BBC confirms Rule Britannia will be sung at Proms in dramatic U-turn

ASHLEY Banjo revealed he received a barrage of abuse over his dance crew Diversity's Black Lives Matter-inspired routine on Britain's Got Talent. But the show's stand-in judge has thanked his critics for proving that it was a necessary performance. He wrote on Twitter: "So much to say...

PRESENTER Phillip Schofield playfully taunted Piers Morgan after This Morning beat Good Morning Britain to win a TV Choice Award. It was announced live on-air today that the beloved mid-morning stalwart, which is front by Phillip and Holly Willoughby, nabbed the gong for Best Daytime Show.

The Cranberries have paid tribute to Dolores O’Riordan on what would have been her 49th birthday.The late singer died aged 46 at a London hotel in January 2018 from accidentally drowning in a bath following sedation by alcohol intoxication.Her bandmates – Fergal Lawler, Noel Hogan and Michael Hogan – took to the band’s official Facebook page to remember their friend.‘Happy Birthday Dolores,’ they wrote alongside a snap of her. ‘You’re in our thoughts and in our hearts, always.

Prince William and Kate Middleton took their kids to Balmoral Castle in Scotland to visit the Queen. Summer trips to Balmoral are a longstanding royal tradition, but, obviously, not every member of the royal family was able to make it this year.

Chinese province of Sichuan.But hundreds of kinky Brits have suffered the same fate in recent years after inserting items up their bum.Brit Dr Carol Cooper said: “Most people who do this are men, often with a sexual motive.“While it’s good to explore one’s sensuality, shoving things like candles, spray cans, and Christmas ornaments up the rear end is taking it too far.”A British Medical Journal report warns doctors not to laugh or shame patients who end up in A&E with items up their bum.It says: “Generally, patients with rectal foreign bodies try to retrieve the objects by themselves because of shame and embarrassment to seek medical care.“But the majority fail in these attempts and eventually present to the emergency room.“Management of

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Principal photography is underway today on UK sci-fi horror The Seed, which stars Chelsea Edge (The Missing), Lucy Martin (Vikings) and Sophie Vavasseur (Resident Evil: Apocalypse).Shoot is taking place in Malta. The movie is a rare example of a project to have been fully packaged and financed during lockdown.Sam Walker is helming, his feature debut after numerous successful shorts including the 2001 award-winning Duck Children and more recently the 2016 short horror Fumes.The Seed follows three young social media influencers who head out to the California wilderness to party, and film a once in a lifetime meteor shower for their social media channels.

Casualty has resumed filming with a special episode exploring the effect of the coronavirus pandemic on the drama’s medical staff.

quarantine period for UK visitors is to be slashed from two weeks to just eight days. Travel industry insiders have claimed the fortnight in isolation is "strangling" the British economy.

Phillip Schofield took a cheeky swipe at fellow ITV star Piers Morgan today after This Morning beat Good Morning Britain to win a TV Choice award. The ITV daytime show, hosted by Phillip, and Holly Willoughby, took home the gong for Best Daytime Show.Alison Hammond was on hand to share the exciting news this morning.With Good Morning Britain also up for the award, Phillip, 57, couldn't resist saying: "Thank you, sorry Piers!" after his win.Alison interrupted the programme to make the announcement, taking the award out of the oven as she told viewers at home there was no glitzy ceremony due to the coronavirus pandemic.The former Big Brother star said: "This Morning has won a TV Choice Award for Best Daytime TV show everyone.

Pizza Express is planning to permanently shut 73 restaurants due to struggling with dept.The plan has now been approved by its creditors, putting 1,100 jobs at risk.Pizza Express said 89% of its creditors voted for its Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA), which will see it secure rent reductions.It will also allow £144 million in funds to be reinvested into future business operations.In a statement, Pizza Express said: "The successful vote unlocks the company's ability to actively address the challenges brought by Covid-19, securing over 9,000 jobs in the UK."The directors of Pizza Express thank its creditors for their support during this period and look forward to ongoing partnership as the hospitality industry recovers to growth."The

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry just landed an impressive Netflix production deal, which I think we can all agree is huge and exciting news worthy of several exclamation points, so !!!!!!This is one of the couples' most major work moves since stepping down from official royal duties—but apparently the palace is still going to be involved in the details. A "royal insider" tells The Mirror (via The Express) that Meghan and Harry's contract will inevitably be "scrutinized by the royal household”—which was actually part of their agreement upon stepping down as working royals.The source continued by explaining that “Under the terms of their deal to forgo their royal duties, they agreed any commercial deals would be subject to discussion.

coronavirus deaths have reduced despite a larger amount of new cases being recorded in Scotland over recent days. The Scottish Government reported a spike in new infections on Sunday, with 208 new positive cases being recorded in 24 hours.

Pet Shop Boys are among the latest additions to the growing line-up of the ‘Passport: Back to Our Roots’ series of intimate gigs that will raise money for independent venues in the UK.The fundraising campaign, which was launched back in July, is aiming to bring major and established artists to those grassroots music venues that have been threatened with closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.With the likes of Elbow, Everything Everything and Ash already on the line-up, organisers of ‘Passport: Back to Our Roots’ have this morning (September 7) confirmed that Pet Shop Boys will also be taking part.The duo have pledged to play at Camden’s Electric Ballroom in London, with a date yet to be announced.

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield reunited on This Morning after their summer break and enjoyed their first hug in six months.The TV hosts used a plastic sheet called a cuddle curtain to hug each other, leaving both them and viewers emotional. Emily Andrea has now had her say on her the pair’s hug, saying she doesn't think it's the same as the real thing.

Britain's Got Talent star Amanda Holden sent her fans into meltdown as she donned a stunning halterneck dress with a black polka dot design.

whole year group is having to self-isolate after a confirmed case at a high school.

Emma Barnett has been announced as the new host of Radio 4's Women's Hour.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.THE Queen has won a legal battle to stop Prince Charles’s former butler, who is originally from Airdrie, from trademarking the name “The Royal Butler”.Lawyers acting on behalf of the monarch took action against Grant Harrold after he tried to launch a butler and etiquette training business using the title.Harrold, 42, worked for Prince Charles between 2005 and 2011 and is a regular guest on TV shows This Morning and Good Morning Britain, where he hands out etiquette advice.He applied to register the trademark “The Royal Butler” and claimed he had been given permission to use it by senior members of the Royal Household as part of a settlement when he

PIERS Morgan has revealed his backstage fights with Susanna Reid who sits in her dressing room "in a mood" after their heated bust-ups. The 55-year-old Good Morning Britain host brought up their off-screen disagreements as they discussed how a hair salon boss was banned for advertising for "happy" stylists - because the word is discriminatory to sad people.

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A 63-year-old man who lost his job because of coronavirus has resorted to hand delivering his CV in a bid to find work.Ex-restaurant manager Trevor Walford, who started out as a butler at Buckingham Palace, has said he was fed up of getting 'rejection after rejection' after sending out hundreds of resumes online since being made redundant in March at the start of lockdown.He instead decided to put on his best suit and last week handed out around 200 CVs at railway stations near his home in Leeds, West Yorkshire.Throughout the day he visited four train stations with a bundle of CVs and a sign reading: 'I would like to work, please feel free to take a CV'.Trevor said the response since has been "unbelievable", adding that a number of