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Refused have announced a homecoming gig that will mark their “last festival performance in Sweden” as the band looks to wind down.The Swedish punks took to their official Instagram account to announce their forthcoming performance at Stockholm’s Rosendal Garden Party on Friday, June 14. Turnstile and M.I.A are also set to perform alongside Refused on that day of the festival.In a now-deleted statement that was posted to the Rosendal Garden Party website, they revealed that this gig would mark the band’s final festival performance in their home country. “After four years away from the stage, the time has finally come.

The sight of the newly renovated former Ancoats Hospital has been met with joy. The hospital, which had stood an empty ruin on Old Mill Street for more than 30 years, came close to being pulled down in 2011.

A mum has been called "petty" and "unprofessional" for not wanting to buy her workmate a Marks and Spencer meal at lunch. The woman, who is a manager, said she was going out for a walk on her break and a colleague with whom she doesn't get on with asked her to get a chicken ready meal if she passed a shop.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Stellan Skarsgård revealed to Business Insider that he spent eight hours in the makeup chair in order to transform into the villainous Baron Vladimir Harkonnen for “Dune: Part Two.” That might seem like an awful experience to some, but for Skarsgård it’s preferred to relying on any kind of VFX for transforming into his characters. “It was painful, but it was worth it,” Skarsgård said.

A new mother is taking Delta Airlines to court after they allegedly refused to let her board with her breast pump!

Earlier this week, we described “Dune: Part Two” star Rebecca Ferguson as somewhat unpredictable and always outspoken, always willing to boldly speak her mind no matter the consequences. This was in reference to Ferguson, candidly sharing with The Playlist in a recent interview that the actress herself had decided to leave the “Mission Impossible” franchise after her three-picture deal had ended, and then the filmmakers decided to kill off her character.

“Say It Loud — I’m Black and I’m Proud.”But the “Super Bad” singer was also super proud of his hair — whether he wore a natural Afro or a straightened conk.In fact, after the Godfather of Soul was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2004, his tresses were foremost on his mind in his treatment.“He was like, ‘I can’t do chemo, ’cause I don’t wanna lose all my hair.’ I mean, this was a real thing,” says his daughter Dr. Yamma Brown in the four-part A&E documentary “James Brown: Say It Loud,” which premiered Monday and is now available to stream and on demand.“Thank God it was in the early stages enough that all he really needed was radiation.

A woman has reportedly ruined her best friend's marriage - after attending their wedding without any make-up on. The woman was delighted to have been chosen as her long-term pal's maid of honour - fulfilling an agreement they made as children.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Michael Keaton told People magazine in a recent interview that reuniting with Tim Burton and shooting the “Beetlejuice” sequel (officially titled “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”) was “the most fun I’ve had on set in a long time.” The film is the follow-up to the duo’s 1988 comedy classic. Keaton stressed how refreshing it was to embrace practical filmmaking after “years” spent working with giant green screens. Prior to “Beetlejuice 2,” Keaton reprised his Batman role for the VFX-heavy comic book tentpole “The Flash.” “On one hand, you’d go, ‘Well, of course it’s the most fun.

Ben Shephard reportedly "refused to sign" his This Morning contract until "he knew who he'd be working with." The Good Morning Britain star was announced as one of the new permanent hosts of the ITV show last week, alongside So You Think You Can Dance's Cat Deeley. However, it's been claimed that 49 year old Ben "held off" from announcing his latest career move until Cat fully committed to the role.

In 2011, McDonalds was forced to apologise to 16-year-old Scott Wilson after it refused to serve him a cheeseburger.

Yeesh. Sounds like Prince Harry has way more beef with Queen Camilla than with his father King Charles III — and even as that was on full display during his recent trip to England!

A Las Vegas man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his wife to death next to their sleeping 5-year-old. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Depar

A Florida man was arrested after cops say he tried to solicit nudes from a minor on Snapchat — and his heinous scheme didn’t go as planned! On Friday, Brevard County Sheriff Wayne

Carrie Fisher‘s Star Wars character Princess Leia is one of the most famous heroes of all time. However, the leader of the resistance could have been played by a very different actress: Jodie Foster.

Dr. Jill Biden spilled the tea on her visit with Queen Elizabeth at Windsor Castle just one year before her death.The First Lady of the United States and President Joe Biden sat down to have private tea with the British Monarch during their 2021 stateside visit and it would become the last time they would meet before the Queen passed away at Balmoral Castle on Sept. 8, 2022, at age 96.In Robert Hardman’s new book “The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy,” the royal biographer spoke with FLOTUS and recounted the historical visit as detailed in an exclusive excerpt obtained by People.

A woman tried to sneak onto a plane after she had been refused boarding because her passport was nearly expired.

Joy Behar may be able to dish on “Hot Topics” — but she can’t take the hot weather. Behar, 81, revealed Wednesday that she didn’t want the role of Jason Sudeikis’ mom on the hit Apple TV+ show “Ted Lasso” due to the fact that the weather in London was too warm for her. “You were contacted about the possibility to be on my favorite show of all time,” Brian Teta, producer of “The View,” said on the show’s “Behind the Table” podcast.However, he added that Behar “quickly dismissed” the role.

Former Coronation Street star Michelle Keegan has revealed the one word she refused to say in front of her Fool Me Once co-star Joanna Lumley, as she was "so embarrassed".The storyline of the latest hit Netflix show follows Maya Stern (played by Michelle) who is trying to come to terms with the brutal murder of her husband, Joe (played by Richard Armitage). However, when Maya installs a nanny-cam to keep an eye on her young daughter, she is shocked to see her dead husband in her house and cuddling her daughter.

Jeffrey Wright is recalling the time he did not censor himself for the film Ride with the Devil.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Jeffrey Wright‘s latest stop on his “American Fiction” press tour was a cast interview with Entertainment Weekly in which he shocked his co-stars with a story about how he once refused a studio’s request to censor his dialogue. The Emmy winner starred in Ang Lee’s 1999 Civil War drama “Ride With the Devil” as a former slave fighting for his freedom. “In this scene in which he has this kind of the apex of his awakening and his need to emancipate himself, he says, ‘Being that man’s friend was no more than being his n—–.

The late Queen used to keep her Christmas decorations up until February, unlike the rest of us who pack away our festive decor in early January. The Queen would spend her Christmas holidays at Sandringham and stay there until early February to mark the anniversary of her father George VI's death, who passed away in his sleep on February 6. The festive decorations at the estate would remain up until the Queen left, often a few days after the anniversary.

Shawn Johnson is revealing why she opted out of additional prescription pain medications to help with pain after giving birth to her third child.

Zara Tindall may be a member of the royal family, but she never wants to be known as a princess.The 42-year-old daughter of Princess Anne got candid on a recent episode of Rob Burrow’s Total Sport podcast, saying she’s fortunate that her mom didn’t give her a royal title.Burrow, who is a former rugby player battling motor neuron disease, asked the equestrian if she had advice for her younger self.Zara went on to discuss her relief with Anne, 73, not letting herself and her older brother, Peter Phillips, 46, become full-time working members of the Firm.“From my point of view, I was obviously very lucky that my mother didn’t give us any titles so I really commend her on that,” Zara explained.The granddaughter of the late Queen Elizabeth went on: “We were very lucky that we got to do it a bit our own way.”“My family has a great work ethic as well which I’m hoping they instilled in me and is still going to this day,” she noted.Zara married ex-rugby sportsman Mike Tindall in 2011 and they share three children: Mia, 9, Lena, 5, and Lucas, 2.“Hopefully, we can pass it onto our kids,” Zara added.

Jess Glynne has revealed that she once refused to give one of her songs to Rihanna in a new interview. The ‘Rather Be’ singer recently spoke with You magazine about a variety of topics, including one instance where Glynne was approached by Roc Nation co-founder and vice chairperson Jay Brown on whether her song, ‘Promise Me’, a ballad co-written with super-producer Greg Kurstin, could be used by Rihanna.“I said, ‘No, you’re not sending it to Rihanna.’ I mean, it was the biggest compliment, but I was like, ‘It’s my song, and I’m an artist, too’,” Glynne recounted.She later expressed that conflicts between her and her label’s interests eventually pushed her to fire her management team.

this year’s Paramount+ revival as his iconic character.A slew of new stars joined Kelsey Grammer in the 10-episode reboot, which premiered on Oct. 12.Pierce got candid about why he decided not to make a comeback on the series, 20 years after its conclusion. “I never really wanted to go back,” he told the Los Angeles Times in a new profile.He added: “It’s not like I said, ‘Oh, I don’t ever want to do that again.’ I loved every moment.

raunchy Jon Hamm sex scene. Viewers of “The Morning Show” went wild in October when an episode of the AppleTV+ series, now in its third season, featured a steamy scene with Jennifer Aniston, 54, and Jon Hamm, 52. In a new interview with Variety, Aniston opened up about the steamy moment with the “Mad Men” star.

The 2024 Golden Globes announced the nominations on Monday, but one major category was missing: host.The ceremony is fast approaching, set for Jan. 7 (8 p.m. on CBS), and there’s been no celeb emcee announced.

As 2023 draws to a close, the Barbenheimer phenomenon still resounds as the year’s most important film event. Two highly anticipated blockbusters, poised in a head-to-head battle in the thick of summer movie season, from two of Hollywood’s premier directors; no wonder the double feature became so highly meme-able.

Margot Robbie revealed Tuesday that one of the producers for the film “Oppenheimer” once tried to convince her to push the release date of ‘Barbie” back. “One of your producers, Chuck Roven, called me, because we worked together on some other projects. And he was like, ‘I think you guys should move your date,’ ” Robbie, 33, told Cillian Murphy during their chat on Variety’s Actors on Actors.

Margot Robbie has said that she refused to move the release date for Barbie to make way for Oppenheimer at the cinema.In a new interview, Robbie was speaking to star of Oppenheimer Cillian Murphy about the success both films had over the summer.Barbie became the highest-grossing movie of the year worldwide, and the highest-grossing film ever by a female director while Oppenheimer broke multiple cinema records this summer including becoming the fourth highest-grossing IMAX release of all time internationally and the highest grossing film biopic of all time.Robbie asked Murphy if he thought “so many people were gonna watch a movie about the making of the atomic bomb” to which he laughed and replied: “Um…no! [Director] Christopher Nolan was always determined that it would be released in the summer as a big temple movie. That was always his plan.

A woman with size 32K breasts claims she was refused reduction surgery on the NHS because she was deemed to be too fat - despite being a size SIX at the time. Summer Roberston, now 26, developed large boobs from the age of eight, which caused her pain and brought "unwanted attention".

an actor’s method of preparation or questionable commitment to a role, there’s a plethora of reasons co-stars could butt heads. In some instances, these experiences can be so bad that it means they’ll never ever work together again.But for others, time heals their wounds and they’re able to at least co-exist on set again — even if it’s just for the fans’ sake. Other actors on this list didn’t just affect their co-stars, but members of the production team, too.Let’s just say there’s a reason why they tell you to meet your idols, let alone work with them and be crushed by their lack of professionalism.

Crazy in Love” with her daughter wanting to perform. The musician revealed that she initially refused to let her daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, perform during her “Renaissance” World Tour.“She told me she was ready to perform, and I told her no,” Beyonce, 42, said in her new concert documentary “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé,” per the New York Times.

A little girl who made a stand against an "offensive" question on her school maths test has been hailed as "courageous".

Ellise Shafer “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody” actor Kim Rhodes, who played the spunky mother of the titular twins on the hit Disney Channel series, revealed pre-teen stars Dylan and Cole Sprouse often defended her on the show’s set. Speaking on the “Back to the Best” podcast last week, Rhodes recalled a particular moment when Dylan Sprouse refused to tell a “fat joke” at her expense. “They defended me all the way through.