ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: There's a rich irony in Harvey Weinstein's New York trial starting on the morning after the Golden Globes, the night when the movie industry kicks off the awards season.

Jennifer Lopez was one of the worst-dressed stars at the Golden Globes, but she made a stunning reversal at the Critics' Choice Awards with a gorgeous cream dress that highlighted her figure.

Also joining the victorious no-shows were James Corden, Roman Griffin Davis, Elton John, Regina King, Bill Hader, Toni Collette and Stellan Skarsgård.

The Critics Choice Awards can be one of the biggest predictors for Oscar gold.

The organization revealed its list of winners last month and other attendees Tuesday night included Quentin Tarantino, Brad Pitt, Martin Scorsese, Joe Pesci, Adam Sandler and Lupita Nyong'o.

Renee Zellweger has reaffirmed that she would happily play Bridget Jones again if a fourth movie was greenlit.

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.

Zellweger was nominated for her titular role of Judy, which follows Garland in the final year of her life. She's won the award twice before, back in 2003 for Chicago and again in 2004 for Cold Mountain.

During their chat at the Golden Globes last month, she asked Phoebe, 34, if her brother Austin could sing on the soundtrack for the third series of the hit BBC show, which is now being filmed.

The comedian, 58, took to Twitter saying he 'tried to warn' the A-list stars not to preach, while viewers watching at home called the event the 'wokest Oscars ever'.

Sandra Bullock and Jennifer Aniston first met when the actor Tate Donovan introduced them at a Golden Globes party in the 90s.

The actress, 50, shared a romantic tribute to her husband, 75, on Instagram, with a snap of them kissing while surrounded by heart shaped blowing bubbles

Hollywood-based Melanie Simon has worked in the beauty industry for 20 years and has an enviable client list which boasts Jennifer Aniston, Margot Robbie and Eva Mendes.

The actor, 58, said he had to check that he was not violating any libel laws or broadcasting decency standards when making a crude comment about Dame Judi.

The Prime Minister said Britain could be forced to leave the EU without a deal if they did not give ground. She said that without the promise of help she would put her Brexit deal to a vote.

The leak, which saw data from hundreds of politicians, including Mrs Merkel, posted on Twitter last month, affects all parties in parliament except the far-right Alternative for Germany.

Protesting Greek school teachers have clashed with police in central Athens during a demonstration against government plans for hiring new teachers.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel heaped pressure on the PM by insisting the UK must provide solutions to the impasse after the House of Commons delivered a huge rejection of her deal.

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, who took over from Angela Merkel as leader of the CDU last month, has appealed for Britain to stay in the EU, calling it Britain’s ‘home’.

The German Chancellor Angela Merkel accused the UK of seeing ties with other EU member states mainly in terms of trade.

Diplomatic sources said the German Chancellor would back concessions but only at the last possible moment - insisting 'that is how she works'.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivered the dig as she insisted there is 'still time' to thrash out a Brexit deal despite the deep political standoff.

LITTLE JOHN: Looking forward to the march against The Donald? Me, too! It’s time we showed this tinpot dictator exactly what the British people think of him. Frankly, we’ve had our fill of this...

The findings, which suggest car workers would be most at risk (pictured, the Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg), give voice to Brexiteer hopes that EU leaders will have to give ground in Brexit talks.

Ivanka Trump is said to be working hard behind the scenes of Washington DC to implement her paid family leave initiative - and she certainly didn't shy away from the spotlight in Munich this week either.

Body language expert Judi James said the 'huge spatial gap' between Theresa May and Angela Merkel in Berlin today gave the suggestion of 'further separation rather than unity'.

Body language expert Judi James suggested May's 'pantomime over-reaction' showed her desire to gain approval from the German leader, 'like you would your boss'.

SIMON WALTERS: Brexiteer Tory MP Henry Smith was putting it a bit strongly when he said yesterday that Theresa May could be ‘toast’ by tomorrow if the Brussels summit went badly.

Aides revealed it was a TV still of the duo speaking in the Commons and the Bundestag at the same time yesterday morning before flying to Brussels.

The fan, who worked at Dortmund Airport in Germany, had been driving when she spotted the German Chancellor's aircraft and jumped out her vehicle to take a photo.

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.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is the fifth highest paid world leader with a massive salary of around AUD$538,000 - seven times the average national wage in Australia.

At a Berlin summit in 2016, Theresa May was offered a choice of red wine – one Italian, one German – and chose the latter. Angela Merkel told her: ‘Have the Italian wine like me. German red is no good.'

Mr Trump and his wife Melania, who are travelling to Ireland this afternoon, joined the monarch and Prince Charles to speak to some of the 300 men who fought on the Normandy beaches 75 years ago.

Foreign dignitaries and cabinet members joined the Queen, the Prime Minister and President Donald Trump in Portsmouth for the 75th commemorative anniversary of D-Day.

President Donald Trump had an unscheduled conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday while the visiting leaders were at a D-Day event in the UK.

Donald Trump and his wife Melania, who moved on to Ireland this afternoon before going to France tomorrow, joined the monarch and Prince Charles to speak to World War Two veterans.

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

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

Plans have been drawn up for a 32ft wide, 8ft deep trench to keep potential terror threats away from the seat of German democracy in Berlin.

Boris Johnson today insisted he is 'confident' the European Union will ultimately buckle on Brexit and agree to renegotiate the terms of Britain's divorce from the bloc.

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'.

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.

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.

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'.

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.

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.

The Council President warned Jair Bolsonaro's rampant deforestation agenda will likely prevent the agreement with the South American Mercosur bloc being struck.

It's the second day of the G7 Trump in Biarritz, France.World leaders gathered for a summit dinner Sunday evening and gave each other warm welcomes.

Photos have emerged of Scott Morrison looking awkward while engaging with other world leaders at the G7 Summit in France.