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NBA icon Bill Russell has died aged 88. The Boston Celtics veteran racked up 11 titles with the team from 1956 and 1969 and won an Olympic gold medal in Melbourne with the United States in 1956. His two NCAA titles at San Francisco in 1955 and ’56 paved the way for him to become a five-time NBA MVP and 12-time All-Star.

Taylor Swift, Barbie and Hollywood strikers are among the nine contenders for Time’s 2023 Person of the Year, the magazine announced today.

Late German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld will be honored at the 2023 Met Gala on Monday despite, what many commentators called, his "controversial" past statements and views.  The theme, which was announced in September, will feature an exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute titled "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty" and display approximately 150 of his designs as well as his original sketches.The dress code of the red carpet event, announced in January, will also be "In honor of Karl."  The Met Gala is a star-studded event where celebrities and other notable figures display unique fashion choices where they raise money for the Met’s Costume Institute However, many media outlets and celebrities called out this year's decision to honor the late fashion designer, claiming that Lagerfeld’s past statements should disqualify him from being honored at the event. He criticized the #MeToo movement in 2018.

During his first state visit, King Charles attended a royal banquet with some of his German relatives also in attendance which is "significant", a royal expert said. Commentator Richard Fitzwilliams, speaking exclusively to OK! said the Royal family are "more open now" about its German ancestors and the King's speech to the Bundestag" gave us a rare in depth insight into Anglo-German relations".

King Charles and Camilla, the Queen Consort, were dressed in their Royal best for a luxurious state banquet during the first night of their official visit to Germany on Wednesday evening.The monarch and his wife opted for seriously special evening wear as they put on a united front to meet and greet various important figures including former State Chancellor Angela Merkel ahead of the dinner, which was hosted by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.The King was suited and booted in his Royal tuxedo, complete with military medals and a red sash as he arrived at Bellevue Palace. And Camilla looked incredibly elegant in a black long-sleeved gown adorned in thousands of white decorative vines.The royal wore her blonde tresses in her signature blowdried style, and chose a stunning all-diamond crown for the evening.

Under-fire Kate Forbes is continuing to count on the backing of Ayr's MSP in her bid for Scotland's top job.

Scots spy David Ballantyne Smith was a lonely ex-serviceman who turned traitor while consuming online conspiracy theories and pro-Putin propaganda, the Old Bailey heard.

EXCLUSIVE: Concourse Media has acquired worldwide sales rights to In the Eye of the Storm, a six-part documentary series about lightning rod economist, whistleblower and politician Yanis Varoufakis, who famously resigned from his post as Greece’s minister of finance in 2015.

Lewis Capaldi was left shaking his head after one fan made a comment about him following his appearance on the BBC on Hogmanay.

Donald Trump did draw the media spotlight for his presidential announcement speech on Tuesday, but the networks varied in how they approached the event, carrying parts of it and cutting away at others.

BERLIN -- The Catalan family drama “Alcarràs” won the Golden Bear award for best movie at the Berlin International Film Festival on Wednesday.Director Carla Simón's film was picked from a field of 18 by a seven-member jury under American filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan.He said the movie was honored “for its extraordinary performances, from the child actors to the actors in their 80s, for the ability to show the tenderness and comedy of family and struggle, and for the betrayal of our connection and dependence on the land around us.”The film depicts a family that spends its summers picking peaches in an orchard in a village in Spain's Catalonia region, but faces new owners who plan to replace the peach trees with solar panels.Meltem Kaptan took the best leading performance honor for the title role in German director Andreas Dresen's “Rabiye Kurnaz vs.

BERLIN -- Germany's highest court said Thursday that it has dismissed a television comedian's complaint against rulings that prohibited him from repeating parts of a crude poem he wrote about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.The legal battle goes back to 2016, when comic Jan Boehmermann recited the poem on public television to illustrate something he said wouldn’t be allowed even in democratic Germany. The poem described Erdogan as “stupid, cowardly and uptight” before descending into sexual references.Then Chancellor Angela Merkel granted a Turkish request to allow possible prosecution for insulting a foreign head of state.

was wearing the wrong shirt.Rihanna joins the likes of actress Nicole Kidman and former German chancellor Angela Merkel at the Madame Tussauds Berlin branch, which opened in 2008.It comes after the waxwork of  Olly Murs had to be remodeled after being kissed so many times.This story originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced here with permission.

Naman Ramachandran Germany is bringing in tough new restrictions on unvaccinated people in a bid to control the rapid spread of COVID-19.Chancellor Angela Merkel said that unvaccinated people would be barred from several public places such as non-essential shops and events. The only exemption would be if they have recently recovered from COVID-19.

BERLIN -- One week before she steps aside, outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel is being treated to a traditional sendoff Thursday, involving a military ceremony with a brass band playing her choice of music — reported to include a 1970s punk song.The military tattoo in Merkel's honor will take place at the Defense Ministry rather than in a more public setting, reflecting the constraints and limited guests dictated by the pandemic.German daily taz reported that Merkel has requested three

Lorraine Kelly took a cheeky swipe at CNN reporter Wolf Blitzer after he tweeted that he was reporting live from COP26 - in Edinburgh.

World leaders have been pictured gathering for the start of the Cop26 climate talks in Glasgow in Scotland.

coronavirus pandemic.The royal couple were greeted with a 21-gun salute after landing in wet weather at Berlin's airport at the beginning of Willem-Alexander’s first state visit to Germany since he became king in 2013.Later Monday, they will be received by President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at his Bellevue palace.

holiday in countries including Greece, Spain, Portugal and Italy this summer.

BERLIN -- Germany is opening a museum exploring the fate of millions of Germans forced to leave eastern and central Europe at the end of World War II, along with other forced displacements of the 20th and 21st centuries — a sensitive project that has taken years to realize.Chancellor Angela Merkel is due to speak to an opening ceremony Monday for the Documentation Center for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation, more than 13 years after her government gave the plan the go-ahead.

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EXCLUSIVE: In Their Own Words, the PBS documentary series that aired in 2015, will return for a second season this July with six specials spotlighting Chuck Berry, Jimmy Carter, Angela Merkel, Elon Musk, Princess Diana and Pope Francis.

The German government of Chancellor Angela Merkel has extended and tightened COVID-19 lockdown measures in the country until at least April 18. The new lockdown regulations will see all shops and indoor activity shut down as of Monday, March 29.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday extended Germany’s current lockdown to March 28, while also unveiling plans to relax certain Covid restrictions. Under a five-step process, cinemas may be able to reopen beginning March 22 at the earliest (this would be part of Stage 4).

A group of German cinema organizations have come together to pen a letter to German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her government in a bid to establish a coherent strategy and timeline for re-opening venues.

Nicola Sturgeon has been unexpectedly backed by actress Jennifer Aniston. The Friends star featured the Scottish First Minister in a list of women who hold positions of power in their respective countries.She said that Sturgeon is one of the leaders who is bringing ‘change’ to world politics.Other women on the list included German Chancellor Angela Merkel and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden.

A spokesman for Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday that the German leader regards President Donald Trump's eviction from Twitter by the company to be "problematic."  Twitter permanently suspended Trump from the social media platform on Friday, citing a "risk of further incitement of violence" after supporters of the outgoing president stormed the U.S. Capitol to protest Congress’ certification of the Electoral College vote.

Will & Grace star Debra Messing has apologized after a tweet about Donald Trump was branded homophobic by other Twitter users.Messing, a notable LGBTQ ally, said that Trump would make a “popular boyfriend” to other inmates should he be imprisoned.Her tweet came in response to World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus applauding German Chancellor Angela Merkel for encouraging Germans to stay at home to aid the country’s efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.“AMERICA.

We will never grow tired of seeing accomplished young women being celebrated on the international stage, from Greta Thunberg, and now Time magazine’s  first-ever Kid of the Year, Gitanjali Rao.

German cinemas, which shut down for the month of November amid rising COVID-19 infection rates in the country, will remain closed for a further three weeks, until at least Dec. 20.

Naman Ramachandran In today’s bulletin, German cinemas remain closed; a Marcus Rashford documentary is set to air on the BBC; Channel 4 commissions comedy; Cineflix sells factual to the Nordics; ViacomCBS hires Lost Art TV; 101 teams with YADC; SPTN nabs “DinoCity”; and TVF sells a miscarriage doc.German Chancellor Angela Merkel declared late on Wednesday that Germany’s partial lockdown would be extended through at least Dec.

Germany has extended its partial coronavirus lockdown until at least December 20, meaning cinemas in the European major will not resume operations before that date. It is also possible, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said, that restrictions could continue into January. A re-evaluation is due to take place on December 15.

Naman Ramachandran Former President Barack Obama has slammed the outgoing Donald Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus crisis that has seen more than 12.6 million cases and some 260,000 deaths in the U.S.Speaking to talk show host Stephen Colbert on “The Late Show” on Tuesday night, Obama said, “The shambolic nature of the government response obviously, obviously has been frustrating.”“This would have been hard for anyone,” Obama said.

Germany has followed Italy in shutting down cinemas as a means to stem rising rates of COVID-19 infection. German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday announced measures — called "lockdown lite" — that will see cinemas, along with most restaurants, bars, clubs, and concert houses, close their doors, starting Nov.

Ed Meza @edmezavarThe life of Germany’s first gentleman will be the focus of a new comedy series currently in development at Berlin-based Readymade Films, maker of local hit “MaPa.”Joachim Sauer, a quantum chemist and professor of physical and theoretical chemistry, is also the husband of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

A German rock concert that was meant to “Give Live A Chance” is being postponed.