Anne Hegerty: The Chase star forced to fight off muggers 'Governess born that day'

A huge power cut in Bolton has left more 2,300 properties without electricity this morning.

Paul Pogba accused Manchester United of not supporting him during his comeback from injury last year.

Not all Good Morning Britain viewers were impressed at the latest edition of the show. The ITV news programme was back for the last episode of the week on Friday (June 17).

A Rochdale mum who quit her fashion degree to pursue embalming has said she sees preparing the dead as ‘an honour’.

Under starters orders for day four at Royal Ascot with the fillies and speed merchants taking top billing.

Last week, Martin Lewis shared new tariff deals being offered to some existing consumers across the UK which could help millions of households reduce the impact of the next Ofgem price cap due to kick in on October 1.

Kilbarchan Pipe Band have added to their trophy haul by winning the UK Championships in Northern Ireland last weekend.

Ed Sheeran wowed fans at Hampden last night, and even surprised the crowd by wearing a Scotland top.

Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, who have overseen the James Bond franchise for the past three decades, have been honored with BFI Fellowships, the highest bestowed by the film institute.

An intrepid shepherd from Perthshire has completed an epic charity ultra marathon in the Amazon jungle.

brief, which casts Smith’s refusal to serve same-sex couples as a matter of religious freedom and artistic expression protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.Smith, the owner of the firm 303 Creative LLC, claims that she should be allowed to refuse to create websites for same-sex couples on the basis of her personal religious beliefs opposing homosexuality, and her refusal to communicate a message that implicitly supports same-sex marriage.Enlisting the help of the anti-LGBTQ legal group Alliance Defending Freedom, Smith sued the state of Colorado in 2016, demanding an exemption from the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act, which prohibits businesses that open themselves up as places of public accommodation from discriminating against people based on sexual orientation.Smith claims she will do some work for LGBTQ clients, but creating wedding websites for those individuals would not only violate her religious beliefs but would violate her freedom of artistic expression, as each website she creates is a specially-tailored, one-of-a-kind product reflecting her own creativity.A federal district judge ruled against Smith in September 2019, finding that her proposal to post a statement outlining her objection to promoting same-sex weddings “proposes an unlawful act” because it would deny services to same-sex couples on the basis of their sexual orientation.

Kym Marsh's parents, Pauline and Dave, have given an update following her father's prostate cancer diagnosis.Her parents appeared as guests on BBC One show Morning Live, which their daughter presents alongside Gethin Jones. They were informing viewers of the importance of getting your prostate checked after the 77-year-old delayed going to the doctors during the pandemic.Asking how he's feeling this morning, Dave admitted that as he's on his medication he's "not too bad."Gethin reminded Kym that last year when he was first diagnosed one of the hardest parts for her was not being able to go with him to appointments due to coronavirus.However, with restrictions easing she's now able to attend and went along to one this week.Speaking about the doctor's appointment, Kym said: "It was really good, Tuesday this week we were able to all go together to your latest appointment."That was really good for lots of reasons really.

Love Island fans have been left fuming after seeing a series of 'red flags' in Luca Bish.Luca, 23, is currently coupled up with Gemma Owen, 19, in the villa who is the youngest contestant.Fans said that the bosses have a 'duty of care' to contestants after Luca was seen slamming Gemma into his body and then later showing signs of 'controlling behaviour'.It all started on Wednesday nights episode when Luca was giving Gemma a massage but viewers were concerned as he began slamming Gemma's body into his chest and continued to do so even after she asked him to stop.He then began what viewers described as controlling behaviour after Gemma accidentally called him her ex boyfriend's name Jaques.Following her name slip up, she said: "I absolutely didn't mean to say it. It was a genuine mistake."I have no feelings for him and I'm not interested in getting back with him."But Luca was not convinced and seemed to shift the goal posts on Gemma during the discussion."It makes it weirder for me that two minutes later you were in there with your ex," he said.She hit back: "Don't roll your eyes at me and stop being a p***k."I'll come to you and say I'm in the wrong, it was a mistake, I've no feelings for him and I have no interest in getting back with him – you want to carry on, I'm not interested in having an argument with you."It was a genuine mistake, I'm sorry, I can appreciate you feeling angry.

Little Mix star Leigh-Anne Pinnock has teased her solo career after taking a break from the group last month.In an Instagram post on Wednesday (June 17), the songstress, 30, shared a cute snap showing her waving goodbye to her twins, who she shares with fiancé Andre Gray, as she headed to the studio to record her new music.Leigh-Anne also shared photos of her looking senstional in the studio in a orange minidress. She wrote alongside her post: "Mama hard at work."Her bandmate Perrie Edwards rushed to the comment section to show her support, saying: "I can’t wait.

Alison Hammond busted out a beer on the latest episode of This Morning as the show moved outside amid the current English heatwave.The 47-year-old presenter hosted Friday's show (June 17) alongside Dermot O'Leary.The morning programme opened with an outside musical performance from the cast of Bob Marley: The Musical and Dermot explained: "We're also going to be enjoying the sunshine with them all morning because we've taken the entire show outside."Replying to Dermot, Alison said: "It's fantastic because apparently temperatures are expected to rise to above thirty degrees [celsius] in some parts of the UK today."So, we've bought the sofa outside. "We've planned the most amazing show outside. This is al fresco.

EastEnders and Coronation Street cast members, dozens of hopefuls have taken on the charts as they try and make their transition from soap star to pop star. From Martine McCutcheon’s chart-topping success to Samantha Womack’s Eurovision dreams, let’s take a look at the stars that’s have attempted to make their mark in the music industry.

The Chasers have become well known for their big brains and epic quizzing talents, but how much do viewers know about their love lives? The stars of ITV's The Chase have slowly revealed details about their personal lives over the years and it's safe to say there have been some turbulent relationships along the way. Some of the famous quizzers are now happily married, but one Chaser was shocked to discover they were actually related to their wife.

So it turns out there's more to a celebrity than meets the eye, with the likes of EastEnders' Danny Dyer being related to real life royalty. Who'd have thought our favourite cockney actor would have such royal connections? And he's not the only one, either. Chaser Anne Hegerty recently unveiled her royal heritage and is fact the Queen's 19th cousin – perhaps that's why she's got so much inside knowledge.

The Chase after fighting off a gang of muggers, ITV boss Sue Allison revealed. The professional quizzer – fondly known as The Governess on the beloved daytime show – has been a regular member on Bradley Walsh’s gameshow since 2010.After the show launched back in 2009, TV producers had been searching far and wide for a new Chaser and were eager to throw a strong female character into the mix.And it’s not hard to see why the brainbox caught their attention after the star wrote a compelling letter to bosses telling them she was a strong woman both mentally and physically.On Tuesday (May 24), the Chase producer appeared in a new instalment of the TV Show and Tell podcast where she revealed what convinced them to involve her into the show.She told listeners: “For the series I really wanted the third chaser to be a woman, a strong woman who could hold her own and could be completely herself.“That was quite a hard task.

The Chase fans were left fuming after noticing a contestant's "predictable" tactics.

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