Girl, 2, fighting for life in hospital after 999 incident as man, 26, arrested

Alison Hammond has paid a public compliment to Ruth Langsford following the shock news that she is replacing her on This Morning. Alison, 45, told Ruth she is "a beauty" after the 60-year-old telly star shared a picture of herself modelling a blue star-print jumper.

Hundreds of people who objected to ‘insane’ proposals for a new housing estate have been victorious after councillors went against officers’ advice to reject the plans.The application to build 21 family homes on green field land at Brookfields in Mossley had sparked a huge outcry, with concerns over loss of wildlife habitat and ‘chaos’ on local roads.Officers from Tameside’s planning department had recommended the plans for approval at the meeting on Wednesday, November 18.A petition signed by 564 people, and more than 300 objections had been received in the days before the committee meeting, with some recent opponents arguing that the proposals ‘undermine democracy’.However a majority of councillors agreed that the highways issues the

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola says Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al-Mubarak persuaded him to sign his new contract, as he expanded on the role his backroom staff played in his decision to stay.Guardiola will now stay at City until 2023, signing a two-year contract extension to end weeks of speculation over his future. Now, he has revealed how the contract talks went, explaining how the main discussions have taken place this week with a decision reached after an intervention from chairman Al-Mubarak.“As a manager, I have everything that I need," Guardiola said."Of course, all managers depend on results, obviously me as well and we have to win to continue.

Melissa Rycroft not only won Dancing With the Stars: All-Stars in 2012, but she also found a lifelong friend in her partner, Tony Dovolani.“This season I’ve started posting, like, flashback videos every time that Dancing With the Stars is on and I tag him and then we’ll just start talking, like, ‘Oh man, we were good,’” the Bachelor alum, 37, exclusively told Us Weekly on Wednesday, November 18, while discussing Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team. “I forgot how much fun we had.

A mum was told to "avert her eyes" when she returned home from a holiday to find her husband had painted the outside of their home in bright multi-colour blocks "as a surprise".

Jordan North has made quite the splash on the new series of I'm A Celebrity, the public voting for him to take on three trials in less than a week.

Ahead of the release of Football Manager 2021 for PC, Mac and Mobile on November 24, players are now able to access a Beta version of the game.

Halloween superfan’s wedding in September.29-year-old aspiring director Anthony Woodle was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in 2019.As Deadline reports, Woodle, a horror superfan, had been in touch with Halloween producers Rough House Productions and ended up in conversation with Curtis about the upcoming Halloween Kills movie, and his plan to marry his longtime girlfriend Emilee.Curtis then offered to officiate the wedding, which took place on September 13. Curtis held the ceremony over the phone while Woodle was in bed, with Emilee and his family present.“Anthony and Emilee, all anyone is promised is this moment,” Curtis said during the ceremony, per Deadline.“We live and we love in this moment.

Strictly Come Dancing professional dance partner Katya Jones will be returning to the show.They were kicked off Strictly last week when Katya tested positive for Covid-19 because the BBC deemed it unfair for them to return after quarantining for 14 days.But Nicola appeared on spin-off show Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two on Wednesday to reveal they would be making a comeback to the show.Nicola said: "I do like doing the most, so me and Katya will be coming back." she confirmed.Host Zoe Ball clarified that Nicola and Katya's special appearance doesn't mean they will be allowed to compete once again.The presenter said: "She's such a little tease. They're going to dance.

I'm A Celebrity viewers were left convinced that campmate AJ Pritchard after pointing out he had said "two sentences in there episodes".

It’s been a while since PJ North released a music video, and the singer-songwriter and part-time race car driver returned in a big way on Nov. 19.

Tartan Army qualify. Fraser Millar, from Glasgow, got a call from competition firm BOTB telling him he scooped a Ford Focus ST - complete with Mountune-d engine - as well as £10,000 in cash.

Sexual Exploitation Research Programme (SERP) in UCD. It found hundreds of women advertising their services online.More than 650 women were seen advertising sex workers on Escort Ireland with about a third of them in rural areas.The study authors, Dr Monica O’Connor and Ruth Breslin, also found over 1,300 buyer reviews on the website between April and July 2020 – in the midst of the pandemic.

Hugh Grant may be one of the greatest British heartthrobs of all time, but the 60-year-old actor’s wife, Anna Elisabet Eberstein, was never a fan of his hit rom-coms.

Linzi Page’s holiday is legally exempt from a travel ban that comes into force tomorrow.Linzi, who has stage 4 bowel cancer, made a plea to the First Minister in an email last night.Nicola Sturgeon has told a dying mum she is able to go on a family holiday to Tenerife on compassionate grounds.Read the full story.A fall in the R Number in Scotland indicates the “current tough measures” to tackle coronavirus are working, Nicola Sturgeon has said.But the First Minister stressed regional variations across the country justify the need for the more restrictive measures that will be implemented from Friday.Telling MSPs the R number – the reproduction rate of the virus – is now “very slightly below one”, she said: “That indicates that the current

Vanity Fair article went viral in the small world of TV critics for suggesting that TV has become intentionally mediocre, primarily existing in order to keep streaming services stocked with a fresh flow of content that subscribers can watch passively for hours at a time. And looking at Netflix's offerings this week, it's hard not to feel that cynicism — although to be fair, the article was about scripted TV, and Netflix is only releasing one scripted series this week and it's not English-language, which is exceedingly rare.

Loose Women fans have taken to social media to call for Thursday's all male special to be made permanent. In a move to support their Stand By Your Men campaign, ITV bosses decided to air a one-off edition of the show featuring just men.The panelists were Marvin Humes, Roman Kemp, Ronan Keating and Iain Stirling.During the show, the lads discussed the need for more mental health discussions at school.Speaking via video link, Roman Kemp, 27, said: "I think having these tools to speak to each other, it has to become learnt behaviour from grassroots from children."We need to teach boys as school.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The Vale of Leven Hospital’s future is in far better shape than it has been for many years, according to the unit’s lead campaigner.Jim Moohan says the investment at the Alexandria facility and the introduction of services to the hospital recently give cause for optimism.But he says his group, who have fought hard to secure its future, will continue to press for further improvements and more services over the coming months.Following a positive meeting with health chiefs last week, Jim spoke with the Lennox Herald.He said: “With services coming to the hospital and money being spent outside and inside it is very reassuring.“What we have to do at the next

Arsenal outcast Mesut Ozil has named his dream five-a-side team - which includes Manchester United star Marcus Rashford.Ozil has been left out of the Gunners’ Premier League and Europa League squads this season, meaning he will be sitting on the sidelines at least until January.The German has therefore had time on his hands to become more active than usual on social media, surprising Arsenal fans by expressing regular support for Arteta’s side on Twitter over the past month.And on Thursday he has posted on the online platform once again, revealing his dream five-a-side line-up and asking supporters to name their own.Ozil has selected Italy and Juventus legend Gianluigi Buffon as his goalkeeper, with Real Madrid star Marcelo deployed in

Christmas day. Sturgeon met UK Government figures and first ministers of Wales and Northern Ireland yesterday to hammer out a plan, assuming covid is beaten back with new restrictions.

Lorraine Kelly has fumed over government plans to save Christmas amid the coronavirus pandemic. The 60-year-old ITV presenter ranted about reports that lockdown rules could be relaxed across the UK for a brief period to allow families to mix over the festive period.