Former TOWIE star Billi Mucklow stuns as she cuts a casual figure and takes a break from mum duties

Loose Women star Nadia Sawalha was devastated to learn of the loss of her co-star's son, Jamal Edwards, who had launched the careers of artists from Ed Sheeran to Stormzy, worked with the royals, and earned himself an MBE for services to music while still in his early 20s. His short, but eventful, life ended yesterday following a sudden illness - and Nadia joined many stars in publicly mourning his loss."How brutal and cruel life can be," she sympathised, in view of her 161,000 Twitter followers."Rest in peace @jamaledwards."All of our hearts are aching for your mum @brenda_edwards your family and your many friends, and of course the unquantifiable others you helped."It’s clear you will leave a gaping hole in the lives of many."The musical legend, who had appeared in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, was mourned by many of Nadia's followers too."The saddest of news yesterday," @donnaelaine17 wrote."Let’s hope the love and support for Brenda and his family will in time help them as they come to terms with their loss.They adored each other it’s such a loss.

Pablo Escobar's "cocaine hippos" an invasive species in the hopes of culling the growing numbers. The drug lord, who was shot in December 1993, had four hippos imported to his Hacienda Napoles estate in Puerto Triunfo, Colombia.

"His children had indeed become addicted to social networks and other applications, in particular since the confinement imposed due to the epidemic of Covid-19," ANFR explained in their report."After consulting forums on the internet, the father decided that a jammer was the best solution to put an end to these excesses!" He bought the 'jammer' kit online after looking at an Internet forum, but got a bit more than he bargained for. French police have since seized the device and are reportedly investigating the offence.

Leeds fan delivered a savage message to Cristiano Ronaldo before their match with Manchester United.The cheeky supporter was spotted holding up a homemade cardboard sign asking for Ronaldo's attention.But unlike most boys and girls of that age, the fan didn't want the Portuguese's forward's shirt; oh no.He wanted CR7 to ask Raphinha for his shirt instead, in what must have come as a savage blow for the United star's ego.The sign read: "Cristiano can you ask Raphinha to give me his shirt please."Football fans on Twitter loved the cheeky chappy Leeds fan and replied underneath applauding his audacity.One person wrote: "Kid's a legend!"Someone else said: "Class this is."A third person commented: "This kid is going places."While another user chimed in with: "This is the type of s***housing I'm here for. The future is in good hands.

Ralf Rangnick and strengthened United's grip of fourth place in the Premier League table. But Schmeichel insists the win proves nothing and that his former club still have a lot of work to do before people can consider them to be a genuine force in English football again.

Asda.The supermarket is flogging a range of homeware based on the popular Disney film and book series.Prices start from just £4 making the collection ideal for budget-conscious shoppers. The homeware was shared to the popular Facebook group Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK where Brits went wild for the pretty collection.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Kazakh filmmaker Askar Uzabayev’s domestic violence drama “Happiness” snagged the Audience Award in the Berlin Film Festival’s prestigious Panorama sidebar, a good sign of its potential appeal in cinemas and festivals worldwide. Whether it will secure distribution in its native Kazakhstan is another matter, however.Based on actual events, “Happiness” centers on a lovely influencer who promotes a product line called Happiness, which she pitches as a surefire path to happiness, beauty and success.But her home life reflects the opposite where her abusive husband grows ever more violent.

Naman Ramachandran BBC Studios has revealed a format agreement for an Italian version of Abi Morgan‘s hit show “The Split.” Locally titled “Studio Battaglia,” the screenplay has been adapted by Lisa Nur Sultan (Golden Globe winner for “On My Skin”) and is directed by Simone Spada (“Hotel Gagarin”). The Italian cast includes Barbora Bobulova, (“Sacred Heart”), Miriam Dalmazio (“Anna”), Marina Occhionero (“Monterossi”), Lunetta Savino (“Saturn in Opposition”), Massimo Ghini (“The New Pope”) Thomas Trabacchi (“Nico, 1988”) and Giorgio Marchesi (“Medici”) .Originally produced by “Chernobyl” maker Sister in association with Little Chick, the six-part Italian series is produced by Palomar with Tempesta Film in collaboration with Rai Fiction.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorDaniel Baur’s K5 Film and K5 International are re-teaming with writer/director Mukunda Michael Dewil for the time-loop thriller “Open House.” The script was written and developed by Jon Davis and Sergio Pinheiro.Dewil and Baur, who will produce the movie, already worked together on the action thriller “Vehicle 19,” starring the late Paul Walker, and the psychological thriller “The Immaculate Room,” starring Emile Hirsch, Kate Bosworth and Ashley Greene Khoury, which won best picture and best male actor at the Mammoth Film Festival recently.Dewil’s most recent movie project is thriller “Collide,” starring Ryan Phillippe, Kat Graham and Jim Gaffigan, which recently wrapped production. Baur is an exec producer on the movie.

Cillian Murphy has spoken on his preparation for Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, noting the similarities to his role of Tommy Shelby in Peaky Blinders.The actor will take on the role of the American theoretical physicist, whose work on the Manhattan Project led to the moniker the “father of the atomic bomb”, in Nolan’s new film.Ahead of its release next year, Murphy has opened up a bit about his work on the character, revealing in a new interview with The Observer that he has been doing “an awful lot of reading”.“I’m interested in the man and what [inventing the atomic bomb] does to the individual,” he said. “The mechanics of it, that’s not really for me – I don’t have the intellectual capability to understand them, but these contradictory characters are fascinating.”Comparing Oppenheimer to the paradoxical nature of Shelby, he went on to explain: “Tommy Shelby’s a complete contradiction, too.

Amazon Game Studios has said that server transfers in Lost Ark are “not a viable option at this point,” following many requests for the feature since launch.Yesterday (February 20), Amazon Game Studios posted an update that addressed many of the community’s biggest issues with Lost Ark, and said it is working with developer Smilegate to get them fixed.One of these issues is the topic of server transfers, which fans feel would go a long way toward reducing queue times and re-uniting friends who were seperated by character creation restrictions.However, although Amazon Game Studios said it “thoroughly investigated” the option, the studio reached the conclusion that “this instant functionality does not currently exist in Lost Ark“.Amazon added that although the feature recently arrived in Korea, it’s a weekly batch process that requires downtime to run – “therefore, unfortunately, [server transfers are] not a viable option at this point for the western version.”On the topic of long queue times in Europe, Amazon said that “there is no way to increase the number of players per world in Europe Central,” and “adding more servers is not possible based on the complexity of all the systems that need to work together.”The post does note that it has recently launched a new region in Europe to help alleviate demand.Elsewhere, the update addresses issues with matchmaking, gold seller spam, a fix for missing Crystalline Auras, and improved fraud protection.Following a hugely popular launch, Lost Ark has been the recipient of review bombing over issues with the European servers and problems with Founder’s Pack players not getting to play with their free-to-play friends.Last week, an update to the MMO added a new EU region and fixed a

Horizon Forbidden West was the number one game in the UK boxed charts, according to GfK sales figures.As tracked by Gamesindustry.biz, sales figures found that Horizon Forbidden West was “comfortably” the biggest game of the week. It was also the second biggest PS5 launch so far, behind Spider-Man: Miles Morales which came out the same day as the console.

One of Scotland's most popular comedic duos is following the hugely successful launch of their first-ever whisky with a move into clear spirits.

Top referee Dermot Gallagher believes Rangers were denied a stonewaller against Dundee United and reckons the hosts should have finished the game with 10 men.

A third of students have considered dropping out due to financial difficulties as they are “pushed into poverty” to complete their studies, a shock report has found.

A serious crash has taken place on one of Scotland's busiest roads this morning.

A woman has sparked a heated debate online after refusing to take her terminally ill sister's children when she dies - despite her desperate pleas.

Community Festival has announced its return for 2022 with headliners Two Door Cinema Club alongside The Wombats, Pale Waves and more.After an enforced two year break due to COVID, the indie festival will return to the capital’s Finsbury Park on Saturday, July 16, set over two stages.Two Door Cinema Club, who previously headlined the event in 2018, return for 2022, and commented: “We’re so happy to be headlining Community Festival! It’s been a rough couple of years for live music so we’re very excited to get back to doing what we do best. The lineup is fantastic and we can’t wait to see some of the best established and newest bands.”The Wombats added: “We’re so excited to be heading back to Finsbury Park this July to play Community Festival with such an amazing line up! See you there!!”Other bands on the initial line-up include Alfie Templeman, Nothing But Thieves, Circa Waves and Abby Roberts.See the full line-up for Community Festival 2022.

Queen is reported to be managing life with the coronavirus after testing positive for it. Lots of people will be concerned about the Queen's health as the virus can be more unpleasant for the elderly to deal with.At 95, the Queen is in a more vulnerable category than those younger than her when they get the virus, this includes Royal Family member and son Prince Charles, who also tested positive.The virus is easier to deal with if the person infected has been vaccinated and this is why the government has attempted to roll out the jab in such huge numbers.It is vital protection in limiting or avoiding the harm the coronavirus can pose.So is the Queen vaccinated and is she having symptoms?The Queen is vaccinated and received her first dose in January 2021 and the follow-up jabs have also been administered, according to reports.Her Majesty previously encouraged people to get vaccinated and "think about other people rather than themselves".In February last year, she said: "It was very quick, and I’ve had lots of letters from people who have been very surprised at how easy it was to get the vaccine.

STRICTLY Come Dancing pro Nadiya Bychkova shared a series of lovely snaps as she reunited with her daughter in Slovenia. The 32-year-old was forced to be apart from Mila, five, while she toured the UK on the Strictly tour – but has since headed home to spend quality time with her family.

Manchester United. The Spanish goalkeeper will be out of contract at United at the end of next season.United are expected to open talks with De Gea about a new deal this summer, in the hope of keeping him at Old Trafford.And De Gea admits he is so settled in Manchester that he couldn't ever see himself joining another club.He said: "I've been here for many years and, obviously, anything can happen in life, in the world of football, but honestly I don't see myself away from Manchester United."De Gea struggled to settle at United after joining them from Atletico Madrid in 2011 for a then British record £18.1m.But the 31-year-old went on to establish himself as United's undisputed No.1 - and is now the longest serving player at Old Trafford.De Gea came close to joining Real Madrid in 2015, but the deal collapsed at the 11th hour.Since then he went on to become one of the highest paid keepers in world football on a deal worth £400,000-a-week and has helped United win seven trophies, including their last Premier League title in 2013.Last week, Andy Cole claimed that United would be condemned to a mid-table finish without De Gea."Without this guy's form, Manchester United are mid-table," the 1999 treble-winner said of De Gea."I don't think anyone can argue about that.