Dora grows up: Kathleen Herles, the voice that shaped a generation of multicultural children

Prince William and Kate Middleton's three kids, George, Charlotte and Louis, can expect to all hold senior royal titles one day but the same can not be said for many of the late Queen's other great-grandchildren.

King Charles' noticeable 'sausage fingers' have become a quirky trait associated with the monarch, and it seems this characteristic might be a hereditary feature within the Royal Family.

A blind kitten found dumped behind a skip in Cyprus and rescued by a Scots couple has won a global pet competition with half a million votes.

Humza Yousaf has formally resigned as First Minister resignation after just over a year in office.

Still Game star Jane McCarry, who is best known for playing Craiglang's nosey parker Isa Drennan, had fans in stitches over the weekend as she attended Take That's gig at Glasgow's OVO Hydro.

For the first time in six years, Stirling Albion will set foot in the end of season play-offs this evening - with Binos manager Darren Young confident his side will be raring to go after their weekend disappointment.

The BAFTA Television Awards return to our screens on Sunday, with the biggest stars heading to London's South Bank to celebrate top telly of the past year. However, there's one star who host Romesh Ranganathan will be avoiding after an awkward encounter years before - and that's Idris Elba. The comedian - who is back to host the TV BAFTAs with Rob Beckett - has revealed that he's learnt never to meet his heroes after an "embarrassing" run-in with the Luther star at his first ceremony.

David Beckham's Netflix documentary was watched by millions across the world upon its release in 2023.The four-part series focuses on the ex-footballer's life, from his upbringing to relationship with wife Victoria. The hit show tells the full story of David's rise to fame, as well as Victoria's, with many hilarious moments thrown in. Fans loved Beckham and certain scenes even went viral on social media.

The One Show presenter Lucy Siegle, has given fans a health update following a sudden hospital dash due to 'excruciating pain'.The 49 year old journalist, who has been delivering reports on the BBC series for over ten years, recently opened up about her battle with kidney stones. She's now taken to social media to talk about the "strange scenario" she's found herself in. Lucy initially shared her painful ordeal in a tweet on X, previously known as Twitter, last month.The environmental guru, known for her stints on Good Morning Britain and hard-hitting episodes of Dispatches, revealed she was suffering from "excruciating pain" and would be receiving lithotripsy to blast the stones away.

Dead by Daylight voice star Zoey Alexandria, also known as Zoey Wenforf, has tragically passed away at the tender age of 29 due to a rare form of brain swelling.The sad news was confirmed on a GoFundMe page set up to help with her medical bills.The page revealed that Zoey, best known for voicing The Unknown in Dead by Daylight, succumbed to paediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANDAS), a type of encephalitis uncommon in adults.The fundraising page also disclosed that she had an immunoglobulin G deficiency and chronic strep infections, making her more susceptible to illness.The campaign, launched in March 2022, aimed to raise $10,000 to support her as her health conditions prevented her from working. Fans of the popular horror game were quick to express their sorrow following the announcement.

As Prince Harry touches down in the UK, a part of him will no doubt be sad that Meghan, and children Archie and Lillibet, will not be with him. Meghan Markle’s decision not to fly to the UK next week has reportedly left Prince Harry feeling conflicted between his wife and his return to Britain.

Tess Daly continues to defy ageing as she showed off her incredible figure in a carousel of bikini snaps.The presenter gave a glimpse into her holiday as she modelled her own brand’s bikini line – @naia_beach.Taking to her stories, 55 year old Tess, showed off her stunning figure in an embellished black and gold bikini while captioning the snap: “This is a fave piece, has gorgeous gold detailing for those of you who (like me) like a little poolside sparkle”.The picture left fans in awe and she received comments from friend and actress Mazz Murray who said: “Superb” while co-host Claudia Winkleman left several love hearts for her fellow presenter. One fan cheekily commented: “You brighten our days Daly, Tess", whilst another praised the collection and range of outfits with Tess replying: “yessss! We love to see how people wear them differently, looks great on so many body types”.

With summer fast approaching, keen gardeners will be pruning hedges, planting flowers and pulling up weeds in the garden in preparation for the growing season.

Lily Allen has claimed that the term ‘nepo baby’ is “sexist”, as it is used for women much more than for men.The term has gained momentum in recent years, and is the title given to the children of famous parents who have been helped in their careers due to their parent’s wealth, connections and experience.Now, the singer and actress has weighed in on the term and described it as both “infantilising”, and sexist as it is used nearly exclusively for women.“’Nepo babies’, I think it’s quite like ‘Karen’, in the sense that it’s just a word that is basically used for women who are taking up space and we’d rather they didn’t and they should just go away,” Allen said on the Miss Me? podcast (via The Independent).“I’m called a ‘nepo baby’ all the time. I actually don’t really mind the nepotism thing, it’s the ‘baby’ that annoys me, it’s like, I’m 40 years old nearly!”She continued, explaining that her relation to her father, actor Keith Allen, gets brought up much more than it does for her brother – Game Of Thrones actor Alfie Allen.“It’s meant to be infantilising.

Nintendo Switch, as Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has confirmed “we will make an announcement about the successor to Nintendo Switch within this fiscal year”.In typical Nintendo fashion, this huge news was shared in a tweet with no fanfare. Earlier this morning (April 7), Furukawa tweeted “It will have been over nine years since we announced the existence of Nintendo Switch back in March 2015”, and made the above statement that the successor to the console would be announced by the end of April 2024.It has been over seven years since the Switch came out, and people have been hotly anticipating its successor ever since the OLED released back in 2021.

Helldivers 2 was recently the subject of an outpouring of anger after a decision to force Steam players to link the game with a PSN account. That choice has been reversed, and players seem to be forgiving Sony for it.It was announced last week (May 3) that all Helldivers 2 players on PC would have to link a PlayStation Network account in order to continue playing the game.

Frank Turner broke the record for most shows played in 24 hours over the weekend, but Crywank claim that they beat him to it.Turner played 15 gigs in 15 different towns kicking off at Liverpool’s Jacaranda Baltic at 12.30pm on Saturday (May 4) before finally completing his mission at Southampton’s The Brook at midday on Sunday (May 5) – all in aid of the Music Venue Trust and supported by sponsor FreeNow, who provided e-taxis for him to complete the almost 500-mile journey.At the start of the journey, Turner posted an image of himself holding a sign saying “BEFORE”, writing: “Here we go friends. 15 shows, 15 town, 24 hours.

Zendaya surprised fans with a rare second look at last night’s Met Gala.The Challengers star first arrived at the annual fashion event in New York, where the dress code was ‘Garden Of Time’, in a deep blue and green gown by Maison Margiela’s John Galliano.Accompanied by a dramatic headpiece, ornate bird figurines, and bold makeup, Zendaya received praise from fans and critics for the look.One user took to X to call the appearance: “A look that will go down in met gala history” while another wrote “This woman understands EVERY assignment when it comes to fashion”.a look that will go down in met gala history— jessica (@ysldoll) May 7, 2024This woman understands EVERY assignment when it comes to fashion

Rihanna fans were left confused after the singer didn’t show up at this year’s edition of the Met Gala.The singer and business mogul was set to attend the iconic fashion event, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City last night (May 6), however, was nowhere in sight for the red carpet event.According to People magazine, Rihanna was planning to appear on the night, but dropped out at the last minute due to illness.

Taylor Swift fans have been reacting after Lana Del Rey and Kim Kardashian posed for photos together at the 2024 Met Gala.The ‘Midnights’ singer was absent from this year’s edition of the fashion event, and reportedly skipped the event due to her busy schedule and upcoming run of ‘Eras Tour’ dates set to kick off in Paris later this week.While the singer was absent from the Met Gala, her close friend and collaborator Lana Del Rey attended, and sparked a variety of responses after she was seen posing alongside reality star Kim Kardashian. This comes after Swift and Kardashian have been involved in a very public feud over recent years.In a video shared by Daily Mail on Instagram, Kardashian and Del Rey were seen engaging in a conversation on the red carpet, and standing together to take pictures.A post shared by Daily Mail (@dailymail)Swift and Kardashian’s relationship has been a topic of public scrutiny since 2016, when Kardashian defended her then-husband Kanye West’s mention of Swift in his track ‘Famous’, in which he claimed he “made that bitch famous”.She then insisted that Swift had given him permission to include her in the song and released footage of a phone call between Swift and West about the inclusion of similar lyrics to those that were released, which Swift has since said was recorded “illegally” and “edited”.Swift addressed the situation again in her December 2023 Time Person of the Year interview.

EXO singer D.O. has released his new music video for ‘Mars’, from his latest solo mini-album called ‘Blossom’.In the quirky music video for ‘Mars’, D.O.