Corrie's Alexandra Mardell shares 'cutest' leaving gift from her co-stars on ITV soap

Naman Ramachandran The powers of technology giants like Facebook owner Meta, Google, Amazon and Apple could be severely curbed as the European Union Council and European Parliament have reached a provisional political agreement on the landmark Digital Markets Act (DMA).The DMA, the process for which began some 16 months ago, defines clear rules for large online platforms and aims to ensure that no large online platform that acts as a gatekeeper for a large number of users abuses its position to the detriment of companies wishing to access such users.For a platform to qualify as a gatekeeper, it must either have had an annual turnover of at least €7.5 billion ($8.2 billion) within the European Union (EU) in the past three years or have a market valuation of at least €75 billion, and it must have at least 45 million monthly end users and at least 10,000 business users established in the EU. The gatekeepers can no longer rank their own products or services higher than those of others; reuse private data collected during a service for the purposes of another service; establish unfair conditions for business users; pre-install certain software applications; and require app developers to use certain services like payment systems or identity providers in order to be listed in app stores.If a gatekeeper violates the rules laid down in the legislation, it risks a fine of up to 10% of its total worldwide turnover.

Property owners of one of the Bolton hillside mansions demolished as they were built larger than permitted and in the wrong place have had their plans to rebuild on the plot thrown out by councillors. A second plot owner, who submitted a separate application, was successful with proposals to rebuild and Bolton Council’s planning committee granted that application.

Two people arrested by detectives investigating the murder of a mum thirty-one years ago have been released under investigation.

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Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentItaly’s Lux Vide, the production company behind “Medici” and financial thriller “Devils,” is now scoring a global hit with its medical procedural “Doc,” the second season of which had its French launch at the Series Mania fest.“Doc,” which turns on a prominent physician who, following a head injury, suffers a permanent partial memory loss but still finds a new way to practice his profession, has been sold as a ready made to a slew of territories, including Australia, Canada, Venezuela, the Netherlands and Nigeria. The Italian version has already aired in France (TF1), Australia (SBS), Spain (AXN) and Portugal (AXN), while a local adaptation played in the Czech Republic.

Childish Gambino and Lil Wayne have teamed up with Latto on her new track ‘Sunshine’.The song features on her new album ‘777’, which is out today (March 25) and also features contributions from Kodak Black and 21 Savage.The track, which you can listen to below, is the first featuring Gambino since he released his fourth album ‘3.15.20’ in 2020.Wayne, meanwhile, recently teamed up with Machine Gun Kelly for the emo-rap track ‘Ay’, which appears on Kelly’s album ‘Mainstream Sellout’.Reviewing Latto’s album, NME awarded the record four stars and described it as the rapper going “toe-to-toe with the best of ‘em”.It added: “If there was a criticism of her 2020 debut ‘Queen of Da Souf’, it was that the “rich bitch shit” (as she defined her lyrical preoccupations on the clenched ‘He Say She Say’) and steely production could seem a little one-note. With this second round, Latto is utterly compelling when she slows things down.”Speaking to NME previously, Latto told NME she was moving in “my own lane”.

Cheekily, he pointed out that Princess Diana had 'terrible hair' in the mid-eighties (thanks to the decade's penchant for overusing hairspray) while the Queen, he commented, had 'beautiful skin' when she sat for him in 2014.Eight years later, at 95, Her Majesty's complexion is arguably her best beauty asset, which is clearly evident from her many Zoom appearances from the onset of the Pandemic until now. Known for her sunny lipstick hues from vivid pink to bold orange, it is the Queen's well-kept skin that sets her apart from women half her age.You only have to look at the Monarch's celebratory cover, shot in 1957, for next month's British Vogue to see how little her skin has aged in sixty years. Of course, it's not merely genetics that she has to thank for her luminous complexion, the formula to the Queen's ageless skin lies in these six secrets. If you spend most of your days in an oxygen deprived office block with recycled air conditioning, you'll be familiar with the lacklustre complexion that begins to develop when your complexion is chronically dehydrated, something many of us suffered when working from home in dry, arid conditions without access to a garden.On the contrary, a healthy glow ensues when we go on holiday or visit the countryside for the weekend, where the air is cleaner and in abundant supply. A keen horse rider, Queen Elizabeth has spent countless days at her country estates which has clearly benefited her skin tremendously over the years. No need to get a horse.

Sometimes a wee break can do you the world of good.

Sir Rod Stewart has been helping people in Ukraine escape their war-torn homeland.

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Saints striker Alex Greive enjoyed a memorable first start for New Zealand after grabbing a clinical brace.

Coronation Street fans were excited to get an extra look at the famous cobbles as the show shared a behind-the-scenes montage.

Coronation Street star Alexandra Mardell has been making the most of her leisure time since filming her final scenes on the cobbles.The stunning actress showed off her incredible body to her fans on Instagram as she relaxed in a very luxurious looking hot tub in a tiny bikini.Dressed in a green leopard print bandeau two-piece, the star wore her hair loose in her natural curls and smiled at the camera as she sipped on a glass of champagne.Her endless legs were visible underneath the clear water, as steam rose into the chilly February air.Alexandra was joined by her boyfriend for the trip to Mary's Cottage in Grasmere, Cumbria, as they made the most of the luxurious residence and were treated to a the bottle of bubbly and some gorgeous red roses by their hosts.Grateful for the gesture she posted: "Just a spot of rest for the wicked. In the cutest fairytale cottage ever! Thanks so much to Carys at @sykescottages for your help and finding our perfect little escape."Last week Alexandra, 28, posted a picture of her making a love heart gesture with her hands in front of a big Coronation Street sign.She captioned the image: "And that's a wrap on the best street there is! And of course, I ugly cried as soon as the scene completed.""So overwhelmed by all the love.

Chesney Brown has grown up in front of Coronation Street fans' eyes.

Coronation Street star Alexandra Mardell shared a touching gift she received from her on-set family to mark her last episode of the show. The actress - best known as Emma Brooker - shared a picture of the tribute to her Instagram page as she excitedly reached the end of her Weatherfield journey.The gift from her co-stars and colleagues serves as a beautiful memoir of the day she joined the cast.Alexandra carefully wrapped the silver chain around her fingers, the specially engraved bar of the necklace marked with the date 20.4.18.The 28-year-old soap star took a detailed photo of the gift as she posted it to her Instagram story.She wrote: "First appearance on the cobbles.

Coronation Street star Alexandra Mardell has waved goodbye to the ITV soap’s famous cobbles after filming her last scenes as alter-ego Emma Brooker.The actress, who has played Emma since 2018, posted a behind the scenes snap of the Coronation Street sign with her hands making a heart around it.The 28 year old, who recently had her leaving party, then penned an emotional message, saying how much she’d miss her time on the show and everyone that works there and that the tears had been flowing. Alexandra wrote: “And that’s a wrap on the best street there is! And of course I ugly cried as soon as the scene completed.” Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter She continued: “So overwhelmed by all the love.The Corrie family are just insane.To every person in that building, every viewer, family member and friend, I love you all and can’t thank you enough!” The soap star then rounded off the post, writing: “I’ve said it countless times before but I’ll say it again, it’s been the best time of my life.

Coronation Street star Tina O'Brien was congratulated by her ITV co-stars after her daughter bagged herself a role on BBC's Waterloo Road.Scarlett, 13, will be following in the footsteps of her Sarah Platt actress mum who starred in the drama series set in a comprehensive school between 2010 and 2011, and played the role of pupil Bex Fisher.Tina shared the news on Instagram alongside a smiling picture of Scarlett and the rest of the cast in the filming studio.Tina gushed: "Very excited to finally be able to announce that my gorgeous, lovely, talented Scarlett Thomas will be in the new series of Waterloo Road #proudmum."Her post sent her Corrie co-stars into a frenzy and they rushed to the comment section to send her daughter well wishes.Helen Flanagan, who used to play Rosie Webster, posted a love emoji.Rovers Return barmaid Catherine Tyldesley said: "That girl has always been the brightest of stars."Lucy Fallon, Tina's on-screen daughter Bethany, also posted a heart emoji.Scarlett's dad is former Corrie star Ryan Thomas, 37, and her uncle, Adam Thomas, is set to play her dad in Waterloo Road.Adam, who'll be reprising his role as Donte Charles, also announced that Scarlett will play Izzy during an appearance on BBC's Morning Live today (February 23).Ryan also sent a heartwarming message to his daughter on Twitter.He wrote: "The secret is finally out!!! As a father and big brother it doesn’t get much better in life to find out that my brother is going back to Waterloo Road where it all started for him in his career to then find out Scarlett is going to play his daughter in the show."Ryan and former TOWIE star Lucy Mecklenburgh have announced they're expecting a little girl in the spring, meaning Scarlett will be a big

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Coronation Street star Alexendra Mardell has officially ended her time on the cobbles.

Coronation Street star Alexandra Mardell shared an emotional goodbye message on social media after filming for her final scenes wrapped up.The actress, who is best known for playing Emma Brooker in the ITV soap, is waving goodbye to the Weatherfield for pastures new after four years.The actress filmed her final scenes recently and afterwards she shared a heartfelt message on Instagram.Taking to the platform, Alexandra, 28, posted a picture of her making a love heart gesture with her hands in front of a big Coronation Street sign.Emma's caption read: "And that's a wrap on the best street there is! And of course I ugly cried as soon as the scene completed."It continued: "So overwhelmed by all the love.

Departing Corrie star looked pretty in pink as she said her goodbyes and bagged a set memento.