Losses near £10m as almost 1,000 jobs cut by 'worst UK chain' Britannia Hotels

Deborah James has revealed she's given her husband "strict instructions" to move on following her death, but begged him not to marry a "bimbo".The BBC podcaster, now 40, was just 35 years old when she diagnosed with stage three bowel cancer in December 2016, which went on to become stage four. Since then, she has tirelessly campaigned to bring awareness to the disease, some of that through her Instagram account @bowelbabe.

The BBC are set to sign This Morning chef Gino D’Acampo for the 20th anniversary of its hit show, Strictly Come Dancing, which will take place later this year. 43 year old Italian chef Gino has become a firm favourite on Britain’s TV screens, with his hilarious sense of humour – and brilliant cooking skills – earning him legions of fans. Not only has he been a chef on This Morning for 13 years, he also won I’m A Celebrity...

With the Eurovision Song Contest fast approaching, fans across Europe will be tuning in this weekend to watch the cool and quirky performers take to the stage. And while seeing unusual antics unfold on-stage has become part of the occasion, it turns out that the competition’s judges have some pretty unusual rules of their own that they must follow. In fact, in an interview with Times Radio, Murder On The Dancefloor songstress Sophie Ellis-Bextor revealed that she once turned down the role because of the “kooky” rules in place.

I know this is beauty sacrilege but I have to admit that, up until the past year or two, I avoided using SPF creams on my face. I used skincare with SPF in (I’m not a maniac), but chemical sun cream formulas never suited my fussy, sensitive skin. We all know how important it is to be wearing a high factor, targeted sunscreen daily to avoid sun damage and premature ageing, so I made it my mission to go on a hunt for a formula that didn’t cause my skin to go red and break out in tiny spots – something that happened so often after a day spent wearing a chemical SPF.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are currently enjoying a tour of Scotland with a focus on discussing mental health. While they are there Prince William, 39, and Catherine, 40, are addressed as the Earl and Countess of Strathearn. When William married Catherine in 2011, the Queen bestowed many titles upon the couple including this one amongst others including the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Baron and Lady Carrickfergus.They’re not the only royals to go by different names in Scotland, though.

A former Love Island star has dished all the dating show's secrets, including the incredibly racy audition process. A sexy new set of singletons looking for romance are set to descend on the new Mallorcan mansion when the ITV series returns to screens on 6 June.

Adele and boyfriend Rich Paul have taken the next step in their relationship by moving in together.The singer, 34, poses next to her sports agent beau, 40, in a series of snaps posted to Instagram to celebrate the first year of their relationship. The couple looking ecstatic as they pose on the lawn of a huge mansion in the first snap, and they're both holding up the house keys in a celebratory pose. The post was captioned: “Time flies” and also included a series of other sweet snaps of the pair, who got together in 2021, throughout their relationship.

A young man who died after being hit by a car in south Manchester has been named as 19-year-old Cameron Pearman. The fatal incident happened on Princess Road in the early hours of Sunday (May 7).

David de Gea is arguably one of the few Manchester United players who can still hold his head high after a dismal season.

Good Morning Britain is often dividing viewers - but a number have people have lodged official complaints following an interview with Susanna Reid and the Prime Minister. The presenter finally got to talk to Boris Johnson, almost five years after he last spoke to the ITV programme.

Manchester United are weighing up a potential £75million move for Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong.

congratulate her on the birth of her child at one of his band’s concerts in Brazil recently.The Metallica frontman spoke to Joice M. Figueiró and her husband Jaime to wish them well, with the call captured on camera and shared by Joice earlier this week (May 10).“This is James from METALLICA.

Psy and Jessi have unveiled a new performance video for ‘Ganji’, a cut from the former’s recently-released studio album.‘Ganji”s video treatment, filmed in portrait mode, sees the two musicians performing the song’s choreography in what appears to be the P Nation headquarters, as they move across different sets including a dance studio, conference room and a lobby. Both Psy and Jessi are also accompanied by a group of back-up dancers, who are all dressed in red-and-white themed outfits.“Psy oppa told me, get your Korean right / I just say K, and I do whatever yeah / I ain’t gotta try it’s just my ganji, I was born with it / Ain’t married but look at my ring,” spits Jess in her verse.‘Ganji’ is a cut from Psy’s ninth studio album ‘Psy 9th’, which dropped in late April.

Loved ones of missing Scot Peter Doherty have paid heartbreaking tributes after a body was found in the search for the missing dad-of-two.

Warner Bros. Discovery and British telecom giant BT Group have confirmed plans to form a 50-50 joint venture, creating a new premium sport offering for the UK and Ireland. This will see the transfer of the operating businesses of BT Sport to Warner Bros Discovery, effectively merging the content offering of both BT Sport and Eurosport UK.

DIA have announced that they will be disbanding after dropping their final album in August.South Korean news outlet Edaily first reported on May 11 that the girl group are  in the midst of preparations for “one last final album in August before their contracts with their agency PocketDol Studio expires”, as translated by Soompi. The report had also claimed that the DIA members will be “walking their separate paths after wrapping up promotions as a full group.”PocketDol Studio later confirmed the report in a separate statement to Chosun, writing, as translated by Koreaboo: “DIA will release their last album in August and will end their exclusive contract in September.” More details are to arrive in the months leading up to the release.This confirmation also came shortly after a separate statement from a representative of the entertainment company, who clarified at the time that it was “difficult to say whether the August album will be the last album”, per YTN, as translated by Soompi.DIA’s August release will notably be their first release in over two years, with their last project being their sixth mini-album ‘Flower 4 Seasons’ which dropped in June 2020. That record was led by title track ‘Hug U’.The group – comprising Jueun, Eunchae, Chaeyeon, Yebin, Eunice and Huihyeon – had officially debuted under MBK Entertainment in 2015 with the single ‘Somehow’ from their debut album ‘Do It Amazing’, having put out one more studio album and six EPs since.

Wheein recently took part in ELLE’s popular ‘Song Association’ series, where she sang hit songs from Big Bang, SEVENTEEN and WINNER, among others.During the segment, the MAMAMOO singer performed a number of tracks off her most-recent mini-album ‘WHEE’, including ‘Make Me Happy’ and ‘Pink Cloud’, along with a number of other songs from her own discography as a soloist and a member of MAMAMOO.Wheein also covered a handful of hits from Big Bang’s Taeyang and G-Dragon (‘I Need A Girl’), WINNER (‘Really Really’), Sik-K (‘Water’, featuring Jay Park, Woodie Gochild, pH-1 and Haon), SEVENTEEN (‘Very Nice’) and more.Sandwiched between the rounds of ‘Song Association’, Wheein shared that her 2017 collaboration with South Korean vocalist Jung Key had been the “most complex song [I had to sing] in my life”.“Jung Key wrote the song, and I was featured as a guest vocalist,” the MAMAMOO singer recalled, before going on to perform a snippet of the song’s chorus. “‘Anymore’ is a song with a very high pitch and requires advanced skills, [so] it was a bit challenging to record.”Speaking on ‘WHEE’ after it dropped in January this year, Wheein revealed that the mini-album drew inspiration from parts of her lifestyle and personality.

Coldplay have reacted to a claim that they’re being used as “useful idiots for greenwashing” while they pursue their eco-friendly ‘Music Of The Spheres’ world tour.The band’s plan to minimise their and their fans’ carbon footprint has been welcomed, although criticism has surfaced regarding companies that they’ve partnered with for help.Last week Coldplay announced a partnership with Finnish oil company Neste to cut their touring emissions by half. Neste claims to be the world’s largest producer of sustainable biofuels but the firm’s palm oil suppliers cleared at least 24,710 acres of forest in countries including Indonesia and Malaysia between 2019 and 2020 [via Friends Of The Earth].Carlos Calvo Ambel, a senior director of the Transport and Environment campaign group (T&E) said: “Neste is cynically using Coldplay to greenwash its reputation.“This is a company that is linked to the kind of deforestation that would appal Chris Martin and his fans.

Holland has spoken out following a recent incident where he was physically assaulted.On May 6, the 26-year-old singer shared that he had been physically attacked by an unknown assailant during a night out in Seoul, where he was approached and struck on the face twice, with the aggressor purportedly calling him a “dirty gay”. Speaking out on Twitter directly after the incident, he wrote: “This is obviously a hate crime.”Following the ordeal, the openly gay Korean musician sat with Billboard for an interview, where he recalled the events and thoughts about the incident.

The last few seasons on Netflix’s real estate and lifestyle show Selling Sunset have been a wild ride and none more so than for one of the show’s stars, actor and real estate agent Chrishell Stause. Fans of the show saw Chrishell getting her heart broken repeatedly. In season three, viewers’ hearts went out  to Chrishell, after her then husband actor Justin Hartley reportedly sprung a divorce on her. The latest season 5 followed the heady romance between Chrishell and Oppenheim Group’s boss Jason Oppenheim, and their eventual break up.   A post shared by G FLIP (@gflip)Chrishell said she met G Flip met after she was cast in the singer’s new video Get Me Outta Here that will debut on May 12.