No confidence' vote for council sparks fiery response from leadership

Ella Thomas – who first rose to fame last year on Love Island – has finally opened up about her split from fellow contestant Tyrique Hyde. Ella and Ty met on season 10 of the hit dating show, but it was reported in November that they'd parted ways. Now the 23 year old has broken her silence on social media and confirmed that they're no longer together – but the 24 year old footballer also issued a rather fiery response.

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When Deadline chronicles the passing of industry execs, filmmakers and actors, there are often asks to donate to certain causes, in lieu of flowers. Paula Weinstein, the Emmy-winning producer of Truman, Recount and films like The Perfect Storm and The Fabulous Baker Boys, put forth the most unusual posthumous request.

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William Earl CalPERS, the influential California pension fund, has voted to shake up the Disney board by backing the election of activist investors Nelson Peltz and Jay Rasulo who have waged a months-long battle with CEO Bob Iger and the incumbent board of directors. The California Public Employees Retirement System told Reuters that the fund had cast its vote for Trian Partners’ Peltz and Rasulo as alternative directors to join the Disney board,.

The latest figures from the Scottish Government show that 460,860 people received a Council Tax Reduction (CTR) in October 2023, which means one-in-five households are being supported through the scheme, which is only available to those living north of the border.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor UPDATED: Nelson Peltz claims Disney‘s board, not CEO Bob Iger, is the problem. But his investment firm, Trian Group, withheld its votes for Iger’s reelection to the Disney board. With just over a week before Disney’s annual shareholder meeting on April 3, Peltz’s Trian — which has been aggressively campaigning to get two seats on the Mouse House’s board — issued a new statement Monday saying the battle is not about any dispute with Iger but rather about forcing change on the board’s composition to boost the company’s financial returns.

Dwarf Fortress creator Tarn Adams said at this year’s Game Developers Conference that executives responsible for mass industry layoffs “can all eat shit, I think they’re horrible, and I think they’re bad people.”Speaking to PC Gamer, Adams was wondering what the future of Dwarf Fortress could look like. When considering the kind of decisions that need to be made to keep a studio afloat, he asked himself if he’d have “more empathy for the people that lay people off.” The answer was, decidedly, “No, I don’t fucking think so”.He continued, “These decisions, they don’t sound practical.

Zara McDermott has posed for a selfie while wearing a walker boot, just days after asking fans for help after explaining that she may need further surgery. The Love Island star, who underwent a mystery procedure back in December, recently revealed that she has a stress fracture in her tibia that may require “metal screws and plates” to be inserted in order to help heal the injury. After stating that she needs to “limit my movement” over the next few months as she navigates the painful injury, the 27 year old has shared a snap of her leg in a walker boot.

Filmmaker Zack Snyder has been stretching his franchise wings at Netflix in recent years with the “Army of The Dead” series and his current “Rebel Moon” space opera. However, the former zombie actioner seemingly got a warmer reception than the more recent two-part sci-fi fantasy pic loosely inspired by Akira Kurosawa’s “The Seven Samurai,” repurposed from a “Star Wars” pitch.

The upcoming Broadway musical The Great Gatsby will begin performances in just a couple weeks and fans are getting a sneak peek at Jeremy Jordan and Eva Noblezada‘s performances through a new music video.

Ghost frontman and founder Tobias Forge for a whopping amount of money.According to a Discogs report, detailing the most expensive records sold in January this year, someone purchased an unreleased solo album from Forge for US$5,434 (£4237.95). The album is titled ‘Passiflora’ and per the listing, was “released” in 2008.

Oscars for snubbing Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie’s work on Barbie during his opening monologue.For the fourth year, the presenter is hosting the annual awards ceremony in Los Angeles tonight (March 10).As Kimmel opened the show at the Dolby Theatre, he referenced some of the biggest movies of the year. “Barbie was a monster hit,” he said.

Ryan Gosling took the Oscars stage to perform the “I’m Just Ken” from the Warner Bros. film Barbie.

Jimmy Kimmel left his usual late-night beefs off the Oscar stage tonight, ignoring Trump, Santos, Aaron Rodgers to focus entirely on Hollywood’s big night, with only one not-so-veiled political jab included in a mostly gentle opening segment.

The Scottish Government has failed to persuade a rebel local authority to drop its plan to increase council tax.

Mercury Prize winner Speech Debelle, following the musician losing an employment tribunal after bringing forward claims of racial discrimination.The singer rose to prominence in 2009 after she unexpectedly won the Mercury Prize award that year for her album ‘Speech Therapy’ – beating off competition from the likes of Florence + The Machines, The Horrors and Kasabian.Following the win, Debelle – real name Corynne Elliot – went on to work with ACE as a relationship manager for three years. She left the job in September 2021, and brought a tribunal forward against the organisation last year, citing discrimination.According to the claims brought forward (via The Guardian), the musician accused the company of microaggressions, bullying and harassment during her time there, and stated that the work-related stress was what led to her departure.

When a world famous cookie store opens its first shop in the north of England, there are likely to be queues. When that shop is inside the shopping mecca that is The Trafford Centre, well, you can guess the result.

“That movie was the President’s idea, not mine, but it was a demand, not a suggestion.”

Netflix is teasing their new series for the final time!