Cop receives special award for 'bravery and dedication' after being attacked by squirrel

Japanese Breakfast is set to make her Saturday Night Live debut next week, appearing as the musical guest on the show’s season 47 finale.The singer-songwriter, aka Michelle Zauner, released new album ‘Jubilee’ last year, will appear on the May 21 edition of the long-running show, with Russian Doll and Orange Is The New Black star Natasha Lyonne on board to host.“Help!!!!!!!!” Japanese Breakfast simply wrote on Twitter to announce her performance. Last month in an interview backstage at Coachella, Zauner told NME: “This year is about enjoying myself.

A man has been charged after cops stopped a car on the M8 and discovered £102,000 worth of heroin.

The feature meeting of the day is at Newbury where the Group 1 Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes is the highlight and Baaeed will head to post as a very warm favourite.

A mum and daughter were stunned after being hit with a £500 bill for two drinks and some snacks at a Greek restaurant.

Eurovision Song Contest final has been revealed, with British entry Sam Ryder hopeful of a strong finish.Sam will be performing the song Space Man to a live audience of millions across the world as he bids to bring home the Eurovision crown for the first time since Katrina and the Waves saw success in 1997.Despite some branding the show a fix, the hot favourites are Ukrainian rap group Kalush Orchestra, which is no surprise as the war in their home country dominates the headlines around the world.The singing celebration of different cultures will take on a heightened meaning this year, as Vladimir Putin's forces do their best to destroy Ukrainian independence and way of life.Eurovision enthusiasts are in for a long night full of celebrations and the hopeful tunes of Europe's singing sensations, though won't be joined by Ireland's Brooke Scullion after she failed to qualify for the final.Sam Ryder will be on towards the end of the show, performing as act number 22 out of 25, rounding off an impressive evening of entertainment.Songs have a maximum of three minutes according to the Eurovision rules, but there will be plenty of videos in place for each act as the stages are prepared, as well as the usual banter between the hosts.Coverage can be seen and heard on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds.READ MORE: When is Eurovision? Date of final, who is hosting and who is UK entry?Of the contest, Sam said: "There is a shift in attitude towards Eurovision happening in the UK hopefully. People are getting positive, people are getting behind it, people are getting excited."If I have any hope in anything, I think it doesn’t involve any position on a scoreboard.

Two Perthshire pensioners, fast approaching their 70th birthdays, have successfully completed an epic, 225-mile cycle challenge around the Big County - and beyond - to help raise cash for prostate cancer.

An East Kilbride church is celebrating its own 70th Jubilee this summer.

Gogglebox star Ellie Warner was seen talking about wedding plans with her boyfriend Nat as she made a welcome return to the Channel 4 show. Ellie, 31, took some time away from the popular programme after her boyfriend Nat Eddleton was in a horrific car accident in March.

It’s time to get the Union Jacks out and the snacks and drinks in – the Eurovision Song Contest is back for its 66th year. It is also 25 years since the UK last triumphed, with Katrina and The Waves’ Love Shine A Light. Bringing his usual dry wit to the event, Eurovision fixture Graham Norton will be flying the flag for this year’s entry, Sam Ryder’s Space Man.

Katie Price has debuted an incredible new look after showing off a stunning hair transformation on social media.The model and author, 43, took to her Instagram stories to show off her long, blonde hair extensions, which flow all the way to her waist, for a sleek finish.Katie had previously showed off her blonde locks on her Instagram stories, smiling for the camera as she told fans: "Yessss gone blonde but next time dark," followed by a series of red Emoji love hearts.Hair stylist Ozzy Tudo, who was behind Katie's stunning hair transformation, also added: "Today I had the pleasure to meet and do Katie Price's hair extensions.

Playboy Mansion has left people intrigued with stories of wild drug-fuelled parties and orgies under its legendary owner Hugh Hefner.The stories of decadence and depravity at the mansion led by the late Hefner have becoming something of a legend.The media mogul, who died five years ago, set up the up the Playboy Mansion - buying a property in the Holmby Hills area of Los Angeles, in 1971 for around $1 million.Hefner had started his career as a lowly copy-writer for Esquire but he decided to start up his own business after being denied a $5 pay rise.It was a move which was to transform the fortunes of Hefner and he enjoyed a steep rise to the top.A year later in 1953 he launched his own men's magazine, Playboy, with the iconic actress Marilyn Monroe on the cover.It catapulted Hefner to both fame and notoriety as he capitalised on his saucy brand and established himself on the showbiz social scene.The property was transformed into both a home for Hefner as well as his work place as he based the magazine's editorial offices there.The huge property boasted 22 rooms, a booze cellar, games room, cinema, three zoos/aviaries, a pet cemetery, tennis and basketball courts, a gym, a pool with a waterfall and two 'well-established' forests.It soon became famous for its wild parties which attracted some of the most famous faces in Hollywood.At the centre of the regular gatherings were the bunnies who kept the guests entertained.One of the most famous guests to have been invited to the Playboy Mansion during the 1970s was Elvis Presley who reportedly spent a memorable night with eight bunnies.What went on behind those doors remains a mystery but his antics impressed the host so much, Hefner sealed off the room and rebranded it the

Carol Vorderman was snapped looking like a total paddleboarding professional as she took to the sea and posed elegantly whilst kneeling on the board.In the picture, The 61-year-old beauty showed off her incredible figure and envious curves as she flashed a smile at the camera.She looked toned and tanned in the phot as she donned a skin-tight wetsuit, accentuating her great body. Carol also sported a lifejacket, and a pair of oversized sunglasses as she balanced on top of the board.She paddleboarded around the coast, against the calm turquoise blue sea and lush green cliffs behind her.After taking up paddleboarding and becoming obsessed with the water sport, Carol has teamed up with her favourite paddleboard brand, Fatstick Boards, to make a giveaway for her followers.

James Martin has led a wonderful career in the food and TV game, but he also has an intriguing life away from the camera too. He hit headlines this week over his decision to split from famous ex Barbara Broccoli in 2008.James, 49, who made his name on the cooking show circuit and is in the restaurant business himself, said there had been an 'imbalance' between them.He said that this imbalance led him to realise that things wouldn’t work out between him and his beau from across the pond.

Nicola Peltz and Brooklyn Beckham recently touched down in the UK and on Friday the celebrity couple were pictured enjoying a fun night out with Victoria and David Beckham's niece Libby Adams and friends.MORE: Brooklyn Beckham expresses gratitude to wife Nicola Peltz after failing to reunite with familySharing photos of the cocktail-fuelled get-together on their Instagram Stories, the Beckham-Adams tribe documented the fabulous evening.WATCH: Brooklyn Beckham bonds with father-in-law Nelson PeltzOn Nicola's Stories, she shared a birds-eye snapshot of the exciting night which showed the group surrounding the vibrant cocktails they enjoyed.SEE: The sweet way Nicola Peltz's family are embracing Brooklyn Beckham - watchREAD: Brooklyn Beckham fails to reunite with dad David Beckham - despite attending same eventNicola and Libby looked fabulous in the photo, as the new Mrs Peltz-Beckham donned a black leather jacket and Libby looked effortlessly chic in light blue jeans and a white T-shirt. Nicola shared the update with her 2.7 million followersOver on Libby's Instagram, she was pictured alongside Brooklyn, who appeared to be having a very fun time and was captured enthusiastically holding up his glass for a quick mirror selfie with his cousin.Since their arrival in the UK, Nicola and Brooklyn have documented their trip with fun photos for their fans.On Thursday, Brooklyn showed off an adorable PDA as they posed outside for a photo.

Express.co.uk, CeCe Sammy, 44, spoke about her time working as a vocal coach on the movie and praised the award-winning actor for his treatment of his fellow cast and crew on the film set.Yardie was the debut novel of Jamaican-born British writer Victor Headley, and was described as the "publishing story of 1992" when it was released.CeCe recalled working on the 2016 adaptation exclusively to Express.co.uk, when she was asked if she had any favourite celebrities that she has worked with.She said: "Everyone asks me that and I don’t and I mean that from the bottom of my heart."One person I thoroughly enjoyed working with was Idris Elba and he is more than an actor."Yes, he’s an actor but when he first sort of directed a role for his film Yardie, it was phenomenal to watch him because I worked on the movie with him."Just to watch how he brought his whole team together and all the actors on that shoot," she added.CeCe then revealed a specific event where Idris praised her in front of everyone else on set.She recalled: "He brought us all together and I remember when I finished on the day because I had to leave."He stopped everyone and he said ‘Everyone put your hands together.Thank you so much CeCe’."He didn’t have to do that at all you know because he’s the star.

Our Yorkshire Farm star Amanda Owen took to Instagram today to speak about the power cut that “could not have come at a more stressful time”.The Yorkshire Shepherdess admitted that she “said a prayer” as she shared some snaps of her horse Hazel with a newly-delivered foal. Amanda, 47, updated her 510,000 followers this morning on her whirlwind couple of days without power.“What a week it has been,” she began.“Two days without power so with regards to timing, Hazel’s foaling could not have come at a more stressful time.“No phone signal & no Wi-Fi.Still no Wi-Fi as the power outage seems to have bust something.”Amanda went on to share that even her back-up options were out of reach, forcing her to deal with the foaling alone. “Couldn’t get in touch with the people that I had on standby,” she penned.“Not even a quick brew of @yorkshiretea when sorted.”“Said a prayer and was thankful,” Amanda added with a prayer emoji.The star ended the post with a series of hashtags: #yorkshire, #shepherdess, #mare, #foal, #clydesdale, #foaling, #heavyhorse and #horse.The accompanying snaps showed an exhausted Amanda with her eyes closed beside her horse. Another picture gave her fans a glimpse of the auburn-coloured foal. Amanda’s followers took to the comments section to share their relief and congratulatory messages with the farmer.Emma Pemberton wrote: “Very scary but a wonderful outcome. Well done getting through such a challenging situation.”Karen Brace penned: “Ah they are such beauties.

£34. 5bn offer from Musk to buy the platform was put temporarily on hold yesterday as the “free-speech absolutist” queried the number of spam Twitter accounts. But the deal had already infuriated some of the most vocal of the site’s 217 million active users, with hundreds of thousands beginning an exodus after it was announced.

Eurovision Song Contest took place in our very own county of Yorkshire. In 1982, the 27th edition of the competition took place in Harrogate following the country's victory at the 1981 contest. Buck's Fizz won it for us, with their classic "Making Your Mind Up".

Welcome to Metro. co. uk‘s The Big Questions, where we ask, well, the big questions (and the smaller ones too) and this week, we’re diving deep with Jay Blades. The Repair Shop legend, also the host of Jay’s Yorkshire Workshop and Jay’s Home Fix, we should add, has seen a lot in his 52 years – and hasn’t been shy in talking about it.

Gallery: 'My partner and I don’t live together. If we did, that would be the end of us. . . ' The famous couples who live apart! (BANG Showbiz)The loved-up pair got married at a low-key ceremony with just 20 guests at their Montecito home in California.

Christmas by being deported to Germany. The three-time Wimbledon champion is currently behind bars in HMP Wandsworth, just 2. 4 miles from Centre Court, serving a two-and-a-half year sentence for bankruptcy fraud.