Carol Vorderman, 61, wows as she shows off ageless curves in skintight leather skirt

When the UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson used a speech at a business conference to wax lyrical about a weekend trip to Peppa Pig World back in November 2021, he was slammed as “rambling” and “embarrassing”.

Good Friday is set to be the hottest day of the year so far, experts have predicted, ahead of “very pleasant” spring conditions over the Easter weekend. In Manchester, the mercury will hit 20C.

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A 10-year-old girl from Oldham is walking 50 kilometres for charity in honour of her late grandad.

Millions of Emmerdale fans tuned into the ITV soap on Thursday night (April 14) to catch the much-anticipated finale of evil Meena Jutla's gripping storyline.

A man who arranged a gangland hit which went catastrophically wrong has been jailed. In the bungled attack a gunman, posing as a pizza delivery driver, shot a relative of the target by mistake.

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Amy Robach has ticked another continent off her bucket list, sharing her delight with fans as she touched down in Australia this week.MORE: Amy Robach reveals break from GMA in bittersweet postThe GMA host shared a series of gleeful photos on Instagram, posing in front of the Sydney Opera House. She captioned the holiday snapshots: "Continent number 7," adding a tick emoji.

IDLES performed their latest single ‘Crawl!’ on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert – watch below.The band appeared on the show ahead of their performance at Coachella today (April 15), playing a pre-recorded version of ‘Crawl!’ at what appears to be Glasgow’s Barrowlands.In February, IDLES shared a video for the single, which comes from their fourth studio album, ‘CRAWLER’. The video features a claymation version of frontman Joe Talbot riding a motorcycle while singing the lyrics to the gritty track.“This is the turning point, after you’ve crashed,” Talbot said of the track. “It’s a good anthem for me to discuss with people who aren’t on the other side or who aren’t sober.

Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard has named the four current Premier League stars he would have loved to have played alongside."When appearing on Sky Sports' The Overlap, Gary Neville asked the current Villa boss what player he wished he could have played alongside. And Gerrard responded: "Mo Salah, Bruno Fernandes, you might not agree with that, but I really like him."The former Liverpool captain continued: "Kevin De Bruyne for sure, 100 per cent, I think he's one of the best in the world right now.

North Korean's despotic leader Kim Jong Un have stolen more than £500 million in cryptocurrency.And amazingly, the North Korea-based group did it all with one single hack which has been labelled the “biggest to ever hit the crypto world”.The group has been identified by the FBI as the Lazarus Group, who joined with APT38 to steal £469 million from popular online game Axie Infinity, which lets crypto fans earn the currency through gaming or trading with own avatars. The FBI said: “Through our investigations we were able to confirm Lazarus Group and APT38, cyber actors associated with North Korea, are responsible for the theft.” And a United States Treasury Department spokesman told Reuters: “The United States is aware that the DPRK has increasingly relied on illicit activities - including cybercrime - to generate revenue for its weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs as it tries to evade robust US and UN sanctions.” As a result of the hack, US officials called on the UN to freeze the Lazarus Group's assets.

Carol Vorderman has shared an emotional tribute to her mum who passed away from cancer to mark Mother's Day.The Countdown star, 61, also opened up about her close bond with her mum on her BBC Radio Wales show.Sharing the tribute with her 480,700 Instagram followers, Carol posted a throwback snap from just after her mum had been diagnosed.The mum-of-two wrote: "Mothers Day 2017. Mum had been diagnosed with terminal cancer a week before."So I got a beautiful room in @ivycliftonbrass for all of us to celebrate her."Mum had lived with me & worked for me since the 1980s."24/7 it was always us.

Carol Vorderman has opened up on the memory of later mother on her BBC Radio Wales show ahead of Mother's Day tomorrow.The mother-of-two, 61, reflected on their "special bond" before revealing that she "thinks of her as an angel looking down" at her, while posting a sweet family picture on Twitter of her mum on Mother's Day five years ago.In view of her 480,700 followers, the Welsh star shared an intimate family snap after her mother had been diagnosed with terminal cancer.Carol wrote: "Mothers Day 2017. Mum had been diagnosed with terminal cancer a week before."So I got a beautiful room in @ivycliftonbrass for all of us to celebrate her," she added.Carol went on: "Mum had lived with me & worked for me since the 1980s."24/7 it was always us.She died 2 months after this photo," she finished,alongside two heart emojis.Speaking on her BBC Radio Wales show today, the Welsh TV personality reflected on her relationship with her mum.Addressing the topic of Mother's Day, Carol said: "My mum and I had an extra special bond, my mum had my brother and my sister, they're like eight, 10 years older than me."My mum was a single parent and I was a baby, literally a baby."And we had this incredible connection, so wherever mum went, when she married my step-dad, Gabriel, who I adored, and we went to live in Denby, I was always with my mum," added Carol.The star said even when circumstances changed, she was always by her side, adding: "She kept leaving him, I was always with my mum.

Carol Vorderman showed off her youthful complexion as she attended the Cheltenham races.The 61 year old presenter beamed as she posed for photographers at the four day horse-racing event while wearing a stylish feather fascinator.The former Countdown presenter wore a dark tan breasted blazer over a black high-necked jumper which she tucked into a leather pencil skirt. She then added a cream handbag as she joined day four of the annual event and wore her light brown hair in loose waves over her shoulders.The maths whizz also posed with retired champion racehorse trainer Michael W.

Carol Vorderman, John Terry and more were spotted out and about on the final day of the Cheltenham Festival.The stars were out for one last day at the races on Friday with AJ Pritchard and his girlfriend Abbie Quinnen almost among the celebs dressed to impressed and making the most of the sun.Countdown legend Carol, 61, oozed style and looked as youthful as ever stepped out in a dark tan blazer over a slightly sheer black top.The clear blue skies were deceptive, as the star – who presented the Channel 4 show for 26 years – kept warm with a pair of black leather gloves, and completed the chic look with a stunning tweed-detail peacock fascinator.As ever, it’s a star-studded affair with famous faces soaking up the action with the Cheltenham Gold Cup set to be held at 3:30pm.Retired Chelsea star John Terry stepped out with his wife Toni as they were spotted wandering round the concourse, with his partner stunning in a black shirt and form-fitting pants with a red plaid coat to match her belt.Meanwhile, the former England defender kept it cool with a blue jacket and tie, completing the look with beige chinos and brown leather dress shoes.Former Strictly pro AJ and his partner Abbie were also among the punters on Friday, and the dancer looked effortlessly cool in a smart blue suit and shades.And Abbie was all smiles as she walked by his side, opting for a spring-blossom pink trouser suit.John was spotted talking to fashion designer Jade Holland Cooper – whom The Times has called ‘Mrs Cheltenham’ for her role as its ‘main outfitter’ – at the event, while she was seen beaming with Pixie Lott.The singer – who was just by husband Oliver Cheshire – looked incredible at the races as she wore a Jade-designed cape/coat in a bold black

@carolsmillieofficial and I being Thelma and Louise for @radiotimes many moons ago.“Carol (S) was leading Changing Rooms on BBC1 and I was hosting 'Carol Vorderman's Better Homes' for ITV. “Both shows were rocking more than 10 million viewers every week.

#Wales“One of my favourite walks. Gorse coming out in "full flavour”“Back inside to get prepped for a podcast with @lawrence_dallaglio....“Happy days.

"Whiters and I were always there.

Carol Vorderman, 61, looked phenomenal in a new selfie shared with her 480,000 Twitter followers.The media personality smiled for the camera as she got ready for her appearance on BBC Radio Wales.She boasted her natural no-makeup look despite candidly confessing she was “slightly hungover” after watching the rugby. Carol looked cosy at home in a plaid turtleneck jumper while she posed in the sunshine.She captioned the post: “Excited for the show today @BBCRadioWales.“My lovely @bryanadams is on....got a feeling he might be serenading me. His new album is called ‘so happy it hurts’.“So for your shoutout: When was the last time you were so happy it hurt?She concluded: “#slightlyhungoverlook after the game.”Carol recently shared a throwback picture from her university days, prompting a reply from her old university.The former Countdown host went to read engineering at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge in 1978.She became one of the youngest women accepted to Cambridge University at the time.Carol studied engineering and left the university with a third class degree, something she told The Independent in 1997 was very "disappointing".The TV looked back on her time at university earlier this week as she shared her graduation pictures with her Twitter followers.In the photographs, Carol can be seen wearing no make-up and with her natural brunette hair permed.She wrote alongside the images: "Ha...