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Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Sarah Lancashire's "crowdpleasing" British movie gets new UK streaming home
Sarah Lancashire's British movie Yesterday has found a new streaming home in the UK. Directed by Danny Boyle, the 2019 film stars former EastEnders actor Himesh Patel as singer-songwriter Jack Malik, who wakes up in a world in which The Beatles never existed after he's involved in a bus accident during a freak worldwide power outage. Jack struggles with the moral dilemma of becoming famous from performing Beatles songs as his own, with only other people who remember The Fab Four being Liz (Lancashire) and Leo (Justin Edwards). Fans in the UK who want to revisit Yesterday or watch it for the for the first time can now stream the movie on BBC iPlayer. Digital Spy gave Yesterday four stars, with our review describing it as "crowdpleasing" and "heartwarming". Related: Best streaming services As well as Patel, Lancashire and Edwards, Yesterday stars Lily James and Joel Fry, with cameos from the likes of James Corden and Ed Sheeran. Director Danny Boyle previously revealed that Sheeran wasn't the first choice for the movie, with the filmmaker originally wanting to cast Coldplay's Chris Martin. "In the first script, it was written as Chris Martin, from Coldplay," the director told Entertainment Weekly after the film's release. "[Screenwriter] Richard Curtis knew Chris because they'd done something for Red Nose Day for Comic Relief, but he also knew Ed because they live near each other in Suffolk." Related: He continued: "We had a very fun moment with Ed where we said, 'You'd be so good for this, you're our first choice. We can't think of anyone [else],' and he goes, 'Hang on, you've already asked Chris Martin.' "He's very funny. He doesn't mind having fun poked at him, which obviously the film does. But he comes with that as well. So he remorselessly teased us about being second choice to Chris Martin." Yesterday is now available to stream on BBC iPlayer. Digital Spy's first print magazine is here! Buy British Comedy Legends in newsagents or online, now priced at just £3.99.£18.99 at at at at Audible at EE£99.00 at Amazon at at at at at at at EE at at at at £91.40 at at at Amazon at at at Pandora£19.00 at Game at at EE£29.98 at at at at Sky Mobile£219.00 at at at Game£123.99 at at at at Three at at at at Pandora at at at at at £1199.00 at AO at at at at at Fitbit at at at at at at John Lewis£119.00 at at at at at at at at at at at at at John Lewis & Partners£90.00 at at at at at at at Amazon at at John Lewis at Three£32.99 at Amazon at at at at at John Lewis & Partners at Fitbit at at at at at at Amazon£49.99 at Amazon at Apple at at at at at Three at at at at at at at Audible£49.99 at at at at at at at at EE at at at John Lewis at at John Lewis at EE at at £379.00 at at at at Amazon at at at Apple at at at Apple at at at Three at $365.00 at Microsoft at at at John Lewis£79.00 at Samsung£79.98 at at at at Amazon£449.00 at John Lewis£1199.00 at AO£79.00 at Samsung at crunchyroll at at Microsoft at at at Microsoft at at John Lewis & Partners£79.98 at at at at Amazon at at at at at John Lewis at at at at John Lewis & PartnersShop now£16.00 at Microsoft at at at at at John Lewis at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at You Might Also Like PS5 consoles for sale – PlayStation 5 stock and restocks: Where to buy PS5 today? IS MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 7 THE BEST IN THE SERIES? OUR REVIEW AEW game is a modern mix of No Mercy and SmackDown
Time Magazine
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Magazine
Richard Curtis and Lenny Henry
After witnessing firsthand the devastation of the famine in Ethiopia in the 1980s, British screenwriter and producer Richard Curtis returned home with an idea to use comedy to raise funds to help those in need. Fonted by beloved British comedian Lenny Henry and a plethora of other famous faces, what started out as a live stage show has become an annual fundraising event—Red Nose Day—and telethon that are still going strong. 'We took a big gamble in believing that people can take tragedy and comedy on the same night,' says Curtis, who also co-founded the Make Poverty History campaign in 2004. That gamble has paid off. Comic Relief has raised over $2 billion for charity projects tackling poverty and injustice, supporting more than 100 million people globally. To date, Comic Relief U.S., which operates Red Nose Day, has raised more than $436 million. Earlier this month, Curtis and Henry were honored with a Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy Catalyst Award for their philanthropic work with Comic Relief, which is now in its 40th year. Henry credits the success of Comic Relief to its ability to appeal to the public's will to do 'the right thing.' He says: 'I think it is really important in terms of citizenship, that we know when it's our turn to do something, and we have the energy and the wherewithal to do it.'
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jamie Laing released 30 years of bottled-up emotions during Comic Relief run
Jamie Laing reckons he cried so much during his Comic Relief ultra-marathon challenge because he finally released 30 years of bottled-up emotions. The former Made in Chelsea star raised more than £2 million for Comic Relief by completing five ultra-marathons in five consecutive days in March. Reflecting on the challenge, which saw him break down in tears on several occasions, Jamie admitted on Good Morning Britain on Wednesday that he isn't usually such an emotional person, but the endurance challenge broke him down to his "raw self". "The run made me become my raw self. I'd never really cried that much, I'd never really done any of that. Suddenly, it was all coming out. It was like 30 years of just holding everything in that suddenly was coming out," he shared. The 36-year-old appeared on the daytime show to encourage men to talk about their mental health to mark Mental Health Awareness Week. The TV star, who has spoken openly about his experiences with anxiety and panic attacks, told hosts Susanna Reid and Martin Lewis that he felt "quite anxious" during the challenge but tried to focus on simply putting one foot in front of the other. "With mental health, especially with anxiety, one of the hardest things is to accept (it), and for me, I've learned to accept it. That's my make-up, that's who I am. So I think on the run, I learned to accept it," he said. Linking it to their mental health conversation, Jamie continued, "It was also the metaphor of (putting) one foot in front of the other. If you're going through a tricky time, you've just got to keep going... don't stop, don't give up, just keep going." Jamie ran an ultra-marathon every day for five days to travel more than 150 miles from London to Salford for Red Nose Day.
Daily Record
25-04-2025
- Business
- Daily Record
Ayrshire opticians go extra mile to raise funds for charity
Team members at Specsavers in Ayr have raised £535 for Comic Relief by embarking on an epic journey of more than 21km, running from Irvine to Ayr. William Westell and Jennifer Carten, team members at the High Street store, embarked on the Ayrshire wide half marathon on March 23, all to raise further funds for the charity as part of Red Nose Day. The money raised will support Comic Relief, helping to provide aid to incredible projects and organisations who aim to bring joy and kindness to families and communities across the UK. The team in store also dressed up throughout the week to raise more funds via in store donations and held a drawing competition for children to draw their favourite character wearing a red nose, as well as selling red noses. Linda Fulton, store director at Specsavers Ayr, said: "I'd like to thank all of our customers who have helped make our Red Nose Day fundraising such a success. "Congratulations to both William and Jennifer on successfully committing to such a challenging cross-county run, all for a fantastic cause. We're all so proud of them. "I'd like to extend that thanks to the Specsavers Ayr team who went above and beyond, who put the fun in fundraising across the week too, and well done to our two drawing winners. "We hope that this funding goes on to help share a smile with families who need the support." Don't miss the latest Ayrshire headlines – sign up to our free daily newsletter
Yahoo
12-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Davina McCall says brain tumour is ‘not coming back' in ‘final' surgery update
TV presenter Davina McCall has said her 'final MRI' shows her benign brain tumour was removed in full during surgery and is 'not coming back'. The former Big Brother host, 57, underwent an operation in November 2024 to remove a colloid cyst, which was found after she was offered a health check-up as part of her menopause advocacy work. She has been updating her fans on her recovery online and in her 'final brain surgery update', McCall said she feels 'lucky to be able to draw a line under this' when 'so many people can't'. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Davina McCall (@davinamccall) In an Instagram video, where she appeared alongside her partner, celebrity hairdresser Michael Douglas, she said: 'We thought we'd post a final brain operation update. 'So last week I had my final MRI and I was a bit nervous about it because I knew that if any of it was left then it would grow back and I'd just go through the whole thing again, which I was prepared to do. 'I kind of mentally prepared myself for that.' A picture of the MRI scan was shown on screen and McCall said the scan was 'clear'. She added: 'I really want to say a massive thank you to everybody that looked after me so well.' The shared post was captioned: 'So here it is. Our final brain surgery update. 'Had the final MRI this week. @ got everything out during surgery, it's not coming back.' McCall added: 'I am so so grateful particularly because I know a lot of people have inoperable tumours and I know I'm lucky to be able to draw a line under this and move on with my life when so many people can't. 'And I'm just gonna say this one more time. Benign does not mean fine…' After her surgery, McCall spent time in intensive care before recovering from home with the help of her partner Douglas. She spoke about the removal of the tumour while co-presenting this year's Red Nose Day for Comic Relief and said it was 'the hardest thing I've ever been through'. According to the NHS, non-cancerous brain tumours are more common in people over the age of 50, and symptoms include headaches, vision problems and drowsiness, and some can be 'difficult to remove without damaging surrounding tissue'. McCall, the host of reality dating show My Mum, Your Dad, has long advocated for women's health issues, and presented a documentary called Sex, Myths And The Menopause and another on contraception called Davina McCall's Pill Revolution. She became an MBE in the King's birthday honours for services to broadcasting in 2023 and was given a special recognition award at the National Television Awards in 2024 for her broadcasting career.
