Trust in memory of Dumfries teenager who died of brain tumour raises more than £200,000

Boxing legends and celebs are set to take part in a charity football match as part of the bid to build a statue commemorating a legendary Manchester fighter denied a title due to a 'colour ban.'

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Veteran Fremantle executive Amelia Brown has been appointed the new CEO of Fremantle U.K., replacing Simon Andreae who abruptly stepped down from the role earlier this week citing health reasons. Brown, who has been with Fremantle for 20 years, is the former managing director of its U.K. label Thames and has been a key creative on trademark Fremantle hit shows as “Britain’s Got Talent” and “The X Factor.” Fremantle in a statement noted that Brown has also been instrumental in strengthening Thames’ slate of programming and expanding the scripted production outfit into the world of reality television with shows like “Too Hot To Handle” for Netflix and upcoming entertainment show “Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream” for ITV. Her successor as MD of Thames will be announced soon.

The return of Britain’s Got Talent drew around half a million fewer viewers than last year as the show came back on the air for the first time since the pandemic. ITV said the first episode of the 16th series had an average of 5.5 million viewers based on overnight figures.The peak viewing figure of the premiere of the talent show on Saturday at 8 pm was 6.2 million viewers.The broadcaster said it was ITV1’s highest-rated programme of the year based on overnight figures. BGT will air a further episode of auditions on Sunday at 7.45pm.

New Britain’s Got Talent judge Bruno Tonioli delighted Strictly Come Dancing viewers with his dynamic personality for 15 years. He was last seen as a judge on Strictly in 2019 and his permanent departure from the show was announced ahead of the last series. And now he’s joined forces with good friend Simon Cowell on the BGT panel, alongside fellow judges Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon, who refers to Bruno as “an excited puppy”.

Veteran British actor Murray Melvin who’s best known for his role in “The Phantom of the Opera,” “A Taste of Honey” and the “Doctor Who” spin-off “Torchwood,” died April 14 at St Thomas’ hospital in London. He was 90.London-based creative director Kerry Kyriacos Michael made the announcement on Twitter and said Melvin died after taking a bad fall in December “from which he never fully recovered.” “He was one of my closest friends and will be missed by so many of us who had the privilege to know him,” Michael wrote.He had a fall in December, from which he never fully recovered.

Saturday was Britain's Got Talent judge Bruno Tonioli's first day on the job and he has already had to apologise to Simon Cowell for making a hilarious blunder.

As Britain’s Got Talent returned to our screens on Saturday night for the 16th series, another exciting batch of contestants were keen to impress the show judges and perhaps win a chance to perform for King Charles at the Royal Variety Performance. Joining the judging panel for this series, was Strictly Come Dancing icon Bruno Tonioli, who took over judging duties from David Walliams.

Alesha Dixon, Bruno Tonioli and Amanda Holden were all moved to tears on Saturday night’s Britain’s Got Talent as budding magician Cillian O'Connor, 13, wowed them with his performance.The young contestant bravely took to the stage in a black t-shirt and bowler hat as he went on to show off his magic tricks – which at once stage left Simon Cowell speechless. Ahead of his performance, Cillian told the judges he had autism and used his magic as a way of improving his social skills. Already setting off his time on stage on an emotional note, Cillian went on to break down in tears after completely smashing his act, sparking Alesha, Amanda and Bruno to tear up too.

Britain’s Got Talent fans have taken to Twitter to query why former judge David Walliams is no longer on the judging panel. The author and comedian had been a part of the panel, alongside Amanda Holden, Simon Cowell and Alesha Dixon, but has been replaced by former Strictly judge Bruno Tonioli for the 2023 season.

The festivities for King Charles III‘s coronation will be a star-studded affair. Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, Andrea Bocelli and many more are slated to perform at The Coronation Concert on Sunday, May 7 on the grounds of Windsor Castle.

It’s bound to be a marvelous celebration with all the musical acts King Charles has lined up for his upcoming Coronation!

King Charles III's coronation will be a star-studded affair. Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, Andrea Bocelli and many more are slated to perform at The Coronation Concert on Sunday, May 7 on the grounds of Windsor Castle.The BBC on Friday announced the first set of performers, which also includes British pop group Take That, Welsh brass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel, singer/songwriter Freya Ridings and classical-soul composer/producer Alexis Ffrench.

The One Show viewers were flocking to social media to make the same complaint about Bruno Tonioli's appearance on the show as he chatted about the new series of Britain's Got Talent. The 67-year-old was on the BBC One show to be interviewed by Alex Jones and Anita Rani about his new TV gig.

Billy Porter (Pose) and frequent collaborator Dan McCabe (Fruits of Thy Labor) have been tapped to script a James Baldwin biopic for Byron Allen‘s Allen Media Group Motion Pictures, with the former also to realize his longtime dream of portraying the cultural icon.

Pupils at Dalry School have raised more than £1,000 for the Syria and Turkey earthquake appeal.

 has grown up before our eyes. And while viewers love to watch the on-screen romances play out, the breakout stars from the Netflix series have their own love lives to contend with.Though the nail-biting fate of Eleven, Will, Mike, Lucas, Dustin, Max, and the rest of the Hawkins gang is now on pause until the much anticipated fifth and final season, the offscreen lives of the show's ensemble of actors often seem just as fun (if a little less deadly).  Lead Millie Bobby Brown took to Instagram to seemingly announce her engagement to boyfriend Jake Bongiovi in mid-April, but she's not the only one with love on the brain.    Here's a look at the stars' real-life romances. The 19-year-old British actress, who plays Eleven in the sci-fi series, seemingly announced her engagement to Jon Bon Jovi's 20-year-old son, Jake Bongiovi, in an Instagram post on April 11.Flashing a giant diamond sparkler and captioning the post with Taylor Swift lyrics, Brown looked smitten in her beach photo shoot.

Bruno Tonioli has shared how David Walliams welcomed him taking over his role on Britain's Got Talent ahead of viewers seeing his debut on the show. It was announced earlier this year that the former Strictly Come Dancing judge would be replacing the comedian and actor on the judging panel of the hit ITV talent show.

Britain's Got Talent star Amanda Holden has revealed that Bruno Tonioli is not just the ITV talent show’s new judge - he’s also their interpreter! Strictly Come Dancing legend Bruno has replaced David Walliams and joins Amanda, Alesha Dixon and Simon Cowell on the judging panel, bringing an exciting new vibe. Not least his ability to speak several languages on top of his native Italian and his second language English. Amanda says, “He's got loads of energy, like putting a Berocca into water and watching it fizz! He gives some good critiques when he's not messing around and being naughty! I swear we need to strap him to his chair, he never sits down! He's a sweetheart and very informed those are the bits that I'm finding really interesting about him! I think he's still bringing all the energy and character that he had on Strictly, but you get to see more of him because obviously now he’s judging more than just dancing.

EXCLUSIVE: Anna-Maria Sieklucka (365 Days) has been tapped to star opposite Charlotte Kirk (The Lair) in the psychological thriller Compulsion. The film which is set to start shooting next week in Malta hails from Neil Marshall (The Descent), who will direct from his own script.

Montana Brown has shared plans to be more vigilant after she discovered that an AirTag had been slipped into her bag while jetting off on holiday. Appearing on Good Morning Britain today, the pregnant Love Island star, 27, recalled the terrifying moment she emptied out her bag and found the tag.