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The Spice Girls going back on tour?! Sign us up. ET’s Nischelle Turner spoke to Mel C, whose full name is Melanie Chisholm, about new music, and the possibility of reuniting with the iconic girl group for hid the road once more!

The group that operates Manchester's AO Arena and Bridgewater Hall made almost 1,000 people redundant during the Covid-19 pandemic and lost over £8m, it has been revealed.

Native American activist Sacheen Littlefeather, whose historic and headline-making surprise appearance at the 1973 Academy Awards was heard around the world, has died at 75 years old.

Fat Joe has sued his longtime accountants accusing them of fraudulent activities that have resulted in millions of dollars being misappropriated.The rapper, real name Joseph Cartagena, had been working with accounting firm BDO USA for about a decade before he became aware of what he describes as “a slew of irregularities”. His lawsuit targets the company as well as his specific accountant, Andre N Chammas, and an account executive called Vanessa Rodriguez.According to the lawsuit filed last week, those “irregularities” include “numerous delinquent and unpaid mortgage and bill payments; the booking of revenues that were never deposited into plaintiffs’ accounts; discrepancies in the amount of money that plaintiffs have paid to BDO for services rendered; payments to unauthorised American Express accounts that are not Cartagena’s; and payments to Cartagena’s American Express account from unrecognised bank accounts”.The legal filing adds that, when Cartagena asked BDO about the various irregularities, the accounting firm “ignored his pleas or made up stories to cover their trail.

MMA 3: Street Fighter.It is the first time that Big Jack had fought since his much-publicised defeat to Mini Majk, a rising star in Poland. Jarema took to the cage on Saturday afternoon with pressure mounting.But the ferocious fighter came out on top after three gruelling rounds with Little John, whose real name is Jan Karpinski.

Jason Bateman has revealed that he nearly ran over Michael Jackson while working on a show in the ’80s.The Ozark star appeared in TV show Silver Spoons in the early part of the decade, and explained in a new interview that he and co-star Rick Schroder almost hit Jackson with their bikes while the singer was visiting the set.“This is while we were doing Silver Spoons at Universal and we’d need to have our bikes because kids gotta play. Michael was there to see [Schroder],” he revealed on Jimmy Kimmel Live.Bateman then gave an uneasy look to the audience, who responded awkwardly, seemingly in reference to child sexual abuse allegations against Jackson.“I don’t — listen, hey! He was a fan of the show and a fan of the Ricker!” Bateman then said, before adding to his story: “[Jackson] was coming onto the stage while we were zooming off and almost took him down.”It comes after Bateman spoke earlier this year about his “lost decade” in the ’90s where he spent a lot of time partying.“It was a combination,” he explained to The Guardian about why he decided to trade acting for hedonism.

ALEX Scott broke down in tears as she opened up about her dark past while discussing her memoir on This Morning. The former Arsenal star has released How (Not) to Be Strong, which reveals her tough upbringing for the first time. Despite writing the book herself, Alex says speaking about her traumatic childhood with an "abusive, alcoholic father" in interviews has been the toughest part.

Scotland has been placed under two Met Office weather warnings with the country to be battered by heavy rain and strong winds over the coming days.

Gorka Marquez was back in the ballroom on Saturday night as he and new celebrity partner Helen Skelton competed in the second week of Strictly Come Dancing.

Fat Joe has filed a complaint against executives at his longtime accounting firm over an alleged Ponzi scheme. According to court documents obtained by TMZ, the All The Way Up rapper has claimed that bosses at tax company BDO, accountant Andre N Chammas, and his assistant Vanessa Rodriguez, have defrauded him. In the documents, the rapper - whose real name is Joseph Antonio Cartagena - reported noticing financial irregularities in July after Rodriguez was fired.

READ MORE Brave bear saved from 17 years of torture named 'Paddington' in touching Queen tribute In response to the crisis, special protection zones have been put in place in Norfolk, Suffolk, parts of Essex and the whole of the south-west of England. The Government currently warns the risk from bird flu is medium, reports The Mirror.A statement on gov.uk reads: “The risk of incursion of highly pathogenic (HPAI) avian influenza H5 in wild birds in Great Britain remains at medium (that is, event occurs regularly).“The risk to poultry with stringent biosecurity is maintained at low (with low uncertainty).“However, the risk to poultry exposure to HPAI H5 in Great Britain with suboptimal biosecurity has been increased to medium (with medium uncertainty), in light of the increased number of infected premises observed during September and the distance of some of these, as well as some wild bird cases, from the coast.“The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said that avian influenza is primarily a disease of birds and the risk to the general public’s health is very low.”The Daily Mail reports James Mottershead, chairman of the National Farmers' Union poultry board, as saying the disease could cause major disruption at Christmas.“If bird flu gets into turkeys that could cause holy carnage; that could cause real supply chain issues in the run-up to Christmas,” he said.

Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett has hit out at “disrespectful Twitter private investigators” for speculating over Taylor Hawkins‘ death.Hawkins, the band’s drummer since 1997, died aged 50 at his hostel in Bogotá, Colombia on March 25, where Foo Fighters had been scheduled to perform later that evening. No cause of death was given.In late March an initial toxicology report found that multiple drugs including opiates, antidepressants and marijuana were found in Hawkins’ system at the time of his death.

Antonio Conte after the Tottenham manager snubbed the defender against Arsenal. The former Nottingham Forest loanee was signed from Middlesbrough in the summer as part of a splurge on players that included the likes of Yves Bissouma, Ivan Perisic and Richarlison.

Victoria Beckham has been slammed by fans as they branded her daughter Harper's outfit as "inappropriate".The former Spice Girls singer and fashion designer, 48, shares daughter Harper, 11, with her husband David Beckham, 47. Victoria and David are also the proud parents of sons Brooklyn, 23, Romeo, 20, and Cruz, 17.

Mel B today revealed how she 'felt suffocated' at the thought she could have spent the Covid lockdown with her ex-husband and admitted she may have taken her own life. Speaking at a fringe event at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, the Spice Girl told an audience how she 'would have died' if she had still been with her former spouse during the pandemic. The 47-year-old pop star is a patron of the Women's Aid charity, which campaigns on behalf of domestic abuse survivors.

Post Malone has insisted his baby daughter is "way cooler" than him. In June, the Circles rapper announced that he and his fiancée had welcomed a daughter. Post, real name Austin Post, has not yet shared any details about his partner or their first child, but during a recent interview with GQ, he indicated that he is loving fatherhood.

MARTIN Lewis took a swipe at Celeb SAS Who Dares Win star Maisie Smith. The Good Morning Britain guest host was back in the hot seat today for a special show about the cost of living crisis. But for some light relief away from the economic doom and gloom, Martin and his co-host Susanna Reid were joined by stars from the Channel 4 series.

Victoria Beckham was sure to ignore any backlash as she basked in her family's support following her Paris Fashion Week show debut. Over the weekend, the Spice Girl turned internationally renowned fashion designer showcased her spring/summer 2023 collection at the annual fashion event.

 Music! Music! Music! by Dorothy Provine in a bid to impress the judges and stay in the competition. Meanwhile Matt and Nadiya performed their Samba to Night Fever by the Bee Gees. After both couples had danced for a second time, the judges delivered their verdicts, with Craig Revel Horwood choosing to save Matt and Nadiya.Body language expert Judi James claimed that Kai was “devastated” by the elimination despite keeping a stoic frame. She told The Mirror, firstly speaking about Kaye’s body language: “There was an air of resignation and defeat about Kaye’s body language to the point where her routine fell apart as she seemed to accept the fact that she would be the first to go."Kaye will be badly missed by the other celebs.”Going on to discuss Kai, she said he was confronted with a “wretched” experience in having to compete against his girlfriend. Judi added: “Kai applied a mask of pure charm and generosity as he told Kaye ‘That’s alright’ as their names were called but his subtler body language gestures suggested he was quietly devastated."Being in the dance-off is bad enough but he was also competing with his real-life partner Nadiya, which looked like a wretched experience for both of them."Judi said: "Kai’s metronomic thumb tap on Kaye’s arm suggested tension building as they waited to be chosen and as he applied a smile of bravado his squeezed eye expression and his bared teeth formed a very fake-looking, overkill smile that failed to convince."She added that Nadiya’s body language became “lifeless” after it was revealed the dance-off would be against her boyfriend.