EastEnders viewers break down in tears as beloved character leaves the soap in emotional scenes

Cyndi Lauper has launched Girls Just Want To Have Fundamental Rights, a new fund dedicated to financially supporting organisations that “advance women’s rights and health”.The donor-advised fund – a play on the title of Lauper’s 1983 song ‘Girls Just Want To Have Fun’ – is being housed by the Tides Foundation. In its first year, it will primarily give grants to organisations ensuring access to abortion and reproductive health services, in light of the overturning of Roe v.

Motorists in Wishaw will have to deal with a week-long temporary road closure.

Kelly Ripa received criticism from every angle following the release of her first memoir, "Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories," including former "Live!" co-host Kathie Lee Gifford who admitted she wouldn't be reading the book after seeing Regis Philbin's name being bashed. While Gifford stood firm in support of the late broadcasting legend and called Philbin a "great friend" during an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, she also noted that Ripa can "say whatever she wants" and that she is a "big believer in freedom of expression." "I don't believe we're supposed to cancel anybody," she noted.  Dave Quast, brand expert and senior vice president of Red Banyan crisis communications, agreed that Ripa "has every right" to detail her own story on paper, despite any adversity she may or may not receive for the experiences she endured.

Frustrations continue to mount against Cook County States Attorney Kimberly Foxx as a growing number of attorneys in her office resign, a source familiar with the matter told Fox News Digital. Four Cook County Assistant State's Attorneys (ASAs) recently resigned from Foxx's Felony Review Unit — three of whom quit on the same day — all within the past two weeks, a source familiar with the matter told Fox News Digital.

A top Biden administration official briefed a "funders only" event hosted earlier this year by the Energy Foundation, her former employer, according to records obtained by an energy policy group. Allison Clements, a Democratic commissioner on the five-member Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), ultimately agreed to attend the Jan. 10 funder event despite an Energy Foundation official suggesting her presence might be "inappropriate," according to text messages and emails obtained by the Institute for Energy Research (IER) and shared with Fox News Digital.

Elon Musk, who is a father of 10 – nine living – said recently he may have more children in the future but said he believes there are "no other babies looming."  Musk has five living children with his first wife Justine Wilson (their first child died of sudden infant death syndrome), two children with ex-girlfriend singer Grimes and it was revealed this year he had twins with executive Shivon Zilis who works at his company Neuralink.  "I’m pretty sure there are no other babies looming," he joked to the Financial Times after the interviewer asked about potential pending pregnancies.  He said as a 51-year-old "autumn chicken" he would consider having more kids if he feels he can be a good father to them.  Elon Musk and son X Æ A-12 on stage TIME Person of the Year on December 13, 2021, in New York City. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images for TIME) The Tesla and SpaceX CEO has said one of his biggest concerns is underpopulation and in June he joked on Twitter of his growing brood: "I mean, I’m doing my part haha."  He admitted that some friends have said he should have as many as 500 children but that would be a "bit weird." Most of his kids were conceived via in vitro fertilization.  He also opened up about his estrangement with his transgender daughter Vivian, blaming "communism" in the education system for her reportedly not wanting anything to do with him.

MILWAUKEE – Wisconsin voters sounded off on what they consider the most important issues heading into the midterm elections, with most telling Fox News that the economy and climate change were top priorities. "Inflation is out of control," Matt, from Wisconsin, said. "We gotta get gas prices down because I don’t want to be paying that much at the pump." Inflation, which nationally hit a 40-year-high of 9.1% in June, was the top issue for registered Wisconsin voters, with two-thirds saying they were "very concerned" about soaring prices, according to an August Marquette University survey.

I spent 20 years in the SEAL Teams and I am personally guilty of conducting, directing, and overseeing vast amounts of brutal training. The training I led was advanced Unit Level Training that prepared SEALs for combat deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan.  It required the SEALs to hike long distances in 100+ degree temperatures in the desert. Once at a simulated target, the SEALs would be engaged by Opposing Force (OPFOR) SEALs acting as enemy fighters.

Kevin Jonas and wife Danielle are enjoying a day out together.

Naman Ramachandran Zahan Kapoor debuts as the lead in “Faraaz,” which has its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival’s Thrill strand. The film is based on based on an incident in July 2016, where armed gunmen held up customers at the Holey Artisan Bakery for 12 hours, before killing 20 of them and two of the bakery staff. Two police officers and five of the gunmen died in a shootout. “Faraaz” is directed by Hansal Mehta (“Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story”) and produced by T-Series, part of its 100-film slate, Anubhav Sinha’s Benaras Mediaworks (“Article 15”) and Mahana Films.

Autumn signals the arrival of many things: pumpkin-spiced drinks, darker nights and a return to big coat weather. Yet nothing is as synonymous with autumn as the colourful displays nature puts on for us.

The plight of pregnant women living on the streets, relying on sex work and eating from bins as asylum seekers in Greece has been highlighted by Manchester-based volunteers, including former Coronation Street star Julie Hesmondhalgh.

Calls have been made to allow councils to ban the use of fireworks in certain areas of Bolton other than at organised displays.

The historic city centre pub The Deansgate is set to re-open, after being closed and boarded up for over two years. The pub, which closed in March 2020 as the first pandemic lockdown came into force, failed to re-open again once restrictions were eased.

There are those times in life when we seem to do a great deal of work for very little reward.

Manchester United captain Harry Maguire has missed the last three games with an injury he picked up while away on England duty last month. However, reports from ESPN suggest the £80million defender is confident about being able to prove his fitness before Gareth Southgate names his World Cup squad.

“If u saw me kick a guys ass after the show last night, I am sorry,” wrote comedian Kim Congdon on Twitter this weekend. “He sexually assaulted me after my set (and bragged about it on his way out), ruining an otherwise perfect night for me.”

Kyle Richards has nothing but love and gratitude for her franchise co-star and friend, Jamie Lee Curtis.Richards walked the red carpet at the premiere of at the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood on Tuesday, and she spoke with ET's Will Marfuggi about the end of the horror trilogy, and how her relationship with Curtis has evolved throughout their years together.«My core memories from all these movies really is Jamie,» Richards reflected. «You know, our relationship has grown over these years. That's the best part of this to come out these movies for me.»According to Richards, their friendship extends beyond the set, to the point where Curtis even reached out after seeing a trailer for reunion special — in which Richards has some emotional moments.«She did she call me really early in the morning, because we wake up really early, and she said, 'I'm really upset.

AC/DC have provided the inspiration for a new children’s alphabet book in their home country.The AC/DC AB/CD High-Voltage Alphabet is set to be released on November 11 via Love Police, an Australian touring agency, merchandising company and record label. Designed and produced by Paul McNeil, the book is aimed at pre-schoolers and features the alphabet as depicted with colourful imagery and humour inspired by the band.For instance, “A is for Angus [Young], who thinks it’s good luck, to wear a school uniform, and walk like a duck.” Or, “C is for Cliff [Williams], who plays on the bass, likes only 4 notes and has a nice face.”In a statement, Love Police founder Brian Taranto said it was an “honour” to have worked on the book.

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Exciting casting news for Pete Davidson and Michelle Yeoh!

EastEnders legendary character Janine Butcher is set to say farewell to the Square later this year, just 18 months after actress Charlie Brooks returned to Walford. Charlie, 41, reprised her role as the soap's love to hate character in September last year after a seven year hiatus and has announced that her time as Janine has come to an end - for now! “I was only ever due back to EastEnders for a year, but when [exec producer] Chris Clenshaw presented me with his idea for the story, I couldn’t say no to staying a little longer," she told The Sun on Sunday.

KELLY NEELAN said goodbye to hero Aadi Alahan after she decided to leave the cobbles on Friday night. After sacrificing himself to save Kelly’s life following Kieron’s attempt to shoot her on the roof of an old mill, she came to the hospital to tell Aadi that their engagement is over. The pair’s original plan was to travel to Gretna Green, the nearest Scottish village where they could tie the knot, before leaving Weatherfield for good.

Danny Dyer was seen grabbing a coffee from fast food chain McDonalds in his lavish £180k Bentley this week, after filming some of his final scenes ahead of his EastEnders exit.The actor was seen receiving his hot beverage from the staff at the takeaway restaurant before stopping to fuel up his supercar. For the outing, the star sported casual attire which featured a dark long sleeve polo shirt paired with denim jeans and white trainers.

EastEnders fans were left in tears on Thursday's episode as Strictly Come Dancing champion Rose Ayling-Ellis made her BBC One soap exit as Frankie Lewis. It was announced in August that Rose, 27, who won Strictly in 2021 with Giovanni Pernice, would be leaving Albert Square as Frankie after first joining in 2020. And Thursday saw Frankie's emotional exit as the character headed off to Scotland for a new job, leaving her on-screen family devastated.

EASTENDERS viewers were left furious over fan favourite Frankie Lewis' rushed exit after two memorable years on the BBC soap. Frankie Lewis - played by Rose Ayling-Ellis - revealed to dad Mick Carter that she is thinking of leaving the square to move to Scotland this week. The new teaching assistant is moving with a family to Scotland to help teach their deaf daughter Esme.

IT’S the most wonderful time of the year and the set of EastEnders has already got into the Christmas spirit early. In new exclusive images, the newly-revamped set of Albert Square can be seen adorned by Xmas lights and decorations.

EASTENDERS fans are all saying the same thing after Janine Butcher made a shock discovery tonight. The Queen Vic bar manager - who is played by Charlie Brooks in the BBC soap - found out she was pregnant in tonight’s episode. After welcoming her daughter into the pub, Janine felt dizzy.

EASTENDERS' Janine will be in for the ultimate betrayal in upcoming scenes after getting pregnant by Mick Carter. Fans of EastEnders will know that Janine Butcher was rushed to hospital after collapsing, resulting in the big baby news for her. This should be a time of celebration for Mick and Janine, who have been together for a few months now and are clearly building a strong bond.