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Headache for Rishi Sunak with cost of servicing Britain's national debt set to soar to more than £1,200 per person over the next year
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21/03/22 21:58
As the war in Ukraine pushes inflation ever-higher, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said debt interest payments could surpass £84bn in 2022-23. That would be £31bn more than the Government's Budget watchdog predicted last October. Chancellor Sunak (pictured) is under pressure to announce more support for households and businesses in tomorrow's Spring Statement....read
'Uberisation' of GP services is putting patients at risk, Jeremy Hunt warns as he calls for patients to always be seen by same family doctor
21/03/22 15:34Speaking in London today at the launch of campaign Rebuild General Practice, Mr Hunt called for Britons to always be seen by the same family doctor.Rishi Sunak is set to CUT tax on fuel over cost of living fears and may end National Insurance rise for lowest-paid... but fellow Tories call for more action to ease burden on families
20/03/22 22:00Mr Sunak is considering a temporary fuel cut in fuel duty of up to 5p per litre to help ease the burden of skyrocketing fuel costs caused by the invasion of Ukraine and boycott of Russian oil.Rishi Sunak says 'I understand' pain of families hit by petrol price rises as he hints fuel duty could be CUT in Spring Statement amid cost of living crisis and soaring bills - but defends National Insurance hike and rules out more cash for defence
20/03/22 09:16With prices at the pumps soaring the Chancellor said he understood the pressure facing families already been whacked by high gas prices and inflation.Wind farms may be coming back to a hill near you: Rural landowners fear push for green energy in response to the Ukraine crisis will see planning rules eased
18/03/22 22:24A Whitehall source said the scale of the ambition - to be set out in a new energy security strategy next week - is too great to be met by offshore wind alone.Jacob Rees-Mogg says Ukraine war has exposed Partygate scandal as 'fluff' and 'reset' Boris's premiership amid growing confidence among the PM's allies that he can survive
18/03/22 10:52Jacob Rees-Mogg said the standoff with Russia had 'reset' the political landscape by reminding the public that 'serious and difficult decisions' had to be taken.Boris 'plans face-to-face meeting with Biden to plot Ukraine endgame' during emergency NATO summit next week as leaders rebuild special relationship amid Russia standoff
18/03/22 09:58Boris Johnson is expected to hold talks with Joe Biden at a NATO summit in Brussels next week, amid speculation that Britain could end up acting as one of the guarantors of Kyiv's future security.Scotland Yard's Partygate probe team gets MORE staff after seven weeks (and despite dishing out no fines)
17/03/22 22:43The elite unit of detectives - known as the Special Enquiry Team - has been granted more resources as the probe into Partygate enters its seventh week.UK could be Ukraine's 'protector' against future Russian attacks: Peace talks may result in West agreeing to MILITARY response if Putin invades again - as MoD buys £500m defence system to detect missiles fired at Britain and Putin reveals his 'endgame'
17/03/22 22:38The UK and its 'international partners' are said to be discussing guaranteeing Ukraine's security if Putin's forces withdraw - including possible military action if Russia invades again.Roman Abramovich brazenly flies Bermuda's red ensign on his two superyachts giving the vessels British protection - despite him being sanctioned in UK
17/03/22 21:43Roman Abramovich's luxury yachts are registered in the British overseas territory of Bermuda which entitles them to fly Bermuda's version of the Red Ensign flag.Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle reveals his beloved Maine Coon cat Patrick has died at the age of 12 - two years after being crowned Westminster's top cat
17/03/22 18:36The House of Commons speaker shared the sad news in a Twitter post, telling his followers that Patrick had led a great life and said the cat was a big part of his family.New online safety Bill 'doesn't do enough to guard Press freedom'...but Dorries says she'll ensure free speech isn't censored by tech giants
15/03/22 22:00Fears have been raised that the new Online Safety Bill will not do enough to stop legitimate news being removed by tech giants under pressure to police harmful content or face penalties.Covid backlog plan 'will fall over' if social care problems aren't fixed, says ex Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt
14/03/22 18:50Speaking the House of Lords, Mr Hunt said there is no point in the NHS backlog plan if you cannot operate on people because 'they can't be discharged into the social care sector'.Rishi Sunak 'will delay action to ease impact of soaring energy bills' in Spring Statement next week
13/03/22 12:59Rishi Sunak is under huge pressure to give more help to struggling families as the standoff with Russia sends costs spiralling.Jeremy Hunt calls for Britain to boost defence spending to same level as US because 'peace comes from strength, not luck' as ex-foreign secretary blasts Ukraine crisis as the 'biggest failure of West's security policy in our lifetimes'
12/03/22 02:20Former foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt (pictured) has said the UK should boost its defence spending to American levels as he blasted a failure of Western policy for the invasion of Ukraine.SMALL CAP MOVERS: Back to the frack? UK shale gas stocks jump in response to Government's re-think on energy
11/03/22 14:10Cuadrilla, a privately held company, has led the UK shale gas sector which had largely stalled in recent years as projects failed to secure planning and regulatory approval.Boris Johnson reveals his 'deeply upsetting' conversations with Volodymyr Zelensky over Ukraine's demands for NATO to enforce a no-fly zone as the PM praises his counterpart as 'one of the most extraordinary leaders of recent times'
10/03/22 21:00Mr Johnson said he had discussed the no-fly zone issue with the Ukrainian President 'at least a couple of times now' and it is 'agonising'.Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross U-turns on call for Boris Johnson to resign saying the PM should not go in the middle of an 'international crisis' - weeks after demanding he quit over Partygate
10/03/22 18:05The Scottish Conservative leader was the most senior MP to call for the Prime Minister to quit over the Partygate furore.Nowhere to run? Hunt is on for multi-million pound superyachts owned by Roman Abramovich, Oleg Deripaska and other oligarchs warned by Boris there are 'NO safe havens' after being sanctioned by UK
10/03/22 12:53Jets and yachts owned or chartered by the seven elite individuals, including Roman Abramovich who is worth about £9.4billion, can be seized, the UK's sanctions stated.Putin's sanctioned cronies: Billionaire oil tycoon, Kremlin banker and KGB agent among the Russian oligarchs targeted in £15bn sanction hit
10/03/22 12:38Roman Abramovich's one-time business partner, Oleg Deripaska, was also targeted, alongside Rosneft chief Igor Sechin and four more described as being in Putin's 'inner circle'.Liz Truss condemns Putin's 'reckless and appalling' hospital air strike as she puts on a show of unity with the US in DC and warns failing to stop Putin in Ukraine will have 'terrible implications for European and global security'
09/03/22 17:14She spoke during a visit to Washington after a maternity hospital in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol was destroyed in an appalling 'direct hit'.Ex-Treasury minister Lord Agnew says it was 'happy days if you were a crook' at the start of the pandemic because the Government's Covid anti-fraud measures were a 'Dad's Army operation'
09/03/22 17:12Lord Agnew, who quit in protest from his role as anti-fraud minister in January, told MPs that Treasury attempts to stop fraud on Covid business loans was a 'Dad's Army operation'.UK will now send Starstreak anti-air missiles to Ukraine to take on Putin's air force after sending more than 3,500 NLAW anti-tank missiles that have been used to lethal effect
09/03/22 13:59Defence Secretary Ben Wallace today announced the UK is planning to send Ukraine lethal anti-air missiles to combat Russia's 'indiscriminate and murderous' bombing.Bully ex-Speaker John Bercow should have his official portraits labelled like those of SLAVE TRADERS and have his lavish pension docked alongside his parliamentary life ban, say MPs
08/03/22 15:59The former Commons Speaker is already facing a life ban from Parliament after an excoriating report today outlined his appalling treatment of staff.British private schools including Eton, Winchester and Harrow should lose their charitable status if they take fees from Russian families linked to Vladimir Putin, Labour MP says
08/03/22 13:30Labour MP for Gateshead, Ian Mearns (inset), said that private schools could lose their charity status if they take money from families with suspected links to the Putin.Labour Councillor Lynne Troughton apologises for telling a family facing £700-a-month energy bills to 'wear jumpers' - as she's branded 'patronising and callous' on Twitter
08/03/22 13:27Courtney Wilding voiced concern that his daughter had already seen a price hike from £198 to £498 a month for British Gas bills - but appeared to be given short shrift by Troughton.Roman Abramovich faces being sanctioned by UK government BEFORE '£3bn' sale of Chelsea FC
07/03/22 20:55Billionaire Abramovich has owned Chelsea since 2003, but announced on Wednesday that he would sell the Premier League club for a reported £3 billion following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.At least it's not going in the bin! No10 wants to burn up to 580 LORRIES' worth of unused face masks, gloves and aprons each month to make electricity so that £4BILLION of PPE doesn't go to waste
07/03/22 19:02Department of Health bosses told MPs in Westminster today they have a radical plan to avoid wasting 5.5billion pieces of faulty or excess PPE bought during the pandemic.Foreign Secretary Liz Truss says the UK will be able to sanction 'hundreds' of Russian oligarchs from next Tuesday if MPs agree to the Government's tough new Economic Crime Bill
07/03/22 17:39The Government intends to crash its Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill through Parliament this week.Tory peer Greg Barker quits job at Russian metals firm EN+ over firm's links to sanctioned oligarch Oleg Deripaska in the wake of Russian invasion of Ukraine
07/03/22 16:44Former energy minister Greg Barker confirmed he will step down from his role at aluminium giant EN+ after five years.Rishi Sunak MUST cut VAT on fuel to help drivers hit by record pump prices, RAC says
04/03/22 17:08Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been urged to cut VAT on fuel as drivers continue to be hit by record pump prices.Ban MPs from amending Commons sleaze reports in the wake of Owen Paterson scandal, review urges
04/03/22 16:46Senior judge Sir Ernest Ryder has proposed the change as part of an overhaul in the wake of the Owen Paterson sleaze row.Labour's silence over Tube chaos: Keir Starmer's MPs fail to condemn union action crippling London... while publicity-mad mayor Sadiq Khan is heckled at glitzy music awards
03/03/22 22:30London Mayor Sadiq Khan was booed while attending a glitzy music awards ceremony, with one punk group publicly savaging him for not dealing with the crisis.Emotional Nadine Dorries is close to tears as she pays tribute to warzone journalists for providing the world with 'unbiased and accurate' reports from Ukraine
03/03/22 22:24Nadine Dorries paid tribute to those braving Russian bombs to provide 'unbiased and accurate news from a live war zone' - in stark contrast to 'poisonous propaganda' from the Kremlin.Russian generals guilty of war crimes 'could be held in UK high security prisons like Belmarsh alongside Julian Assange and Ali Harbi Ali' as Dominic Raab says Britain will do everything it can to assist the International Criminal Court's probe in Ukraine
03/03/22 13:26Dominic Raab has issued a war crimes warning to Russian military commanders involved in the invasion of Ukraine.Putin and his band of dictators: Russia is supported by four regimes in UN vote while other nations including China and India continue to walk diplomatic tightrope
03/03/22 10:34In an emergency session, 141 countries stood with Ukraine and voted in favour of the resolution in a thumping majority, showing the world's solidarity with Volodymyr Zelensky.'The last thing I want to do is to be Foreign Secretary': Ex-Tory MP Rory Stewart claims Liz Truss once told him she found diplomacy 'really boring' before landing top Cabinet job representing the UK abroad
02/03/22 17:58Ex-minister Rory Stewart, who was international development secretary for a period in 2019, made the comments in the first episode of The Rest Is Politics podcast,.Ukrainian refugees will be fingerprinted and undergo biometric checks in case they are Russian SPIES as Boris Johnson dismisses calls to waive visa rules amid warnings Putin will disguise agents as civilians to enter the UK and launch attacks
02/03/22 16:21Boris Johnson today dismissed calls to waive visa rules for Ukrainian refugees to make it easier for them to come to Britain as he said strict identity checks must be kept in place.Boris says Putin's military HAS committed war crimes in Ukraine and more are happening 'almost hourly'
02/03/22 14:17Boris Johnson told the Commons there were already incidents in the first week of the conflict that 'fully qualify' as breaches of international law.Who stands against - or WITH - Putin? Map shows which nations - such as North Korea and Syria - have voiced support for Ukraine invasion, those against… and those trying to avoid taking sides
02/03/22 13:00Many countries have refused to condemn the invasion which has already cost the lives of hundreds of civilians, deciding to preserve their own historic or trade links with the world's largest nation.Russian ships are BANNED from UK ports as Liz Truss says move 'will degrade Russia's economy and help make sure Putin loses' war against Ukraine
01/03/22 22:10Foreign Secretary Liz Truss (pictured) said: 'We said Putin and those around him would pay the price for their unprovoked and illegal invasion of Ukraine, and we are being true to our word.SARAH VINE: It's our money that is fuelling this war in Ukraine... The West is complicit - to the tune of $1bn a day on Russian oil and gas that is paying for an awful lot of hardware, boots and cluster bombs
01/03/22 22:09SARAH VINE: Each day brings a new horror. Pictures of a child's final moments caught in an air attack, the desperation of medics unable to save her, the anguish of her family.'A sick April Fool's joke': Families are left 'infuriated' at MPs' £2,200 pay rise due to come in next month on day household energy bills will rocket as cost of living crisis hits home
01/03/22 19:56The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority said politicians' salaries will go up from £81,932 to £84,144 and MPs will receive £2,212 more for the year from 1 April 2022.Kwasi Kwarteng warns Britons that energy prices WILL go up again and there is nothing the government can do about it - as he dismisses Tory calls to restart shale gas drive
28/02/22 13:22Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng delivered a grim message, pointing out that although the UK is not reliant on Russia for supplies wholesale gas prices have quadrupled.Tory peer Lord Moylan demands police 'butt out' of 'farcical' Partygate investigation saying Boris Johnson is being unfairly targeted for Covid rules 'punishment' usually reserved for 'egregious acid house parties' - as PM awaits his fate
28/02/22 11:35Lord Daniel Moylan, who was an adviser to Mr Johnson when he was mayor of London, accused Scotland Yard of treating the PM like the hosts of ''egregious acid house parties'.Ex-Cabinet minister Andrea Leadsom says MPs should NOT bring babies into House of Commons debates because there is a 'time and a place' and she would not have taken her children to the office when she worked in a bank
28/02/22 10:59Senior Tory MP Andrea Leadsom said she disagreed with the idea of MPs bringing their children into the debating chamber, arguing there is a 'time and a place'.Priti Patel refuses to allow Ukrainian refugees visa-free entry to Britain over fears Russian soldiers and TERRORISTS could infiltrate groups seeking refuge - but insists official 'humanitarian route' into UK will help thousands
28/02/22 10:21She announced a new humanitarian route for those escaping the Russian onslaught after being accused of a 'toxic combination of incompetence and indifference'.Labour MP is told she is 'historically wrong, factually wrong and morally wrong' to make comparison between Putin's invasion of Ukraine and the situation in Israel and Palestine
24/02/22 22:07Julie Elliott, the Labour MP for Sunderland Central, insisted international law was 'as relevant' in both situations and pressed the Government to consider recognising the state of Palestine alongside Israel.Now all of Whitehall is told to ditch Stonewall amid row over charity's divisive diversity scheme
24/02/22 22:00A number of departments signed up to Stonewall's controversial £5,000-a-year programme to receive advice on creating an inclusive environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans staff.Rishi Sunak is questioned under caution by Partygate police: Chancellor receives questionnaire from detectives investigating Boris Johnson's birthday celebration in Downing Street
24/02/22 20:42Rishi Sunak previously confirmed he was at one of the events subject to Metropolitan Police inquiries - a birthday celebration held for the Prime Minister on June 19, 2020.Government seeks an injunction to BLOCK the BBC from broadcasting spy story which would identify 'dangerous extremist and misogynist' MI5 agent
24/02/22 18:19The Government is trying to block the BBC from broadcasting a story which would identify a 'dangerous extremist and misogynist' who is allegedly an MI5 agent.US and Western allies are poised to hit Russia with crippling second phase sanctions hitting banks, exports and technology: But diplomats say Italy is worried about luxury goods exports and Belgium wants to exempt diamonds
24/02/22 17:12President Joe Biden has met with G7 allies to hammer out a 'united and decisive' raft of new sanctions to slam Russia with after it launched an all-out invasion of Ukraine.Britain issues 'unprecedented' sanctions against 'bloodstained aggressor' Vladimir Putin and 100 of his Kremlin cronies: PM stops ALL Russian banks from trading in the UK, caps amount of cash Oligarchs can have and bans flights
24/02/22 17:09Boris Johnson announced 10 separate strands of measures to inflict 'significant' impact on Moscow's economy.How will Putin attack the West? Online banks and mobile phone reception will CUT OUT, nations will be hit by blackouts and the NHS will be crippled by hackers as Russian undercover agents walk streets to steal war secrets
24/02/22 16:29Vladimir Putin could also try to force internet giants such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and WhatsApp offline - although US sources have warned it could spark World War Three.MPs tell GPs face-to-face appointments are their 'essential mission' now Covid restrictions are axed - as NHS data reveals just a THIRD of all consultations are done in-person in parts of the north
24/02/22 15:56Conservative Joy Morrissey - who last year called for cash incentives for GPs to make face-to-face appointments - told MailOnline getting back to in-pers appointments should be a 'key objective'.How Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak joined forces to slap down Sajid Javid's demand for DoH to get another £5BILLION for free Covid tests for the vulnerable - as PM slams 'vast' costs
21/02/22 18:21The Health Secretary and Chancellor almost delayed the Prime Minister's announcement on ending Covid restrictions after their clash apparently delayed a Cabinet meeting this morning.Can we talk speaker to speaker? Nancy Pelosi stops off in London to meet with her UK counterpart on the last leg on the Congressional delegation tour
21/02/22 17:00Pelosi, 81, was today welcomed by her British counterpart Speaker Sir Lindsey Hoyle to the House of Commons, where the Democrat will likely discuss responses to the crisis in Ukraine.TfL is given days to avoid bankruptcy after £4.5bn bailout is extended until Friday as City Hall and government are locked in negotiations over funding
21/02/22 12:46Transport for London has agreed with the Government to extend its existing funding package - but only until this Friday.Partygate reckoning looms as Boris faces deadline for returning questionnaire to police TODAY as No10 staff are 'told they can view the notes on their original interviews with Sue Gray before responding to Scotland Yard'
18/02/22 12:21Boris Johnson received his formal questionnaire last Friday, and the Met has given all those contacted seven days to respond.Sir Keir Starmer is accused of 'sneering' at Coventry and faces demands to apologise after showing 'contempt' for the city by 'scoffing' in interview about bin driver strike action
17/02/22 12:06Sir Keir yesterday commented on ongoing local industrial action which has seen refuse collection drivers strike because of a pay dispute with Labour-run Coventry City Council.Labour's Emily Thornberry says she would never date someone who hasn't had a Covid jab because they are 'selfish'
17/02/22 09:48Labour frontbencher Emily Thornberry has said she would not date someone who has not had a coronavirus jab as she labelled the unvaccinated as 'selfish'.Boris Johnson's new aide Tory MP Joy Morrissey once accused PM of undermining the UK on the world stage with foreign aid cuts - but now insists she only did it by MISTAKE
14/02/22 16:00Conservative MP Joy Morrissey was promoted to become the Prime Minister's Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) in last week's mini-reshuffle.Labour MP Neil Coyle issues grovelling apology after he has whip suspended over 'racist' late-night 'Fu Manchu' rant at British-Chinese journalist in notorious Commons bar
11/02/22 11:00Bermondsey & Old Southwark MP Neil Coyle said he was 'very sorry' for his 'insensitive comments' and would cooperate fully with an investigation launched by the party.One in FIVE people in England could be stuck on NHS waiting lists by 2024, leaked official predictions reveals
09/02/22 18:30NHS modelling handed to ministers suggests the waiting list could surge to 10.7million under the most pessimistic scenario by March 2024. But they said even in the optimistic case it would reach 9.2million.Boris Johnson says the UK is ready and willing to unilaterally TEAR UP post-Brexit border checks and red tape in Northern Ireland unless the EU gives ground during talks as the PM urges Brussels to show some 'common sense'
09/02/22 17:15Boris Johnson today told the EU that the UK is ready and willing to unilaterally tear up post-Brexit border rules in Northern Ireland unless the bloc gives ground during crunch talks.Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey clashes with Labour's Neil Coyle as she denies 'gossip' she is planning to QUIT - and makes a dig at his own conduct after he is banned from Parliament's bars over Brexit rant at aide
09/02/22 14:40The Pensions Secretary took aim at Neil Coyle over his own conduct after they clashed over benefit payments.Health minister defends Government for 'terrifying' patients away from NHS during Covid and causing waiting list to hit record 6million amid fury over Sajid Javid's £12billion-a-year recovery plan which won't trim down queues for TWO YEARS
09/02/22 11:31Edward Argar said the queues were a 'reflection of the measures taken during the pandemic', including halting elective care during lockdowns.Is that all we get for £12BILLION? Sajid Javid admits NHS waiting lists will keep RISING for another two years despite April's national insurance hike
09/02/22 08:46April's national insurance hike will raise £12billion a year to help hospitals clear their post-Covid backlog. But Sajid Javid said despite this waiting lists would not start to fall until March 2024.Foreign Office was hit by 'serious' hacking attempt, it reveals in document seemingly published on Government website by mistake
08/02/22 20:05The public tender document, which was put on the Foreign Office's website on Friday, did not outline what happened or who carried out the hacking attempt.Council investigates Tory member for posting fake picture of Jimmy Savile cuddling up next to Sir Keir Starmer in House of Commons
08/02/22 15:21Keith Girling, deputy leader of Newark and Sherwood District Council, shared the doctored image of Savile and Sir Keir on his Facebook page days before the PM referenced it in the Commons.Is that it, Sajid? Fury over Health Secretary's delayed £12bn/year NHS recovery plan as Javid admits waiting list will RISE for another two years and Tories fume blueprint 'isn't ambitious enough' - as Rishi Sunak loses battle for tougher targets
08/02/22 13:00Unveiling the multi-billion pound National Recovery Plan, Health Secretary Sajid Javid said that '99 per cent' of English patients will wait less than a year for elective treatment by March 2024.Boris Johnson unveils 'new' cancer target amid fury at delayed NHS recovery plan: PM rehashes Tory pledge from 2019 to diagnose 75% of suspected patients within 28 days - but it'll take ANOTHER year to hit it
07/02/22 16:06Boris Johnson announced the 'new' English target today as he faced huge criticism for pushing back the publication of its Covid recovery plan amid reports of a feud between the Treasury and No10.Netflix faces 'BOYCOTT' as 13,500 sign petition demanding 'racist' Jimmy Carr show featuring Gypsy Holocaust gag is removed - as comic vows: 'I'm going down swinging'
07/02/22 13:09The under-fire streaming service Netflix faces a 13,000-strong petition set up by traveller campaign groups calling for it to take action over a joke be comedian Jimmy Carr.EXCLUSIVE: Department of Health civil servants will only have to attend the office FOUR DAYS a month: Ministry is moved onto a 'new model of hybrid working' despite the Prime Minister's plea for civil servants to set an example
04/02/22 22:00Despite No 10 trumpeting a huge back to work drive, Department of Health staff are obliged to do only 'a minimum of four days a month in the office', the Mail can reveal.REVEALED: Disgraced former MP Owen Paterson's begging messages to ministers over Covid deal worth £50million for firm he was paid £100,000 to lobby for - including plea for help to 'kill' stories about his role
04/02/22 18:00Mr Paterson resigned from the Commons in November after he was found to have lobbied on behalf of Randox, a health firm for which he was a paid consultant as well as an MP.ANOTHER disaster for Boris: Stats watchdog blasts PM Johnson and Priti Patel for claiming crime has fallen by 14 per cent when it has in fact RISEN by 14 per cent
03/02/22 19:15The UK Statistics Authority has opened an investigation into claims made by the Prime Minister and the Home Office that crime had fallen in the year since September 2019Are Team Rishi making their move? The long-time ally who has 'beheaded' Boris by quitting is married to Chancellor's friend who ran a swingers' club... and the story was broken by a journalist who is godfather to his children
03/02/22 19:11Munira Mirza was one of the PM's last remaining 'true believers' and was by his side during his London mayoralty. But she also has close personal links to Rishi Sunak.Energy price cap jump will drive inflation beyond 7% as cost of living crisis deepens - and experts question whether BofE intervention can help
03/02/22 13:25Inflation is already at a 30-year high of 5.7 per cent and the scale of price rises now forecast by the central bank has not been seen since 1991 when the rate hit 7.5 per cent.Stormont on the brink of collapse: DUP's First Minister Paul Givan QUITS in protest over post-Brexit border rules plunging Northern Ireland into fresh political chaos as UK Government blasts 'extremely disappointing' move
03/02/22 09:59Paul Given is reportedly planning to quit this week, after his party unilaterally suspended border checks introduced after Britain quit the EU.Liz Truss to tell EU that the Government is NOT colluding with the DUP over order to halt Brexit border checks on agricultural and food products but she is unlikely to overrule the decision
03/02/22 01:53The foreign secretary will inform Maros Sefcovic, her counterpart in the European Commission, that the decision was taken by Northern Ireland alone.
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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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'Firm, tone and hydrate': Women praise sell-out face cream that promises to deliver an 'instant uplift' in as little as seven days SHOPPING
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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...
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Katie Price infuriates tourist who says their stay at five star hotel in Turkey was ruined by star using pool with 'blood all over her face'
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Michelle Keegan puts on a leggy display in a chic black minidress as she cosies up to husband Mark Wright on romantic trip to Paris
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Reese Witherspoon brings son Deacon Phillippe, 20, as her date to starry Blink Twice premiere in LA amid romance rumors with financier Oliver Haarmann
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The moment Scheana Shay gets BITTEN by King's Guard horse... as the Vanderpump Rules star becomes latest London tourist to ignore warning sign
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Zoe Kravitz and fiance Channing Tatum have the look of love as they make their red carpet debut at Blink Twice premiere in Los Angeles
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Ariana Grande exudes elegance in billowing pink gown and sky-high heels as she debuts campaign for her new LOVENOTES fragrance line
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EXCLUSIVEMeghan's brand troubles: Duchess of Sussex's new lifestyle venture American Riviera Orchard suffers setback over 'irregularities'
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Jennifer Lopez's close friends 'can't stand' Ben Affleck - and they say she's 'FURIOUS' that he 'humiliated her' amid ongoing divorce rumors
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Katy Perry's Lifetimes music video earns HIGH praise from fans after brutal Woman's World flop - as it's compared to her iconic Teenage Dream video
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Noel Gallagher, 57, vows to kerb his bad habits and give up drinking as former Oasis star admits he'll be 'f***ing lucky' if he makes it to 60
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Blake Lively stuns a tearful teenage superfan and her family by inviting her onto the red carpet and gifting her VIP tickets at premiere of It Ends With Us
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Ben Affleck works in LA amid rumored split with Jennifer Lopez as promotion of their upcoming film Unstoppable could make for 'awkward' and 'tricky' situation
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80s star looks exactly the same as she did when she quit Hollywood over 'nudity' to join the circus.. but can YOU guess who she is?
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Zac Efron reveals grand plans for the Australian property he bought during COVID... after star's mysterious hospitalization following pool incident in Ibiza
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Rumer Willis issues VERY raunchy response to 'trolls' who shamed her for promoting sex toys while being a mom
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'Y'all made me proud today': Snoop Dogg makes surprise call to Team USA's Gabby Thomas and other women's 200-meter final medalists after Paris Olympics triumph
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Olivia Attwood reveals her reaction after discovering husband Bradley Dack had cheated on her in early days of their relationship
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EXCLUSIVEKatie Price is ARRESTED and will appear in court TOMORROW as she is bundled into a police van after returning to the UK
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Baby Reindeer's Jessica Gunning says she's struggled to find work after playing obsessive stalker in hit Netflix series
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EXCLUSIVEBillions actor Akili McDowell, 21, had been seen 'armed and dealing marijuana' out of his Houston apartment before 'fatally shooting' 20-year-old rapper in parking lot
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Blake Lively claims husband Ryan Reynolds wrote 'iconic' scene in her new film It Ends With Us... as baffled screenwriter reacts
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Isabela Ferrer looks sensational in a chic black halterneck dress as she attends the UK premiere of It Ends With Us in London
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The celebrities who starred in Sex and the City alongside Sarah Jessica Parker before they were famous - can you recognize them?
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EXCLUSIVEThe war in Adele's old backyard... Homeowners slam tycoon and Turkish princess's plan to turn singer's old mansion into 13 separate homes
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Justin Timberlake and wife Jessica Biel look tense as they reunite before his Manchester concert in first sighting since DWI report
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EXCLUSIVETaylor Swift 'shaken' by Vienna terror plot - as insiders reveal why Travis Kelce can't be by her side after couple's 'wake-up call'
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Chart-topping British group are robbed of equipment and cash totalling £35,000 during work trip to Ibiza with French DJ David Guetta nd laptops and cash'.
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Travis Scott told police officers he was 'scared' of large law enforcement presence during arrest in Miami Beach: There's '50 cops around me!'
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'I swear by it': Katy Perry reveals the 'weird thing' she does before getting into bed .
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EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: King Charles is reportedly frustrated at his inability to get involved in soothing the national unrest
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Danny Cipriani's estranged wife Victoria Rose slams him for 'not having a heart' and 'carrying on with other women' in now deleted post
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Love Islanders clash at reunion party and reveal the real reason behind their frosty feud Tensions were high on Wednesday night
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Halsey flashes her taut tummy in new cheer-themed music video for Lucky after THAT beef with Britney Spears
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Nina Dobrev is 'a little ahead of schedule' in recovery from dirt bike accident with six more months to go: 'I'm doing pretty well'
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House of the Dragon tops the streaming charts for the first time with 1.27 billion viewing minutes... besting Suits and Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
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Taylor Swift fans in Vienna gather in their hundreds to sing together after the pop star's concerts were cancelled
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Corrie's Jennie McAlpine says she hasn't ruled out having a fourth child 16 months after welcoming daughter Doris
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Netflix fans slate horror film that is so terrible it 'leaves their eyes twitching' as it climbs streaming charts despite appalling Rotten Tomatoes score
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Teen Mom: The Next Chapter: Mackenzie McKee's boyfriend Khesanio tells her father that he wants to propose... and he gives his blessing
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Jesy Nelson breaks her silence on former bandmate Jade Thirlwall's debut solo single Angel Of My Dreams after Little Mix feud
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Taylor Swift fans rush to sell their tickets for as much as £600 for five concerts at Wembley Stadium - as pop star cancelled three Austria appearances
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Marc Anthony's Dominican Republic home catches FIRE in terrifying incident with three bungalows destroyed in blaze
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Catherine Zeta-Jones shares never-before-seen footage of her son Dylan to celebrate his 24th birthday Special day
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The Mallorca Files review: If the Beeb's Mallorca Files was a pedalo, Amazon's is a superyacht, writes CHRISTOPHER STEVENS
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Emma Roberts shows her allegiance in Team USA shirt and white trousers while heading to USA vs Serbia basketball semi-final game at Paris Olympics
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EXCLUSIVEZara McDermott slips into a plunging swimsuit as she and boyfriend Sam Thompson FINALLY put split rumours to bed on beach day in Ibiza
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Patsy Palmer CONFIRMS her return to Albert Square as Bianca Jackson - and another show legend is 'hot on her tail'
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Colin Farrell reveals he 'burst into tears' when his son took his first steps ahead of his fourth birthday as actor discusses James' Angelman Syndrome
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Inside Jodie Comer's unexpected childhood friendship with a popular Team GB Olympian as her sweet message is unearthed
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Madonna celebrates her 66th birthday a week early by looking back on her romance with Jean-Michel Basquiat - and flashing her silk-covered bottom
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Lady Gaga shows off 8 carat engagement ring on romantic Malibu date with Michael Polansky as they negotiate $900m prenup
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Ariana Grande compares feeling of the spicy sauce to a 'lip plumper' as she crushes the Hot Ones challenge
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Molly Smith stuns in a blush pink velvet minidress as she joins Love Island boyfriend Tom Clare for the UK gala screening of It Ends With Us
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Anthony Hopkins celebrates International Cat Day by posing with an adorable kitten as he fundraises for animal rescue in Morocco
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Frankie Bridge's face drops as Loose Women guest swipes at her with 'backhanded compliment' - and fans insist 'she definitely doesn't like her!'
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Jessica Simpson teases new music as she poses in boho chic duster at recording studio - after opening up about sobriety
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Shakira enjoys romantic dinner with mystery man in Miami after saying she is not ready for a 'formal relationship' after ugly Gerard Pique split
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Love Island star Arabella Chi flashes her underboob in a VERY racy white co-ord as she attends the UK premiere of It Ends With Us
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Jennifer Lopez has her wedding ring BACK ON despite 'imminent' Ben Affleck divorce rumors - as she steps out with child Emme, 16, in LA
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Inside the lavish life of Kanye West's dentist as he's accused of getting rapper hooked on nitrous oxide Boasts many famous clients
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Selena Gomez sparks speculation that she is ENGAGED to Benny Blanco after eagle-eyed fans noticed a tell-tale clue on her Instagram