Author: SKYNEWS

Film-makers Karni Arieli and Saul Freed took a “method directing” approach to their latest film – an eco-fantasy about the life cycle of a wild salmon.Pitching Wild Summon to the British Film Institute, the husband-and-wife team took a bold approach: “We went into the office and just said, ‘We want to become fish’.” Image: Pic: Karni Arieli and Saul Freed. Pic: Sulkybunny It paid off and they got the gig.Moving to Iceland to learn how to dive in a bid to get the most authentic portrayal, it was a true family affair, with their eldest son, Yuli, taking on the…

Amy Schumer has addressed people talking about her face being “puffier”, saying it is due to health issues.The actress and comedian was on television this week promoting her new series Life & Beth, but found much of the attention was on her appearance rather than her work. “Thank you so much for everyone’s input about my face!”, she wrote on Instagram.”I’ve enjoyed feedback and deliberation about my appearance as all women do for almost 20 years.”And you’re right it is puffier than normal right now.” That was down to endometriosis, she said, adding: “There are some medical and hormonal things going…

Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley have been confirmed by ITV as the new hosts for daytime show This Morning.The pair have stepped in for long-running presenters Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, who both exited the show last year. Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary filled in as interim hosts in the wake of their departures and congratulated Shephard and Deeley on joining the team. Image: Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard. Pic: AP/PA Shephard is a familiar face to ITV viewers. He currently presents Good Morning Britain and the quiz show Tipping Point.The 49-year-old said: “This really feels like a very special…

Campaigners are urging the government to double maternity pay amid fears mothers are making “drastic” choices because they cannot afford to live on the current statutory weekly amount.The amount should be increased to £364.70, according to trade union Unison and charity Maternity Action. Both organisations say they are concerned some women are going back to work early and skipping meals under the current amount.Currently, Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) – the legal minimum employers can pay – is available for up to 39 weeks.It is 90% of the mother’s average weekly earnings before tax for the first six weeks – and…

Sir Paul McCartney has been reunited with his bass guitar, on which he strummed the famous tunes Twist And Shout and She Loves You for The Beatles, after it went missing more than 50 years ago. The Hofner 500/1 bass, which is now estimated to be worth £10m, went missing in 1972. It was allegedly stolen from the back of a van in Notting Hill, London.Its whereabouts were unknown for decades but in 2018 a group intent on tracking down the German-made instrument, The Lost Bass Project, launched a search for it.The pace of the search was initially slow but…

Rachel Reeves accepted a £10,000 donation from a supporter linked with climate sceptic groups, shortly before Labour ditched its pledge to invest £28bn a year in green energy.Labour’s shadow chancellor received the money from Lord Donoughue in January to help finance campaigning in her constituency, Leeds West, according to her parliamentary register of interests. Lord Donoughue, a Labour peer, is a former chairman of Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF), a thinktank founded by former Conservative chancellor Nigel Lawson to examine the economics of climate change.Read more:Labour confirms U-turn on £28bn green spending pledgePolitics latest: ‘Rishi’s recession’ jibe from Labour; chancellor…

In terms of glamour and escapism, it doesn’t get much bigger than the Baftas and, while this weekend, the great and the good from British cinema will be getting ready to party, further down the food chain for those working behind the scenes there’s little cause to celebrate.New research conducted exclusively for Sky News by the broadcasting union BECTU paints a bleak picture of what life is really like for ordinary workers within the British TV and film industry. Thousands got in touch to report a dire shortage of paid work, with many saying they’re stressed, some even suicidal, taking…

Homes in London took twice as long to sell as properties in Scotland last year, according to new figures from Zoopla.Houses and flats for sale in the capital were on the market for an average of 40 days in 2023 – compared to 20 days north of the border, the property listings website said. Properties in Wales were available for an average of 35 days, while the typical timespan was 32 days for a home in both the West Midlands and in Yorkshire and the Humber.Across Britain as a whole, Zoopla said the average property was on the market for…

The family of Beach Boys star Brian Wilson are seeking a conservatorship over concerns about the 81-year-old’s health.Court documents obtained by several US outlets claim the musician is suffering from a “major neurocognitive disorder (such as dementia).” A statement on Wilson’s website from his family confirms two family representatives will serve as co-conservators.The move was made “after careful consideration and consultation” with Wilson, 81, along with his children, doctors and housekeeper, and came after his wife of 28 years, Melinda, died in January.”Brian will be able to enjoy all of his family and friends and continue to work on current…

Last year was a tumultuous one for NatWest Group.The lender was engulfed in a damaging row over ‘debanking’, during which it lost its highly regarded former chief executive Dame Alison Rose. NatWest confirmed this morning – as reported earlier this week by Sky’s Mark Kleinman – that Paul Thwaite, the bank’s former commercial banking chief who has been doing the job on an interim basis since Dame Alison’s resignation, will become chief executive on a permanent basis.The debanking row, with the former UKIP leader Nigel Farage, also cost Peter Flavel, the former Coutts chief executive, his job.What it does not…