Gavin & Stacey star Ruth Jones and Blur‘s Damon Albarn are set to read the Shipping Forecast – a Met Office broadcast of weather reports and forecasts for the seas around the UK. READ MORE: Graham Coxon on the return of Blur: “We can’t leave it too long because we’re knocking on!” Jones will make her final appearance as Nessa from the BBC sitcom on Radio 4 on New Year’s Day (January 1) to celebrate 100 years of the weather service. She said: “Nessa has got quite a colourful history and one of her jobs was on the high seas....
Marvel Rivals has had a staggering launch and become one of the biggest games of 2024. But, as we head into 2025, the game has no plans to slow down and is in fact only going to be releasing more content with each season. This includes several heroes every few months, and many have already been leaked. Here is what we know about the upcoming heroes and what you can expect from them. ‘Marvel Rivals’ upcoming heroes The leaked heroes for Marvel Rivals so far are: Ultron – Strategist Mr. Fantastic – Duelist Sue Storm – Strategist Human Torch –...
Denis Villeneuve has revealed that mobile phones are banned on his film sets. READ MORE: ‘Dune: Part Two’ review: sandworm-sized sequel should blow a hole in the box office The Dune director was profiled for the Los Angeles Times and voiced his anxieties over how “human beings are ruled by algorithms right now.” “We behave like AI circuits. The ways we see the world are narrow-minded binaries. We’re disconnecting from each other, and society is crumbling in some ways. It’s frightening,” he said. This formed part of the rationale for him banning phones on the sets of films he is working...
The upcoming third Downton Abbey film will reportedly include a tribute to late acting legend Maggie Smith and her character, per a producer on the project. Dame Maggie Smith died in September this year at the age of 89. Throughout her esteemed career, Smith was celebrated for many roles, one of which was that of Dowager Violet Crawley in the Downton Abbey franchise. The franchise first began as an acclaimed TV series, before turning into a film series. So far, two films have been made in the franchise; Downton Abbey (2019) and Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022). Smith’s...
Former Mötley Crüe singer John Corabi has opened up about being fired from the band, saying that it was a relief. Corabi was part of the band from 1992 to 1996, serving as the singer after Vince Neil was sacked. However, Neil was ultimately brought back to Mötley Crüe in 1996 and Corabi was fired. While appearing as a guest on the YouTube show Rock Daydream Nation, the former vocalist opened up about how although being fired was not what he had wanted, there was some relief that was brought to him due to the intensity and chaos within...
K-pop girl group IVE have announced new releases for 2025, including a new single in January and mini-album in February. On Christmas Eve (December 24), IVE dropped a surprise teaser video for their upcoming third mini-album, titled ‘IVE Empathy’. The project will be preceded by its first single on January 13 at 6pm KST, before releasing in full on February 3. Meanwhile, the teaser combines clips of friends and lovers connecting as they hold hands, embrace and whisper secrets to each other as a snippet of a track plays. Details such as its track list are expected to arrive...
Acclaimed record producer Richard Perry has died aged 82. Perry passed away yesterday (December 24) in Los Angeles. His cause of death was cardiac arrest, as confirmed by his friend Daphna Kastner Keitel. “He maximized his time here,” Kastner said in a statement, per AP. “He was generous, fun, sweet and made the world a better place. The world is a little less sweeter without him here. But it’s a little bit sweeter in heaven.” Renowned as a producer, Perry received a Grammys Trustee Award in 2015. Over his four-decade career, he worked with acts such as Rod Stewart,...
Elden Ring is a huge and intimidating game. Its massive open world can easily take more than 100 hours to clear, and there are tonnes of dungeons, pathways, and areas to get lost in, which might make your first few hours a struggle. If you are finally jumping into the game, we have some key locations and areas to visit below. This guide will cover some initial main locations, side dungeons, and items to find that will give you that boost. Places to visit and things to do first in ‘Elden Ring’ Some key things to do and areas...
The Wanted‘s Max George has been discharged from hospital after having a pacemaker fitted. Earlier this month, George revealed that he had been hospitalised after some tests revealed “issues” with his heart. He explained that he had been admitted after “feeling really unwell” and having some tests done. Later, he learned he would need surgery for a heart condition. The 36-year-old said he had “a 2:1 block” in his heart, which is where the heart beats slower or more irregularly than it should be. Subsequently, he needed to have a pacemaker, a small, battery-powered machine that is usually implanted into the...
Robbie Williams is looking to head back to school and hit the books, he has revealed. Williams, who joined Take That at the age of 16 while preparing for the GCSEs, has shared in a new chat with The Sun that he’s been weighing his options in re-sitting for his exams, having left school without any qualifications. He told the publication: “I’ve been wanting to set up a university but, actually, I wouldn’t be able to attend if and when I do, because I didn’t get any GCSEs. I got nothing higher than a grade D, and everything else...