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Real Madrid’s Champions League final win over Liverpool on Saturday night. Kroos played the full 90 minutes at the Stade de France as Real ended Liverpool’s hopes of a treble with a 1-0 win. Liverpool had 24 shots to their opponents’ four, but could not find a way past Thibaut Courtois as Vinicius Jr’s 59th-minute goal settled it for the Spanish giants.

Kendall Jenner, Cara Delevingne, and Gigi Hadid have sailed into Monte Carlo from the Cannes Film Festival in previous years to support Team Hamilton.They were joined by Delevingne’s sister Poppy and models Hailey Baldwin and Shanina Shaik. Others to enjoy the excitement and glamour of Monaco include Kate Upton, Barbara Halvin and Bella Hadid.Below are some of the supermodels who have embraced all the glitz and glamour of Monaco:The American model has been a regular at the Monaco Grand Prix for the last few years.She always arrives with a party of friends including models Cara Delevingne and Gigi Hadid to support Lewis Hamilton.She has also been joined at the grand prix by boyfriend Devin Booker.

Formula One legend - but fans might be surprised to learn of his mega net worth.The driver-turned-commentator made his debut in the sport nearly 40 years ago, during which time he has built up a tidy fortune. According to Celebrity Net Worth, he has $100million (£79m) to his name.That's more than YouTuber and boxer Jake Paul ($60m/£47m), England captain Harry Kane ($40m/£31m) and F1 championship leader Max Verstappen ($60m/£47m).

Arsenal during his brief stint in the Premier League still lives long in the memory - and the Russian winger has enjoyed some pretty memorable moments off the pitch since hanging up his boots in 2018.Arshavin - who turns 41 today - faded into obscurity after his remarkable quadruple for the Gunners. He had stints in his native Russia and Kazakhstan after leaving England with varying levels of success.Arshavin lifted the Russian title with Zenit St Petersburg and tasted domestic success with his final club, Kairat - but those accolades pale in comparison to the wild night out that the former Arsenal man enjoyed after calling time on his playing career.The midfielder enjoyed himself a little bit too much on a particularly boozy night out in St Petersburg, where he was snapped stumbling out of an elite strip club hugging a pair of beauties.

Pedro Pascal and Rosario Dawson led a star-studded Star Wars celebration in Anaheim on Saturday that included a panel for the upcoming season of The Mandalorian and the first season of Ahsoka.The 47-year-old Pascal, who plays the lead character in The Mandalorian, donned a short sleeve light blue button-down shirt with a pair of matching pants.He stood in a pair of white sneakers and thick-framed black glasses. May the force be with you: Pedro Pascal and Rosario Dawson led a star-studded Star Wars celebration in Anaheim on Saturday that included a panel for the upcoming season of The MandalorianHis messy dark brown hair was swept off to the right and stuck up at a number of different angles.

Chris Pine stepped out in an athletic figure when he headed to an acting studio in Los Angeles on Saturday.The 41-year-old actor donned a black sweatshirt with the hood pulled up over his head and a pair of short black shorts.He wore a pair of leggings under his shorts in order to keep warm on the uncharacteristically cloudy Los Angeles day. Relaxed look:Chris Pine stepped out in an athletic figure when he headed to an acting studio in Los Angeles on SaturdayHe walked in short blackmoccasins without socks.

Kylie Jenner turned up the glam factor in a sizzling new album she treated her 341 million Instagram followers to over the weekend.The 24-year-old makeup mogul offered her fans a few glimpses to her 'shoot dayz' in aid of her international Kylie Cosmetics empire.In one sultry snapshot, the busty bombshell encased her world-famous curves in a see-through mesh nude blouse. Sizzling sensation:Kylie Jenner turned up the glam factor in a sizzling new album she treated her 341 million Instagram followers to over the weekendShe sharpened her unmistakable features with her own Kylie Cosmetics product, including evocative blue eye shadow.Sweeping her signature black hair up into a fashionably messy updo, she lent the look a trace of added glitz with a pair of shimmering earrings.Kylie, who gave birth to her first son and second child less than four months ago, also put already enviably taut midriff on display in a crop top.She selected a little white peekaboo number that also hinted at her cleavage as she posed up a storm for the shutterbugs, pulling her best supermodel stare.

Britney Spears took to Instagram on Saturday with a revelation for her 41.1 million followers.The 40-year-old pop artist said she was invited to the Met Gala but opted to stay home.'I was gonna go to Met Gala but instead I got in the tub with my dog and put pjs on,' she wrote in a caption. Who knew! Britney Spearssaid she was invited to the Met Gala but opted to stay home The mother-of-two added that she 'hates' flying.

She is the longest-reigning, best-loved, monarch in British history, but the Queen was not destined to be on the throne. And far from being born in the gilded surroundings of a grand palace, Elizabeth II’s birth took place in a London townhouse, on what was a damp and windy spring night.

"Top Gun" star Tom Skerritt is sharing his thoughts on the movie's sequel and reflecting on the original 1986 film.  Skerritt, who starred as Commander Mike "Viper" Metcalf in the original, opened up about what made "Top Gun" iconic during a recent interview with Fox News Digital. "The music had a lot to do with it by the way," he said. "But the screenplay itself, which I've always honored as being the whole reason for a good show, and you just write the work … and do the job you have good material for the rest of us to work with.

Finneas and girlfriend Claudia Sulewski are getting in some fresh air.

Meghan Markle, 40, wants to heal her bitter four-year rift with her estranged father, Thomas, 77.According to Daily Mirror, the Duchess of Sussex is understood to have reached out to her dad’s camp after it emerged he is out of hospital recovering from a stroke.An insider said: “Despite their estrangement, Meghan is concerned. She wants to know if there is any way to contact her father privately, without other family knowing about it or having to get involved.”Thomas severe stroke was caused by a blood clot on the right side of his brain and he is believed to be in a hospital in San Diego recovering.Prior to the accident, he had been due to the fly to the UK for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee next week.Writing on a whiteboard with a pen, he said: “I wanted to come to pay my respects to the Queen.

Louise Thompson said she thought she may have to be transported by air ambulance while on a family holiday after experiencing a "scary" health incident.The former Made in Chelsea star, 32, experienced heavy bleeding while on the trip from Athens to Mykonos and said she went into “deep panic mode.” Louise suffers from Ulcerative Colitis (UC), an autoimmune condition that can cause the colon to become inflamed.The condition can lead to small ulcers developing on the colon’s lining which can often bleed. Taking to Instagram, the mum-of-one shared an update with her 1.4 million followers.She wrote: “Radio silence yesterday because I had a very scary UC situation where I started bleeding A LOT without any muscular contractions and it sent me into deep panic mode.“As you can imagine I find excessive bleeding pretty triggering [following the traumatic birth of baby Leo]."Louise had previously discussed her condition in the past, saying: “You have it for life and there’s no cure, but you have periods of remission and then you also have flare ups.“With regards to day-to-day life, when I’m in remission I don’t have any symptoms – so that’s the goal.“You want to manage your body so you can get to that place and be able to function normally.”After her UC diagnosis a few years ago, Louise has overhauled her lifestyle and is now a fitness guru.As well as regularly working out, she watches what she eats so her symptoms don’t flare up.She said doctors don’t know for sure what triggers flare-ups of the condition but nutrition and stress play their parts.During episodes, Louise loses a lot of blood, gets stomach pain, experiences fatigue and becomes very dehydrated.

Enterprising Ayr businesses are backing a local gift card which they say has the power to tackle the ‘endemic’ rise in online shopping.

Strathclyde Park Rowing Club made waves at the Scottish Rowing Spring Regatta last month.

It has been a big shift for Motherwell's Ross Tierney moving from Republic of Ireland to Scotland - but the football hasn't been too massive a leap.

“She recently informed a black trainee vicar, that ‘as a white woman I can tell you (the trainee) that the Church is institutionally racist’.”Laurence added: “While the black trainee disagreed, it is clear that both the Rt Hon Welby and Dame Mullally are having to live with unimaginable guilt.“We therefore invite them to save their souls by resigning their posts in favour of BAME Anglicans.“Welby and Mullally would be showing the ultimate form of moral leadership, giving up their own careers to resolve what they attest to be a grim historical injustice.”Laurence added it would be “more Christian” than trying to urge white clergy people out of their professions and onto the streets.He demanded that the next Archbishop be democratically elected from a group of BAME candidates.A source close to Laurence told Express Online: “Once Welby et al have resigned, Fox and Reclaim will support democratic elections to be held within the Church to replace them.”The Reclaim Party founder’s petition now has over 3,000 signatures. A spokesperson for the Church of England told Express Online:“We fully sympathise with concerns over racism within the Church and wider society - the Church has been actively engaged on this issue for some time.“In April 2021, the Archbishops’ Anti-Racism Taskforce issued its report ‘From Lament to Action’, proposing a suite of changes to begin bringing about a change of culture in the life of the Church of England.“This work is now continuing with the Archbishops’ Racial Justice Commission, which is setting out a compelling agenda for change and will report to the Archbishops at regular intervals with recommendations to help the Archbishops fulfil their commitments to identify, respond to, and root out

Kendall Jenner is meeting up with her dad for dinner!

Weird Al Yankovic became one of the latest pop culture staples to be featured in Netflix’s sci-fi hit Stranger Things.

Erik ten Hag has been brought in to solve Manchester United’s dressing room discord.