BBC Reporter Used N-Word In Report On Unprovoked Racist Attack On UK Healthcare Worker

Gemma Collins has asked her fans for advice after revealing her dad Alan has permanent scarring in his lungs following his Covid-19 battle.The 41 year old, who recently said she dances naked in her garden as it's "so liberating", took to her Instagram stories to issue the plea with her 2.2 million followers. Sharing a snap of her dad smiling as he sat in the sun, Gemma asked her followers to get in touch if they know any tips and tricks on how to handle difficulties breathing as a result of long Covid. "If anyone knows anything about permanent scaring from long Covid please get in touch as dad bless him has permanent scaring and was wondering if there is anthing we can do to help his breathing," she wrote.

Plans for an extended residents' parking scheme around the Etihad Stadium have been put forward. Most streets around the east Manchester campus containing Manchester City's Stadium currently have restrictions on parking on match days and on other event days such as concerts.

A Lanarkshire charity running eco-friendly initiatives has received over £6000 of funding to undertake some key projects.

A Paisley man has been jailed after he smashed a car window with a rock and then stole a purse from the glove box.

Robbie Williams has been sober for 20 years now, having struggled with addiction in the past. But he is still concerned about the impact it could have on his family.MORE: Robbie Williams reveals family has nowhere to live after selling lavish homesThe Angels singer shares four children – Teddy, nine, Charlie, seven, Coco, three, and two-year-old Beau – with his wife Ayda Field and has now expressed his concern that they could inherit his issues with addiction.WATCH: Robbie Williams reads his daughter a bedtime story in FrenchAppearing on the Bought The T-Shirt podcast, Robbie reflected on the path that led to him entering rehab.

Refresh for latest…: Cineworld Group, the world’s second-largest exhibitor and owner of Regal in the U.S., saw significant improvement in 2021 versus 2020, as revenues rose by nearly 112% to $1.805 billion, the company said this morning as it reported full-year results in London. Operating profit also rebounded, reaching $15.8 million, up from a 2020 loss of $2.258 billion. The group overall recorded a $708.3 million pre-tax loss across the Covid-impacted year in which cinemas were closed for most of the first half. This was a substantial improvement on the 2020 loss of just over $3 billion.

It's fair to say that when Siobhan Fahey left Bananarama, expectations of any solo project she might have planned were not high.

Joe Leydon Film CriticLet’s not mince words: “Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story” is a high-stepping, hand-waving, spirit-lifting gas. Co-directors Frank Marshall and Ryan Suffern, with the invaluable assistance of editor Martin Singer, have fashioned an infectiously exuberant overview of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, the Big Easy’s unique and enormous celebration of its music, cuisine and multiculturalism, by combining their own footage of performances and interviews at the 50th iteration of the star-studded annual event — the last before COVID-19 forced cancelation of the 2000 and 2001 editions — and archival footage dating back to the festival’s earliest days.Those days might have begun earlier, fest co-founder George Wein reveals during an interview conducted before his 2021 passing, if he had accepted a 1962 invitation by locals to establish the New Orleans equivalent of his Newport Jazz Festival.

A bizarre video has surfaced of a man filling up his car with cooking oil outside a Tesco in Congleton. The video taken a Cheshire resident shows a man with a trolley full of oil outside the supermarket car park pouring the oil into his vehicle.

A raging thug who threatened to kill his brother. He then rang 999 and said he wanted to go to prison for 'killing a police officer' or a 'random citizen'.

Harry Kane has wrestled a Premier League record away from Manchester United great Wayne Rooney.

Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner has weighed in on Dolly Parton’s recent request to be withdrawn from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominee list.Faulkner shared his thoughts on Parton’s withdrawal on the March 15 episode of the Rock of Nations with Dave Kinchen podcast, calling it “a classy move”. “I think she recognises her brand, and it didn’t necessarily fit into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. And I think it raises questions to what the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame’s brand is as well,” he said.“To call it the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and not have bands like Judas Priest in it from day one, I think, is a weird thing,” said Faulkner.

SEVENTEEN are set to release new music in May, their label Pledis Entertainment has confirmed.South Korean news outlet Star News first claimed in a report earlier today (March 17) that the boy group would be releasing their fourth full-length album this May. The report has since been confirmed by Pledis Entertainment, in a new statement to Top Star News. “SEVENTEEN are preparing to make a comeback with a full-length studio album in May,” Pledis Entertainment wrote, as translated by Soompi. The forthcoming record will notably mark the 13-piece’s first domestic comeback of 2022, and will arrive seven months after their October 2021 mini-album ‘Attacca’ mini-album.The upcoming project will also be the group’s fourth full-length album, coming almost three years after their previous record ‘An Ode’, which dropped in September 2019.

Ed Sheeran has teased his next “curveball” project, confirming that it’s coming very soon.Speaking to The Project NZ about his upcoming Australia and New Zealand stadium tour, the singer-songwriter explained the reasoning behind naming his albums after mathematical symbols.“I was like, ‘I don’t really want to be a poster boy’,” Sheeran said. “So I had sort of figured out a way [to do] it with colours and symbols.

Ben Affleck is stepping out for the day.

Karen Fukuhara has revealed that she was recently attacked.

Tom Hiddleston and Zawe Ashton are reportedly engaged as the Fresh Meat actress displayed her massive rock on her ring finger at the BAFTAs. While Zawe, 37, appeared to conceal her ring in official photos from the star-studded red carpet at the event, in a photo posted by host AJ Odudu at London's Grosvenor Hotel it was clearly visible. In the sweet snap, AJ can be seen taking centre stage in a blue sparkling dress with a matching choker necklace while Tom, 41, dons a tuxedo with a black bowtie on one side, as Zawe stands in a pink dress on the other.

“Rescued by Ruby” premieres on Netflix March 17.

BTS‘ V has revealed that his long-awaited solo mixtape will be released sometime this year.Yesterday (March 16), the BTS singer replied to a series of posts made by fans on the community app Weverse about his long-awaited solo mixtape, during which he revealed several new details about the project.In response to one fan’s question about the unnamed mixtape’s release date, V revealed: “I’ll release it within the year,” as translated by Koreaboo. Last May, the singer told Rolling Stone that he had been “looking” to release the mixtape at the end of 2021, but the release ultimately did not materialise.The update elicited reactions of surprise from BTS fans shortly after, which prompted more fans to ask V about a potential tracklist for the record. Notably, fans wondered if unreleased songs that V had previously teased on social media in past months would be officially released as part of the mixtape.However, the singer quickly shut down those speculations, claiming that he has since “deleted” the songs he previously teased.

Just days after announcing that the studio co-founded by streamer Dr Disrespect (real name Herschel Beahm) would be selling fans NFTs that will give early access to a game that hasn’t been fully announced yet, Beahm has defended the decision to do so.

Twinsies! Teresa Giudice showed up to Watch What Happens Live! last night in a gorgeous, skintight Marine Serre catsuit — the same one Khloe Kardashian sported last year! The ensemble, which retails for $556, was worn by the Real Housewives of New Jersey star on last night’s episode of the live show hosted by Andy Cohen. Teresa, who was also joined by guest Loni Love, accessorized the look with a $5,540 diamond choker and matching $5,515 tennis bracelet from her jewelry line Jewels by Teresa. The mom-of-four also wore similarly blue-colored pointed-toe pumps to top off the style, wearing her dark chestnut brown locks long and tousled.

Slipknot have finally confirmed the identity of their newest member, known as Tortilla Man, who has been with the band since 2019.The band confirmed Tortilla Man’s identity through an photo that shows the percussionist holding up a note reading “I AM MICHAEL PFAFF”. The Instagram post was captioned “You’ve been warned” and announced an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on Reddit leading up to the band’s Knotfest Roadshow tour.A post shared by Slipknot (@slipknot)Pfaff’s reveal comes three years after he first joined the band in 2019, replacing longtime backing vocalist and percussionist Chris Fehn.