Dan Walker: BBC Breakfast host details final moments with Gary Speed before his death

Valentine's Day.But if you're anything like us, it can be a struggle to keep the beautiful blooms alive.Thankfully, there's a handy hack that stops petals falling so quickly.In the Mrs Hinch Cleaning Tips group on Facebook, a savvy user revealed you can use 2p coins to increase the longevity of flowers.Simply pop a few coppers in the bottom of your vase and jobs a good'un.The Facebook user shared a snap of their bouquet, explaining: “These are nearly 2 weeks old, with a 2p in the bottom! Definitely works.”Another agreed: “Works for me.”The Conversation says copper coins can be antimicrobial, which may be why they can be used to keep flowers looking freshly-picked.It explains: “Cut flowers begin to degrade almost instantly. Air and bacteria can block the small pores of the vascular system of plants, stopping vital water and food from being distributed around the flower, and they start to wilt.“So by reducing the microorganisms in the flower’s water you should be able to increase the life of your flowers.“So again, in theory, the copper in coins might be able to kill bacteria and keep cut flowers fresh."This isn't the only way to keep your flowers looking tip-top.Others shared their words of advice in the Facebook group, including sticking a needle in the stem below the buds.Apparently, this helps the buds to stand up straighter.Others recommend cutting the stems at an angle before placing them in water with plant food.Doing this is said to help the bouquet absorb more water and nutrients. For more lifestyle stories, sign up to the free Hot Topics newsletter here.

Rio Ferdinand claims Pep Guardiola is 'holding his middle finger up' to all his Premier League doubters as Manchester City continue to dominate.The Spaniard's side currently find themselves comfortably atop the Premier League's standings, nine points clear of nearest challengers Liverpool, having only played one game more.Since losing at home to Crystal Palace in late October, City have won 14 of their 15 league matches, only dropping points in a 1-1 draw at Southampton.Going into the season, many questioned whether Guardiola's team would be able to retain the Premier League title, especially given their lack of a recognised striker.Sergio Aguero departed for Barcelona last summer and City failed in their well-documented pursuit of Tottenham's Harry Kane, which led to many fearing the Sky Blues wouldn't have enough in attack.However, City have managed to hit a league-high 61 goals so far this season, the same amount as Liverpool, as their efforts have been spread around the team.Given their sheer dominance, Ferdinand believes Guardiola has silenced his doubters and essentially "put his middle finger up" to the rest of the Premier League.Can anyone stop Manchester City from winning the Premier League title again this season? Give us your thoughts in the comments section. “Points-wise it’s not over, but I just believe that City look too comfortable in their games," the former Manchester United defender admitted in the latest episode of Rio Ferdinand Presents FIVE. "City look like they're in total control all the time."There's no topsy-turvey games or moments where you go 'oh my god they're on the ropes they're going to get beat here'.

Rose Ayling-Ellis attended the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour 2022 wrap party with the fellow cast members, including close pal Luba Mushtuk.

SORTEDFood supplied some of his top tips for a quick and easy pasta carbonara style dish. Using feedback from his community of over 2.5 million YouTube subscribers from around the world, his easy recipe that breaks a few of the traditional rules to create the Italian classic, but still delivers on flavour.Ben has come up with clever hacks that deliver a great tasting carbonara without having to worry about sourcing the traditional – and often expensive – ingredients.From toasting black peppercorns to cooking the pasta in a frying pan and using basic supermarket spaghetti, Ben’s recipe is guaranteed to impress.Check them out below…One of the most important things when cooking carbonara is choosing the right cut of pork to deliver the meaty undertones for the sauce.The traditional Italian recipe for carbonara recommends using guanciale – a fatty cut of pork that comes from the jowl (cheek/jaw) of the pig, usually only found in Italian delis in the UK.Ben opts for more basic smoked pancetta – easy to find in most local supermarkets, and at a fraction of the cost, but delivers a similar meaty flavour.Ben commented: “Black pepper is, arguably the second most important flavour for the dish.

Nick Holdsworth The 67-year-old woman stands alongside an open-backed truck in a city under martial law fearlessly berating the young paramilitary policemen sat impassively behind the wood and steel bars that hold them back – for now.She is somebody’s daughter, probably wife, mother, grandmother.“You’re protecting the dictator, General Min Aung Hlaing!” she shouts wagging her finger like a fierce school ma’am of old.The at times shaky mobile phone footage is among the viscerally powerful opening shots of Berlinale Panorama documentary “Myanmar Diaries.”“We cry for the girl that was shot in the head. They shot her on purpose….

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Georgia Tennant was in for a Valentine's Day surprise on Monday.MORE: David Tennant's wife Georgia inundated with messages after sharing happy family newsThe 37-year-old – who has been married to David Tennant since December 2011 – shared a photo of the most beautiful bouquet of flowers on Instagram and revealed they were not from her husband!WATCH: Georgia Tennant shares the funniest video of husband David!Georgia told fans that the beautiful floral arrangement was actually a gift from her eldest son, Ty. She explained in the caption: "I cannot recommend getting accidentally pregnant at 16 highly enough cos look what happens 20 years later! Thanks @ty_tennant_ #myvalentynes."READ: Georgia Tennant refers to husband David's 'other wife' in cheeky messageMORE: Georgia Tennant shares photo of daughter Olive – and she's so grown-upFans loved the very touching gesture from son to mother and flooded the comments section with love heart emojis and compliments.

Rumer Willis proudly posed in several lingerie sets on Valentine's Day and shared a love note to her body with her nearly one million Instagram fans.MORE: Rumer Willis' daring bath picture has fans saying the same thingDemi Moore's eldest daughter posted a number of pictures throughout Monday, showing her in black, purple and red lingerie sets, and spoke up about "accepting" her shadows before urging her followers to "love all of you".WATCH: Rumer Willis poses in provocative lingerie as she shares important body message"It is easy to love the parts of ourselves that we feel are likable or exciting, the ones we lead with in the world," she began her inspirational post.READ: Rumer Willis wows with gorgeous glam hair transformationRELATED: 15 intimate celebrity Valentine's Day photos that belong in a fairytale"This year I have been working on exploring the shadows and radically accepting them, as challenging as that may feel at times. Allowing myself to be seen, to be vulnerable.

Ryan Russell and longtime boyfriend Corey O’Brien are so in love and it looks like they had a great Valentine’s Day.

Emmerdale 's Rhona Goskirk has been going through quite an emotional ordeal following the death of her ex-husband Pierce Harris. But next week, Emmerdale spoilers reveals that she will also have trouble with telling her partner Marlon Dingle the truth about Pierce's son Marcus.

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EastEnders villain Gray Atkins (Toby-Alexander Smith) and Kheerat Panesar (Jazzer's Diol) go head-to-head next week in a deadly showdown.A worried Kheerat is getting in too deep with Gray and Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty) encourages him to stay away.However, when he gets a desperate call from Gray, Kheerat ignores her advice and rushes to meet him, believing he can get Gray to admit the truth.Things don't go to plan and Kheerat and Gray struggle to keep their anger in check and accusations fly between the pair.They come to blows, leaving one life hanging in the balance.At the café, Whitney anxiously waits for Kheerat to call her.Stacey notices and asks if it’s Kheerat she’s waiting for, hiding her hurt when she is told it is.Kheerat broke down in tears in December as he discovered that Chantelle Atkins (Jessica Plummer) was subjected to physical and emotional abuse at the hands of her killer husband Gray.The Walford businessman at last found out the truth about what the late Chantelle had endured after Whitney decided to investigate Gray further.Knowing Gray to be a nasty piece of work who is abusive towards women, Whitney made it her mission to dig for something she could use, in the hopes of stopping Chelsea Fox (Zaraah Abrahams) from marrying him.She found what she was looking for on Christmas Eve in the form of a forum that Chantelle was part of.Having successfully deduced her password, she logged on to said forum, and read multiple posts Chantelle had written, in which she described the harrowing abuse she suffered at Gray’s hands.She subsequently relayed her discovery to Kheerat, horrified to discover what his beloved Chantelle had went through.Whitney was adamant that the police needed to be involved.Kheerat,

Coronation Street mechanic Abi Webster has been hiding a scandalous secret from her husband Kevin for several months but her affair with Imran Habeeb will be revealed next week. Kevin and his son Jack inform Abi that they’ve booked a holiday to Bridlington to celebrate after the adoption hearing.As Imran and his partner Toyah Battersby celebrate their engagement in the bistro, their romantic mood is suddenly broken by the arrival of Sally Metcalfe, Sean Tully and Abi.Later on, Sally finds Abi outside the Bistro clearly upset.

Coronation Street's Sarah Barlow (Tina O'Brien) is left heartbroken next week as Lydia Chambers (Rebecca Ryan) confesses to her "affair" with Adam Barlow (Sam Robertson)Lydia lies to Sarah in upcoming scenes telling her she tried to finish with her married man but he refuses to accept it’s over.Sarah tells her husband Adam about Lydia’s married man and how she feels sorry for her as he won’t leave her alone.Lydia turns on the waterworks in front of Sean Tulles (Antony Cotton) and makes out it’s man trouble. He later offers to have a word with Sarah.Imran Habbeb (Charlie De Melo) shows Adam a series of online reviews, slating him as a solicitor.Sarah tells Lydia about the online abuse Adam’s being subjected to.Lydia makes out to Sarah that her ex won’t stop hounding her with texts.Outside Victoria Court, Sarah and Adam row over Lydia.

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BBC Breakfast host Dan Walker took to social media last night following a conversation about his childhood with his kids.The 43-year-old and his wife Sarah explained to Susanna, Jessica and Joe that they would have to go to a Blockbuster-style video store, to rent a film instead of instantly downloading it.The presenter said that his children "cannot get their heads around it”.He amusingly said they were “mocking” his childhood.Dan shared his home life update with his 685,100 Twitter followers after a family film night.“After streaming Captain America on Disney + my wife & I have just explained the concept of a Saturday night trip Blockbuster to our kids,” he began.“They cannot get their heads around it.They think it’s the funniest thing

Naga Munchetty admitted she prefers not to give her BBC colleagues any "insight" into her home life with husband James Haggar.The presenter explained that otherwise "the lines get blurred a bit".The star opened up about her preference to keep her work and home lives separate, while chatting to Mike Bandar, the co-founder of waybook.com, a business that supports remote working.During her BBC Radio 5 Live show, Naga explained that she wants to avoid lines getting “blurred” between the office and her “sanctuary” at home.

BBC Breakfast host Dan Walker thinks it’s a “pity” that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle could not resolve their differences with the Royal Family in private.The presenter made his comments on twitter today.Dan seemed concerned with the “fall out” of their latest interview, which is set to air on ITV next week.He claimed that it was likely to “harden opinions” on all sides.The 43-year-old shared his views online, in view of his 684,900 followers.He spoke out following the release of a new trailer for the couple's two-hour long interview with Oprah.“It’s hard to see how any reputations are going to be enhanced by what is happening at the moment.“The build-up, the interview & the fall out will probably only harden opinions on all sides,” he

Dan Walker, 43, has responded to Susie Dent, 55, after she posted an update that offered an insightful statistic of how people had reacted to being in lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic.The BBC Breakfast host was left stunned by the Countdown star’s revelation that three million people had “mastered a language” after they found themselves having more time on their hands, as the UK was ordered to stay home from the beginning of last year to stop the rapid spread of Covid-19.Susie appeared on talkRADIO back on February 19 to mark International Mother Language Day on Sunday, from her home in Oxford.Today the language historian shared the clip on social media, she said: “I did German and French at university, they were my first loves

BBC Breakfast and Football Focus host Dan Walker often shares glimpses of his family home on social media, and a new Instagram post revealed a look at his bold sofa.The snap showed his pet dog Winnie wearing sunglasses as he basked in the sun on an olive green velvet settee, and a matching green baroque patterned cushion.SEE: Dan Walker's family home as you've never seen it beforeWATCH: Dan Walker films hilarious attempt at TikTok danceDan captioned the image: "It's a day for [sunglasses].

BBC Breakfast host was applying for a trainee scheme at the public broadcaster when he made the error, which saw him get caught out by a senior member of staff.Speaking on the Life Interrupted podcast with Simon Thomas, Dan explained: “I was selected to be on the shortlist for this BBC trainee scheme, where you essentially go off and become a correspondent. “This was very early in my career, so I must have been 21 at the time.