40 m. ago EastEnders' Ricky Champ's life from acting in Game of Thrones to wife and kids

EastEnders star Ricky Champ is set to reprise his role as Stuart Highway for a brief stint in the BBC soap later this year

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1 hour ago Homeowner couldn't believe her eyes after hero man's heartwarming act of kindness

The video shows a woman being taken out to her garden with her eyes closed before being shown the incredible transformation. It was recently shared on a popular TikTok page

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2 h. ago Denzel Washington shares why he doesn’t care about cancel culture

‘What made public support so important to begin with?’ asked Oscar winner

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2 h. ago Wetherspoon manager sacked for giving discount on halloumi fries wins tribunal

Peter Castagna-Davies was sacked from his role as a shift leader at the Pontlottyn pub in Abertillery, South Wales, despite 22 years of unblemished service

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3 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing's Balvinder Sopal unrecognisable in forgotten BBC role

EastEnders actress Balvinder Sopal, who plays Suki Panesar in the BBC soap, was announced as the fifth celebrity to be taking to the Strictly Come Dancing dancefloor this year.

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3 h. ago Wayne Rooney names the biggest problem he has with Manchester United in new role

Wayne Rooney will be a regular pundit on BBC Match of the Day this season and the Manchester United legend has outlined what he will bring to the iconic highlights show

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3 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing's Balvinder Sopal unrecognisable in forgotten Call the Midwife role

This week it was announced that EastEnders star Balvinder Sopal would be taking part in this year's series of Strictly Come Dancing.

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3 h. ago Michael Jackson's bodyguard made to use real AK47s in 'heavy' new film role

EXCLUSIVE: Michael Jackson's former bodyguard has since given up the profession for a career in acting and has recently landed two very exciting film roles

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4 h. ago Supporting kids with Send is expensive. But the cost of not doing so is far greater | Carrie Grant

Education, health and care plans have been invaluable for my children. Hints they could be scrapped fill me with fearCarrie Grant is a TV presenter and voice coach and a parent of four children with special educational needsThree of my four children have had full EHCPs. These are education, health and care plans, which means each child’s needs have been assessed and documented. They guarantee that appropriate provision to meet those needs has been agreed and must now be delivered by law. Well-written EHCPs are invaluable, particularly the legal part. Without it there would be no rigour, no meaningful challenge and, ultimately, no power to ensure that the right educational support is provided.Naturally, then, I was worried when earlier this year the government began discussing reforms, with the possibility of scrapping EHCPs. Ministers said they had inherited a system on its knees, with local authorities struggling to cope with the rising demand for support for children with special ...

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4 h. ago Gemma Collins admits wedding plans are on hold again as she makes blunt admission

EXCLUSIVE: The Only Way Is Essex legend Gemma Collins has spilled on her wedding plans to fiancé Rami Hawash but confessed things aren't on a strict schedule as she revealed Jedward's special role

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4 h. ago Selina Scott says she blames Sadiq Khan for her terrifying mugging, declaring 'he's got security

The veteran broadcast, 74, was left 'battered' and 'humiliated' after a gang of thieves assaulted her in broad daylight before stealing all her valuables outside a branch of Waterstones in London.

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5 h. ago Evil mum 'stole' son's blood and left starving kids naked outside in house of horrors

Jordan Borders, 34, was sentenced to 39 years in prison last week after she was convicted of torturing her three children. She had diagnosed them with fake medical conditions

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5 h. ago Broadcaster Selina Scott says she blames Sadiq Khan for her mugging

The 74-year-old received an apology from the head of the Metropolitan Police and says she blames the mayor of London.

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5 h. ago Manchester MP quits government role after photo emerges from 'unacceptable' trip abroad

Afzal Khan's actions were condemned as 'unacceptable and provocative'

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6 h. ago Trump updating Nato leaders on Putin summit after ‘lengthy’ call with Zelenskyy, White House says – live

US president earlier said it was up to Ukrainian leader to reach a ceasefire and that a meeting would be set up between Zelenskyy and PutinNo deal after brief Trump-Putin talks on Ukraine in AlaskaThe president has yet to deplane, but is currently greeting Alaska governor Muke Dunleavy and senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, all Republicans, aboard Air Force One, per the White House.White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt also says that for the expanded bilateral meeting and lunch, Trump, Rubio, and Witkoff will be joined by treasury secretary Scott Bessent, commerce secretary Howard Lutnick, defense secretary Pete Hegseth, and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Gary Lineker's thoughts clear on new MOTD hosts and admits he probably won't watch on Saturdays

Gary Lineker stepped down from his role as Match of the Day presenter after over 25 years in the hotseat, with three presenters stepping in to take over his role this season

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8 h. ago 'I cut my daughter out of my will but kept my sons, they care more about me'

A single mum, who wants to remain anonymous, has shared the heartbreaking reason why she decided to remove her daughter from her will as she says, 'It's the right decision for me'

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8 h. ago 'We spent 27 years transforming our unassuming terraced house into a mini stately home'

It looks like a very ordinary end-of-terrace house from the outside, but inside it's kitted out like a royal palace

Society

8 h. ago ‘I’m the one to beat’: is Taylor Swift’s Showgirl era set to take h to even greater heights?

Just-announced album already looks like it will make singer and partner Travis Kelce hysterically famous at a new level – and that may be precisely their planTaylor Swift’s podcast interview with her American football player boyfriend, Travis Kelce, this week yielded plenty of tidbits for fans. Across two hours of loose chat on New Heights, the show Kelce helms with his brother Jason – also a football player – Swift revealed she was obsessed with sourdough and lurked on baking blogs. The couple spent the summer with her family, caring for her 73-year-old father, Scott, after he had a quintuple heart bypass. She gave Kelce a lesson on Hamlet and taught him how to avoid internalising speculation about their two-year relationship. You could call them the tentpoles of the 35-year-old pop star’s brand: literary passions and professional self-awareness.One surprising revelation came near the end. Until the record-breaking 149-date Eras tour that Swift mounted from 2023-24, she said she ha...

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8 h. ago ‘I’m the one to beat’: is Taylor Swift’s Showgirl era set to take her to even greater heights?

Just-announced album already looks like it will make singer and partner Travis Kelce hysterically famous at a new level – and that may be precisely their planTaylor Swift’s podcast interview with her American football player boyfriend, Travis Kelce, this week yielded plenty of tidbits for fans. Across two hours of loose chat on New Heights, the show Kelce helms with his brother Jason – also a football player – Swift revealed she was obsessed with sourdough and lurked on baking blogs. The couple spent the summer with her family, caring for her 73-year-old father, Scott, after he had a quintuple heart bypass. She gave Kelce a lesson on Hamlet and taught him how to avoid internalising speculation about their two-year relationship. You could call them the tentpoles of the 35-year-old pop star’s brand: literary passions and professional self-awareness.One surprising revelation came near the end. Until the record-breaking 149-date Eras tour that Swift mounted from 2023-24, she said she ha...

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