Watch The Hives join band covering them in the street outside Liverpool signing session

As if to come to the aid of her national cinema after the debacle that was Roman Polanski’s The Palace, Poland’s Agnieska Holland, soon to turn 75, restores some of her homeland’s cultural dignity with a devastating exposé that angrily, and quite brilliantly, questions its humanity and political integrity. At 144 minutes, and in black and white, it is not exactly a Trojan horse, and its moral rigor does not come with a spoonful of sugar. But Green Border earns every second of that running time, and with a focus and energy that belies its directors age. Awards-wise, this may prove to be the international feature to beat.

EXCLUSIVE: Nadia Forde has joined the cast of Conflict, the Finnish political thriller series from Rebellion director Aku Louhimies and XYZ Films.

EXCLUSIVE: Karlovy Vary competition pic The Hypnosis, starring Herbert Nordrum (The Worst Person In The World) and Asta August (The Kingdom), has inked a series of international deals for Totem Films. 

EXCLUSIVE: With Mipcom on the horizon, Sweden’s Eccho Rights is building out its sales team by hiring well-respected exec Tess Charman.

HYBE and Geffen Records have revealed the contestants of its upcoming audition programme, The Debut: Dream Academy.At a press event in Los Angeles today (August 28 PT), HYBE chairman Bang Si-Hyuk and Interscope Geffen A&M Records CEO John Janick revealed the 20 idol hopefuls who will be competing for a place in an upcoming global girl group.The group of contestants hail from 12 different countries – including Korea, Brazil, the US, Sweden and more – and were picked from a global audition that started in November 2021.The 20 young women will participate in The Debut: Dream Academy, premiering September 1 at 8am PT on YouTube, which will run for 12 weeks and decide the upcoming girl group’s final line-up. In addition, the group’s development process will also be documented in an upcoming as-yet-untitled Netflix series, set to debut in 2024.“I have wanted to form an international group based on K-pop methodology for a while,” Bang Si-Hyuk said at the press event.

Toyah Willcox and husband Robert Fripp have shared a new cover of The Hives for their Sunday Lunch series – watch below.While the summer has mostly seen the pair revisiting old entries into their legendary lockdown series, today (August 27) they have shared a brand new cover.The version of ‘Hate To Say I Told You So’ sees Fripp dressed as a bee as they rage through a cover of the Swedish indie rock band’s biggest hit.Check it out below.Earlier this summer, the pair appeared at Glastonbury Festival, performing a cover of David Bowie’s ‘Heroes’.Ahead of their performance, the couple caught up with NME backstage to discuss their reaction to the sudden momentum that the web series got, and reveal their plans to take the show to television.“We’ve actually been picked up by a world agency and we have decided that we’re going to give them a set amount of years,” Willcox responded when asked how long the couple see Sunday Lunch continuing for. Fripp also stated that he would be happy to continue performing until his mid-80s.“At the moment our social media numbers are growing.

Middle-aged adults who have three or more "unhealthy traits" are more at risk of having a heart attack, new research has found.

Tove Styrke has joined the cast of a new Stockholm production of David Bowie‘s Lazarus musical.The Swedish singer will feature in the new production, which is set to premiere on February 15, 2024 at the Göta Lejon theatre, alongside Linus Wahlgren, Simon J Berger, Björn Bengtsson, Christopher Wollter, Lisa Larsson and more.“I’ve been dying to tell you this,” Styrke wrote in a Facebook post this week. “In 2024 I will join an amazing cast and director for the new production of David Bowie’s “Lazarus” in Stockholm.

The UK spends a lower percentage of its GDP on financial support for disabled people and sick workers than any other country in north-west Europe, the SNP has claimed.

England and Spain will make history Sunday when they go head-to-head in the 2023 Women’s World Cup final, with both teams making their first championship appearances.

England's date with destiny is looming large. Sarina Wiegman's Lionesses are set to represent the nation in its first football World Cup final since 1966.

That's right, to celebrate the girls in the green and the gold on their World Cup endeavours, Jules has plated up an Aussie-themed, soccer party plate - perfect for munching on when watching matches at home!

The World Cup has been an arena for the greatest soccer players worldwide and aspiring athletes to showcase their skills and become future legends. The emergence of standout talents like Linda Caicedo, Esmee Brugts, Hinata Miyazawa, Lauren James, and Spain’s Salma Paralluelo proves the sports industry’s future is already unfolding.Paralluelo has caught everyone’s attention with her incredible performance on the field.

Elsa Pataky is sharing her excitement over Spain’s historic win in the Women’s World Cup. The Spanish actress shared a video of herself cheering for Spain’s goal as she watched the game in her smartphone. Spain makes history and qualifies for the Women’s World Cup finalElsa Pataky celebrates Chris Hemsworth’s birthday with hilarious postA post shared by Elsa Pataky (@elsapataky)The video shows Pataky hanging out with a friend, attending some sporting event unrelated to the World Cup.

On Saturday, August 19, the Matildas will play one more match against Sweden to find out who will rank third in the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023.

Lord of the Rings IP is performing “well ahead of business plan” for new owner Embracer Group, which grew sales by 50% last quarter while layoffs and division closures were being announced.

The Killers are trying to set things right.

The Hives have announced an intimate concert in Brighton tonight (August 16).The Swedish indie band will perform at Chalk and tickets are available from Resident Records here. Fans can purchase tickets directly or with a signed CD and ticket bundle or signed LP and ticket bundle.It comes after the band recently supported Arctic Monkeys and announced their own forthcoming UK tour which kicks off at Leeds Academy in March 2024.BRIGHTON – CHALK W/ RESIDENT RECORDS IS NOW ON SALE https://t.co/mfaHgLum4P pic.twitter.com/NaoEhCqHxz— The Hives (@TheHives) August 15, 2023The upcoming tour will feature 12 shows across the UK and Ireland, and run until mid-April.

England’s Lionesses are vying to lift the World Cup for the first time ever - but standing in their way are semi-final opponents and host nation Australia.The crunch match between the famous sporting rivals kicked off at the Stadium Australia in Sydney at 11am British time on Wednesday.The winner will face Spain in the final in Sydney on Sunday after La Roja beat Sweden 2-1 in the first semi-final on Tuesday. No team left in the competition has won it before so history is guaranteed to be made on Sunday.The Lionesses became history makers in July last year when they secured their first-ever European Championship with a 2-1 win over Germany at Wembley.

Men who run, swim and cycle could be cutting their risk of nine types of cancer, according to a new study. Men with good cardiorespiratory fitness are less likely to develop cancers of the head and neck, stomach, pancreas, liver, bowel, rectum, kidney, lung and oesophagus, researchers found.