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BBC Breakfast's Carol Kirkwood has issued a 'huge apology' after a fan called her out for a snub. Carol, 60, has a legion of fans but a tweet this week about weather conditions upset one of her followers.

Kourtney Kardashian has been by her husband Travis Barker's side since he was rushed to hospital on Tuesday morning.MORE: Travis Barker's cryptic message before he was rushed to hospitalThe Keeping Up with the Kardashians star - who is usually quite active on social media - has since been offline during the anxious time.The Poosh founder's last Instagram post before the health scare focused on something far more upbeat - as she celebrated her younger sister Khloe Kardashian's birthday.VIDEO: Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker's love story Kourtney shared a number of pictures of herself and her sibling from over the years, including childhood snapshots, and wrote: "Happy happy birthday to my Shirley Temple apple pie sugar plum cinnamon dumpling. You make life so much better! I love you my peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

Frankie Bridge and her husband Wayne Bridge have welcomed a brand new addition to their family - an adorable dog called Leia Bridge.MORE: Frankie Bridge reveals brilliant parenting hack for sons Parker and CarterTaking to Instagram on Wednesday to share the first new images, the Loose Women host revealed that the family were overjoyed to have a "baby girl".WATCH: Frankie Bridge's intense workout interrupted by son Carter"We've had a girl! Meet Leia Bridge… yes as in Princess Leia… guess who named her?!" she wrote in the caption. "We are all totally in love… as you can see… she's slotted right in… Turbo is currently not convinced and wondering when she's going to go home?!"MORE: Frankie Bridge's intense workout gets interrupted by son Carter in heartwarming clipSEE: Loose Women's Frankie Bridge shares candid selfie after surprising family revelationFrankie's Saturdays' bandmate Mollie King was quick to write, saying: "She's adorable!! Love her!" One fan remarked: "Ohhhh she's cute!! We are a 2 dog family it's crazy but we love it!" Another post read: "So so so cute! Welcome Princess Leia!"Frankie, 33, and Wayne, 41, are doting parents to sons Parker, eight, and six-year-old Carter.

STAYC are set to return with new music in July, as confirmed by High Up Entertainment.Earlier today (June 30), South Korean news outlet Ilgan Sports reported that the K-pop rookie group are currently in the midst of preparations to drop a new album in July. The publication cited insider information claiming that the six-piece have completed recording and are filming a music video for the release.In response to the report, STAYC’s label, High Up Entertainment, confirmed the news in brief statement to OSEN. “It is confirmed that STAYC will be making a comeback in July,” confirmed the label, as translated by Soompi. “They recently finished shooting the music video, and they’re working hard on the final preparations.”STAYC’s forthcoming July comeback will be their second release of the year, due to arrive approximately five months after their sophomore mini-album ‘YOUNG-LUV.COM’ in February, which featured the hit title track ‘RUN2U’.In a glowing four-star review of that record, NME’s Angela Patricia Suacillo described ‘YOUNG-LUV.COM’ as “a mature, ambitious return that ups the ante”, and proves “that STAYC have the mettle to continue pushing the envelope with every record they put out, while not having to completely reinvent themselves every time”.Meanwhile, the girl group are set to perform at this year’s three-day KCON LA convention, which is set to take place from August 19 to 21 at the Crypto.com Arena and the LA Convention Center located in downtown Los Angeles.

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The 66th BFI London Film Festival has set Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical as its Opening Night Gala. Directed by Matthew Warchus and starring Emma Thompson, Lashana Lynch, Stephen Graham, Andrea Riseborough, Sindhu Vee and Alisha Weir as the eponymous Matilda, the film will have its world premiere on October 5 at the Southbank Centre in the Royal Festival Hall. Sony Pictures UK and TriStar release theatrically in the UK on December 2. Netflix will release the film elsewhere during the holiday season.

Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has said he would “take a bullet” for Vladimir Putin and called the Russian leader a “first class person,” while criticizing Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. intervention.

Naman Ramachandran The world premiere of “Matilda the Musical” will open the 66th BFI London Film Festival.The Netflix adaptation stars Emma Thompson, Lashana Lynch, Stephen Graham, Andrea Riseborough and Sindhu Vee and introduces Alisha Weir as Matilda.Screenwriter Dennis Kelly adapted the Tony and Olivier award-winning Royal Shakespeare Company theater production for the big screen, with original music and lyrics by Tim Minchin. Directed by Tony award-winning director Matthew Warchus, who also developed and directed the stage show for both London’s West End and Broadway, the film is produced by Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner for Working Title and Jon Finn and Luke Kelly of The Roald Dahl Story Company.

Rage Against The Machine‘s ‘Killing In The Name’ on repeat following the departure of three DJs.At the time of writing, KiSS Radio 104.9 FM is still broadcasting the censored version of the band’s incendiary 1992 track, which reached the UK Number One spot in Christmas 2009, on a loop.As the Vancouver Sun reports, the RATM protest began yesterday morning (June 29) a day after the popular morning hosts Kevin Lim and Sonia Sidhu announced their departure from KiSS Radio 104.9 FM after more than five years on the air. Afternoon host Tara Jean Stevens has also said that she will be moving on soon.“KiSS is changing and, unfortunately, we were informed that we will not be part of this new chapter,” said Lim and Sidhu during their final broadcast yesterday.

Pokémon Go became a global sensation, with players collectively walking 8.7 million kilometres in its first year alone. Niantic, the company behind the mobile game, has since struggled to find another game as successful, and has now made the decision to cancel four projects which will cut around 85 to 90 jobs.Niantic Chief Executive Officer John Hanke reportedly wrote in an email to staff (via, Bloomberg) that the company was “facing a time of economic turmoil” and that it was already “reducing costs in a variety of areas”.

The findings of a Buckingham Palace investigation into the handling of bullying allegations against Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, will remain private, according to multiple reports citing a senior palace source and others.

Halifax has caused a stir after adding a subtle change to their staff name badges. A picture on Twitter shows a staff member with 'she', 'her' and 'hers' written underneath 'Gemma'.

As Louisa Lytton gets ready to marry her fiancé Ben Bhanvra, the EastEnders star has been documenting all of her last minute wedding prep on Instagram. The couple, who are parents to 10 month old Aura, were first set to marry in August 2020 but have postponed their big day three times due to the pandemic. But now, with restrictions lifted and their family now free from the virus, the happy pair are just around the corner from tying the knot and have jetted off to Italy for their big day.

Denise Van Outen has gone public with who appears to be her new boyfriend months after dumping Eddie Boxshall.The 48 year old, who reportedly "struggled to breathe" after her shock split from Eddie earlier this year, walked the red carpet at the 2022 Grand Prix Ball at The Hurlingham Club on Wednesday 29 June with property developer Jimmy Barba.TV personality Denise looked incredible in a pink mini dress with a plunging neckline that featured a mesh gown over it with sparkle embellishment.The blonde beauty styled her made down into loose waves for the occasion and wore minimal make up, including eyeliner and a pink lip gloss. Denise accessorised with silver jewellery as she wrapped her arms around Jimmy, who looked dapper in a black suit alongside a matching waistcoat and bowtie.The pair appeared to be all loved-up as they ascended the red carpet staircase, with Jimmy holding onto Denise's hand as they smiled.

MoneySavingExpert Martin Lewis has been helping those looking to deal with the cost of living crisis by sharing his tips and tricks to live a little cheaper. The financial journalist, 49, regularly shares free money-saving tips and tricks online, and he took to Twitter to issue an "urgent" switch warning to his many social media followers amid soaring energy prices. Martin shared a switchable energy fix that is "the cheapest by far" - but it is about to be pulled, while also explaining that "it's not simple" and that there are "pros and cons".

Since entering the Love Island villa on day one of the series, contestant Andrew Le Page’s love life has blossomed after coupling up with dancer Tasha Ghouri. The 27 year old, who works as a real estate agent in Dubai, paired up with Tasha from the very beginning and even with new additions in the villa, their relationship has withstood the test of time. In fact, fans of the popular ITV2 dating show have claimed that the pair are one of the only couples in the villa who seem to have ‘done bits’.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area” has become Netflix’s latest Korean-made international hit. The Korean remake of “La Casa de Papel” (aka “Money Heist”) is in first place on the streaming giant’s Global Non-English top ten chart over the last week.The series premiered on Friday (June 24), meaning that it only had three days to claim its spot in chart that covers the period June 20-26.

Helen Skelton is no stranger to an exciting social media update and on Wednesday it was no different when she shared a very special milestone alongside her daughter Elsie Kate.MORE: Helen Skelton enjoys a girl's night out with very surprising companyThe 38-year-old took to her Instagram feed with two glorious photos beside her baby girl at Victoria shopping centre in Leeds.WATCH: Helen Skelton shares incredibly relatable parenting momentCaptioning the post, Helen penned: "Six months of city strolls with you has flown by. Time for the big girl pram.

EAMONN Holmes has blasted ITV chief Dame Carolyn McCall after his bitter axing from This Morning. The TV presenter claims he was never given an explanation for being replaced by Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary.

MARTINE McCutcheon showed off her sensational figure in a pair of skinny jeans as she posed on Instagram. The 46-year-old EastEnders legend looked slimmer than ever in tight trousers and a blazer on a day out.

LOVE Island star Sharon Gaffka has stripped off to her underwear in a protest against the show. The 26-year-old, who appeared on the show last year, looked incredible in a rainbow selection of knickers as she called for producers to have better LGBTQ representation.

Sunmi has announced the dates for her upcoming 2022 ‘Gone Girl Gone Mad’ tour of North America and Europe.Yesterday (June 29), the K-pop idol announced that she is set to go on a 15-date tour of North America and Europe later this year. Sunmi will be kickstarting the tour in Warsaw, the capital city of Poland, with a show in August, before heading to six more cities in Europe, including Paris and London.After which, she will head over the pond to North America for an eight-show run in September.

Wonho is seemingly set to tour Europe later this year.Today (June 30), event production companies Jin Entertainment and Onion Production took to their respective Twitter accounts to tease Wonho’s forthcoming 2022 ‘Facade’ tour of Europe this year. The singer later retweeted the posts on his own account.“We know you missed Wonho, and Wonho missed you too,” wrote Jin Entertainment in their post.

A red carpet will be laid over the platform at Dumfries station next month when a vintage diesel locomotive nicknamed “Zombie” hauls one of the world’s poshest trains from the town.

A group of lucky football fans will get the chance to run a match day for Queen of the South.

Tesco's shelves are running bare of Heinz Beanz and Ketchup products following a dispute over pricing.

A charity football challenge has raised more than £10,000.

Dumfries is to host the Robert Burns World Federation annual conference later this year.

Budget supermarket giant Aldi has found itself in hot water with dog owners. The retailer has released a £2.99 SpecialBuy for dogs, but some people are finding it a little difficult to swallow.

Supermarket giant has sent shoppers wild with a SpecialBuy which many people say 'tastes exactly like McDonald's.' But while people love the taste, some shoppers aren't quite so keen on the price tag.

Money Saving Expert's Martin Lewis has revealed a clever airport hack that could save holidaymakers hundreds this summer.

MoneySavingExpert founder Martin Lewis has been sharing his tip with followers to get free cash from banks.The money expert, 49, used his MoneySavingExpert newsletter to let readers know about a way to get free money from banks in minutes. He explained that in a poll of bank switching, 70% of those asked hadn’t done it in the last five years - or ever at all. He added: “Yet switching bank is one of the easiest ways to gain a little bit of extra cash.