Author: News Desk

Is Ethiopia’s Tigray on the brink of a fresh conflict, is it ready to explode. Insecurity in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region has noticeably increased in the last few days.  Many Tigrayans told WTX they are afraid that recent political tensions within the once-dominant Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) could lead to renewed violence — more than two years after one of Ethiopia’s deadliest conflicts claimed nearly 600,000 lives. Amid soaring prices, some Tigray locals have stormed banks to withdraw money to buy and hoard food and other essential goods. Something that is happening throughout Africa. Many gas stations have run…

2025 is set to be a bumper year for Netflix, with some potentially huge new shows nestling alongside a few returning favourites. These include some of the streaming platform’s biggest series of all time. But all good things must come to an end, and we’re going to be bidding farewell to some Netflix staples before the year is out. No doubt, we’ll be shedding a tear or two at their demise in the process. Read on to find out which of the streamer’s shows will be bowing out in 2025 – and what we can expect from those final series.…

Gisele Bundchen has given birth to her third child, according to reports. The 44-year-old model – who already has Benjamin, 15, and Vivian, 12, with ex-husband Tom Brady – has welcomed her first child with 37-year-old boyfriend Joaquim Valente, it’s been claimed. Further details about Gisele’s baby, including its sex and name, remain unknown for the time being, and she has yet to make a public comment. The runway star – who was married to Tom between 2009 and 2022 – is said to be ‘super happy’ after welcoming her baby into the world. A source told TMZ that Gisele…

One of the UK’s brightest comedic talents, Lucy Punch has finally been given her own show in the BBC’s Motherland spin-off. In Amandaland, the 47-year-old returns as elitist mum Amanda as she navigates a new era post-divorce in a less well-heeled area of London. As well as TV roles, Lucy is also a Hollywood star, having appeared in films like Hot Fuzz and Bad Teacher alongside Cameron Diaz. But outside of her showbusiness career, the actor prefers to keep her family life with her husband in LA private. Here is everything you need to know about Lucy Punch – including…

Sir Elton John has given a truthful insight into what it took to make his upcoming album, Who Believes In Angels? For the first time in his career, the 77-year-old singer allowed cameras into the studio to capture the recording process. The footage for short film Who Believes In Angels? Stories On The Edge Of Creation was gathered from hidden cameras dotted around the space. The recording devices captured hundreds of hours of raw footage. The upcoming LP is a collaboration with country artist Brandi Carlile, and the pair recorded every song in just 20 days at the iconic Sunset Sound…

Liam Payne’s girlfriend Kate Cassidy has opened up about their final days together in her first interview since his death. The former One Direction star died aged 31 on October 16 after he fell from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Kate, 25, posted a devastating statement after the news of his death, saying ‘[her] heart is shattered in ways [she] can’t put into words’, and revealing that they had ‘planned to marry’ in the next year. She has since begun to return to social media, and has now given her first interview, explaining why she left Buenos Aires to go back to…

Amandaland had a lot to live up to as the spin-off of one of BBC’s most beloved comedies – Sharon Horgan’s Motherland – and happily, it’s risen to the challenge. After months of anticipation, the first episode finally aired and within it, Amanda, played by 47-year-old Lucy Punch, gets straight to navigating a new era post-divorce in a downsized north-west London home. The series begins with Amanda giving her now much older children Manus and Georgie a pep talk as she dropped them at their new school. We then watch her grapple to get in with the ‘cool parents’, while another familiar…

Una Healy is being put through her paces in a brutal new reality series, as she becomes ‘prey for one of the world’s most fearsome predators’. The Saturdays star, 43, has joined the likes of Lottie Moss, Boris Becker, Mel B and Shirley Ballas in Netflix show Celebrity Bear Hunt. Hosted by Holly Willoughby, it sees 12 celebrities dropped into the Costa Rican jungle, working through terrifying I’m A Celebrity-style challenges to escape Bear Grylls. As well as facing their fears and risking injuries, the celebs open up and show their vulnerabilities, with Lottie breaking down revealing she almost went to rehab instead…

Games Inbox: What will be in the February State of Play for PS5? Direct bingoSo there seems to be a good chance there’ll be a State of Play this month, based on previous years and rumours, so what are people thinking will be featured? I see on X that Hideo Kojima seems to be getting a new trailer ready for Death Stranding 2 and it’s out this year, so that seems a definite. Ghost Of Yōtei is also out this year, so I guess that’s the next most likely, but I hope we see something else brand new. The problem…

Irv Gotti, an American record executive and music producer who worked with Jay-Z, Kanye West, Ja Rule, Jennifer Lopez and Ashanti, has died at the age of 54. His cause of death – confirmed by Hollywood Reporter – is unknown, although Gotti suffered a stroke last year and had battled diabetes-related issues for some time. Gotti is best known for founding Murder Inc. Records in New York in 1988 with his brother Chris Gotti, producing some huge hits over the years including Jay-Z’s Can I Live from the rapper’s 1996 Debut LP Reasonable Doubt. ‘Def Jam has lost one of…