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USC quarterback Caleb Williams said he was going home to hug his dog after the team lost to Washington, 52-42, on Saturday, the Trojans’ third loss in four games after a 6-0 start.

Andy Cohen was not exempt from getting thrown into the mess at BravoCon this weekend and was put in the hot seat while taping his late-night show.

It’s time for BravoCon 2023!

Bravo has slotted a December premiere for Season 2 of Southern Hospitality. The Southern Charm spinoff will launch with the first episode at 9 PM, Thursday, December 7 on Bravo and will stream next day on Peacock.

You’d be hard pressed to find a takeaway that doesn’t do a box of sorts in Manchester nowadays. They have become all the rave in the last few years and have proved popular as seen from the success of Levenshulme stalwarts Red Cherry and Drip in Burnage.

A major Ayr road will remain closed into the New Year amidst ongoing safety works at the Station Hotel.

UPDATED with rescheduled date: The Academy Museum Gala, which had been postponed last month in the wake of Hamas‘ attack on Israel, has been rescheduled for December 3.

A caravan park has been evacuated amid warnings Storm Ciarán will cause a "significant risk to life." A severe flood warning has been issued for the area around River Ritec, near Tenby in South Wales.

Lori Loughlin and her daughter Olivia Jade are starring in their first-ever ad campaign together, teaming up with Steve Madden for the “Perfect Pairing” campaign.

Airlines have warned customers that flights could be disrupted due to Storm Ciaran this week.

We didn’t think hip-hop would ever make it to 50 years,” Mary J. Blige says definitively. Across our late-summer conversation about hip-hop, healing, and staying in the present, Blige’s voice is suffused with characteristic sincerity.

Storm Ciaran is set to bring a fresh bout of wind and rain to the UK – with “danger to life” amber weather warnings issued for Thursday.

Much of the UK is bracing itself for heavy rain and strong winds brought by Storm Ciaran - and Greater Manchester is set to be hit by the downpours.

Christopher Vourlias When the Thessaloniki International Film Festival’s industry arm, Agora, kicks off this week in Greece’s second city, organizers will be looking to expand upon recent additions to a time-tested formula that’s served the event across nearly two decades as a launching pad and incubator for Greek and regional talent. “We’ve been doing the Agora since 2005, and we have slowly but steadily established it as one of the markets where you can find new talents and emerging directors from this region,” says industry head Angeliki Vergou, who took over from longtime Agora topper Yianna Sarri last year.

Noah Cyrus might not have been dressed up in costume at the GLSEN event over the weekend, but she was definitely channeling Rapunzel!

Bravo is taking over Las Vegas as BravoCon lands in Sin City starting Friday, Nov. 3 for a three-day event. The convention is set to be bigger than ever with over 160 Bravolebrities in attendance and more than 60 live events.

event honoring bold and accomplished women from many fields, we are proud to announce the Women of the Red Carpet: Ubah Hassan and Brynn Whitfield!Two of our Real Housewives of New York faves will be on hand to host the glamorous red carpet leading into the awards ceremony, and you know the girl talk will be fun. For those who don't tune in, Whitfield is a PR and marketing guru, and Hassan is a model who also has a line of hot sauces.Hassan told us why she was so excited about the opportunity, musing, “Honoring bold women is a vital need in today’s world.

Weather experts have confirmed that snowfall is on the way for Scotland this week as temperatures begin to drop.

Furious traders operating in the shadow of the fire-ravaged Station Hotel – have blasted council chiefs over a lack of support as their businesses ‘struggle to survive’.

Holly Jones Ventana Sur’s esteemed Animation! and Blood Window forums are teaming to present a fresh competition strand, Fantasmática. Aimed at creating an industry-wide synergy between animation and genre cinema that centers short film projects in development, the initiative kicks off at this year’s Buenos Aires Ventana Sur market, held Nov.

Jaicy Elliot stars as Lea in Hallmark Channel’s new movie Joyeux Noel and you might be curious to know more about her life, so we’ve got you covered.

Ben Croll The push for greater studio capacity and more ambitious large-scale facilities — both in the Paris region and throughout the country — is a key element of the France 2030 plan. As it stands, France is on track to offer more than two dozen studios by 2024, with flagship developments including the TSF Backlot 77. That sprawling installation, built on the site of a one-time airbase 38 miles east of Paris, will offer Parisian street facades and a number of standing sets encompassing different neighborhoods and architectural styles.

Ben Croll France’s VFX workforce has grown by leaps and bounds over the past three years, with much credit due to a 10% across-the-board tax rebate bonus for international productions that spend more than $2.1 million with local digital outfits. Of course, the fact that American studios could also benefit from the full 40% tax rebate wholly on post-production expenditures has only helped matters further, affording top-trained talent the chance to stay in (or, in many cases, return to) France, proving their mettle on lavish blockbusters shot elsewhere.

Los Angeles is the second-most expensive city in the United States, according to a new survey.

Most international TV networks and news agencies were unable to provide live coverage or video updates out of the Gaza Strip overnight due to communication outages as Israel stepped up its military campaign on the Palestinian territory.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor “Billions” ends where it began. At the close of “Admirals Fund,” Episode 12 of Season 7 and the series finale of the Showtime drama series, Bobby Axelrod is scheming once again to make a new fortune with his merry band of alpha-male traders, who are revved up by his leadership to kill in the name of capitalism.

In a major boon to Los Angeles area cord cutters, Spectrum SportsNet and the Los Angeles Lakers today announced the launch of what’s being called Spectrum SportsNet+, a direct-to-consumer streaming subscription service that will deliver a 24/7 feed of Spectrum SportsNet programming, including live Lakers games and behind-the-scenes Lakers content, to sports enthusiasts.

The fearful mother of a woman trapped in Gaza has told how she desperately waits for morning messages from her daughter 'to see if she's made it through the night'.

The Met Office has issued its verdict following claims snow and sub zero temperatures will arrive in Scotland in a matter of days.

Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood always serves up Southern California’s scariest Halloween event and this year is no different!

Frontiers in Pain Research, Darius Valevicius – the first author of the research from McGill University in Montreal, Canada – found that while listening to a preferred artist may lead to a reduction of pain equal to painkillers, music that produces “chills” has an even greater impact.“We can approximate that favourite music reduced pain by about one point on a 10-point scale, which is at least as strong as an over-the-counter painkiller like Advil [ibuprofen] under the same conditions. Moving music may have an even stronger effect,” he said (via The Guardian).The study conducted saw 63 healthy participants attend the Roy pain laboratory on the McGill campus, and researchers applied heat akin to a hot cup of coffee to their left arm.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer For three decades, Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios has been offering live terror experiences in Southern California and Florida — primarily via a series of mazes where the undead chase crowds with chain saws and scary movies come to life. Over decades, licensed characters like Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees have haunted the studio backlot. But on a recent Wednesday in October, the annual attraction was hosed down not with fake blood but a slew of corporate owner NBCUniversal’s intellectual property.

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This week, American fried chicken restaurant, Popeyes, officially opens the doors to its first restaurant in Manchester. The chicken spot, which is known to attract massive queues will be located at One Piccadilly Gardens and launches at 11am on Thursday (26 October)

Israeli warplanes have struck targets across Gaza after another small aid shipment was allowed into the besieged Hamas-ruled territory.

With crunchy leaves underfoot, a slight chill in the air and a beautiful palette of colours, you can’t beat a country walk in the autumn. If you’re looking for that perfect autumnal atmosphere then it's best to venture into the woods.