Plans to convert former court building into apartments approved despite concerns it could be a 'modern slum'

Larry King's wife Shawn plans to contest his will. A source tells ET that the late TV personality amended his will in 2019 leaving his $2 million estate to his five children, two of whom are now deceased.

Pucker up! Sarah Michelle Gellar looked back at her Cruel Intentions kiss with Selma Blair, revealing that it is a strong contender for her top onscreen smooch.

Cardi B is trying out life on the farm! In the latest episode of her Facebook series, , the 28-year-old rapper attempts life as a ranch hand alongside country star Mickey Guyton.At the top of the episode, Cardi reveals that she wants to add a farm to the land she shares with her husband, Offset, and their 2-year-old daughter, Kulture.While Cardi said her husband is «not with» the idea, she «don't got to clean poop.»Before venturing out to the farm, Cardi gets glammed up in full hair and makeup,

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterThe South by Southwest Film Festival has rolled out its full programming line up, with high-profile new documentaries bolstering previously announced features.For many in Hollywood, the last-minute cancellation of the Austin-based 2020 SXSW conference was a reality check about the severity of the coronavirus pandemic.

lost her role as the Nationalists' spokeswoman for home affairs at Westminster on February 1 with some insiders claiming she was a disruptive influence.Cherry, who has been a persistent critic of Nicola Sturgeon and is viewed as an ally of Alex Salmond, has now claimed the SNP is in "turmoil".She had previously accused party bosses of "Stalinism" after she was only given 30 minutes' warning of her impending demotion at Westminster.The QC has also had several public disagreements with party

direct to your inboxA Didsbury petrol station will be allowed to extend its licence to sell alcohol until midnight seven days a week despite residents fearing it would be a ‘disaster’ for the area.The Shell garage on Wilmslow Road had been allowed to open 24 hours a day but could only sell alcohol between 6am and 11pm. However an application by Motor Fuel Group (MFG) to change the licence and bridge the hour gap sparked outcry among more than a dozen Didsbury residents and councillors.

Stacey Solomon has opened up on plans to marry fiancé Joe Swash at the end of summer, but she fears it might be cancelled amid the pandemic.The 31 year old Loose Women panellist, who recently transformed her bathroom into a beach, took to Instagram to do a Q&A with her four million followers while saying she’d been asked “so many questions.” Working her way through them, the mum-of-three penned: “So many questions, so I’ve tried to answer the most asked ones.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Particular Crowd, the fledgling U.S.-based film division from WarnerMedia’s Turner Latin America, has nabbed all Latin American rights to Argentine filmmaker Marcos Carnevale’s latest film, the dramedy “El Cuartito.”Shot and produced entirely in Puerto Rico, “El Cuartito” refers to the security screening room that five Latinos are confined in when they run afoul of U.S. immigration authorities at Puerto Rico’s San Juan airport.

Director Álex de la Iglesia is re-teaming with producers Telecinco Cinema and Pokeepsie Films after their smash hit 2017 pic Perfect Strangers (remade from the Italian film of the same name) on El Cuarto Pasajero (The Fourth Passenger), a road movie in the rom-com vein.

direct to your inboxThe former chief executive and founder of UKFast has appeared in court charged with rape and sexual assault.Lawrence Jones, 53, from Hale Barns, pleaded not guilty to four counts of sex assault when he appeared at Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court on Tuesday morning.He did not enter a plea to a fifth charge, in which he is accused of raping a woman at a Manchester city centre hotel in 2010.Mr Jones appeared in the dock wearing a suit and a mask over his face during

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A new home could be created in part of an old bank building in Callander.Craigower Estates Ltd have submitted an application to Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park planners seeking a partial change of use of the former Royal Bank of Scotland at 55 Main Street.Recently the Observer told how Callander Community Development Trust (CCDT) directors had sought to purchase the larger building to turn it into a

direct to your inboxThe £68.5m transformation of Manchester city centre’s iconic Debenhams building will go ahead despite concerns about an ‘ugly’ rooftop extension.Major plans to redevelop the Rylands building to provide a new shopping arcade at street level, along with several floors of new offices, have been touted by owners AM Alpha.It would also involve the Grade II listed landmark on Market Street getting a much-needed makeover aimed at restoring its Art Deco glory.Debenhams, which has

Ramin Bahrani, the Iranian-American filmmaker, started out small, with the simple story of a pushcart vendor, a Pakistani immigrant selling coffee and doughnuts in New York, in 2005’s “Man Push Cart.” In the years since, his films have steadily grown in scale and melodrama, but they’ve stayed resolutely within the gap separating rich and poor.Bahrani’s last film, 2014’s “99 Homes” — a movie dedicated to Roger Ebert, who championed Bahrani’s early work — plunged into the heart of the Great