Ash Barty rocked by Optus hacking scandal

Matt Hancock has arrived in Australia after it was revealed that he would be a campmate in the line-up for the newest series of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here. ITV bosses are still yet to confirm the news after confirming its full 11-person line-up earlier this week.

Marks and Spencer has released the 2022 festive food advert featuring comedy duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders as Fairy and Duckie.

More than 100 people living on an Aberfeldy housing estate have put their name to a petition calling for a neighbouring landowner to fell a row of very tall pine trees.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been reluctant to confirm whether State Pension and benefits will be uprated in line with the current inflation rate of 10.1% next April. New DWP boss, Mel Stride, told the House of Commons earlier this week that a decision will not be announced until the Autumn Statement on November 17 at the earliest.

Tributes have been flooding in for an Ardrossan football stalwart who has sadly died.

DEALSYusuf/Cat Stevens has signed to talent agency WME ahead of world tour dates next year. He is also set to release a new album.Primary Wave has acquired the song rights of Huey Lewis And The News. The deal is worth around $20 million, according to Variety.

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The songwriter who accused Mariah Carey of ripping off her festive hit ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ from an earlier song he wrote of the same name has voluntarily dismissed his song theft lawsuit.Vince Vance sued Carey in June explaining that he co-wrote a song called ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ back in 1989, a version of which was recorded and released, enjoying “extensive airplay”, in 1993. That was the year before Carey released her album ‘Merry Christmas’ on which her much more famous song ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ appears.Carey’s hit, Vance argued, was a derivation of his song, but no permission was ever sought to exploit his work in that way, which means his copyright was infringed.

Strictly Come Dancing star James Jordan raised eyebrows for saying he preferred his wife Ola when she was three stone lighter.

Stacey Solomon opened up about her time on Loose Women and said she "hates" being a part of any "scandals".The popular ITV daytime show sees the presenters discuss various topics from the cost of living crisis, to motherhood, to royals and celebrities.The 33-year-old said she isn't too keen on the "drama" that can unfold when she and her colleagues touch on topics which provoke angst among viewers.It comes as the mum-of-four spoke about returning to live TV after being on maternity leave with her one-year-old daughter Rose.Stacey admitted she did not miss being at the forefront of the drama on Loose Women, calling it her "worst nightmare"."I hate the drama, I hate the scandals.

EXCLUSIVE: Sky is developing a drama series on beloved composer Mozart’s time in Vienna from Giri/Haji writer Joe Barton and produced by Patrick Melrose indie Two Cities Television.

James said: “I did, and I worry about that because I think that dance particularly suited him and it was so impressive for the first week.“I’m just not sure if we'll see Will in the final unless he delivers another 'Week One' moment sometime soon,” James added to Hello! magazine.Will recently opened up about how his father's death motivated him to go on Strictly and “create memories”.Appearing on This Morning last week, Will discussed his journey on the BBC contest with dance partner Nancy Xu.He candidly shared with hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield how "horrendous" it was to lose his father, Bill Mellor, from cancer and how it gave him the drive to sign up for Strictly.The actor said the show has given his mother, Shirley Mellor, something to focus on which is why he grabbed the opportunity to take part in the competition by the horns.Reflecting on losing his father, Will began: "It was a horrendous time for me and my family, as anyone who has lost someone will know. "You're left with memories and you know what, I just thought he lives in me now and I am just going to create memories."I am going to say yes to more things and I am just going to grab life and run with it, and do it in his name."Will explained his father's death has "really changed" his outlook on life.He also opened up about wanting to help his mother deal with her grief through his Strictly routines each week as he hopes to remain in the competition for as long as possible.  "For my mum, she lost my dad, her brother-in-law and her sister-in-law in one year, and it was such a tough time for us all," Will added. "But I was given this opportunity and I thought, I want to do it to create memories and look back and say we did that." Last weekend

She said for some people, “there was the sense of, ‘Well, let’s get her some medicine so she can get better.’”“And there is no better. But it was good for me,” she added.

Matt Hanock is this year's most controversial I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! signing, following his resignation as Health Secretary last year.The 44-year-old politician stepped down from his role after being caught kissing his aide during the Covid-19 pandemic when the nation was under strict social distancing rules.Former contestant Martin Roberts, 59, has now shared his thoughts about Matt entering the jungle as he warned viewers will "see through people who are just putting it on".He said: "Realistically, Matt Hancock is looking after Matt Hancock, isn’t he? However he positions it, that’s the only way you can look at it."Families of bereaved people who I know, some of them put him as the person to blame, they must be absolutely fuming right now."Even if he gave all the money that he got for doing it, in terms of raising his profile, in terms of after dinner speaking or public engagements, he knows that he’s going to be in a good position moving forward.”Judi Dench says partner had to 'cut up her food' due to health declineThe Homes Under The Hammer star went on to say he believes Matt has "thrown the towel in" on his political career, particularly after he was "blanked" by new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak outside Number 10 last month.“I am sure he will be hoping that he gets to put his side of things that we haven’t heard," Martin added to Jeremy Kyle on his TalkTV show.He went on to tell the host that Matt and his fellow contestants will get an idea of how they're being perceived on the show simply by how long they last.He cautioned: “People see through people who are just putting it on.

People signed up to broadband, TV and mobile phone contracts can save hundreds by switching to cheaper deals, according to consumer experts.

May Sumbwanyambe, playwright of Enough of Him, visited Perth Sheriff Court to share the story of Joseph Knight and the historical precedent he set in winning his freedom there in 1778.

Peering through the solid metal fence in the searing heat of the Republican Stadium’s away end stood an intrigued young football fan following the team he was growing to love.

Jurgen Klopp was a relieved man to finally give Calvin Ramsay his Liverpool debut - and it might be just in time as another injury threatens to leave them short of cover for Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Octopus Energy recently sealed a deal to buy Bulb, its collapsed rival which has been run with billions of pounds of UK Government support for nearly a year. Over the weekend, Octopus announced it is taking on Bulb’s 1.5 million customers after the firm was placed into special administration in November 2021.