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Elizabeth Hurley pulled out all the stops on Thursday night as she headed out to London to help dear friend Joan Collins celebrate her 88th birthday and her 20th wedding anniversary.MORE: Elizabeth Hurley is summer ready as she poses in her own brand bikiniThe actress was accompanied by a very dapper plus one, her 19-year-old son Damian, who let mum Elizabeth hold on to his arms as they exited the party, which was held at Claridge's Hotel.WATCH: Elizabeth Hurley looks sensational in yellow bikini as she dances to Spice GirlsFor the special celebration, which was also attended by Simon Cowell and Lauren Silverman and Sarah Ferguson, Elizabeth donned a plunging red gown with gorgeous back detailing.READ: Elizabeth Hurley's sizzling bikini photos send famous friends wild with envyRELATED: Elizabeth Hurley's rocks short blonde hair in show-stopping photoThe 56-year-old completed her look with a silver sparkling clutch bag, a matching diamond bracelet and silver drop earrings. Elizabeth with her son Damian Hurley attended Joan Collins' party at Claridge'sTo finish off her glamorous look, Elizabeth wore her hair straight and her usual smokey eyes and glossy lips.

Gogglebox is finally returning to our screens this evening which means the nation's best-loved siblings are back on TV.

An Ayrshire charity is counting the cost after a devastating break in at one of their much-loved shops.

Borussia Dortmund tried to get their famous Yellow Wall shaking by cranking up Van Halen tune Jump.

vape shop are raging with its "highly offensive" name.The new shop called The Vapeist opened earlier this week in Cornwall.After opening their doors, The Vapeist's owners have been met with major backlash by local residents for its poor taste name, with many raising that it sounds like "rapist", reports Cornwall Live.Shop owners Anton Perrins, 34, and his cousin Chris Anderson, 31, have said they will stick with the name and prove to people that they are "good guys" despite the negative feedback.Some living near the shop have warned that this is not good enough as they raised the issue with their local council.The cousins said that they meant no offence by the name and have forked out thousands renovating the building and buying branded supplies for the store.Business owners Anton and Chris said that they took on the project of refurbishing the property as they wanted to invest in the town centre and revive similar unused buildings.Anton also said they believe the imagination behind the controversial name was very just.He said: "The truth is that people who vape are refereed to as 'vapeists'. It wasn't intended that way at all and it stunned us a little bit that people thought that."People were saying the name was made in bad taste, that it could be offensive and that there must have been better options."A few people have been less critical and said it wouldn’t be their name of choice but that's fine.

charged with first-degree murder after decapitating her six-year-old son and her family dog.Tasha Haefs, 35, allegedly beheaded her biological son after believing the devil was speaking to her on Tuesday night, according to Kansas City police.Police responded to a call where the women said the devil was trying to attack her.When asked is she suffered from a mental illness she hung up the phone.Police turned up to the home to conduct a welfare check, where they found blood leading to the front door.The women was heard by police singing inside.Officers knocked on the door but the mother began singing louder.One police officer looked through a window into the house and saw the severed head of a child.The police broke their way into the woman's home to find her with blood on her legs and feet.They also found the decapitated child's body in the kitchen and after searching the home found a dog decapitated in the basement along with two knives and a screwdriver covered in blood.Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said because Ms Haefs was "in such extreme mental distress, she did a series of things that were very disturbing".Ms Baker told the press in a statement: "The community now knows some of the terrible details of the death of this six-year-old child, it takes our breath away."The child was Tasha's biological son and she allegedly admitted to killing him.Ms Baker added: "Anytime it's a child, it just takes on a different depth of despair."It’s difficult to imagine the grief for this boy’s family. For the child’s classmates.

Kim Kardashian shared an adorable bedroom snap posing with her daughter North West.The mother and daughter duo twinned in matching pink heart pyjamas as they posed for several selfies in a pink satin bed.The eight-year-old showed off her new braces as she beamed for the camera while snuggling up to her famous mother.The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star seemed to enjoy hanging out with her daughter at their home as she pouted while lying down in the bed.In a second snap, the pair can be seen laughing away together.The reality star simply penned a heart emoji to the snaps which she shared to her 286million Instagram followers.Fans were quick to gush over Kim and her eldest child.Kim's sister Khloe Kardashian penned: "Cuties."One fan wrote: "The best duo."Another said: "Two beautiful princesses."A third added: "A queen and princess," followed by a red heart emoji.The 41-year-old shares daughters North and Chicago, four, and sons Saint, six, Pslam, two, with ex-husband Kanye West.The rapper has recently been repeatedly slamming Kim's new boyfriend Saturday Night Live comic Pete Davidson.Since, the reality queen has unfollowed the father to her kids on Instagram after Kanye used his social media platform to share attacks aimed at Pete, 28.In a now-deleted rant, Kanye took aim at a comedy sketch Pete performed on Saturday Night Live in 2018.In the skit Pete mocked Kanye and referenced the rapper's controversial comments about slavery being a choice.One text to Kanye from Kim, shared on Instagram by the rapper, read: "You are creating a dangerous and scary environment and someone will hurt Pete and this will all be your fault."Kanye returned to criticising the comedian yet again.The fresh attacks came as Pete returned to

Newcastle are reportedly plotting a new bid for Sevilla star Diego Carlos - just weeks after seeing their £40million offer rebuffed.Toon boss Eddie Howe splashed the cash in January in a bid to boost Newcastle's survival hopes, with Kieran Trippier, Chris Wood, Bruno Guimaraes, Matt Targett and Dan Burn all signing on at St James' Park during the winter transfer window.However, a deal for Carlos evaded them after Sevilla played hardball over their defensive lynchpin.But the Magpies are still keen on luring Carlos to the Premier League and are planning to make a fresh raid on Sevilla in the summer.

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Kanye West has revealed that the only way to listen to his forthcoming album ‘Donda 2’ will be via his own Stem Player, a device that was first released in conjunction with ‘Donda’ last year that allowed users to remix the album’s songs using stems of vocals, drums, bass, samples and more.In an Instagram post shared today (February 18), West shared footage of an unreleased song playing off the device. In the caption, the rapper said that ‘Donda 2’ would be available exclusively through the platform, saying it would not appear on Apple, Amazon, Spotify or YouTube.“Today artists get just 12% of the money the industry makes.

Bez is set to go batty for Meat Loaf this weekend as Dancing On Ice pays tribute to the late rock legend. In a spectacular routine the Happy Mondays star will fly off the ice riding – you guessed it – a giant bat.The self confessed “rubbish skater” will be dressed in leathers and a biker helmet for the performance taken from the Bat Out of Hell stage production.It is part of the show’s Musical Week and comes after Meat Loaf, 74, died last month after contracting Covid.And having taking a tumble last week, producers have quipped Bez will probably safer in the air than on the ice.One insider said: “There are strict safety measures in place but Bez actually seems to be at less risk when he’s floating up in the air on a giant bat.

Spotify may have paid at least $200million for the exclusive rights to Joe Rogan’s podcast, double the figure that was previously reported.The streaming giant secured an exclusive license to host The Joe Rogan Experience in May 2020, when it was widely reported the controversial podcast host had been paid over $100million as part of the deal.However, “two people familiar with the details of the transaction” have since claimed to The New York Times that the three-and-a-half-year deal was actually worth twice what was initially believed: at least $200million. Spotify has yet to publicly comment on this report.The Times points out Spotify had previously purchased whole content companies – podcast network Gimlet Media and digital media brand The Ringer – both for slightly less than $200million each.In recent weeks, Spotify has come under fire for hosting The Joe Rogan Experience, its biggest podcast in the US and many other countries, with an estimated per-episode listenership of around 11million people.Last month, Neil Young requested the platform pull his catalogue, citing “false information about vaccines” being spread on the platform and specifically targeting Rogan’s podcast.

Love Island star Kady McDermott showed off her impressive figure in a new social media clip.

Tristan Thompson got in some quality time with his and Khloe Kardashian's daughter True on Thursday night.Taking to Instagram, the30-year-old NBA star revealed that he treated the three-year-old to dinner at a Japanese restaurant.'My favorite type of date nights,' captioned Tristan, who filmed himself planting a kiss on the little girl's head as they dined. Bonding:Tristan Thompson got in some quality time with his and Khloe Kardashian's daughter True on Thursday nightTrue could be seen chowing down on a plate of food while her father stared into the camera with a bowl of Edamame resting in front of him.The serial philanderer looked comfy in a black beanie and grey color-blocked hooded sweatshirt.

Just days after it was revealed that they'll reunite as James Tiberius Kirk and the Vulcan Spock in Star Trek 4, Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto reunited in real life.Pine, 41, and Quinto, 44, were spotted hanging out together at a Prada event in Los Angeles on Thursday night.Both Pine and Quinto previously starred in 2009's Star Trek: 2012's Star Trek Into Darkness and 2016's Star Trek Beyond as the iconic Kirk and Spock. Reunited:Just days after it was revealed that they'll reunite as James Tiberius Kirk and the Vulcan Spock in Star Trek 4, Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto reunited in real lifePine stepped out wearing a dark grey t-shirt under a blue denim jacket as he stepped out with Quinto and other friends.He also rocked black leather pants and brown suede boots for his outing at the Prada event.

Kristen Stewart is happily engaged toher fiancée Dylan Meyer, and their relationship is getting professional too.The actress, 31, opened up about her relationship to the screenwriter in an interview with Vanity Fair.'I love being engaged,' the Twilight star said. 'I just feel so happy and lucky.

David Jamieson is set for the biggest night of his career as he tackles Swedish champion Samo Jangirov at Trump Turnberry on Friday.

Derek McInnes insists he wants his players to thrive under the pressure of trying to lead Kilmarnock straight back to the Premiership.

Ange Postecoglou admits Celtic lacked clinical edge and composure as they were bashed by Bodo/Glimt.

Airdrie boss Ian Murray hopes the club’s Celtic connections can help them land the League One title.

Larkhall teenager Cody Houston is looking to forge a career in boxing after winning his first tournament gold medal.