Finding the right leather jacket is no small feat. It’s up there with coming across a pair of jeans that fits you like a glove — it’s a quest that we may spend our entire lives pursuing! Even harder than that is finding a leather jacket that can be gifted to someone else in your life. It’s hard to know […]

A five-year-old Labrador who was let go from her job as a guide dog has got back on her feet to become one of the first to land a new important role with the police. River failed as a guide dog after being unable to curb her love of chasing squirrels, despite multiple warnings to leave the bushy-tailed teasers alone. […]

Lena Dunham’s banking drama for HBO and the BBC, “Industry,” has unveiled its cast. The show is produced by Bad Wolf, the outfit behind “His Dark Materials,” and is part-directed by Dunham. Set in the world of international finance, the series shows that world through the eyes of ambitious 20-somethings struggling to secure their futures. Variety has learned that the ensemble […]

In this week’s International TV Newswire Variety looks at international free-to-air sports rights, ITV finds its new “Love Island” host after off-camera drama, “Money Heist” tops non-English-language binge ratings, Endemol Shine adapts “Trial by Fire” and Spanish TV’s boom might still be on the horizon. Free-To-Air Remains Bastion of Major Sports Events Amazon Prime Video has just swooped on Premier […]

Burnout has been recognised as an official syndrome by the World Health Organisation (WHO), but many potential sufferers are still unaware of the true implications. Here, three women share their experiences of coming face-to-face with millennial burnout, and explain how they eventually tackled their career exhaustion. You’re likely to have heard about millennial burnout by now. The “occupational syndrome,” as it is […]

Cara Hernon, 29, was sexually assaulted on Christmas Eve eight years ago. The marketing professional initially tried to suppress the ordeal, as she didn’t want the festive period to be “ruined”. But even though she wanted to block out the trauma, she knew she had to consider the possibility that she’d fallen pregnant or contracted an STI. This caused more […]

Kim Kardashian, KarJenner family friends Chrissy Teigen and John Legend, and Kris Jenner got together for a dinner party (yes, believe it) and there was an unexpected and slightly creepy guest. In her Instagram Story, Jenner was giving an impromptu tour of her house and revealed that she has a life-size wax figure of herself sitting in a chair. People reports that the […]

Two heartless killers casually chewed gum as they were jailed for life for shooting a 17-year-old boy in the head. Dylan Westall and Michael Roberts, 29 and 25, both from Merseyside, showed no emotion when they were sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court yesterday. James Meadows, 17, was riding pillion on a motorbike with a 14-year-old pal when he was gunned […]

While the country was tuned into the impeachment of President Donald Trump on Wednesday night, most members of the Trump family were decidedly silent on the issue — at least on social media. And while many expected a word or two from the often-vocal first daughter Ivanka Trump, her first post-impeachment statement had nothing to do with the historic vote.  The […]

Read more from Variety’s Directors on Directors, in which filmmakers praise their favorite movies of the year, here.  It’s a pleasure to write this particular piece about Rian Johnson as over the last 10 years or so, he’s become one of my best friends in Hollywood; the perfect person to talk to at 8 a.m. over coffee or at 2 a.m. over some […]