The 20 Best Albums of the Year (So Far)

It boasts a huge theme park, a zoo, a dinosaur park and is famously home to Thomas Land - so it's little surprise that Drayton Manor Park is a big hit with families. But it has also just been named in the Top 20 best amusement parks in the WORLD at the 2023 Tripadvisor Traveller's Choice Awards.

William Earl The first half of 2023 has been a particularly robust time for horror, with films ranging from microbudget fare to Hollywood sequels making headlines. This list is sure to get shaken up by the year’s end, as there are a lot of provocative titles on the horizon, from studio sequels (“The Exorcist: Believer,” “Saw 10”) to campy fare (“Five Nights At Freddy’s,” “Thanksgiving”) and some rollicking festival hits (“Talk to Me,” “It Lives Inside”).

Diecast, Manchester’s newest venue, opened last night debuting its new style of pizza, dry-aged burgers, a huge outdoor space, frozen daiquiris and a raised runway for hedonistic nights out this summer.

In the early days of her career, Heather Locklear was the platonic ideal of a blonde bombshell, idolized by fans real and fictional.

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Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Live music was back, in 2022, but in 2023 it’s really back-back. Taylor Swift is soon to have history’s first billion-dollar-grossing tour, and in an era when music can sometimes feel shunted off to the side in pop-culture conversations, the “Eras Tour” feels bigger than any movie or TV show.

The sun was shining for celebrities as they attended the 2023 Wimbledon Tennis Championships, and among the first to arrive on day one were Amanda Holden and daughter Lexi Holden.The 52-year-old chose an all white ensemble including a figure hugging white dress and matching blazer, while her 17-year-old daughter looked striking in a bright green mini dress and stripe platform sandals. Shielding their eyes from the sun and donning matching white handbags, the pair looked like twins as they posed for the camera.

Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons have been a Hollywood power couple since they started dating in 2016 — and now they have their own family together.

Without a doubt the Lake District is one of the most beautiful landscapes you’ll find in the country. It has rugged mountains, green valleys, and of course, breathtaking lakes.

Selome Hailu Though the Television Critics Association’s (TCA) summer 2023 press tour was canceled as a result of the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike, the annual TCA Awards move forward. This year, the final season of “Succession” was joined by two Season 1 series, “The Last of Us” and “The Bear,” as the most-nominated projects. Each was nominated for five awards among the fourteen total categories. TCA also added two new categories to the list this year, splitting Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming into separate awards for children’s and family programming.

The Boy Meets World cast are mostly really close, even after all these years. But have you wondered if one lead in particular doesn’t want to have anything to do with the others?

Shoppers looking to cool themselves down in bed this summer have been raving over an affordable 'cooling' mattress protector from Dunelm.

Alison Herman TV Critic The first half of 2023 has seen some of the most acclaimed shows in recent memory conclude on their own terms. Fortunately, as the likes of “Barry” and “Succession” wound down, promising newcomers and returning favorites have made a case for optimism even in these series’ absence. From the plains of Kansas to an English palace to a California courtroom, great TV could come from anywhere — if not the “mind” of an artificial intelligence, whatever dystopia “Mrs.

, you know you’d do almost anything to get rid of it—including putting on a migraine cap. Yes, yes, the idea of donning an ice cap, essentially strutting around with a well-fitted cold pack on your cranium, sounds a little ridiculous. But headache hats can be a powerful pain relief tool for managing a serious . Cold therapy has been the gold standard in DIY migraine relief for decades thanks to the numbing effect of a good ice pack.

The late Paul O'Grady was one of the winners of one of the television industry's biggest prizes this evening. The comedian and TV presenter's show Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs was given the prize for best factual show at The TRIC Awards 2023.

Peter Debruge A relatable, realistic fable about the unbreakable friendship between an Italian city boy and the small-town kid he meets one summer in the Alps, this quietly profound portrait spans almost four decades in the lives of its two protagonists, who stay in touch, even as their paths veer in very different directions. One feels a wanderlust that calls him to the far corners of the world — including the heights of Tibet at one point — while the other stays close to home, finding solace in the familiar.

Kevin and Franklin Jonas finally put to bed the hotly contested debate on which brother is the best-looking. Or did they?Ahead of the season 2 premiere of their competition series,  on ABC, the brothers sat with ET's Cassie DiLaura and played an intense game of «Sip or Spill,» which posed the «subjective» question. And they answered.

Kevin and Frankie Jonas finally put to bed the hotly contested debate on which brother is the best-looking. Or did they?Ahead of the season 2 premiere of their competition series,  on ABC, the brothers sat with ET's Cassie DiLaura and played an intense game of «Sip or Spill,» which posed the «subjective» question. And they answered.

Warner Bros’ CineEurope show here in Barcelona was a starry, jam-packed affair featuring Zendaya and Timothée Chalamet who talked up Dune: Part Two, as well as their respective upcoming titles Challengers and Wonka. The proceedings kicked off with a pre-taped intro video featuring President of International Theatrical Distribution Andrew Cripps zipping along the 405 in the Barbie car, and with Margot Robbie putting in an appearance. Helen Mirren, who narrates Barbie, also narrated the presentation in a voice over.

Ben Croll “The Fragile Colossus,” “Ten Pound Poms” and “The Seed” ruled the roost at this year’s Monte-Carlo Television Festival, with the three programs collecting two prizes each at a small-screen showcase that ran June 16 – 20 in the Monaco capital. Produced by Make It Happen Studio and Shoot Again Productions in partnership with TF1 France, telefilm “The Fragile Colossus” took home Monte-Carlo’s Golden Nymph for best film and the special jury prize. The French drama follows a one-time rugby star (played by soccer player-turned-actor Eric Cantona) confronting his history as a victim of childhood sexual abuse, and is based on the life and memoires of rugbyman Sébastien Boueilh.