I tried Poundland’s new Chris the Caterpillar cake - and I have a message for Colin and Cuthbert

A charity event designed to support the CHAS-run Robin House facility is to take place in Balfron later this month - and it’s all down to a bunch of ‘old crocks’!

Lego Harry Potter game in the works as an image promoting it was spotted on the Warner Bros. South Africa Instagram account.Per Video Games Chronicle, this now-deleted post showed a Lego Minifigure of Harry Potter with the logo for TT Games and a date of August 25.

The man who murdered Rico Burton - Tyson Fury's cousin - has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 28 years. Liam O’Pray, 22, has been sent down following a sentencing hearing at Manchester Crown Court.

Three of Lizzo’s former back-up dancers have filed a lawsuit against the About Damn Time singer, her production company and dance captain Shirlene Quigley, alleging sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment. The 35 year old entertainer, whose real name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson, has been accused of pressuring one of her backing dancers into touching a nude performer at an Amsterdam club, claiming she made them 'perform sex acts with a banana'.

Former Coronation Street star Mollie Gallagher has stunned her fans on Instagram after posting a selfie in which she looked worlds apart from her soap alter-ego.The actress, 25, who plays Nina Lucas in the ITV soap, posted a series of snaps and in one was seen alongside a 'big cutie'. In the first picture, Mollie was seen looking gorgeous as she dressed up in a matching red crop top and skirt with a full face of more natural-toned makeup.

Sue Radford, the mother of 22 children, has revealed that her mega-family has its own cliques – but rather than her kids, it's the dogs that are forming them. She explained that the family's seven dogs have formed their own mini-packs. The Radford family rose to fame following the airing of the Chanel 5 reality TV series 22 Kids and Counting.

Meghan Markle turns 42 today and it's likely that Prince Harry will have splashed out on something special to celebrate his wife's big day.

Cutting a bus service has impacted the number of abandoned shopping trolleys scattered across Ferguslie in Paisley, a community leader has said.

Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, has taken to the stage with Chevy Metal for a couple of gigs in California. Check out footage below.The 17-year-old took to the stage and sat behind the kit for two recent shows from his dad’s own covers band, Chevy Metal.

Lizzo has hired the lawyer who represented Bill Cosby for her sexual harassment lawsuit.This week, it was revealed that the singer is being sued by three of her former dancers, who cite accusations of sexual harassment and a hostile work environment.Crystal Williams, Arianna Davis and Noelle Rodriguez have accused her of creating a hostile work environment and engaging in sexual harassment among other allegations. Her dance team captain Shirlene Quigley and production company Big Grrrl Big Touring Inc.

Game Of Thrones star Jack Gleeson has come out of retirement to appear in the BBC reboot of The Famous Five.The actor, who starred in the HBO fantasy series as King Joffrey Baratheon, has swapped his signature Lannister blonde hair for a spiky brunette mullet and matching moustache, as revealed in a first-look image for the new BBC series.Inspired by the novels and short stories by Enid Blyton, The Famous Five follows a group of five individuals as they set out on a number of exciting adventures, many of which have been depicted several times throughout the years on film and TV.Gleeson, who previously suggested that he was considering retiring from professional acting before returning to the small screen, is playing a character called Wentworth, opposite Diana Quick’s Mrs.

Tony Bennett‘s wife Susan Benedetto has shared the legendary singer’s final words before his death.The legendary American singer died on July 21 in his hometown of New York, after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was aged 96.In a new interview on the TODAY programme, Benedetto revealed that Bennett’s last words were “that he loved me”.She added: “He would wake up every day and still say that. He woke up happy every day.

New Look fans are heaping praise on a £5 dress which, they say, will hide 'even the most bloated of stomachs', and effortlessly hides 'any lumps or bumps'. The budget high street smock dress, which comes in eight colours, can be worn year-round, and can be paired with sandals and a cardigan in the summer or with thick tights, boots and a jacket in the colder autumn and winter months.

a short video posted to Instagram yesterday. “Great at lunchtime, great at dinner time, great at breakfast time, great in the Great British summertime”.The latter claim is a slightly tongue in cheek nod to the fact it’s pouring down with rain behind him as he records the promo.

filed a lawsuit with the courts in California earlier this week targeting Lizzo – real name Melissa Jefferson – and her dance team captain Shirlene Quigley, as well as the Big Grrrl Big Touring company.Quigley is accused of constantly pushing her Christian beliefs in the workplace and criticising those who had premarital sex, but at the same time simulating oral sex, sharing lewd sexual fantasies and discussing one performer’s virginity.Jefferson, meanwhile, is accused of acting inappropriately at social events that her employees were strongly encouraged to attend. That included clubs where “nudity and sexuality were a focal point”.

Jason Derulo has been sued by a former collaborator who claims he co-wrote the 2020 hit ‘Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)’ but was never credited for his work, and was cut out of the action when it comes to the copyright in the song and subsequent royalties.In a lawsuit filed with the courts in California, producer/songwriter Matthew Spatola claims that: “On 23 Apr 2020, Derulo and Spatola collaborated to create the instrumental composition and recording of what would later become ‘Savage Love’ in Derulo’s Los Angeles home studio. Derulo and Spatola went back to the studio again on 27 Apr 2020 whereon they completed ‘Savage Love'”.Following that collaboration, the lawsuit then alleges, “Derulo unilaterally released ‘Savage Love’, without providing any credit whatsoever to Spatola for the work they jointly created together.

Whether you’re a slave to the bleach blonde lifestyle or are just feeling the drying effects of the sun, everyone’s hair needs a little extra TLC during the summer months. When it comes to saving dry and damaged hair Olaplex is often the product of choice, with salons around the world swearing by the brand for helping keep their client's hair looking and feeling soft and healthy.Thanks to its salon success, Olaplex is now available to buy pretty much anywhere, so you can keep up your professional-level treatments between appointments.

Dog lovers Steve and Shelley Strachan have taken canine capers to a new level at Gretna Green.

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and Liberty Global’s bid to sell The Tourist and Traitors maker All3Media could be hampered by concerns over a hefty debt pile and weighty £1B ($1.3B) valuation.

Stacey Solomon left her fans worried by the same thing as they also believe they spotted 'rude' behaviour on a flight out of the UK. Earlier this week the Loose Women star excitedly declared 'we did it' as she finally got a break in her busy work schedule to spend time with her family.

A woman was hurt whilst riding her horse in Altrincham after two men took their 'Pit Bull' dog off its lead - before it chased her.

A shop in Wigan has been forced to close for three months after illegally selling vapes to children.

With the first match of the new football season less than 24 hours away, Stockport County have revealed details on their latest collaboration.

A major emergency service response was prompted after police were called to reports of a concern for the welfare of a women.

Louis Tomlinson and Pete Doherty‘s record label have come together to release new music by emerging artist Andrew Cushin. Check out his latest track ‘Wor Flags’ below.Both the former One Direction star and The Libertines frontman are set to support the emerging singer-songwriter with the release of his upcoming debut album, ‘Waiting For The Rain’.Released on September 29, the LP will be made available from Doherty’s own ‘Strap Originals’ – an independent record label devoted to signing new, original artists and retaining their right to evolve and take creative control over their own work.

K.J. Yossman SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for the season finale of “Hijack,” which dropped on Aug. 4 on Apple TV+.

Frightened Rabbit frontman Scott Hutchison and his visual collaborator have spoken to NME about a new book of artwork created by the late singer.In 2021, Hutchison’s family and collaborators collected the late frontman’s lyrics and artwork together for the first time in a book titled The Work – described by the surviving members of Frightened Rabbit as “a tribute to Scott’s unbridled creativity”. The release was celebrated by fans, after he singer died by suicide in 2018.Then last month, Faber Music released Living In Colour: The Art Of Scott Hutchison – a book celebrating the idiosyncratic, darkly comic, acerbic and romantic imagination of the frontman by presenting his illustrations, Frightened Rabbit artwork, sketches for fans, work from his time at Glasgow School Of Art and “everything in between”.“We always had it in mind, especially after the unexpected success of The Work, but it’s always something I felt should exist,” Scott’s brother and Frightened Rabbit drummer Grant Hutchison told NME.“We always knew that Scott was just as much an illustrator as he was a musician and a lyricist,” added renowned album designer DLT (Dave Thomas) – who worked with Hutchison across Frightened Rabbit artwork as well as helping put together The Work and Living In Colour.

Match Me! Shepherding them are 30 producers hailing from the length and breadth of Europe, plus Taiwan and the Dominican Republic, in town for the three-day event, kicking off Friday. Set up at mainly young-ish production houses, they underscore major trends now coursing through European cinema: the rise of genre and animation – such as Christophe Reveille’s “To Live and Die with Che Guevara” an animated doc feature about three guerrillas who pledged allegiance to Che Guevara – as well as films of large artistic ambition made on contained budgets, such as Taiwan’s “Goodbye North, Goodbye.” Above all, there’s a gathering shift from straight-arrow arthouse drama to genre-bending thrillers that nevertheless maintain art pics’ traditional social issue focus.

Marta Balaga Alliance 4 Development – a co-development initiative for film projects from Austria, France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland hosted by Locarno Pro – is ready to embrace a “variety of genres, themes and visions,” says project manager Francesca Palleschi. Among 11 titles selected for its 8th edition, emerging filmmakers will be featured alongside their more established colleagues.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag After becoming a mum for the first time when her daughter Royce Lillian was born in last year, much-loved comedy actress Rebel Wilson has opened up on the emotional reason she opted to use a surrogate.The Pitch Perfect star, 43 - who with her partner Ramona Agruma welcomed their little girl in November 2022 - has described being inspired by a "year of health", which she announced she was undergoing in 2020. Rebel focussed during those 12 months on striving towards a healthier lifestyle, all with the aim of one day wanting to become a mother.

Meghan Markle is celebrating another year around the sun as she celebrates turning 42 on August 4.The Duchess of Sussex previously gave fans an insight into a birthday ritual, which she practices annually. Meghan wrote about the tradition on her popular blog, The Tig, which she closed in 2017, where she would share snippets of her private life with her followers.

In the final years of her life, Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother was often referred to as 'the best loved royal' thanks to her decades of public service. But behind palace walls, her staff knew her for the clever way she avoided any familial subject she didn't want to speak or know about. It is said the former Queen mastered this ability to such a degree that those closest to her nicknamed her "the imperial ostrich", owing to her fondness for 'sticking her head in the sand' to avoid difficult conversations.

Lizzo have said that her statement denying allegations made against her was “disheartening” to read.Earlier today (August 3), Lizzo responded to the lawsuit filed by Crystal Williams, Arianna Davis and Noelle Rodriguez, in which they accuse her of creating a hostile work environment and engaging in sexual harassment among other allegations. Her dance team captain Shirlene Quigley and production company Big Grrrl Big Touring Inc.

Doja Cat has returned with a brand new single and video – watch ‘Paint The Town Red’ below.The new track is the singer and rapper’s second release of 2023, following comeback single ‘Attention’ which landed in June.‘Attention’ was her first solo offering since she released her chart-topping third studio album ‘Planet Her’ in 2021.The video for ‘Paint The Town Red’ is inspired by a trio of Doja-created paintings, and directed by Nina McNeely.Watch it below.Elsewhere since the release of ‘Planet Her’, Doja has dropped the Top 10 Billboard track ‘Vegas’ from the Elvis soundtrack and appeared on the remix for SZA’s Number One-peaking single, ‘Kill Bill’.She has also announced her first-ever North American arena tour kicking off later this year, with Ice Spice and Doechii as support – find the full schedule below and buy tickets here.The singer and rapper will kick off ‘The Scarlet Tour’ on October 31 at the Chase Center in San Francisco, with stops planned for Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Houston, Miami, Brooklyn, Toronto and many more, closing out the 24-date trek at Chicago’s United Center in Chicago on December 13.‘The Scarlett Tour’ 2023OCTOBER31 – San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center *NOVEMBER2 – Los Angeles, CA, Crypto.com Arena *3 – Las Vegas, NV, T-Mobile Arena *5 – San Diego, CA, Viejas Arena *6 – Anaheim, CA, Honda Center *8 – Phoenix, AZ, Footprint Center *10 – Denver, CO, Ball Arena *13 – Austin, TX, Moody Center *15 – Houston, TX, Toyota Center *16 – Dallas, TX, American Airlines Center *19 – Atlanta, GA, State Farm Arena *21 – Miami, FL, Kaseya Center #24 – Tampa, FL, Amalie Arena *26 – Charlotte, NC, Spectrum Center #27 – Washington, DC, Capital One Arena #29 – Brooklyn, NY, Barclays Center #30 – Newark, NJ, Prudential

††† (Crosses), the side-project of Deftones frontman Chino Moreno and multi-instrumentalist and producer Shaun Lopez, have announced a new album titled ‘Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete.’.The album follows recent EP ‘PERMANENT.RADIANT‘, a one-off double A-side of ‘Initiation’/’Protection’ and a George Michael cover.The new album, due out on October 13 via Warner, features The Cure’s Robert Smith and Run The Jewels’ El-P.Discussing its creation, Moreno said in a statement: “When we started working on ‘Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete.’, there was so much more light coming in my life, for numerous reasons.“There’s a lot more optimism. Even the darker themes are more romanticised and not coming from a place of despair.”Watch the video for new single ‘Invisible Hand’ and see the artwork and tracklist for ‘Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete.’ below.1. ‘Pleasure’ 2. ‘Invisible Hand’ 3. ‘Found’ 4. ‘Light As A Feather’ ‘Pulseplagg’ ‘Runner’ ‘Big Youth’ (feat. El-P) ‘End Youth’ (Reprise) ‘Last Rites’ ‘Ghost Ride’ ‘Grace’ ‘Eraser’ ‘Natural Selection’ ‘Girls Float † Boys Cry’ (feat. Robert Smith) ‘Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete.’Speaking to NME last year about the future of the project, Moreno said: “To use Deftones as an analogy: when we did our first record, we were just trying to figure out what the hell we were doing, ‘Around The Fur’ was us getting some confidence and success with that, then when we made ‘White Pony’ that was us saying, ‘We can do anything now’.“People liked what we did and we had the freedom to expand.

Tributes have been paid to a 'cheeky' young man who died following a horror motorbike crash in Wythenshawe.