Convicted robber jailed for life for murdering friend while on licence

EXCLUSIVE: Joe Pickett, the Michael Dorman-fronted drama series, is returning for season two.

A Scots teacher who had sex with an S6 pupil in his home has been struck off the teaching register.

Perth and Kinross youngsters have this week been enjoying free bus travel.

Serena Williams has her eyes on her future, and that doesn’t necessarily involve tennis. While Serena, 40, is one if not the most extraordinary talent ever to step foot on the court, her focus might shift from being a Grand Slam champion and being a mom to her husband Alexis Ohanian’s daughter, Olympia, 4. Serena also revealed to Entertainment Tonight that she wants to give Olympia, 4, a sibling. “I definitely want to have more kids, it’s just like, balance is key, you know, and just trying to find that balance,” she said. “I don’t know. It’s always like, ‘OK, are we ready?’ And I know the clock is ticking so I’m just like ‘OK, I need to figure out when that’s going to be,’ but hopefully soon when I will feel no pressure.”

Carpe diem! Amy Schneider is parlaying her historic Jeopardy! run into a new career! The 42-year-old former contestant revealed she has ditched her day job as a software engineer to begin the next stage in her life as a “public figure.” “Some of you may have heard, but I quit my day job yesterday!” she shared via Twitter on Tuesday (January 8). “It’s a bit nerve-wracking to pivot from software engineer to… public figure, I guess? But regardless of the outcome I’m so excited to spend the next couple years at least tackling this new challenge!”

Love Island first burst onto our screens back in 2015, and it's safe to say we've been hooked from the very first series. Famed for its explosive re-couplings and constant drama, the popular ITV dating show has became a staple to our summer TV schedule over recent years. In between all of the shock twists however, some Love Islanders do actually find a genuine connection on the show and a few have even gone on to tie the knot and start families together.

As a former lettings manager and lover of all things home and interiors, you would expect Love Island star Faye Winter to live in a stunning abode. And so when the 26 year old and her co-star boyfriend Teddy Soares exclusively opened the doors to their new home, we certainly weren't disappointed.

Amy Walsh and Toby Alexander-Smith welcomed their first child in December, and the stars had an unusual way of meeting their midwife. Little baby Bonnie Mae Smith arrived safely on the 27th December, and the stars tell us that they actually met their midwife through Toby's work on EastEnders. Emmerdale star Amy, 34, told OK!: "Coincidentally, Toby was filming lots of labour stuff in EastEnders and got speaking to a midwife they had on set there..." EastEnders star Toby continued: "Tamsyn was overseeing that the actors were doing the right thing, so it would be as real as possible.

Geordie Shore’sSophie Kasaei suffered an unfortunate fall after a night celebrating at the Brits.The reality TV star joined the many celebrities at the awards ceremony at the O2 Arena in London, and appeared to take a tumble as she exited the venue following the after-party.The 32 year old had to scoop up her bag, which had a gold-coloured drinks can in it, from the floor after seemingly dropping it as she suffered the mishap. Despite being unsteady on her feet, the star looked incredible in a black gown with chain mail-style detailing and an asymmetric bodice.

Frida Redknapp wowed in a yellow bikini in snaps taken in the Maldives with former footballer husband Jamie and their baby son, Raphael.The pair said their ‘I dos’ in October, just weeks before Frida gave birth to their first child together. Now Frida and Jamie have finally found time to go on their honeymoon with baby Raphael in tow. Frida is also a proud mum to four other children whom she shares with her ex-husband Jonathan Lourie.

If there's one product that has the ability to instantly take your makeup to the next level, it’s glitter eyeliner. Just a few swipes can transform the most basic eye look into a sparkle-filled masterpiece – and believe it or not, anyone can pull it off.

FRANKIE Bridge has shown off her incredibly stylish kitchen after a luxurious refurb. The Loose Women star, 33, proudly opened her immaculate cupboards to fans, with her extensive spice collection neatly separated into jars.

CELEBS Go Dating star Ryan-Mark Parsons has been slammed as a "pretentious t**t" by a potential suitor after their date went totally wrong. The Apprentice star will be left in stunned silence as his date gets up and walks out after dubbing him a "s***-eating a**hole" in tonight's episode.

KIM Kardashian is adding a "glass lake house" in a secret location to her vast property empire. The KUWTK alum, 41, is working with a Japanese architect to create a glass and wood home in an unknown location that she travels to every Fourth of July.

Lidl roast chicken. Mercedes Checkley, from Bedford, bought a seasoned bird from Lidl for £3.99 last Sunday (February 6) and popped it in the oven for a roast dinner for herself and three friends.When she removed it from the oven an hour and 45 minutes later, she discovered an entire chicken foot inside the animal's body.The 25-year-old said the unexpected sight left her vomiting and feeling faint and she has now vowed to ditch meat altogether after the incident, saying she "gags" every time she enters her kitchen.Mercedes, who is a team leader in a care home, said: "My housemate heard me making a weird noise and she knew something was wrong."I think it was the shock.

Sheffield Wednesday’s game against Wigan Athletic was considered dead and had been without its owner for seven months. Alison Jubb recognised the feline which disrupted the fixture at Hillsborough Stadium, having lost ‘Topsey’ in June during a trip to a cattery in Sheffield.

battering his neighbour to death before setting her house on fire and calmly watching it burn down from a nearby car park.Pavel Samsinak, former owner of a gym called Czech Us Out, was found guilty of the second-degree murder of his neighbour Alice Hale, as well as armed criminal action, second-degree arson and tampering with physical evidence.The gruesome killing took place in Springfield, Missouri.Greene County Prosecutor Attorney Dan Patterson told reporters: “Testimony during the trial showed that Samsinak beat Ms. Hale to death with a dangerous instrument, set her house on fire to destroy evidence of the murder, and then watched her house burn from the parking lot of a nearby convenience store.”The victim, Alice Hale, was a former school janitor.

Paramushir Island, Kuril Islands, Russia, is considered a highly active Somma volcano.Video captured by photographer Elena Kotenko on Sunday (February 7) shows the volcano waking up after a three-month calm period in the eruptive activity.Ashes and gas plumes can be seen spewing out of the volcano's crater as it sends piles of snow and ice to the sky.The activities are often described as "rocket launches" as the billows of smoke and the rumbling sounds made it resemble a spacecraft preparing to take off.According to Volcano Discovery, the eruption was likely a "phreatic" or hydrothermal explosion due to the interaction of snow and ice causes explosions at contact with lava."The height of the ash and gas plume is unknown and was not reported by the observatory nor by VAAC yet, but from available imagery seems to be several hundred meters above the summit," it read."Ebeko is one of the most active volcanoes at the Kuril islands."Russian Emergency Situations Ministry reported the last eruption of ash in the Ebeko was in November when it threw a column of dust at a height of 2.5km.Viewers were stunned when they watched the video."Even the eruption is white in Northern Siberia," one wrote and a second said: "The first few seconds look like Sarlacc [a Star Wars character] coming at you."Last week in Guatemala, a large explosion has been heard for miles around after Volcan du Fuego (Volcano of Fire) erupted and deposited molten lava.The activity at the volcano was spotted by cameras and could be seen from long distances.National Seismological agency of Guatemala tweeted on Wednesday (February 2) that "a column of ash at approximately 4,500 metres above sea level was seen, in addition to expelling incandescent material (lava,

Julia Fox is opening up about the public's fixation on her new relationship with Kanye West and what it's like to be compared to his estranged wife, Kim Kardashian, one of the most famous reality TV stars on the planet. Fox appears on this week's "Call Her Daddy" podcast, where she discussed her criminal past, being a former dominatrix, and of course, how her sudden relationship to the 44-year-old rapper came about.The actress stressed that mingling with celebrities is nothing new to her. "I grew up in New York City.

Another grandchild! Caitlyn Jenner gave an update on her newest family member one week after Kylie Jenner‘s baby boy’s arrival.

Larry Birkhead is remembering his former partner, Anna Nicole Smith, 15 years after her death. The photographer took to Instagram on Tuesday and wrote an emotional tribute to the Playboy cover girl and GUESS model, who passed away on Feb. 8, 2007, at age 39.