The Jewish prankster who rang in the new year with…

As one of the United Kingdom’s best-known pranksters, Simon Brodkin is well versed in the art of infiltration. Without subterfuge, he would never have gotten close enough to the former soccer boss Sepp Blatter to shower him with fake dollar bills as he did during a 2015 news conference to protest Blatter’s alleged corruption.

Bill Maher Pitches Anthony Weiner to Liberals: – We Need OUR…

Bill Maher rallied the liberal troops Friday night, hoping to generate a little excitement on the left by summoning their own “loudmouth, kick ass New Yorker who is up all night on social media” aka Anthony Weiner or Eliot Spitzer. “If the new normal is a president who has bragged about sexual assault and walking in on naked teenage beauty pageant contestants and who has spoken lustfully about his own daughter and once said of a fifth grader, ‘I’m going to date her in 10 years,’ tell me again why someone like Eliot Spitzer is so terrible,” Maher said on Friday night’s “Real Time.”

Great Yeldham firm plays its part in new ITV crime drama

A prequel to the hit TV drama Prime Suspect gets underway on ITV One tonight and will feature three cars owned by one man well known to many in Haverhill. Called Prime Suspect 1973, the crime drama heads back to the title year and the start of the police career of the central character, Jane Tennison.

Katherine Jackson ‘is refusing to return to Los Angeles’

Katherine Jackson is so afraid of her nephew-in-law Trent Lamar Jackson she is refusing to return home to Los Angeles. The 86-year-old matriarch – who is the mother of the late Michael Jackson – has told a court she is currently “under a doctor’s care” in London, England, “in part because of the stress this situation with Trent is causing me”.

ITV’s Loose Women reported to Ofcom over Linda Robson jibe about ‘poor’ town

The Birds of a Feather star made the comments as the panel were discussing a woman who was prosecuted for pocketing A 20 she found on the floor in Stoke-on-Trent ITV’s Loose Women has been reported to Ofcom after panellist Linda Robson appeared to describe residents of Stoke-on-Trent as “poor”. Birds of a Feather star Linda commented that the One Stop store where the incident occurred looked “poor” and that its customers “didn’t have a lot of money”.

Accolades for documentary ‘Life, Animated’ go beyond cinematic recognition to autism awareness

In January 2016, the Suskinds were at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah to debut “Life, Animated,” a documentary about Owen by Oscar-winning director Roger Ross Williams. The movie details how Owen, now 25, developed regressive autism at age 3 and stopped speaking, how he reconnected to his family and the outside world through Disney animated movies, and how he now lives and works on his own in Hyannis.

Author Helen Bailey’s partner jailed for 34 years for murder

In this file photo dated July 18, 2016, showing tributes left outside the home of children’s author Helen Bailey in Royston, England, as police investigations continue at the property. The jury found Ian Stewart, the partner of Helen Bailey, guilty of killing her and dumping her body in a cesspool at her home, in a financially motivated murder.

Partner of UK author Helen Bailey convicted of her murder

In this undated image made available Wednesday Feb. 22, 2017, by Hertfordshire Constabulary, showing Ian Stewart who has been found guilty of the murder of children’s author Helen Bailey at St Albans Crown Court, on Wednesday Feb. 22, 2017. The jury found Ian Stewart, the partner of Helen Bailey, guilty of killing her and dumping her body in a cesspool at her home, in a financially motivated murder.

The final – and not-so-final – resting places of the Hollywood greats

Hello again playmates and are you, like me, fed up with this cold weather that causes muscles that you had forgotten you had to ache? Well, I have selected a chosen few readers, and that includes you, to board my private jet so we can do our walk down Memory Lane in the warmth of Los Angeles. Before you know where you are you will be working out with me on Venice Beach and strolling down Sunset Strip.

Movie review: Oyelowo, Pike breathe life into star-crossed lovers in – A United Kingdom’

The opening subtitle, “Based on a true story,” can cover a multitude of movie sins, but in “A United Kingdom,” it unlocks the door to a romantic drama that grows more remarkable by the minute. While lovers faced with daunting obstacles is a dramatic tradition going back to Romeo and Juliet, if not further, the real-life barriers facing Seretse Khama and Ruth Williams when they fell in love in 1947 London were unusually intimidating.

Rick Astley is on a (Rick) roll

The musician told CNN that years ago, when a friend emailed him a link and the video for “Never Gonna Give You Up” appeared, he didn’t realize it was a prank. “I thought, what is he doing? This isn’t actually very funny,” Astley said of the moment.

Study: Most drivers, not just young, are taking risks

28, 2010 file photo shows a stop sign camera at the Top Of Topanga overlook in Topanga, Calif. Well over half of drivers in every age group have texted behind the wheel, run a red light or driven faster than the… Hundreds of people at an emergency shelter watched a broadcast as the sheriff said people could return to their homes because the danger from a damaged dam spillway had lessened.

David Oyelowo talks ‘United Kingdom,’ diversity, women directors

David Oyelowo talks ‘United Kingdom,’ diversity, women directors “I find it disturbing how marginalized women are in the director’s chair,” the actor says. Check out this story on azcentral.com: http://azc.cc/2leFoX3 Based on a true story from the 1940s, a Botswana prince is threatened and ridiculed when he marries a white woman from London.

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Centring around a true story about going through a breakup, Syston’s Rachel Parris is really baring her soul in her latest show, Best Laid Plans, which she’s bringing to the Leicester Comedy Festival tonight. It may be easy to chat about her personal life during gigs in London or Edinburgh but back in the county in which she grew up, where the audience may contain people she was at school with? Well, that’s a challenge.

Star Wars actor’s ‘top secret’ project in Bury St Edmunds is revealed

A ‘top secret’ project involving Star Wars legend Warwick Davis in Bury St Edmunds last year has finally been revealed. The popular actor, who is best known for playing Wicket the Ewok in the sci-fi franchise, was spotted filming at the town’s Athenaeum last May. At the time, he had to keep the nature of the project close to his chest and told the Bury Free Press: “My life is the life of a secret agent, I can’t even tell my family what I’m up to.”

David Oyelowo on female directors and why #OscarsSoWhite isn’t over

David Oyelowo on female directors and why #OscarsSoWhite isn’t over “It would be naA ve and very shortsighted to think this is the end of the challenges.” Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2kG47ns Based on a true story from the 1940s, a Botswana prince is threatened and ridiculed when he marries a white woman from London.

I’m small and I’m proud: an atlas of 50 very small countries

“An Atlas of Countries That Don’t Exist: A Compendium of Fifty Unrecognized and Largely Unnoticed States” by Nick Middleton; Chronicle Books Don’t be fooled by the title of this engrossing, delightfully presented book. You’ll not find Middle-earth, Atlantis or Lilliput inside, but you will find something just as intriguing – real places that are quite noteworthy in the minds and hearts of their nonfictional inhabitants, but are “unrecognized and largely unnoticed states whose claims to legitimacy are made invisible” by their clearly defined, “official” neighbors.

Banderas rushed to hospital

Antonio Banderas was reportedly rushed to hospital on Thursday after suffering “agonising pains in his chest” during a workout session. The 56-year-old actor was exercising at his home in Surrey, England on Thursday when the pain began, leading to paramedics being called.

British stars bid for success at SAG awards

Oscar nominees Andrew Garfield, Dev Patel and Naomie Harris are among a host of British stars hoping for success at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Oscar nominees Andrew Garfield, Dev Patel and Naomie Harris are among a host of British stars hoping for success at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.

London cheaper than ever

If you’ve never been to London – or if it’s been a while since your last visit – now’s the time to go. The dollar is strong, airfare is cheap and, because it’s winter, the city isn’t filled with tourists.

Today in History: Jan. 26, 2017

On Jan. 26, 1942, the first American Expeditionary Force to head to Europe during World War II arrived in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In 1784, in a letter to his daughter Sarah, Benjamin Franklin expressed unhappiness over the choice of the bald eagle as the symbol of America, and stated his own preference: the turkey.

PBS portrays another young queen

Young queens — think of them as a way to get your mind off old presidents. Victoria, premiering tonight on PBS’ Masterpiece, stars Jenna Coleman as the teenager who in 1837 became England’s queen for the next six decades.

A-list celebs out in force for anti-Trump women’s marches

If you wondered where many of Hollywood’s A-list celebrities had gone during President Donald Trump’s inauguration, you didn’t have to wonder any longer on Saturday, when scores of them showed up at women’s marches in Washington and other cities to send the new president a pointed message that he was in for a fight – and that, as so many signs said, women’s rights are human rights. Madonna, Julia Roberts, Scarlett Johansson, Cher, Alicia Keys, Emma Watson and Patricia Arquette were just a few of those at the march in Washington, where officials said the crowd could number more than half a million.

A-list celebs out in force for anti-Trump womena s marches

If you wondered where many of Hollywood’s A-list celebrities had gone during President Donald Trump’s inauguration, you didn’t have to wonder any longer on Saturday, when scores of them showed up at women’s marches in Washington and other cities to send the new president a pointed message that he was in for a fight – and that, as so many signs said, women’s rights are human rights. Madonna, Julia Roberts, Scarlett Johansson, Cher, Alicia Keys, Katy Perry, Emma Watson, Amy Schumer and Jake Gyllenhaal were just some of those at the march in Washington, where officials said the crowd could number more than half a million.

Jersey and Guernsey make the perfect holiday match

Let’s go channel hopping: Jersey and Guernsey don’t like each other, but they prove the perfect holiday match You WOOD not believe it: Stunning images showcase the majesty of the world’s oldest trees The pistes are alive with the sound of Mozart: Inside the composer’s Austrian birthplace, a skiing region which plays his music on the slopes Now THAT’s one way to pass the time waiting for a flight! Astonishing video shows female passenger doing the limbo under airport seats Would you and 50 friends like a private jet tour with a world poker pro, musician and master sommelier onboard? The dream trip’s yours… for $14m Sledginga in the Sahara! African desert region is hit by its biggest snowfall in living memory with snow up to a METRE deep Could ‘widebody’ passenger planes end jet lag? Researchers say low pressure cabins on Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner and the Airbus A350 could stop symptoms … (more)

Royal Navy removes WWII bomb from River Thames in London

A police officer outside Embankment tube station in central London stops pedestrians from using the Hungerford Bridge, as a suspected unexploded World War II bomb has been found in the River Thames, forcing the closure of W… . Shutters close off one of the exits of Charing Cross station in London, as a suspected unexploded World War II bomb was found in the River Thames, forcing the closure of Waterloo and Westminster bridges Thursday Jan. 19, 2017.

Women’s March: Which celebrities are marching and who’s throwing the epic after-party

Women’s March: Which celebrities are marching and who’s throwing the epic after-party March organizers have been releasing A-list lineups of supporters, attendees and performers. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2jDQ157 The Women’s March on Washington is drawing many equal rights activists to the nation’s capitol one day after the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.

Talented actor Andrew making his mark in the world of drama

Performing in the West End, winning an award and starring in a movie which could be screened at renowned film festivals – it’s been a busy and successful year for a talented Alnwick actor. And away from the stage and camera, Andrew Fletcher is preparing to tackle an iconic running event to raise money for a head-injury charity in honour of a university friend who was diagnosed with a brain tumour.

Epix to Premiere Documentary Election Day: Lens Across America, 1/17

Premium TV network EPIX announced today that the EPIX Original Documentary ELECTION DAY: LENS ACROSS AMERICA from Emmy and Peabody Award Winning Blumhouse Television and directors Emma Tammi and Henry Jacobson will make its world television premiere on Tuesday, January 17 at 8/7C. The timely documentary weaves together the stories behind the work of seven photographers as they cover one of the most surprising election days in American history, each from a different perspective and location.

Hat-trick of Bafta nominations for film co-directed by former Norwich University of the Arts student

A film co-directed by a former Norwich University of the Arts student has received a hat-trick of Bafta nominations. Notes on Blindness – co-directed by former NUA student Peter Middleton and fellow filmmaker James Spinney who has links to King’s Lynn – is one of five movies in the running for Outstanding British Film in this year’s EE British Academy Film Awards.

Lights, camera, laughs for Maxine Peake’s new role

Funny Cow will star Maxine, who is a former pupil of Westhoughton High School, as a comedienne trying to make it in the all-male world of stand-up clubs in the 1970s and 1980s. Directed by award-winning director Adrian Shergold, the comedy-drama also stars a host of big names including film and television actor Paddy Considine, Boardwalk Empire and This is England’s Stephen Graham, comedian Vic Reeves and pop band Dexys Midnight Runners frontman Kevin Rowland.

Watch Three Beatles Jam at George Harrison’s House in 1994

On June 23, 1994, surviving Beatles Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr gathered at Harrison’s house-better known as Friar Park in Henley-on-Thames, England-to shoot some extra footage for their new project, The Beatles Anthology . In case you don’t remember, Anthology was a hugely successful documentary TV series , a three-volume set of double albums and a massive coffee-table book that focused on the long and winding road that was the Beatles’ incredible career.

Watch Three Beatles Jam at George Harrison’s House in 1994

On June 23, 1994, surviving Beatles Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr gathered at Harrison’s house-better known as Friar Park in Henley-on-Thames, England-to shoot some extra footage for their new project, The Beatles Anthology . In case you don’t remember, Anthology was a hugely successful documentary TV series , a three-volume set of double albums and a massive coffee-table book that focused on the long and winding road that was the Beatles’ incredible career.

Tom Hiddleston will compete for best actor in a limited TV series for his role in The Night Manager

Tom Hiddleston, Olivia Colman, Hugh Laurie and Hugh Grant are among a host of British stars hoping for success at the 74th annual Golden Globes. Musical La La Land leads the pack with seven nominations at the awards show, which recognises both film and television talent, while coming-of-age drama Moonlight has six nods, including one for its British star Naomie Harris.

America’s Got Talent winner joins Doreen on Live At The Civic bill

COMEDY ventriloquist Paul Zerdin – winner of America’s Got Talent – is to appear alongside Black Country favourite Doreen Tipton in Brierley Hill this summer. The pair will take centre stage in the latest instalment of the popular ‘Live At The Civic’ stand-up series at the town’s civic hall on Saturday, June 24. They will be supported on the triple headline bill by The Noise Next Door, widely regarded as the best comedy improv troupe in the country.

Kid Stuff: Jan. 5-12

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The best-selling British debut album of 2016 revealed a ” and it might surprise you

The best-selling British debut album of 2016 has been revealed, with the shock result of Bradley Walsh outselling the likes of Blossoms, Zayn Malik and Jack Garratt. The former footballer turned comedian, singer, actor, TV presenter and star of ‘The Chase’ and ‘Coronation Street’ released the only debut album to reach gold status and sell more than 100,000 copies in 2016.

Casting announced for the Almeida’s Hamlet

Join the previously announced Jessica Brown Findlay, Andrew Scott, Juliet Stevenson and Luke Thompson are Barry Aird, Elliot Barnes-Worrell, Marty Cruickshank, Calum Findlay, Joshua Higgott, Amaka Okafor, Daniel Rabin, David Rintoul, Peter Wight, Angus Wright and Matthew Wynn.

Christmas 2016-17: best TV on today, Monday 2nd January

A hotel in the 1940s a dance band Charity Wakefield as a high-class prostitute. Oh no, it’s not another Stephen Poliakoff drama, not so soon after Close to the Enemy! Is it? No, The Halcyon is more brisk and certainly more engaging even though you’ll feel you’ve seen it all before; it reeks of Downton Abbey and Mr Selfridge, with more than a sniff of Upstairs Downstairs.

Fans mourn Michael, as charities talk about his quiet contributions

Grieving fans on Monday mourned the death of George Michael as British charities revealed that the pop star had secretly been a major behind-the-scenes donor who gave his time and money to support cherished causes. The man with the reputation for self-indulgence had actually given millions of pounds to charities involved with helping children, cancer victims and AIDS sufferers.

George Michael achieved pop music success, but freedom eluded him

A drawing is left with flowers and tributes outside the Oxfordshire home of British pop singer George Michael on December 26, 2016 in Goring, England. Singer George Michael died on Christmas day in his country home in Oxfordshire at the age of 53 on December 25. A drawing is left with flowers and tributes outside the Oxfordshire home of British pop singer George Michael on December 26, 2016 in Goring, England.

George Michael achieved pop music success, but freedom eluded him

A drawing is left with flowers and tributes outside the Oxfordshire home of British pop singer George Michael on December 26, 2016 in Goring, England. Singer George Michael died on Christmas day in his country home in Oxfordshire at the age of 53 on December 25. A drawing is left with flowers and tributes outside the Oxfordshire home of British pop singer George Michael on December 26, 2016 in Goring, England.

Celebrities, fans mourn singer George Michael

George Michael, the British pop superstar who reached early fame with WHAM! and went on to a solo career lined with controversies and chart-topping hits that blended soul and dance music with social commentary, has died, his publicist said Sunday. He was 53. Michael died at his home in Goring, England.

The One Show host Alex Jones: ‘I was a terrible looking child, my…

The One Show host Alex Jones: ‘I was a terrible looking child, my younger self would be chuffed with how I turned out’ Alex Jones attends the After Party dinner for the House of Fraser British Academy Television Awards at The Grosvenor House Hotel on May 10, 2015 in London, England. Alex Jones attends the After Party dinner for the House of Fraser British Academy Television Awards at The Grosvenor House Hotel on May 10, 2015 in London, England.

Singer George Michael dead at age 53

George Michael, who rocketed to stardom with WHAM! and went on to enjoy a long and celebrated solo career lined with controversies, has died, his publicist said Sunday. He was 53. Michael died at his home in Goring, England.

Queen focuses on ‘the inspirational’

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II poses for a photo, sitting at a desk in the Regency Room of Buckingham Palace in London, after recording her traditional Christmas Day broadcast to the Commonwealth. Picture: Yui Mok / AP QUEEN Elizabeth II will pay tribute to inspirational unsung heroes in her Christmas Day broadcast to the Commonwealth on Sunday.

Zara and Mike Tindall lose their baby

Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall attend an evening reception for the ISPS Handa Mike Tindall 3rd annual celebrity golf classic at The Grove Hotel on May 8, 2015 in Hertford, England. Mike Tindall and Zara Phillips at the 2016 Marks & Spencer Ireland Marie Keating Foundation Celebrity Golf Classic.

Prince William Meets Michael Phelps, Promptly Makes a Dad Joke About Being Dads

Prince William presented Michael Phelps with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year event in Birmingham, England, on Sunday, and took time to joke with the Olympic gold medalist about fatherhood after the ceremony. Michael introduced the prince to his new wife, Nicole Johnson , and revealed that their London trip marked the first they’ve taken without their 7-month-old son , Boomer.

Queen’s new portrait features Prince Charles as guest star

This photograph taken by Nick Knight is a portrait of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles, taken in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle, England in May 2016, prior to the final night of The Queen’s 90th Birthday Celebrations at the Royal Windsor Horse Pageant, to mark the end of the year of celebrations for The Queen’s 90th birthday. Queen Elizabeth II’s photographic portrait unveiled Sunday features a determined look ahead and perhaps the faintest whisper of a Mona Lisa smile.

New subway station has public art rarely seen: A gay couple

The sight of two men holding hands is far from uncommon, but a mural of two men doing just that is showing up in an unusual place – on the walls of a new subway station in New York City. “It was like winning the lottery,” Thor Stockman, 60, said of finding out that he and his husband of 3 A1 2 years, Patrick Kellogg, were going to be part of artist Vik Muniz’s “Perfect Strangers,” a series of life-size mosaic portraits of everyday New Yorkers gracing the walls of the new subway station at 72nd Street.