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Despite rising obesity rates across the nation, the takeaway trade in the UK is booming - and our map shows which parts of the country enjoy tucking into fast food the most.

Morrissey has written a scathing critique of the music industry’s response to the death of Sinead O’Connor.The Irish singer’s family announced yesterday she had passed away at the age of 56, sparking a wave of tributes from across the music industry.However, in a new blog post titled ‘You Know I Couldn’t Last’, Morrissey criticised the wider industry’s response to her death, arguing that it was hypocritical when they “hadn’t the guts to support her when she was alive and she was looking for you”.“She had only so much ‘self’ to give,” the former Smiths frontman began. “She was dropped by her label after selling 7 million albums for them.

If Rangers fans were hoping Wednesday night’s friendly against Olympiacos would offer some encouragement ahead of their Champions League qualifiers, they will have been left disappointed.

Blantyre Vics boss John Gibson says he’ll dip into his under-20s again this season to bolster his first-team squad of 16, and says they’re ready for the West of Scotland League First Division kick-off.

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Blake Lively proved she’s willing to go to any lengths for the sake of fashion! Or any heights!

Lisa Rinna is reacting to the recent misconduct accusations against Days of Our Lives director and co-executive producer Albert Alarr.

Monica Lewinsky is celebrating a new decade! The activist and public figure turned 50 over the weekend, taking the opportunity to share an Instagram reel and to publish an emotive post where she celebrated her life and achievements. Lea Michele congratulates Beanie Feldstein for ‘Funny Girl’ role: ‘YOU are the greatest star!’Monica Lewinsky asks Beyoncé to consider removing her name from her 2013 song ‘Partition’A post shared by Monica Lewinsky (@monica_lewinsky)The post shows multiple adorable photos of herself when she was a baby, organized in chronological order, until she reaches the age of a young girl. “HAPPY 50th BIRTHDAY TO ME!” she wrote in the caption.

Blake Lively took matters into her own hands recently.The actress hopped over a velvet rope meant to keep museum-goers from touching displays to fix a gown she once wore to the Meta Gala that was displayed in the exhibit. "When you’re the clown who hops over the rope at the museum to fix the exhibit," Lively jokingly captioned an Instagram Story video that showed her realigning the dress’ fabric. "Happy almost Virgo season folx." The exhibited dress was a custom Atelier Versace that unraveled from bronze to green as she walked the 2022 Met Gala red carpet.

Blake Lively is going to great lengths to make sure her 2022 Met Gala gown is perfect.

Lindsey Vonn’s knee is battle-tested after her ski racing career — but the pain remains following her 2019 retirement.

Stocks closed mixed as the U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates again today – hike no. 11 since March of 2022, as the central bank tries to stamp down record inflation.

Sinead O’Connor has died at age 56. The iconic singer, best known for her rendition of Prince’s hit song ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ has reportedly passed away following a successful career, as first published by The Irish Times.The talented singer released 10 studio albums throughout her career, was recognized for having the number one world single in 1990 at the Billboard Music Awards for her popular rendition, and went on to win a Grammy in 1991 for her album I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got.The Dublin singer had a tumultuous life following the death of her 17-year-old son in January 2022.

, writing, “When you’re the clown who hops over the rope at the museum to fix the exhibit."She added, “Happy almost Virgo season folx.” Hold your horses, Blake; just started a few days ago. Blake in her Versace gown at the 2022 Met GalaLively’s Versace dress is one of many designer gowns worn by celebs that are on display ; pieces once worn by Lizzo, Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, and Kendall Jenner are also featured; however, we have no knowledge that any of the aforementioned celebrities have taken the initiative to fix their garments on their own.

Ariana Grande made a return to Instagram to give a very special birthday shout-out!On Wednesday, the star took to her Instagram Story to celebrate her friend and co-star, Liz Gillies, on her 30th birthday.«Happy birthday to the most beautiful, brilliant, talented, funniest person I've ever met in my life @lizgillz,» Grande wrote next to a selfie of her and Gillies. «You have made my heart so unfathomably happy and whole these past 16 years! Absolutely everything and also, absolutely nothing has changed. I love you more than words can possibly express and I hope we can be best friends in every life.»Gillies shared the note on her Instagram Story and replied to her longtime friend.«Love you so much,» she wrote next to a white heart and emotional face emoji.

Blake Lively made some hands-on adjustments to her Met Gala display! The actress was viewing the dress she wore to fashion's biggest night in 2022 — currently featured at London's Kensington Palace for the exhibit — when she noticed the gown needed some altering. Lively took to her Instagram Story on Tuesday to share a video of her fixing the way the dress lays on the mannequin. «When you're the clown who hops over the rope at the museum to fix the exhibit,» Lively wrote in the video's text.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Michael Barrymore was one of the best-known TV presenters in the UK when the body of Stuart Lubbock was found in his swimming pool on 31 March, 2001. Six years later, he was arrested in connection with the death of Stuart at his then-home in Roydon, Essex following a party, and later released without charge. But by then, ITV had terminated Michael's lucrative contract, and the presenter, now 71, had lost the TV career he loved.

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As the trend of ordering a takeaway increases across the UK, obesity rates are also on a sharp spike upwards.

Anti-Flag have released a statement regarding the political punk band’s sudden split without any form of explanation.Last week (July 20), the band split up and deleted all of their official social media accounts and website. The news came suddenly and unexpectedly.

The recent antics of The 1975 frontman Matt Healy at a festival in Kuala Lumpur — where he kissed a male bandmate on stage and slammed Malaysia’s homophobic laws — has angered conservatives and, with just weeks before state elections, left some LGBTQ Malaysians concerned about a governmet backlash against them.Headlining the Good Vibes Festival, the British pop-rock singer delivered a profanity-laden speech, with a wine bottle (or what at least appeared to be one) in hand.“Unfortunately, you don’t get a set of loads of uplifting songs because I’m fucking furious,” he said. “And that’s not fair on you, because you’re not representative of your government — because you’re young people, and I’m sure a lot of you are gay and progressive and cool.”While the speech was met with some cheers, some LGBTQ community members say it may worsen the oppression they face and undo the progress they’ve made.“He gets to fly out of the country and not face the consequences,” drag performer Carmen Rose told the Guardian, “while our people have to face the brunt of what just happened.”“Any foreign artist who comes here and who wants to advocate for us, they need to understand how to go about it,” she added.

Ariana Grande has taken to social media to share her first post since news broke last week that she’s allegedly dating “Wicked” co-star Ethan Slater.

Jennifer Lopez is getting into her birthday spirit.

Sofia Vergara is entering a new stage in her life. The beloved Colombian actress and media personality was photographed in Los Angeles following her trip through Italy. She was spotted without her wedding ring for the first time, following the news of her split with her husband of seven years, Joe Manganiello.

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Mick Jagger's got plenty to be satisfied about. It's his 80th birthday!The Rolling Stones frontman is celebrating the big 8-0 on Wednesday, and his longtime friends/bandmates are paying tribute, including the band's famous guitarist, Keith Richards, who paid tribute to «Your Majesty» with a sweet piano performance.Richards, 79, posted a video of himself playing the piano and then looking into the camera and saying, «I guess, long may we keep saying this to each other — happy birthday, Mick.

Joe Manganiello is back to business as usual since filing for divorce from Sofia Vergara. An eyewitness tells ET that the star was all smiles as he headed into a meeting in Beverly Hills. «Joe Manganiello was with a man near the Equinox in Beverly Hills yesterday afternoon at around 3:50 pm,» eyewitness Manuela Sanchez tells ET.

McKinley Franklin editor Olivia Macklin and Dylan McTee are set to lead Paul Etheredge’s paranormal parenting thriller “Psychopomp” alongside Shawnee Smith, Avangeline Friedlander and Lily D. Moore. The horror will spotlight Macklin and McTee as a couple who foster a “mute orphan” (portrayed by Friedlander).

Lisa Rinna has spoken out about the “disgusting” environment on set of “Days of Our Lives” following an internal misconduct investigation of the show’s director/co-executive producer, Albert Alarr.

Hulu has given a series order to an untitled project about Wayne Brady and his family from Fremantle and A Wayne & Mandie Creative, the joint production company founded by Wayne Brady and Mandie Taketa.

A Manchester councillor is standing down after rumours spread about her living hundreds of miles away. Labour councillor Julia Baker Smith, who represents Brooklands ward, has now resigned with 'immediate effect'.

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Doja Cat is getting the wrong kind of attention. Not long after lashing out at her own fan base and telling them to “get a job,” the 27-year-old rapper-singer is losing fans by the thousands on social media.

Blake Lively went to extreme lengths to make sure her 2022 Met Gala dress looked perfect while on display in Kensington Palace.