Ayr town centre blasted as 'horrendous' as politician vows to get back to basics

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Katie Price has shared her hopes of training to become a paramedic after having cared for her son Harvey, who has Prader-Willi syndrome, septo-optic dysplasia and autism, all his life. Since his birth 19 years ago, Harvey has needed round the clock care, a lot of which has been done by Katie, 43. With this in mind, Katie believes she now has a “special gift” and wants to use it to become a paramedic.

Nearly 30 people were rescued from a Scottish island at the weekend as lifeboat crews issued an urgent plea to visitors.

Labour's shadow business secretary says he is 'very embarrassed' that the UK has so far only granted 'around 50' visas to refugees fleeing Ukraine.

Passengers at Manchester Airport were faced with ‘ridiculous' two-hour queues over the weekend.

Panorama documentary.Twenty-two people died and hundreds were injured when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the foyer at the venue at the end of an Ariana Grande concert on May 22, 2017.Saffie-Rose Roussos, 8, was the youngest victim of the attack. Tonight (March 7), her family will appear in a new Panorama film called Manchester Arena Bombing: Saffie’s Story.As the Lancashire Telegraph reports, the documentary follows the Roussos family as they return to Manchester from their new home in Dorset to give evidence at the public inquiry into the bombing.The family spoke to BBC Panorama journalist Judith Moritz for Saffie’s Story, which sees Saffie’s father Andrew meet Lord David Anderson QC, who was the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation between 2011-2017.In 2017, the government asked Lord Anderson to conduct an independent review of M15 and counter-terror policing following the terrorist attacks in Manchester and London that year.After the meeting, Andrew told Panorama: “Questions need to be answered… why do we keep losing our loved ones?”Saffie’s mother Lisa, who was badly injured in the bombing, also spoke of a room that is dedicated to her daughter at the family’s new house.“Everything in this room is what she knew, that she’d seen,” she said.

Dr Dre has confirmed he still owns 100 per cent of his rights to ‘The Chronic’, despite Snoop Dogg’s recent acquisition of ‘Death Row Records’.It was announced last month that Snoop is now the official owner of Death Row Records, the iconic record label where he started his career 30 years ago.At the time of the acquisition, the full terms of the deal had not been disclosed, but there were reports that classic albums like Dre’s ‘The Chronic’ and 2Pac ‘All Eyes On Me’ were not included in Snoop’s deal.However, comments Snoop made in a recent interview suggested that he was in fact in possession of ‘The Chronic’ and some 2Pac albums as part of the deal.Snoop said in the interview with Tidal, “As far as 2Pac’s masters, 2Pac’s masters came back to him last year. But I got a great relationship with his estate, and I’m pretty sure we’re going to be able to work something out…to continue some Death Row 2Pac business now that Snoop Dogg is in control of Death Row.”He added: “Same with Dr. Dre and ‘The Chronic’.

Fortnite creator Epic Games has announced that it “is stopping commerce with Russia,” joining a growing list of companies that are boycotting the country over its invasion of Ukraine.On Saturday (March 5), Epic Games shared on Twitter that “it is stopping commerce with Russia in our games in response to its invasion of Ukraine.”However, the company added that it is “not blocking access for the same reason other communication tools remain online: the free world should keep all lines of dialogue open.”Epic is stopping commerce with Russia in our games in response to its invasion of Ukraine. We’re not blocking access for the same reason other communication tools remain online: the free world should keep all lines of dialogue open.— Epic Games Newsroom (@EpicNewsroom) March 5, 2022This means that although fans in Russia will still be able to access titles such as Fortnite, they won’t be able to make any in-game purchases.

Elden Ring building that might be used for downloadable content (DLC) in the future.Discovered by famed Soulsborne dataminer Lance McDonald, the footage of the building looks a lot like a massive colosseum.McDonald believes it’s for a forthcoming Player vs Player (PvP) focused DLC package. The YouTube video offers some insight of what to expect from the currently inaccessible area.The building is huge and has a ghostly figure waiting outside. When interacted with, the figure says “all I wanted was to fight”.

Weeekly have returned with a fierce new single, titled ‘Ven Para’.In the stunning accompanying visual, the seven-member girl group take on a powerful new image as they set the world on fire. “Fire up, fire up, follow me, follow me / Come to me, chase away the shadows / Ven para aca,” they sing while performing the song’s intense choreography.‘Ven Para’ comes seven months after the release of their fourth mini-album ‘Play Game: Holiday’, which was led by the single ‘Holiday Party’.

Ukrainian actor Pasha Lee was killed on Sunday in Irpin, under shelling by Russian forces occupying the city located west of Kyiv, according to local reports. The TSN television news service and the Odesa International Film Festival said the actor (who is also referred to as Pavlo Li and Pasha Li) was 33.

Subscription streaming service Netflix has joined the Russia boycott.

Fears that a deep sea predator could be lurking in UK waters have been raised after a mutilated dolphin washed up on a beach.

Shane Warne died from natural causes, an autopsy has revealed.

Dancing on Ice judge Jayne Torvill broke down in tears after watching hot favourite Regan Gascoigne’s emotional performance on the ITV skating show. On Sunday 6 March, the contestants took to the ice to try and impress the judges and make it all the way into the grand finale.

Dua Lipa and Megan Thee Stallion have announced their first-ever collaboration. 

Chloe Madeley revealed her growing baby bump during a workout session on Sunday, March 6, and the star is positively blooming.The social media star and fitness guru, who is the daughter of TV presenting legends Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan and is expecting her first child with husband James Haskell, posed in the centre of her gym surrounded by weights and machines. Wearing a black crop top and bicycle shorts combo, the 34 year old also showed some skin as took a snap of her changing body shape in profile. Chloe wore her highlighted blonde locks swept up into a simple top knot, and opted for a makeup-free look as she concentrated on her fitness.

MICHELLE Heaton has revealed she's had boob surgery after a troll's nasty comments raised alarm bells about her old implants. The Liberty X singer, 42, underwent a double mastectomy 10 years ago after discovering she had an 85 per cent chance of developing breast cancer.