with getting off my pedestal.”

Meet Me In The Bathroom. Watch it exclusively on NME above.Finally hitting UK cinemas on March 10, Meet Me In The Bathroom is an immersive journey through the game-changing New York music scene of the early ’00s, following bands like The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Interpol and LCD Soundsystem.Set against the backdrop of 9/11, the film tells the story of how a new generation of artists kick-started a musical rebirth for New York City that reverberated around the world – and is based upon rock journalist Lizzy Goodman’s celebrated 600-page oral history of the scene from 2017.The film version of the book, directed by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace – who made LCD Soundsystem‘s Shut Up And Play The Hits documentary and concert movie – features interviews, live footage and never before seen archive footage from those who spearheaded the scene.“What’s more important? A good sound or a good time?” Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs asks bandmate Nick Zinner in the clip.

EXCLUSIVE: British drama house New Pictures has expanded its management team.

A Jersey girl in love! Dolores Catania and Paul “Paulie” Connell were going strong before season 13 of The Real Housewives of New Jersey — but that didn’t mean she wasn’t hesitant about putting her love life on the Bravo series.

State Pension currently provides essential financial support for 12.5 million older people across the country, including more than one million retirees living in Scotland. This regular payment is available for those who have reached the UK Government’s eligible retirement age, which is currently 66 for both men and women, and have paid at least 10 years' worth of National Insurance Contributions.

EXCLUSIVE: Vardy vs Rooney: A Courtroom Drama, Channel 4’s dramatization of the notorious Wagatha Christie case, has sold to BritBox in North America and networks in Australia and New Zealand.