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NBA All-Star weekend and, the three-day event includes musical performances and celebrity appearances live from Cleaveland. Here’s a breakdown of what to expect day by day.FRIDAY:The NBA All-Star Celebrity Game started at 7 p.m.

Kanye West is making some claims about Kris Jenner‘s boyfriend Corey Gamble.

Arsenal wide man Willian has revealed that Jose Mourinho tried to take him to Roma before he sealed a return to his native Brazil.The 33-year-old Corinthians winger suffered a horror season at Arsenal last term, with just one goal and 7 assists in 37 appearances.Willian cancelled his Arsenal contract and was being chased by several top European clubs, including Lyon, Milan and Mourinho’s Roma.Talking to FourFourTwo about his summer move to Corinthians Willian said: “When I was in negotiations with Corinthians, I received an offer from Lyon."Milan were also interested, and my agent spoke to Jose Mourinho, who wanted to take me to Roma."He's a great friend of mine, but things with Corinthians progressed faster, and I thought it would be nice to return to Brazil.

Prince Andrew, who was given the title Duke of York to mark his wedding to Sarah Ferguson in 1986, may have to give up his dukedom if some people in York get their way.Her Majesty the the Queen has already stripped her favourite son of his military titles following a call from more than 150 military veterans. He has also reportedly given up the right to style himself “His Royal Highness”.But the consequences of his civil court case with Virgina Giuffre, who alleges she was made to have sex with Andrew when she was 17, are still unfolding.The latest blow for the beleaguered Prince, who has consistently denied all of Ms Giuffre's allegations, is a call from people of York to cut ties with him.

One Direction heartthrob Niall Horan has revealed he was cared for by airline staff after falling ‘extremely ill’ on a flight.

It was announced earlier this month that Alexandra Mardell who portrays the role of Emma Brooker would be leaving much-loved ITV soap Coronation Street. With her final scenes airing in April, it seems that the star has now wrapped up filming after heading out on the town with a star-studded bunch of pals – with most being co-stars from the soap opera.Taking to Instagram to share an array of photographs from the fun-filled and no-doubt emotional night, Alexandra was keen to show off her famous pals in the selection of selfies.

Snow is still causing havoc for the region's traffic after Storm Eunice rolled in.

Firefighters rushed to the scene of a car engulfed in flames in the middle of Princess Parkway this afternoon.

Katherine Ryan has revealed how a Jennifer Lopez film inspired the decision to bring her daughter on stage during a gig to calm down a heated argument among the audience.However, the comedian admitted that she had no idea Violet, 12, would take the mic and start speaking to those involved in the brawl, having thought that the youngster could sing to try and distract from the altercation.Katherine, 38, recently shared footage from the comedy set in Leicester, which showed her eldest child stating: ‘OK, OK. No one’s threatening anyone, just calm down.

Julia Fox is clearing up some rumours on social media, with one a little more bizarre than the other.The Uncut Gems actress has been sharply in the spotlight in recent months since hooking up with Kanye West at the start of the year following his split with Kim Kardashian.While their whirlwind romance came to an end last week, for the brief time they were together fans were given front-row seats to the relationship via a whole host of photo opportunities, interviews and major PDAs.When their relationship ended – amid Kanye publicly begging for ex-wife Kim back on social media – Julia issued a statement insisting the pair were on good terms.She hinted that fans would have to ‘buy the book’ for the full story.Now the actress and model has clarified that she is not writing a book about Kanye, ‘not will I ever’.‘When I said “you’re going to have to buy the book” I was referring to a book I’ve been writing for the past year that I’ve spoken about many times,’ she wrote on her Instagram story.She also added: ‘Just for the record.

Halle Berry, 55, has impressed her fans with yet another of her sensational photos on Instagram.The famous actress and model shared multiple snaps on her Instagram as part of a promo campaign for Respin as she frolicked on the beach with Peter Lee Thomas.The duo were showing their toned physique as part of the campaign shots, which Halle later went on to proudly share to her own Instagram profile.Halle's famous brunette locks fell loosely behind her in the ultimate windswept fashion as the glamorous star opted for a fresh faced look as she dazzled in a simple swimsuit. The beige one-piece cut out at her sides as she was able to show off her toned torso as she playfully ran along the beach.

She's a multihyphenate with a bustling real estate career after finding fame on reality television following a stint on the Real Housewives of New York.And Kelly Bensimon gave back to her community as she participated in a local food bank at Yankee Stadium in New York on Thursday morning.The 53-year-old supermodel was in great spirits as she handed out supplies to those in need outside of the stadium in the Bronx. Giving back: Kelly Bensimon gave back to her community as she participated in a local food bank at Yankee Stadium in New York on Thursday morningBensimon sported a dark orange jacket to stay warm in the brisk winter weather which she paired with distressed black skinny jeans.

bears hugging each other at a rescue centre after hundreds of them were saved from years of barbaric abuse in Vietnam and China. In a video clip, the moon and sun bears can be seen playing, caressing and wrestling with each other after being nursed back to physical and mental health in recovery.

To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.On Thursday (February 17) he admitted manslaughter by diminished responsibility and arson at Norwich crown court.He will be sentenced on April 14.In a tribute released through police at the time of her death, Ms Croghan's family described her as a "much-loved mum of four and grandmother of 10”.

will only be available through his own music player.The “All the Lights” rapper shared in an Instagram post Saturday his purported sales since revealing a day earlier that he would release the record only with the purchase of his $200 “Stem Player.” “We’ve made $2,227,012.05 in 24 hours,” West wrote. “God is good Thank you guys for taking this journey.”His Stem Player lets users “customize any song,” according to its sale page.West announced this week that he was shunning services like Spotify, Amazon, Youtube, and Apple for being unfair to artists.A post shared by ye (@kanyewest)“It’s time to free music from this oppressive system.

Charmed, Dynasty, Charlie's Angels, The Love Boat, 7th Heaven, Fantasy Island, among others.Even in the Reaganite era where flashing the cash was all the rage The Manor drew criticism on its construction as an obscene display of enormous wealth, something the $160 million price tag reflects.The Manor features all the mod cons you would expect for an extravagant producer, including a tennis court, swimming pool, bowling alley, and space for 100 cars to park not including the garages.It is reputed to have played host to a huge variety of big names, with people such as Jackie Kennedy and Prince Charles rumoured to have visited, alongside countless movie stars.Such was the extravagance put into the estate that it even drew speculation about its contents, with rumours also abounding about an ice rink and a whole wing devoted to the wardrobe of Spelling's wife.The Manor was sold by Spelling's widow Candy Spelling in 2011 to Formula 1 heiress Petra Ecclestone for $85 million, and then last sold in 2019 to Canadian billionaire Daryl Katz for $120 million, a record in California at the time.The Manor was even lampooned by performer John Perry, who wrote a song skewering Alan and Candy as "livin' in splendour high above the crowds".Now, the iconic estate is once again up for sale for $160 million.Despite the huge asking price, The Manor has been slammed for its gaudy and ostentatious architecture which is modelled on a chateau.Describing The Manor, the listing says: "An unparalleled offering, an unrivalled setting, a showplace of the highest caliber. The Manor is undoubtedly one of the finest estates in the World.

EastEnders' first ever episode and hold the titles as the show's longest serving family. Having entertained us with a string of explosive storylines over the years on the BBC soap, from sordid affairs, underage pregnancy and even manslaughter, dozens of actors have come and go and left a trail of scandal in their wake.

Microsoft purchase of Activision Blizzard is causing concern for smaller game developersLast month it was announced that Microsoft was acquiring Activision Blizzard for around £50billion, followed by news at the end of January that Sony would buy Bungie for £2.6billion.Now multiple indie developers have spoken to the BBC about their concerns with the Microsoft acquisition, and what it could mean for them.Director at Kitfox Games Tanya Short – the developer of Boyfriend Dungeon – said: “This Activision acquisition strikes fear in us because it makes it so much more obvious – maybe they could dominate the rest of the year and then what do we do?”“Conceivably, indie games outside of these services might lose engagement as subscribers focus most of their attention on games they can access for free within the service,” adds Yura Zhdanovich, founder and director at Sad Cat Studios.The Federal Trade Commission is set to investigate the deal and whether or not it would harm the competition. FTC Chair Lina Khan is an advocate for a more assertive approach when handling deals.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has said that he doesn’t believe its acquisition of Activision Blizzard should be blocked by the US Federal Trade Commission.The deal, worth around £50billion, was announced on January 18 but earlier this week it was announced that the US Federal Trade Commission would be conducting an antitrust investigation after fears the acquisition would harm competition.Talking to the Financial Times, Nadella said that the deal would only place Microsoft as the third largest player in the video games industry behind Sony and Tencent. He also believes the fragmentation of the market would prevent it from ever gaining a monopoly.“At the end of the day, all the analysis here has to be done through a lens of what’s the category we’re talking about, and what about the market structure?” said Nadella.“Even post-this acquisition, we will be number three with a low teens (market) share, where even the highest player is also in the teens (for market) share.

Activision Blizzard has announced more Warcraft and World Of Warcraft is coming, some of which in the form of mobile content.As part of the company’s fourth quarter earnings results, a handful of Warcraft announcements were made. This included news that “Blizzard is planning substantial new content for the Warcraft franchise in 2022, including new experiences in World Of Warcraft and Hearthstone, and getting all-new mobile Warcraft content into players’ hands for the first time.”There has been no other mention of what this content will be as of yet, but according to Activision Blizzard the franchise was going strong in 2021 thanks to the inclusion of both the modern and classic game.The company does also note that it “continued to increase our developer headcount in the fourth quarter and added hundreds of talented professionals in 2021,” despite the fact that major layoffs to the Raven Software quality assurance department took place at the end of last year.This led to a strike lasting over a month and the formation of a new union, the Game Workers Alliance, which Activision Blizzard appears to be actively attempting to quash at every turn.