By Mia O'Hare The creator behind TV hits Band of Gold and Fat Friends, Kay Mellor has reportedly left over £13.2 million to her family following her death aged 71. She died in May 2022, just days after celebrating her birthday. Kay was one of Britain's finest TV writers, having started her career writing plays to working on Coronation Street and creating the award-winning children’s drama Children’s Ward. She also wrote BBC One’s women’s football series Playing The Field and in 2010 received an OBE. Kay's Bafta-nominated series Fat Friends focused on members of a slimming group in Leeds and st...
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By Dan Marsh Ronnie O'Sullivan has been knocked off the top of the world snooker rankings following his failure to capture an eighth world crown. The Rocket, 48, was the red-hot favourite to win a record eighth world title heading into the World Snooker Championship, however, he was upset in the quarter-finals by Stuart Bingham, who recorded a superb 13-10 victory. O'Sullivan's exit coincided with a controversial exchange with referee Desislava Bozhilova. He told Bozhilova to "chill" as she urged him to play a shot. The tournament was eventually won by Kyren Wilson. Not only did O'Sullivan's l...
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By Amy Jones & Amy Jones & Susan Knox Lynsey Crombie, known as the Queen of Clean and a regular face on ITV's This Morning, has opened up about how a skin cancer diagnosis last year served as a stark reminder of her mortality, describing it as a "real wake up call". Lynsey detected a change in a mole on her knee that sparked concern. "I just kept looking at my knee and thinking to myself, my mole looks different from what it did last year", revealed Lynsey exclusively to OK! Magazine. Although initial advice from her local GP was not to worry, Lynsey had a worrisome instinctive feeling about i...
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By Lauren Haughey A surprising food scrap can deter slugs from your garden without killing them, an expert has claimed. Slugs can be nightmare to deal with- whether they're squeezing through the cracks in your floorboards, or taking a bite out of your favourite plant. Though, professionals at Rentokil claim these pesky molluscs usually steer clear of a certain type of food - and you probably already have it at home. Taking to their online blog, they revealed: "Crushed egg shells work as a great home remedy of slugs. This is because slugs don’t like moving across sharp objects, although it isn’...
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By Scarlett O'Toole Prince Harry and King Charles still have a "deep rift between them", one expert believes after the monarch declined the opportunity to meet with his son. The Duke of Sussex is in London to take part in an Invictus Games event at St Paul's Cathedral and it was believed he would meet with his father during the trip. However, a spokesperson for Harry has said the monarch's schedule is too full. Relationship expert Louella Alderson said the King's decision "speaks volumes" about the state of their relationship. Speaking exclusively to The Mirror, she said: "It indicates that th...
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By Matthew Neschis United States Golf Association CEO Mike Whan isn’t ruling out the formation of a direct pathway that would provide LIV Golf players access to the U.S. Open. But he doesn’t necessarily see the need for it, either. Golfers currently playing on the Saudi-backed league are still unable to attain Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) points, meaning they’re only able to play in the four major championships via a special exemption from the event organisers. As talks between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund - the backers of LIV Golf \- continue to drag on with no...
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By Dave Burke The UK must condemn Rwanda for supporting a brutal militia accused of war crimes and recruiting child soldiers rather than handing it millions of pounds, human rights groups warn. The Government is an "outlier" on the world stage after failing to criticise President Paul Kagame's regime over links to the March 23 (M23) armed group, critics say. Ministers are accused of being "shamefully quiet" while agreeing to hand over almost £400million plus add-ons for the controversial Tory deportation project. A Home Office report published quietly last week acknowledges the UN and the US S...
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By Katie Wilson Scarlett Moffatt has shared an empowering ‘boob’ post as she soaked up the sun in Spain. The former Gogglebox star turned TV presenter and podcaster posted a pretty shot of herself smiling at the camera wearing a black, pink and green floral bikini and pair of huge sunglasses as she sat poolside on holiday in Torremolinos on Tuesday afternoon. But in a message over the top of the photo, the 33-year-old – who often shares body positive posts – told her 2.4 million Instagram followers: “Just a little reminder to embrace the boob gap this summer ladies.” And it’s not the first tim...
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By Scarlett O'Toole It's safe to say Meghan Markle is not close with the Royal Family, but one expert believes there was one moment that could have led to a "strong" family bond. The Duchess of Sussex joined The Firm when she started dating Prince Harry and they tied the knot surrounded by friends and family back in 2018. Just two years later, the couple shocked the world when they announced their decision to step down as senior royals. Since then, Harry and Meghan have become estranged from the Royal Family as they've issued a number of attacks against The Firm. Relationship expert Louella Al...
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By Dan Laurie & Dan Laurie & Susan Knox Former X Factor star Diana Vickers is set to portray Gwyneth Paltrow in a musical dramatisation of the A-lister's infamous ski trial. The show, titled 'Wish You Well', will recount Paltrow's 2023 court case, which resulted from an accident at Utah's Deer Valley resort back in 2016. Retired optometrist Terry Sanderson had accused Paltrow of causing him severe injuries, including multiple broken ribs, and was seeking $300,000 in damages. However, Paltrow counterclaimed for just one dollar, maintaining that it was the 76 year old who had collided with her, ...
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