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Jessica Chastain has highlighted the hypocrisy of yesterday’s Independence Day celebrations, following the overturning of Roe v. Wade.On July 4, the Oscar-winning actress took to social media to make her feelings clear about the US Supreme Court’s decision to remove women’s constitutional right to safe abortions.“Happy ‘Independence’ Day from me and my reproductive rights,” she tweeted, alongside an image of herself sticking her middle fingers up at the camera.Chastain is one of many stars to publicly criticise the Supreme Court’s ruling, with her Mother’s Instinct co-star Anne Hathaway also sharing her thoughts in an Instagram post.Sharing images from her recent cover shoot for ELLE France, Hathaway wrote: “Had such a lovely time shooting this story in a country where they honour reproductive rights xx.”Last week, actress, singer and comedian Bette Midler also provided her own form of criticism, ironically calling for a US ban on viagra.“Time to ban Viagra.

Manic Street Preachers have shared a new playlist focussing on the cover versions they’ve recorded over the course of their career – listen below.Titled ‘Sleep Next To Plastic’, the 37-track collection consists of lost recordings, B-sides and album tracks. Fifteen of the cuts were previously unavailable through official streaming platforms – including the band’s recent spin on Madonna’s ‘Borderline’.The Manics first aired their rendition of the pop icon’s 1983 song during a performance at the BBC 6 Music Festival in March.

A thug subjected his partner to a horrifying attack after she contacted the woman that he was having an affair with. Joynull Hussain, 28, became furious after the woman he was having an affair turned up at his home to confront him.

Police in Lanarkshire are appealing for help in tracing a missing 61-year-old.

Samantha Barks married Alex Stoll in a beautiful Tuscan ceremony, surrounded by 50 of her closest friends and family. Her special day featured lots of personalised touches, while she opted to swap a conventional tiered wedding cake for an Italian tradition of a 10 minute cake show. The Frozen: The Musical star, who plays Queen Elsa in the production, and her new husband gathered with their 50 guests to watch the display.

A man who discovered a stranger living in his home when he arrived back in the UK after being stuck in abroad during the covid pandemic says he now can't kick him out. Filippe Scalora had travelled to Australia to visit his parents in December 2019 when lockdown hit, leaving him stranded halfway across the globe.

Patrick Grady's victim has said the Tories have put the SNP "to shame" with their handling of sexual misconduct complaints.

It's been a busy transfer window at Celtic so far but the best might be yet to come as Ange Postecoglou gears up for a crack at the Champions League.

Liberty X superstar Michelle Heaton recently celebrated 14 months of being both alcohol and drug free, but the last 10 years having been anything but plain sailing for the singer. Following two major cancer prevention procedures - a double mastectomy and a hysterectomy - ten years ago, Michelle's body was forced into a premature surgical menopause at just 34 years of age.The Geordie singer then plummeted into a spiral of depression, turning to both alcohol and drugs to ease the pain.This situation also had a huge impact of her marriage to husband Hugh Hanley and on their children Faith, 10, and AJ, eight.

People they welcomed their second child together on Saturday.“Daniella and Quentin Tarantino are happy to announce that Daniella gave birth to their baby girl on 2 July, 2022, a little sister to Leo, their first child,” their rep said in a statement to the outlet.The baby girl’s name has not yet been revealed.Quentin, 59, and 38-year-old singer and model Daniella — who is the daughter of Israeli singer-songwriter Tzvika Pick — got engaged in 2017 before tying the knot in a lavish Beverly Hills ceremony the following year.They have been residing in Tel Aviv, Israel, since welcoming their firstborn child, son Leo, in 2020.The “Pulp Fiction” director last year opened up about naming his son Leo, telling the show’s host Jimmy Kimmel that he and his wife almost didn’t name him that “because people would assume I named him after Leonardo DiCaprio.”“There’s nothing wrong with that, but … he’s named after my wife’s grandfather, but also because, just in our hearts, he was our little lion,” the multi-Oscar-winning director added.

Megan McCubbin, who is the nature-loving stepdaughter of Chris Packham, spoke candidly about her love of animals and the need to protect our wildlife in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk.The Springwatch presenter revealed that, while she had a tough time at school due to her dyslexia, it was Chris’ partner Charlotte Corney who helped her through.Megan, who has recently teamed up with Lovat Parks, spoke about the wonders of wildlife and why it can really benefit us all to connect with our “wild side”. The documentarian knows a thing or two about that, as she has grown up with a myriad of diverse creatures all around her. Her most unusual animal friends, however, are the four tigers that were introduced to her by her stepdad’s partner Charlotte.Confirming that she had “no fear” when it came to the wild animals, Megan opened up about the difficult time she had at school and how the tigers helped her not to give up on her zoology dreams.Megan explained: “I’m quite severely dyslexic, and I've always struggled learning science in the conventional way. “So much that - when I was at school - I had some difficult experiences there and teachers didn't really understand what to do with me.“I didn’t necessarily appear to be the brightest, but that wasn't actually the case; it was just the fact that I learned differently from everyone else. “Over time, I've kind of had to challenge myself to overcome - not overcome because you can’t overcome dyslexia - but you learn to work with it and use it to your advantage.”Megan desperately wanted to work with animals, but felt like her performance in science classes indicated she might not be cut out for the Bsc in Zoology she would one day go on to obtain.“It got to a point where I was

Steph McGovern, 40, has broken her silence on her relationship with her girlfriend as she explained why she wanted to preserve her privacy.The TV presenter admitted she would get “too mad” if there was bad press around her partner and daughter.She explained that her family did not choose to be in the public eye and she did not want to subject them to the pressures of being related to her.Steph said: “My daughter has no choice and my partner’s not in the public eye, so I wouldn’t want to subject them to the opinions of others.“I would just get too mad if I started reading negative things about them.“I’d find that much harder than reading about myself,” Steph added to the Mirror.Steph has previously opened up about the importance of keeping her family outside of the media spotlight.Speaking to The Herald, Steph revealed that she would not share their names or post any pictures of them on social media.She said: “My rule is, I never put my family on there.“And when I say family, I mean my partner and my daughter, I haven’t even shared my little girl’s name or any pictures of her“Because I want it to be her choice when she’s older, whether she wants to put herself out there or not.”“And the same with my partner,” she added.

 Chris Evans, 56, insisted that his team “did not want to go” to Wimbledon this year, after colleague Vassos Alexander confirmed they were rejecting yet another invitation to attend the tennis tournament. Chris, who has his own show on Virgin Radio, was not fussed about attending the event, in spite of its immense popularity. Yesterday, Chris discussed Wimbledon with his colleagues as it was revealed they had turned down special invitations to attend the event.Speaking to his listeners, Chris explained Vassos had just asked him and his radio co-star Rachel Horne to record a video message saying, “Thank you, Gus”. When Chris asked Vassos why they had to record the message, he confirmed it was because they had been invited to Wimbledon. Vassos explained: “We’re trying to - because we’ve all been very kindly invited to Wimbledon (Gus works at Wimbledon).“But we can’t because we have very full diaries this week.“And what my dad says is that you should always refuse an invitation elegantly, and I love that word: elegantly. “So, you saying ‘thank you, Gus’ into my camera phone is part of my elegantly refusing the invitation - and hopefully being invited again."At this point, Rachel interjected to say that “decline” was a better word to use, as “refuse sounds quite harsh”.Chris agreed that he should change the phrasing to “politely decline”, which Vassos conceded. Then, Chris made a cheeky dig at Wimbledon as Vassos attempted to clear up what he was saying. “So this is the second time of asking?” mocked Chris.“What doesn’t he get about ‘we don’t want to go’?” “No, we want to go!” Vassos interrupted, laughing.“What doesn’t he get about, we’re too busy?” Chris pressed on.

Piers Morgan, 57, on his chat show last night that she does not believe transgender women should be allowed to compete against "biological women" in sport.The singer exclaimed that just because you "change your parts" that "doesn't make you a woman". Her interview sparked a lot of response, leaving Piers and author J.K.

Macy’s 4th of July Spectacular is set to air live from New York City tonight on NBC, and as part of the celebration, the chain department store has enlisted some famous entertainers to take the stage as part of the big event!

That Rihanna reign just won’t let up!

Adele is sharing some insight into her relationship with Rich Paul.

Jack Keating was recently unveiled as one of the six single boys heading into Love Island's Casa Amor in the hope of finding love.The 23 year old is currently residing in Love Island's second villa with the girls from the main villa, as they look to test their connection with their current partners on the show. Jack was recently seen enjoying a chat by the pool with Gemma Owen, 19, as the pair bonded over their famous fathers - former professional footballer Michael Owen and Boyzone star Ronan Keating Ronan, 45, shares Jack along with daughters Missy, 21, and Ali, 16, with his ex-wife Yvonne Connolly, who he was married to from 1998 until 2015.

Simon Cowell's son Eric got creative as he took on the handstand challenge with mum Lauren Silverman and Britain's Got Talent star Amanda Holden.The TikTok challenge involves putting one foot against the wall, spinning around, doing a handstand and then taking one foot off the wall and pointing your toe. Despite the tricky manoeuvre, Simon Cowell’s eight year old son seemed to manage the trick with ease, taking part in the challenge alongside mum Lauren Silverman, 44, presenter Amanda Holden, 51, and Amanda’s ten year old daughter Hollie.The clip was posted by Amanda, with one fan raving about how the busy mum of three has time for everything, writing: “How do you find time for everything? I’m tired watching!!” Another person added: “that’s impressive all round!”, while a third person joked: “I don't have a wall big enough.” Simon and Lauren’s son Eric - who apparently gave his dad “an earful” when he didn’t put his favourite act through on BGT - is the couple’s only child and was born in 2014.

Katie Couric has taken to Instagram to share a reflective post with her fans.MORE: Katie Couric marks anniversary of husband's death with unseen family photosThe TV star returned to social media on Monday following criticism aimed at her husband, John Molner. WATCH: Katie Couric shares photos from daughter's idyllic honeymoonJohn came under fire when he made reference to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade – but in a way that many felt was "tone-deaf" and "ill-timed".READ: Katie Couric shares shock and heartbreak after sudden lossMORE: Katie Couric's fans react to shock bulimia admissionsHe spoke about the ruling in a long message about his recent Delta flight. He shared a picture of an aircraft and wrote alongside: "It's a sad day in our nation.A post shared by John Molner (@johnmolner)John came under fire for his Instagram post"Roe v Wade has been repealed.

Helen George and her partner Jack Ashton recently headed off on a family adventure to Dorset with their two young daughters, and the Call the Midwife actress couldn't help but share a small insight into the trip.MORE: Call the Midwife star Helen George comments on kissing co-star - 'the most unsexy thing'Taking to Instagram on Monday, the Birmingham-born star shared a series of pictures with her little girls, Wren and Lark, during their idyllic stay at beach hotel, Moonfleet Manor.WATCH: Helen George reveals how daughter Wren copes with her absence"Pampered, overfed and thoroughly rejuvenated thank you @moonfleetmanor we had the best stay. You had me at crèche," she wrote in the caption.MORE: Helen George hints at 'obstacles' for Call the Midwife's Trixie and her love interestSEE: Helen George oozes glamour in chic blue maxi after confirming Call The Midwife futureOne of the snaps showed Helen cuddling up to seven-month-old Lark while another saw four-year-old Wren dip her toes in water on a pebble beach – most likely to be Chesil Beach.Fans of the star rushed to post lovely comments, with one writing: "Wow, what a beautiful serene view." Another stated: "Gorgeous photos.