Former mayor found dead after telling friends she was struggling to cope in lockdown

Amanda Holden, 50, took to Instagram earlier today to wish her 1.8 million followers a Happy Valentine’s Day.The Britain’s Got Talent judge put her long toned legs on display in a pink and red heart-printed pyjama set.Sitting by the fireplace and smiling coyly to the camera, the model charmed fans as she simply penned “#Happyvalentines”.The post even caught the attention of Countryfile star Matt Baker, who penned: “Happy Valentines.”But he was not the only famous face to leave a comment under Amanda’s sultry post.TV presenter Davina McCall typed: “Happy valentines my love.”Pussycat Dolls star Ashley Roberts simply posted a heart-eyed emoji.Amanda had already stunned fans on Instagram last week after sharing a racy Valentine's Day-inspired picture.She set pulses racing in a matching underwear set from JD Williams.The red lace lingerie set looked vibrant as she posed up a storm in front of a dark background.A post shared by Amanda Holden (@noholdenback)She opted for a blow-out hairstyle and classic make-up with a nude lip.Amanda used a red rose as a prop, which she held in both hands as she looked fierce for the camera.In the caption, she wrote: “All ready for #valentines? @jdwilliamsuk (rose models own) *laughing emoji*”.She also took to her story to share a snap of herself plucking a petal from the rose, with the caption: “…he loves me…”Fellow celebrities and fans rushed to the comments section to praise her on the photo.The brand she was modelling, JD Williams, left a string of kisses and heart emojis.Celebrity chef Chris Baber quipped: “Watch your fingers on the thorns!”Simeon Bennett penned: “Wowzers.

It’s one of the most anticipated weddings in Emmerdale history, as Dawn Taylor (Olivia Bromley) and Billy Fletcher (Jay Kontzle) prepare to walk down the aisle this Valentine’s Day. But, as ever in soapland, it’s not going to be smooth sailing as serial killer Meena Jutla (Paige Sandhu) is out for revenge on her ex and his blushing bride and is seen clutching a gun.

Two key players fighting to improve mental health in the UK film industry have spotlighted the improvements that have taken place since the pandemic started.

Duchess Camilla has tested positive for COVID-19 shortly after her husband, Prince Charles, contracted the virus.

The ALLBLK, streaming service for Black TV and film from AMC Networks, announced the world premiere of Beyond Ed Buck, streaming Thursday, February 24. 

Prince Harry, 37, was spotted at Super Bowl LVI on Sunday, Feb. 13, with his cousin, Princess Eugenie, 31. The royal relatives sat together at SoFi Stadium in L.A. and watched as the Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals by a final score of 23-20. Harry and his wife Meghan Markle, 40, now live in her home state of California, so it’s a safe bet that the Duke of Sussex was rooting on the Rams. Meghan wasn’t pictured at the big game.

Kanye West had a busy Sunday on social media on Feb. 13, but his girlfriend, Julia Fox, was also making some quieter updates to her page. Eagle-eyed fans noticed that Julia had deleted several photos of Kanye from her page on Super Bowl Sunday. Although Kanye still appears in some photos from her most recent post on from her birthday celebrations earlier this month, a number of other photos of the pair have been wiped away. On top of that, Julia also ‘liked’ one of Kim Kardashian’s photos on Instagram, which showed the reality star in an all black outfit while wearing sunglasses.

Coronation Street stars Sally Carman and Joe Duttine were keen to give fans a glimpse into their life together away from the cobbles as they shared a range of cosy snaps to celebrate Valentine's Day.In one snap shared to Sally’s Instagram, the pair looked cosy as they snuggled together underneath the warm glow of a lamp, with Sally leaning in close to Joe as they took a snap for the camera.With her brunette locks falling in gentle waves down to her collar, Sally looked worlds away from her troubled character Abi Franklin as she rocked a grey-and-white knitted turtleneck.Sally opted for a natural make-up look in the gorgeous snap, framing her eyes with dark eyeliner and going for a plump pink lip.Joe - best known for playing Tim Metcalfe on the cobbles - looked similarly winter-ready in a black puffa coat, blue-and-white striped t-shirt and a knitted blue hat, completing the ensemble with a pair of tortoiseshell specs and a smattering of facial hair.Sally sweetly wrote alongside the snap: "My Valentine #2PintsIn."Their co-stars immediately flocked to the comments section to show them some love, with Alexandra Mardell - who plays Emma Brooker on the soap - posting a row of loved-up emojis.Sally Ann Matthews, AKA Jenny Connor on the cobbles, cheekily wrote: "Beauty and the beast!"Another fan posted: "Oh I bloody love the pair of you!"But Sally wasn’t done praising her co-star fiancé, as she soon posted a snap of Joe on his own sans glasses, writing: "I mean…" with a row of yellow love-hearts.For his part, Joe posted a snap of Sally raising a pint glass to the lens, and penned: "She asked for a half but I made it a pint and chucked in some pork scratchings… love is in the air."The pair had headed out together to catch an

A derelict city-centre grade-II listed building is set to be transformed into flats and offices after plans were given the green light by the council.

Police divers are searching a section of the River Mersey after a murder probe was launched this weekend.

Prince Harry and Prince William’s brotherly relationship has suffered since the Sussexes moved to America. But according to a royal expert, it seems the siblings are willing to "thrash it out" at an upcoming reunion.The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee year has put pressure on Harry to make amends with both William and dad Charles – but will it happen? Katie Nicholl told the Birmingham Mail: “Harry will want to be a part of the celebratory weekend, and will almost certainly be required to appear with William at that time.

died on Sunday at the age of 75 in his sleep.Hollywood took to Twitter to express their love and condolences for the late “Ghostbusters” filmmaker.“A legend. The number of great movies he made is absurd,” “Eternals” star Kumail Nanjiani wrote. “RIP… ‘Ghostbusters’ is my first favorite movie ever.”Paul Feig, director of the 2016 “Ghostbusters” remake, penned, “I’m in absolute shock.

Valentine’s Day calendar filled with nude snaps to raise money for charity.The English Premiership rugby side stripped down at Kingsholm Stadium for the famously raunchy occasion to deliver their own celebration of V-day.Gloucester, who are currently third in the league, were keen to do something bold to raise money for their charity – the Gloucester Rugby Foundation.And their outrageous collection of photos certainly leaves little to the imagination, taking inspiration from Helen Mirren’s 2003 classic The Calendar Girls to deliver prop cover ups, hilarious implied nudes and even a few cheeky bare bottoms.It happens to be the UK’s first ever 13-month calendar, starting on the 14th of February 2022 and running through to Valentine’s Day 2023.The side teamed up with their main partner BiGDUG, who provided the desk chairs, ladders and shelving used in the eye-catching photos.It is all designed to raise money and awareness for Gloucester’s charity, which aims to engage, educate and inspire local community to bring about positive social impact and new opportunities through sport.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done.

lose weight.Worry not though, as there’s a low-fat, low-calorie baked oats recipe that tastes just like a mouth-watering blueberry muffin but without all the fattening elements. Here’s the easy, healthy yet tasty five-ingredient blueberry muffin baked oats breakfast recipe shared by foodie @cakeontherun as well as a vegan, gluten-free alternative for those who prefer it that way.

North Korea's elite citizens have had their life of luxury revealed after Google Maps satellite images revealed the locations and homes of Kim Jong-un's close allies.The average wage in North Korea is just £1,200 a year with the super-rich allegedly hoarding fancy Western items in the secretive communist dictatorship.As well as the piles of cash, the mega-rich residents are said to own designer clothes, expensive European cars and top of the range Cognac.Images from Google Maps show large mansions, leafy gated compounds and a beach resort, apparently named 'Hermit Kingdom'.North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un allegedly has a secret compound residence near the North Korean coast in the port city of Wonsan.It was reported that Jong-un had built the secluded villa in 2020 at the southern tip of the Hodo peninsula, where Google Maps showed his £5.2million Princess yacht moored up in 2013.Speaking to The Sun, a US-based expert on North Korea, Michael Madden, said: "This is the same residential compound that Dennis Rodman visited during one of his visits to the country."Some sources claim that the Wonsan compound is Kim Jong-un's primary residence."That is to say, he has an official residence in Pyongyang (North Korea's capital city), but spends much of his time in the Wonsan residence."The non-resident fellow at the Stimson Centre previously compared the Wonsan residence to Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago property in Florida, calling it "one of his favourite houses".Reuters previously reported that the city is dotted with guest villas, with many of the country's wealthiest residents living in the capital Pyongyang.Madden said: "North Korean elites have a few residences in the capital Pyongyang, particularly along Changkwang Street and

parrot. Leanne Jones, 32, was trying to rescue baby macaw parrot called Missy, who flew into the tree while she was having lunch.Despite spending all night outside, waiting for the bird to plop down, she had no luck.And even when the branch Missy was resting on snapped, the stubborn bird moved onto another tree, and her sister Toni-Anne attempted to climb the tree in Wiltshire, but got stuck.Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue attempted to rescue both Toni-Anne and the bird – but to no avail.Leanne said: “My sister is a bit like Houdini, and I was like: 'Uh do you think you can try and get up this tree?"It was so windy - she was like, 'I'm stuck!'"Leanne then had to pay £100 for a cherry picker, as the fire service ladder was not long enough.And she had to go up herself.She said: “I'm absolutely terrified of heights, but I didn't want to risk her flying off.

Super Bowl got its name. There's nothing quite like the annual showdown between the AFC and NFC champions, as fans across the globe tune into their televisions with beers, snacks and their favourite team's jersey.

Frank Warren has reiterated that Eddie Hearn has no involvement in Dillian Whyte’s clash with Tyson Fury.And the Queensberry chief has warned Whyte he must sign the contract to face the Gypsy King by this weekend or his WBC heavyweight title shot will vanish.Warren won the purse bids to stage the bout after the WBC confirmed Whyte as Fury’s mandatory challenger.They are in discussions with Whyte’s lawyer and expect him to put pen to paper this week before the February 19 deadline.Warren said: “If he doesn’t sign he’s out. Those were the terms of the purse bid.“Why wouldn’t he sign? He’s getting a massive purse, it makes no sense for him to sign.”Whyte is expected to sign the contract but is still looking for more than the £5.6m on offer.He may refuse to do any promotion for the fight if he doesn’t get a bigger offer but it won’t come.Whyte has the chance to add a further £3.1m if he becomes the first man to beat Fury.The Body Snatcher won’t have to pay a cut to Hearn, who has promoted the majority of his professional fights.Hearn has no contract with Whyte as they always worked on a fight-by-fight basis.Warren added: “One, we’re not dealing with him, we’re dealing with Dillian Whyte’s lawyer.“He has no involvement unless we’re told otherwise.“We’ve been dealing and negotiating with his lawyer, and that’s it.“He has a lot of things to say, he said Tyson was never going to fight Deontay Wilder the first time.

Former Emmerdale favourite Danny Miller has insisted he has “no regrets” about leaving the ITV soap last year. The 31 year old revealed he was quitting his role as Aaron Dingle after 13 years back in November, with his exit being announced just as he went into the I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! castle. Speaking exclusively to OK! about his decision, the actor admits that while it was “difficult”, he feels he made the right choice.

Brittney Coble, from the USA, has divided social media after revealing the rules that her children have to follow.The mum of five took to video sharing platform TikTok to disclose her controversial rules to her 43,800 followers. Speaking in the video, she said: “So I've seen a trend on TikTok where mums are talking about things they do with their kids that most other parents wouldn't agree with,'' she started off the video.

Lost Ark is currently being review bombed on Steam due to issues with free-to-play players unable to play with those who bought premium copies of the MMO.Though Lost Ark only launched in full last Friday (February 11), anyone who bought a ‘Founder’s Pack’ edition has been able to play the MMO since February 8.However, the unforeseen popularity of this headstart phase meant that many of these early servers were quickly filled up, causing server queues due to over-popularity.To combat this, Lost Ark developer Smilegate implemented a character creation cap on 11 of these servers, meaning that new players cannot make characters on them “for the foreseeable future”.This has caused a rift where many free-to-play fans cannot play with any of their friends who bought premium copies to play the MMO early, as many of the first servers to open have now been closed off to new players.As a result, Lost Ark is the subject of many negative reviews on Steam that have encountered issues with this approach. Some premium players have had to make new characters on other servers to play with their free-to-play friends, while others hope that server transfers will be announced in the future.“Currently cannot recommend,” reads one review, which it says is because of “no server to server transfers and populated servers have 4-6 hour queues in EU servers [which] has only gotten worse.”“Can’t play with my friends because they prevented creating characters on their server.