Civil servant 'gagged and tied to chair' by workmates takes fight to employment tribunal

Katie Price has revealed she tried to take her own life before she was admitted to The Priory.The 43 year old former model said her five children "saved" her after she attempted to take her own life. Katie has been incredibly candid about her battles with mental health in recent years, previously revealing in November last year that she felt suicidal before her stay. Model Katie headed to mental health care facility in September after pleading guilty to drink-driving, driving while disqualified, and driving without insurance after a crash near her home in Sussex.

Arsenal transfer target Jonathan David will cost between £38million and £46m if he is to be prised out of Lille, according to reports.The Canadian striker has emerged as a target for Mikel Arteta’s side after a spectacular season for the defending Ligue 1 champions.He has already racked up an impressive 12 league goal in 26 appearances for the French giants, as well as three Champions League goals in seven matches. Arsenal have been linked with a striker ever since the January transfer window when their long pursuit of Dusan Vlahovic ended in the striker moving from Fiorentina to Juventus.But with the Gunners’ interest supposedly now lying in David, the 22-year-old striker is purportedly keen on a departure from Joselyn Gourvennec’s side.According to Sky Sports, David wants to depart the club he joined in the summer of 2019 from Belgian side Gent.

Her stepdad Jason Momoa and boyfriend Channing Tatum flew together just to show support ahead of her The Batman premiere in New York City.And Zoe Kravitz was surely feeling the family support as she was also joined by her two younger siblings.The 33-year-old actress was seen walking alongside younger brother Nakoa-Wolf, 13, and 14-year-old sister Lola Iolani as they headed out for a family dinner in the Big Apple. Family first: Zoe Kravitz was seen walking alongside younger brother Nakoa-Wolf, 13, (left) and 14-year-old sister Lola Iolani as they headed out for a family dinner in New York CityNakoa-Wolf and Lola Iolani's 42-year-old father Jason also joined the group along with Zoe's 41-year-old boyfriend Channing.

The comedy world is in mourning on Monday, with the news that character actor Ralph Ahn, best known for playing the kind, silent neighbor Tran on New Girl, has passed away.The Korean American Federation of Los Angeles confirmed Ahn's passing at 95 years of age, while Korean news outlet YNAreported he was recently hospitalized for an undisclosed illness.Ahn's New Girl co-stars Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Lamorne Morris and Hannah Simone all paid tribute to Ahn on social media Monday evening. RIP:The comedy world is in mourning on Monday, with the news that character actor Ralph Ahn, best known for playing the kind, silent neighbor Tran on New Girl, has passed away Confirmed:The Korean American Federation of Los Angeles confirmed Ahn's passing at 95 years of age, while Korean news outlet YNA reported he was recently hospitalized for an undisclosed illnessAhn only appeared in seven episodes of New Girl as Tran, a friendly grandfather-type figure to Nick Miller (Jake Johnson)...

Josh Duhamel, getting engaged back in January was something he could see coming for some time.The handsome star walked the red carpet at the premiere screening of his new NBC series, held at The Maybourne hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on Monday, and he spoke with ET's Lauren Zima about his recent romantic development.When asked when he knew that his fiancée, Audra Mari, was the one for him, Duhamel admitted with a smile, «Oh, I knew that pretty early on.»«She's an awesome girl, [and] she's perfect for me,» he continued. «We're both from North Dakota and I think there's a commonality that we have.

Chris Willman Music WriterThe music of “Encanto” is casting an enchanting spell that’s hard to break. The soundtrack album is No 1 on the Billboard 200 for a seventh week, while the song “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” has landed a fifth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.Those positions have remained safe because it’s such a slow season for major new releases.

Ukraine. The rock band informed fans of the update on their Instagram page on Sunday, announcing the cancellation of their May 29 show at Spartak Stadium in Russia's capital city.

Rise Against have shared a synth-heavy new remix of their 2021 track ‘Talking To Ourselves’ featuring IDLES.Issued on Monday (February 28), the remix titled ‘Talking To Ourselves (IDLES Inner Monologue Remix) trades in Rise Against’s usual guitar-driven flair for a glitchy, synth-focused sound, with Tim McIlrath’s vocals reduced to hushed whispers.The track comes with a glitchy visualiser, comprising of flashing black and white images. Viewer’s discretion is advised.

Kanye West arguing about the creative direction of the music video for his Twista and Jamie Foxx collaboration ‘Slow Jamz’.The footage – cut from the final version of Netflix‘s jeen-yuhs documentary but shared by TIME earlier today – shows West struggling to maintain control during the shoot, which TIME said was “plagued by creative differences, logistical problems, and financial limitations”.“The whole point is, Jamie Foxx comes up and puts the record on this record player that I begged for yesterday,” Ye explains. “I’m going to keep repeating myself over and over.

Lisa Kudrow is showing support to two of her former co-stars!

The Late Show host Stephen Colbert was sure that Chris Licht was the right person for the job of showrunner of his CBS late-night show when the pair met over a drink six years ago.

An organization of owners and executives from the original United States Football League filed suit today in Los Angeles to block Fox Sports’ planned launch of a new version of the legacy league.

The FTC is set to decide over the next few weeks whether to bring an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon’s planned merger with MGM. The Information reported this evening that the U.S. regulator is exploring actions that include hiring expert witnesses.

The highest-ranked Ukrainian tennis player in the world, Elina Svitolina, announced today that due to the Russian invasion of her country, she would not play a “match against Russian or Belarussian [sic] tennis players until our organizations take this necessary decision.”

This Morning presenter Josie Gibson has taken to social media to ask followers for their help after her friend became stranded in Ukraine. The 37-year-old took to Twitter to ask her 344,000 followers to help her friend, a mother, and her two children, who are stuck in the northeast city of Kharkiv and struggling to get out.

snow plume is drifting across the Atlantic and could bring a return to weather chaos in a matter of days.Around three inches of snow are predicted to land in parts next week, with flakes expected in every part of the United Kingdom.New weather maps from independent forecaster WX Charts show an aggressive weather front sweeping in from the south east next Thursday (March 10) around midday.Some of the heaviest snowfall will come in the Welsh Valleys, with Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Yorkshire and the north east of England also expected to experience up to three inches later in the day.In areas further south, this weather is expected to instead come in the form of extreme heavy rain, with nine to 10mm of precipitation anticipated per hour in London, Bristol and the Home Counties.Looking ahead to net week, the Met Office outlook for Saturday (March 5) to Monday (March 14) reads: "A largely settled start to this period with sunny spells across the north and west. "Cloudier conditions with light rain or drizzle are more likely further south and east, although brighter spells are also possible here.

warlord who murdered LGBT+ people in what became known as the "gay purge" has been killed fighting in Ukraine. Magomed Tushayev was a military boss under the command of feared Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. Anti-gay purges were first reported in Chechnya, now a constituent republic of Russia, in 2017 and involved secret abductions, torture and extrajudicial killings.

Ukraine following the invasion of the Eastern European country by Russia.

Rebel Wilson, 41, is a renowned comedian but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t have time for her family. In fact, the Pitch Perfect star is super close to her siblings, whom she claims keep her grounded.  She has opened up about her family a number of times as she has risen up in fame. When revealing how her unique name came about, she shared that it’s something she and her siblings have in common. “A girl called Rebel sang at their wedding, and that’s where my name came from,” she said according to Daily Mail. “My three siblings and I all have middle names after English royalty. Mine is Elizabeth, which is what I was known as at school.” With that said, meet the Bridesmaids star’s three siblings!

They announced their engagement back in January.And Ron Perlman, 71, showed he was still madly in love with his fiancée Allison Dunbar, 49, when he couldn't keep his hands off her as they hit the red carpet for the fifth annual Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) Film Awards.The lovebirds both look effortlessly elegant in matching black outfits as they arrived at the Avalon nightclub in Hollywood on Monday evening. Loved-up: Ron Pelrman, 71, couldn't keep his hands off his actress fiancée Allison Dunbar, 49, at the fifth annual HCA Film Awards in Hollywood on MondayAllison looked gorgeous in a voluminous black satin dress with a plunging neckline.The outfit included a thick black bow tied over her bust that drooped down to her knees, and the long skirt reached to the ground.

A civil servant sacked by the Scottish Government over claims she lied about being tied up and gagged by colleagues will pursue a whistleblowing claim at an employment tribunal.