Cleaning expert explains when baking soda can 'do more harm than good'

EXCLUSIVE: Whitney Peak (Hocus Pocus 2, Molly’s Game, Gossip Girl) has been cast in Aisling Walsh’s Ethel, alongside the previously announced cast of Shira Haas and Sarah Paulson. Bankside Films first launched the title, which is currently in pre-production, earlier this year and has completed a number of international pre-sales in Cannes. 

King Charles has been cautioned about the "risks" of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle embarking on further "semi-royal tours", with one royal expert advising him to halt such trips.

King Charles, Queen Camilla and Prince William will attend ceremonies in France to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. They will honour the brave soldiers who put their lives on the front line.

Diet Coke drinkers have been issued a warning about the effects the popular beverage can have on the body after just one hour of consuming it.

Olly Murs has revealed a significant career shift, just days after his 40th birthday celebrations were marred by the absence of his estranged twin brother Ben. The 'Dance With Me Tonight' singer took to Instagram on Friday to announce his participation in the Madison Invitational charity golf day, an annual event that raises funds for those less fortunate.

Molly-Mae Hague left the UK today amid ongoing split rumours between her and fiance Tommy Fury - posing for one picture without the engagement ring he gave her. Whilst boxer Tommy - who she met on Love Island - is 3,000 miles away in Dubai, the YouTube star took some time away for herself too as she headed to Ibiza for her sister Zoe’s hen do.The star posted a series of snaps showing the start of the celebrations as they jetted off on Ryanair and one thing that was noticeably missing was Molly’s engagement ring.

There's no doubt about it - Holly Willoughby has had a bit of a tough year. Her former This Morning co-star Phillip Schofield sensationally stepped down after 20 years following an affair with a younger male colleague, then Holly herself quit the show amid an alleged kidnap plot against her. So, when OK! caught up with the 43 year old's pal Leigh Francis - also known as Keith Lemon, and who Holly starred alongside on Celebrity Juice - we were desperate to find out how Holly was really feeling about her upcoming debut on Netflix.

Vanessa Feltz has opened up about her dating life as she moves on from cheating fiance Ben Ofoedu, following their split in December 2022, which came after Vanessa discovered that he had been unfaithful numerous times throughout their 16 year relationship. Speaking to OK! about how she's been making the most of being single and enjoying numerous dates, she says: "What can I say… There are glimmers, there are flickers… I’m dating, yes - but I can’t say anything’s really stuck, so far.

Amanda Abbington has bagged a major new role as the lead in the theatrical memoir, When It Happens To You. The 52 year old actress expressed her excitement about being part of the show.This news comes on the heels of reports that her former Strictly Come Dancing partner, Giovanni Pernice, has quit the BBC show.

Emmerdale's Charlotte Bellamy, known for her role as Laurel Thomas since 2002, has had quite the on-screen journey with storylines featuring alcohol addiction, tragedy, and even a brush with death.The beloved 51 year old actress has seen her character walk down the aisle more than once, most recently marrying Jai Sharma (Chris Bisson) in the soap. Away from the drama of Emmerdale, Charlotte leads a much quieter life, keeping her romantic dealings under wraps. Charlotte has been with her high school love, Mungo Dennison, since she was just 18.

Kate Garraway has shared her thoughts on the rumours that Giovanni Pernice has hung up his Strictly Come Dancing shoes after a nine-year stint. The Good Morning Britain host, 57, confessed that if the rumours of professional dancer Giovanni's departure from the BBC show are true, he'll be sorely missed by his fellow stars and the viewing public who've enjoyed watching him light up the dance floor for almost ten years.

EXCLUSIVE: Justin Lin has rounded out the cast for his next film Last Days with five additions: Toby Wallace (Babyteeth), Ciara Bravo (Cherry), Claire Price (The Capture), Dieudonné Ngabo (Forever) and Marny Kennedy (Between Two Worlds).

Cynthia McFadden, longtime senior legal and investigative correspondent at NBC News, said that he is leaving the network.

EXCLUSIVE: Jeff Pierre (Walker) has landed one of his first major film roles in Mercy, Amazon MGM Studios‘ sci-fi thriller from director Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted).

John Krasinski still can’t resist cracking up at The Office bloopers.

After five years in development, “Silk: Spider Society” is no more.  Variety reports that Amazon has scrapped plans for the live-action series entirely after the show already received a massive writers’ room overhaul in February. It’s a fate Spidey-fans shouldn’t be surprised by.

Jennifer Lopez‘s activity on social media has some people wondering if she’s hinting at tensions in her marriage.

FX and FXX have some of the most cutting-edge content on television, but not all of their shows will last forever.

He might be best-known for his music career, but Harry Styles‘ acting career has well and truly taken off!

Top squash players from across the world will descend upon Manchester’s National Squash Centre next week for the Manchester Open. Across five days spectators can watch 48 players battle it out for the Manchester Open title.

The war on counterfeit street has been won. At least that’s according to Greater Manchester Police’s Chief Constable Stephen Watson.

Thomas Frank has played down rumours linking him with the Manchester United managerial role, expressing contentment with his "perfect football life" at Brentford and suggesting he might remain there for the rest of his career.

The parents of troubled woman who died at a mental unit have said they hope 'lessons are learned' following an inquest into the tragedy.

The jury in the trial of a nursery worker accused of the manslaughter of a baby girl has been sent home for the weekend after a first day of deliberations.

A mugshot of the 'predator' teacher who groomed two pupils for sex has been released, as detectives reacted following the guilty verdicts. Rebecca Joynes, 30, was convicted of engaging in sexual activity with the boys, who she met while working at a Greater Manchester school.

Fans think Coronation Street star Harriet Bibby has hinted at a return to the show after being seen back on the cobbles. The actress was recently seen leaving the ITV soap as Summer Spellman, four years after taking over the role.

It all comes down to the final day as Manchester City and Arsenal battle it out for the Premier League title.

The Labour contender for Sir Graham Brady's seat in Altrincham and Sale West at the next General Election, Ben Hartley, has stepped down citing 'personal reasons'. Coun Hartley, who is a Trafford councillor and former chair of the authority's planning committee, announced his decision today on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Don’t lose hope on Bennifer yet — they haven’t completely thrown in the towel!

Barry Keoghan‘s forthcoming film Bird received a seven-minute standing ovation following its premiere at Cannes Film Festival.The Saltburn actor stars in the new drama directed by Andrea Arnold (American Honey, Fish Tank).Also starring Bafta-winning Top Boy actor Jasmine Jobson, Passages star Franz Rogowski, and child actor Nykiya Adams, Bird centres around a 12-year-old named Bailey (Adams) who, after searching for attention and adventure outside of her family, comes across a mysterious stranger named Bird (Rogowski) who asks for her help.The film premiered at Cannes on Thursday (May 16) and received a seven-minute standing ovation from the audience upon its conclusion. The festival is known for its lengthy applauses, with the longest-ever thought to last 22 minutes for Guillermo del Toro’s 2006 fantasy-horror Pan’s Labyrinth.Elsewhere at the festival, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga received a six-minute standing ovation.

Sabrina Carpenter has explained the meaning behind the lyrics to her new song ‘Espresso’.The song arrived last month, and came as the follow-up to her hit 2022 album ‘Emails I Can’t Send’ and recent singles ‘Nonsense’ and ‘Feather’.It also came following the singer dropping a Christmas EP, and hitting the road with Taylor Swift, as she joined the pop icon as the support act for her recent run of ‘Eras’ tour dates across the US and Asia.Now, Carpenter has opened up on the meaning behind the lyrics to the song, and explained that it’s about embracing the times when your confidence is skyrocketing.“Now he’s thinkin’ about me every night / Is it that sweet? I guess so / Say you can’t sleep, baby, I know / That’s that me, espresso / Move it up, down, left, right, oh / Switch it up like Nintendo”, she sings in the chorus, also making more references to the feeling of someone being addicted to you in a relationship.Explaining how she came to write the song in a new interview with Apple Music, the pop star revealed that she began work on the track while she was in France and looking to create a song that would be ideal to play live, but also have a sense of humour to it.“There was something really exciting about the fact that there was so much personality throughout the entire song, because those are the ones that are really, really fun to sing live with a crowd,” she explained.“Those are the ones that people, I think when they don’t know my music or who I am or anything, they can just tune in to a single song and kind of leave with a better idea of my sense of humour.”She also made reference to the empowering lyrics throughout, and explained that she was looking to capture the time when she felt confident in herself.“This was

Billie Eilish has finally released her highly anticipated third album ‘Hit Me Hard And Soft’, and the lyrics to the final track ‘Blue’ have caught the attention of fans.Find out how the lyrics of the song relate to every track on the setlist below.The album marked the long-awaited follow-up to the singer’s sophomore album ‘Happier Than Ever’, and the third LP in her discography following on from 2019’s breakthrough debut ‘When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?’.Not only does it see Eilish step into new territory with her songwriting, it also comes as a rollercoaster of emotions and appears to see the singer dealing with themes of heartbreak and isolation.It also sees Eilish take on a particularly blue theme, which is seen both through the album artwork and in the powerful and aptly-named closing track ‘Blue’.The song has been reported as being the album version of a previously unreleased Eilish song called ‘True Blue’, which the singer has frequently hinted at during her live shows and was originally meant to appear on her second album (via Capital FM).Now, following its release on ‘Hit Me Hard And Soft’, fans have begun looking at the intriguing lyrics in the song, and it seems that Eilish uses the track to make a nod to every other song featured on the album.In the first part of the song, for instance, Eilish includes the phrase ‘Birds of a feather’ – a nod to the title of the fourth track on the album, which is speculated to be about her past relationship with ex Jesse Rutherford.Later in the song, around the two-minute mark, ‘Blue’ changes direction and becomes more solemn, as she sings about someone who was “born bluer than a butterfly”.Before then, though, she seems to make more nods to the other songs in the

Babyshambles drummer and psychotherapist Adam Ficek has shared his new report into music and mental health – telling NME that “musicians keep falling between the cracks of formal structured support systems”.“It’s business, but the product is a human being,” read one quote from a musician in the report. Another: “I was asking myself, ‘OK, am I here because I’m good enough for this? Or am I here because I’m a Black woman and now it’s a trend to have a black woman in a band?'”A third voice from Ficek’s research ultimately concluded that “It might look like I’m just shouting down a microphone.

Cyndi Lauper‘s son is in BIG trouble with his luxury Manhattan apartment building!

EXCLUSIVE: Even though his traditionalist strategy made him an unlikely candidate, we included Sony Motion Pictures Group chairman Tom Rothman in our 2022 Cannes Disruptors magazine. At a time when every other major prioritized the building of streaming services above all else because of the Netflix juggernaut, Rothman was invited to defend his model. The one that sustained studios forever, where turning movies into tangible culturally relevant entities through aggressive marketing would lead to big ancillary sales through Sony’s output deal with Netflix, the place everyone else had cut off. His argument that Wall Street would soon realize that subscriber growth was a false metric and that profit is the telltale indicator would soon come to roost as the shine came off streaming ventures that have costs rivals billions to build.

Michael Leach, who was the first White House chief diversity and inclusion officer, has signed with Buchwald for entertainment and literary representation.