Primary school child strangles over a dozen animals to death on trip to petting zoo

Alex Ritman Banijay has acquired the format rights to “Alumni Lovers,” the school reunion dating show from MBC that first launched in South Korea last December. In a deal to be formerly announced by its global head of acquisitions Helen Greaterox at an MIPTV panel later on Monday, the French TV giant will launch the format in Netherlands via its SimpelZodiak label and France through Endemol France.

Amy Childs and partner Billy Delbosq have been celebrating a milestone occasion this weekend to mark their twins, Billy and Millie, turning one. The The Only Way Is Essex star, who recently left This Morning hosts Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary speechless, headed to the capital where she spent some time at Claridge’s in London for a special weekend together with her little twins and daughter Polly, whom she shares with ex-boyfriend Bradley Wright. Taking to Instagram to provide a glimpse inside the heartwarming weekend, the TV personality, 33, revealed that she’d enjoyed a stay at the five-star luxury hotel, with the Claridge’s team filling their time there with plenty of special touches.

Amy Childs took to Instagram on Sunday (7 April) to share a selfie with Adam Sandler, after spotting the Hollywood actor during a day out in London – leaving her 'star struck'.The TOWIE star, 33, was staying at the five-star hotel Claridge's in the capital for the weekend, which is a popular spot amongst celebrities, and ran into Adam, who she described as 'lovely'. Sharing the snap, Amy wrote: "What a moment… I just met @adamsandler ,what a lovely guy… majorly star struck".

Prince Andrew 'narrowly avoided running over a dog' at Windsor, as the pet's owner rushed to save it. The Duke of York was driving down the Long Walk on the Windsor estate in a black Range Rover when walkers frantically alerted him to the pooch that had wandered into the road.

When EastEnders first launched last year’s nail biting Christmas murder plot all the way back in February 2023, fans of the soap were hooked on the constant twists and turns into the story as it unfolded before our very eyes. However, since the first arc of the storyline concluded and revealed that sadly Keanu Taylor was the victim, fans at home have been less than thrilled with the storyline’s progression.

Gogglebox star George Gilbey’s mum Linda McGarry has shared her heartbreak over the death of her "mummy's boy." George, who was best known for making the nation laugh while watching TV with his mum and step-dad, tragically passed away at the age of 40 following a workplace accident. The tragic news of his death was confirmed on Wednesday, 27 March and at the time his mum chose to have George’s friend, Geordie Shore star Ricci Guarnaccio, speak on her behalf.The heartbroken mum has now paid tribute to her son in her own words and said he had "the best heart in the world".

A Heywood-based primary school has managed to maintain its excellent standard after managing to hold on to its ‘outstanding’ Ofsted status.

Zooey Deschanel has insisted that having parents in film and TV made it easier for her to break into the industry.The New Girl actress has been labelled a “nepo baby” because her father Caleb is a cinematographer, who has worked on movies including The Lion King, The Patriot, My Sister’s Keeper, The Passion of Christ, The Godfather and Titanic. He has also been nominated for six Oscars throughout his career.Meanwhile, her mother is Twin Peaks’ Mary Jo Deschanel, who also appeared in The Right Stuff and an episode of House. Her sister Emily is also an actress, who has starred in the likes of Bones and Spider-Man 2. In a new interview on The School of Greatness podcast, Deschanel denied her family connections helped her much when she was establishing herself as an actress.“It’s funny because people be like, ‘Oh, nepotism’, I’m like no.

This Morning hosts Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary were left speechless when The Only Way Is Essex stars Amy Childs and Lauren Goodger joined them on the sofas. It comes as Lauren, 37, is set to rejoin TOWIE after twelve years. In the years since they first shot to fame on the reality show, both Amy and Lauren's lives have changed massively, with both of them having since done away with the 'vajazzles' that the TOWIE cast became known for.

Stephanie Pratt, who starred with George Gilbey in Celebrity Big Brother 2014, has expressed her deep sorrow over his sudden passing. The Gogglebox star sadly lost his life earlier this month.

Piers Morgan has fiercely defended his close friend Kate Garraway against online trolls who targeted the Good Morning Britain host following the tragic passing of her husband, Derek Draper.

Jack Antonoff refused to answer a question regarding his frequent collaborator Taylor Swift.

The number of children who are being blackmailed over naked photos in Greater Manchester is soaring.

Universal/DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda 4 had a rock ‘em sock ‘em weekend at the international box office, adding $55.3M from 69 markets for a $135M overseas running cume, and $268.2M global (there are several key markets still to release, including France, Australia, the UK and Korea). 

Chester Zoo will tomorrow unveil its new snow leopard habitat in an historic first for the tourist attraction. Never before has the zoo cared for the highly-threatened species in its 93-year history.

Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman could barely contain a wry giggle as he conceded his side got away with one against Scotland - despite dishing out a drubbing in Amsterdam.

Summerfest’s jaw-dropping 2024 lineup.Set to take place over three warm weekends — June 20-22, June 27-29 and July 4-6 — the annual Milwaukee fest went above and beyond once again booking some of the biggest names in the biz to headline this year.On the first weekend, Kane Brown, Mötley Crüe, Goo Goo Dolls, Taking Back Sunday and Chelsea Cutler will take the stage along with a yet-to-be announced surprise act.Tyler Childers, Keith Urban, Illenium, MUNA and REO Speedwagon top the second three-day weekend’s bill.Finally, Maroon 5, Lil Uzi Vert, AJR, Ivan Cornejo and Bryson Tiller will take Summerfest home over July 4 weekend.In total, we counted 175 acts on this year’s lineup.And if you want to get in on the genre-hopping action, tickets are available for select shows as of today.Clicking into the American Family Insurance Amphitheater or BMO Harris Pavilion venue pages on Vivid Seats will take you to a number of shows to choose from — not just for Summerfest but all year long.Want to know more about the expansive extravaganza coming to Milwaukee this June and July?Keep reading, music fans.We’ve got everything you need to know and more about Summerfest 2024 below.A complete breakdown of all the events we could find taking place at Summerfest this year — including dates, artists and links to their performer pages to buy tickets — can be found here:Hoping for a closer look at this year’s sprawling list of performers?Feel free to sneak a peek and check out the 2024 Summerfest poster below.Hope you find a favorite or three of yours (personally, we can’t wait to see R.E.M.

Country’s Calling Music Festival surfs into Ocean City’s Ocean City Inlet for two days of boot scootin’ good times.Headliners at the inaugural event include household name Eric Church, chart-topper Tyler Childers, rapidly rising star Jelly Roll, Grammy winner Lainey Wilson and country legend Clint Black.They’ll be joined by Dwight Yoakam, Riley Green, Martina McBride, Bailey Zimmerman and Tanya Tucker at the two-day extravaganza.Personally, we’re most excited for the alt-country stylings of “Cocaine Country Dancing” singer Paul Cauthen.In total, 26 acts are scheduled to perform on Friday and Saturday.And if you want to catch them all, single and multi-day passes can be snagged as soon as today.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, March 22, fans who want to ensure they have tickets ahead of time can purchase on sites like Vivid Seats before tickets are officially on sale.Vivid Seats is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.They have a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and will be delivered before the event.A complete calendar including all dates and links to buy Country’s Calling tickets can be found below.To ring in their first-ever fest, Ocean City brought out some of the biggest names in the biz to kick things off.For a closer look, here’s everyone who will be performing, according to the festival’s X (formerly Twitter) account:Say howdy to your #CountryCalling lineup

BritBox International has its new leader following BBC Studios‘ takeover of the streamer.

Nicky Hilton Rothschild has finally revealed her son’s name!