300,000 sign petition to stop the privatisation of Channel 4

The man who kickstarted the careers of a raft of award-winning actors and household names from Greater Manchester has died. Tributes are pouring in to David Johnson, who set budding actors on the path to stardom at the Oldham Theatre Workshop, which he founded in 1968.

Victoria Beckham jetted back to London to support her friend and fellow Spice Girl Mel B as she collected her MBE. The 46-year-old pop star was honoured during an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday morning (May 4).

Arsenal training after Arsene Wenger banned offsides. Gunners icon Adams, 55, was Wenger's captain when they won the double in 1998 and 2002. A mainstay in the Frenchman's defence after his appointment in September 1996, Adams and Wenger formed a successful captain and manager partnership - but they didn't always see eye to eye.

brave soldier has vowed to return to the frontline of Ukraine after suffering horrific injuries in an explosion while fighting against Russian forces. Manus McCaffery, 20, is recovering in hospital after a close encounter with an artillery shell that has peppered his face and torso with shrapnel after it landed just five feet away from him.The US soldier is currently in the hospital and has vowed to return to the frontlines of Ukraine as soon as he can, with commenters on Reddit hailing the soldier as a hero.

lingerie whilst she flaunted her baby bump.Megan Kim, 25, often posts body positive content to her 21,000 Instagram followers - she previously shared the ‘reality’ of trying on clothes in a poorly lit fitting room to attempt to help women love their bodies from every angle.Now the brunette babe is 15 weeks pregnant, her mission for spreading self-love is not slowing down anytime soon.In a recent post, Megan ditched her clothes for a lacy yellow lingerie set, which has certainly got her fans wowed.The influencer hiked up the brightly coloured knickers up to her waist as she flaunted her early stage baby belly.As she seductively posed for the camera, the curvy star's boobs were mostly covered with a high neck bralette with her underboob slightly poking out.Megan modelled the set for an advertisement with Rihanna’s lingerie brand Savage X Fenty.The sexy influencer finished the bold look with natural makeup and a glossy red lip.In the caption she admitted: “Because at the moment all I want to wear is comfy non-wired lingerie.”In awe at Megan’s sizzling display, many people fled to the comments to swoon over the influencer. One person commented: “You look amazing.”Another user added: “This colour is gorgeous.”Whilst a third person voiced: “I’m obsessed with these pictures.”Someone else praised: “Megan, you look stunning!!”Meanwhile, a fifth fan expressed: “Milf vibes.”Elsewhere, a woman told she has 'no booty' gains 7st and wows with curvy transformation.And, an influencer who thought she'd never 'love' her body now flaunts curves in bikinis. Get all the biggest Lifestyle news straight to your inbox. Sign up for the free Daily Star Hot Topics newsletter

mother before jumping to her death.The 30-year-old, from Michigan, leapt from her 29th story Midtown Manhattan high-rise apartment in January after struggling with her mental health since her twenties.April Simpkins, 53, revealed her daughter’s tragic last words on Wednesday, during an episode of “Red Table Talk,” hosted by Jada Pinkett Smith, her daughter Willow Smith, and mother Adrienne Banfield-Norris.“First, I’m sorry, by the time you get this, I won’t be alive anymore. And it makes me even more sad to write this because I know it will hurt you the most,” Kryst wrote to her mother.The mother said she was exercising when she received the life-changing text, and her daughter knew she would be pre-occupied and sent the message then so she couldn't intervene.

State Pension currently provides essential financial support for over 12.4 million older people across the UK, including 981,399 retirees living in Scotland.

A Place in The Sun presenter Jasmine Harman has told how she'd been left "dumbfounded" by the lack of impact Brexit has had on people looking to buy property overseas.

May 7 will mark a decade since a group of Dumbarton Accies players wrote their names into the history books.

A woman almost missed being able to celebrate her 10-year wedding anniversary after being refused entry onto a Ryanair flight because of an 'unclear' rule over passports.

Ryanair staff refused to let a teenager board a flight from Glasgow Prestwick amid claims his passport had expired - despite it being in-date for another five months.

Cristiano Ronaldo very rarely needs to be given any incentive to perform, but he may have been given just that ahead of Manchester United’s clash with Brighton this weekend.

It might be another grey, dull day in Greater Manchester, but the weekend is forecast to be warmer and brighter.

Coronation Street fans think they know exactly who Abi Franklin's mystery helper is. There were tears for the mechanic during Wednesday night's trip to the cobbles (May 4) as she discovered the fate of her baby son in her custody battle with Imran Habeeb.

A 12-year-old boy who has Autism has spent months out of the classroom and is now facing a new battle to get transport to his new special school. Charlie Bowe was forced to leave mainstream education just weeks into year seven as his school couldn't meet his needs, according to his family.

Great British Sewing Bee star Sara Pascoe is renowned for her talents as a comedian.The 40 year old Sewing Bee host recently welcomed her first child with Steen Raskopoulon, but it wasn't an easy journey to become a mum for the star. Sara, who is married to Australian comedian Steen, 34, announced her exciting pregnancy news in November after a few months of marriage.They conceived their child through IVF, and Sara has been open with her 264,000 followers about the journey.

Simon Cowell is reportedly set to marry fiancée Lauren Silverman in an extravagant ceremony next month.The Britain's Got Talent judge, 62, proposed to Lauren, 44, with who he shares eight year old son Eric, on a romantic holiday in Barbados at the start of the year, and Simon recently explained he would be taking control of the wedding plans. And just five months of engagement, the music mogul is said to believe that there's "no point in delaying" their nuptials.

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Lorraine Kelly has opened up on whether or not she will be replacing Anne Robinson on Countdown. Anne, 77, announced she will be taking a step back from the Channel 4 show to spend some quality time with her family on Monday (May 2).

Page 3 stunner, sometimes known by her model name of Barbi, took to her Instagram page to share the sizzling photo.It saw the 22-year-old bombshell strip off for a racy underwear advert – and fans were bowled over as they gushed over the beauty's curves.The photo saw Apollonia show off her natural curves in a yellow lace lingerie set from brand G World Intimates.This consisted of a lacy bra top, teamed with matching knickers, suspenders and garter belt.The set allowed Apollonia to show off her impressive cleavage, as well as her washboard stomach and shapely thighs.The model accessorised the underwear with her favourite silver cross necklace as well as matching bangles.She also sported immaculate makeup, which consisted of fluttery false eyelashes, white eyeliner and defined brows.Meanwhile her golden locks were scraped back into a chic half-up, half-down style.Fans went wild over the sizzling snap, with it racking up more than 8,000 likes.One exclaimed: "You look incredible," as another branded her "breathtaking".A third chimed in with the compliments, tell the model: "That colour is hot on you."The post comes after Apollonia was quizzed by fans about her curves back in March.Apollonia often likes to talk about being "natural", and so curious followers were eager to know if she'd had any work done in an Instagram Q&A at the time.However, the model insisted that she was "all natural".Get all the biggest Lifestyle news straight to your inbox. Sign up for the free Daily Star Hot Topics newsletter

stop the privatisation of Channel 4 has reached over 50,000 signatures.On Monday (April 4), Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries tweeted her intentions to privatise the broadcaster under the belief that government ownership is “holding Channel 4 back” from competing against streaming platforms.She said selling the channel to a private owner would give it “the tools and freedom to flourish and thrive as a public service broadcaster long into the future”.The government is hoping to raise close to £1billion by selling the channel, with the money potentially being used to boost creative training and independent production companies.A Change.org petition has been launched in response by E.L McNally to stop the plans, which has received over 50,000 signatures at the time of writing.https://t.co/7WAxfcwBBn pic.twitter.com/WOpVXzjiYk— Matt Lucas (@RealMattLucas) April 4, 2022The petition, which has been shared by Matt Lucas, Edgar Wright and Neil Gaiman, reads: “I am appalled at the Government’s intention to privatise Channel 4.”It adds: “To privatise Channel 4 would seriously undermine programming aimed at all the communities, across generations, that make up this country.