Controlled explosion carried out after 'suspicious package' found at Jobcentre

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Twitter was experiencing unexplained technical problems Wednesday, as key features of the Elon Musk-owned social network appeared to be not working correctly. Problem reports with Twitter began spiking around 10:30 a.m. ET on July 12, according to uptime-monitoring service Downdetector. In the U.S., user-reported errors for Twitter’s website and app shot up to more than 7,100 complaints by 10:36 a.m. ET. Of the user reports, 50% were related to the Twitter; 43% were related to the website; and 7% were problems associated with the server connection, according to Downdetector. One of the main problems users reported was the inability to see an account’s tweets from their profile page, at least on the desktop (web) version of the Twitter service. According to Twitter’s API status monitoring page, all systems were operational as of Wednesday morning.

Schwartz & Sandy’s Lounge might be in need of a name change soon…

Zoey 101 actor Alexa Nikolas has accused Jonah Hill, Justin Long and Seth MacFarlane of “predatory behaviour”.In a Twitter thread shared this weekend, the former child star recounted an alleged incident with Hill from when she was 16 and he was 24, which an attorney for Hill has described as “a complete fabrication”.The comments came after Hill’s ex-girlfriend Sarah Brady accused the actor of being “emotionally abusive” and labelled him a “misogynistic narcissist” in a series of new messages.In a tweet posted Sunday (July 9), Nikolas wrote: “After reading Sarah Brady’s admirable post about #JonahHill I just gotta say when I was 16 I got invited to a house party at #justinlongs house where he was living with some lame predator actor from CSI Miami. I’ll look up the name later and find him.“He was sleeping *aka assaulting a minor* a friend of mine that was also 16 or 17.

Aretha Franklin‘s sofa after her death in 2018 is a valid will.The ruling is a critical turn in a dispute between the late singer’s four sons that has turned three of them against each other.The new documents that were signed by the singer in 2014 were discovered in 2019 by Franklin’s niece, the same person who discovered the singer’s 2010 will in a locked cabinet.The singer did not leave behind a formal, typed will when she passed five years ago at age 76.A post shared by Aretha Franklin (@arethafranklin)It is a win for Franklin’s second oldest and youngest children – Edward and Kecalf– whose lawyers argued that the 2014 documents were valid and superseded a 2010 version of the will that Franklin had left before she died of pancreatic cancer in 2018.As the Associated Press reports, lawyers for Kecalf and Edward Franklin said the fact that the 2014 papers were found in a notebook in couch cushions did not make them less significant.The 2014 will stated that Kecalf Franklin and grandchildren would get his mother’s main home in Bloomfield Hills, which was valued at $1.1 million when she died, but is worth much more today.The older will said Kecalf, 53, and Edward Franklin, 64, “must take business classes and get a certificate or a degree” to benefit from the estate. That provision is not in the 2014 version.“I’m very, very happy.

A Scots dad’s world was turned upside down after his ‘flushed red face’ turned out to be a sign of a rare terminal cancer. Craig Speirs first went to his GP in 2008 after he began experiencing the strange symptom alongside heart palpitations and going to the toilet 10-15 times a day.

ITV show, Queens For The Night, which was hosted by Scots presenter Lorraine Kelly, is said to have been dropped after failing to secure a large number of viewers.

Madelyn Cline has sparked split speculation after unfollowing Jackson Guthy.

Coronation Street star Tina O'Brien looked sensational as she headed out to party with her soap pals. The actress, who plays Sarah Barlow, escaped her character's current baby drama to let her hair down at the ITV soap's summer party.

Brooke Vincent was flooded with compliments as she posed for a gorgeous selfie after sharing a problem she has with her glam routine. The former Coronation Street star decided to post a picture of herself to her social media platform after filling her profile with adorable snaps of her sons.

, who can wear sweats and a bandeau top one minute and a ball gown on the FROW of Dolce & Gabbana’s Alta Moda show the next, or Sienna Miller, who can pull off denim Daisy Dukes and cowboy boots at Glastonbury and then linen suiting and platforms at Wimbledon. It appears that Nicole Kidman’s wardrobe has multitudes, too, as she showcases two very different looks all in one day.Kidman, who is now in London on a press tour for the new Paramount series Special Ops: Lioness, served up head-to-toe glamour to a screening at Tate Modern last night.

Former President Donald Trump is doing another cable news town hall, this time for Fox News and with Sean Hannity in Cedar Rapids, IA.

In his first interview in six years, Zayn Malik peeled back the curtain on fatherhood, music — and even addressed his feud with Yolanda Hadid.

Before Darius Jackson seemingly imploded his relationship with Keke Palmer when he shamed her for wearing a sexy outfit at an Usher concert, the (former?) couple appeared to be on the same page when it came to maintaining the privacy of their relationship.

Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky are still working on their marriage despite being separated, a source exclusively reveals in the latest issue of Us Weekly.

Leon King hopes to be back in action for Rangers within a couple of months.

Christina Hall (née Haack) is turning over a new leaf after celebrating her milestone 40th birthday.

Passengers are warned to expect disruption on Metrolink services after a tree fell onto a Greater Manchester tramline. Services on the Rochdale via Oldham line are currently part-suspended.

A first edition copy of JRR Tolkien's classic novel The Hobbit has been sold for more than £10,000 after being discovered by chance in a charity shop. The rare book, which tells the tale of Bilbo Baggins' adventures, was found by the manager of the Cancer Research UK superstore in Dundee.

Millie Court has been branded 'unreal' as she shared gorgeous pictures from her recent holiday to Mykonos, looking back as she wished to return.The former Love Island star, who is reportedly back together with fellow winner Liam Reardon, posed in a bubble gum pink string detailed bikini for the picture, showing off her glowing tan. Adding a pair of feathered drop earrings to match the beachy look, she had her blonde locks left straight and added a seashell choker around her neck while pouting towards the camera.The beauty captioned the pics: "Pink to make ME wink," as a slew of other ITV2 stars took to the comment section to gush over her.

Youtube star PewDiePie, real moniker Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg, has welcomed his first child with his wife Marzia Kjellberg, sharing sweet snaps to social media to announce the news to his 21.6M followers. Revealing the new arrival's sweet name, he wrote underneath the post: "11 / 07 / 2023.

Zayn Malik is opening up about what life was like after shooting to fame with One Direction in his first interview in six years.