Ariana Grande is garnering Oscar buzz for her performance in the highly-anticipated Wicked. The re-telling of Glinda and Elphaba’s (played by Cynthia Erivo) story premieres in wide release this weekend but Variety is already predicting Ariana will not only be nominated for an Academy Award, but she will win it. ‘As Glinda, Grande brings charm and wit to a character known for her bubbly exterior and hidden depth. The 31-year-old pop star commands each of Glinda’s signature numbers, including a delightful rendition of Popular,’ the outlet reported.

Labour was last night accused of wrecking UK growth as businesses gave the thumbs-down to Rachel Reeves’ Budget. The first economic figures published since the Chancellor’s damaging tax raid on employers showed that the private sector is shrinking and even raised recession fears. Richard Fuller, shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, told the Mail: ‘Labour’s Budget of broken promises has caused significant damage to our economy and working people.’

Vladimir Putin’s experimental hypersonic rocket unleashed on Ukraine for the first time yesterday could strike any city in Europe in under 20 minutes, it is feared. Ukraine’s air force raised the alarm early Thursday morning that Russia’s forces had deployed an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) as security cameras captured the moment multiple warheads rained down over the city of Dnipro. Putin later revealed the strike was conducted by the ‘Oreshnik’ – a never-before-seen intermediate-range ballistic missile (IBRM) – in response to Ukraine’s use of UK-supplied Storm Shadow rockets to hit targets in Russia’s Kursk region.

A mother who wheeled around the body of her toddler in a pushchair for three days after she was beaten to death by her partner was cleared of her murder today. Chelsea Gleason-Mitchell , 24, choked back tears as a jury unanimously cleared her before convicting her boyfriend Scott Jeff, 24, of the murder of two-year-old Isabella Wheildon after deliberating for just over seven hours. A six week trial at Ipswich Crown Court heard how Isabella had been subjected to ‘a regime of escalating brutality’ before she died in a homeless families unit.

She played one of long-running Channel Seven hit Home and Away’s most iconic characters. And despite being killed off in 2000, Judy Nunn’s portrayal of Ailsa Stewart still looms large in the soap pantheon. Ailsa, the no-nonsense wife of fellow Home and Away legend Alf Stewart (Ray Meagher), was a mainstay on the iconic soap, from its 1988 pilot until her exit in 2000.

Elon Musk’s ex-girlfriend Grimes has claimed he won’t let her see their children and claims the billionaire has become ‘unrecognizable’ since teaming up with Donald Trump. The singer revealed she has been in a year-long custody battle with the father of their three children, during which time she allegedly did not see one of her children for five months. The former couple share two sons, X Æ A-Xii and Techno Mechanicus, as well as a daughter Exa Dark Sideræl together.