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MAURA Higgins ended her boozy night out at the Brit Awards by treating herself to a McDonald’s drive-thru. The 31-year-old shared a snap as she tucked into a cheeseburger and fries, with six chicken nuggets on the side at 3.52 am.

The Strictly Come Dancing stars and their celebrity partners looked like they had quite the wild night on Tuesday. Currently on the Strictly tour, the group headed out to an arcade to play some nostalgic games including air hockey. Documenting the fun on her Instagram page, Amy Dowden shared a look inside their night out.The star shared a video of Rose Ayling-Ellis playing air hockey with pro Neil Jones, and Tilly Ramsay beamed as she won a unicorn.

Sheffield to star in the critically-acclaimed show The Play What I Wrote. The play, which sold out every show during its West End run, will be showing at the Lyceum Theatre from Monday, February 28 – Saturday, March 5. Famed for delighting critics and audiences alike, the show has a special twist: every performance features a mystery guest star.

Concerns children are playing a dangerous 999 'game' where points are earned for what police response turns up are being investigated.

Anna Kendrick will be teaming up with Barbie herself in the full Super Bowl commercial for Rocket Homes and Rocket Mortgage.While fans will have to wait until the big game on Sunday, February 13 to see the full ad, a new 30-second teaser debuted on Monday.The teaser shows that, despite being an incredibly accomplished actress, Kendrick still has her fangirl moments, especially when it comes to Barbie. Teaming up:Anna Kendrick will be teaming up with Barbie herself in the full Super Bowl commercial for Rocket Homes and Rocket Mortgage Fangirl:The teaser shows that, despite being an incredibly accomplished actress, Kendrick still has her fangirl moments, especially when it comes to BarbieThe teaser shows Kendrick, wearing a black sweater under a white dress shirt with a sparkling collar, as she tries to express her excitement.'I'm so excited we're in the Rocket Super Bowl commercial together,' Kendrick says, though we don't see who she's talking to yet.

monster monsoon looks set to drench millions of Brits and possibly burst river banks this weekend.The staggering rain front will engulf almost the entire country on Saturday (February 12) and Sunday (February 13), moving in from the west before dissipating as we head into next week. The Met Office have now warned that, on Sunday, a heavy "band of rain" will sweep southward across the country, "with showers following into the northwest of Scotland". They added: "Strong winds are expected too, especially around coasts, and temperatures will be mild for all."Advanced weather maps from WX Charts lay bare the full extent of this weekend's deluge.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission.Millions of people will be tuned into the same channel this Sunday as the Bengals and Rams face off at SoFi Stadium for the Big Game. Whichever team you’re rooting for, and whether you even follow sports in the first place, the annual sports event is a great excuse to safely gather with a few friends to watch the anticipated match-up.But if you’ve hosted a Super Bowl viewing party before, you know how important it is to be prepped with the right activities and decor to make the day feel as spirited as possible.

Memphis rapper Key Glock has had a hand in some of his city's most successful rap releases of the past few years. Projects like the Dum and Dummer series with his mentor, the dearly missed Young Dolph, were standouts in the years they were dropped.

Pete Davidson, 28, proudly put his love for his new significant other Kim Kardashian, 41, on full display during one of his latest video interviews! The Saturday Night Live cast member, who first sparked romance rumors with the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star in Oct., talked to People (the TV Show!) about his current life when a prayer candle with her face on it could be seen sitting atop a circular dresser in his bedroom in the background. When asked if it was a “Kardashian candle” during the chat, Pete nonchalantly looked behind him and smiled before confirming that it was indeed what it looked like.

Manchester City will host the Bees on Wednesday night, still licking their wounds from having dropped two points at Southampton last time out in the Premier League.The draw enabled Liverpool to close the gap on the Premier League leaders and offer Jurgen Klopp's men hope that the champions can still be caught in the race for the title.But City know a win on Wednesday would give them a 12-point lead again, before Liverpool have to host Leicester 24 hours later.Walker admits the dressing room was a miserable place to be at St Mary's, because his side dropped below the standards expected of them.And the England star knows the visit of Thomas Frank's side is the perfect chance for them to get rid of some of that frustration.Walker said: "It's the standard we set ourselves as a team - we make sure that each game we go out there and the minimum we want is the three points."I've never been in a team where we draw a game and it's like someone has died in there."The training ground for the next couple of days is down, but that's the standards we've set over the last five seasons since I've been here."We want to win every game and when we do drop points, it's not acceptable, because we know we can do better."You should set your own standards and want to achieve those standards day-in, day-out."City have 15 League games remaining in which to claim what would be a third title in four seasons, and also remain in the Champions League and FA Cup.Will Man City win the treble this season? Make a prediction in the comments section.Few would back against them landing a 'treble', and Guardiola admits he can 'smell' success in the air as the big trophies start to loom large on the horizon.The Spaniard, who will be without Gabriel Jesus,

With Sheriff Alex Villanueva declining to enforce the county’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate among his deputies, the Board of Supervisors today voted to develop a proposal that would give the county’s personnel director overriding authority to discipline any employees who fail to comply with the requirement, including Sheriff’s deputies.

Prince Andrew is reportedly set to appear alongside the Queen next month as he attends a remembrance service for Prince Philip.The Duke of York is expected to attend the ceremony for his late father at Westminster Abbey on 29 March, days after he is due to give his witness statement to US lawyers in his ongoing sexual assault case. Andrew, 61, was unsuccessful in an attempt to stop the case being brought to court earlier this year, on the basis of a financial settlement his accuser Virginia Roberts previously signed with Jeffrey Epstein.

BRIT Awards are upon us and excitement is at fever-pitch to see who will be the recipients of this year's gongs.As we prepare to pay homage to some of the UK's most talented British musicians, it’s no secret that the long string of celebs to take on the coveted hosting gig have often stolen the headlines away from the award-winners with their cut-throat jokes and wild antics.Let’s take a look back at the best, worst and most memorable BRIT Awards hosts - from Peter Kay calling Liam Gallagher a "k**b*ead" live on stage to Russell Brand alleging former Prime minister David Cameron smoked drugs as a schoolboy.The comedian and actor made it clear he was taking no prisoners when he presented the awards in 2021.The savage comic immediately took a swipe at "unemployed" Piers Morgan after his Good Morning Britain exit before mercilessly mocking Rita Ora, Niall Horan and Little Mix.Taking a swipe at former Good Morning Britain Presenter Piers in his opening speech, Jack told the 4,000-strong audience: "I cannot tell you how grateful we are to be here tonight for the first live event back in the 02 arena."This venue has been emptier than Piers Morgan's diary."He joked: "To ensure a reduced capacity we billed this as a Niall Horan gig."Introducing pregnant Leigh-Anne and Perrie, he added: "These girls are so in sync they can even harmonise their pregnancies." Rita Ora was also the subject of Jack’s jibes after the popstar flouted Covid lockdown rules when she threw herself a 30th birthday party.2012 brought perhaps the most controversial BRIT Awards moment to date when actor James Corden hit the headlines for interrupting megastar Adele mid-speech as she accepted her award for Best British Album.The singer was clearly upset by this

Michael Jackson is about to be the focus of a new biopic.

A woman has told of the frightening moment that she saw a young man armed with a machete sat in her car as he went on a violent wrecking spree.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentBest-known for her action roles in “Skyscraper,” with Dwayne Johnson, and Simon West’s “Skyfire,” Asian star Hannah Quinlivan has joined director Jesse Atlas’s sci-fi feature “Soul Assassin.”The film’s ensemble cast also includes Bruce Willis (“Die Hard,” “The Sixth Sense”), Andy Allo (“Upload,” “Pitch Perfect 3”), Nomzamo Mbatha (“Coming2America,” “All About Love”), Dominic Purcell (“Killer Elite,” “Assault on Wall Street”) and Mustafa Shakir (“Cowboy Bebop,” “Emancipation”).Atlas’ feature debut, “Soul Assassin”is described as a female-led, mind-bending sci-fi thriller. In it, a female former black ops soldier joins an experimental drone warfare program to hunt down her husband’s killer.

PETER Andre says he used to wind up Ant and Dec so much when he lived below them that they'd hammer on the ceiling with brooms. The 48-year-old singer used to live in the same West London building as the pair and said they were "in competition with each other".

Kylian Mbappe’. The trouble is, that's a huge billing to live up to.Mbappe burst onto the scene at Monaco almost eight years ago.

Police chiefs have issued an urgent warning to Range Rover owners after a spate of recent thefts.

Nicola Sturgeon delivered another Covid update to the Scottish Parliament earlier today.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorAmazon wants to take some time out of NBC’s Super Bowl telecast to remind viewers to watch its new Thursday-night stream-casts next season without the use of linear TV.The e-commerce giant will unveil during Super Bowl LVI a new logo for the mid-week NFL games to which it will have exclusive rights starting next season, and hopes viewers will recognize some hallmarks of the game – and some signals about the future of it. The new logo will debut in a Super Bowl ad crafted with independent agency Wieden + Kennedy.The animated blue shield Amazon has created to represent “Thursday Night Football” uses elements of the shape of an old pigskin as well as Amazon’s signature “smile” logo, and should become a familiar symbol to football fans next season as the company threads the insignia through various aspects of production.