Ex-gangster Ian 'Blink' MacDonald avoids jail after stealing girlfriend's car

With many gearing up for Bonfire Night, experts at the Bottle Club have shared a simple but delicious Baileys hot chocolate recipe.

“You know all these sorts of things you can do where you put your head on the pillow and say, ‘oh, that was a bit out of order wasn’t it?’” the broadcaster concluded.Dan moved to Channel 5 News earlier in the year, marking the end of a six year stint on the BBC Breakfast sofa.To mark his work for the channel’s 100th anniversary, the BBC shared a "montage of mistakes" including some of Dan’s most infamous blunders.Following the cheeky commemoration, titled 100 Seconds of BBC Going Wrong, Dan felt compelled to explain himself."During the BBC's 100 years of broadcasting, not everything has gone as planned on air," a caption on the video had explained, promising hilarious and unusual clips from times when it had all gone horribly wrong.The video sampled one newsreader sheepishly announcing: "If the autocue was working, I could now read you something, but as it isn't, I can’t.”The footage showed presenters haplessly falling into swimming pools and being violently pecked by ostriches mid-conversation.Dan's own contribution was merely witnessing an embarrassing mishap, rather than being responsible for one himself.However, he took to Twitter to share his thoughts on the selection of laugh-out-loud footage.He told his 777,300 followers: "It is so magnificently BBC to celebrate a century with a montage of mistakes! Delighted to have made the cut.”Then he quickly corrected himself, adding: "I should say… that’s not because the BBC makes a lot of mistakes but because the corporation is always happy to laugh at itself."On June 6, Dan presented his first News at 5 show and his debut saw 390,000 viewers tuning in.After Dan’s debut, the Channel 5 broadcaster shared his ratings success on Twitter.He wrote: “Lots of talk about figures

"It was brilliant actually because it all came flooding back to me. It was one of the most amazing times of my life."She added: "It was overwhelmingly special and memorable.

Selena Gomez has a name for the transplanted kidney she received five years ago.The 30-year-old actress revealed in an interview with Rolling Stone that she called the donated organ 'Fred.''I named it after Fred Armisen because I love Portlandia,' the Only Murders in the Building star explained. 'I’ve never met him, but I’m secretly hoping he finds that out just because I want him to be like, "That’s weird.”' Weird: Selena Gomez, 30,  has a name for the transplanted kidney she received in 2017. She's called it Fred, after comic actor Fred Armisen, 55. 'I’ve never met him, but I’m secretly hoping he finds that out just because I want him to be like, "That’s weird”'The Ice Cream singer was diagnosed with Lupus, an auto-immune disease, in 2015.  According to Lupus.org, the condition affect the skin, joints and organs such as the kidney and liver. Selena's friend and fellow actor, Francia Raisa, 34, donated a kidney to her in 2017.

ScotRail's reduced timetable will remain in place today despite the RMT calling off their Network Rail strikes last minute - meaning services will finish at 6.30pm.

JESS Wright has revealed her ‘ugly' battle with psoriasis after begging fans for a 'miracle cure'. The former Towie star, 37, bravely opened up about the struggles living with the skin condition last month.

EX-ENGLAND footballer Jill Scott will be a bundle of energy and won't shirk a challenge in the jungle, according to Sky Sports star Hayley McQueen. The sportswoman-turned-pundit, 35, is one of the Lioness's best ever players and is the bookies favourite to be crowned queen of the jungle. And she has the backing of footy-mad Hayley, who expects Jill to thrive in Oz.

THE Strictly Come Dancing stars looked all partied out after celebrating Ellie Taylor's 39th birthday. Comedian Ellie's co-stars were on hand until the early hours despite their upcoming performances in tonight's live show. She was joined by show partners Will Mellor and Nancy Xu, Kym Marsh and Helen Skelton.

MAISIE Smith and Max George were slapped with a parking ticket during a day out in Birmingham following his spat with Ulrika Jonsson. The Wanted singer Max, 34, has been embroiled in a feud with Ulrika, 55, after The Sun columnist criticised Maisie, 21.

Strictly Come Dancing's Helen Skelton has said that she felt "battle-hardened" going into the show following the sudden end to her eight-year marriage.

Loving Barrhead mum Louise Countenay is not a woman of faith. But, since someone told her during a visit to CHAS’s Robin House that she’d been chosen to have son Adam for a reason, those are words she truly believes.

Lorraine Kelly has said she doesn't hold a grudge against Anthea Turner, 62, despite what people may believe, after she replaced her on GMTV.The 62-year-old was three months into being a new mum to daughter Rosie, now 28, when she wanted to return to work as a freelancer but was told she wasn't needed. The host swiftly learned that Anthea had stepped into her shoes to present the show alongside Eamonn Holmes.Lorraine shed light on the situation when journalist Elizabeth Day asked her if it was true she was sacked while on maternity leave.The presenter confirmed she was correct, to which the podcast host further asked: "Is that not illegal?"She explained on the How To Fail podcast: "No, not back then.That was 1994 and I was freelance.Sarah Beeny says losing hair was ‘really traumatic’ amid chemo"She [Rosie] was born in June and I was going back to work in September, a couple of months later, but if you’re freelance that’s what you have to do."We just got the call about a week before I was due to come back – I was thinking oh I haven’t lost any of my baby weight, who cares."And I just got the call to say, 'Really, sorry we’ve got Anthea Turner, but do you know what thanks and that’s that'."When asked if she held a grudge against Anthea over the move, she replied: No, not at all."Lorraine went on to say her fellow presenter is a "nice girl" but didn't believed she worked well with Eamonn."Her and Eamonn were like oil and water, and it didn’t work," she added.Lorraine helped launch GMTV back in 1993 by presenting a range of programmes.She went on to co-host Daybreak from 2012 but left in 2014 to focus on her own show.Kaleb Cooper has 'never been so poorly' leaving Jeremy Clarkson alone [LATEST]Emma Willis admits telling Matt

The actress announced earlier this year that she was in a relationship with a woman in an Instagram post shared with her 11 million followers.Alongside a picture of the couple, Rebel wrote: “I thought I was searching for a Disney Prince… but maybe what I really needed all this time was a Disney Princess #loveislove.”Following her life update, the Australian newspaper, the Sydney Morning Herald, wrote in an article that they had known about Rebel’s relationship two days before she announced it to the world.The story added that they contacted the actress’ representatives before she went public and told her she had two days to comment before they published.The comments sparked a backlash from Rebel’s fans and LGBTQ+ campaigners on social media.Journalist Kate Doak shared the article and wrote: “So apparently it wasn't @RebelWilson's choice to come out.“The [Sunday Morning Herald] has admitted to giving her a heads up two days in advance that they were going to ‘out’ her.

Following a black Friday for many now ex-Twitter employees, a former exec at the platform has shared his two big concerns for Twitter and its remaining staff. 

A young Blantyre mum's life was saved by quick-thinking colleagues after she suffered a heart attack at work.

Lanarkshire footballers are kicking off on a new Fifa-accredited football pitch as part of a major leisure centre upgrade.

Worried Kris Boyd knows Gio van Bronckhorst has nowhere to hide now - and reckons the next three games are do or die for the Dutchman.

Millie Bobby Brown revealed her friendship with Mariah Carey and teased a potential musical collaboration during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.One week later and Fallon wasted little time in confronting Carey about their music collaboration when the Grammy-winning singer appeared on the late-night show on Friday.'Did she now,' the songstress, 53, said in response, while playing up the drama by rolling her eyes and nodding her head to the side.'Maybe it's not just musical. I don't know,' she added, which got a big roar of approval from the live audience. 'I can't say what it is.' Confirmation: Mariah Carey, 53, all but confirmed a collaboration with Millie Bobby Brown during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Friday'Wow.

Helen Skelton has revealed she felt "battle-hardened" when starting her Strictly Come Dancing journey and that the opportunity came at the right time for her.The 39-year-old is still in the running to win the show after impressing viewers and the judges on the dance floor in recent weeks.The presenter has been receiving high scores for her moves with the help of professional dancer Gorka Marquez.In her latest interview, Helen revealed she was ready for attention on the show following her split from Richie Myler.She said: "I came into this show quite battle-hardened.“Strictly is probably quite overwhelming for a lot of people but for me, weirdly, I was actually in the best place to be in it.'You’ll be missed' Kate Garraway bids farewell to ITV colleague“Other people were worried about all the attention that comes with being on Strictly, or baring their souls on the telly, whereas I was ready for that."Helen went on to say she viewed her brain as "a muscle" which needed to be exercised to keep "her head in check"."So that’s what Strictly is doing for me, it really is. It’s the most brilliant, all-consuming thing to be a part of," she added to The Sun.The ex Blue Peter star announced her split from Richie back in April, four months after they welcomed their third baby together, daughter Elsie.Taking to her Instagram story, she wrote: "Very sad to say that Richie and I are no longer a couple.