MARTIN Clunes has been ditched as a patron of animal protection charity Born Free following the storm over him riding an elephant. The Doc Martin star, 57, was slammed after he was seen climbing on it using its trunk and ears in My Travels And Other Animals, on ITV last week. Born Free chief Howard […]
EVER wondered what you would look like as the opposite sex? A new Snapchat filter uses top tech to show users how they might look after a gender swap. The app adjusts contrast, adds or removes stubble and changes hairstyles. Celebrities have been using the gadget to show how they will look, plus or minus […]
SCHOOL heads should not ask pupils about their exams in case they “ratchet up” pressure on them, Ofsted’s boss warns today. Amanda Spielman, 58, says too many kids are being left stressed out by their SATs. She claims well-meaning headteachers who pat children on the back and ask them about the tests risk fuelling their […]
WHEN it comes to holidays, it is the airport extras that add up. The average holidaymaker spends £135 on the likes of excess baggage fees, but I never do. Or rather, I never do now. Here is how I travel . . . Hand baggage: I resent luggage hold fees, so I try to only take hand luggage […]
THERESA May will break another record as Parliament sits for its 300th day – making it the longest session since the English Civil War. The Government has yet to name a date for the next Queen’s Speech due to a long queue of log-jammed bills and the Brexit impasse. But is unlikely to beat the […]
GEMMA Collins had a shocking fake-fan fail as she landed in Los Angeles – with the most orange hands in Hollywood. The 38-year-old Essex legend gave a peace sign to photographers after touching down that suggested she’d been vigorously applying tan all the way across the Atlantic. In another picture, the reality TV queen held […]
THE BODY of the squaddie killed by an elephant as he worked to protect the giant creatures was honoured with a special ceremony as he began his final journey home to the UK yesterday. British Army soldiers carried Mathew Talbot’s coffin, which was covered with a Union Jack flag, at the Kamuzu International Airport in […]
TEARFUL Desperate Housewives star Felicity Huffman yesterday admitted paying £11,000 to rig her daughter’s exam scores in a massive US college admissions scam. The Emmy-winning actress, 56, could face at least four months in prison after she admitted taking part in the nationwide cheating fraud. Authorities say rich parents bribed coaches, rigged entrance exams or […]
THE brutal killing of reporter Lyra McKee highlights the crucial importance of journalism in today’s society, industry chief David Dinsmore said. Lyra, 29, was gunned down as she was covering rioting by militant Irish nationalists in Londonderry. Her tragic death underlined the threats journalists face while performing their vital role of holding power to account […]
BRITAIN is set to sign up to a new global initiative to stamp out terrorism online after the Christchurch massacre was livestreamed on Facebook. Theresa May is expected to join world leaders in Paris on Wednesday and pledge to sign up to the “Christchurch call”. The plan will demand tougher action against tech giants giving […]
MICHAEL Gove on Monday night told Tory plotters trying to oust Theresa May to back-off until she has delivered Brexit. Rushing to the PM’s aide, he said she will be Prime Minister “for a while to come yet”. And told her critics: “It’s all our priority in politics to make sure that referendum mandate is […]
IT IS scandalous that Theresa May’s Tories allowed themselves to be outgunned by Labour on defence. Yes, Labour: The party run by delusional peacenik Jeremy Corbyn, who wants to scrap our nuclear deterrent and cannot see “any circumstances” in which he would deploy troops. The man who said: “Wouldn’t it be wonderful if every politician, […]
CHINA’s richest man urged his newlywed staff to “have sex marathons every day” at a mass wedding of 102 couples at his company headquarters. Jack Ma, 54, boss of online marketplace Alibaba, faced a backlash online after telling his employees to engage in sexual acts six times in six days. The billionaire made the lewd […]
IT was great to see Sheridan Smith on such good form. After a tough time last week with toyboy fiancé Jamie Horn, she was all smiles again and revealed her relationship is back on track. She even skipped the after-party to rush back home to be with her insurance broker fella. She said: “I’m really […]
IT’S THE anniversary of Shakil Kazemi’s death in EastEnders next week and no one is feeling it more than Keegan Taylor, who was with him the night he was stabbed to death. Tiffany Butcher spots how much Keegan – who’s played by Zack Morris – is struggling – not only with the anniversary but also […]
STACEY Fowler could be set for a bitter custody battle in EastEnders as Kush Kazemi decides to go for joint custody of their son Arthur next week. Kush – who’s played by Davood Ghadami in the BBC One soap – is struggling as it’s the anniversary of his brother Shakil’s death. He goes into lockdown, […]
BEN Mitchell’s plan to bring down dad Phil looks set to become public knowledge in EastEnders next week when a drunk Lola Pearce confesses all to Billy Mitchell. Lola – played by Danielle Harold – is fed up after her fiancé Ewan turns up in Walford and tells her he’s taking her and Lexi home. […]
FURIOUS Labour Remainers blasted Jeremy Corbyn over his failure to back a People’s Vote – as a Shadow Cabinet plot to reverse Brexit deepened. MPs let rip to the leftie leader’s face at a meeting of the Labour Party after polling suggested 6 in 10 Labour voters could back other parties in the Euro Elections. […]
THE residents of Walford are in for an almighty shock in EastEnders next week when Kush Kazemi and Kat Slater go public with their relationship. It’s Kush who wants to make things official and Kat is touched when he tells her that he doesn’t want to be her naughty little secret any more. Later Kush […]
BILLY Mitchell will find himself on the wrong side of the newly dark Ben in EastEnders next week when he discovers Ben’s plot to bring down Phil. When Billy’s granddaughter and Ben’s accomplice, Lola Pearce, gets hammered in the E20, she ends up blabbing their dastardly plan to Billy. A horrified Billy – played by […]
STEVE McDonald’s life gets a whole lot more complicated in Coronation Street next week following on from this week’s armed robbery ordeal. As the week in Weatherfield kicks off, the StreetCars boss – who’s played by Simon Gregson in the ITV soap – is shocked when he arrives at the cab office and finds the […]
A NEW pill reduces bloating caused by over-eating and drinking. Probio-8+ is a mix of eight bacterial types that zap gas from fruit, veg, soft drinks and lager. But it must be taken for four weeks to work. Dr Miriam Ferrer, of Cambridge-based maker FutureYou, said: “People take these products for a few days and […]
MICROSOFT has helped distil the first ever whisky that has been developed by artificial intelligence. The tech giant, which is usually associated with more sober products, teamed up with a Swedish whisky distillery to find the perfect recipe. Details of the process used by the award-winning distillery, Mackmyra, have not been released. But according to […]
MICROSOFT has helped distil the first ever whisky that has been developed by artificial intelligence. The tech giant, which is usually associated with more sober products, teamed up with a Swedish whisky distillery to find the perfect recipe. Details of the process used by the award-winning distillery, Mackmyra, have not been released. But according to […]
NICK Tilsley will find himself with a new adversary in Coronation Street next week – and it’s his own sister, Sarah Platt. The factory boss – who’s played by Ben Price in the ITV soap – is worried as it feels like the net is closing in on him when solicitor Paula Martin arrives looking […]