People with Octopus Energy can spread the cost of solar panels over seven years under new scheme

Ben Croll Stop-motion giant Henry Selick is back circling the Neil Gaiman adaptation “The Ocean at the End of the Lane,” confirming ongoing work with the English author alongside plans to make the project his next feature. The filmmaker holds Gaiman’s 2013 novel in high esteem – calling the book Gaiman’s crowning achievement – and envisions the film as a companion piece to the duo’s modern classic “Coraline,” describing the development title as “almost a sequel.” “Instead of a child going to this other world with a monstrous mother, it’s a monstrous mother who comes into our world to wreak havoc on a kid’s life,” he tells Variety.

Janet Jackson has announced a second London date with Wyclef Jean on her ‘Together Again’ tour later this year.The music legend is bringing her ‘Together Again’ tour to 10 cities later this year, kicking off in Paris at the Accor Arena on September 25.From there, she’ll continue on to stops in Birmingham, London, Glasgow and Manchester, before heading back to mainland Europe and concluding at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam on October 10.The new London date will take place on September 29, the day after the original London show.The singer’s UK and European leg of her ‘Together Again’ tour will mark her first UK performance since Glastonbury 2019.

Octopus Energy is gearing up to pay its customers for using their ovens in an innovative new initiative.

Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance – one of the breakout films of this year’s Cannes Film Festival – will close the new Midnight Madness strand at this year’s Edinburgh Film Festival [EIFF]. 

Sløtface have announced their new album ‘Film Buff’ and have shared their inspirational single ‘Ladies Of The Fight’.The Norwegian act wrote ‘Film Buff’ – their third studio album –in collaboration with producer and songwriter Preben Sælid Andersen (Hajk, Death by Unga Bunga). According to frontwoman Haley Shea, she found inspiration in film and the cinematic world while creating the LP.

The Killers have played ‘Andy, You’re A Star’ for the first time in seven years at their surprise intimate gig in New York City – watch fan-filmed footage below:The band unveiled their last-minute concert just days ago, which was to take place on the same day as their 20th anniversary for their seminal debut album ‘Hot Fuss’.Now, The Killers have played their concert at the 500-capacity Bowery Ballroom, which saw them perform ‘Andy, You’re A Star’ for the first time since 2018. ‘Andy, You’re A Star’ originally appeared as the sixth track from ‘Hot Fuss’.Not only that, the Las Vegas band performed several ‘Hot Fuss’ classics including ‘Mr Brightside’, ‘Somebody Told Me’, and ‘All These Things That I’ve Done’.Check out footage of The Killers playing ‘Andy, You’re A Star’ below:The Bowery Ballroom show is a warm-up gig for their upcoming UK and Ireland tour later this June, which will see the band stop off at London’s O2 Arena for a whopping six dates.

With just days to go until Taylor Swift plays her first Eras Tours show on UK soil, the countdown is well and truly on. While many lucky Swifties were able to get their hands on the sought-after tickets when they went on sale last year, others will be scrambling to secure theirs at the last minute.

EXCLUSIVE: Non-fiction agency Indox, launched by former Dogwoof exec Luke Brawley, has boarded Visions du Reel competition title Mother Vera and will use the pic to launch a new boutique service focused on representing non-fiction and progressive media works in the UK and Ireland. 

Declan McKenna has spoken to NME about working with CMAT, as well as his plans for Glastonbury and new material.The singer-songwriter and past Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition winner was speaking to NME backstage at last week’s BBC Radio One Big Weekend, where hailed fellow performer CMAT over the work they did together on her latest album, ‘Crazymad, For Me‘.“We’ve got a song called ‘Vincent Kompany’ that we wrote together and I helped her out with,” he said. “Her brain works incredibly quickly when you’re working with her.“She’s got the gift of the gab, which is part of her songwriting capabilities, always coming up with little quips.

Teddy Swims has revealed to NME that he recently recorded a song with his “hero” Will Smith.Swims was speak to NME backstage at the recent BBC Radio One Big Weekend in Luton, when he teased his collab with the screen and rap icon.“I don’t know what’s going to happen with it and can’t confirm anything, but just being with him and learning knowledge and wisdom from someone who’s been through it all was crazy,” he said.“I was at his house and trying to FaceTime my mom because she loves him,” he continued. “She didn’t answer but he gave me his number and, the next morning, he texted at 8am saying I could put us all in a group chat.”“He’s the sweetest guy ever,” the Atlanta-born soul-pop singer-songwriter added.Talking about the success of his huge single ‘Lose Control’, which reached Number Two in the UK chart, he said that he always “absolutely” thought it would be a hit.“When we wrote it, that was the first time that I ever felt in my heart that ‘this song is gonna change my life’,” he said.

A popular Spanish holiday island is mulling over the idea of banning cruise ships as part of stringent new measures. Majorca is contemplating a prohibition on large cruise ships docking at the island and is considering levying a tourist tax on cruise passengers in an effort to regulate tourism.

The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that there are nearly 190,000 adults across Great Britain receiving support through Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for Chronic Pain conditions. This includes 27,457 people with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), 146,083 with Fibromyalgia and a further 16,340 with other pain syndromes.

Dylan has spoken to NME about what to expect from her debut album, upcoming single ‘Perfect Revenge’, memories from supporting Ed Sheeran on his stadium tour and her love of Taylor Swift.Speaking backstage at BBC Radio One’s Big Weekend in Luton, the rising UK singer-songwriter (real name 24-year-old atasha Katherine Woods) revealed that her long-awaited debut album was coming “very soon” and that it is “the perfect representation of my personality”“It’s very in your face… it’s a lot,” added the Suffolk artist, describing the as-yet-untitled record as “pop music, but you can tell that I was brought up with rock‘n’roll”.Elaborating on those influences, she said “I go in with the minds of AC/DC and then mix that with early Katy Perry and Lady Gaga.”Woods added: “I was really trying to keep it very much how I feel and what just comes out as word vomit.”She also spoke about her upcoming single ‘Perfect Revenge’, revealing that “it’s for all my unhinged girlies out there.“Life is just too short to not be petty and I feel like it’s acceptable to be a psychopath some of the time,” she joked. “I needed to get some tension out, and that’s how the song evolved.”Talking about the sonic inspirations behind it, she said “it’s my version of a disco song, so I want people to feel elevated by it”.Dylan, who broke into the top 20 of the UK album chart with her debut mixtape ‘The Greatest Thing I’ll Never Learn’ and has already headlined venues including London’s Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith, also spoke about her recent stadium tour with Ed Sheeran.“Those shows were incredible,” she said.

Amanda Holden took to Instagram to share sweet snaps with her daughter Hollie, as they wore matching outfits to a friend's wedding.The 53-year-old star, known for her glamorous looks, took to her Instagram, where she has 2.2 million followers, to share a sweet video as she and Hollie got ready for the day out. In the reel, Amanda and Hollie can first be seen fresh-faced in matching pyjamas, before the 12-year-old ‘stepped in’ as a MUA at one point, as she could be seen applying her mother’s makeup. At the end, the twinning pair were seen separately walking down the hotel corridor in matching floral dresses, before posting an adorable selfie together.

Just last week, Kerry Katona revealed her heartache as second eldest daughter Lilly is now ready to 'quit the UK' and uproot to somewhere else. But now the mum of five is facing even more upset as daughter Heidi is moving out soon too. In her exclusive column, Kerry explained: "Heidi and I are going to have a little date night in London this week as I’m doing some work there and I’m taking her along.

Michael McIntyre has dominated Saturday night TV over the last few years, particularly with his BBC series - Michael McIntyre's Big Show - just one year shy of marking a decade on the air. However, it's been a bumpy ride to success for Michael, who once reportedly feuded with TV rival Britain's Got Talent star Simon Cowell. The pair reportedly clashed back in 2018, when Simon Cowell was developing the now-cancelled BBC competition The Greatest Dancer.

Bernardo Silva expects a strong Manchester United side to arrive at Wembley on Saturday for the FA Cup final despite their injury problems of late.

EXCLUSIVE: French film industry veteran Nicolas Royer, who was line and executive producer on Coralie Fargeat’s Cannes buzz title The Substance, has boarded Catherine Hardwicke’s upcoming feature A French Pursuit, starring Toni Collette.

A glowing brain, world leaders lost in the woods, a U.S President with a glaring British accent, oh, and bog men — mummies whose manhood has been severed and wrapped around their necks. Such are the sundries of Guy Maddin, Evan and Galen Johnson’s political comedy Rumours here at Cannes.

Jessica Kiang The Chinese title of Jia Zhangke‘s mesmerizing “Caught by the Tides,” a masterfully poetic and pioneering fusion of the old and the new, can be translated in several ways. Jia himself suggests “The Drifting Generation,” but it can also mean “The Romantic Generation” with the etymology of “romantic” lying in the Chinese words for wind and current.