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Kate Hudson‘s son Ryder Robinson, 18, is dating someone who also has familial ties to Hollywood. The teenager revealed on Instagram Tuesday, Feb. 15 that he’s in a relationship with Iris Apatow, the 19-year-old daughter of movie director Judd Apatow, 54, and actress Leslie Mann, 49. Iris is also the younger sister of actress Maude Apatow, 24, who plays Lexi on Euphoria.

IT'S been 25 years since Danish dance group Aqua stormed the charts with their catchy hit Barbie Girl. It was their third single that put them in the map in 1997 followed by Doctor Jones shortly after.

Two teenage girls have described the terrifying moment they woke up in a cold sweat, struggling to breathe, after they were “spiked with needles” on a night out.

Sam and Billie Faiers have stunned fans as they revealed the age of their mum Suzie Wells as they celebrated her birthday. Former The Only Way Is Essex stars Sam, 31, and sister Billie, 32, sent gushing tributes to their mother as they posted photos on their Instagram pages as she turned 53. As Sam posted snaps of the trio celebrating their mum turning another year older on her Instagram page, she wrote in the caption: "To my beautiful mummy @suziewells_ Happy Birthday "What a lovely weekend the 3 of us had in London celebrating".

Britney Spears and Sam Asghari are expanding their family! The 40-year-old pop star too to her Instagram page to share a precious new video of her Australian shepherd puppy, Sawyer. The little fuzz ball has piercing blue eyes and white and tan fur. «I'm introducing the new edition to my family… his name is Sawyer and he's a white Australian shepherd with blue eyes !!!!!» Spears captioned the video on Instagram. «I found him in Maui like a dream and took him home with me immediately.»Spears and her fiancé, Asghari recently returned from a trip to Hawaii in January.

GOOD Morning Britain's Richard Madeley accidentally let slip his daughter Chloe was pregnant weeks before her official announcement. Chloe, 34, is expecting her first bundle of joy with her retired rugby-player husband James Haskell, 36.

Royal romance! Prince William and Duchess Kate are busy parents, but they still found time to celebrate Valentine’s Day, an insider exclusively reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.

Footballers Wives star Laila Rouass has split from her snooker legend beau Ronnie O'Sullivan after 10 years together.The 50 year old Footballers Wives star announced the news with a short statement on her Twitter page. It read: "After nearly ten years of love and memories, Ronnie & I have parted ways. "Peace & love to you all Laila X".

Sony has announced that it will plant a tree for anyone who earns a specific trophy in Horizon Forbidden West.As part of Sony’s “Plant and Play” initiative, it will plant a tree on behalf of any player that unlocks the “Reached the Daunt” trophy in Horizon Forbidden West (thanks, Eurogamer).“For the release of Horizon Forbidden West, we want to do something to help nature… with you,” said Sony. “Just like how Aloy fights to save the Earth in the game, we can do something together to help our planet.”This means that in partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation, anyone who unlocks “Reached the Daunt” before March 25 will have a tree planted for them.

Molly-Mae Hague has recently revealed that she has penned an autobiography titled Becoming Molly-Mae. As well as documenting her rise to fame on Love Island, the 22 year old has said that the book will chart “the moments, relationships and life lessons” that she has faced. But she isn’t the only star to dedicate a book to her life’s revelations.

Greggs and Primark’s tasty new collaboration is set to hit selected stores this weekend. Yes, that’s right fashion and food lovers get excited, as this is a collection you won’t want to miss.

Kendrick Lamar is set to perform new music during a headline show in Milan, Italy, this summer.The Compton rapper is thought to be working on the long-awaited follow-up to his April 2017 album ‘DAMN.’, though speculation about a possible new single emerging before his performance at the Super Bowl Halftime Show last weekend went unfounded.Lamar has now announced a new live date at the Ippodromo SNAI San Siro in Milan as part of the Milano Summer Festival. The rapper is set to perform on June 23, where he will showcase new material.When translated from Italian, a description on the festival organisers’ website reads: “Kendrick Lamar returns to Italy with a super anticipated show which, produced and distributed by Vivo Concerti, will see him perform – after 8 years from his first performance in Italy, in 2014 – at the Milan Summer Festival (Ippodromo Snai) [on] Thursday 23 June 2022”.A post shared by Milano Summer Festival (@milanosummerfestival)The description then promises that Lamar “will play the pieces of the new album, long awaited by the fans” during his Milan show.You can find tickets and more information about Lamar’s Milan gig by heading here.The rapper has not announced any further tour dates at the time of writing.

It’s no secret that the Queen has a sweet tooth, and she’s got her favourite boozy tipples, too! Behind palace doors, Her Majesty enjoys the finest foods cooked up by royal chefs and, every now and then, we get to try them too. So, what’s better than the Queen’s boozy Christmas pudding? An alcohol-soaked chocolate mousse - ooh, don’t mind if we do… According to Darren McGrady - the Queen’s personal chef in the 1990s - dark chocolate and a warming tot of Drambuie liqueur are her favourite ingredients. Darren explained: “It's no secret that the Queen loves chocolate, and the darker chocolate the better.

Marta Balaga Shooting mostly in Iceland and Greenland, the team behind Netflix’s upcoming release “Against the Ice” – now shown in Berlin – had to battle punishing weather conditions and freezing cold, as well as star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.“It was quite challenging, working with Nikolaj. Apart from that, it was alright,” joked actor Joe Cole during the press conference. “My character is quite different from me.

Kyle Lafferty struck a stunning winner to boost Kilmarnock’s title bid – then dedicated the goal to tragic fan Colin McCue.

An advert for a top from leading online fashion retailer Boohoo has been banned after it was found to be "sexually suggestive" and "harmful towards women".

James Middleton has given a glimpse inside his romantic outdoor date night for Valentine's Day with his wife Alizée Thevenet. The 34 year old, who is the younger brother of Kate Middleton, 40, shared a peek inside his romantic date night with 32 year old finance expert Alizée at their reported Grade II listed £1.45million West Berkshire farmhouse.

MOLLY-MAE Hague has opened up about her endometriosis surgery and revealed concerns that didn't work. The 22-year-old posted a new YouTube video called 'spend my period week with me' and fought back tears as she spoke to her subscribers. Former Love Island star Molly said: "So guys, the period came.

AMC Networks beat Wall Street estimates for the fourth quarter and reported 9 million streaming subscribers as of the end of 2021, in line with company projections.

Power cuts may hit Scots during Storm Dudley and Eunice this week as the Met Office has issued three weather warnings covering the severe weather.

Christopher Vourlias Russian sci-fi comedy “Couple from the Future,” a 2021 box-office hit directed by Alexey Nuzhny (“Fire”), is getting a Chinese remake, Variety has learned.Production and distribution powerhouse Central Partnership has sold the rights for a Chinese adaptation to Shanghai Matching Culture Media.The film is set in the year 2040. Evgeniy and Alexandra have been married for 20 years, and their relationship has lost its passion. Getting divorced isn’t an option – in the future, annulling a marriage is a very expensive affair.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentThe Locarno Film Festival recently announced a complete retro dedicated to Douglas Sirk, 35 years after the death of the director best known for melodramas made in Hollywood in the 1940s and 1950s, such as “Magnificent Obsession” and “Written on the Wind,” that aims to provide a fresh critical interpretation of his work.Sirk, who was born in Denmark and worked in Germany, which he left for Hollywood during Hitler’s rise to power, later returned to Europe and eventually retired in Switzerland.Among his most prominent fans were late great German filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Bernardo Bertolucci.For the first time, Sirk’s filmography will be reviewed in the light of unpublished documents made available by the director’s family through the Douglas Sirk Foundation and preserved since 2012 at the Cinémathèque Suisse, broadening the perspective on this major auteur. Variety spoke to Locarno’s artistic director Giona A.

The Queen is reportedly all set to help Prince Andrew pay off his £12million settlement to accuser Virginia Giuffre.

Bodo/Glimt held a meditation session to prepare them for the wall of sound they'll experience against Celtic on Thursday night.

A new pizza takeaway is set to open up in Larkhall's Union Street this spring.

Martin Compston fans were delighted to see the Scots actor back on TV screens for the second season of Traces.

Volunteers from around the UK are being recruited to take part in a new study for an Omicron booster jab.

Members of Dundee’s LGBT+ community have been invited to a weekend ‘Queer Question Time’.

A stalker who crept into his victim's home several times over a period of weeks has been ordered to stay away from her for two years.

By Tim Dams