'Hero' dad went into Manchester Arena after bombing to help badly hurt victims, inquiry hears

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefChinese streaming video platform iQiyi has announced plans to raise $285 million from a private placing of shares, part of which will be taken up by parent company Baidu.The move comes in the same week that the NASDAQ-listed company said it was suspending its weekend live broadcasts of English Premier League football (soccer) due to the sport’s public displays of solidarity with Ukraine.iQiyi is understood to have informed the Premier League that it would be removing the coverage following the league’s announcement that a “moment of reflection and solidarity” would be held before matches at the weekend. Several teams also displayed armbands in the blue and yellow colors of the Ukrainian flag.

Big Bang member T.O.P expressed his desire overhaul the K-pop system of training and creating idols and artists.In a new interview with Prestige Hong Kong, the South Korean musician spoke about the “harsh” K-pop system, observing how the current training regime affects younger K-pop idols and their mental well-being.“I, myself, am fortunate that I only spent less than a year as a trainee before I debuted – a relatively short time – but after, I saw all the trainees, the boys and girls, they’re under a very harsh system,” T.O.P said.“They’re told what to do and trained just like robots,” the rapper added. “They might get popular, they might get bigger, but in their heart and in ways we can’t see, they’re being isolated, and feel lonely inside.”To address this, T.O.P expressed his desire to change the system and establish a new type of K-pop record company.

Kanye West has shared a new animated video for his ‘DONDA’ track ‘Hurricane’ – check it out below.The track from the 2021 album features The Weeknd and Lil Baby, and is nominated for Best Melodic Rap Performance at the GRAMMYs.The new video sees a number of animated prisoners escaping from a prison island, before an avatar of Kanye rises up from the sea to baptise them and gives a speech, before they all rise into the sky.It follows the controversial music video for Kanye’s track ‘Eazy’, which was shared earlier this month and featured a claymation version of SNL comedian Pete Davidson – who is currently dating West’s ex-wife Kim Kardashian – being kidnapped and buried alive.Check out the ‘Hurricane’ video below.Ahead of the release of the ‘Hurricane’ visual, Kanye appears to have addressed the backlash he faced over the music video for ‘Eazy’.“Everyone lived happily ever after, except Skete you know who – JK he’s fine,” a series of title cards read at the end of the video. The track itself also includes the lyric: “God saved me from that crash / Just so I can beat Pete Davidson’s ass”.In his latest Instagram post, the rapper appears to have responded to the criticism he faced for the visuals.

Coronation Street viewers are convinced that Laura Neelan (Kel Allen) may not be telling the truth about her cancer diagnosis after spotting huge name blunder.Kelly Neelan's (Millie Gibson) mum arrived back in Weatherfield last month to reveal that she was dying of stomach cancer and only had months to live.Since then youngster Kelly has been secretly looking after her mum while juggling shifts at the barbers Trim Up North.She has also been collecting her mum's medication from the doctors.However, eagle-eyed fans noticed a huge blunder during a recent episode.A viewer shared a screenshot online o fa text message Kelly received from her mum's pharmacy which read: "Lauren Neelan. Your prescription is ready for collection."Alongside the snap, the fan wrote: "I always thought that Kelly's mother was named Laura."Last night the text that Kelly received was that Lauren Neelan's prescription was ready.

Piers Morgan famously walked out, live on air, from ITV daytime programme Good Morning Britain.Piers, 56, quit his Good Morning Britain job in March last year after dramatically storming off during an argument about Harry and Meghan's bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey.Since then he has announced plans to make a TV comeback with a new programme on TalkTV, which will soon launch on Sky News Australia.He has since stated that the programme will launch in the next few weeks, and that it will celebrate "the right of everyone to have an opinion."Ahead of the show's launch and one year on since his dramatic Good Morning Britain exit, Daily Star takes a look at Piers Morgans' life away from the cameras - which has been just as interesting.Piers was born on March 30, 1965 to his parents Gabrielle O' Meara, and Vincent O' Meara, who was an Irish dentist.However, his happy childhood was turned upside down when his father sadly died when Piers was 11 months old.His mother Gabrielle later went on to marry Glynne Pughe-Morgan, with Piers taking on his now famous surname and calling Glynne dad.Piers has a close bond with his parents, and his mother has often gushed about her journalist son during interviews.She also defended him when Lord Sugar made a scathing online comment about Piers in 2016, following an interview where Piers revealed that his mum is often asked if she would like to apologise for her son.In a tweet, Lord Sugar said: "Traditionally at birth doctors slap a babies bum. When @piersmorgan was born doctor took one look and slapped his mum."However, Piers' mum Gabrielle soon came to her son's defense, replying to Lord Sugar: "I am the proudest Mum in the world.

Hunnibee ASMR – from Ontario, Canada, is one of the biggest ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response) YouTubers in the world.She is so successful, she is making over £600,000 a month, with her videos receiving billions of views.Recently she ate an edible Champagne bottle and hairbrush, with the video accumulating over 84million views at the time of writing.Her videos are extremely popular but unfortunately, some people question Hannah about whether her content is sexual in nature.“The biggest misconception would be that I am trying to eat sexually or act sexual by whispering, which couldn’t be further from the truth,” she exclusively told Daily Star.“My demographics are viewers aged from two to 30 years old and are 85% women and children. I would never want a child, woman, man, grandma, grandpa, anyone feeling uncomfortable watching my videos or feeling a sexual underlying vibe.“My parents watch my videos and they are literally the most conservative people I know! And they enjoy watching them, so I’m not sure why some people say that.”Thankfully she says the majority of responses she receives from people are sweet.She added: “It will be super rare if I get something inappropriate and if I do, it's usually in my Instagram DMs.

drunk ladette was caught on camera going "stark raving mad" and smashing up her neighbour's car with a pickaxe.Annette Kealy, 56, had been necking win and whiskey ahead of launching an attack on Richard Breakwell's Ford Focus late at night on February 3 in Worcester. She caused damage to the windscreen, and then took her drunken rage out on two other cars. Worcester Magistrates' Court was told that she did so because she believed that boyfriend’s parking space was “constantly being used by three of her neighbours”, Birmingham Live reports.

Katie Price and Peter Andre - showed off his new bit of bling on Instagram, saying in a video that although it was certainly "different" he thought it was looking "hot".

Prince Harry allegedly upset certain members of Palace staff in a recent acceptance speech where he spoke about dedicating himself to a "life of service", an insider has claimed. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex appeared at the NAACP Image Awards last week and took it in turns to speak on stage as they collected their award.

BBC Breakfast viewers were left unimpressed as fan favourite presenter Dan Walker was missing from the red sofa.He was replaced by temporary presenter Jon Kay in a major presenting shake-up on Wednesday (March 9).Dan usually presents the show alongside his co-star Sally Nugent from Monday to Wednesday, before Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt take over for the rest of the week. During his stint on Strictly Come Dancing, it made sense for him to be missing on certain days, as he was busy with rehearsals alongside his professional dance partner Nadiya Bychkova.

McDonald's lovers in Russia have rushed to form long queues for one final meal from the fast-food chain before they close due to the international outrage of the Russia-Ukraine war. Lines are stretching for nearly half a mile outside outlets as many are desperate for one last Big Mac.Video footage posted online by Ukraine Live News shows cars lining up in a Moscow drive-thru, whereas, photos across Twitter show some desperate customers lining the streets on foot in the snow.

To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here."The disease tends to be asymptomatic in adult sows, but boars can experience infertility and testicle congestion."Queensland Health Minister Yvette D'Ath said people should take extra care to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes.She said: "Especially given the recent flooding which may lead to an increase of mosquito numbers in coming weeks"."Especially with these flood events, there will be a lot of static water sitting around homes, and we ask that as you do the clean-up you remove that water to reduce the risk of mosquitoes."

Bill Aydin tried to defend his wife to Joe Gorga on Tuesday's episode of The Real Housewives Of New Jersey, but stormed away after she was roundly criticized.'Your wife is out of control,' said Joe, 42, during a guys-only outing. 'She does a lot of things, bro. Jen got dirty and disgusting.

Jennifer Lawrence revealed she spends her time onTikTok watching videos of baby animals during an interviewon Netflix's Present Company podcast.While the actress owns homes in theWest Village andBeverly Hills, the 31-year-old Oscar winner confessed to daydreaming about life away from the hustle and bustle of city life with husband Cooke Maroney.'My [TikTok] algorithm is baby goats,' admitted the Kentucky native, who gave birthlast month to her first child, whose name and gender has yet to be revealed. She's just like us: Jennifer Lawrence revealed she spends her time on TikTok watching videos of farms during an interview on Netflix's Present Company podcastShe added: 'It's basically just farm life, so cats, animals, farm life, a couple of recipes—but really it's pretty much strictly animals.' When asked by host Krista Smith if she would like to give a specific TikToker a shoutout, the star gushed about Rebecca Pyle, who runs the account @mommyfarmer.'Her goat had triplets,' she raved.

Luba Mushtuk is taking a well-deserved holiday after an intense season of dancing. The Strictly Come Dancing star didn't have a celebrity partner during the 2021 series but took part in all the group dances, and also participated in the nationwide tour alongside some of her colleagues.MORE: Lorraine Kelly enjoys relaxing holiday retreat with Strictly star Luba MushtukNow, the 32-year-old is relaxing in a sunny destination and couldn't help but show off the stunning scenery on her Instagram.WATCH: Luba talks joining Strictly alongside Johannes and GrazianoTaking to her profile, Luba shared two incredible images showing her posing on top of some rocks by the beach.

Liz Hurley has shared her love and support to her former fiancé Shane Warne's daughter Summer after the star passed away on Friday 5 March at the age of 52.The Australian cricket legend died of a suspected heart attack before being found unresponsive in his room at the luxury Samujana Villa resort in Koh Samui, Thailand.Taking to her instagram feed, Summer, 20, shared a series of intimate snaps and videos of herself with Shane before opening up on her heartbreak following the loss of her father. In one black and white snap, Summer can be seen sitting next to her dad as the pair smile for the camera, another shows her as a young child as she lays fast asleep next to her dad, while several videos show Shane acting silly for her in front of the camera.

Father John Misty has shared a brand new song from his forthcoming album ‘Chloë and The Next 20th Century’ – listen to ‘Goodbye Mr. Blue’ below.‘Chloë and The Next 20th Century’, Tillman’s fifth studio album under the Father John Misty moniker, is set to arrive on April 8 via Sub Pop and Bella Union.The album, which follows 2018’s ‘God’s Favorite Customer’, has so far been previewed with the tracks ‘Q4’ and ‘Funny Girl’.Check out ‘Goodbye Mr.

Good Morning Britain guest presenter Richard Madeley has addressed a confrontation with a furious viewer who told the TV host that he "loathed and despised him".

A school nurse has described her ‘brutal battle’ with depression over the last two decades and how she has been massively helped by a Trafford community project.

All ties between Stockport Council and Russian-owned energy firm Gazprom should be cut, according to one councillor in the borough.

Just over 14 years after the basketball comedy Semi-Pro hit theaters, Will Ferrell brought his Jackie Moon character out of retirement Tuesday night at the Golden State Warriors game in San Francisco.Those who showed up early to watch warm-ups - like former MLB superstar and current Minnesota Timberwolves co-owner Alex Rodriguez - were treated to the 54-year-old actor donning his Flint Tropics uniform from the 2008 movie.He was seen taking some warm-up shots with Golden State Warriors stars Steph Curry and Klay Thompson, and he even hit a half-court shot, to the delight of the fans.