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Stacey Solomon and husband Joe Swash are currently touring around Scotland with their brood in a £60,000 campervan and sharing updates along the way.

Lidl has recalled a further three types of cookies following fears that they are "unsafe to eat".

Friends of Strictly star Robin Windsor launched a desperate three-day search after he went missing last week.

The needs of some young people at a Kilmarnock care home are ‘not being met’ according to a scrutiny body.

Line of Duty star Martin Compston's life might be a million miles away from when he lived in Scotland now that he reside in Las Vegas with wife Tianna Chanel Flynn - but he'll always have a special place in his heart for his hometown of Greenock. "I'm very lucky to have a home in Vegas where my wife is from - but I've still got my place in Greenock," the 39 year old explained to OK! when we caught up with him and best pal Phil MacHugh ahead of their new TV show on BBC, Norwegian Fling. "I actually spend most of my time here.

Robin Windsor's friends were left worried when he disappeared last week and launched a three day search to look for the Strictly star before he was tragically found dead in a London hotel room on Monday. Vincent Simone, who has been friends with Robin since they were teenagers, said that one of Robin's close friends started calling everyone when he couldn't be found. Sadly, it was too late, and Robin was later found dead at just 44 years old.

Former Strictly Come Dancing professional Robin Windsor was announced dead in the early hours of Tuesday morning after he was found in a London hotel room at just 44 years old. The sad news about Robin's passing was shared by the Ballroom and Latin dance company Burn The Floor, where Robin was a founding member. Fans and friends quickly paid tribute to the beloved dancer who was part of the original Strictly line-up and remained a popular figure even after his departure from the show.

Married at First Sight stars Georges Berthonneau and Peggy Rose Lawrence have had a turbulent relationship since first meeting on the hit E4 reality show. On Valentine's Day, Peggy announced that she and Georges, who she was paired up on last year's series of MAFS, had split. Georges claimed that he has been left blindsided by her statement.

Love Island's Mitch Taylor had a 'secret girlfriend for three months' before he entered the villa for the All Stars series.The star, who became popular on last summer's season of the ITV2 show, was back on our screens for the All Stars series but left after 16 days. During the final on Monday night, he came back to chat about his time on the show and confessed he wanted to 'run back to his ex-girlfriend.' Hannah Elizabeth, who was sitting next to him, quickly asked: "The Blackpool one?" before he hushed her up. Soon after, his TV rival Scott van-der-Sluis spilled the beans on social media about the mystery woman.

A popular Emmerdale character could be set for leave after 15 years on the soap.Teenager Angelica King is awaiting sentencing for causing the death of Heath Hope. Angel, played by Rebecca Bakes, is likely set to receive a custodial sentence, meaning she could spend years away from the village. Fans will recall that Heath lost her life after Cathy Hope stole a car to get herself, Angel and Heath to a party in Hotten, but Angel took the wheel after becoming frustrated with Cathy's slow driving.

Rebecca Adlington OBE is one of our most celebrated Olympians, with two gold medals under her belt. But in recent times, it's her honesty helped many other parents going through the pain of miscarriage - opening up publicly about her own devastating experiences last autumn, that has seen her in the spotlight. The 34-year-old swimming star, from Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, has two young children (she shares Summer, 7, with her ex, former swimmer Harry Needs, who she split from in 201 6 and Albie, 2, with her husband of two years, Andy Parsons ).

Whether it's lighting a fresh candle or discreetly popping fabric-scented bags in your wardrobe to create an inviting aroma, there are plenty of products on the market that will make your home smell incredible.This includes essential oil diffusers, which can be plugged in to fill your space with spa-like scents. Home interior fans may be well aware of the Neom Wellbeing Pod Diffuser, a luxury essential oil device that disperses calming scents into the air. At £94 this lavish piece of tech comes with a hefty price tag and while it's well recommended we've found a rival brand that'll save the pennies.

Ben Shephard has confirmed his last day on Good Morning Britain as co-host Kate Garraway declared 'we're losing him'. The presenter is rounding up a 10-year stint on the ITV news programme as he heads for pastures new on This Morning.

Bobby Brazier has been branded a 'beautiful boy' by one of his Strictly Come Dancing co-star while being spotted stepping out with another. The actor recently finished his dancing journey with professional dance partner Dianne Buswell and quickly returned to the catwalk.

A man has been charged after bomb disposal units were scrambled to an incident on a street in Bolton.

A driver who was arrested after he reportedly hit a car before ploughing into a man in Rochdale has been bailed, police have confirmed.

Tyson Fury has been warned that he only has a "puncher's chance" when facing Oleksandr Usyk in their big fight.

A dad, who was labelled as 'greedy', stole £7k from a charity and spent it on a bike and an engagement ring. Peter Robinson took more than £7,000 from Blackburne House, a charity that helps vulnerable women. He was caught when he tried to steal another £25,000.

Stacey Solomon admitted to having 'never felt so emotional' as she offered an update from her family holiday that appears to have been quite the experience for the Loose Women star. The TV favourite ditched England for Scotland earlier this week with her husband Joe Swash and their children.

Residents in Trafford are to be hit with a 4.99 per cent increase in their council tax alongside £2m-plus cuts to adult and children’s services. The move was approved by the authority’s full council meeting last night (Wednesday) as it approved a net revenue budget of £217.83m for 2024/25.

Machine Gun Kelly has addressed his fiancée Megan Fox’s pregnancy loss in his new single ‘Don’t Let Me Go’.The rapper’s new song, his first new music since last May, arrived yesterday (February 21), with the artist now appearing to go by the name mgk.In the song, Kelly raps: “This psychiatrist keeps evaluating / How can I live with the fact / That my hand wasn’t on her stomach when we lost the baby”.Kelly and Transformers star Fox have been in an on-and-off relationship since 2020 and are currently engaged.‘Don’t Let Me Go’ also sees Kelly wrestling with his mental health, rapping, “Lately my thoughts eating me alive / Laid in the bed thinking maybe the hate’ll finally go away if I’m not alive / Wish I didn’t listen just like I wish they would understand me one time / I had a breakdown and tatted my entire body except one line”.Kelly took to social media earlier in the week to show the new tattoo, which sees a black block covering up his previous inkings, with a blank cross on his chest. In the post, he said he made the decision “for spiritual purposes only”.The tattoo artist Roxx explained that the rapper spent 13 six-hour sessions in her studio to get the tattoo completed.A post shared by colson xx blonde don (@machinegunkelly)He also received a negative backlash last month about his new signature guitar, which is designed to resemble a razor blade.

Netflix‘s live-action adaptation of the anime classic Avatar: The Last Airbender is now out, but will there be a second season? The series runs for eight episodes and follows Aang, the last survivor of the airbender tribe as he trains to become the Avatar after he is discovered frozen in a block of ice. Once he’s freed, he has to learn and master all four elements – Air, Water, Earth and Fire – in order to defeat Firelord Ozai and, with the help of Katara and Sokka, liberate the world from his authoritarian rule. This adaptation stars Gordon Cormier (Lost In Space, The Stand) in the lead role as Aang, while Kiawentiio (Anne with an E) will play Katara.

LE SSERAFIM singer Sakura has opened up about the girl group’s new single ‘Easy’ and why they pivoted away from their “strong” image.LE SSERAFIM released their third studio album ‘Easy’ earlier this week, alongside a music video for the lead single of the same name. The girl group theme for the record was the “anxiety and vulnerability beneath a confident exterior”, according to their label Source Music.In a new interview with Weverse Magazine, member Sakura opened up about the record’s theme, saying that the group though that “we couldn’t keep repeating the idea of being strong and unwavering”.“Now that we’re into our second year as a group, we thought it was time to show more of a personal, introspective side of us,” she added.

BRIT Awards have announced the final performer for this year’s ceremony – you can find all the details below.The 2024 edition of the event is due to take place at The O2 in London on Saturday, March 2. It’ll be presented by a trio of hosts – Maya Jama, Clara Amfo and Roman Kemp – and will be available to watch on ITV1 and ITVX.Organisers have previously confirmed that Dua Lipa, Raye, Kylie Minogue (this year’s BRITs Global Icon), Jungle and Rema will all be taking to the stage on the night.

Melo Movie.Today (February 22), Netflix announced the cast and crew of its brand-new K-drama series, Melo Movie, from Hotel Del Luna director Oh Choong-hwan and Our Beloved Summer writer Lee Na-eun.The show will led by Choi Woo-shik and Park Bo-young, who had both previously starred in Netflix original K-dramas A Killer Paradox and Daily Dose of Sunshine, respectively. Notably, Choi also previously led Our Beloved Summer.Joining the dup are Lee Jun-young (Badland Hunters and The Impossible Heir) and Jeon So-nee (Our Blooming Youth).

Apple Music – stream the playlist below.Messi said via the description of the playlist for Apple Music: “Music has always played a significant role in my life, especially on match days. Music calms my mind, helping me maintain composure and relaxation.”The playlist clocks in at 3 hours and 30 minutes, consisting of 60 songs.

Kings Of Leon have further previewed their imminent new single ‘Mustang’ – check out the videos below.The Nashville band revealed that new music was “coming real soon” during a live show in Mexico last month, telling fans to “get ready for the Mustang”. Later, the Followills shared a brief instrumental snippet of the song in question on social media.KOL have since posted another video that contains behind-the-scenes studio footage and another part of ‘Mustang’.

IU has personally invited an elderly fan to one of her US concerts after the fan went viral on X (formerly Twitter).Last week, an elderly fan of IU who goes by “Zev Does KDrama” on YouTube went viral on the social media platform X after being noticed by fellow fans of the South Korean singer.The post, which has since received over 6,700 likes and 1,200 retweets, featured screenshots of Zev’s YouTube channel.

Snoop Dogg‘s younger half-brother Bing Worthington has died, the rapper has confirmed online.Worthington, 44, was a music executive and had worked on projects at Snoop’s label Dogg Records, as well as previously serving as his tour manager. He briefly made music as part of the hip-hop group Lifestyle, whose sole album ‘Liquid Cocaine’ was released in 2003.Snoop recently shared the news of Worthington’s passing on Instagram, where he has posted numerous tributes.

Ben Shephard left his colleagues Lorraine Kelly and Kate Garraway in fits of laughter on Thursday morning's Good Morning Britain as he accidentally swore live on air.

A damning report has ­highlighted the “catastrophic failure” of the Scottish ­Government to remobilise the NHS after the pandemic.

An XL bully lover has fired a warning to other owners after getting a nasty shock over his pet. Nicholas Doherty is advising anyone who has one of the dogs to check their pet insurance policies.

Perthshire’s new police chief this week urged residents to report any suspected wildlife crime activity.

Households are set to learn that their energy bills will fall to their lowest level in more than two years from the start of April in some long-awaited good news amid the cost of living crisis. Ofgem will announce its latest price cap on Friday at 7am, with energy consultancy Cornwall Insight predicting the regulator will lower it by around £293 a year.

Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has cautioned Liverpool against seeking Jurgen Klopp's advice for his replacement.

Naman Ramachandran Nepali filmmaker Min Bahadur Bham‘s journey to make Berlin competition title “Shambhala” was arduous but an ultimately rewarding one. Bham’s 2012 short “Bhansulli” debuted at Venice. His debut feature “Kalo Pothi” (aka “The Black Hen,” 2015) won the Fedeora best film award at Venice Critics’ Week and became Nepal’s official Oscar entry.