Brexit checks on Northern Ireland goods halted after 'sinister' threats to staff

A man struck terror into fellow residents of a three-storey block of flats by calling 999 and falsely claiming there was a fire there in the middle of the night.

A person has been rushed to hospital after a crash involving two vehicles in Bo'ness.

Residents in a housing estate transferred into the North Lanarkshire Council area have discovered that their children are still zoned to attend a Glasgow primary school located five miles away.

Pupils from Bo'ness Academy have started their journey to Greenland for what is believed to be the biggest Polar Expedition to leave Scotland since 1904.

While The Apprentice final is all about discovering who Lord Alan Sugar will choose as his next business partner, it is also an opportunity for fans to see their favourite candidates from throughout the series return.

Season two of Bridgerton has finally landed on Netflix today, Friday 25th March and we are so excited about its return. It feels like ages since we finished binge watching the first series of the hit romantic period drama meaning we are well overdue our next dose of scandal and sexual conflict.

Kate Middleton has sent a clear message with her latest outfit choice as she and Prince William touched down in Nassau, The Bahamas, on 24 March in the final leg of their Caribbean tour.The Duchess of Cambridge looked gorgeous as she stepped off the plane following their trip to Jamaica as she donned a custom-made Emilia Wickstead dress in aquamarine blue – the same shade featured in The Bahamas' flag, which consists of aquamarine, gold and black. Kate, 40, teamed the outfit with a matching aquamarine clutch bag and donned a pair of nude heels.The royal styled her brunette mane up into a ponytail for the final arrival and accessorised with some dangling gold and aquamarine earrings.

Kate Middleton is known to have a love for working out and exercise. And the 40 year old Duchess recently dazzled in a green dress and she and Prince William attended another evening reception on their Caribbean tour. In the Jenny Packham gown the Duchess shared a look at her toned arms, posing the question of how Kate achieves her svelte figure.

Made In Chelsea star Sam Thompson, 29, was taken to hospital by his girlfriend Zara McDermott after receiving some "complicated blood results". Former Love Island star Zara, 24, explained that Sam had been feeling unwell for "the past few weeks" and a blood test had shown some complications.

ITV’s Dancing on Ice is often regarded as one of the most dangerous shows on Television.Over the years, several celebrities have taken to the ice and performed some of the most daring lifts and gravity-defying stunts.On many occasions, these jaw-dropping lifts were perfectly executed, however, there were several times when they didn’t go according to plan and resulted in terrible accidents.While some celebrities came away with a simple scratch, others have ended up bloodied and bruised, forcing them to take a trip to the hospital.Here’s a look back at some of the most dangerous stunts performed on the ice.The Scorpion Kick is a risky move that involves a skater arching their back and kicking up their leg.Back in 2012, actress Jennifer Ellison attempted the move while dancing with partner Dan Whiston.In what was described as one of the most gruesome moves from the entire series, the former glamour model raised her leg so high that the bottom of her skate pierced the top of her head.Although she had sliced her head open and blood was pouring out, the Brookside actress continued her routine and received her highest score of the show at the point.Celebrity contestants have attempted countless nail-biting moves over the years, but Perri Kiely arguably executed one of the scariest of all.The Diversity member made history in the 2020 finale when he defied the odds and performed a gravity defying backflip while skating – the first the show had ever seen.Alongside pro partner Vanessa Bauer and a team of pro dancers in the background, Perri zoomed across the rink, picking up speed before backflipping mid-skate.The dancer left viewers with their hearts in their mouths, but successfully landed the jump and received a perfect 40.The

British broadcasting heavyweight Michael Grade, who has overseen every major UK broadcaster, has been appointed Chair of media and broadcasting regulator Ofcom, bringing to an end an at-times controversial hiring process that has been running for more than a year.

BBC Breakfast host Naga Munchetty has taken to Twitter to bid farewell to her ex-colleague as he is set to leave broadcasting behind after four decades.Eddie Mair has decided to quit journalism after 40 years, during which his glittering career has seen him present BBC Radio 4, Newsnight and Any Questions.Recently, Eddie has presented on LBC radio and announced his departure on his four year anniversary since joining the company.He shared a tweet to his 125,000 followers about the decision.Mair wrote: “Apologies for this. There is a war and a cost of living crisis but here is some blah about me.

Russian troops have been told to “make sure” the invasion into Ukraine is over by May 9 - a date of historical importance in Russia.The claim has come from a member of the general staff of the armed forces of Ukraine, according to Russian news outlet Pravda News.They quote a source as saying: "According to the available information, there is an ongoing propaganda campaign among the personnel of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation which seeks to impose the idea that the war has to end by May 9, 2022.“Despite significant losses and demoralised personnel, the military and political authorities of the Russian Federation are still not rejecting the possibility of continuing to wage the war against Ukraine.“Violating the rules of war, the occupying troops are destroying the infrastructure of peaceful cities and villages.“Most medical establishments located on the Russian side of the border with Ukraine, near the border, are occupied by wounded soldiers of the Russian army.“Russian troops are also attempting to restore the combat capabilities of its airborne troops.”For Russians, May 9 is an historically significant date. A national holiday is held every year on that date to celebrate the end of the Second World War – and, in Russia, it is when they claim sole, or Soviet, victory over the Nazis.

@bonnielocketxox.Bonnie wore a silver swimsuit made up of thin strings of material that tied at her neck and hip.The barely there costume covered her intimate area before crossing over her toned stomach and covering her boobs in a two narrow strips of fabric.Bonnie stood with her hair tied up and her back to the camera in the clip showing that the swimsuit bared her whole booty, back and legs.Taking a step forward the model bounced on her heels to flaunt her curves before opening the fridge, taking out a pot and turning to face the camera with a grinBonnie captioned the sexy clip and said: “I’m always hungry, are you?”And, the curvy stunner isn’t the first person to wear the extremely revealing bikini style.Models for Fashion Nova lined up in an Instagram post last year with one wearing a bright yellow floss swimsuit.Sitting on the pool edge the Nova Swim model showed off her shapely butt as the one-string bottom of the suit acted like a thong.And, Instagram model Nina Serebrova posed in a brown version on her page too.Posing against the side of a yacht the raven-haired beauty leant forwards to show off the thin G-string suit. Want all the biggest Lifestyle news straight to your inbox? Sign up for our free Daily Star Hot Topics newsletter In Bonnie’s comments her millions of fans went wild for the look as over 185,000 liked the clip.One follower said: “Lord have mercy on me,” while another added: “Beautiful”.A third fan commented: “Amazing figure,” while a fourth said: “Wooow, OMG, absolutely breathtaking and desirable you look fantastic!” Previously, Bonnie claimed that she loved doing OnlyFans modelling so much that she would keep going into old age.

Kate Middleton and Prince William have continued their tour of the Caribbean and she wore three looks throughout their Thursday events!

ADOR says fans should expect the new subsidiary label of BTS‘ agency HYBE to debut its first K-pop girl group sometime in “the third quarter of the year”.ADOR’s CEO Min Hee-jin recently spoke to Be(Attitude) in a new interview about her plans for the company’s new group, which she revealed will be making their highly-anticipated debut later this year following the label’s launch in November 2021.Min first explained that the new girl group had been in the works since 2019. “We held auditions back in September 2019 and by the end of that year, we had completed not only the audition process but the casting as well,” she shared.

Kid Cudi has shared a new track called ‘Stars In The Sky’ – you can listen to it below.The upbeat, synth-driven song was recorded for the soundtrack to Sonic The Hedgehog 2, which is due to arrive in cinemas on April 8.It arrives with fun accompanying visuals that intersperse clips of Cudi performing in the studio with shots from the forthcoming movie, as well as old-school gameplay graphics from the original ’90s Sonic game.At one point, Cudi – real name Scott Mescudi – receives a message to “come join me” before taking flight above the city in a black-and-white sphere. The clip concludes with Mescudi blasting off high into the night sky.In the ‘Stars In The Sky’ chorus, he sings: “Say I’m right and sail tonight, I’m home/ Say right now, I get it, take my hand come zone/ Come on, catch a ride/ And we take it to places that we only dreamed/ I think I’m home/ This is my heaven, baby, day and night in my zone.”Tune in here:After announcing the track earlier this week, Cudi said he would “be doin a screening [with] fans so stay tuned!”.Last year saw the rapper/singer share two new tracks that were made for films: an Ariana Grande collaboration called ‘Just Look Up’ (from Netflix‘s Don’t Look Up) and ‘Guns Go Bang’ (The Harder They Fall).Meanwhile, Cudi appears on a song called ‘Want It Bad’ from a new compilation record by DJ and A Bathing Ape founder Nigo, ‘I Know Nigo’.Kid Cudi released his latest studio album, ‘Man On The Moon III: The Chosen’, back in December 2020.Mescudi has been focusing on his acting career of late, appearing in the films Don’t Look Up, Bill & Ted Face The Music and A24’s new horror X.

MONSTA X‘s Joohoney has opened up about his personal goals as a songwriter and producer for the group, revealing his intent to dispel the “fixed notion” that older idol groups make “half-hearted” music.In a new interview with Arena Homme Plus, the MONSTA X rapper revealed that the hardest song he’s ever produced is the K-pop group’s June 2021 single ‘Gambler’, through which he hoped to dispel assumptions about older idol groups.“I wanted to break the fixed notion people have that the further you get into your career, you’ll start making music half-heartedly, or the tempo of your songs will get slower,” Joohoney said, per translations by Soompi.Joohoney also said he wanted ‘Gambler’ to be a “powerful” song that would allow MONSTA X, who are nearly seven years old as a group, to showcase the same levels of energy of a younger K-pop act.“Because if a song has a powerful sound, its choreography gets more powerful as well,” he added. “I feel apologetic to the members who suffered [because of the song’s choreography], but looking back on it now, I think it was the right decision.

Britney Spears has revealed that she's been "thinking about getting a boob job" in a candid post on Instagram.The award-winning singer, 40, shared a lengthy post detailing her thought process behind wanting to undergo the procedure, but went on to reveal why she had ultimately decided against it.

Liam Gallagher has responded to Dave Grohl calling him “one of the last remaining rock stars”.The Foo Fighters frontman teamed up with the former Oasis singer for the latter’s recent solo single ‘Everything Electric’, which came out last month. Grohl co-wrote the song and plays drums on the studio version.During a recent interview with NME, Grohl praised Gallagher and spoke about how the track came about.

Netflix’s upcoming original South Korean film Yaksha: Ruthless Operations has arrived.The brand-new visual opens with a shot of the neon-lit Chinese city of Shenyang, as a voiceover briefs special inspector Ji-hoon (played by Squid Game‘s Park Hae-soo) for an assignment that requires him to shadow a secret black ops team.We then dive into the action-packed predicaments of the black ops team, led by Ji Kang-in (Sol Kyung-gu), also known as the Yaksha. The team butt heads with antagonist “D7” Ozawa (Hiroyuki Ikeuchi), a Japanese spy disguised as a lobbyist who has a particularly bad history with the Yaksha.Also starring GOT7‘s Jinyoung (Yumi’s Cells), Yang Dong-geun (Lost), Lee El (Love And Leashes) and Song Jae-rim (Work Later, Drink Now), Yaksha: Ruthless Operations follows the team and their unwilling inspector in search of a high-ranking North Korean official who has gone missing.