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West Ham United co-owner David Gold left staggering amount of money in his will as devastating twist is revealed by documents released following his death
03/04/25 08:49
Business tycoon David, who owed much of his wealth to soft porn and lingerie before becoming a famous face in football, died after a short illness in January 2023, aged 86. At the time, it was thought he had died 'intestate', meaning no 'valid will' was created before his death, with no instructions on how his vast estate should be split. But fresh documents have now revealed a will was made in August 2021 - and uncovered a tragic twist in the story of the former Hammers chief. His inheritance file named David's daughters Vanessa Young and Ann Summers boss, Jacqueline Gold as the executors of his will. But in a devastating twist for the family, Jacqueline lost her fight against breast cancer and died just two months after her father, aged 46. She had been battling against stage 4 cancer for seven years before she succumbed to the illness, having briefly, and tragically, been given the all clear in 2020 - a year before her father's final will was drafted....read
Grieving father of autistic schoolgirl Caitlyn Scott Lee, 16, who took her own life at £44,000-a-year Wycombe Abbey School calls for a judicial review into the inquest of her suicide
17/06/24 10:46Grieving father Jonathan Scott-Lee has called for a judicial review into the inquest of his daughter's death after Caitlyn, 16, took her own life after becoming over-anxious about detention.
Robinho 'should serve nine-year prison sentence for rape in his homeland', national authorities claim, as they insist they 'must uphold conviction of Italian authorities'
14/11/23 23:33GERARD COUZENS: Last November Italian authorities asked Brazilian officials to make the former forward do his prison time in his homeland after his extradition was ruled out for legal reasons.
Ed Sheeran was a 'whirlwind' of 'melodic and lyrical ideas' when he co-wrote hit Shape of You 'from scratch' and at 'extraordinary speed', High Court copyright battle hears
10/03/22 17:00Ed Sheeran, who 'can write 26 songs in a week', was a 'whirlwind of ideas' when he co-wrote hit Shape of You at 'extraordinary speed' and 'from scratch', the High Court heard.
Prince Harry says he was given 'insufficient information' over decision to change his tax-payer funded police bodyguards when he and Meghan are in the UK, High Court hears
25/02/22 19:14Prince Harry is bringing a legal challenge against the Home Office after being told he would no longer be given the 'same degree' of personal protective security when visiting the UK from the US.
Sarah Everard campaigners threatened with £10,000 fines over Clapham Common vigil will tell High Court that Met Police breached their human rights
18/01/22 18:02Members of Reclaim These Streets had hoped to raise awareness and provoke change by organising a gathering of women on Clapham Common, near where Sarah was kidnapped.
Heir to the Littlewoods empire WINS High Court battle against his brother to claim a share of the family's billion-pound fortune left in their late mother's trust fund
05/01/22 15:54A grandson of one of the brothers behind the Littlewoods pools empire today won a High Court fight with his sibling over part of the family's billion-pound fortune.
TALK OF THE TOWN: Lingerie tycoon Michelle Mone is being taken to the High Court after allegedly calling a wealth manager a 'waste of a man's white skin'
02/01/22 00:00Baroness Bra Michelle Mone, 50, has been accused of defamation, libel and slander by Richard Lynton-Jones, 42, who she allegedly called a 'waste of a man's white skin.'
Even Insulate Britain protestors are surprised when judges do NOT send seven of them to jail for blocking roads - including priest, 79, who told court she would go straight back to demos if she is not locked up
15/12/21 13:25Lord Justice Dingemans and Mr Justice Johnson handed down sentences at the Royal Courts of Justice in London today after National Highways took legal action against protesters.
Insulate Britain will strike again next year, High Court hears as protestors including priest, 79, face jail for blocking roads while one ignores court date to go on new demo instead
14/12/21 11:27Nine people were due to face contempt of court proceedings at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, but two protesters did not appear this morning.
US government WINS its legal bid to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after promising NOT to hold him in hell-hole supermax prison on 17 charges of espionage
10/12/21 10:24The US government has won its High Court bid to overturn a judge's decision not to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is wanted in the US on 17 espionage charges.
Family loses legal battle to save their pet husky Aspen from death row after he killed Bert the guinea pig and a chicken while going for a beach walk
09/12/21 07:51Distraught family's desperate appeal to save their beloved Husky's life failed, after a two year court battle ended. The dog bolted when let off the leash and killed a chicken and a guinea pig.
Grieving widow, 35, faces High Court battle to use her dead husband's frozen sperm for IVF baby - because of a paperwork error made 11 years ago
07/12/21 15:38Jade Payne, 35, from Northamptonshire, has to prove to her fertility clinic that her 35-year-old partner Daniel, who died two years ago, wanted her to have his child through IVF.
'Associate of ex-Spanish King Juan Carlos threatened his ex-lover at London hotel and intruder at her Swiss apartment left book on Princess Diana's death on a coffee table', High Court told as he seeks immunity from harassment case due to his royal status
06/12/21 21:23Juan Carlos, 83, is seeking immunity from the English courts over allegations he caused his ex-lover Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn 'great mental pain'.
Civil servants' union LOSES High Court challenge over PM's decision to back Priti Patel after standards probe into bullying allegations
06/12/21 12:22The FDA union brought a judicial review over Boris Johnson going against the findings of his then-adviser on ministerial standards last year.
Ex-wife of billionaire Ritz co-owner Sir Frederick Barclay asks for the 87-year-old to be JAILED for failing to pay her millions after one of Britain's biggest divorces
02/12/21 20:28Lady Hiroko Barclay, pictured outside the Family Division of the High Court in London claims her husband should be committed to prison for contempt of court for ignoring an earlier order.
'Loyal' son who is fighting his sister in High Court over their late father's £100m fortune was left out of his will despite 'offering to donate one of his lungs to save his life'
17/11/21 13:42A 'loyal and respectful' son was left out of his tycoon father's £100m will, despite being offering him one of his own lungs to save his life.
Christmas in the CLINK for eco-mob: Eight Insulate Britain activists are jailed for up to four months while ninth is locked up for six months after defiantly telling judge 'jail me, or I'll block motorway AGAIN'
17/11/21 10:49Nine Insulate Britain activists were today jailed at the High Court for breaching an injunction designed to prevent the group's road blockades on the M25 around London.
Paedophile football coach Barry Bennell won victim's trust by warning his father about scout who sexually assaulted boys, High Court hears
11/11/21 14:31One of Bennell's victims told Mr Justice Johnson how his father had been 'warned off' Frank Roper, a scout formerly linked to Blackpool who was convicted of sex abuse offences and is now dead.
Pro-Gaddafi fanatic led plot to open fire on protest outside Libyan Embassy that saw WPC Yvonne Fletcher shot dead 37 years ago, High Court hears
10/11/21 02:48Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's aide was a 'leading participant' to use extreme violence by gunfire' at a Libyan Embassy protest where a policewoman was killed 37 years ago, court hears.
Victim of paedophile coach Barry Bennell tells High Court he created 'an environment a young person was attracted to', at his home and his world 'revolved around him'
08/11/21 17:48The man told Mr Justice Johnson that football had been his world, and his world had revolved around the coach, who is now serving a jail term after being convicted of child sex crimes
How thousands of Australian backpackers could be in for a WINDFALL as British traveller wins high court case over 15% 'tax discrimination'
03/11/21 10:32Australia's highest court has sided with a British backpacker and found a levy imposed on working holidaymakers discriminatory on the basis of nationality.
Estranged wife of Sir Frederick Barclay returns to High Court for latest stage of divorce dispute after judge ruled she should be handed £100m following marriage split
29/10/21 16:36Sir Jonathan Cohen had ruled in May that Lady Hiroko Barclay (pictured this week leaving the High Court) should receive lump sums totalling £100 million following the breakdown of a 34-year marriage.
Psychiatrist withheld evidence from Julian Assange's first extradition hearing that he had fathered two children with lawyer Stella Morris while in the Ecuadorean embassy, High Court hears
29/10/21 07:50Michael Kopelman (pictured), of King's College London, was accused of failing to reveal Assange had babies with his lawyer Stella Moris in the Ecuadorean Embassy.
'We won't lock Julian Assange in supermax jail': US prosecutor pledges any prison sentence handed down will be served in the WikiLeaks founder's native Australia as officials bid to overturn extradition ban
27/10/21 14:23The WikiLeaks founder (pictured) appeared at the hearing on screen from Belmarsh Prison in south-east London due to a change in the dosage of an unspecified medication.
Brazil senators ask high court to SUSPEND President Bolsonaro from social media after he claimed Covid vaccine was linked to AIDS
26/10/21 16:09Brazilian senators on Tuesday called for President Jair Bolsonaro to be barred from social media indefinitely for falsely citing 'official reports' linking Covid-19 vaccines to AIDS.
Two asylum seekers, aged 24 and 25, who pretended to be children WIN High Court battle against council who doubted claims and left them in a hotel for adults before carrying out age check
25/10/21 16:04Asylum-seekers who posed as children won a High Court battle with a London council for leaving them in adult accommodation - despite them both now being ruled as being over 24.
Motorists should be forced to drive slower than 10mph when Insulate Britain holds its roads protests, eco-zealots tell High Court
19/10/21 12:12National Highways should reduce motorway speed limits to as low as 10mph when Insulate Britain protests on a carriageway, Dr Diana Warner, a member of the campaign group, told the High Court.
Soldier, 32, who is suing the MoD for £3.7m over trench foot that left him 'struggling' to walk 'faked condition by packing his feet in ice blocks', High Court hears
19/10/21 09:57Brian Muyepa (pictured), 32, says he suffered severe non-freezing cold injuries after being left in wet boots for five hours after a training exercise in a Welsh tunnel in winter 2016.
TFL gets High Court injunction banning eco mob from protesting at 14 locations in capital after activists blocked M25 and roundabout near hipster enclave for three hours
08/10/21 07:54TfL has been granted a High Court injunction to ban the controversial protesters from obstructing traffic in various locations across the English capital, such as Vauxhall Bridge and Tower Bridge.
Jeremy Vine begins High Court defamation case against ex-local radio presenter he says harassed him on YouTube and Twitter
05/10/21 14:43The BBC Radio 2 presenter, 56, attended the preliminary hearing at the High Court in London on Tuesday. He is suing 41-year-old Alex Belfield, who operates a YouTube channel.
Celebrity psychic, 38, who counts Love Island and Coronation Street stars among her clients, LOSES High Court trademark battle with rival seer over online 'Archangel courses'
29/09/21 13:49Celebrity seer Claire Stone, 38, failed to foresee her losing a High Court trademark battle with rival psychic Alexandra Wenman - who had used the 'Archangel Alchemy' tag for over 10 years.
High Court grants SECOND injunction barring Insulate Britain from blocking roads to Dover after 39 protesters GLUED themselves to petrol tankers - making a mockery of Priti Patel in her running battle with the eco mob
24/09/21 07:44Protesters glued themselves to tankers as they blocked roads at the Port of Dover this morning. The group previously shut down parts of the M25 around London five times in just over a week.
'This ruling condones discrimination': Campaigners with Down's syndrome vow to carry on fight after judges rule mothers CAN still terminate babies with the condition up until birth
23/09/21 09:55Heidi Crowter, 26, from Coventry, is one of the three claimants who brought legal action in the hope of removing a section of the Abortion Act they believe to be an 'instance of inequality'.
Scrap king's son wins bitter High Court battle against his sister over their late father's £4million fortune - despite plans to cut him out of the will before he died
22/09/21 09:53Gary Goodwin made the successful bid in the High Court over his late father Tom's (pictured) £4million fortune.
Prince Andrew strikes back at High Court over sex case: Duke challenges ruling that he can be served with papers... but lawyers say it's just another delaying tactic in his battle with US accuser
16/09/21 21:13In what is being seen as another delaying tactic by Prince Andrew, who is currently at Balmoral with the Queen, his legal team said it would look to overturn the decision on a legal technicality.
No escape: Prince Andrew is seen with Fergie at Balmoral hideout after High Court agreed that he WILL be served court papers in Virginia Roberts rape case - meaning royal could face having to give evidence in US court
15/09/21 12:36The High Court in London has accepted a request by Virginia Giuffre's legal team to formally contact Andrew about the civil proceedings launched in America.
Superdry sues Asos in High Court claiming online giant copied its 'Osaka' branding on T-shirts and sweatshirts
05/09/21 20:50In court documents seen by us, the company highlighted five items on the Asos website, including Asos, Topman and New Look branded clothes, which use the word Osaka.
Sex Pistol Johnny Rotten LOSES High Court fight with former bandmates Steve Jones and Paul Cook over new TV series that could land them £5m each
23/08/21 09:00The punk group's former drummer Paul Cook and guitarist Steve Jones sued the band's ex-singer Johnny Rotten to allow their songs to be used in TV drama Pistol, directed by Danny Boyle.
Knocking on heaven's door: Geronimo the alpaca awaits his fate after owner lost High Court battle to save 'TB-infected' pet... as government 'says they will not kill the animal before 5pm tomorrow'
19/08/21 07:08Helen Macdonald says she has been told by Defra that officials would not attempt to enforce the destruction warrant at her farm in Wickwar, Gloucestershire before 5pm on Friday.
Five-year-old boy with chest problems is set for David and Goliath High Court battle to force operators of landfill site near his home to clean up the air he breathes
16/08/21 17:01Mathew Richards, five, from Silverdale, Newcastle-under-Lyme, suffers from chest problems due to having breather in hydrogen sulphide gas coming from a landfill site all his life.
Eurovision flop James Newman and three members of Rudimental WIN High Court copyright row against Voice UK contestant who claimed 2013 hit 'Waiting All Night' 'substantially reproduced' 2006 song
16/08/21 12:28James Newman was sued by Kelly-Marie Smith over claims that his chart-topping hit Waiting All Night was copied from a song she recorded in 2007 called Can You Tell Me?.
Sri Lankan asylum seeker family is denied a High Court bid to stay in Australia after three years in detention - but still have one hope left
12/08/21 01:12The litigation guardian of Tharnicaa Murugappan had sought special leave to appeal to the nation's highest court, but that was declined on Thursday.
Doorstep lending woe as the High Court backs Provident Financial's compensation scheme
04/08/21 21:03Customers of doorstep lender Provident Financial are set for just a fraction of the redress they are due after the High Court backed its compensation scheme.
Dozens of jihadists are set to claim right to return to UK after High Court judges ruled it was unlawful to strip grandmother ISIS suspect of her British citizenship
01/08/21 11:43The woman known only as D4, from the north of England, had her rights as a UK national revoked in 2019 over national security fears - but judges have ruled the Home Office's decision was 'unlawful'.
Campaigners WIN High Court battle over 'unlawful' £1.7 billion two-mile Stonehenge tunnel project
30/07/21 15:50Save Stonehenge World Heritage Site (SSWHS) challenged Transport Secretary Grant Shapps' decision to back the scheme to overhaul eight miles of the A303, including the tunnel.
Property tycoon who shared 'grossly offensive' effigy of Grenfell Tower being burned on a bonfire faces a second trial as High Court quashes his acquittal
30/07/21 13:55Paul Bussetti was accused of sending a 'grossly offensive' video on WhatsApp. The High Court in London today quashed Bussetti's acquittal and ordered a retrial.
EDL's Tommy Robinson faces ruin after he is ordered to pay £100,000 in libel damages to Syrian teenager who was filmed being attacked at school - and still faces another £500,000 in costs
22/07/21 13:11The English Defence League founder - whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon - was sued by Jamal Hijazi, who was recorded being bullied in the playground at a school in Huddersfield.
Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook tells the High Court that the band are probably 'gone for good' amid legal row with Johnny Rotten over use of their songs in Danny Boyle film
20/07/21 17:21Paul Cook (pictured) and the band's former guitarist, Steve Jones, are suing the British band's former lead singer Johnny Rotten.
EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Tory grandee Beaverbrook to 'fight my corner' in High Court property battle
15/07/21 23:34As Tory treasurer, Lord Beaverbrook was responsible for raising millions for the party. But now he finds himself in a furious High Court battle over a property deal gone wrong.
Final bid to save Geronimo the alpaca after FOUR YEAR legal row: Owner goes to High Court in last attempt to stop animal being slaughtered after it twice tested positive for TB in 2017
14/07/21 11:40Helen Macdonald's alpaca Geronimo was ordered to be slaughtered after twice testing positive for bovine tuberculosis (bTb) at her Wickwar, Gloucestershire, farm in 2017.
Woman with Down's Syndrome, 26, and mother who was advised to have her son terminated because he had the condition begin High Court fight to change abortion law
06/07/21 12:54Heidi Crowter, 26, and Máire Lea-Wilson are challenging the UK Government over the legislation which allows terminations after 24 weeks if 'severe foetal abnormality' is detected.
Founders of collapsed fashion label Ralph & Russo that made Meghan Markle's £56k engagement gown and dressed the A-list 'plundered millions to fund luxury lifestyle', High Court papers claim
03/07/21 21:01Ralph & Russo plunged into administration in March. Forensic investigators are now trying to discover what became of around £60 million pumped into the company by investors.
High Court rules transgender women CAN go into female prisons: Judges rule government's policy is lawful despite claims from inmate it raised risk of sex attacks
02/07/21 15:19A female prisoner, known only as FDJ, brought a legal challenge against a Ministry of Justice (MoJ) policy which allows prisoners to be housed according to their gender identity.
EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: F1 tycoon Eddie Jordan's superyacht High Court showdown
01/07/21 23:29RICHARD EDEN: Ex-F1 team owner Jordan, 73, claims he was promised a 50-50 share of profits on sales of luxury vessels to buyers he found, after a dispute with Sunseeker over 154ft yacht, Blush.
Government's £27 billion road development scheme which includes Stonehenge tunnel is ILLEGAL after officials ignored its impact on climate change, High Court hears
29/06/21 12:14In March 2020, the Department for Transport (DfT) set out its Road Investment Strategy 2 (RIS2) for major roads in England from April 2020 to March 2025.
Children put on puberty blockers were 'inevitably' given cross-sex hormones when they reached 16, High Court hears as NHS gender clinic battles to overturn ban on life-changing drugs
24/06/21 13:03The High Court ruled that children under 16 with gender dysphoria can only consent to the use of hormone-blocking treatments if they can understand the 'long-term consequences'.
Coleen Rooney steps out wearing a hooded jacket as she grabs coffee days after Rebekah Vardy's High Court case against her began
24/06/21 10:55Coleen Rooney was spotted picking up a takeaway coffee in Alderly Edge, Cheshire, after Rebekah Vardy's High Court case against her began last week.
Decision to build £1.7bn Stonehenge tunnel is 'illegal' due to Grant Shapps dismissing expert fears it would damage Neolithic site with no 'proper evidential basis', High Court hears
23/06/21 15:43UK campaign group Save Stonehenge World Heritage Site (SSWHS) has challenged Grant Shapps' decision to green-light the £1.7 billion project because it says advice from experts was ignored.
Send female drug addicts to rehab not jail, says ex-High Court judge Baroness Butler-Sloss in bid to curb re-offending
21/06/21 18:17Baroness Butler-Sloss made the call at Westminster as the Government was pressed over progress on efforts steps to reduce the number of female inmates.
Supreme Court sides with athletes in compensation case by ruling that NCAA limits on education-related benefits for Division I football and basketball players are unenforceable
21/06/21 14:26The United States Supreme Court sided with former college athletes in a compensation lawsuit against the NCAA, but that doesn't mean that players will be getting paid anytime soon.
Actor Jamie King loses bid for £10m damages against NHS after claiming trauma of seeing his five-day-old son die of brain damage cost him his acting career and a role in Dunkirk
17/06/21 18:46Jamie King, 39, who has appeared in hit shows Mad Men and The Tudors, had told the High Court he had lost a role in the film Dunkirk because of the trauma of watching his five day old son die.
Supreme Court unanimously BACKS Catholic charity sued by City of Philadelphia for refusing to let same-sex couples foster children on its books in one of Amy Coney Barrett's first major rulings since being appointed by Donald Trump
17/06/21 14:41The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously sided with a Catholic foster care agency that refused to place children with same-sex couples against the city of Philadelphia.
'You've RUINED our city!': Outraged Londoners blast Sadiq Khan and vow to move out of the Capital as Mayor overturns High Court ruling on 'illegal' Low Traffic Neighbourhoods - then causes MORE misery for motorists as he vows to extend cycle lanes
17/06/21 12:14Mr Khan's Transport for London won its bid to overturn a High Court ruling which found that the LTNs in London are unlawful when Lord Justice Bean ruled in their favour.
Deaf woman, 36, is suing Cabinet Office at High Court for 'injury to feelings' over lack of sign language interpreters at government Covid briefings
16/06/21 17:53Katie Rowley, 36, from Leeds, said the Government breached obligations to make broadcasts accessible to deaf people under equality legislation.
Wife was within her rights to divorce her tech consultant husband, 64, because he worked too much and missed holidays, High Court rules
15/06/21 08:00Marion was clear to leave Charles Ayeh-Kumi (pictured together) from Farnborough, Hampshire, in 2018, the judge ruled.
Billionaire family behind Littlewoods football pools empire is embroiled in High Court battle over who is entitled to millions tied up in trust fund
11/06/21 21:00The Moores, the family behind the Littlewoods football pools and retail empire, are ranked among the top 140 wealthiest people in the UK.
EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Wolseley duo have £1m High Court battle on their plate over rent row
10/06/21 23:08RICHARD EDEN: Chris Corbin and Jeremy King have been hit just as badly by the pandemic as less starry venues and are heading for a £1million High Court showdown with one of their landlords.
Government broke the law by awarding £560,000 contract to firm whose bosses were friends of Dominic Cummings, High Court judge rules
09/06/21 11:07Campaigners took legal action against the Cabinet Office over the decision to pay more than £500,000 of taxpayers' money to market research firm Public First amid Covid.
Former High Court Justice Michael Kirby reveals how he told his mother he was gay just before she died - and her hilarious and VERY Australian response
09/06/21 04:53The 82-year-old Sydneysider gave a candid interview while speaking with comedian and artist Anh Do on Tuesday's episode of Anh's Brush with Fame.
High Court judge rules life support treatment can be withdrawn for seriously ill two-year-old girl despite parents wanting to keep her alive and take her to Israel
28/05/21 16:53Alta Fixsler suffered a brain injury at birth and her doctors say she cannot breathe, eat or drink without medical treatment. A judge ruled it is in her 'best interest' to withdraw treatment.
'Dog-whistling' Jeremy Corbyn aide provoked Twitter 'pile-on' against Countdown's Rachel Riley and calls for her to be SACKED by Channel 4 over her 'sarcastic' suggestion Labour leader was a 'Nazi', High Court hears
12/05/21 14:39Ms Riley, 35, is suing former Corbyn aide, Laura Murray, whose 2019 tweet accused the Countdown star of suggesting the former Labour leader was a Nazi who 'deserves to be violently attacked'.
Rachel Riley was libelled by ex-Jeremy Corbyn aide who 'dog whistled' her followers with tweet that 'incited hate' and caused a Twitter 'pile on', as Countdown star tells court 'Labour Party was fostering antisemitism'
11/05/21 12:29Rachel Riley, 35, claims a 2019 tweet published by Laura Murray, a senior aide to the then Labour leader, caused her serious harm.
Police were wrong to block Muslim preacher Louis Farrakhan who once called Jews 'termites' from giving speech at event organised by Nation of Islam in London because it was a breach of human rights, High Court rules
10/05/21 19:25The Metropolitan Police and a London council have been ordered to pay tens of thousands in damages after a High Court judge found they infringed the rights of Muslim group Nation of Islam
Woman with Down's Syndrome, 25, and mother who was advised to have her son terminated over it gear up for High Court fight to change abortion law
06/05/21 12:31Heidi Crowter, who has Down's Syndrome, and Máire Lea-Wilson, whose son has the condition, will take their legal fight to the High Court in July in bid to change the UK's abortion law
Bank manager wins High Court fight with brother over being cut out of their 'deluded' mother's £325,000 will after 76-year-old died believing daughter had stolen her set of Harry Potter books
06/05/21 09:04Jean Clitheroe, from Essex, left her fortune to her son and cut her daughter out, claiming she would 'fritter it away'. After a judge ruled the will was invalid, son John tried to overturn the decision
Hospitality bosses LOSE High Court legal challenge to speed up the return of indoor dining in England after claiming there was no justification for scheduled May 17 reopening
04/05/21 09:47Lawyers for Punch Taverns founder Hugh Osmond and Greater Manchester night-time economy adviser Sacha Lord had claimed there was no scientific justification for delaying.
Civil servants' union wins right to challenge Boris Johnson in High Court for backing 'shouting and swearing' Priti Patel in bullying row
27/04/21 15:28The Association of First Division Civil Servants (FDA) launched judicial review proceedings in February over the UK Prime Minister's decision to back Priti Patel over her bullying row.
Postmaster, 45, cries as the High Court quashes her criminal conviction for theft and false accounting which saw her jailed when she was pregnant
23/04/21 23:25Sitting in the High Court in London as her name was read out yesterday, it took Seema Misra a few moments to compute that her criminal conviction had finally been quashed.
Tommy Robinson tells High Court he is 'not racist and not anti-Muslim' as he fights libel claim brought by beaten-up Syrian teenager who he claimed attacked girls in school
22/04/21 16:44Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is being sued by schoolboy Jamal Hijazi, 17. The teenager was filmed being beaten up at his Huddersfield school in 2018.
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Double discount alert! This anti-hair wrap cordless vacuum just dropped to £99 from £299 - and buyers say it's 'better than Shark'
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Deported TikTok star Khaby Lame returns to social media after being kicked out by Trump
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Country singer on Taylor Swift's old record label was 'behind the wheel' of car that fatally hit elderly woman
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CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Jamie's Dyslexia Revolution on Ch4: All fired up like an angry Aga, chef Jamie gave the minister a roasting
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1960s Funk legend passes away at 82 as cause of death is revealed
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Dakota Johnson shocks fans by SWEARING on live TV when asked about her love life... after Chris Martin split
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EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Cressida Bonas gives birth to 'miracle' baby and names her after tragic sister
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Taylor Swift granted protective order from ex-con stalker who claims she is mother to his child
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Love Island Rich List 2025: Molly-Mae is filthy rich at the top of the leaderboard - but did your favourite star make the cut?
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Legendary Manchester band 'set to receive special award' at next year's BRITs as ceremony relocates to Northern city
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Gtech's lightest EVER cordless hedge trimmer is £70 off with our exclusive discount code - users say it's 'top of the league'
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Love Island star Megan Forte Clarke looks unrecognisable before finding fame as her glam makeover is revealed
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Blake Lively's emotional response after Justin Baldoni's bombshell $400m countersuit was thrown out
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Liam Gallagher issues an apology to fans after causing 'distress' ahead of Oasis reunion tour
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Abbey Clancy and Peter Crouch pack on the PDA as she strips to a TINY white string bikini while relaxing on a yacht on child-free luxury Ibiza holiday
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Lilo & Stitch live-action director responds to backlash after making shock change to ending
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Real Housewives Of New York City star says she is DONE with reality TV causing fans to 'break down in tears'
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Nick Knowles, 62, and new wife Katie Dadzie, 34, share a glimpse into their lavish wedding with a VERY cheeky nod to his TV success
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TOWIE's Ella Rae Wise faces awkward run-in with ex Dan Edgar as she is joined by bikini-clad Elma Pazar and Amber Turner to film 15th anniversary show
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Maura Higgins 'unfollows ex Pete Wicks and Olivia Attwood amid their feud' - four months after her split from the TOWIE star
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Mel B and Eddie Murphy's relationship 'flourished' co-parenting their trans son Angel, 18, who is revealed to have a girlfriend - years after the actor and dad of TEN denied he was the father
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Scarlett Johansson resembles Marilyn Monroe in first images from 'gritty' Russian mafia movie... see her look
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Mariah Carey sparks concern with ANOTHER bizarre interview as fans claim she appeared 'detached' and 'off'
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Daisy May Cooper surprises fans as she reveals her real legal name in throwback photo to celebrate her son Benji's first birthday
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Hannah Waddingham, 5ft11, was told she was 'too big' to be on camera and says Ted Lasso co-stars told her take her heels off when filming together
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ITV STOPS flights for Andi Peters and Jeff Brazier to luxury destinations to promote competitions amid job cuts
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Katie Price, 47, reveals the reason behind reprising her iconic Jordan alter-ego as an AI TWIN as she hints fans will see a 'riskier' side
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HBO's Harry Potter TV series casts another two key characters after bosses revealed the three child stars who will play leading roles
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Oscar winner reveals he was teargassed at LA riots
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Jamie Laing admits his sex life with wife Sophie Habboo became 'clinical' when they started trying for a baby after couple shared they are expecting their first child
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Inside DJ Fat Tony's star-studded wedding to Stavros Agapiou complete with flamboyant Greek dancing, gospel music, and romantic touches
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Kieran Culkin faces fierce fury over his bizarre response to being cast in Hunger Games prequel
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Amanda Seyfried reveals the drug she did with pal Adam Brody when they were in their 20s
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Julianne Hough, 36, documents egg-freezing journey... as ex Brooks Laich prepares to become a dad
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Mia Farrow, 80, reveals which very famous Hollywood icon was 'scary in person'
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Pregnant Sophie Habboo reveals Jamie Laing threatened to LEAVE her over 'unbearable' hormones as she laments her 'enormous t*ts'
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Iconic 80s hitmaker, 75, makes candid confession about his health as he takes to the stage at London's O2 Arena
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Dua Lipa's lookalike sister sets internet ablaze as they twin in new photo: 'There's two?'
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Freddy Brazier reveals he turned down Love Island in an attempt to step away from his family name and admits his social media is just like the ITV2 show
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Ali Bastian, 42, admits her body is 'under construction' as former Hollyoaks star shares fresh health update following breast cancer battle
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Lorraine Kelly left squirming as co-star bluntly asks her 'where have you been?' after MORE time off show
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Love Island SPOILER: Launch show kicks off with MAJOR new couple twist that leaves the girls in shock
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Zoe Ball proves she's just like everyone else as she struggles with her shopping trolley during windswept trip to the supermarket
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Jennifer Lopez shockingly exposes her pubic area in extreme bodysuit ahead of her 56th birthday
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Nepo baby daughter of Hollywood lothario who worked with Madonna cozies up to A-lister on Tonys red carpet
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Hilary Duff looks slender after welcoming 4th child as she indulges in ice cream with her family
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Your Friends & Neighbors star Aimee Carrero, 36, gives birth to her first child as 'pure' name is revealed
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Melanie Griffith and ex Antonio Banderas' daughter Stella makes rare appearance on her mother's Instagram
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Mel C and Pixie Lott announced as headliners for Flackstock 2025 as event honouring the late presenter moves to new location
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Luann de Lesseps continues to wear THAT huge sparkly ring as she is seen again with her silver fox beau
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Kath Ebbs reveals 'scary' mental health battle following split from JoJo Siwa - as the American singer moves on with new beau Chris Hughes
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Love Island USA fans go wild over shock item they spot on the show: 'This can't be real'
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Kim Kardashian accidentally reveals something very strange inside her $60M mansion
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Emily Ratajkowski twerks the night away and is presented with a cheeky cake for her 34th birthday - as A-list guest Irina Shayk tattoos her name on her chest at wild bash
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Tamzin Outhwaite, 54, opens up on split from toyboy boyfriend Tom Child, 33, and insists she 'never wants to live with a partner again'
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Chris Evans shares a surprising detail about his very romantic proposal to Alba Baptista
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Escape To The Country host fights back tears as she 'gets emotional on show for the first time EVER' after widow's heartbreaking tale
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Revealed: Love Island star Sophie Lee's surprising connection to beloved TV presenter
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Miley Cyrus leans on much-younger boyfriend after being heckled by her own fans
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Olivia Munn reveals the popular children's show she won't let her kids watch
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Mel Gibson starts work on rebuilding his $23million mega mansion in Malibu after it was ravaged in the LA fires
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Dua Lipa cosies up to fiancé Callum Turner and flashes her giant engagement ring in sweet snaps after performing in Milan
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Cruz Beckham, 20, shows support for mum Victoria amid bitter family feud as he channels her iconic Noughties look with new cropped hairstyle
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Suki Waterhouse poses topless in X-rated mirror selfies as she shares throwback snaps on Instagram
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East Heaventeen! Singer Terry Coldwell, 50, reveals he's turned to God as he is baptised by former Krays' henchman Chris Lambrianou
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Netflix fans left 'ugly crying' by 'absolutely heartbreaking' thriller so intense they 'had to take a break' halfway through
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How much money do the Kardashian nannies earn? The staggering amount that Kim pays her 10-women childcare team revealed
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Jessie J, 37, suffers 'hardest day yet' amid her 'rollercoaster' battle with breast cancer as she breaks down in tears and struggles through panic attacks
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David Beckham reveals that he has his eyes on the England manager job just days after it was announced that he is to be awarded with a knighthood
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Princess Eugenie makes rare appearance in a backless swimsuit in sweet snap with her sons
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Kimberley Garner shows off her incredible figure in silk skirt as she attends Sloane Street Garden Party
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Jane Fonda reveals she feels 'younger and healthier' at age 87 than she did in her 20s and refuses to accept acting roles as the 'kooky grandmother'
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Romeo Beckham, 22, sparks romance rumours with German model Caroline Daur, 30, as they leave Paris hotel party in the early hours
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Gogglebox's Malone family announce devastating death - and are flooded with support from heartbroken fans
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Cardi B nearly spills out of VERY low-cut dress after slamming ex Offset
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Real Housewives Of Cheshire's Tanya Bardsley reveals health battle 'more agonising than labour' that left her 'panting in pain' on Loose Women
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James Argent gleefully dances at Megan McKenna's wedding after ex Nicoline Arthursson broke her silence amid his suspended jail sentence
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Vogue Williams 'thought her life was over' after divorce from Westlife singer Brian McFadden - as she celebrates turning 40 with Made in Chelsea star Spencer Matthews on new Mail podcast
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Daisy Lowe dazzles in a sparkling sheer dress as she celebrates her hen do with 'dream sleepover' complete with inflatable doll of fiancé Jordan Saul
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Remember Rico from Hannah Montana? You won't believe what the actor looks like now... nearly 15 years after his Disney days
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Bruce Willis' wife reveals how he secretly continued acting amid dementia battle
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The Yorkshire Vet star David Melleney's wife Megan gives birth to a baby girl! Couple welcome first child and reveal newborn's adorable name
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Stacey Solomon looks incredible in a little white dress as she enjoys a work trip to Lake Como
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'Meghan's an influencer, Sophie has real influence': Royal expert's damning verdict on Harry's wife 'wasting her potential' on jam and rosé
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Brad Pitt is launching an 'exciting' side hustle... after his exes Angelina and Gwyneth did it first
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Celebrity Gogglebox fans have a big complaint as Channel 4 show returns with new star-studded lineup
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Topless Sofia Vergara, 52, wears micro G-string thong while tanning by pool
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Harry Potter star sparks social media MELTDOWN with JK Rowling remarks amid author's controversies
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Britney Spears is fiercely slammed for filming her 18-year-old son participating in shock act while driving
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Helen Briggs gives birth to a baby girl! Ex On The Beach star welcomes fourth child with Chet Johnson as she shares sweet Instagram video
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Freddy Brazier, 20, makes shock U-turn on rehab decision as he insists 'I need a boys holiday or retreat' instead - after revealing smoking addiction
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90s pop group reunite 25 YEARS after hit song and people can't believe how young they look
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Katherine Ryan's husband reveals their children's hilarious reaction to her pregnancy news - as comedian prepares to welcome fourth child
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Fern Britton candidly admits 'I've had a catalogue of difficult things to face' as she reflects on turbulent past few years
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Brooklyn Beckham continues to embrace wife Nicola Peltz's family amid bitter feud with his own as the couple attend her brother Will's birthday bash in LA
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Megan McKenna enjoys a sweet moment with son Landon, 6 months, and new husband Oliver Burke as she shares more snaps from her fairytale wedding day
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King Charles' goddaughter mysteriously deletes video from her website of Brooke Shields criticising Meghan Markle
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Amanda Holden, 54, shows off her jaw-dropping physique in a skimpy pink bikini and heels while filming new campaign in Mallorca
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Royal fans speculate they know who joined Meghan and Harry on their Disneyland trip - and it's someone thought to have 'vanished' from their lives
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ITV reveals the fate of Trigger Point as filming concludes on series three - with Vicky McClure paying tribute to cast and crew
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This Morning fans distracted by Sam Thompson's striking new look as he shares agonising health update after Soccer Aid challenge
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Diddy trial live: Hear chilling voice notes mogul sent 'victim' after she denied twisted 'freak off'
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Love Island shock as one islander is sensationally dumped from the villa before the show even airs in savage twist
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Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez 'dial down the bling' on Venice wedding after furore around all-female space flight... but it'll still cost nearly £10m, says ALISON BOSHOFF
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Nicole Scherzinger proudly brandishes her Best Actress gong as she cosies up to Cynthia Erivo at glitzy Tony Awards afterparty
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Inside the battle to save Strictly: Revolting slur that's caused 'terrible fear' over contestants' behaviour exposed by KATIE HIND - as insiders leak list of who bosses are desperate to sign up
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Her dad is one of Britain's most famous hellraisers... so what is Liam Gallagher's daughter Molly Moorish REALLY like?
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TOWIE's Lauren Goodger puts on a busty display in a VERY low-cut swimsuit - after revealing she's having her 'heavy' breast implants removed
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Good Morning Britain in chaos as report interrupted by loud bangs and Richard Madeley reveals agonising injury minutes into show
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George Clooney returns to being a silver fox as he attends 2025 Tony Awards with glam wife Amal after 'awful dye job'
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Billie Eilish and Nat Wolff CONFIRM romance with passionate kiss after previously denying dating rumors
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ITV launches first-of-its-kind new channel fronted by Jeremy Clarkson, Stephen Mulhern and Graham Norton - and it hits screens today
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Shocking moment Antiques Roadshow expert is BOOED by BBC crowd after 'low blow' joke fails to impress
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Jodie Comer emotionally admits 'I let myself down' as she discusses 'uncomfortable' incident in a male-led acting workshop
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Amanda Owen fans beg 'look after yourself' as Our Yorkshire Farm star admits she needs to 'clear her mind' after a 'frantic' week
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The Pussycat who got the cream! Tony winner Nicole Scherzinger's incredible Broadway comeback amid bitter row with Andrew Lloyd Webber who said she'd 'never win' top gong
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The real reason Hugh Jackman was a no-show at Tony Awards amid messy split with Deborra-Lee Furness
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Peter Andre, 52, reveals awkward moment with wife Emily, 35, as he makes a rare comment about their 16-year age gap
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Meghan Markle's secret message baked into Princess Lilibet's Little Mermaid birthday cake
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The Gold fans make desperate plea to BBC bosses as crime drama's second series kicks off
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Humiliation for Jennifer Lopez as Ben Affleck says he'll pay MILLIONS to cut her from his life in publicly symbolic way
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Disneyland family photo sparks wild conspiracy theories: Royal fans claim children were added with AI
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Aussie Succession star Sarah Snook pays tribute to her homeland in emotional speech as she scores top prize at Tony Awards
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Presenter Rosie Tapner reveals she is expecting her first child with long-term partner Ross Turner in heartfelt Instagram post
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Tony Awards 2025 WINNERS: Sobbing Nicole Scherzinger triumphs for Sunset Boulevard at star-studded Broadway ceremony
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Jeremy Clarkson lets rip at pilot who buzzed his Diddly Squat farm four times while practicing aerobatics in foul-mouthed outburst
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The 1% Club's smiley face brainteaser wipes out a whopping 30 players and leaves Lee Mack gasping 'wow!' - but can YOU solve it within 30 seconds?
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BBC star battling health struggles doubles his money in just four years by transforming and selling his London home for £2.75million
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Katie Price becomes first British star to trademark her own AI image in six-figure deal as she resurrects 1990s alter ego to declare 'Jordan is back!'
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Christine McGuinness puts on eye-popping display in denim corset and tiny shorts as she parties at Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter tour in London
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Pregnant Bake Off star Laura Adlington reveals the gender of her 'miracle' baby as she details the 'tears and heartache' of nine-year fertility battle
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Nicole Scherzinger shares a passionate kiss with her supportive fiancé Thom Evans after tearfully winning her first Tony Award
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Tony Awards 2025 best dressed: Nicole Scherzinger, Ariana DeBose, Brooke Shields and Lea Michele lead glamour
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'Wary' Emma Raducanu opens up on coping with her stalker ordeal as she returns to play in the UK for the first time since being left in tears in Dubai
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Strictly star John Whaite opens up on his struggle with health condition that 'makes life almost unbearable'
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Has Tom Hiddleston had a low-key wedding? Hints of marriage as Marvel superhero couple reveal second baby is on the way
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Beloved ITV daytime show pulled from screens for MONTHS as host bids farewell to fans and crew
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Nick Frost reveals he's been targeted by trans activists as he prepares to work with JK Rowling after accepting role of Hagrid in HBO's Harry Potter series
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Awkward Keanu Reeves goes viral as he's STRADDLED by Broadway star during 'sensual' Tonys performance
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What you didn't see on TV at the Tonys! George Clooney has deep chat with Oprah while Keanu Reeves and Glenn Close reunite inside glitzy ceremony
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Tony Awards 2025 WORST dressed: Katie Holmes channels Wicked as she hits red carpet in bizarre T-shirt as Cynthia Erivo opts for dramatic oversized corset
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Fans stunned by Celine Dion's appearance at Coldplay concert in Las Vegas amid her stiff-person syndrome battle
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Princess Andre reunites with 'gorgeous' mum Katie Price during her Pride performance amid claims she won't feature in daughter's new reality show
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Oprah accused of RUINING Cynthia Erivo's Tony Awards 2025 hosting debut with 'unnecessary' Wicked skit
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Rod Stewart, 80, is supported by pregnant daughter Kimberly, 45, and son Sean, 44, as he's seen for the first time since cancelling SIX shows due to ill health
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Woke Hollywood stars unite to back fiery LA anti-ICE protests amid Trump's crackdown on illegal migrants
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Newly-single Helen Flanagan puts on a busty display in a plunging black bikini as she parties in Ibiza after split from boyfriend Robbie Talbot
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Katy Perry is all smiles as she waves rainbow flag to celebrate Pride month while climbing Sydney Harbour Bridge during her Lifetimes Tour
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Jess Wright looks sensational in skimpy khaki bikini as she shows off collection of stylish beach looks on family holiday in Marbella
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Maya Jama wows in a sexy vintage Versace pink swimsuit as she makes a glamorous entrance on a superyacht to kickstart Love Island's new series
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Coleen Rooney opens up about her own heartbreaking loss as she meets with Ukrainian child refugees
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Snoop Dogg plans to open burger truck at iconic UK football stadium - and even wants to serve fans himself
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Michelle Keegan models her latest fashion looks as she gives a sneak peek at her Marbella trip three months after welcoming daughter Palma
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Meet the forgotten Olsen sibling! Insiders spill on life in twins Mary-Kate and Ashley's shadow... and pivotal secret job
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BRIT Awards confirms major shake-up as iconic music event relocates from London for the first time in 46 years ahead of 2026 ceremony
