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Nicole Richie celebrated her 40th birthday in style last night, but she got a bit more than she’d bargained for after her hair was set on fire by her birthday cake.The fashion designer and actress gathered with friends and family to celebrate her big birthday, but when she went to blow out the candles on her birthday cake, the star’s hair caught fire and quickly grew into a flame. Posting the video of the terrifying incident to Instagram, people can be heard cheering in the background of the clip as Nicole leans forward to blow out the candles.Their cheers turn to screams however once her hair sets alight.

worker who became the victim of a horror abduction and rape has been fined £20,000. The Action Group, which provides housing and community support to those with additional needs, had pled guilty to health and safety at work breaches.

Hayley McQueen has opened up about her dad's dementia diagnosis. The mum-of-one is the daughter of Scotland legend Gordon McQueen, who was diagnosed with vascular dementia which is believed to be from the repetitive heading of a football.

showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletter The TV movie series High School Musical became an unprecedented hit with sold-out concert tours, ice shows and a show at the Disney theme parks, with the franchise amassing over $4billion in retail sales worldwide.The 2007 sequel set a new cable television record with 17.2million viewers tuning in, with the third and final instalment High School Musical 3: Senior Year earning a staggering $215million at the global box office.The popular made-for-TV movie is also responsible for launching the careers of Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Tisdale to name a few.In honour of the franchises’ big anniversary, Daily Star is taking a look at how our favourite East High

Piers Morgan has responded to mounting rumours that he'll be stepping in to replace Daniel Craig as the next James Bond - and he's rather pleased with the "result".The former Good Morning Britain host whipped up a storm on social media when he hinted that he'd willingly take on the iconic 007 role now that Daniel Craig has stepped down.The 56-year-old TV star couldn't resist teasing his fans that he was ditching journalism for top-secret-spy-work when he attended a screening event for the latest Bond film, No Time To Die.Taking to social media, Piers could be seen channeling his inner-Bond as he sported a suave suit to the glam event, which was held at London's Burlington Arcade.Behind smirking Piers was a huge 007 sign on the wall as he

Corey Taylor‘s son Griffin and Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan’s son Simon have shared their debut single ‘Asylum’ from their band Vended.The track, which you can listen to below, has shades of Slipknot with its hard-hitting rhythmic patterns.Vended’s lineup, which is completed by Cole Espeland (lead guitar), Connor Grodzicki (rhythm guitar), and Jeramiah Pugh (bass), performed their first headline gig back in March at the Vaudeville Mews club in Des Moines, Iowa, where Slipknot were formed.The band first formed in 2018, with Taylor and Crahan posting videos of their group online including covers of their dads’ band.Vended are set to take the stage again for Knotfest Iowa this weekend and Knotfest Los Angeles in November.Meanwhile, Corey Taylor

STRICTLY Come Dancing's 2021 series properly gets underway this Saturday with the first live show. While fans had their appetites whet last weekend with the launch show - which confirmed this year's pairings - Saturday night will see the celebrities perform live for the first time.

The next snap showed the couple grinning from ear to ear, as Joe cradled Stacey's bump.The former EastEnders star is also seen giving his gorgeous fiancé a sweet peck on the cheek.Stacey admitted that she was touched by the efforts her sister's efforts to organise the special day.She penned: "The Baby Shower. Feeling so overwhelmed and emotional… What a beautiful day."My sister arranged a baby shower for me and our little girl and it was so special."I love you Jem Jem to the moon and back.

showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterNicole Richie was surrounded by friends and loved ones when she celebrated her 40th birthday on Tuesday.

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!A mum-of-four threw away her £14 McDonald’s order after noticing the “horrendous” state of the takeaway’s kitchen."It was horrible,” says Ceri Pepper. “It wasn't just one or two bits on the floor that could be picked up - it was horrendous."The floor was dirty.

Fernando León de Aranoa’s Spanish-language dark comedy The Good Boss had its world premiere last night at the San Sebastian Film Festival in front of a raucous local crowd (albeit at half-capacity due to Covid measures).

Get the latest Renfrewshire stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletterChoristers are urgently needed at Paisley’s oldest church.The Paisley Abbey choir is one of the most renowned of its type in Scotland and sings throughout the year at Sunday services and other events.And its younger members – choristers – are dwindling in number.Professor George McPhee has been music director and choir master at the 12th-century church for 58 years.He said the covid pandemic has had a devastating effect on numbers and they’re appealing to children to come along.He said: “We usually have a minimum of 16 boys and girls.“But with everything that’s been going on it’s been quite difficult to get going.“We had a brilliant set of kids at the

Troon in 13 years as manager in two stints.Now the old favourite is back at Portland Park but this time insisting his dugout days are behind him as he takes up a role on the club committee.Redmond lifted Troon from the doldrums of the Ayrshire Second Division when he was appointed in 1993 leading them to two titles and six South Ayrshire Cups before being controversially axed in 2002.He answered an SOS to return six years later but was recently on the committee of Darvel before getting the call to return to his first love.Now Redmond is helping to drive plans for a social evening to mark Troon’s 75th anniversary.The event will take place in the social club on Friday, November 12 at 7.30pm when a good turnout of former players, ex-committee

Denise Chaila has announced details of her first headline gig.

Will Tizard ContributorIn the Icelandic musical adventure “12 Hours to Destruction,” writer-director Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir revels in a wholeheartedly youthful story of a school band battling nasties to save their dance.The film, part of the Finnish Film Affair’s Nordic Selection of works in progress being held this week in Helsinki, is an ambitious project, produced by one of Iceland’s leading players, The Icelandic Film Company/Kisi Production, founded in 1991 by Julius Kemp and Ingvar Thordarson.With a strong rep for both critical successes at festivals and for wider audience films, the company seems well suited to creating the whimsical project.Kemp says the idea originated in his mind a few years back when, while doing parent

Perth and Kinross councillors have outlined how they would address rising poverty in Perth and Kinross - after a report revealed one in three local people are living in or on the edge of poverty. The PA approached all four council groups to ask how they would tackle this growing issue.

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Eamonn Holmes wanted to 'knock Anne Robinson's f**ing head off'[LATEST]Kirstie Allsopp speaks out after she's accused of lying[TWITTER]Willie Garson dead: Sex and the City actor dies at 57[TRIBUTES]Katherine Power called the incident "a moment I’ll never forget".And Zooey Deschanel, Pamela Salzman and Jesse Jo Stark all wrote the same "OMG" message.The US TV personality's comment section was also inundated with birthday messages from her celebrity pals and fans alike.Nicole, the daughter of musician Lionel, first found fame when she starred with childhood friend Paris in the reality show The Simple Life.She is the designer of the lifestyle brand House of Harlow 1960, clothing line Winter Kate and a reality TV show judge.She is married to

Mick Jagger's youngest son really is his mini-me! The 78-year-old Rolling Stones star is a proud father to eight children, with four-year-old Deveraux his only child with partner Melanie Hamrick.This week, Melanie took to Instagram to share a striking black and white close-up of her son showing Deveraux looking down at the camera with his blond hair falling around his face.