The key points from the new Northern Ireland Brexit deal

A night out on the town or an evening at home? Whichever your preference, celebrate the weekend like an A-lister with these celeb must-haves.

New Order have backed the #LetTheMusicMove campaign against proposed changes to US visa rules that would impact touring artists.Last month saw the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announce that it was planning to raise touring visa fees for foreign acts by more than 250 per cent.The DHS said in its proposal that applications for a P visa, which is for acts arriving in the states to perform temporarily, would increase from the current rate of $460 (£375.23) to $1,615 (£1,317). Meanwhile, the longer-term O work visa would jump from $460 (£375.23) to $1,655 (£1,349).Numerous musicians have since spoken out against the plans, saying that it would be “a huge hardship to pay such high visa fees”.

Parker Finn has just signed a first-look deal with Paramount to write, produce, and direct features.

State Pension currently provides essential financial support for 12.6 million older people across the country, including more than one million retirees living in Scotland. This regular payment is available for those who have reached the UK Government’s eligible retirement age, which is currently 66 for both men and women, and have paid at least 10 years' worth of National Insurance Contributions.

$217 million at the global box office last fall, filmmaker Parker Finn has signed a first-look deal with Paramount Pictures. “I am honored and thrilled to be joining the Paramount family,” Finn said in a statement.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Somebody must be flashing their pearly whites. Paramount Pictures has entered a multi-year, first-look deal with Parker Finn to write, produce and direct features.  The pact comes on the heels of Finn’s breakout horror hit “Smile,” which became a sleeper box office sensation. Finn wrote and directed the creepy tale, which went on to be the top grossing original horror movie of 2022, raking in $216 million worldwide on a $17 million budget. It was based on his short film “Laura Hasn’t Slept.” “‘Smile’s’breakthrough success is a testament to Parker’s unique and fresh filmmaking, and we are thrilled that he will make Paramount his home,” said Paramount Pictures President & CEO Brian Robbins.

Paramount Pictures has hammered a multi-year, first-look deal with Parker Finn to write, produce and direct features. 

EXCLUSIVE: Drift director Anthony Chen is gearing up to direct his first US-set project, Heartbeat: A New York Story, about the rarely-told experiences of the Asian gay community during the AIDS epidemic in 1980s New York.

Nia Archives.•READ MORE: Nia Archives on the cover: “Jungle music has always been a strong sound of the underground”The mural,  is to celebrate the Bradford-born’s third highly-anticipated EP, ‘Sunrise Bang Ur Head Against Tha Wall’. The artwork took four days to complete and Nia Archives had a chance to add some finishing touches to the mural herself.The 80-square-metre mural was created by the Shoreditch-based street art collective Graffiti Life, who also done murals dedicated to other musicians including late Nipsey Hussle, Giggs and Charlotte Black.You can currently visit the mural at 455 Hackney Road, E2 9DY until March 24.In addition to the mural, Nia Archives and Spotify have teamed up to offer fans a chance to win exclusive press-on nails, designed by Suki Nailz, inspired by Nia’s synonymous nail sets.In other news, Nia Archives released her third EP ‘Sunrise Bang Ur Head Tha Wall’ today (March 10) via Island Records/HIJINXX.Also, she will support Slowthai on his ‘UGLY’ European tour alongside Sainté.

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy winner Kit Connor (Heartstopper) has been set to lead feature mystery-horror One Of Us, which will begin filming in Belfast, Northern Ireland later this month.

The British Film Institute has hired Kristy Matheson as its new Festivals Director.

Ireland Baldwin had a strip club-themed baby shower that was put together by her family and friends. Ireland, 27, is the first born child of Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin, whom he shares with ex-wife Kim Basinger. Ireland announced at the end of last year that she was expecting her first child with her musician and producer boyfriend RAC, real name Andre Allen Anjos.

Suella Braverman said it would “betray” British voters not to tackle the “waves of illegal migrants breaching our border” as she unveiled plans for new laws to crack down on Channel crossings.

BBC Radio 2’s new weekday pop quiz Ten to the Top has sparked backlash as fans have taken to social media to brand the quiz "rubbish" with one adding that listening to it felt "excruciating." The new quiz was introduced as a replacement for the iconic Popmaster following the departure of Ken Bruce, who left the radio station after 31 years. He has now moved to Greatest Hits Radio – and taken the hit concept with him.

This week has seen Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announce that a new deal had been agreed with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen to help ease post-Brexit trade issues in Northern Ireland.

John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein’s was built geeking out over home movies. Daley, fresh from his debut as one of the geeks on the cult TV classic “Freaks and Geeks,” was one of the teen stars of the 2000-01 ABC sitcom “The Geena Davis Show,” and Goldstein was the youngest member of the writing staff. One day, Daley grabbed Goldstein to show him the stop-motion short film he’d made of himself getting hit by a car. “It was amazing — really well done,” recalls Goldstein, who is sitting across from Daley in their small office on the Paramount studio lot. “And I, of course, was like, ‘All right, I’m bringing in the shorts that I made when I was his age.’”

Neighbours fans can officially get excited as some more soap favourites will officially be returning to the revived show, set to premiere later this year. Fans of the long-running Aussie soap were left devastated when it was announced in February 2022 that Neighbours was coming to an end after a 37-year run, with a tear-jerking final episode aired on Channel 5 later that year.

King Charles’ “constitutionally unwise” meeting with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has angered unionists as Rishi Sunak seeks their support over the new post-Brexit deal on Northern Ireland. Leading Conservative Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg said it was wrong to involve Charles in the “immediate political controversy” on the day the Prime Minister will sign a new agreement with her.

A new report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) indicates that pension savers could be missing out on opportunities to boost their retirement income at certain key life stages. It suggested that nudging employees to change their pension savings around major life events could have desirable effects.

Rishi Sunak will hold face-to-face talks in the UK with the European Commission president as he looks to finalise a deal to fix issues with the Northern Ireland Protocol. In a joint statement on Sunday from Downing Street and the European Commission, they confirmed the Prime Minister and Ursula von der Leyen would meet to discuss the 'range of complex challenges around' the Brexit treaty.