A Place In The Sun's Danni Menzies' frustration at attention over 'war hero' ex-boyfriend

Chris Pine is kicking off his weekend with a meeting.

Lucy Livesey was 20 weeks pregnant when she was taken into a private room at St Mary’s Hospital in Manchester. She knew from the plain chairs and neutral wallpaper that it was a 'bad news room’, just like the one she was led into when her twin brother died in 2004.

Images from our archives look back at the Dutch style cannabis café that came to Greater Manchester before police raids shut the venue for good. The Dutch Experience, in Stockport, opened to a blaze of publicity in September, 2001. Modelled on Amsterdam's coffee shops, it inspired other copycat venues to open in other parts of the UK.

Rodri's comments on Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola are bad news for Liverpool's dreams of being crowned champions of England once again.

A ‘secret garden’ a thirty minute drive from Stockport offers an ideal beauty spot for a relaxing stroll on a Sunday afternoon. Hare Hill, near Alderley Edge in Cheshire, is a tranquil woodland with a walled garden at its heart.

While much of what occurred in the year 2020 is best consigned in history, a small number of positives also developed too. Among them was the rise of the staycation: a term that is said to have seen a 500% year-on-year growth.

Premier League players that you had forgotten.The Belgian striker burst onto the scene back in the middle of the 2010s, helping Standard Liege and Marseille to put up title challenges before being signed by Chelsea for £33 million.Another excellent showing, this time for his country in Euro 2016, marked him as a hot prospect and in his debut season, he scored the goal which clinched the Premier League title for the Blues.Despite this, he was still way down the pecking order at Stamford Bridge - leading to a number of loan moves.Spells at Borussia Dortmund and Valencia were average before the first of two periods at Crystal Palace. He returned to the Eagles for the 2020-2021 season.Now, he's plying his trade in Turkey with Besiktas - though he remains a Chelsea player.The Frenchman was a key part of the plans at Spurs when he initially signed for a monstrous £55 million in July of 2019.However, things quickly turned sour after a bright start, leading then-Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho to question Ndombele's professionalism in March 2020.

Britain's Got Talent on last night's episode (Saturday May 28). Reuniting for their 25th anniversary, the four brightly coloured performers - Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po - danced to hits from Beyoncé, ABBA and one of Simon's other big acts - One Direction.

chocolate cap covering orange jelly - but did you now there are hundreds of ways to eat them?According to research commissioned by Jaffa Cakes, there are 520 unique ways in which people eat the scrumptious treat.The debate about how is the 'correct' way to eat the a Jaffa Cake can go on forever, but luckily McVitie's has set the record straight.And it turns out we've all been eating them wrong, according to the creators of the treat.McVitie's has confirmed the chocolate side is actually the bottom of the Jaffa Cakes.A social media user called Mark took to Twitter to settle the debate. He asked: "@McVities please settle a dispute for us...

who Prince Harry's father is to this day, thanks to the affair between James Hewitt and Princess Diana.Harry and Meghan Markle will be back in the UK for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee event and have had a difficult relationship with their fellow royals.The Duke of Sussex began to fall out with brother Prince William and father Prince Charles when he got together with his wife Meghan, the two having recently celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary.Plenty of people have fallen out with the royals over time, but Charles was reported to be pretty unbothered by his soon-to-be-ex-wife's extramarital life, thanks to his own interest in Camilla Parker Bowles.James is reported to have grown close to William and Harry thanks to hanging around so much, and he would even sneak into Kensington Palace when he and Diana were enjoying their steamy romance.James Hewitt is a former army major known for having an affair with Princess Diana when she was married to Prince Charles.Now 64, Hewitt was in the British Army's Brigade of Guards and served during the Gulf War.Thanks to their affairs, rumours that Prince Harry is Hewitt's son have been very common in the press and public.Their romance appears to not just have been a fleeting affair that fell apart, but one that reluctantly ended with the two feeling somewhat heartbroken about it all.Hewitt had to move away thanks to his job, meaning he had to leave Diana and it was then the affair came to an end.Diana later said: "Yes, I was in love with him.

dinosaurs were cold-blooded or warm-blooded has finally been answered.Dinosaur experts, also known as paleontologists, have often wondered whether or not the most feared animals to ever live were warm or cold blooded, but they never had an answer.That is until now, thanks to a study created by a team lead by Dr Jasmina Wiemann of Yale University.It had been thought that dinosaur's were slow creatures because they were cold-blooded and had to conserve energy.But, Dr Wiemann explains in her new report, this was not the case and the answer lies in the beasts metabolism.She said: “Metabolism is how effectively we convert the oxygen that we breathe into chemical energy that fuels our body.“This is really exciting for us as paleontologists – the question of whether dinosaurs were warm- or cold-blooded is one of the oldest questions in paleontology, and now we think we have a consensus, that most dinosaurs were warm-blooded.“Having a high metabolic rate has generally been suggested as one of the key advantages when it comes to surviving mass extinctions and successfully radiating afterwards.“We are living in the sixth mass extinction, so it is important for us to understand how modern and extinct animals physiologically responded to previous climate change and environmental perturbations, so that the past can inform biodiversity conservation in the present and inform our future actions.”She did later clarify that while larger dinosaurs such as the T-Rex were warm-blooded, the smaller ones such as ancient lizards were probably still cold-blooded.Birds were also cold-blooded, which is, she adds, why they survived a mass extinction event – although that is not definitive because “many non-avian dinosaurs with equally high

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefVersus Entertainment has brought on board Decentraland and Lumiere to develop metaverse and NFT angles for its ongoing film project “The Infinite Machine.”“The Infinite Machine” is a film adapted from Camilla Russo’s book of the same title which is now being produced by Versus with Ridley Scott’s production company Scott Free. It tells the story Vitalik Buterin, the controversial co-founder of Ethereum, the world’s second largest digital asset.Decentraland operates a virtual world that uses open-source technology, allowing it to be expanded by member users.

Judi Dench has been dating David Mills, 77, for over 11 years now - and the lingerie lover has revealed that she's not afraid to spice things up. In an unearthed interview, the star, 87, admitted that she visits a "lovely naughty knicker shop" in London's Covent Garden - although she's not too keen on the idea of others buying up the goods.

Claudia Winkleman, 50, compared her approach to beauty with that of her co-star Tess Daly, 53.The Strictly Come Dancing host described the model’s visage as “flawless” in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk.Claudia recently teamed up with her co-star Tess to promote Boots No7 Pro Derm Scan.The futuristic new diagnostic service aims to give customers accurate skincare and cosmetic recommendations based on a super close-up scan of their skin.During the interview, Claudia was asked how Tess’ approach compares to her own.While the star always looks exceedingly glam on Strictly every week, she admitted that her former fashion model friend was the person to call for beauty tips and tricks.“It could not be further from…” Claudia said, comparing their contrasting attitudes.“So Tess is, number one, utterly beautiful. Right?She’s like a supermodel with this flawless skin,” she continued.Tess and Claudia have been presenting Strictly together since 2010, with Claudia taking over from the late Sir Bruce Forsyth to become the main presenter in 2014.A post shared by Claudia Winkleman (@claudiawinkle)Speaking about how her and Tess might be compared, Claudia continued: “I don’t mind.

Playboy model with famous 30GG boobs has caused an online meltdown with her latest post. Iryna Ivanova is no stranger to flashing the flesh as she earned herself a massive fanbase of 1million followers on Twitter.The Playmate uses her platform to show off her incredible body – and social media users absolutely love it.Now in one of her latest posts, Iryna rocked a stunning bikini set as she basically squeezed her assets into them.She simply captioned the short clip of her flaunting the style by putting one kiss emoji.

Danni Menzies admits she's always been "passionate" about high-speed cars, but few fans knew just how far back her interests began.The A Place In The Sun star explained that her father had taught her as a child, in preparation for the future rally drives together that lay ahead."My dad taught me to drive when I was about ten years old," the 33-year-old tomboy confessed."I've always been quite passionate about going fast and driving cars."It was humble beginnings for Lamborghini lover Danni, however, as she reluctantly admitted with a laugh: "My first car was a Fiat Panda!"The car had been a hand-me-down from her grandfather, although that mattered little to Danni as she raced around the golf course of her family farm.There was no chance of a collision, as the former Formula Woman Racing presenter was practising her newfound skills on private property.She grew up on her family's Mains of Taymouth Country Estate, located in Kenmore, Perthshire.Two years after trying her hand at driving, she was then gifted a pony, which gave her a new focus.However, without "horsey" parents, she was forced to get to grips with riding without her family on hand to help.Later in life, when she'd grown up further, she kept up with her passion for driving by doing "a rally across Europe [with my dad]."Meanwhile, her first ever job in TV involved driving supercars.Danni seems to have come full circle after announcing her departure from A Place In The Sun earlier this year, explaining that she is yet again taking on the racing circuit on-screen."I've just been to Sweden for filming for a new project - it's like the X-Factor for female racing drivers," she disclosed at the time of our chat.She voiced a desire to work with animals for a TV show in

Danni Menzies is best known for her property sales negotiations on A Place in the Sun, and her former on-screen supercar adventures - not to mention the controversial outfits that once caused a star by seeing her branded "immoral" and a "hooker".

A Place in the Sun’s Danni Menzies offered comfort a guest star after she burst into tears at the sight of one of the houses Danni had suggested for her.Menzies, who is a regular host on the A Place in the Sun lineup, accompanied married couple Tony and Julie as they toured the Italian coast.The pair were looking for a property in Trabocchi in hopes of finding a forever home with “plenty of character”.Their needs were a quiet apartment or villa and they were willing to stretch up to £165,00 if they found somewhere they fell in love with.However, the episode did not get off to a good start as Danni showed the couple her chosen houses.First up, an apartment in the middle of the town’s hustle and bustle.Tony and Julie complained that the property was too close to the action for their liking, so the trio swiftly moved on to Danni’s second suggestion.Another disappointment was on the cards as the house that Menzies found, despite being 50-years-old, gave too much of a “new build” vibe.Tony said that the property was not charming enough for them and that it didn’t “feel Italian”.At the fourth property, which Danni reassured them was “bursting with character,” the couple were over the moon and Julie began to cry.As soon as she saw the views that the house had to offer, Julie began to blub.The apartment boasted views of rolling green hills, snowy mountains and gorgeous skies, which all proved too much for Julie who said she was “overwhelmed”.The buyer apologised to the host, who put her arm around her in a reassuring gesture.However, their joy was slightly overshadowed when they received the news that the property was two on the same land.

Danni Menzies first launched her way onto the presenting scene by appearing in a show about supercars. However, the A Place in the Sun presenter is adamant that more needs to be done to discourage sexism in motor sport and to get more females out on the racing track.The supercar fanatic, who was on location in Sweden just before our chat filming an X Factor style show about female drivers, has a huge appetite for driving at speed.Yet she revealed: "I think there used to be [a lot of sexism surrounding the sport]."Now everyone's trying to sort of even things out and give women the same opportunities as men."Danni once appeared in an event in which she out-raced 30 male contestants to win - but she doesn't believe female contributions are always recognised or that they get the credit that they deserve."It's about time that kinda happened in motor sport.

Madonna has attracted much criticism for her Instagram photos, after followers accused her of trying to look and behave like a teenager in scantily clad photos where she donned fishnets and PVC. However A Place in the Sun presenter Danni Menzies, who has experienced internet criticism for her choice of outfits herself and been branded a "hooker" lookalike for her short hem-lines.

A Place in the Sun star Danni Menzies has revealed the tricky moments she has faced on the show, ahead of her departure.