Entertainment

David Harbour
17 November 2018

David Harbour to star in Dhaka

David Harbour will join Chris Hemsworth in 'Dhaka'. The 'Stranger Things' actor has joined the cast of the new action movie directed by Chris Evans' stunt double. 'Dhaka' will mark ...

Lamont Dozier
17 November 2018

Lamont Dozier: Motown music creates love

Lamont Dozier believes the enduring power of the music of Motown is that it brings people together. The 77-year-old musician was responsible, along with his songwriting partners Brian and his Eddie ...

Cheryl Tweedy
17 November 2018

Cheryl Tweedy would reunite with Girls Aloud for 10m

Cheryl Tweedy says Girls Aloud would only reunite for £10 million. The 35-year-old singer insisted that she has no plans to reunite with her former girlband - comprised of Sarah Harding, ...

Kristin Scott Thomas
17 November 2018

Kristin Scott Thomas needed nerves of steel to direct

Dame Kristin Scott Thomas thinks her move into directing "became a bit of a joke". The 'English Patient' actress has moved behind the camera with 'The Sea Change' - which is ...

ABBA
17 November 2018

ABBA for X Factor

Simon Cowell has signed ABBA's Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus for 'The X Factor'. The music legends will join the reality TV show for the 'Mamma Mia' inspired week and they ...
Noel Edmonds
17 November 2018

Noel Edmonds vows to quit TV if he wins 'I'm A Celeb

Noel Edmonds will quit TV if he wins 'I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!'. The 69-year-old presenter - who has hosted shows including 'Top of the Pops', 'Multi-Coloured Swap ...

The Princess Bride
16 November 2018

The 10 finest movies of William Goldman

This is not turning out to be a great week for iconic writers. Not only have we lost Marvel hero Stan Lee, now we say goodbye to one of the ...
There's lots of fun to be had in this charming little platformer
16 November 2018

PlayStation VR's Astro Bot Rescue Mission is simply brilliant, and a heck of a lot of fun

The PlayStation VR roster of titles has its gems, and a whole host of duds. With the recent release of Astro Bot Rescue Mission on the system however, Sony have managed to ...
Rick Astley - Whenever You Need Somebody
16 November 2018

Album of the Week: Prepare to be rickrolled with Rick Astley's Whenever You Need Somebody

It's been 31 years to the day since dance-pop legend Rick Astley dropped his iconic debut studio album Whenever You Need Somebody through RCA Records, featuring the popular party tune ...
Photo Credit: BBC/Guy Levy
16 November 2018

Women who have helped shape Children in Need throughout the years

Ever since its first telethon was broadcast back in 1980, Children in Need has raised hundreds of millions of pounds to help out charities working with youngsters in the United ...

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
16 November 2018

Why Newt Scamander is a better protagonist than Harry Potter

We can barely contain our excitement as Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald finally arrives in cinemas. JK Rowling fans can't wait to get stuck into another of her magical ...

Kathleen Zellner is working to free Steven Avery / Photo Credit: Netflix
15 November 2018

Kathleen Zellner has an incredible Making A Murderer theory - and it will blow your mind

The world's eyes have been on the Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey case ever since the arrival of Making A Murderer on Netflix, all the way back in 2015. Throughout the first season, ...
Rachael Sage is back with the video for her latest track Alive
15 November 2018

Rachael Sage reveals her brilliant new music video to the UK

Riding high after the UK release of her album Myopia, NYC based Rachael Sage returns with a captivating and enchanting video for her single Alive, the first official video from ...
Turtle Beach have knocked it out of the park with their Atlas series
15 November 2018

PC gamers need look no further than the affordable Turtle Beach Atlas headsets

Turtle Beach have led the way with gaming headsets for some time now, and with the recent launch of their Atlas series, we couldn't wait to get our hands on ...
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15 November 2018

John Lewis release their Elton John-centric Christmas ad - but what do the public think?

With Christmas just a few weeks away, millions across the United Kingdom were anxiously awaiting the release of the annual John Lewis festive ad! This year, the company have teamed ...

Author Sarah Butler writes for Female First / Photo Credit: Eva Sajovic
15 November 2018

10 things I've learnt about home and homelessness through writing Not Home, by Sarah Butler

Not Home is a novella, written in conversation with people living in unsupported temporary accommodation in Manchester. It follows the residents of a run-down B&B in Manchester the week after ...

Detective Pikachu
14 November 2018

Hilarious responses to the Detective Pikachu trailer

The first trailer for the eagerly anticipated live action Pokemon spin-off Detective Pikachu arrived on Monday (November 12th), and now we've had time to process this insane new concept, here ...
Static Future are gearing up to drop their debut record
14 November 2018

Static Future discuss challenges, inspirations and more ahead of their debut album release

With the upcoming release of their new album Oh Master! on November 16 via SF Recordings, we caught up with Indie-electro four-piece Static Future to find out a little bit ...
The Inbetweeners / Photo Credit: Amazon
14 November 2018

Legendary Telly: 9 funniest moments from The Inbetweeners

It looks like Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison and Joe Thomas of The Inbetweeners are reuniting once again for a one-off anniversary show this year, celebrating ten years of teenage ...

Matt Etheridge writes for Female First
14 November 2018

Where's the sense of adventure? Author Matt Etheridge says children's books need more ACTION!

Parents should unplug their iPad-addicted children and replace their increasing dependence on technology with the original imaginative gadget – the adventure book, writes the journalist and acclaimed children’s author, M.C.D. ...

Children's author Natalie Saviides with her family
13 November 2018

Bully-proofing children: why it’s cool for kids to be kind

Despite a wealth of new research and a swathe of well-meaning interventions, bullying remains a common problem in British schools. That won’t change until we look beyond the ‘bully’ and ...

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13 November 2018

Win a copy of The Festival on Blu-ray

The BAFTA Award winning creators of THE INBETWEENERS invite you to the mother of all music festivals… pack your bags, grab your wellies and don’t forget your tent! When Nick's ...

MeMe Detroit chats with Female First
13 November 2018

MeMe Detroit on the difficulties of carving out a career in music

Birmingham's own MeMe Detroit, aka Maria Rodriguez, returns later this month with her new EP Life In The Now. Ahead of its release, we caught up with the star - ...
AJ Waines writes for Female First
13 November 2018

My memories of the women I met in Broadmoor and the power of art therapy, by A.J. Waines

Steve McQueen’s new film Widows will blow most of you away. The film, based on the classic 1980s Lynda La Plante novel, features a group of gangster widows who turn to ...