‘Strike: An Uncivil War,’ About Notorious “Battle Of Orgreave,” Wins Audience Award At Sheffield DocFest

EXCLUSIVE: Sky, Warner Music Entertainment and Screen Scotland are collaborating on a feature doc profiling the unique legacy of Scottish funk sensation Average White Band, with Warner taking North American distribution.

EastEnders actress Jill Halfpenny has bravely shared her private struggle with alcoholism.The 48 year old star, who played Kate Mitchell on the BBC soap, has been living a life of sobriety for over ten years, but she's now revealing the challenges she faced with alcohol in the past, particularly as she grappled with the grief of losing her father at the tender age of four. In her heartfelt new memoir A Life Reimagined: My Journey of Hope in the Midst of Loss, Jill reflects: "I began to see that I became a different person when I drank and I didn't always like who I became." She candidly admits: "For a long time, alcohol had helped me escape, to stop thinking.

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh's popularity has skyrocketed in recent years, and quite rightly so. Sophie Rhys-Jones and Prince Edward initially crossed paths at a charity function at the Queen's Tennis Club in London back in 1993, and by January 6, 1999, they were announcing their engagement to the world.

Empire State Bastard will be putting on their own festival in Sheffield next month called Bastard Fest.Fresh from a US tour supporting Sleep Token, the supergroup consisting of Biffy Clyro‘s Simon Neil and Oceansize’s Mike Vennart will top the bill, with Bitch Falcon bassist Naomi Macleod and former Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo in tow.The event will take place at Sheffield’s Corporation on July 13 and features a host of heavyweights from British metal, including Heriot, Conjurer, Pupil Slicer and Sheffield’s own Hidden Mothers. It comes a day after the band’s performance at 2000trees Festival.Tickets will go on sale tomorrow (June 20) via the venue website and See Tickets.Empire State Bastard released their debut album ‘Rivers Of Heresy’ last year.

From the moment they married back in 1999, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh’s popularity has steadily increased. Unlike the enormous royal weddings of the Prince and Princess of Wales and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, their celebration was understated – with the couple going on to conduct their lives and relationship in a very similar vein. Now, as they celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary, Edward and Sophie are repeatedly being branded two of the Royal Family’s most important “secret weapons”.

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh have released a stunning new portrait to celebrate their silver wedding anniversary, marking 25 years since they tied the knot. In the sweet snap, Edward is pictured with his arms affectionately around Sophie’s waist, as the duchess’s hands rest on her husband’s and she leans into him.The couple dressed down in the relaxed shot taken by photographer Chris Jelf in the gardens of their Bagshot Park home in Surrey, with Sophie opting to wear a tan suede jacket to match Edward’s tweed gilet.

Thania Garcia Don Omar announced on Instagram that he is currently battling cancer. The 46-year-old reggaeton pioneer took to social media on Monday to reveal his ongoing medical struggle. He wrote in a message: “Today yes, but tomorrow I won’t have cancer.” The post included a photo of his hospital wristband from a specialty hospital in Orlando.

Agnieszka Holland, who won the special jury prize at last year’s Venice Film Festival for her film Green Border about refugees on the Polish-Belarussian border, believes it serves as “collective psychotherapy” for those affected by the situation.

Sarah Paulson is officially a Tony winner, bringing her halfway to EGOT!

Hillary Clinton made a surprise appearance at the 2024 Tony Awards to show support for her musical Suffs, which she produced!

Lexi Carson The boy who lived has won his first Tony Award. At the 77th annual Tony Awards, Daniel Radcliffe won the award for best performance by a featured actor in a musical for “Merrily We Roll Along,” in which he plays Charley Kringas, the lyricist and best friend of Franklin Shepard (played by Jonathan Groff). This was also Radcliffe’s first nomination.

It was a big night for Merrily We Roll Along at the 2024 Tony Awards!

The Grand Jury Prize for International Competition at Sheffield DocFest has gone to At the Door of the House, Who Will Come Knocking, the feature directorial debut of Maja Novaković, a filmmaker from Bosnia-Herzegovina.

International documentary filmmakers and industry reps are gathering at Sheffield DocFest in the U.K. at a moment of political tumult in Europe. British voters head to the polls for a general election on July 4; in France, President Macron dissolved the National Assembly and called snap legislative elections after a French ultranationalist party surged in voting for the European Parliament. Germany’s far-right AfD party also scored substantial gains in that European Parliament vote. Overall, the center held — more or less.

Princess Catherine is back!

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Dana White, chief executive of UFC, is one of the stars of the new Roku original docuseries “Fight Inc.: Inside the UFC,” touted as an “unprecedented” insider’s look at the company, marking its 30th anniversary. Earlier this month, White — a well-known supporter of Donald Trump — played a starring role in different production: Trump’s first TikTok video. Following footage of the ex-president greeting fans at UFC 302 in Newark, N.J., on June 1, the video shows White with Trump backstage at the fight.

We still don’t know what caused Billy Ray Cyrus and Firerose‘s marriage to fall apart — we’re still waiting for the dust to clear after that explosive filing!

Adjoa Andoh's children aren't fazed by her fame.The 61 year old actress, known to Netflix viewers worldwide as Lady Danbury in the popular period drama Bridgerton, has three children - Liam, 28, Jesse, 27, with husband Howard Cunnell and Daisy, 33, from a previous relationship. Despite her global recognition, she insists that her kids see her as just their mum because she was always a working actress before her international success. While appearing on Loose Women, she shared: "They don't care.

Alex Ritman While he may be best known for features such as “The King of Scotland” and “The Mauritanian,” Kevin Macdonald has directed a number of documentaries about well-known figures, including 2012’s Bob Marley doc “Marley,” 2018’s revelatory “Whitney” about Whitney Houston and last year’s “High & Low: John Galliano.” His latest film, “Klitschko: More Than a Fight” — which opens the 2024 Sheffield Doc/Fest on Wednesday (and lands on Sky Documentaries in August) — is a little different. At its center is Vitali Klitschko, the Ukrainian heavyweight boxing legend who, alongside his brother Wladimir, dominated the sport for a decade starting in the mid-2000s.

X Factor winner Shayne Ward shared an adorable picture of his rarely seen lookalike son - and fans are swooning over the tot and his father. To mark the birthday of Reign Thomas Austin Ward, Shayne's child with former Hollyoaks star Sophie Austin, he posted a picture of the pair with a heartfelt caption, telling his followers, “My son is a treasure and a source of unending strength.” “He is my superhero!” Shayne said.