Race Across The World facing 'fix' row as stars reveal hidden 'help' during show

It’s been over 25 years since Everybody Loves Raymond first debuted on CBS!

After the success of Squid Game, it wasn’t long before Netflix was pitched on bringing the series into the unscripted space. EP Nicola Brown says she is sure they must have been pitched many iterations of how to best bring the drama series to life, but it was production companies The Garden and Studio Lambert that were chosen to produce the series, in what she describes as a “great creative marriage.”

The Crown star Imelda Staunton has joined the list of the UK’s celebrated acting dames, after being given the title in the King’s Birthday Honors list.

It's not uncommon to see a group of Mancunians run to catch the early morning train to Liverpool Lime Street, as many commute between the two Northern cities on a daily basis.

Race Across the World star Betty Mukherjee broke down in tears on Loose Women as she admitted the travel contest had helped her to feel "free" for the first time over her health condition. Betty took part in the recent BBC series, which sees pairs of contestants race each other on a global route to win a cash prize, alongside her younger brother James.They became favourites with viewers who saw them develop a close bond.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic Look up “cartoon villain” in the dictionary, and you’re likely to find a picture of David Zaslav. Since taking over Warner Bros. Discovery, he’s orphaned not one, but two feature-length Looney Tunes projects.

EXCLUSIVE: After what has been described to us as a “heated” and crowded auction, William Morrow has nabbed the rights to The Steps, a new memoir penned by veteran actor and three-time Oscar nominee Sylvester Stallone. 

Coronation Street fans have been left stunned after uncovering one of the soap's newest cast members' surprsie appearance in an iconic Noughties music video. Emrhys Cooper joined the ITV soap as Rown Cunliffe earlier this year.

To avoid the summer heat, Atlanta doesn’t host their Pride festival until October – the 12th and 13th this year – but if you can’t wait the five months until then, there are Pride festivals, parades, and events across the state, region, and country happening this month that will whet your appetite until then! Georgia Fervid Camraderie: Kiara Gilbert Exhibition  June 12-29 Hapeville Depot Museum Kiara Gilbert highlights the power of the queer community in South Fulton through an art show that features original, hand-printed pieces that reflect the strength of the local queer scene. They strive to incorporate Black LGBTQ history from the area, such as queer changemakers, and nightlife. Learn more at hapevilledepot.org/whats-on.  Gwinnett Stripers Pride Night  June 14, 7:05pm Coolray Field Join the Gwinnett Stripers as they celebrate the LGBTQ community and take on the Nashville Sounds for their fourth annual Pride Night. Purchase a Pride Pack and receive a Field Box ticket and a Stripers Pride Cap at fevo-enterprise.com/event/2024pride6.   Augusta Pride June 21-23 Augusta Common Enjoy the free main event with speakers, entertainers, music, and vendors before winding down with sponsor-hosted pool parties at the Metropolis Complex, the largest gay resort in the Southeast! Learn more at prideaugusta.org.  Smyrna Pride  June 22, noon to 6pm Smyrna Market Village Join Smyrna is Fabulous for the only Pride Festival in Cobb County! They will be covering Smyrna Market Village in rainbows with the help of 38 LGBTQ vendors, entertainment, and more. Learn more at smyrnaisfabulous.org.  Rome Pride  June 28-30 Ridge Ferry Park Rome Pride celebrates their third annual Pride with a kick-off party with drag, an artisan and vendor market,

On the JLo newsletter and referenced the “negativity” about her in the press amid rumors that her marriage to Ben Affleck is on the rocks.The actress and singer, 54, shared the message while celebrating her movie “Atlas” being the No. 1 film on Netflix for two weeks in a row.“Hi everybody, I just found out some great news and it’s all because of YOU!! ATLAS is #1 worldwide again this week!!! Thank you all so much!!!” Lopez wrote.“It may seem like there’s a lot of negativity out in the world right now … but don’t let the voices of a few drown out that there is soooo much love out there,” she added.

Asda has unveiled a £50m store upgrade programme today, aimed at enhancing the shopping experience for customers in larger supermarkets and superstores - including one Greater Manchester area which will see improved stores over the coming months. The upgrades will include new foyers, seasonal aisles, food-to-go counters, flooring and lighting, as well as new in-store services and features.

Following the success of the first celebrity version last year, the likely list of contestants for a new series of Celebrity Race Across The World has been unveiled - and it is set to be a journey with a host of exciting personalities limbering up for an epic trek.The BBC show will see celebrities, each with their chosen companion, heading off on a thrilling voyage, leaving their first class tickets at home and having to rely on boats, trains, taxis and buses to get to each checkpoint destination. Rumours suggest that we'll be seeing model Kelly Brook and her husband, Jeremy Parisi embarking on the journey.

AJ Tracey has spoken to NME about his hopes for the upcoming General Election, as well as his plans for his “very British-sounding” new album.The West London rapper was speaking to NME backstage at BBC Radio One’s Big Weekend in Luton, when he shared his thoughts on Rishi Sunak’s recent snap election announcement for July 4.“Everyone is going to have their own opinions but, for me, anything but the Tories is ideal,” he told NME. “Nowadays, I feel like voting Green because I don’t really affiliate with the parties.”Tracey added that he doesn’t think the UK rap scene will get behind a party in a similar way to how grime artists showed their support for Jeremy Corbyn in 2020.“Obviously we’re all getting older now but many times the youth have got behind parties,” he said.

The fourth season of BBC travel and adventure series Race Across the World comes to an end on Wednesday 29 May, but it has been announced that there will be a special extra episode immediately after the finale airs that gives fans a behind the scenes look at the making of the series.The show, which began on April 10, has followed five two-person teams as they race across Eastern Asia, in the hope of winning a £20,000 grand prize. Each pair has to complete the 15,000km journey from Japan to Indonesia without using air travel, and with a budget of just £1390 per person – the equivalent air fare for travelling the race route.They can work for money or for bed and board during their trip, but have no access to the internet or telephones.

The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms while cautioning for more bad weather in the coming days.

Charles Leclerc picked up a very special win at the Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2024 on Sunday (May 26) in Monte-Carlo, Monaco.

There are now five movies in the Mad Max series with the release of Furiosa and we’re taking a look at the estimated net worth of the franchise’s biggest stars.

Bury is set for its first Food and Drink Festival begins with dozens of stalls across the town centre and entertainment during the first half of the Bank Holiday weekend. The festival will see Bury town centre packed with pop-up food markets, artisan drinks, craft stalls, music and live entertainment between 9am – 4.30pm on Friday, May 24 and Saturday May, 25.

In Wednesday's episode of Race Across the World, Betty opens up to her brother James about a difficult health struggle. After almost losing their passports last week, the siblings are dealt more trouble when they travel from Bukittinggi in Indonesia to the seventh checkpoint, and the country’s capital, Jakarta.The pair have a nightmare bus journey before arriving in South Sumatra, where their string of bad luck continues when the taxi they’re travelling in bursts its tyre. After taking a job to build up their funds, they take time out in a local park to talk about their journey so far and Betty speaks about her health struggles.

This Morning presenter Matthew Wright has opened up about his own terrifying stalking ordeal to Lorraine Kelly. During a segment on Lorraine on Wednesday 22 May, Matthew retold the story of how he was stalked seven years ago.