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Matt Ratana has told how a planned holiday to reunite with him will now be a visit to his grave. Matthew Ratana, from New Zealand, had been hoping to meet up with the Kiwi police officer, whose late mother Mary was Scottish, during a planned trip to the UK earlier this year.

cats snuggled together after they were adopted from an animal shelter. The adorable moggies, who are sisters, seemed to be enjoying life in their new home.In another snap, they could be seen play fighting – with one of the siblings bopping the other one on the head.

Prince Harry sent a special message to those taking part in the London Marathon.

Naomi Watts steps out with her boyfriend Billy Crudup on Saturday afternoon (October 3) in New York City.

Mr Trump was airlifted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre in what doctors say was a precaution, where he is receiving an experimental antibody treatment.

Trafford Centre for ‘hours’ today.

Kanye West, 43, wants everyone to know he’s not being biased when it comes to people with COVID-19. The rapper shared a tweet on the morning of Oct. 3 that addressed President Donald Trump, 74, and his wife Melania Trump‘s both being diagnosed with COVID-19, which they announced on the night of Oct. 1, and insisted that although he may be running against him for president, he wishes him and his wife  “a full recovery.” He also mentioned Democratic nominee Joe Biden, 77, and his wife Jill Biden, 69, who both tested negative for the virus.

Spooky season is officially upon us, and although we still have a few weeks until Halloween itself, Netflix is quick off the mark to deliver spooks and thrills.Throughout the month of October, the streaming service will be dropping new horror and thriller films to delight and fright.From animated adventures to classic reboots, and a new installment of one of the scariest television series of all time, there's plenty to sink your teeth into.Proceed with caution...Tim Burton's cult phenomenon The Corpse Bride will hit the streaming service on October 1.The stop-motion gothic romance has spawned a thousand Halloween costumes since its release in 2005.If you love The Nightmare Before Christmas, Edward Scissorhands, and Beetlejuice and haven't

Amazon Prime Video has announced that Bong Joon-ho’s Best Picture Oscar winner Parasite is coming to the streaming service this month.Sharing the names of several titles that will be coming to Amazon Prime in the UK throughout October, the streamer also revealed that Sam Mendes’ war drama 1917 would be added to the service.1917 will arrive on October 16, with Parasite following on October 23.

Phillip Schofield received an outpouring of support when he came out as gay earlier this year. But, one of his former girlfriends, Markia Tautz, has said him coming out earlier in his career could have “jeopardised it all”.The 58 year old This Morning star’s ex has opened up about their romance in the 1980s, when the pair dated after meeting in New Zealand.

Phillip Schofield, 58, dated TV floor manager Marika Tautz when he worked on a show in New Zealand 37 years ago.The latter has now shared details about their relationship and her thoughts on him coming out as gay earlier this year.Marika said she “never suspected a thing” during their relationship, but said it may have been "impossible" for him to come out as gay if he wanted to at the time, because he worked on New Zealand show Shazam!, which had a wide teenage audience.She said: “If he had, it could have jeopardised it all.”Gushing about their relationship, she went on to say: "He was very well groomed and maybe he came across as a bit gay.“There was probably something underlying but when he was with me I never knew.Claudia Winkleman

A property firm did not mislead residents over its plans to build a new housing estate on a vacant driving range, its agent has insisted.The former Cranford Golf Centre, in Heaton Mersey, could be demolished to make way for 106 new homes under proposals put forward by M20 (East Didsbury) Ltd.Planning permission was granted for a smaller scheme of 75 homes in late 2017, but these were never built due to unforeseen ‘difficulties’ with the site.Stockport Mayor Coun Dean Fitzpatrick questioned whether the latest proposals were another ‘stepping stone’ to another bigger application.Speaking at a meeting of the Heatons and Reddish area committee, he appeared to suggest that the land could be sold on if plans were approved.He said: “I remember at

Coleen Rooney has gone into detail about how she ended up discovering that Rebekah Vardy's Instagram account was responsible for leaking stories about her.The mum-of-four has included the three fake Instagram posts in her defence to explain why she thinks Rebekah's account was behind the sharing of stories the press.The Mirror reported that Coleen’s team presented a stinging 55-page document at London’s High Court on Friday in response to Rebekah’s libel action.The document also alleges that Rebekah set up paparazzi shots of WAGS during the 2018 World Cup without their knowledge, and that she deliberately sat behind Coleen, 34, in the stands at Euro 2016 to maximise her own publicity.She goes on to claim that Rebekah and her guests “abused”

Manchester city centre.Bars, pubs and restaurants would usually be packed as revellers partied into the early hours. But hospitality venues now have to operate on restricted hours under new measures to curb rising rates of coronavirus  infections.

Chelsea defender Reece James has admitted to communication problems with Thiago Silva. The veteran Brazil defender made an obvious individual error in the lacklustre draw against West Brom last weekend, having mentioned his desire to learn the language quickly to help his progress.

straight to your inboxManchester United fans want to see a partnership of Harry Maguire and Eric Bailly in defence against Tottenham on Sunday.United have had a mixed start to the season, with their opening day 3-1 defeat to Crystal Palace being followed up with a dramatic 3-2 victory over Brighton.The defending from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side in both games, however, was far from ideal. Against Palace Victor Lindelof was involved in each of the three goals conceded as he made a catalogue of errors and gave away an unfortunate penalty.It was a similar story on the south coast as Brighton had 18 shots on goal, with United fortunate that they only managed to score from two of them.

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has warned that there are potentially thousands of Universal Credit claimants in Scotland who will find their incomes unable to match their cost of living unless the weekly £20 increase to the benefit is retained beyond next March.The charity analysed Universal Credit CAB cases over the summer from people in complex debt ahead of Challenge Poverty Week 2020, which begins on Monday, October 5.Complex debt refers to the level of support someone needs, whether that is due to the size of their debts in comparison to their income, or the number of separate debts they have.It found that without the additional £20 a week announced in March, 8 in 10 of these CAB complex debt clients would be in a negative

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Even as the industry slowly gets back to work, Clint Eastwood looks to be moving quickly to get his next movie going. Deadline hears the iconic director is coming on to direct and star in Cry Macho for Warner Bros.

Universal Credit next spring. Citizens Advice Scotland worked out 80% of people who had asked for help with "complex debt" would be unable to pay their way after the cut in March.