Doctors remove steel cup from man's bum after 'friends put it up there as drunk prank'

A Cumbernauld dad who went to the doctors complaining of a sore back has died of cancer just eight weeks after his diagnosis.

Ethan Shanfeld Courtenay Valenti, president of production and development for Warner Bros. Pictures, will depart from the studio after 33 years. Valenti will carry out her role until the end of October. “We’ve known Courtenay and been admirers of her work for many years,” said Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy, co-chairs and CEOs of Warner Bros. Pictures Group, in a joint statement provided to Variety. “She’s been an integral part of Warner Bros. Pictures’ success for over three decades and has had a hand in guiding some of the studio’s most popular and successful films. She’s well-respected across the creative community, she’s beloved here on the lot, and she will be greatly missed. We know that she’ll be hugely successful in her next endeavor and join all of her colleagues in wishing her the very best.”  

Stacey Dash had an emotional reaction to learning about DMX‘s death.

Jennifer Lopez has shared more photos and details about her and Ben Affleck’s intimate wedding. The artist, who recently slammed leaked video footage from her special day, published them on her On the JLo newsletter.

AFTER learning Married at First Sight UK experts had found her a match Whitney Hughes was excited to walk down the aisle, having struggled to find love for years. Four days on from making her show debut the PA from St Albans has become the most debated bride ever. Fully aware of the bizarre situation she had signed up for, Whitney strutted into her groom Duka’s life with a cheeky eye roll and a quip about her handsome husband not being tall enough.  But her dry humour wasn't picked up by viewers who cancelled her on Twitter, sent death threats, and accused her of going on the show to become famous.

Amir Khan offered a terrifying insight into what it’s like to step into the ring with Canelo Alvarez.The former World Champion was knocked out in the sixth round against the iconic Mexican fighter during a fierce Las Vegas bout in 2016. Alvarez retained his WBC middleweight titles with one spectacular punch in the sixth round that completely floored the Olympic Silver medalist.Despite the result, Khan earned an awful lot of respect as he had to put on a sizeable amount of weight to even reach Alvarez’s bracket.

EXCLUSIVE: After a 33-year run at Warner Bros Pictures, and lots of hits including the Lego franchise, the last four Harry Potter films, multi-Oscar winner Mad Max: Fury Road and this summer’s hit Elvis, Courtenay Valenti, the studio’s President, Production and Development, has decided to leave.

Brittany Aldean appeared on ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight’ Thursday and opened up about her fight to protect children. Aldean, the wife of country music star Jason Aldean, received backlash after thanking her family for not changing her gender during her "tomboy phase."  Brittany Aldean told Tucker Carlson that she's "advocating for children." (Getty Images) "I'm advocating for children," she told Carlson.

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Police have appealed for help after a cyclist was killed in a crash.

Bolton Wanderers boss Ian Evatt has vowed he has full belief in his strikers amid not bringing in further reinforcements in that department this summer and feels a League One Erling Haaland is just not a realistic prospect.

READ MORE: 'World's biggest cat' stands as tall as two-year-old child – but is a 'gentle giant'Comparing to the size of the 2L Sprite bottle on the table, viewers were "in awe" to realise that the dog is massive in size."This giant Alaskan malamute is a selectively bred Malamute that exceeds 70kg in weight and 70cm of height, originally bred to pull heavy goods between cities throughout Alaska," they said in the caption."They have been recorded to pull loads up to 500kg (78 stone)."Viewers were stunned and some suspected the video was edited to make the dog look massive.One commented: "If that lad sat on your lap, you would disappear completely!""Definitely not a lap dog," a second reassured.A third added: "You wouldn't need a doggy bag, you would need a doggy dump truck to pick up after it."Some called it a "real-life Clifford the red big dog", with a man sharing: "I thought Clifford was fiction!""The dog is supposed to be red!" another referred to the dog in the movie of the same name. Alaskan malamute is particularly popular in northern China due to the cold weather, the breed is descended from the Arctic wolf and is often mistaken as huskies.Like all dogs, they love company and enjoy being challenged so they can use their intelligence.

A cyclist who was involved in a horror crash on a busy road in Manchester over the Bank Holiday weekend has now died.

Jamie Carragher says Erling Haaland could go down as the greatest ever Premier League player if his upward trajectory continues.

Nintendo will be removing its gacha elements (essentially randomised in-game items or cosmetics for real money) from its mobile racing spin-off Mario Kart Tour. While microtransactions will still be present, players will be able to purchase items directly instead of having to blindly pump money into the game to receive randomised goodies. This was confirmed via the official Twitter account for the game, with the update set to arrive October 4.Additionally, Battle Mode will also be coming to the Mario Kart Tour in a late September update, which is a side mode that’s present in all of the mainline titles that shifts the focus away from racing.The title released back in September 2019, and is currently the latest release in the Mario Kart franchise.

variety. You’d think you can’t go wrong in jeans. You can. Manicured rips look even sillier in the sticks than in town.

divorce drama is extending to her family. In this exclusive clip from Monday's, Pedro goes to the house they share that he moved out of in order to tell Chantel he's filing for divorce, but instead, is met by his mother-in-law, Karen.Pedro and Chantel's divorce has been getting nasty on this season of, and in the clip, Karen asks him why he can't just call Chantel when he says he needs to talk to her. Pedro says he can show up at their house if he wants to and also says he can no longer pay for his phone and that he needs to «move on.» He claimed during last week's episode that Chantel took all the money out of their joint bank account.«You can't pay for the cell phone plan, but you had to move on?» Karen incredulously asks him.

Harry Styles' 2023 tour went on sale on August 30 and stadium tour sold out almost immediately - but it cost a pretty penny.The former One Direction star has been one of the most successful soloists since the band went on their hiatus, and eager fans are still lining up in the hopes to see him perform on stage.READ MORE: Harry Styles concert cancelled after gunman opens fire in nearby shopping mallBut Harry's latest ticket drop took fans across the UK by surprise as his tour cost an abundance more than his previous show.The change, which occurred following Ticketmaster's new dynamic pricing which sees tickets increase in price demand with the aim to decrease second-hand ticket sites.For some the increase in tickets was unexpected, which resulted in a mishap by one eager fan Niamh who unexpectedly paid just shy of £700 for two tickets after budgeting £155 a pop. Speaking to the Birmingham Mail, she said: "I would not have paid that amount willingly as I can't afford it.

READ MORE: Paedo teacher used camera pen to take 'upskirting' photos of school kids and staff He was forced to resign after getting caught falsifying evidence and moved to Ukraine in 1982, where he used his skills to cover up his offenses. Shortly after he arrived in Ukraine, women and girls began vanishing near the area where Tkach worked.