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Health Secretary Steve Barclay makes 11th hour appeal to union bosses ahead of ambulance and nurses strikes
05/02/23 01:48
Steve Barclay made an 11th-hour appeal to union bosses last night to 'call off the strikes'. Thousands of ambulance workers and nurses will take to picket lines across England tomorrow. Nurses will walk out again on Tuesday in what will be the most strike-disrupted week of the winter so far for the Health Service. Mr Barclay said he had been having 'constructive talks with unions about what is affordable' in terms of pay for the next financial year, adding: 'I urge them to call off the strikes and come back to the table.'...read
More than half a million elderly and frail patients a year will be treated by video link in 'hospitals at home' in government plan to relieve pressure on A&E wards
29/01/23 07:51The Department for Health has announced a big expansion to its plans for 'virtual wards' where patients are monitored by doctors in their own homes through daily visits or video calls.
Ambulance union baron tells Rishi Sunak to come out of 'hiding' because Steve Barclay 'hasn't got the authority' to negotiate as fresh 999 strikes kick off
23/01/23 12:21Unite boss Sharon Graham accused the Prime Minister of being of 'missing in action', amid fresh walk-outs among nearly 20,000 ambulance staff in England and Wales.
What MailOnline readers really think about paying off nurses to avert more strikes - so do you agree with 20 of the best-rated comments?
18/01/23 14:49MailOnline readers were today asked if they think it is time for the Government to give nurses a better deal. Here are 20 of the best-rated comments...
NHS nurses announce TWO more days of strike action in February in pursuit of inflation-busting 19% pay rise
16/01/23 18:00Nurses at 55 NHS trusts in England are already due to cause chaos by walking out on Wednesday and Thursday, but the February action will grow bigger and cover 73 trusts.
New law should be brought in to stop union barons from putting 'lives at immediate risk' because voluntary cover during recent strikes was not enough to ensure patient safety, Health Secretary says
16/01/23 00:06New laws are needed to stop union barons who put 'lives at immediate risk' by failing to provide enough timely cover during ambulance worker strikes, the Health Secretary has said.
Cabinet split over NHS strikes as 'Iron Chancellor' Jeremy Hunt blocks efforts by Health Secretary Steve Barclay to give nurses a pay boost to see off industrial action
15/01/23 08:41Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is under fire over claims he is blocking efforts by Steve Barclay to negotiate an end to industrial action in UK hospitals.
Are striking NHS staff on brink of new £3bn pay deal? Steve Barclay 'admits 1million medics deserve one-off cash boost... but Treasury says he'll have to raid his OWN budget'
13/01/23 11:57Steve Barclay admitted the Government's 2022/23 deal - which amounted to roughly £1,400 for most medics - needs to be upped to avoid more walk-outs, according to Whitehall sources.
Pay offer hope to end NHS chaos: Ministers consider new proposal that could include one-off payment as 25,000 ambulance staff go on strike
11/01/23 22:27Health Secretary Steve Barclay is set to hold a new round of talks with union leaders in the coming days ahead of planned strikes by nurses.
'I joined NHS strike BECAUSE my mum died waiting for a delayed ambulance': Grieving ex-nurse-turned-union rep joins up to 25k paramedics on picket lines across country - as Rishi Sunak brands 999 walk-outs 'terrifying'
11/01/23 13:42NHS ambulance strikes that have seen some 25,000 walk off the job today are 'terrifying' as they the public unsure if an ambulance will turn up if they call 999 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says.
Rishi Sunak reveals he HAS used private healthcare 'in the past' but says he is from an 'NHS family' in clashes with Keir Starmer at PMQs
11/01/23 12:15Rishi Sunak - known as one of the wealthiest MPs - moved to quash speculation over his use of the NHS.
Health secretary Steve Barclay accuses ambulance unions of putting patients at risk with chaotic plans for handling emergencies during strikes - as Brits are told to use their 'common sense' and ring 999 only for a 'life or limb' emergency
11/01/23 08:39As paramedics and 999 call handlers take to the picket lines Health Secretary Steve Barclay has criticised how unions have handled today's strike action across England and Wales.
Could backdated pay rises end the NHS strikes? Steve Barclay hints at cash boost for health staff to break deadlock but unions say walk-outs WILL still go ahead this week
09/01/23 22:32Health Secretary Steve Barclay today agreed to examine union proposals that could see an NHS pay rise brought forward by three months but the GMB union said talks 'fell well short' of what was needed.
Patients face being treated in cabins at hospital car parks as Health Secretary eyes radical scheme of rented 'modular units' to help ease A&E congestion
09/01/23 22:28Health Secretary Steve Barclay said NHS hospitals would be given £50million to rent or buy temporary 'modular units' to boost capacity within weeks.
Ambulance strikes WILL go ahead this week after last-ditch talks 'fall short' with unions venting fury at ministers - as Rishi Sunak hints at 'cost-of-living' payments to win over nurses
09/01/23 10:08Separate meetings have been taking place with NHS , education and rail unions as they threaten to ramp up industrial action.
Hopes raised over averting this month's nurses' strike as union boss sees 'chink of optimism' with 'shift' in Rishi Sunak's position - after PM suggests he's willing to talk about pay
08/01/23 08:27The Prime Minister insisted the Government had always been open to discussing 'responsible' and 'affordable' salary increases.
Thousands of NHS patients stuck in hospitals will be moved to care home beds as part of government's emergency winter pressure package
08/01/23 01:37The health secretary Steve Barclay is expected to unveil a significant emergency package costing hundreds of millions of pounds on Monday, government sources said.
Junior doctors could strike for 72 HOURS in March, warns 'militant' union demanding a 35% pay rise
06/01/23 11:31The British Medical Association is demanding a pay rise of 35 per cent for its thousands of student medics, but the Government has refused to cave in, despite months of pleas from the union.
Flu and Covid patients are now taking up one in eight NHS beds, sparking a push for more Brits to get vaccinated as nine million are due a booster jab and 13 million have not taken up their flu shot
05/01/23 01:05One in eight hospital beds are filled with flu and Covid patients while 22million jabs for the viruses remain unused, official figures show. NHS chiefs said it was one of the 'busiest winters ever'.
Demands for House of Commons to be brought back from recess THIS WEEK to debate strikes crisis as Rishi Sunak 'plans early vote' on laws to curb walkouts
02/01/23 08:19The Lib Dems have insisted MPs should return to Westminster to debate the situation this week, rather than waiting until next as scheduled.
Unions warn of more NHS strikes over the coming months amid fears ministers will impose a 'real-terms pay cut' on thousands of frontline workers by capping increases at 2%
02/01/23 00:49Health unions have reacted angrily to the prospect that the Government could seek to impose another below-inflation pay rise on NHS staff next year.
One thousand new defibrillators to be stationed in parks, post offices and shops across England in a bid to save more cardiac arrest victims amid record ambulance delays
29/12/22 00:01Cardiac arrest victims are set to benefit from a £1million fund which could increase the number of defibrillators across England by around 1,000.
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Now ban indefensible 999 strikes, Mr Sunak
22/12/22 01:25DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Make no mistake, if people die needlessly as a result of the ambulance strikes the hard-Left unions will be entirely to blame.
I helped found Stonewall. But today I plead with every business and public body signed up to its Diversity Champions scheme to reconsider, writes SIMON FANSHAWE
22/12/22 00:36SIMON FANSHAWE: A few days ago, I was doing some Christmas shopping in a well-known bookstore when I noticed two rainbow flags on the counter.
Union boss misses critical ambulance strike talks with Health Secretary because he is on HOLIDAY - days after he suggested 'the public would support NHS staff even if disruption led to harm or death'
22/12/22 00:31Officials had expected to see Unite's Colenzo Jarrett-Thorpe (pictured) at meeting with Health Secretary Steve Barclay on Tuesday.
Thought you were on strike? Group of paramedics leave picket line to help stricken motorcyclist who fell off his bike while honking his horn in support
21/12/22 17:33In Weymouth, Dorset, a group of paramedics and ambulance crews were camped outside their station receiving the support of people driving past.
Patients are told to ask themselves 'am I going to die?' before calling 999 as number of emergency calls plummets and families take their loved ones to A&E in their own cars as ambulance strike takes grip
21/12/22 15:50The impacts of the strike are already being felt, with West Midlands Ambulance Service seeing a 70 per cent drop in calls.
UK ambulance strikes RECAP: Patients drive themselves to hospital, 999 calls drop and Army drafted in as union accuses Health Secretary Steve Barclay of lying
21/12/22 08:57RECAP: Here was MailOnline's blog on strike news and updates from around the UK as ambulance workers began their largest walkout in 30 years.
Families desperately take their loved ones to A&E in their OWN cars as ambulance strike hell takes grip and Army digs in to help amid furious blame game between ministers and unions
21/12/22 07:21Health Secretary Steve Barclay has laid the blame firmly at the door of those on strike as thousands of ambulance staff from three unions hold industrial action today.
Barclay isn't coming to talk! Nurses on picket line heckle Health Secretary Steve with jokey rendition of popular Christmas carol... as No10 refuses to budge on tough stance
20/12/22 16:31Striking nurses at Leeds General Hospital soaked up the festive cheer, keeping spirits high while singing 'Barclay isn't coming to talk' to the tune of Santa Clause Is Coming To Town.
'The damage you are doing to families is terrible': Angry mother of ill girl, 3, confronts Health Secretary Steve Barclay and says she's 'scared' her daughter may die young because of Government's NHS strategy
19/12/22 11:38The Health Secretary met with Sarah Pinnington-Auld at King's College Hospital in London today. her three-year-old daughter Lucy suffers with the genetic condition cystic fibrosis.
Tories urge No10 to RECONSIDER pay deal for nurses as Government insists there are 'no plans' to cave into union's 'unrealistic' demand for an 19% hike
15/12/22 17:51No10 needs to move on pay, ex-Government officials and some senior Tories say after just one day of strike action by 100,000 NHS nurses but the PM and Barclay refuse to budge.
Not fancy a grilling, Steve? Health Secretary avoids prime-time interviews on day of biggest ever NHS strike
15/12/22 10:20NHS nurses amassed at picket lines across England, Wales and Northern Ireland this morning in the biggest strike action in the health service's history. So where is Steve Barclay?
Thousands of Brits face having their 'operations cancelled' as last-minute talks to stop nurses from striking fails
13/12/22 01:55Royal College of Nursing general secretary Pat Cullen (pictured) accused the Health Secretary Steve Barclay of 'belligerence' as he confirmed that the government would not reopen pay negotiations.
Steve Barclay meets nursing union chief for negotiations to avoid winter NHS-wide strikes as Scottish health workers call OFF walk-outs after new pay offer
12/12/22 18:05Health Secretary Steve Barclay is rapidly running out of time to avert devastating action, with up to 100,000 medics set to take to the picket lines on Thursday. The RCN confirmed talks today.
Even Keir Starmer says nurse pay demands are unaffordable: Labour begs union to negotiate with ministers as Health Secretary admits caving into calls for a 19% pay hike would divert cash from tackling NHS backlog
12/12/22 10:03Demands from the Royal College of Nursing for a 19 per cent pay rise for NHS nurses have been decaled unaffordable by Labour Leader Keir Starmer, as nurses prepare to strike later this week.
Ministers REFUSE to meet nursing union leaders who have offered to 'pause' strike due to cripple the NHS next week to allow face-to-face talks to go ahead - as health service boss warns of approaching fifth wave of Covid
11/12/22 10:20The Royal College of Nursing had offered to 'press pause' on a walkout next week in exchange for discussions with Health Secretary Steve Barclay.
Labour joins 'Bullyboy' Barclay in war against 'hostile' health unions threatening to plunge the NHS into crisis this winter with a wave of strikes that could see 15,000 cancelled operations as hopes of 'peace talks' fail
10/12/22 19:55Wes Streeting targeted the BMA trade union, which represents doctors and medical students, as he urged his party colleagues to see the NHS as a 'service not a shrine'.
Health Secretary hails our child cancer campaign: Steve Barclay praises Mail's battle against disease that wrecks families
08/12/22 00:01Health Secretary Steve Barclay (left) today gives his backing to the Daily Mail's children's cancer campaign, hailing research as key to beating the disease.
Will FACE MASKS creep back into classrooms amid Strep A outbreak? Expert calls for return of Covid-era curbs to thwart bug that has killed 9 children - as parents are told to keep any kid with sore throat OFF school
07/12/22 12:22Nine youngsters in the UK have already died from Strep A this winter, with cases currently five times higher than before the pandemic struck.
Rishi Sunak and Steve Barclay insist there is NO shortage of antibiotics amid Strep A outbreak - despite pharmacies admitting they're having to TURN AWAY patients due to lack of penicillin
07/12/22 09:19Steve Barclay said he is in 'close contact' with UK suppliers and none have informed him that there are too few antibiotics - something they are duty-bound to do.
NHS will pay for more patients to undergo treatment at private hospital in bid to 'turbocharge' efforts to clear backlog
07/12/22 00:50Steve Barclay has formed a taskforce of academics and experts from the NHS and private sector to advise him on the best ways of slashing long waits which will meet for the first time today.
The Christmas of discontent: Rail, Royal Mail and Eurostar staff ALL announce walkouts over festive period - threatening family reunions, food and present deliveries
30/11/22 19:55Rail, Royal Mail and Eurostar strikes will disrupt Christmas plans across the country as workers held one of the biggest walkouts of the year. Small businesses said they were worried about sales.
10,000 more NHS ambulance workers will strike: GMB joins string of medical unions plotting winter walk-outs amid warnings action will only worsen dire response times
30/11/22 15:27More than 10,000 ambulance workers have voted to strike, GMB have announced, including paramedics, emergency care assistants and call handlers.Now Eurostar workers will strike over Christmas: Festive plans are thrown into chaos amid four days of action - while businesses face losing millions as Royal Mail staff walkout again
30/11/22 12:30Strike fever this afternoon spread to international rail service Eurostar, after security staff said they would down tools for four days over Christmas.
NHS strikes are in 'nobody's best interests', Health Secretary Steve Barclay says as ambulance workers prepare to walk-out for first time in 30 years
30/11/22 10:27Steve Barclay has claimed strikes are 'in nobody's best interests' as ambulance staff are set to stage their first walk-outs for 30 years. He slammed the strikes ahead of 'a challenging winter'.
Now the Government's spying on us... in the BATHROOM: Health Secretary Steve Barclay hints that toilets could be fitted with chips to detect conditions through our urine
29/11/22 00:33Health Minister Steve Barclay told the Spectator's Health conference that putting microchips on urinals could help people discover that they are ill.
Government could 'ditch' targets on cancer treatment, A&E waiting times and ambulance response as it looks to simplify how performance is measured in the NHS
24/11/22 02:09Almost all targets across the NHS are under review as ministers try to make headway on longstanding problems in the health service that have left it with a record backlog.
Single-use vapes 'harm children and the environment and should be banned': Experts say the devices get young people hooked on nicotine and contain plastic and batteries
24/11/22 00:00The single-use e-cigarettes are a 'rapidly escalating threat', according to environment and health groups who have written an open letter to Environment Secretary Therese Coffey.
NHS departments that cost £3billion a year to run could be merged under money-saving plan
20/11/22 23:51Steve Barclay told the BBC back-office departments and quangos that cost almost £3billion a year could be merged, and that he also said he wanted to reduce targets in the NHS.
Rishi says claims government wants 'Swiss-style' deal with EU are 'categorically untrue' as he scrambles to scrambles to defuse Tory civil war on Brexit - amid fears UK could accept bloc's law and higher immigration
20/11/22 08:54Downing Street insisted it is 'categorically untrue' that it wants to emulate Switzerland's relationship with the bloc over the next decade.
Ministers vow to be 'ruthless' in axeing NHS red tape: Health Secretary Steve Barclay plans cull of jobsworths and futile targets to cut patient backlog
20/11/22 00:21Health Secretary Steve Barclay (pictured) is planning major reforms to slash the number of bureaucrats and cut hundreds of targets so doctors and nurses can be liberated admin.
Tory fury as Government turns to disgraced Blair sidekick Patricia Hewitt to advise on making NHS more efficient - 15 years after she left Cabinet
17/11/22 18:02Miss Hewitt, who held four frontbench roles under Tony Blair, faced scandals before and during her time in government and was suspended from the Labour party in 2010
'Militant' nursing union tells Government it has FIVE DAYS to begin 'formal pay negotiations' if it wants to avoid devastating NHS strikes going ahead next month
17/11/22 14:22The Royal College of Nursing is demanding an inflation-busting rise for its 300,000 members. It wants a hike of around 19.2 per cent, roughly an extra £6,835 for the average nurse on £35,600.
Where will the austerity axe fall? NHS budgets 'will be protected' in Autumn Statement while schools are 'spared the brunt' - but other departments face brutal spending cuts to save £30bn
17/11/22 09:45Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is announcing spending curbs to save £30billion a year as part of his Autumn Statement.
Health Secretary orders hospitals to tackle bed-blocking scandal - as he says £2bn-a-year crisis is worse at weekends (when staffing levels are lower!)
17/11/22 09:19Steve Barclay told the NHS Providers conference in Liverpool hospitals are failing to discharge enough medically fit patients on Saturdays and Sundays, when staffing levels are typically lower.
Now the junior doctors could strike! British Medical Association's ballot will begin in the New Year after ministers refused its demand for a 26 PER CENT pay rise
16/11/22 19:18It has now asked for urgent talks with Health Secretary Steve Barclay, saying he still has the chance to avoid further NHS strikes this winter.
£150billion-a-year NHS will get even MORE money in tomorrow's budget, Health Secretary Steve Barclay says... but it WON'T be dished out to nurses
16/11/22 10:11Steve Barclay today told NHS leaders at a conference in Liverpool that the health service 'absolutely' needs financial support to meet inflationary pressures.
Health Secretary Steve Barclay is accused of 'gaslighting' in meeting to avoid nurses strike
15/11/22 22:00Health unions have accused the Health Secretary of 'gaslighting' and wasting their time during crunch talks to avert unprecedented pay strikes.
No10 makes no progress on averting NHS strikes: Health Secretary's 'door remains open' after 2nd round of crisis talks with unions plotting co-ordinated winter walk-outs - as Rishi Sunak brands pay demands 'unaffordable in these difficult circumstances'
15/11/22 12:54Health Secretary Steve Barclay met with the heads of the six largest health unions this morning, after they last night held talks about launching simultaneous walk-outs.
Nurses' strike will 'help no one' and pay demand will 'turbocharge inflation', Health Secretary warns as union claims action is 'only option to save NHS'
14/11/22 10:39Health Secretary Steve Barclay said the action, which is expected to see thousands of nurses walk out across the UK, is 'neither reasonable nor affordable'.
The 'invisible man' finally appears: Steve Barclay breaks his silence on nursing strike and says historic action is 'disappointing' after Labour accused Health Secretary of being 'nowhere to be seen'
09/11/22 13:25Steve Barclay, the fourth Health Secretary in the last year, said it 'disappointing' that some members of Britain's nursing union voted for industrial action.
Delaying cap on social care costs would be 'cruel and wrong', says economist who designed the policy
03/11/22 00:24Architect of the Government's flagship social care cap Sir Andrew Dilnot yesterday warned ministers it would be 'cruel and just wrong' to delay its implementation.
Social care cap faces delay until election as part of Rishi Sunak's attempt to fill financial black hole... but NHS budget will be 'protected' from cuts
01/11/22 22:07Chancellor Jeremy Hunt (pictured above) and Health Secretary Steve Barclay are understood to have approved a postponement of at least a year.
'Merry-go-round' of Health Secretaries must end, unions demand after Steve Barclay becomes FIFTH in over a year amid claims lack of stability has made NHS crisis even worse
26/10/22 14:54Unions have called for an end of 'blink and you'll miss them' Health Secretaries as the Sunak shuffle gives England its fifth Health Secretary since 2021 and the NHS faces multiple crises.
Pensions could be target of Rishi Sunak's cuts as No10 refuses to commit to keeping the 'triple lock' - hours after new PM said 'difficult decisions' are required and postponed the Budget until November
26/10/22 11:25No10 this afternoon refused to confirm that the 'triple-lock' that is used to peg increases to rises in the cost of living would be kept in place, despite being a Tory manifesto pledge.
Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt's first budget is DELAYED so 'difficult decisions' can be made and 'stability' restored amid fears of spending cuts to plug to £40bn black hole in nation's finances
26/10/22 07:07The new Prime Minister will convene his Cabinet this morning ahead of his first face-off with Labour's Keir Starmer at Prime Minister's Questions.
Rishi Sunak puts his hope in a team of loyal backers (and a few surprises)... so who's who in the new Prime Minister's Cabinet?
25/10/22 23:36DOMINIC RAAB (pictured): Justice Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister - Mr Raab's stint on the backbenches following Liz Truss's reshuffle was a brief one, having been rewarded.
Rishi reveals his new team (which looks a lot like the old team): Michael Gove is BACK and Suella Braverman returns as Home Secretary - as Raab is restored as deputy PM, Hunt stays as Chancellor, and Cleverly keeps Foreign Office amid huge clear-out
25/10/22 11:56Jacob Rees-Mogg quit in a letter to the incoming premier, without waiting for what looked to be an inevitable eviction from government.
Rishi Sunak assembles 'big tent' Cabinet with Jeremy Hunt 'set to stay as Chancellor' while Penny Mordaunt, Kemi Badenoch and Suella Braverman are tipped for big jobs - and could there be a comeback for Gove?
25/10/22 07:26Rishi Sunak is expected to offer olive branches to former rivals and bring back big beasts from exile as he battles to stabilise the Tories.
New PM Rishi Sunak prepares for his first day at the helm with a hellish in-tray of soaring inflation, sky-high energy prices and a £40bn budget blackhole, as he lines up his cabinet - with speculation mounting of returns for Michael Gove and Dominic Raab
24/10/22 21:23Rishi Sunak is preparing for his first day as Prime Minister with a hellish in-tray that includes soaring inflation, rising energy bills and a £49billion blackhole as he decides on a new cabinet
Boris Johnson DOES have 100 MP nominations, claim backers in his campaign's WhatsApp group, as rival Rishi Sunak gets close to 150 supporters after officially announcing bid for PM and Suella Braverman, Grant Shapps and Steve Baker back him
23/10/22 17:44WhatsApp messages sent to supporters of the former PM are understood to confirm that 'all the paperwork' has been completed to ensure he will appear on the ballot to replace Liz Truss.
Health Secretary Steve Barclay admits hero heckler was right as he promises that tackling deadly ambulance delays is his No1 priority
01/09/22 16:32In what could be his final speech as Health Secretary ahead of the new PM's arrival, he pledged to solve the deadly issue. He was speaking at a Policy Exchange event.
Crackdown on NHS bureaucrats costing taxpayers £2.8billion a year: Health Secretary Steve Barclay launches plan to root out waste, wokery and deadwood to cut costs and free doctors from red tape amid backlog crisis
31/08/22 21:45Mr Barclay will reveal that there are 18,600 people working in national NHS management bodies - none of whom provides patient care - costing a record £1.3 billion every year.
'A national f****** hero': Social media erupts in praise for mystery purple-shirt wearing woman who heckled Steve Barclay 'for doing bugger all' about NHS ambulance crisis
26/08/22 15:57Social media users rushed to praise the irate woman, who interrupted the minister's interview outside a London hospital to accuse him and the current Tory Government of doing 'bugger all'.
'People have died... you've done bugger all': Furious woman interrupts Health Secretary Steve Barclay's interview to grill him about deadly NHS ambulance crisis which has seen patients wait 40-plus HOURS to be taken to hospital
25/08/22 15:57The irate member of the public was passing by outside Moorfields Eye Hospital in central London where the Health Secretary had been on a visit when she made the outburst.
Steve Barclay reveals foreign carers will be hired on a 'mass scale' to help care homes cope with winter
19/08/22 00:00Health Secretary Steve Barclay wants NHS managers to recruit from India and the Philippines on a 'mass scale' amid fears the NHS could be overwhelmed this Christmas.
STEVE BARCLAY: Covid has not gone away, but we can now protect ourselves through science not restrictions - so get your booster
19/07/22 06:51A year ago today, this country made a massive step forward in our path out of the pandemic, when we took Step 4 in our Covid roadmap, the HEALTH SECRETARY writes.
Delays to passport applications could be slashed if government embraces technology used by Amazon, Cabinet Office minister Steve Barclay says
09/06/22 19:35Steve Barclay highlighted how increased automation, machine learning and data analytics could be used in the passport process, and such technology could justify plans to axe 91,000 civil service jobs.
Boris replaces his top team as he tries to save his job amid partygate storm: Struggling PM appoints Brexiteer minister Steve Barclay as his chief of staff and Remainer ex-GB News presenter Guto Harri as chief of communications after staff exodus
05/02/22 18:31Downing Street said Steve Barclay as the new chief of staff will 'drive the Government's agenda more effectively'. Guto Harri was the PM's spokesman when he was London Mayor.
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Justin Bieber YELLS at teenagers in viral video as he tells them to 'get out' of hotel lobby over 'concern for safety of his pregnant wife' Hailey Bieber
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EXCLUSIVEDisturbing TRUTH behind why Blake Lively and her It Ends With Us stars are feuding with Justin Baldoni
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Billy Joel, 75, surprises commuters as he hops on a train to Cardiff for his first ever gig in the Welsh capital
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Katie Price breaks her social media silence and urges people to 'be kind' after court appearance following Heathrow Airport arrest
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'Firm, tone and hydrate': Women praise sell-out face cream that promises to deliver an 'instant uplift' in as little as seven days
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Robbie Williams unveils his new teeth as he admits he 'absolutely abused' his old ones for years with cocaine as well as using them to open bottles
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Huge star looks unrecognisable as she shares throwback childhood snaps - but can you guess who it is?
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Josh Hartnett recalls meeting wife Tamsin Egerton on set of 'the worst movie either of us have ever made'
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Britney Spears enjoys trampoline fun with on-off felon boyfriend Paul Soliz's kids at a Sky Zone in Thousand Oaks... after sparking fears they reunited
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Strictly's Katya Jones stuns in a sheer metallic top as she clings on to Janette Manrara during a night out with Olympian Aimee Fuller
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EXCLUSIVEHow a 'messy' split with my fiance left me with psychosis. HELEN FLANAGAN reveals her mental turmoil - and the reason her relationship imploded
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Cat Deeley, 47, shows off her incredible figure in a bandeau bikini and packs on the PDA with husband Patrick Kieltybin sweet snaps
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Hollyoaks' notorious villain Blue is FINALLY unmasked - but fans are unimpressed: 'What a let down!'
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Blac Chyna showcases her natural beauty as she steps out for ice cream after having her facial fillers dissolved
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Life in the slow lane! Scots model Rebecca Donaldson laps up the sun on beach break in Mallorca with Ferrari star boyfriend Carlos Sainz
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Piers Morgan forced to delete social media post after gender row boxer Imane Khelif triumphs over China's Yang Liu to claim Olympic gold
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Demi Moore and daughter Scout Willis match in coordinating denim looks while visiting a friend in Venice Beach
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Ben Affleck looks happy arriving at his offices in LA - as Jennifer Lopez divorce drama drags on
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Lily Allen flaunts her figure in a purple bandeau bikini during girls' trip to luxury resort in British Columbia
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General Hospital star Haley Pullos seen for FIRST TIME after serving three months in jail following DUI arrest
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Mariah Carey's ex Nick Cannon says he'd 'absolutely' get back together with singer - but fears 'she don't want me'
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MAFS star Ella Ding breaks her silence after Sit With Us podcast was axed - and reveals where her friendship REALLY stands with co-host Domenica Calarco
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'James was a big part of me getting sober': Colin Farrell has spoken movingly about how raising special needs son forced HIM to grow up
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Sydney Sweeney stuns in sexy thigh-high black leather boots in LA - after teasing Euphoria's time jump in season three
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Strictly bosses 'demand all professional dancers undergo anti-bullying training' ahead of this year's show following misconduct scandal
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Kate Moss, 50, wows in a skimpy snake print two-piece as she lives it up with bikini-clad daughter Lila, 21, and pal Rita Ora, 33, in Formentera
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Ten little-known Netflix shows to add to your watch list right now - our TV experts pick the top hidden gems to stream
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Love Island's Samantha Kenny stuns in a sequinned denim corset while Emma Milton wears a fitted crop top at live podcast event
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RHOBH star Erika Jayne joins bikini-clad Kyle Richards in St. Lucia - as estranged husband Tom Girardi's embezzlement trial begins
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Congratulations! At 83, Calendar Cliff Richard is back to leave Harry Styles and Taylor Swift in his wake with his 47th set of annual poses
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RICHARD EDEN: Fashion designer to the stars Bella Freud lifts the lid on early love affair with Roman prince 36 years her senior
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Paul O'Grady's left behind 'HUGE fortune from his roles hosting For The Love of Dog and Blind Date' - as his widower wins bitter legal battle
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EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Jeremy Clarkson and girlfriend Lisa Hogan holiday in South of France party villa - which inspired David Hockney's £60m Portrait Of An Artist
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The Supervet thrown into chaos as Noel Fitzpatrick suffers grisly injury in middle of emergency operation
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King Charles tells PM Keir Starmer he's encouraged by way Britain's 'community spirit' has 'countered the aggression' from racist thugs
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EXCLUSIVESag Harbor hotel where Justin Timberlake drank martinis before his DUI arrest is ordered to turn over key information
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Joaquin Phoenix drops out of gay romance film just FIVE DAYS before filming after getting 'cold feet'
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Stassi Schroeder returning for Vanderpump Rules spin-off - four years after she was fired for racist actions against Faith Stowers
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EXCLUSIVEHow Marcus Jordan's 'wild partying and drug use' affected relationship with Larsa Pippen, 50, as photos of him snorting white powder emerge
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Maren Morris says her 4-year-old son Hayes helped her through Ryan Hurd divorce and coming out as bisexual: 'We feel like partners in crime'
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Pregnant Jorgie Porter cradles her blossoming bump as she enjoys Italian babymoon with fiancé Oliver Piotrowski
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Jack Black surfaces in flame-print shorts after saying Tenacious D will be back despite putting band 'on hold' after Kyle Gass' Trump shooting joke
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Charlotte Dawson won't 'forgive and forget fiancé Matthew Sarsfield's sexting scandal as he begs her to move past it after moving out of home'
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Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown baffles fans with her switching accents as she showcases her new underwear line
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Blake Lively movie It Ends With Us is BANNED in Qatar due to kissing and non-graphic sex scenes with Justin Baldoni
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Junior Andre is all smiles as he attends a party while mum Katie Price is arrested at Heathrow after skipping bankruptcy hearing
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Spencer Matthews reveals injury scare could have ended his desert marathon challenge after ringing in his 36th birthday in style
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Fresh video shows Travis Scott scuffling with police in five-star Paris hotel and being dragged into a cop car
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Jenna Ortega reveals bizarre item she found in Beetlejuice director Tim Burton's bathroom
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Holland Taylor, 81, reveals why she and her longtime girlfriend Sarah Paulson, 49, have no plans to get married
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Camila Cabello wears self-deprecating T-shirt as she grabs a smoothie at Erewhon in Beverly Hills
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Chris McCausland details the moment he went blind 20 years ago - as he joins the Strictly Come Dancing lineup
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Jake Roche apologises to mum Coleen Nolan as he re-enacts racy sex scene with ex Jesy Nelson during his Edinburgh Fringe show
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Bandaged Katie Price promises judge she will 'move her diary' to attend court again as judge orders her not to go abroad
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Release date for Bridget Jones 4 revealed as Renée Zellweger wraps filming for next instalment
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Steven Spielberg and his wife Kate Capshaw look smitten as they hold hands in Italy and celebrate daughter Jessica Capshaw's 48th birthday
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Taylor Swift ticket prices rise by almost 2000% for London shows as fans scramble to buy last-minute seats after Vienna terror plot
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Jessica Simpson parties with pals in LA after shutting down speculation she's been drinking again
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Blake Lively used her OWN jewellery and $3K crystal boots while also borrowing clothes from pal Gigi Hadid for It Ends With Us
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BAFTA tells non-binary stars to pick a side as they refuse to introduce woke gender-neutral categories
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Giggling Maisie Smith, 23, steps out in a plastic rain hood as she enjoys a romantic evening with her boyfriend Max George, 35, in Manchester
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Wynonna Judd's daughter Grace Kelley arrested AGAIN three months after facing prostitution and indecent exposure charges
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David Boreanaz, 55, reveals he's had 'four MRIs in four months' and needs to give his body a rest after grueling SEAL Team finale
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Denise Richards enjoys a date night with husband Aaron Phypers at an event in LA - after urging Tori Spelling to join OnlyFans
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Strictly announces Gladiator star Montell Douglas as twelfth contestant after unconfirmed celebrities are spotted sneaking into rehearsals
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Strictly's Tasha Ghouri can't wipe the smile off her face as she heads to rehearsals with Toyah Wilcox after she is revealed as bookies favourite
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Coronation Street star quits soap after three years on cobbles - with explosive exit storyline kicking off within months
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Gemma Collins hits out at Strictly Come Dancing and reveals the REAL reason she'll never do the show
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A Place In The Sun viewers 'worry' about presenter Lee Juggurnauth in latest episode
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Channing Tatum talks marriage and kids as he gushes about acting with his fiancée Zoë Kravitz
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Travis Kelce's dad Ed hits back at Kanye West with withering response after rapper's new track referenced Taylor Swift and his son
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Beloved BBC game show returning to screens in just days with celebrity hosts after string of special episodes
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Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' daughter Suri Cruise, 18, is the spitting image of her actress mom as she steps out in NYC - weeks before college
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Jennifer Lopez tenderly kisses Jharell Jerome's forehead in first look of their upcoming film Unstoppable
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Ex-Emmerdale star Mica Keeble helps brides on their big day following bizarre viral Tik Tok trend
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Jade Thirlwall reveals she could have been a real life princess because her Little Mix bandmates tried to set her up with Prince Harry
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Huw Edwards is 'villain who was living a double life': BBC chair's eviscerating take down of fallen star in internal email to staff
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Emma Roberts dons a colourful polo top as she heads out to watch the Olympics Games in Paris
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Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds enjoy a date night after It Ends With Us screening - as she speaks on going head to head with husband at the box office
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Katie Price's boyfriend JJ Slater breaks cover as he heads to his car shirtless as star is bailed hours after arrest at Heathrow airport
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Beyond Paradise confirms return of major character as BBC drops first series three spoilers - and filming is already underway
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EXCLUSIVELizzie Cundy, 56, shows off her incredible figure in a skimpy printed bikini as she relaxes in Mallorca after suffering a mystery illness
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Love Island's Paige Thorne puts on a VERY cheeky display as she slips into a skimpy thong bikini during sun-soaked Florida getaway
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Katie Price RECAP: Latest court updates as judge tells ex-glamour models 'no holidays' as he warns her she faces PRISON if she swerves next court date
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EXCLUSIVELorri Haines recalls trauma of watching his parents spend all their money on alcohol while he was forced to go to school with holes in his shoes
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Jade Thirlwall transforms into a scorned bride in a corset and veil as she releases video for new version of her track Angel Of My Dreams
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Antiques Roadshow guest clasps hand to mouth and gasps 'I don't want to swear!' as she struggles to contain shock at value of record-breaking brooch
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Shawn Mendes reveals pregnancy scare that 'shook' him to his core in new song: 'I was about to be a father'
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Rihanna is left in HYSTERICS as she enjoys a thrilling inflatable boat ride with boyfriend A$AP Rocky during their holiday to Barbados
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Katie Price is bailed hours after she was arrested at Heathrow Airport - but still faces court today over enormous debt
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Lila Moss sends pulses racing in a skimpy black two-piece as she soaks up the sun in in Formentera with her mum Kate and boyfriend Yoni Helbitz
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Rita Ora shows off her incredible figure in a tiny bikini as she recovers from mystery hospital dash on holiday with Taika Waititi and Kate Moss
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This Morning fans slate 'worst opening to a show ever' and wonder if they're hallucinating after Josie Gibson and Craig Doyle's car crash intro
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Emily at the Olympics! Lily Collins styles sequined beret as she emulates her Netflix character to cheer on USA at Olympics in Paris
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BBC asks Huw Edwards to return more than £200,000 he was paid after being arrested over child abuse images
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Love Island's Jess is seen getting VERY cosy with bombshell Harry just days after Hugo split as worse-for-wear Islanders take to drinking in the streets
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Kym Marsh, 48, shows her youthful side in dog ears as she steps out with toyboy Samuel Thomas, 29, following their performance in 101 Dalmatians The Musical
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The Repair Shop fans panic as beloved BBC star 'goes missing' from new series - demanding 'where are they?!
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Dafne Keen stuns in a red figure-hugging halterneck dress as she steps out for the It Ends With Us London screening in Deadpool & Wolverine crossover
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The changing face of Blake Lively: Inside star's glamorous transformation from baby-faced teen to Hollywood leading lady
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Saturday Night Live movie FIRST LOOK: Trailer recreates the very first SNL episode from 1975 with 'chaotic scenes' and 'lookalike actors'
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Sabrina Carpenter, 25, turns heads in a figure-hugging gold dress amid mounting plastic surgery speculation
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Prince Philip's last gaffe revealed: Aled Jones discloses never-before-heard hilarious interruption Duke of Edinburgh would make
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Moment Travis Scott is seen in the back of French cop car as details emerge of 'drunk' 5am fight in Parisian five-star hotel that led to his arrest
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The Umbrella Academy fans 'want to cry, scream and throw up' after 'nauseating' age gap love scenes - demanding an apology from show creator
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King Carl Gustaf of Sweden tries out the famous 'no sex' cardboard beds all in the Olympic Village in Paris
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Taylor Swift beefs up security for her London shows after cancelling Vienna concerts amid terror plot - as 'Swiftonomics' uncover the cost of axed gigs
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Blake Lively says her new movie It Ends With Us is a story of 'joy, pain, possibility, and trauma' as she reveals what the role means to her
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Ekin-Su Culculoglu looks worlds away from her Love Island days as she debuts a major new hair transformation
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Moment Katie Price is met by police at Heathrow and arrested with son Harvey looking on and her head in a bandage after £10,000 facelift - as she faces court today
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EXCLUSIVERevealed: The WAG who has been helping Lauryn Goodman pen barbed social media posts and telling her how to behave in public. KATIE HIND reports
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ITV takes outrageous turn as Andi Peters compares himself to Olympic pole vaulter with racy manhood joke on Lorraine
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Downton Abbey bosses reveal it was 'terribly easy' to convince Maggie Smith that her character should be killed off
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Beaming Jeremy Renner is the picture of health as he's seen for the FIRST time on set of Knives out 3 alongside fellow Marvel star Josh Brolin
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Travis Scott looks 'hyped up' as he shouts and swears at Olympics crowd hours before being arrested
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Love Is Blind fans beg couple to 'take a DNA test' after string of worrying clues they're related - as stars admit 'I've got goosebumps'
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Emma Stone keeps a low profile beneath a beanie hat and shades as she revisits Cruella filming location in London - ahead of the blockbuster's sequel
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Strictly Come Dancing 2024 line-up: Every celebrity contestant we know so far as Tasha Ghouri and Pete Wicks are latest stars confirmed
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Good Morning Britain host 'grovels for his job' after technical gaffe - admitting to 'unplugging his microphone so he can go to the toilet' on live ITV show
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Tasha Ghouri is seen for the first time since her Strictly Come Dancing signing was confirmed as she arrives at a London studio
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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's endless separation is humiliating - and utterly exhausting. But MAUREEN CALLAHAN has a theory...
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Crown Prince Haakon meets the viral Norwegian swimmer dubbed 'the muffin man' - amid his stepsons arrest
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Love Island's Gabby Allen flaunts her jaw-dropping figure in a VERY racy red dress as she joins equally daring Faye Winter at the It Ends With Us premiere
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Colin Farrell reveals son James' heartbreaking misdiagnosis before doctors confirmed he was suffering from Angelman syndrome
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Claire Sweeney, 53, cuts a stylish figure in a hot pink dress as she enjoys romantic meal with boyfriend Ricky Hatton, 45, in Tenerife
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Gemma Collins hops on the Brat summer trend as she wows in bright green ball gown
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Abbey Clancy shares adorable family holiday snap with husband Peter Crouch and their three kids after jetting off to mystery location
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Meera Syal becomes the latest star to read a CBeebies Bedtime Story as she honours South Asian Heritage Month
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Sir Paul McCartney shares never before seen snaps from Wings' 1974 Abbey Road recording sessions featuring late wife Linda
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BBC Breakfast grinds to a halt as Naga Munchetty rocked by back-to-back technical blunders - seething 'well this is great!'
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Russell Brand is 'axed from his big-money role in the Despicable Me film series and replaced by a British comic after rape and assault allegations'
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Rapper Travis Scott 'arrested in Paris after fight with his bodyguard' hours after cheering on US basketball stars in Olympics semi-final
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EXCLUSIVERevealed: Eamonn Holmes' new girlfriend, 42, has a son with a retired coach driver aged 81
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Blake Lively looks radiant in a £30,000 floral frock after making her FIFTH outfit change of the day for the UK premiere of It Ends With Us
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EXCLUSIVEKatie Price is set to appear in court TODAY: Reality star spent night behind bars after being met by police as she returned to Britain
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ALISON BOSHOFF: Jealous Huw Edwards was 'poison' in BBC news room, claim ex-colleagues
Would complain bitterly
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Princess Diana would have been 'broken-hearted' over Prince William and Prince Harry's feud, RICHARD KAY tells PALACE CONFIDENTIAL
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Jamie Lee Curtis pushes for cast and crew to wear name tags on film sets to help eliminate power hierarchies from forming
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Diddy's ex Yung Miami breaks silence over her relationship with disgraced rapper... following claims she 'transported pink cocaine for him'
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Bella Thorne commands attention in a power suit with a plunging neon yellow blazer at HollyShorts Film Festival - after slamming Ozempic use
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Olivia Wilde looks edgy chic in low-cut black dress and platform boots as she supports pal Zoe Kravitz's directorial debut Blink Twice in LA
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Colin Farrell reveals the heart-wrenching question he asked doctor after his son James, 20, was diagnosed with Angelman syndrome
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Naomi Watts reveals her surprising relationship with former co-star Simon Baker: 'I love you so much!'
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Justin Bieber looks unrecognizable in scruffy attire with his boxer shorts showing at posh Waldorf Astoria in LA without pregnant wife Hailey
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King Charles seethed at photographs of his mother posing with her hands in her pockets, but he and other royals do this too...
