TV

Simon Cowell has confirmed he will return to 'The X Factor' this year.
The show creator and music mogul will make his judging comeback on the ITV singing competition after a three-year absence to judge the US version.
He said in a statement: "I'm absolutely thrilled to be returning to 'The X Factor' UK.
"It's been three years since I last judged the competition and I'm excited to find a global superstar again.
"The UK 'X Factor' has set the benchmark in finding worldwide superstars over the years including One Direction, Leona Lewis, Cher Lloyd, Olly Murs, JLS and Little Mix."
Simon was one of the original 'X Factor' judges along with Louis Walsh and Sharon Osbourne when the show launched in 2004. However, he left the show after discovering One Direction in the 2010 series to focus on its American spin-off.
The 54-year-old judge has been hotly tipped to return to the British judging panel following lacklustre ratings for the US version and the departure of his replacement, Gary Barlow, after three years as head judge.
Louis, who has been with the talent competition since its inception, is also expected to return for the eleventh series, despite previously claiming he would quit last year.
It's not yet known whether Nicole Scherzinger will return to the panel, but Sharon - who made a sensational comeback last year after initially quitting the show in 2007 - has confirmed she won't return for another series.
Simon commented: "Despite all the rumours, ITV and the producers have not decided on the rest of the judging panel quite yet. You'll just have to wait and see."
Simon signed a three-year deal with ITV last year to continue making 'The X Factor' and 'Britain's Got Talent' until 2016.

ITV will air an entire ad break made from Lego this Sunday (09.02.14).
BT, Confused.com and Premier Inn will all screen commercials using the children's building block toy to promote the release of Warner Bros.' new film, 'The LEGO Movie'.
The adverts will air during ITV's primetime show 'Dancing on Ice' at around 7:28pm and will be interspersed with character clips from the new movie, as well as a new trailer.
The Premier Inn advert will see the company's promotional frontman Lenny Henry recreated using Lego.
The trio of ads were masterminded by media agency PHD.
The company's head of planning David Wilding said: "To support the launch of a movie in which the whole world is made of Lego, we came up with the idea of transporting ITV viewers there.
"It's a testament to the strength of the idea, just how much passion, energy and sheer enthusiasm every partner in this project has put in and we can't wait to see the results."
Premier Inn's marketing director Russell Braterman added: "To see our latest TV ad in Lego bricks reflects the multi-channel approach we have adopted for our latest campaign - I love the innovative and relevant media first of the ad break."

Rob Brydon has signed up to host 'The Guess List'.
The 'Gavin and Stacey' star will front the new Saturday night game show on BBC One, which will see contestants competing for prizes with the help of celebrities, and he's looking forward to seeing how they get on.
He said: "I loved making the pilot for 'The Guess List' and can't wait to get started on the first series."
It is set to appear on screens in the spring and will be made up of six, 40 minute episodes with each instalment showing two contestants compete for a prize which has been selected especially for them with the help of five famous faces from the worlds of sport, music, TV and film.
The celebrity helpers - who are yet to be announced - will not have it easy however, as Rob will be making sure that they too face "one or two unexpected questions of their own".
BBC One controller Charlotte Moore said of the new addition: "More Rob on BBC One can only be a good thing. It's a really funny show and an exciting addition to Saturday nights."
The 48-year-old comedian recently filmed 'The Trip to Italy' with fellow funnyman Steve Coogan which will air on BBC Two later this year and he will also sit in the host's chair for a new series of the panel show 'Would I Lie To You?'

Daniel Whiston would be "surprised" if Torvill and Dean don't reunite in future.
The 'Dancing on Ice' mentors - full names Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean - announced this week they will end their decades-long partnership this year following the ninth and final series of the hit ITV show, and after marking the 30th anniversary of their famous bolero at the 1984 Winter Olympics.
However, 'Dancing on Ice' pro skater Daniel - who has re-teamed with Hayley Tamaddon for the all-stars series - isn't convinced the legendary duo's split will be permanent.
He told BANG Showbiz exclusively: "It's a very personal decision on their behalf. I respect it fully. I think the people will miss them skating together because they are legendary. But never say never ... if they don't step on the ice again together, it would very much surprise me. I think that they'll be back at some point to skate again because people like Jayne and Chris are legends and people will always want to see them skate."
Daniel, 37, grew up a fan of Torvill and Dean and admits he often has to "pinch" himself when around the pair.
He enthused: "Working with Jayne and Chris, they're kind of like the David Beckham to work with as a football fan. I've looked up to them for a long time; from a little boy, watching what they do, so that whole bolero was absolute history-making."
The skating star has been with 'Dancing on Ice' since it first launched in 2006 and has won the series three times.
With the show's impending curtain call, Daniel believes there should be another ice skating-themed show to take its place.
He said: "'Dancing on Ice' has absolutely put skating back on the map again. It's filled ice rinks right across the UK. People are skating because of 'Dancing on Ice', it's generated so much interest - and it's not just kids, it's mums, dads, grandmas, granddads. People go, 'If Todd Carty can do it, I can do it.' I think it would be a really positive thing if something did stay on the TV which involves skating. It would be brilliant for our next generation."

John Thompson thinks some of the ideas on 'The Proposers' are "absolutely ridiculous".
The former 'Fast Show' comedian narrates the new series which sees hopeful romantics seek the help of Daisy Amodio and Tiffany Wright, who assist them in coming up with unique and often elaborate proposal ideas, and he says some of the ideas are outrageous.
He said: "It was laugh out loud funny sometimes. There was one I thought was absolutely ridiculous ... one guy whose budget was a bit less gave the girls the brief that, 'Well my girlfriend likes Disney and she likes small dogs', so they went 'OK, that's something we can work with.'
"So what they did was made homemade miniature Disney costumes for these tiny dogs which were walked past them while they sat on a park bench and he popped the question. She looked pretty happy with it."
The 44-year-old actor - who's starred in 'Cold Feet' and 'Coronation Street' in the past - admitted that he was surprised no one had said no to any of the proposals and claimed when he asked his wife of nine years, Samantha Sharp, to marry him it was much less exciting than ideas from the show.
He told BANG Showbiz: "Mine was bog standard. I went to Sharrow Bay in Ullswater in the Lake District, took her for dinner at a really, really good restaurant, had champagne waiting in the bedroom then got down on one knee and proposed and she said yes."
'The Proposers' starts on Wednesday, February 12 on Lifetime (Sky 156 / Virgin 242).

Taylor Lautner has signed up to star in 'Cuckoo'.
The 'Twilight' hunk is turning his hand to comedy with a role in the BBC Three sitcom, which also stars 'The Inbetweeners' actor Greg Davies and former 'Saturday Night Live' joker Andy Samberg, The Sun newspaper is reporting.
This will be Taylor's first foray into TV since his acting debuts as a teenager, when he had small roles in US programmes including 'The Bernie Mac Show' and 'My Own Worst Enemy'.
The 21-year-old star got his big break when he was cast as werewolf Jacob Black in 'The Twilight Saga' opposite Kristin Stewart and Robert Pattinson.
It is not yet known what role Taylor will play in 'Cuckoo', but his addition to the cast is expected to boost ratings.
The Hollywood heartthrob is best known for his chiselled abs and often appears on-screen shirtless, much to female fans' delight.
The actor previously insisted he can't "help" looking so muscular because he has an athletic disposition.
He said: "I just like staying healthy. And I'm a sports freak, so I'm always playing sports. So, I can't help it!"

Kiefer Sutherland has never seen '24'.
The 47-year-old actor, who plays action man Jack Bauer in the hit show, has earned an Emmy and Golden Globe for the hit show but admits he doesn't watch his own work because he is too self-critical.
Appearing on tomorrow night's (08.02.14) episode of 'The Jonathan Ross Show', he said: "I haven't watched an episode of '24', no. But I know how it goes, I have read the script.
"I don't watch the films I've made. I think the last one I watched was 'Stand By Me'. I had a girlfriend and we went to the cast and crew screening.
"I had a very specific idea of what I wanted to do with the character. We watched the movie and everything I thought I wanted to do, I hadn't done at all. All I saw was myself up there and I was mortified and my girlfriend was saying, 'I thought it was really great.' I said, 'Don't patronise me. I need to get another job. If I don't get another job and this comes out I'm dead and my career is over.'
"It was really lucky for me because there was another film that I didn't want to do that I took because of that, which was 'Lost Boys'; so clearly I am not the person to watch my own work."
'24' will return for a brand new series in May after originally being cancelled in 2010 and the cast have been filming in London.
Kiefer said: "It's a pleasure to come and do this twelve episode thing in London, specifically because '24' actually came out in the States at the same time as it did in England and the response in England was immediate. It took a little while to gain momentum in the States and I think one of the reasons we were allowed to stay on the air until it caught on was because of the response here, so it's only fitting that we get to do this last season here."

'Coronation Street's' Carla Barlow will consider having a secret abortion.
The boss of the soap's Underworld factory, played by Alison King, is stunned to find herself expecting her first child with new husband Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne), but when her best friend Michelle Connor (Kym Marsh) suspects she's plotting a secret termination, she pleads with her pal to come clean.
Michelle will scold Carla, saying: "You can't keep something like this a secret from your husband. You wouldn't have an abortion without telling him would you?"
However, as the pregnancy wasn't planned and Carla feels like she wouldn't make a very good mother, she hits back at Michelle.
According to the Daily Star newspaper, Carla argues: "What he [Peter] doesn't know won't hurt him. I'd be a lousy mother, like my mother before me. What if I don't like it? I can't just sack my own baby."
The Weatherfield businesswoman, played by 40-year-old Alison, also has a frosty relationship with Peter's son Simon (Alex Bain) from a previous marriage and thinks another child would take even more of her husband's attention away from her.
She continues: "Peter puts Simon before everything, even me. A baby changes everything, he'll trade me in for a younger model."
Unknown to Carla, Peter has already been playing away from home with a younger woman in the shape of Tina McIntyre (Michelle Keegan), who is set to be killed off later this year.

William Roache was the subject of a "witch hunt", according to his 'Coronation Street' co-stars.
The 81-year-old actor was cleared of all charges in court yesterday (06.02.14) after standing trial for historic sexual abuse charges - including four counts of indecent assault and two rapes against girls under the age of 16 between 1965 and 1971 - and past Weatherfield stars have blasted prosecutors for wasting public money on the "nonsense" trial.
Ken Morley, who played Reg Holdsworth in the ITV soap, said: "Another waste of public money.
"Considering the Michael Le Vell farce, they should be careful about the waste of taxpayers' money. We all knew it was nonsense from the outset.
"It is part of the Jimmy Savile witch hunt. This all followed the demise of the repulsive DJ from Yorkshire."
87-year-old Jean Alexander, who played Hilda Ogden for 23 years, added to The Sun newspaper: "Why did this ever come to court and leave Bill suffering for such a long time? The law needs to change to stop people making wild accusations nearly half a century on which are wrong and can destroy a person."
After being found not guilty, it's thought William immediately spoke to ITV Granada about his return to 'Corrie' as Weatherfield stalwart Ken Barlow, who has appeared in the soap since its first episode in December 1960.
William - who was written out of the show in May 2013, when the charges were first brought against him - could be back on set by July and back on screens in the autumn.