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Golden Globes winner Laura Dern looks effortlessly chic as she walks back to her hotel in New York

It's truly no rest for the weary as Laura Dern makes her way back to her hotel in New York City on Monday, not 24 hours after a big night on the other side of the country at the Golden Globes.




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Golden Globes 2020: Bella Thorne joins her sister Dani for InStyle bash

The actress, 22, wowed in her fitted white dress as she joined her stunning sister Dani, 26, who opted for a striking white feathered gown for the bash.




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Critics' Choice Association plans plant-based menu for upcoming award show

Critics' Choice CEO Joey Berlin said that 'when planning this year's awards show, we wanted to be mindful of the impact that our event has on the environment.'




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Sandra Bullock is a blue jean baby as the 55-year-old adopts casual look for business meeting

Sandra Bullock dressed a little more casually on Thursday, when the 55-year-old star head to a Beverly Hills meeting wearing ripped jeans.




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Critics' Choice Awards: Annabelle Wallis dazzles in a plunging silver sequin backless gown

The actress, 35, scored another style win as she hit the red carpet at the 25th annual Critics' Choice Awards at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, on Sunday night.




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Russell Crowe found out he won Golden Globe from his son while the family battled bushfires

The actor was at his sprawling 400 hectare Nana Glen rural property near Coffs Harbour on the NSW north coast when his son informed him he had won the award.




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Lupita Nyong'o is pretty as a picture in floral watercolor dress at film festival in Santa Barbara

Nyong'o added a pair of silver sandal heels and wore a silver headband. She completed her look with shimmery eye shadow and dark pink lip color.




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Academy Awards will be (mostly) plant based with no plastic bottles

The Academy has revealed that the upcoming Oscars will be completely plant based and green after Joaquin Phoenix's push for Golden Globes menu change.




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Sacha Baron Cohen attacks Mark Zuckerberg telling him he is helping to 'destroy democracy'

Sacha Baron Cohen (left) launched a fresh attack on Mark Zuckerberg (right) saying 'history will judge you' after a report shows Trump had double the number of Facebook ads than other candidates.  




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Claire Danes says it's 'so hot' watching husband Hugh Dancy in Homeland

She's got one final season of Homeland to promote.




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Phoebe Waller-Bridge's stage version of Fleabag gets shortlisted for two Oliviers 

Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge is set to sweep up in the theatre world - as the stage version of her hit BBC comedy is up for two Olivier Awards.




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Germany says it will abandon its NATO spending commitments

Berlin's budget plans will see defence spending drop well below the two per cent of GDP expected from NATO members in what U.S. envoy Richard Grenell (pictured) called a 'worrisome signal'.




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Merkel warns of 'the spectres of the past' amid battle for soul of the new Europe

The German Chancellor Angela Merkel said there is 'work to be done' to halt extremists' rise in Europe and that young people must be made aware of history.




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Trump weighs in on Democratic debate, tells Merkel he would rather spend time with her than watch it

President Trump blasted the latest comments by Democratic debate participants during a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Japan.




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Global spy agencies 'are trying to get hold of Angela Merkel's medical records'

Mrs Merkel kept a low profile as she attended the G20 summit in Osaka following the latest incident. Her office blamed dehydration for the first attack and said the second was psychological.




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Germany will BAN children from school if they have not had measles jabs in a bid to wipe out disease

Children will only be admitted to kindergarten or school if they have had the jabs, Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Wednesday.




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Trump administration's pleas to Europe to take back jihadis failing

The White House and State Department are pressuring governments in Europe to take back thousands of jihadis and their brides captured when ISIS collapsed - and having no success.




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Germany is heading towards a RECESSION, the Bundesbank warns

German GDP fell by 0.1 per cent between April and June and today the Bundesbank in Frankfurt said that 'industrial production is expected to shrink markedly in the current quarter as well'.




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Angela Merkel's allies warn Boris Johnson deleting the backstop is 'impossible'

Leading allies of Angela Merkel have warned Boris Johnson deleting the backstop from the Brexit deal is 'completely impossible' as the PM flies into Berlin for crunch talks.




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Trump warns Europe the US won't hold ISIS fighters at Guantanamo Bay for the next 50 years

Donald Trump says he'll air drop ISIS fighters into Europe, with no restrictions on the radicals' movements, if the countries they were living in before they were caught on the battlefield refuse to take them into custody.




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Angela Merkel will approve so many side agreements the UK will leave with 'basically a Brexit deal'

Julian Reichelt, editor-in-chief of Germany's most popular newspaper Bild, predicted agreements amounting to 'basically a deal'. He said the Chancellor would be 'giving in but not giving in'.




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French President Macron backs Angela Merkel's plan to give Boris Johnson 30 days

The French President echoed the German Chancellor's suggestion that the deadlock over the Irish backstop could potentially be broken to prevent No Deal.




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GREG HANDS: Here's why we don't need the backstop

GREG HANDS: When I heard German Chancellor Angela Merkel had invited Boris Johnson to put forward new proposals to solve the Northern Ireland backstop in the next 30 days, I was delighted.




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Boris Johnson warns scrapping backstop and agreeing a new deal with the EU is 'not going to be easy'

Boris Johnson today warned scrapping the backstop and striking a new Brexit agreement with the EU will 'not be easy' as he cautioned against people being too optimistic about a deal being done.




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Tory Remainers 'will delay attempts to stop No Deal' to give Boris Johnson time to scrap backstop

Tory Remainer rebels are set to delay their attempts to stop No Deal until Angela Merkel's 30-day window to scrap the backstop has expired as Boris Johnson was given a Brexit reprieve.




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Margaret Thatcher's dislike of German Chancellor Helmut Kohl embarrassed diplomats

The pair had a notoriously hostile relationship when they were both in power, and used language about each other which shocked diplomats.




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SIMON WALTERS: No. 10's lurid bombast won't work but there IS a ray of hope for a Brexit deal

SIMON WALTERS: More pragmatic voices close to Johnson would urge the PM to grab any olive branch with both hands as the best way to pull himself out of his - and Europe's - Brexit nightmare.




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Jacob Rees-Mogg admits he might have to 'eat his words' to back Brexit deal

Jacob Rees-Mogg - who was a thorn in the side of Theresa May before joining Mr Johnson's government - said there were 'positive' signs an agreement could be struck with the EU.




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German chancellor Angela Merkel backs plan for 'safe zone' in Syria

Merkel's decision to welcome a million Syrian migrants in 2015 has tarnished her political standing, but the idea of a 'safe zone' could reduce the outflow of refugees from the war-torn country.




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Angela Merkel, 65, loses her balance and nearly falls during first ever visit to Auschwitz

Footage showed her turning around after laying wreaths at a former execution wall at Auschwitz when she appeared to stumble and almost fall backwards.




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Germany could introduce 80mph speed limits on the autobahn

Saskia Esken, a new left-leaning leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), has proposed setting a national speed limit of 80mph in a move to appease climate-conscious voters.




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Rise of the German far-Right: How the 2015 migrant crisis sparked a backlash that has seen AfD grow

The swing towards right-wing ideology began as a backlash to the 2015 migrant crisis, when Chancellor Angela Merkel threw opened Germany's borders to some one million migrants.




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EU tells Turkey's Erdogan to pull migrants back from Greek border if he wants support in Syria

It came as Erdogan jetted into Brussels for a high-level meeting aimed at shoring up the 2016 migrant deal, where the EU agreed to hand over €6bn in exchange for migrants being held back.




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Germany bans gatherings of more than TWO people in nationwide crackdown

Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel will quarantine herself at home after being treated by a doctor who has since tested positive for the novel coronavirus.




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Angela Merkel's first coronavirus test comes back negative

Angela Merkel went into quarantine just hours after she rolled out tough measures across Germany to stop the spread of coronavirus.




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Bundesliga making comeback in May looks less likely amid coronavirus pandemic

The league's chief Christian Seifert did suggest last week that the current plan is for games to return to all 36 grounds in the top two divisions by the start of May.




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Bundesliga plans to restart 'could be put back a week' as clubs await Angela Merkel decision

A restart of the Bundesliga could be pushed back a week to May 16 as clubs nervously wait for Chancellor Angela Merkel's verdict. 




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Germany goes back to school: Pupils are shown how to social distance

Social distancing was the first lesson on the timetable in Dortmund this morning where pupils lined up at 5ft intervals in the playground.




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German towns bring back lockdown after coronavirus spike

The regional government in North Rhine-Westphalia, said there had been a spike in coronavirus cases after 150 of 1,200 employees  tested positive at a slaughterhouse in Coesfeld.




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Bernie Sanders supporter Sarah Silverman is booed as she backs Hillary Clinton

Comedian Sarah Silverman exposed the fissures in the Democratic Party by telling the raucous crowd that while she felt the Bern it was time to support Hillary Clnton.




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Lady Gaga wears tiny denim shorts after watching DNC at a bar in NYC

The 30-year-old showed off her long legs in tiny denim shorts as she sported a loose white T-shirt and dark sunglasses.




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Barack Obama's tweets message on Twitter to Michelle after her DNC speech

The First Lady used her rousing words on the first night of the party's convention in Philadelphia to back Hillary Clinton and attack Donald Trump.




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Democrats procure flags for convention stage after embarrassing oversight on Monday

Democrats managed to find some flags for the main stage at the Democratic convention after the lack of an old fashioned Stars and Stripes was noticeably absent from the stage.




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Democrat delegate Jerry Emmett casts Arizona ballots for Hillary Clinton aged 102

Jerry Emmett, 102, was given the honor of reading out Arizona's votes for Hillary Clinton at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.




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Hillary Clinton-backing celebs release star-studded Fight Song music video at the DNC

The Pitch Perfect-inspired a cappella cover of Rachel Platten's Fight Song was unveiled at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia last night. Elizabetrh Banks is pictured.




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President Obama jokes about how his appearance has changed and not Michelle's

Since his first appearance as a presidential candidate in 2008, Obama's looks have changed dramatically - and he isn't embarrassed to admit it.




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Elizabeth Banks steps out in Philadelphia after DNC speech

The actress and director, 42, looked effortlessly elegant as she stepped out after delivering her passionate speech in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday.




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DNC chairwoman Wasserman Schultz watches President Obama's convention speech in glum mood

Wasserman Schultz, who was forced to resign from her position at the weekend, looked unhappy as she watched the president during his speech in Philadelphia on Wednesday evening.




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Bill Clinton plays with the 110,000 balloons dropped at end of DNC celebration

The former president showed he could still enjoy the simpler things in life as he batted and kicked balloons that had fallen from the roof of the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.




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Donald Trump Jr. accuses Barack Obama of plagiarizing line in DNC speech from his own

Donald Trump Jr. has struck trouble with a claim against Barack Obama that the President plagiarized him when speaking to the Democratic National Convention this week.