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A poignant memory. King Charles III attended the annual Remembrance Day Service at The Cenotaph, his first since becoming England’s reigning monarch.

Facebook and Instagram parent Meta is laying off 11,000 staff — about 13% of the social median giant’s entire workforce.

Nicola Sturgeon is set to lay out her economic and currency plans in an independent Scotland later today with opposition parties accusing her of "fantasy economics and wishful thinking".

An abusive thug who headbutted his partner before filming and mocking her claimed she was 'winding him up'. Brent Lambert, 40, knocked the woman out after returning home from a night out.

Good for Quinta Brunson!

Business Insider, which first reported the news of the layoffs. “One of our top priorities is to solidify E!’s role in entertainment news well into the future, and on that note, we are restructuring the leadership team to better help us achieve that goal,” wrote Tracie Wilson, NBCU’s executive vice president of syndication studios and E! News, in a memo to staffers at the time.

Axios.Up to 30% of the combined sales teams of the merged company are expected to be cut. The move comes as Warner Bros. Discovery cleaned up Monday night at the Emmys and bested all other companies with the most Emmy wins.

ITV presenters have been sharing their feelings in the wake of the Queen's death today in special episodes of This Morning and Good Morning Britain. Dermot O'Leary and Alison Hammond appeared on the This Morning sofa to pay tribute to the Queen who died last week aged 96 and to talk about their experience of laying flowers at Buckingham Palace this weekend.

A man launched a brick at a 15-year-old boy's head before brutally assaulting him as he lay unconscious on the ground. Anthony, 41, was chasing after the boy on his bike and lobbed a brick at him "from close range and with force."

Donelan was announced as the new Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as incoming Prime Minister Liz Truss unveiled her cabinet.In response, the MVT has shared a lengthy post on social media, setting out the issues the sector is facing and what the government needs to do to help. After welcoming Donelan to the role, the organisation gave a detailed list of points, including the current energy crisis’ impact on grassroots music venues and the need to restructure high taxes and low subsidies, and extended an invitation to a Parliamentary event.“We need urgent government action on the energy crisis which threatens to permanently close hundreds of grassroots music venues,” the post reads.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Snap is reportedly getting ready to make a major round of layoffs, as Snapchat advertising sales have hit turbulence. The social messaging and media company is set to cut 20% of its workforce, with layoffs set to begin Wednesday, the Verge reported, citing anonymous sources. A Snap spokesperson declined to comment. As of the end of June 2022, Snap had 6,446 full-time employees, up 38% year over year. As part of the layoffs, Snap’s advertising group will be restructured, per the Verge report. That comes as Netflix just hired Snap’s two top ad execs — chief business officer Jeremi Gorman and VP of sales Peter Naylor — to lead advertising efforts as Netflix gears up to launch a cheaper, as-supported plan in 2023.

has been planning these layoffs for several weeks, and the staffing cuts will target the development and hardware departments in addition to Zenly, a social mapping app that Snap purchased in 2017.An estimated 1,280 employees will be cut from staff. Snap’s stock has declined nearly 80% this year.Snap declined comment when reached by TheWrap.Impacted functions within the Snapchat app will include mini apps and games inside the app, as teams that manage design of these fixtures by developers will receive staffing cuts.In May the company stated it would ease up on hiring while examining areas in which their budget could be tightened following dissatisfying Q2 earnings that plunged 30%.Snap noted that “the macroeconomic environment has deteriorated further and faster than anticipated” since it issued guidance in April 2022 in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. In a memo to staffers, CEO Evan Spiegel said that the company will hire only 500 additional employees compared to the 2,000 over the last year.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBMI, one of the two largest performing rights organizations in the United States, announced layoffs of “just under 10%” of its workforce last week, a rep has confirmed to Variety. The move comes shortly after plans to sell the PRO, which represents some of the world’s biggest artists in the U.S. and pulls in more than $1 billion in revenue annually, were abandoned after the organization did not meet its target price, according to a report in Bloomberg, although the BMI rep said the layoffs were unrelated to the sale cancelation.

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Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterSUN VALLEY, Idaho — The Elon Musk watch is on.The first full day of Allen & Co.’s exclusive conference and retreat for the wealthy and well-connected concluded Wednesday at the luxe Sun Valley resort. Even among the assembled 1%-ers, there was anticipation for the arrival of the maverick leader of Tesla and SpaceX, who is expected to make an appearance at the annual meeting of moguls and C-suite titans.Following Tuesday’s many arrivals and some solo morning time, during which Verizon chief Hans Vestberg went for a run around the resort in the 6 a.m.

As I Lay Dying have lost another longtime member in drummer Jordan Mancino who has exited the band due to “internal issues”.Taking to Instagram last week to announce that he would not be joining the band on their upcoming tour, Mancino said there have been “a number of ongoing internal issues with As I Lay Dying that need to be worked out”.“It was my wish to avoid any further touring until these issues were resolved,” he continued. “Since they have not yet been resolved, it is with a heavy heart that I announce I will not be performing on any upcoming tour dates until further notice.

Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden on Sunday visited Robb Elementary School, the site of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, last week that resulted in the deaths of 19 children and two adults. Mr. Biden and the first lady laid flowers at the front of the school, and Jill Biden touched the photograph of each student at a memorial set up in front of the school. Protesters who called for Texas Gov.

Meghan Markle made a surprise visit to Texas Thursday to pay her respects to the 21 victims killed at an elementary school in Uvalde. The Duchess of Sussex, who lives in California with her husband Prince Harry and their two children, was spotted placing a bouquet of white roses at a memorial for the victims gunned down Tuesday at Robb Elementary School.  The 40-year-old kept a low profile in jeans, a white T-shirt and a denim baseball cap.

Meghan Markle laid down flowers at a memorial in Texas nearby the school where 19 children and two teachers were murdered this week. On Tuesday 24 May, 18 year old gunman Salvador Rolando Ramos opened fire at Robb Elementary School, before being shot dead by police.The children who died were all aged between seven and ten. Celebrities across the globe have been speaking out against gun violence as a result of the tragedy – including James Corden.

As I Lay Dying have lost another member in longtime bassist Josh Gilbert who last night (May 16) announced his departure from the band.His decision comes after guitarist Nick Hipa left the Californian metalcore outfit in 2020, citing that he wanted to prioritise “a motion design career, deep focus on my family, taking care of my health, and working on other creative projects”.Taking to Instagram to issue a statement, Gilbert wrote: “Hello, friends. After 15 years (almost half my life), I’ve decided to part ways with As I Lay Dying.“Despite the ups and downs inherent, I’ll always be grateful for the profound privilege of being to able to grow up travelling the world playing music with the band.

A man bites dog moment happened on Friday in the White House, as the lion laid down with the lamb, at least for a photo.

first reported by The Information.The cuts come after Cameo recently expanded in the last two years, including in a partnership with SoftBank in Japan to launch blockchain-based tokens through a feature called Cameo Pass for art, events and merchandise.

The Wanted band members proudly joined together to carry their late friend Tom Parker into his funeral service today, as they prepared to say their final goodbyes alongside hundreds of fans who lined the streets to pay their respects. Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness, and Nathan Sykes were photographed at the private service at Queensway, South East London.The close-knit group held up the black coffin - which was decorated with a stunning display of white and green flowers - as they prepared to lay their friend Tom to rest. Get exclusive celebrity stories straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

EXO member Lay Zhang has parted ways with his long-time label SM Entertainment.Today (April 8), which is also notably the 10th anniversary of EXO debut, the Chinese K-pop idol took to his personal social media accounts with handwritten letters, in both English and Korean, to announce his departure from long-time label SM Entertainment.Lay captioned his posts with, “This decade is one of the greatest gifts I could’ve ever received,” and expressed his gratitude towards his fellow EXO bandmates, SM Entertainment staff and fans for their support throughout his 10 years at the companyThis decade is one of the greatest gifts I could’ve ever received. pic.twitter.com/7Cmpyygprg— Lay Zhang (@layzhang) April 8, 2022Despite his departure from the company, which he wrote now marks a “new beginning” for himself, he reassured that his support for EXO will never waver.

Horrified residents told how mercy crews worked on a Paisley stabbing victim for 30 minutes as he lay bleeding in the street.

An evil thug murdered his girlfriend in a "terrible and unprovoked assault" as their four-month-old baby lay sleeping in a cot next them.

Justin Bieber has joined forces with Nigerian singer Omah Lay for an addictive new track, ‘Attention’ – you can listen to it below.The afro-pop dance floor anthem hears the two artists discuss the troubles of a one-sided relationship. Starved of affection, the pair ask questions about whether or not they should take to smoking and drinking to eradicate the pain.“Should I drink up? Smoke up?/ I need some freedom, freedom, ah, in my life,” Bieber sings on the song’s pre-chorus. Omah Lay adds: “Little love and some affection on the side/ Little trust and some passion would be nice/ It’s all I desire/ I need it, I cannot deny.”Accompanied by a Colin Tilley-directed video, the two artists host a late night beach party with a group of female guests and a couple of camp fires, before switching locations.You can watch the ‘Attention’ video below:Bieber released his sixth studio album ‘Justice’ last March; it spawned the singles ‘Holy’, ‘Lonely’, ‘Anyone’, ‘Hold On’, ‘Ghost’, and the global smash hit ‘Peaches’ featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon. He followed this up with his ‘Freedom’ EP in April.Last year also saw Bieber feature on a number of other tracks, including Skrillex‘s ‘Don’t Go’, posthumous Juice WRLD track ‘Wandered To LA’, ‘Essence’ with Wizkid and Tems, and his huge collaboration with The Kid LAROI, ‘Stay’.Back in December, Bieber became the first artist in Spotify history to cross 90 million monthly listeners on the streaming service.

Former TOWIE star Kirk Norcross has paid tribute to his late father Mick and spoke of how he made a promise to make his dad “proud” after he took his own life. Kirk, 34, has previously been open about his experience of PTSD following his dad’s death by suicide last January at the age of 57. Now the star has opened up further about the heartbreaking experience and shared how he hopes he can help others through becoming an ambassador for suicide prevention charity, Papyrus.

RT America, the sister network to Russia’s state-sponsored RT, is ceasing production, after being dropped by DirecTV and Roku following the invasion of Ukraine.

Seth Rogen and Paul Rudd are looking back.

AMC Entertainment has hired former Frito-Lay, Pepsico and Hostess Brands executive Ellen Copaken to the new position of Vice President, Growth Strategy to lead recently announced initiatives like entering the retail popcorn industry.

Sam Lay, a Chicago blues drummer and vocalist who played with Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Bob Dylan and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, has died at age 86. Lay died Saturday of natural causes in Chicago, Alligator Records said Monday. Sam Lay, a Chicago blues drummer and vocalist who played with Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Bob Dylan and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, has died at age 86.

Sam Lay was a legendary Chicago blues drummer who played with Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band.  Sam Lay started drumming for the Original Thunderbirds and then became the drummer for blues harmonica legend Little Walter. He was the regular drummer for Chicago Blues icon Muddy Waters band in the early 1960s.

CHICAGO -- Sam Lay, a Chicago blues drummer and vocalist who played with Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Bob Dylan and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, has died at age 86.Lay died Saturday of natural causes in Chicago, Alligator Records said Monday.Lay, known for wearing a cape and carrying a walking stick, was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2015 as part of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band.“Words can’t describe it if you like blues like I do,” Lay told the South Bend Tribune that year, referring to the band. “I enjoyed the moment of it, and everybody that was in that band, I enjoyed.

Paul Rudd and Seth Rogen are teaming up for Lay’s new Super Bowl commercial!

For six weeks in 1982 I was on strict bed rest in Ancoats Hospital.