This Morning viewers were full of compliments as Alison Hammond showed off a new look on Friday's show. The presenter was back fronting the ITV daytime show alongside co-host Dermot O'Leary after jetting back from Dubai.
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Brexit fuck-ups and a lack of government control” as they return to playing in Europe again as pandemic restrictions ease, artists, management and politicians have told NME.Now over one year on from the music industry essentially being handed a “No Deal Brexit” when the UK government failed to negotiate visa-free travel and Europe-wide work permits for musicians and crew, artists are attempting to hit the road again after COVID previously prevented them from touring – only to find that themselves on the predicted “rocky road” for the first summer of playing shows in Europe post-Brexit.Just last week, White Lies were forced to cancel the opening night of their 2022 European tour in Paris due to “Brexit legislation” seeing their equipment held up for two days. Speaking to NME, drummer Jack Lawrence-Brown the situation as “incredibly frustrating”.“It’s tricky for us because we’ve been doing this for quite a while and to our minds, we were pretty well-prepared for what was to come,” he said.
“We’d done our best to ensure that we’d be prepared in any circumstance. It’s very frustrating when you prepare for as long as we have to then rock up to the first venue and find that your equipment has been stuck in a 25 mile-long queue on the M20 through not fault of your own, and no fault of the trucking company either.“It wasn’t the plan that we’d worked hard to get right.”While admitting that the confusion and delays regarding P&O Ferries hadn’t helped matters, the drummer put the majority of the blame at the foot of Brexit-related red tape regarding visas and carnets (a document detailing what goods and equipment are being taken across borders).“Prior to Brexit, this kind of tailback was never an issue,” he said.
This Morning viewers were full of compliments as Alison Hammond showed off a new look on Friday's show. The presenter was back fronting the ITV daytime show alongside co-host Dermot O'Leary after jetting back from Dubai.
Poundbury is, literally, The Town That Prince Charles Built. A new development, the first foundations of which were set down in 1993, it is HRH’s vision for a better Britain. His aim was to create a community rather than a housing estate, somewhere providing a job for everyone and, with his eco-goals in mind, where walking is more important than driving.
Royal tours to the Caribbean should be scrapped unless the royal family uses them to address “truth, reconciliation and justice”, a political activist has said.
Wilson Chapman editorNetflix has set release dates for nearly 40 moves debuting between May and Labor Day Weekend. The streamer unveiled a first look at the Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg-starrer “Me Time,” which follows a stay-at-home dad (Hart) who finds himself with some “me time” for the first time in years.
“Gone With the Wind” was hell on earth.The film would go on to become the top grossing movie of all time (adjusted for inflation, it boasted ticket sales of $1.823 billion), winning ten Academy Awards in 1939. But it took a significant toll on its 25-year-old female lead.
Lisa Vanderpump is bringing a little bit of Europe to Las Vegas! ET's Brice Sander was with the 61-year-old reality star and restaurateur as she opened Vanderpump à Paris, and talked about what fans can expect from her new venture as well as how she's doing following her scary horseback riding accident.In January, it was revealed that Vanderpump fell off a horse and broke her leg, which led to her having to get around in a «little motor car» while putting the finishing touches on her Vegas restaurant. Months later, she's assuring fans, «I’m back in heels.
TOWIE stars Yasmin Oukhellou and James Lock have been spotted together on a lunch date after the former couple were rumoured to be getting close again . Yasmin, 27, and James, 35, were previously together but called quits on their relationship in February 2021.They went their separate ways and moved on with different people – with Yaz previously dating Lauren Goodger’s ex-boyfriend Jake McLean, while Lockie enjoyed a romance with Megan Barton-Hanson.
Ellie Golding and actress Tracy-Ann Oberman. The famous faces who appeared on the programme had to impress judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith, all for a worthy cause. For the final showstopper challenge they had to make edible portraits of their own celebrity heroes.
Oscar winners Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell are teaming with Disney Plus for upcoming Simpsons-themed short When Billie Met Lisa. The brother and sister duo will appear alongside the Springfield-based family in the short which premieres April 22. Check out the key art above and below. In When Billie Met Lisa, Lisa Simpson is discovered by the chart-topping artists while searching for a quiet place to practice her saxophone. Billie then invites Lisa to her studio for a special jam session she’ll never forget. This latest Simpsons-themed short is the fourth in a series created for Disney Plus to highlight the streaming service’s marquee brands and most popular content. The previously released videos include Star Wars and Marvel-themed tie-ins Maggie Simpson In The Force Awakens From Its Nap and The Good, The Bart, And The Loki as well as The Simpsons in Plusaversary which was released in November last year to celebrate Disney Plus Day.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle kicked off day two of the Invictus Games with more sweet moments. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex spent their Easter in The Hauge, Netherlands, with a full day of events. Harry, 37, and Meghan, 40, arrived during the athletics portion hand in hand.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were spotted putting on a loved-up display as they kicked off day two of the Invictus Games in the Netherlands on Sunday 17 April. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who briefly visited the UK earlier this week, have been enjoying their first public appearance in Europe since stepping back as senior royals in 2020. Indeed Harry, 37, and Meghan, 40, beamed as they met with the competitors, including Lisa Johnston from Team UK, at the competition which supports military personnel and servicemen and women who have fought.
Bright Eyes stopped by The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Wednesday night (April 13) to deliver a performance of ‘Dance And Sing’ – watch it below.The song – which Conor Oberst and co. performed with a full band and a miniature orchestra – features on the band’s 2020 album ‘Down In The Weeds, Where The World Once Was’, which marked their first full-length project in almost a decade.The performance on the late night talk show comes as the band prepare to reissue all nine of their studio albums along with a ‘Companion’ EP featuring new recordings of songs from the original release plus a cover version from an artist they found particularly inspiring at the time.They will kick off the campaign on May 27, with their first three albums – ‘A Collection Of Songs Written And Recorded 1995-1997’, 1998’s ‘Letting Off The Happiness’ and 2000 LP ‘Fevers And Mirrors’.Watch Bright Eyes on Colbert below:Last month, Bright Eyes covered Elliott Smith‘s ‘St.
Livin’ La Vida Loca is one of the most iconic Latin pop songs, and it is going to be added to the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress. The song composed by Desmond Child and Draco Rosa and performed by Ricky Martin is one of 25 pieces that were considered all-time cultural treasures worthy of preservation based on its cultural, historical, or aesthetic significance in the nation’s recorded sound heritage.Livin’ La Vida Loca, marked a before and after in Latin crossover upon its release on March 23, 1999.
Artists like Central Cee, Wolf Alice, KSI and Wet Leg are at the forefront of an indie music surge, with independent labels' share of the UK music market having grown to just under 27% in 2021.
Little Mix star Leigh-Anne Pinnock reportedly made a dig at former bandmate Jesy Nelson over the weekend. Singer Leigh-Anne, 30, is rumoured to have made the jibe during her band's first performance of their Confetti tour in Belfast.
With European touring getting properly going again following the relaxation of COVID restrictions, the UK music industry is now fully dealing with the realities of Brexit and the new bureaucracy touring musicians face. With the specific rules now different for British artists in each EU member state, the whole industry is very much on a learning curve, as new issues and bureaucratic delays regularly come up – often at the border – that need to be dealt with.White Lies were forced to call off a show in Paris last week after their equipment was delayed by Brexit nonsense.
Stavros Flatley star Lagi Demetriou, 25, has announced the happy news that he and fiancée Annika Crawford have welcomed their first child.The couple first shared their baby news via Annika's Instagram, posting a photo of Annika's bump with the caption: "Our next chapter - Baby Demetriou." Now, they have confirmed the baby's birth by shared a touching black and white photo of a tiny new born baby's hand.The caption simply read: "Xenia Demetriou 31 03 2022". Lagi shot to fame on Britain's Got Talent 13 years ago.