Chef Mario Batali's accuser testifies in sexual misconduct trial

Oasis star Liam Gallagher has issued a health announcement. The rocker will undergo hip replacement surgery after his Knebworth gigs in early June. Revealing the need for the operation, he said: “I think I’d rather just be in pain, which is ridiculous, obviously.

Kelly announced she was expecting her first baby with Slipknot’s Sid Wilson, four months after confirming their romance.  She wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of her ultrasound scan: ‘I know that I have been very quiet these past few months so I thought I would share with you all as to why… ‘I am over the moon to announce that I am going to be a Mumma. To say that I am happy does not quite cut it.

Britain’s Got Talent viewers are used to their fair share of surprising auditions, but one, airing this evening in the final set of auditions from this series, may be the most shocking of all. That’s right, the Teletubbies came to town. The icons of children’s television took to the stage to audition in front of Simon Cowell, David Walliams, Alesha Dixon and Amanda Holden, as part of a special birthday celebration.

Jurgen Klopp's side are aiming to exact revenge on the La Liga winners for the 2018 Champions League final defeat in Kiev. Thousands of fans have embarked on the odyssey to the Stade de France in Paris to watch the Reds in UEFA's showpiece game. There will also be a whole host of celebrities cheering the Reds on at home as they bid to win their 7th European Cup.

Kourtney Kardashian Barker revealed that she has been advised to “drink” her husband Travis Barker’s semen “four times a week” as the couple try to have a baby.The couple, who have recently tied the knot in an extravagant wedding in Italy, appeared on the family’s Hulu TV show The Kardashians to discuss the strange advice their fertility doctor gave. Kourtney, 43, explained to her cleanse expert that she was instructed to drink 46 year old Travis’ semen to help her thyroid by her fertility doctor.

Manchester City goalkeeper Zack Steffen has withdrawn from the USA squad for their June fixtures, throwing his World Cup chances into doubt.

Gogglebox star Tom Malone Sr has sparked concern among fans of the show after appearing with an injury. The Channel 4 star was back on screens on Friday night (May 27) alongside wife Julie and son Shaun.

Gary Neville and Jaap Stam are at odds over which Manchester United player should be handed the club’s player of the season.

A horrified mum has revealed the moment she thought her son had died after he was struck by a wagon in Ramsbottom . Alex Pennington was hit by a 50-tonne truck after stepping out into the road at around 3.30pm on Thursday (May 19). The incident happened at the junction of Lumb Carr Road and Bolton Road West.

A young and energetic lurcher is looking for a place to call home after he was given up to a rescue centre as a puppy. Gino arrived in the care of Manchester Dogs Home in May 2021, but has had barely any interest from adopters.

Real Madrid their ninth European Cup - and this weekend they are out for number 14.The France icon lined up alongside the likes of Luis Figo, Raul and Roberto Carlos, with future Spain boss Vicente del Bosque at the helm as the Los Blancos were once again crowned kings of Europe.Daily Star Sport has taken a look at where each of the 18-man playing squad are now 20 years later before the current crop take on Liverpool - with one even enjoying a recent Sunday League cameo in Shrewsbury.Cesar kept a young Iker Casillas out of the starting line-up back in 2002, having almost a decade of experience at Valladolid before moving to Real Madrid.Cesar was subbed off in the final for his counterpart through injury, and left to join Zaragoza in 2008 before spells with Tottenham, Valencia and Villarreal.Following his retirement, Cesar spent five months of a two-and-a-half year contract as sporting director at Valencia back in 2020.Who will win the 2022 Champions League final? Give us your prediction in the comments section belowMichel Salgado spent another seven years at Real Madrid following the final, going on to join Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League, with Steve Kean brutally telling him he was omitted from their squad to avoid having to give him a new contract.Six years later came a surprise swansong at Independiente, and also a spell in India's Premier Futsal as a marquee player.Salgado has been taking part in punditry since his time as a player, but became head of football at Cypriot club Pafos FC last year - before joining Total Sports Investments Football Group.Iconic defender Fernando Hierro left Real Madrid a year after the final and had short spells at both Al Rayyan and Bolton Wanderers before retiring.Following a

READ MORE: Shadowy KGB elite silovarchs 'plotting Putin coup to replace him with someone worse'Likewise, when Britain pulled out of Egypt in 1956, the British presence in Cyprus ensured close proximity to the Suez Canal. It provides fundamental access to the Indian Ocean for Western countries whose cargo ships would otherwise have to sail the long way around Africa, thus jeopardising their oil imports from the Arabian peninsula and much more.Despite withdrawing from Cyprus in 1960, Britain still controls around three percent of the island’s territory in the form of two UK Sovereign Base Areas in Dhekelia and Akrotiri.

great white shark chasing after its prey – directly to where he is swimming.London-born photographer Euan Rannachan is on a mission to help break down the terrifying stereotypes of great white sharks.The 36-year-old adventurer, who also owns company Be A Shark, has been organising cage-diving trips in Guadalupe Island, Mexico, where he takes tourists cage-diving in shark-infested waters.In one video he posted in April, Euan gives nerve-wrecking sense to viewers of what it is like to be eaten by an apex predator."Could not love my toothy friends more," Euan teased in his post.The massive 13ft shark is seen going after a bait, which is attached by a hemp rope with no hook, as it emerges from deep water among other small fish.When Euan's team pulls the bait closer to the camera, the sea beast makes a rapid turn and opens her jaw, ready for a bite.Unfortunately the shark misses the target and ends up nearly hitting Euan.When she turns around and heads back to the bait, the photographer realises how lucky he is to get so up close to a great white shark.Speaking about how he felt in the water as the shark approached, he told Daily Star: "Every time I am in the water at the island it's always exciting. You never know what you might see, and each time its a little different.

Russia's despotic President Vladimir Putin has ramped up his invasion of Ukraine, and is now employing a “scorched-earth policy”, according to a top Ukrainian commander. Petro Kuzyk has been leading the National Guard Rapid Reponse brigade in the fight to defence the embattled city of Severodonetsk.The area has become Putin's main target of violence in recent weeks, as he attempts to save face in the invasion which has gone on around three months longer than he had originally planned.Commander Kuzyk told local media that around 500 Russian shells were hitting the city every hour.He said, in a video interview showing him sitting on the floor, smoking a cigarette while surrounded by supplies: “We have intelligence that huge columns of tanks are moving in the direction of Severodonetsk.“This tactic has been tested, it does them little good, but thanks to massive shelling, they can move forward — because they are destroying positions, trenches and buildings step by step.“They did not capture Rubizhne — they wiped it off the face of the earth.“We are catastrophically short of artillery-systems, accurate, counter-battery systems that destroy enemy artillery from a long distance.“Here, they still have an advantage in artillery.”The Eastern city has become the new focus of Putin's troops.The area is now being dubbed the “new Mariupol”, after Putin's forces levelled that city early on into the invasion.Commander Kuzyk added: “We do not have enough multiple launch rocket systems that hit the target.“We need to more or less close the sky — it’s either serious air defence systems, or fighter aircraft.

the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.Union Jack flags will be all over the place, on windows, streets and even cars.But did you know that driving around with a huge flag on your vehicle could get you into trouble? Throughout the years, Brits have shown their excitement and support for any royal event by decorating their wheels.And with a four-day weekend on the horizon, we're going to see a lot of decoration in the UK. However, some car decorations can leave drivers hit with a pricey fine alongside points on their driving licence.

Chronicle Live: "We're just an ordinary couple living in a completely ordinary mid terraced three bedroom house."We don't do anything out of the ordinary that would make our energy consumption any different than anyone else's."We are a lot luckier than some people – we know that. "But it's so dispiriting to cut back and cut back, yet our wages are still disappearing faster every month."Josie added: "What use are three-minute showers and value groceries when you get hit with bills like this? "We are cutting back and cutting back until I don't think there's much left to cut back on."We both work full-time – we shouldn't have to consider whether we can afford it if one of us fancies a hot bath."She said she's terrified to see what her bills will be like when winter comes back around.EDF said the £523 direct is made up of £453 towards ongoing usage and £70 towards the arrears.

Mario Batali has been found not guilty of indecent assault and battery stemming from an alleged 2017 incident.According to multiple reports, the Boston Municipal Court Judge announced his ruling on Tuesday and agreed with the defense team's argument that the accuser had credibility issues. The trial lasted all of two days after Batali on Monday waived his right to a jury trial, meaning his fate was in the hands of the judge.Among the issues that stymied the accuser's credibility is that Batali's lawyer pointed to the accuser's recent admission of trying to avoid jury duty by claiming to be psychic.

Mario Batali was found not guilty.

Mario Batali was found not guilty of indecent assault and battery on Tuesday, following a swift trial in which the celebrity chef waived his right to have a jury decide his fate.

Celebrity chef Mario Batali was found not guilty today on a charge of indecent assault and battery stemming from an alleged 2017 groping incident in a Boston bar. It was the first criminal charge for the former The Chew chef amid a number of sexual assault and harassment allegations.

Celebrity chef Mario Batali has waived his right to a jury trial and is opting to have a judge decide his fate in his sexual misconduct trial in Boston. Batali confirmed the decision to Boston Municipal Court Judge James Stanton as the trial opened Monday morning. Batali pleaded not guilty to a charge of indecent assault and battery in 2019, stemming from accusations that he forcibly kissed and groped a woman after taking a selfie with her at a Boston restaurant in 2017.The woman says Batali noticed her photographing him and invited her to take one together, then touched and kissed her repeatedly without her consent.