Evil boyfriend who paralysed ex-girlfriend in kidnap has jail sentence doubled

Manchester United's move to hand Bruno Fernandes a new contract.United confirmed on Friday that the Portuguese playmaker has put pen to paper on a new four-year deal, which will keep him at Old Trafford until the summer of 2026. Fernandes' previous deal, which he signed upon joining the club from Sporting Lisbon in January 2020, ran until 2025.Despite Fernandes' performances for United since joining the club two years ago, Merson has been left shocked by the club's decision to extend his deal before they appoint a new permanent manager.Speaking on Soccer Saturday, Merson reacted by saying: “Unbelievable, absolutely, I’m flabbergasted if I’m being honest.

Vladimir Putin has lost another colonel during fierce fighting in Ukraine, which serves as further proof that the Russian leader's war isn't going according to plan. Lt Col Vitaly Slabtsov, 43, was an elite paratrooper buried with full military honours, say reports.The body of the commander was placed in a closed coffin with a Russian flag draped over it, indicating he had suffered devastating wounds in the war.

EastEnders. The stunning rose to fame back in early noughties playing iconic character Jackie Pascoe on ITV football drama Footballer’s Wives.

animals caught up in the Russo-Ukrainian conflict. The actor – known for appearing on Ukraine’s version of Dancing with the Stars – is captured on footage running into a building still engulfed in flames in the town of Irpin, which has been devasted by Russian attacks, to get the trapped felines out.

Hull City’s new owner Acun Ilicali is looking to sign former Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil, according to reports.The German attacker is currently under suspension at Fenerbahce just a year after he signed for them to bring an end to his contentious time with the Gunners. The Premier League side terminated his contract after his public fallout with manager Mikel Arteta and he left for Turkey in January 2021.But now he has locked horns with Fenerbahce boss Ismail Kartal and has subsequently been suspended for an unspecified period.

Cristiano Ronaldo is set to miss Manchester United's clash against Leicester City this afternoon due to illness, according to The Athletic. Despite featuring twice for Portugal over the international break, the 37-year-old will not be a part of interim manager Ralf Rangnick's squad as questions over his long-term future at Old Trafford continue to be asked.

A new normal. Amid Katie Maloney’s ongoing divorce from Tom Schwartz, she opened up about the nature of their split and learning to move on.

Taron Egerton will no longer appear in his West End show opposite Bridgerton season 2 star Jonathan Bailey after dropping out due to ‘personal reasons’.The announcement that the Rocketman actor has dropped out of the play comes after he was replaced when he tested positive for Covid-19, having fainted on stage weeks prior on the opening night.In a statement released by the Twitter account for the play, a revival of Mike Bartlett’s 2009 production Cock at London’s Ambassador Theatre, it said that understudy Joel Harper-Jackson will take over the role of M previously played by Taron.‘Joel Harper-Jackson will take over the role of M in Mike Bartlett’s razor sharp, hilarious play Cock until the end of the run,’ it said.‘The part was originally played in this production by Taron Egerton, who has had to withdraw from the production due to personal reasons.’The statement added that Joel was an understudy for the role, ‘and has been playing the part of M for the past ten days while Taron was absent from the production having tested positive for Covid’.pic.twitter.com/VMXjpFC1rlDirector Marianne Elliott described Joel as an ‘absolute hero’, saying that he’s a ‘brilliant and gifted actor’ who took over the role ‘at extremely short notice’.‘Audiences have been standing and cheering and so am I,’ Marianne said.Jonathan, who has recently been leaving Netflix viewers swooning with his return as Anthony Bridgerton in the second season of the hit period drama Bridgerton, added that Joel is ‘an immense talent and we couldn’t be luckier to have him on board’.‘I am proud to continue sharing the state with him,’ he added.While people on social media expressed their disappointment over Taron not returning to play the role of M in the

Max George has shared an emotional tribute for his best friend, Tom Parker, following his death earlier this week.Parker died at the age of 33 after battling a stage four glioblastoma brain tumour for almost two years.Sharing a string of photos of the pair of them, Max, 33, wrote: ‘Tom, my brother, my boy, my band mate, my best bud.. You lit up so many lives all over the world but I can only speak on behalf of mine.‘From the minute I met you, I knew this was gonna be a special chapter in my life. I was right.

Idris Elba is reminiscing about what was arguably his highest-profile DJ gig, when he spun records at the star-studded reception following the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

A brave man who was twice warned he was close to death by doctors and survived a shocking cancer diagnosis has now been given ‘about two years left to live’.

Rising song stars have been given the chance to record their very own music track.

Minnie Driver is looking back at her pregnancy journey.

Alarming new data shows NHS Lanarkshire patients from the East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow constituency missed the target treatment time following an urgent cancer suspicion.

FOUR In The Bed viewers were left shouting at their TVs last night. It was after the winning B&B was blasted when they scooped the title after a HUGE underpayment led to their victory.

STRICTLY’s Aljaz Skorjanec gave a thumbs up after being seen for the first time since sensationally quitting the show. The professional dancer, 32, revealed this week he would be no longer strutting his stuff on the famous BBC dancefloor.

SHIA LaBeouf and his wife, Mia Goth, have welcomed their first child together as the actress was spotted without a baby bump. The two were spotted in Pasadena while they were taking a stroll with their newborn child, according to Page Six.

LOVE Island star Sharon Gaffka has bravely opened up on her "very painful" cancer scare which struck at the same time her mum was receiving treatment for the disease. The matchmaking show alumni, 26, has switched her focus to health campaigning following her reality TV stint, firstly honing in on the issue of drink-spiking.

Angel Lynn, was also a member of a gang who stole 51 high performance luxury vehicles, it has emerged. Besides his horrifying behaviour against the now 21-year-old Angel - who has been left with life-changing injuries due to brain damage sustained from the attack -Bowskill, of Syston, and five others would break into victims' homes while they slept to nick the keys of their luxury cars.The gang reportedly burgled 41 homes in Loughborough, Leicester, targeting homes in towns and villages across the county and wider region.

more than doubled today.Tragic Angel, who was 19 at the time, fell from a speeding van after Bowskill and a friend had snatched her off the street and bundled her into the back of the vehicle.She has been left with life-changing injuries after the horrifying incident. Bowskill was originally given seven and a half years behind bars after being found guilty of kidnap, coercive and controlling behaviour, and perverting the course of justice.But Angel’s family saluted today’s Court of Appeal decision to increase it to 16 years and three months.

For more stories from the Daily Star, sign up to one of our newsletters here.Kathy told previously told The Sun Online that the shocking incident in September 2020 took place after her son had "dumped" Angel during a tense conversation at a petrol station in Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, while trying to do a car deal at an adjoining garage, after the pair had together for over a year.She said: “Everyone is blaming Clay for her injuries but he didn't cause them. I can't blame my son for her injuries, I need to protect him and stand by him.“But he is being branded an evil kidnapper, and while he took Angel it was to protect her not hurt her.