Cardross author publishes her debut novel - 'The Thing About Bees'

Olly Murs and Amelia Tank keep us all hooked with their updates on Instagram, from TikTok videos to heartfelt posts.The couple have been together for quite some time now, as they look as happy as ever. Amelia works in the City at a major bank and is also a bodybuilder who has the nickname Tank the Bank.The fitness aficionado balances her busy work life with gruelling bodybuilding training twice a day, three times a week.

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!Conor McGregor is discovering how unforgiving the martial arts community can be after Floyd Mayweather Jr jumped on the bandwagon mocking the UFC star following his latest defeat.‘The Notorious’ broke his tibia before suffering a technical knockout defeat to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 on Saturday when the fight failed to go past the first round.McGregor, 32, endured a three-hour operation to fix the damage done to his leg, telling his fans he’ll need six weeks on crutches but intends to “come back better than ever.”But Mayweather was only too happy to prolong his former foe’s misery and posted a photo of a seated McGregor with one small-but-significant edit.The image has been distorted to

Emma Willis has admitted that she'd "love" to take part in Strictly Come Dancing.The 45-year-old TV presenter, who is marred to Busted rocker Matt Willis, appeared on Tuesday's edition of This Morning to talk to Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford about hosting ITV's new series Cooking With The Stars.Eights celebrities will put their cooking skills to the test when the new series gets underway tonight (July 13) at 9pm.

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Olly Murs has defended his girlfriend Amelia Tank after online trolls claimed the bodybuilder is "too masculine." The 37 year old proudly cheered on his 27 year old partner last month as she was crowned the UK winner and bikini champion at the Pure Elite pro contest. But despite his pride in his girlfriend, trolls came forward to cruelly mock the brunette beauty for her muscular body.

England's long-awaited dreams of football victory were shattered on Sunday evening in the Euro 2020 final. Fans woke up on Monday morning with sore heads and a profound sense of disappointment.

Dan Osborne has called out a vile troll who has been using his pictures to send out racist abuse on Twitter.

BBC Studios Showcase Remains Virtual The BBC Studios Showcase will take place online for a second time in 2022 amid continued uncertainty over international travel during the pandemic. The event takes place February 28-March 2 and will spotlight shows including Frozen Planet II and Blue Lights, the comedy-drama from The Salisbury Poisonings creators and writers Adam Patterson and Declan Lawn.

 The London-born singer watched in the US and after the game shared a picture of herself in an England shirt.She wrote: “You did us so proud! You brought our game home and brought us all together.” Nigella Lawson said: “Congratulations Italy. And thank you Gareth, thank you lads.

foreign aid spending. MPs will vote on the Government’s decision to cut funding for official development assistance (ODA) from 0.7 per cent of gross national income to 0.5 per cent.

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showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterBBC Only Connect star Victoria Coren Mitchell has revealed her marriage to comedian David Mitchell is thanks to unlikely matchmaker David Baddiel.The 48-year-old television presenter has been married to her comedian husband since 2012.David Mitchell, 48, was the star of hit series Peep Show and has featured on shows such as Would I Lie To You?, QI and That Mitchell and Webb Look.In true comedic style, the married couple have a hilarious background story of how they first met.They both attended the same film premiere, when David took it upon himself to play cupid.Victoria revealed: "He specifically said to me 'There’s David Mitchell over there, I think you should

LCD Soundsystem‘s James Murphy has reflected on his experience collaborating with the late David Bowie on his final album ‘Blackstar’, revealing that it “broke his heart” that he wasn’t able to fully integrate himself into Bowie’s set-up.Murphy contributed percussion to Bowie’s final studio album, which was released in January 2016 – two days before Bowie’s death.Speaking on the latest episode of the podcast WTF with Marc Maron, Murphy recalled his first encounters with Bowie which led to him being invited to work on ‘Blackstar’.“I made a mix for Bowie, a remix of a song from ‘The Next Day’. It went really great and everybody was really happy, apparently he was quite happy,” Murphy told Maron.

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Wembley. The McLaren driver was left 'shaken' after the incident which followed the penalty loss to Italy on Sunday.

Prince George at Wembley that really got people talking. SEE: Prince George wore chino shorts to the England final and they're selling out quickFootball fans were left devastated after the England team missed out on the trophy after a nail-biting penalty shootout saw them fall at the final hurdle – the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince George included.

David Bowie has sold, after less than a month on the property market.The Independent (via New York housing site StreetEasy) reports that the Manhattan high-rise sold for $16.8million (£12,110,280) – approximately four times the cost of what Bowie himself bought it for in the late 90s.The apartment was reportedly put on sale by real estate group Corcoran in mid-June, selling officially this past Sunday (July 11).The apartment was one of several that Bowie owned and lived between with his wife, model Iman Abdulmajid, whom he married in 1992.

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Hot Chip‘s Joe Goddard and New York singer Amy Douglas – have shared both a new single and details of their debut album.‘Dangerous’, released yesterday (July 12), is the second single from the duo. It follows ‘Holding On Too Long’, which was released in May.

all the latest gossip from the villa straight to your inbox with our Love Island newsletterLove Island's Belle Hassan sizzled in a racy display and risked a serious wardrobe malfunction in her outfit.The star paired a black thong with a sheer, sparkling mini dress when she stepped out for the HLD Sisterhood brunch on Sunday.The 26-year-old former islander flaunted her stunning figure in a dreamy sheer outfit that accentuated her body.Wearing a bedazzled cowl neck sheer slip, which was see-through and covered in diamantés, the Love Island star teamed the look with hoop earrings and a matching glittering headscarf which matched her dress perfectly.With her signature blonde hair in loose curls, the stunning star finished the look with black

Superhero slimdown. While most actors lose weight to join comic book blockbusters, David Harbour gained weight to play the retired Red Guardian in Marvel Studios’ Black Widow. His wife, Lily Allen, fell for him when he was overweight with long hair.