Britain’s award-winning rapper Lady Leshurr has been confirmed as the tenth celebrity skater to take part in ITV's Dancing on Ice 2021.

The Birmingham musician, who rose to fame with the help of YouTube, released her third EP, Quaranqueen, in June.

He said: "I don't what I've got myself in for, but everyone knows me to be someone who just throws themself in at the deep end. I just wing it a lot of the time."

"I'm petrified, but I've always wanted to ice skate so what's better than doing it in front of millions of people.

"I'm looking forward to having a new skill and just showing off in front of my friends."

The show, which starts filming in January, will see 12 celebrities skate live with their professional partners as they try to impress the judges - Torvill and Dean, John Barrowman and Ashley Banjo - and the voting viewers at home.

The rest of the line-up to date is: British Olympics sprinter Colin Jackson who won two 110m hurdles gold medals at the World Athletics Championships, as well as silver at the Seoul Olympics in 1988, England striker Jamee Vardy’s wife, Rebekah, who appeared on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! in 2017, former Olympics skier and broadcaster Graham Bell, Capital Radio DJ Sonny Jay, actor and singer Jason Donovan, who rose to fame in the 1980s on the Australian soap Neighbours, Faye Brookes who is best known for playing Kate Connor in Coronation Street, actress, singer and presenter Denise Van Outen, Emmerdale star Joe-Warren Plant and musician and presenter Myleene Klass.

Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby will return to host the programme.

People all over the world are falling under the spell of Master KG’s infectious breakthrough single ‘Jerusalema’. Originally released in his home country of South Africa, ‘Jerusalema’ has taken on a life of its own, its irresistible feelgood vibe being discovered the world over. The song’s international discovery has been powered by the #JerusalemaDanceChallenge, which has seen over 6 million videos uploaded to TikTok and Instagram featuring people sharing their take on the song’s joyous dance. Cristiano Ronaldo’s video has now accumulated over 20 million views. 
 
While ‘Jerusalema’ is long established as a viral sensation (180 million views at TikTok plus 150 million at YouTube), the track has only recently been added to streaming services. And it’s already flying, hitting #1 on the Global Shazam Chart, #16 on Spotify’s Global Viral chart and rapidly climbing airplay charts everywhere. That organic growth has been boosted by a remix which features the Grammy-nominated Afro-fusion star Burna Boy and has been added to Kiss FM, Capital Xtra, 1Xtra and Kiss FRESH. 
 
It only takes one listen to discover why ‘Jerusalama’ is making such a big impact. From its sun-kissed beat to the sweet vocals from featured artist Nomcebo, it’s an immediately uplifting antidote to the challenging times we’re experiencing. That atmosphere resonates in the official video too, with Master KG and Nomcebo’s performance inspiring carefree dance moves from the community around them. Recorded in the Zulu language, it translates as a gospel-style message: “Jerusalema is my home / Guard me, walk with me / Don’t leave me here.”
 
“It is so wonderful to see the love from all over the world,” said Master KG. “I used to dream of such moments when I was still underground and starting to make music.”
 
Raised in Calais in the northern South African province of Limpopo, Master KG first came to attention with his 2018 track ‘Skeleton Move’. It set him on course to win Best Artiste, Duo or Group In African Electro at the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA); the SABC Summer Song; Best Dance Song at the Limpopo Music Awards; and Best Male Artist South African at the African Muzik Magazine Awards 2019.

Dozens of pantomime dames have marched on Westminster, as part of a day of action highlighting the plight of the live events industry.

The parade was organised after the rise in coronavirus cases prompted the cancellation of the 2020 panto season.

Actor Gary Bridgens, who normally performs in pantomime, under the stage name Gacko, every year, said: “The impact will ripple through the entire theatre industry for a generation.”

Organisers are calling for an extension to the government's furlough scheme for theatre workers.

"If the government don't support theatre in its hour of need, there won't be any - or worse, it will all need rebuilding after this disaster,” he said.

The protest in London coincided with a day of global events reflecting the issues facing the live event industry.

Under the slogan "red alert", the #WeMakeEvents campaign will see venues in 25 countries bathed in red light, to draw attention to the continued uncertainty over when concerts and shows can resume; and the precarious position actors, musicians and crew find themselves in.

Pre-empting the day of action, hundreds of people who normally work at concerts, festivals and theatres gathered in Parliament Square to hold a 30 minute silent protest at the government's handling of the situation.

Jo Malone has criticised the perfume brand bearing her name for their treatment of the actor John Boyega. Malone is no longer personally associated with the company, having sold it to Estee Lauder in 1999.

The company, Jo Malone London, apologised after replacing the Star Wars actor in an aftershave advert for the Chinese market.

"I am so horrified and disgusted about what has been done to John," Malone said. "How dare somebody treat him like that and he finds out he is replaced on social media?

"They never spoke to him. That for me is utterly despicable and is disgusting."

Jo Malone London re-shot the advert the Star Wars actor made, in his home town of London, for broadcast in China.

While the script for the aftershave commercial - which was originally conceived and directed by the British star - remained largely the same, it saw him replaced by another actor, Liu Haoran.

The original version, entitled London Gent, showed Boyega hanging out with friends and family in Peckham, where he grew up, but they were also removed for Chinese audiences.

Boyega stepped down as an ambassador for the company in protest over their decision.

The firm issued an apology to Boyega on Monday, saying: "We deeply apologise for what, on our end, was a mistake in the local execution of the John Boyega campaign."

Jo Malone London reiterated their apology on Thursday, clarifying that the founder has not been involved with her former company since 2006.

Former owner Malone expressed her dismay at being dragged into the situation on social media earlier this week.

Speaking to Lorraine on ITV, she added: "From a personal level, I feel heartbroken by this and I don't know where to turn."

"This has gone global and my name has been associated," she went on. "It's been done in my name but also people think it's me."

"If I'd have been standing in those shoes I promise you John this wouldn't have happened.

Malone added: "This man wasn't using his image to just promote something - he brought his creativity to the advert."

She said Boyega "brought his life story to people and to that brand and how dare somebody treat him like that and he finds out he's been replaced on social media.

“That's the bit that really gets to me."

The Bafta Film Awards will have more nominees next year in an attempt to increase the diversity of the stars and film-makers who are up for honours. All four acting categories as well as the best director award will have six nominees, instead of the usual five. Ten titles will be in contention for the outstanding British film award - four more than the customary six.

Earlier this year, Bafta (the British Academy of Film and Television Arts) was heavily criticised after picking an all-white line-up of acting nominees. Meanwhile, no female film-makers were nominated for the best director prize for the seventh year running.

Organisers carried out a "detailed review" as a result, and said they would now also seek to "meaningfully target" 1,000 new voting members from under-represented groups. The move, they said, was one in a series of steps "to ensure a more representative and inclusive membership that reflects today's British society".

In January, Blue Story director Rapman was among Bafta's many critics, saying it had done his gritty urban drama "dirty" by not shortlisting it for any awards. Bafta said the review had begun as "a direct response" to the lack of diversity in its 2020 nominations, but had "soon expanded to encompass all aspects" of the organisation.

Bafta said the expansion of its outstanding British film award would enable it to "do more to champion the vast pool of multicultural British talent".

"One of the key issues raised time and time again... was that too much deserving work was not being seen," said film committee chair Marc Samuelson. "The changes we are implementing are designed to ensure these films are seen and judged on merit alone."

Changes to campaigning rules will seek to ensure "a fairer consideration of all films regardless of marketing budget".

Bafta said this would ensure "smaller" films were not "left out of the conversation" and would have as much "visibility" as titles backed by major studios. Changes to Bafta's voting practices will ensure the best director jury will have a guaranteed number of female film-makers to choose from.

The final six nominees will be drawn from an expanded long list of 20 names, half of which will be female. Bafta said this would help to address "a historic lack of female representation in the directing category". Only five women have ever made the shortlist for the best director award, which Bafta first presented in 1969.

Kathryn Bigelow, the only woman to win, for The Hurt Locker in 2010, was also the last woman to be shortlisted when she was nominated in 2013 for Zero Dark Thirty. All voting members will also now be required to take a "specially designed bespoke" course in "conscious voter training".

Bafta said that would help its members "navigate and recognise the wider societal influences that can impact the voting process".

In the case of the overall best film award, all voters will be required to watch all 15 movies on the longlist. The shortlist will continue to consist of five films. Bafta's review was led by its chair Krishnendu Majumdar, Samuelson and a steering group that included former Doctor Who actor Noel Clarke, academic Sadia Habib and ITV's head of diversity Ade Rawcliffe.

Mr Majumdar praised them for "bravely sharing their experiences of racism and discrimination" during "tough, chastening (and) captivating" sessions.

"This is a watershed moment for Bafta," the TV producer said in a statement. "The Academy has never opened itself up like this before."

Bafta's chief executive Amanda Berry concurred, saying the review was "a fantastic opportunity... to make substantial cultural and organisational change". Bafta said "significant changes" to its Television Awards would be announced in October and that its Games and Children's Awards would also be reviewed.

The 2021 Bafta Film Awards are scheduled to take place on 11 April, two months later than usual due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Pop legend Madonna has announced she will direct a film about her own life and career. The star is also co-writing the movie with Diablo Cody, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Juno and Young Adult. The script is expected to chart her rise from the slums of New York to global superstardom, via songs such as Like A Virgin and Vogue.

She said the film would focus on music, adding: "Music has kept me going and art has kept me alive." The as-yet-untitled project will be Madonna's third as director after 2008's Filth and Wisdom and 2011's WE, which was based around King Edward VIII's affair with Wallis Simpson. The latter film was panned by critics, and bombed at the box office, making just $2m (£1.5m) against a budget of $11m (£8.5m).

However, with huge successes for Elton John's Rocketman and the Freddie Mercury film Bohemian Rhapsody - for which Rami Malek earned an Oscar - rock and pop biopics are in the middle of a purple patch. Madonna's entry to the genre will be made by Universal Pictures - which previously attracted the artist's anger by snapping up an unofficial script based on her life. No casting or production timeline for the film has been announced, but the megastar has charted the early stages of scripting on her Instagram account.

In a Q&A with fans, she said the biopic would be about her "struggle as an artist trying to survive in a man's world," adding that the journey covers a range of emotions: "happy, sad, mad, crazy, good, bad and ugly". She added that the plot would address her relationship with artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, the fallout from her controversial Like A Prayer video and her experience filming Evita.

In a statement confirming her directorial role Madonna said: "I want to convey the incredible journey that life has taken me on as an artist, a musician, a dancer - a human being, trying to make her way in this world.

"It's essential to share the roller coaster ride of my life with my voice and vision."