Staggering £3.5million wage bill for crew of unfinished Scots ferry that's never carried a single passenger

It can be super stressful travelling as a family. Parents with young children will know the struggles of trying to keep kids happy and quiet throughout flights. But sometimes, it can feel impossible to get your little ones off to sleep.Thankfully though, there are industry insiders out there who are willing to share some advice.

Liam Charles was just a young student at Goldsmiths University in London when he first graced our screens as a contestant on the eighth series of The Great British Bake Off in 2017. Despite only coming fifth in the competition, his charisma and charm won over viewers across the UK. In 2018, Channel 4 recognised his popularity and invited him to host Bake Off: The Professionals.

Love Island Aftersun returned with a huge first show as Maya Jama took a look back over the first week of the dating series. Ex-Love Islanders Indiyah Polack, Amy Hart and Chris Taylor joined Maya in dissecting the drama from the love triangle between Ayo Odukoya, Mimii Ngulube and Uma Jammeh to Ronnie Vint’s tough love to Jess White.

Geri Horner, formerly known as Geri Halliwell, has returned to her maiden name in a new video for luxury fashion house Dior.This comes after her husband, F1 boss Christian Horner, was embroiled in controversy following the leak of hundreds of messages he allegedly sent to a female colleague. Despite the scandal, Christian, who celebrated his milestone birthday with a star-studded shindig last year, denied any allegations of misconduct and was cleared by an internal investigation into his supposed 'inappropriate behaviour'.The 51 year old Spice Girl has been married to the 50 year old millionaire Team Principal and CEO, since 2015, and they have a son together.

Emmerdale's Danny Miller had his fans in fits of laughter as he jokingly referred to himself as a 'fat Wolverine with five chins'.The Emmerdale hunk is loved by fans for more than just his on-screen antics in the Dales.The 33-year-old quit playing Aaron Dingle in 2021 and in the two years since, he and his fiancée Steph Jones have got married and welcomed two children; son Albert, two, and daughter Edith, who was born in August. Danny humorously mocked viral body transformation videos in his own cheeky TikTok clip.

After impressing viewers with a River Island skirt last week, Cat Deeley has once again showcased a stylish high-street outfit that's ideal for summer.This time, she modelled a chic polka-dot dress that has had fans swooning on social media.The 47-year-old appeared on the This Morning sofa last Thursday wearing this Whistles Moon Spot Print Midi Dress, currently available at John Lewis. While it's definitely on the pricier side, coming in at £199, its classic aesthetic and versatility make it a worthwhile investment. Whether you need a new wedding guest outfit or something for date night, this dress is a perfect choice thanks to its sophisticated navy hue, simple round neck and midi length.

Season 24 of BBC's Escape to the Country has taken viewers to locations including Pembrokeshire, Northumbria, the Scottish Lothians, Lincolnshire, the Peak District, and the Welsh Borders. On Monday, 10 June, episode, Denise Nurse is in Suffolk, helping a couple find a new home in a more rural setting, where they can enjoy retired life together, closer to the coast, lakes or waterways.

Great British Bake Off star Cristy Sharp has welcomed her fifth child, a baby boy named Judah. Cristy, 34, who appeared on the 2023 series of the Channel 4 show and finished in fourth place, shared the joyful news on Instagram. She posted an adorable picture of Judah, revealing he was born on 27 May.

This Morning opened with a heartfelt homage to Dr Michael Mosley today, 10 June.The TV star, a frequent guest on the ITV show, tragically passed away this week while vacationing on the Greek island of Symi. His body was discovered a short distance from Agia Marina's beach and resort.The circumstances of Michael's death remain unclear, but it's speculated that he may have succumbed to the intense 40-degree heat or suffered a fall on the rugged landscape. His wife, Claire Bailey Mosley, said the 67-year-old, who went missing after leaving his wife and friends at Agios Nikolaos beach on Wednesday 5 June, appeared to have undertaken an “incredible climb, took the wrong route and collapsed where he couldn’t be easily seen” by emergency search teams.

Dick and Angel Strawbridge, the stars of Escape to the Chateau, confessed that they had "200 plus pages of reasons not to buy" their French abode.

Optical illusions and brain teasers often leave us scratching our heads, with some taking mere seconds to crack while others can baffle us for ages. They're not just perplexing; they're also great for sharpening the mind and vision.

If you're a fan of whisky and are keen to take a further step into the world of Scotland's national drink and explore new flavours, then picking out a peated (or smoky) Scotch could be your next adventure.

Lada Guruden Singh Steps Down From Sony Pictures India Role

Indonesia’s content platforms and government agencies have upped their efforts in the fight against content piracy conducted through the Telegram messaging application.

Jackass’ Steve-O is about to have a penis tattooed on his face by Post Malone at Bonnaroo 2024.The stunt prankster turns 50 on June 13, and the following day he is set to celebrate by having his face permanently marked by his famous friend.As told to Page Six, he said: “I’m getting my first face tattoo. Post Malone is going to tattoo a dick on my forehead.

Sky News.The royal was speaking to writer Lee Child, who joined Her Majesty at the Queen’s Reading Room Festival at Hampton Court Palace on Saturday.In response, the novelist quipped that Charles “sounds to me like a typical husband.”The King has been easing into public-facing duties in recent weeks, most recently traveling to France to attend the commemorative D-Day ceremony in honor of the 80th anniversary of the historic landings.On Thursday, Charles and Camilla attended the British memorial event at Ver-Sur-Mer, Normandy, organized by the British Royal Legion.“It is with the most profound sense of gratitude that we remember them and all who served at that critical time,” Charles said in his speech.The King was then seen greeting several veterans before he and Camilla headed home to the UK later that day.Palace sources confirmed that Charles would be missing the international ceremony — which took place on Friday — on the advice of doctors who are carefully monitoring his schedule.After a weekend away from the spotlight, the King is looking to make a defiant appearance at this week’s Trooping the Colour ceremony in London.While Charles will be at the annual event on Saturday, he’s expected to arrive to the event in a different fashion.The monarch will be driven in a horse-drawn carriage alongside wife instead of riding on horseback as he’s done in the past.This will be the royal family’s second Trooping the Colour ceremony since Charles was named king in May 2023.It is still unclear if Charles’s daughter-in-law, Kate Middleton, will attend the ceremony.The Princess of Wales, 42, has been battling an unspecified form of cancer since January, and has remained largely out of the public eye since revealing her diagnosis

Molly-Mae Hague was left branding her beau Tommy Fury 'iconic' after he distracted with one of his moves as he swapped the ring for the pitch. The boxer was among the famous faces who took part in this year's Soccer Aid charity football match on Sunday (June 9).

Coronation Street star Lucy Fallon has been told 'it's ridiculous' by her castmate as she continues her break away from the cobbles. The actress recently swapped Weatherfield for Dubai with her boyfriend Ryan Ledson and their son as well as some of their friends.

Emmerdale star turned real-life farmer Kelvin Fletcher has announced fans can soon join him at his family farm for the day. But you'll need to be prepared to get your hands dirty at the ticketed event.

Stacey Solomon's fans were left completely in awe as she showed off the latest addition to her home which was described as a childhood dream. The Loose Women star is no stranger to showing off what she's up to away from TV screens, particularly when it comes to her busy home life.

The Bolton South and Walkden candidates for this year’s general election have been confirmed.

Coronation Street fans have been left stunned after uncovering one of the soap's newest cast members' surprsie appearance in an iconic Noughties music video. Emrhys Cooper joined the ITV soap as Rown Cunliffe earlier this year.

The Bolton West candidates for this year’s general election have been confirmed.

Coronation Street star Channique Sterling-Brown wasn't the only one sharing the love for one of her co-stars as she celebrated a special day. The actress, known for playing Dee-Dee Bailey in the ITV soap, was among those publically sharing their messages to Tanisha Gorey.

The Bolton North East candidates for this year’s general election have been confirmed.

EXO members Baekhyun, Chen and Xiumin – under their label INB100 – have alleged that SM Entertainment made “unfair” demands of their individual earnings outside of the company.INB100 held a press conference today (June 10) to announce its intention to file a complaint against SM Entertainment for what it claims is an “unfair” demand of 10 per cent of earning of individual activities by EXO members Baekhyun, Chen and Xiumin – also known as EXO-CBX.The press conference was held by INB100 CEO Kim Dong-jun and chairman Cha Ga-won, the latter of whom is also a co-founder INB100’s parent company. The label’s legal representative, Lee Jae-hak, was also in attendance to speak on behalf of the company and Baekhyun, Chen and Xiumin.“Negotiations with SM Entertainment, made on behalf of CBX in the first half of last year, have broken down.

Emily Eavis has revealed that her father nearly closed the gates on Glastonbury for good in the 1990s.Glastonbury returns to Worthy Farm, Somerset this year from June 26-30, with Dua Lipa, Coldplay, and SZA headlining the Pyramid Stage. Other major acts on the bill include Shania Twain, LCD Soundsystem, Little Simz, The National, Avril Lavigne, The Last Dinner Party, Jungle, Justice, Bloc Party, Fontaines D.C., Yard Act, Arlo Parks and Gossip.The festival’s principal organiser Emily Eavis has been discussing this year’s event in an appearance on the BBC’s Sidetracked podcast, where she spoke about some of the hard times that nearly forced them to close the festival down.She said that her father, the festival’s founder Michael Eavis, had planned to bring the festival to a permanent end when he reached retirement age in the late ‘90s.She said: “My parents were always like, ‘This is the last one’. Everyone thought it was some sort of stunt to sell tickets but it wasn’t.

It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia and Die Hard 2, has died aged 86.The actor died in his sleep at his home in Los Angeles on May 30, as confirmed by his sister-in-law to The Hollywood Reporter.Born in Denver, Colorado on January 3, 1938, Bower’s acting career spanned five decades, with his first on-screen appearance being in two episodes of US detective drama The Rockford Files.He also starred as two separate characters, Rex Barker and Dr. Curtis Willard in the historical drama series The Waltons.His later work on the small screen would include appearances in The X-Files, The West Wing, Criminal Minds and It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, in which he played Heinrich “Pop-Pop” Landgraf, the grandfather of Dennis and Dee Reynolds.Bower’s film career saw him appear in multiple successful movies, including Die Hard 2, in which he played the janitor who helps Bruce Willis’ John McClane foil the attempted terrorist attack at the airport.Throughout his career he played several law enforcement figures, for example Sergeant O’Car in his second film, The Dain Curse, Detective Walsh in Split Decisions, Sergeant Cally in Raising Cane and FBI Agent Mullins in 2002’s High Crimes, starring Morgan Freeman.Bower himself left acting for a brief period to work as a private investigator in Boston, working alongside O.J Simpson’s defence attorney and member of the ‘dream team’, F.

Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae has been accused of trying to take over production company RaemongRaein, best known for K-dramas Maestra and Reborn Rich.Today (June 10), Lee Jung-jae and his company Artist United were accused by Kim Dong-rae, CEO of RaemongRaein, of trying to usurp control of the production company in a press statement, per The Korea Herald and The Korea Times.Kim’s press statement comes amid a legal dispute between Artist United and RaemongRaein, with the former having filed an application with the court seeking approval to hold an extraordinary general meeting to appoint RaemongRaein’s directors.Artist United had become the largest shareholder of the publicly listed RaemongRaein this March, after having acquired 18.44 per cent of the company. Notably, Lee is the largest shareholder of Artist United witha 23.49 per cent stake, while also owning 5.12 per cent of RaemongRaein.In his press statement, Kim alleged that Artist United had “used Raemongraein’s funds to acquire a suspended entertainment company” and that the move was “contrary to our initial discussions before the investment”.“This move by [Lee and Artist United], just three months after becoming the largest shareholder, appears to be an attempt to use Raemongraein’s cash assets as a shell to acquire another company,” Kim added in his statement.Kim also mentioned Lee directly in his statement, claiming that the actor “has never visited the company or presented any vision for its management”.

The Black Keys’ Patrick Carney has said that the band “got fucked” after their North American tour was cancelled and they split from their management.The Akron, Ohio band announced their ‘International Players Tour’ back in April, which was to include 31 dates across the US and Canada from September to November this year.However, it was reported late last month that the entire run of gigs had been abruptly scrapped, with no explanation provided. Shortly afterwards, following speculation that the move was done in light of low ticket sales, the members opened up about the cancellation, saying it was axed and re-planned in favour of smaller theatre venues as featured on their recent European dates.And now, the band’s drummer Carney has spoken out on social media for the first time.

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have shared a new version of Led Zeppelin‘s classic track ‘When The Levee Breaks’.The live cut of the song, which you can listen to below, is their first single since their second collaborative album ‘Raise The Roof’ was released in 2021.This version, which the pair have been performing on their recent North American tour, features guitarist JD McPherson, drummer Jay Bellerose, bassist Dennis Crouch, string player Stuart Duncan and multi-instrumentalist Viktor Krauss.During the tour, the pair have also performed Zeppelin classics ‘The Battle Of Evermore’ and ‘Rock And Roll’, as well as a medley that includes ‘Gallows Pole’.Their tour will continue until September 1 where it wraps up in Vail, Colorado. You can purchase any remaining tickets here.The duo last toured together in 2022, which itself was their first complete tour in 12 years.Meanwhile, it was recently revealed that Led Zeppelin’s long awaited documentary Becoming Led Zeppelin is finally set for a cinema release.The authorised film, which was first announced in 2019, has been acquired for release by Sony Classics Pictures in a number of countries including North America, Latin America, Southeast Asia (except for Japan) and the Middle East.

Taylor Swift congratulated a couple that got engaged on the opening night of her ‘Eras’ tour in Edinburgh over the weekend.During the first of three consecutive shows at Murrayfield Stadium on Friday (June 7), she spotted the couple while she was performing ‘Cardigan’. You can watch the moment below.“I love performing this entire show in the sunlight because I’m pretty sure I just saw somebody get engaged over here,” she said before pointing out the couple involved.

Emily Eavis has said Glastonbury is likely to take a year off in 2026.Glastonbury returns to Worthy Farm from June 26 to 30, with Dua Lipa, Coldplay, and SZA set to headline. Other confirmed acts include Shania Twain, LCD Soundsystem, Little Simz, The National, Avril Lavigne, The Last Dinner Party, Jungle, Justice, Bloc Party, Fontaines D.C., Yard Act, Arlo Parks and Gossip.Speaking on he BBC’s Sidetracked podcast, Eavis confirmed that she was thinking of having a fallow year for the Worthy Farm bash in two years time. The last time the festival had an official fallow year was in 2018.She said: “We are due a fallow year.

Seinfeld star Julia Louis-Dreyfus has shared her thoughts on political correctness in comedy.Speaking to The New York Times, the actor addressed the current debate about sensitivity in comedy towards some subjects.When asked to respond to former co-star Jerry Seinfeld’s comments about political correctness, Louis-Dreyfus gave a somewhat contrasting view.“It doesn’t mean that all comedy goes out the window as a result,” she said. “When I hear people starting to complain about political correctness — and I understand why people might push back on it — to me that’s a red flag, because it sometimes means something else.”She continued: “I believe being aware of certain sensitivities is not a bad thing.

Plans for 30 lodges nestled within the 240-acre ancient woodland at Mar Hall have been unveiled as business leaders say the development will bring a massive economic boost to Renfrewshire.

Ruth Langsford's recent social media post has been interpreted as a dig at her estranged husband, Eamonn Holmes.