New films from Wes Anderson and Ken Loach will be among those battling it out at the Cannes Film Festival when it kicks off next month, with a record number of female directors making the shortlist. They are among the 19 films that will be aiming for the Palme d’Or, the event’s top prize, in a “competition that will mix young filmmakers competing for the first time with veterans whose names and works we know”, festival organisers said. Anderson, who is known for his eccentric art style, will debut Asteroid City at the festival – a film about a junior stargazing convention gone awry starring ..read more

Harry Potter will be brought to life on the small screen in a new decade-long television series, it has been revealed. The series will be a “faithful adaptation” of the hugely popular books about the wizarding world by author JK Rowling, who will serve as an executive producer. It will feature a different cast to the films, with each season promising to be “authentic to the original books” and bring Harry Potter to new audiences. The series will be available on Max – currently branded as HBO Max – a streaming service from Warner Bros, the production company behind the original films starring ..read more

A woman who had her allotment destroyed has now received more than £170,000 in donations from supporters, including celebrities, to help with repairs. Carly Burd, 43, from Harlow in Essex, transformed her garden to help feed people during the cost of living crisis. Ms Burd had been growing organic fruit and vegetables as part of her ‘A Meal on Me With Love’ initiative. But yesterday, she discovered that over five kilograms of salt was thrown on the soil, damaging and dehydrating the plants. In the tearful video posted on TikTok, Ms Burd said she was “heartbroken” by what happened to her garde ..read more

FTR are set to stay in AEW for the foreseeable future. On the April 5 episode of AEW Dynamite, FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) defeated The Gunns (Austin and Colten Gunns) to win the AEW World Tag Team Championship. Per the stipulation, they would have been forced to leave AEW had they lost the match. Instead, their victory made it clear that their time in AEW wasn’t over yet. On the newest episode of his FTR with Dax Harwood podcast, the AEW star confirmed that they signed new deals. Advertisement FTR came to the ring for an interview during the AEW Rampage taping on April 12, and fans ..read more

Oscar-winning actor Jamie Foxx is recovering after experiencing a “medical complication”, his family has said. Foxx, known for films including Django Unchained, Collateral, and Ray, was treated with “great care” following the unspecified incident on Tuesday. His daughter Corinne Foxx wrote on Instagram that the family is grateful for the support of fans and asked for privacy. “We wanted to share that my father, Jamie Foxx, experienced a medical complication yesterday,” she wrote. “Luckily, due to quick action and great care, he is already on his way to recovery. “We know how beloved he is an ..read more

Two matches have been made official for the April 19 episode AEW Dynamite. Powerhouse Hobbs will once again defend his AEW TNT Championship, but this time it will be in a rematch against Wardlow. The two have been at odds for weeks after Hobbs beat Wardlow to win the title in a Falls Count Anywhere match on March 8. This week, Wardlow returned to flip over Hobbs’ car over in the parking lot with a fork lift. The two stars then brawled, and the bad blood will be at an all-time high when they clash on Wednesday. Advertisement Additionally, Britt Baker will return home to Pittsburgh when she ..read more

Bronson Reed says everyone loves his meat. On April 12, in a tweet without clear context, Reed simply wrote, “It’s evident… everyone loves my meat.” Advertisement It’s evident… everyone loves my MEAT — BRONSON REED (@BRONSONISHERE) April 12, 2023 Earlier in the day, Reed appeared on WWE’s The Bump and cited Big E’s “Big meaty men slapping meat” quote, and he stated that people loved to see meat get slammed to the mat. On The Bump, Reed discussed his match with Bobby Lashley on the April 10 episode of WWE RAW. Plenty of meat was slammed, but the hoss fight ended in a double count-out. T ..read more

Dax Harwood describes why he and his FTR tag team partner, Cash Wheeler, are committed to making AEW as successful as possible. FTR, then known as The Revival, were the first WWE Tag Team Triple Crown Winners, but they asked for their release and eventually received it in 2020. The duo signed with AEW in May 2020, and they captured the AEW World Tag Team Championship at AEW All Out 2020. Over the next two years, FTR went on to win the ROH, AAA, and IWGP World Tag Team Championship. The duo’s contracts were set to expire in April 2023, but they recently re-signed with the company. Advertisem ..read more

Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood has been questioned twice under police caution over five alleged sex offences. The alleged offences go back 40 years, between 1982 and 2016, according to the Met Police. Scotland Yard said detectives interviewed a 65-year-old man under caution on 15 March and 4 April. No arrests have been made. Detectives first received claims of sex assaults in April last year, after the BBC aired a documentary revealing allegations against the presenter from seven women. Westwood strongly denied any wrongdoing. Soon after, police began assessing more reports, including al ..read more

Shabaz Ali is a chemistry teacher by day but in his spare time he’s a viral TikTok star.  His satirical clips call out other influencers for the way they flaunt their money and success. His videos mocking influencers’ designer bottled water, fridge restocks and extensive flavoured ice cube selections have racked up millions of views. He also has some very popular “reaction videos” – including the famous one about Roy’s sister Sheree (an American’s mispronunciation of “Worcestershire”, for the uninitiated). He sat down with Sky News’ Kimberley Leonard to talk about his “because you’re a p ..read more