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TIPPING Point viewers could not believe their eyes at Ben Shephard's appearance in a special episode on Saturday. The game show celebrated its 10 year anniversary with ITV airing its first ever episode.

Back to school! Felicity, Grown-ish, Greek and The Sex Lives of College Girls are just some of the television dramas that have captivated audiences — and brought major university nostalgia — over the years.

pub goers are going to have to spend more time searching for the perfect pint after it was revealed that there are 7,000 less pubs than 10 years ago.And the number of boozers has dropped below 40,000 in England and Wales, too, at just 39,970.According to a new study from real estate advisers Altus Group, most of the more recently closures have been blamed on Covid or the cost of living crisis coupled with eye-watering energy costs.READ MORE: New hangover pill to 'rapidly break down booze' goes on sale in the UK todayIn the next few months of 2021, 200 pubs closed in England and Wales, while the West Midlands saw the biggest drop of 28 closures in half a year.London and the East of England both lost 24 pubs each.Emma McClarkin, chief executive of the British Beer and Pub Association, said: “When pubs are forced to close it’s a huge loss to the local community, and these numbers paint a devastating picture of how pubs are being lost in villages, towns and cities across the country.“As a sector we have just weathered the hardest two years on memory, and we now face the challenge of extreme rising costs, with only one in three hospitality businesses currently profitable.“It’s essential that we receive relief to ease these pressures or we really do risk losing more pubs year on year.”In 2020, according to ONS data, there were 58 pubs per 100,000 people in the UK.Regionally, there was some variation, but the South West had 75 pubs per 100,000 people, while London had 40.However, this has no led to higher unemployment in the sector.According to the Government, there was an increase in employment in pubs by 1% from 2001 to 2018.The data also shows employment in small pubs (employing fewer than 10 people) has fallen by 41%,

READ MORE: Curvy model called 'obese' by vile trolls has last laugh by becoming body positivity iconIn a recent post, she said she’d love for people to acknowledge how natural stretch marks are.“My stretch marks aren’t from a baby, they’re from my life,” she wrote.“I see such a huge representation for women who have experienced physical changes to their body postpartum which is 1000% necessary & 1000% beautiful. I love it.

THOSE tuning in to Joe Lycett's Big Pride Party were left open-mouthed after a drag queen sniffed what appeared to be drugs live on air. Channel 4 marked 50 years of pride in the UK with a big queer celebration held in Joe's Birmingham hometown.

READ MORE: Mum forced to wet herself in River Island after staff refused to let her use looInstead of a bog standard advert, the company decided to list the vacancy in the style of a dating profile.In a snap posted to Reddit, the job position was titled “lonely bus desperately seeking new driver".Cheekily, the advert said “about me” just like a dating bio would read.Describing a bit about the bus and what it is looking for, the ‘profile’ said: “Single decker, with drive , would like to meet companion for travel!”And, that companion must be interested in: “Cathedral views, historical landscapes, shift work and be available for full training.”The charming bus offers a weekly pay at £12.45-£14.88 per hour and asked if the potential employee would be a “perfect” fit.Some eagle-eyed users pointed out the words “reply to me at” looked suspiciously close and appeared to read “meat” instead.Naughty!It seems that the bus advert has impressed a fair few, the original poster read: “As bus ads go, pretty good.”One person commented: “I might actually apply.”Another user giggled: “REPLY TO MEAT.”Whilst a third person chuckled: “The driver of that bus is sitting there, slumped at the wheel, a broken man, wiping the tears from his eyes just to see if the light's changed.”We do wonder what the current driver must feel if the bus is looking for someone new…what a brutal breakup!READ NEXT:Hospitality workers typically take just half of their annual leave allowanceBloke sends picture of dog dressed as Steve Jobs in red face inducing CV blunder

A man has been arrested in connection with faeces being spotted on lifts and doors at a block of high rise flats in Aberdeen.

"conned" couple spent £650 to remove weeds - and now their garden has been left looking like a mess. Diane and Philip Walker say they have spoken out. Diane, aged 78, hired a gardener to destroy the weeds in their back garden.

BBC Breakfast star Naga Munchetty has revealed the sad news that her beloved cat Missy has died. The TV presenter shared her heartbreak in a touching tribute to her pet.

SHOCKING pictures show the aftermath of a horror crash that killed Jake McLean and left Towie star Yazmin Oukhellou seriously injured. Jake, 33, who dated Lauren Goodger, was killed at the scene in Bodrum, Turkey, after losing control of the car.

Ferrari following a thrilling British Grand Prix as Carlos Sainz took his maiden F1 win.As the Spaniard celebrated a landmark moment in his career, his teammate, Charles Leclerc was downbeat after feeling a potential had got away from him. Leclerc found himself stuck behind Sainz at various points of the race and demanded to be let through.At one point he was, but the race changed following a late safety car which bunched the pack up.

Refresh for latest…: Coming in slightly above the estimates we reported on Saturday, Universal/Illumination’s Minions: The Rise Of Gru has boogied to an $87.2M weekend at the international box office. That lifts the offshore cume to $93.7M for $202.2M worldwide to date.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterTiny yellow creatures are taking over the international box office.“Minions: The Rise of Gru” ignited to $93.7 million from 61 overseas markets and notched one of the biggest pandemic-era opening weekends for an animated film in many of those territories.Those returns take the fifth installment in Universal and Illumination’s popular “Despicable Me” franchise past $200 million at the global box office. In North America, “The Rise of Gru” debuted to $108 million over the weekend and looks to reach $127.9 million through Independence Day on Monday.Outside of the U.S. and Canada, “Minions: The Rise of Gru” enjoyed the strongest showing in the United Kingdom and Ireland with $12.9 million, followed by Mexico with $12.4 million and Germany with $4.8 million.

LOVE Island's Siannise Fudge broke down in tears as she opened up about her battle with depression that led to her two stone weight loss and being hospitalised. The reality star, 27, is best known for her stint on the sixth series of the ITV2 show at the start of 2020.

Instagram followers, she said: "Nine years ago today I became a mum - that was all I ever wanted."I had my twins Leo and Penelope - I can't believe they're nine."Honestly I can remember it like it was yesterday, they were born at 9:20 and 9:21, Leo was 6lbs 7 and a half and Penelope was 6lbs 10 and it's just been unconditional love from that moment."Honestly, it's all I ever wanted.She paused, before she said: "Anyway today I am organising a kids party on my own - send help!"This is where we are up to..."She then did a panoramic round the garden as she showed the array of bouncy castles and obstacle courses that had been set up.Christine continued: "I'm so excited for them, they are just getting their clothes on, waiting for their friends and their cousins to come."And the sun is shining!"The couple are very open about their three children's autism diagnosis.Christine has worked tirelessly to raise awareness about the condition.The former model herself was diagnosed with autism last year, after she claimed her husband Paddy already knew.Writing in her book, A Beautiful Nightmare, she said: "I have been confirmed as autistic."It’s strange, but I’ve noticed there are little hints throughout my life that I’m autistic and more like my children than I ever could have imagined."My issues with food, my social ­struggles, how hard I find it to make friends and stay focused, and my indecisiveness."The way I float through life reminds me of how my eldest daughter Penelope is."It all makes sense now.

NAGA Munchetty was left red-faced after a BBC Breakfast guest revealed her Ibiza partying on the show. Rapper Big Zuu - real name Zuhair Hassan - was on the early morning programme to talk about the new series of Big Zuu's Big Eats.

READ MORE: Crystal Palace ace lands over £100k as his 'Jamie Vardy' horse wins at Royal Ascot "It has been a very bad day,” Heathcote said in an update for her fans and followers. "Leah had a bad fall when the two-year-old she was riding collapsed.

Steph McGovern has shared how she is "in agony" with health issues. Steph has spoken out, saying she has lost weight as Channel 4 show Packed Lunch wraps. She wrote to fans: Here’s a pic of me looking rough, let me explain why… We’re coming to the end of this series of Packed Lunch (we’re on a summer break after tomorrow) and whenever I get to the end of a long run I get poorly.

Pirates of the Caribbean film, but the other guests wouldn’t shut up about his likeness to Depp’s lead character. “They went on about it so much that I ended up just deciding to give it a go,” he explains. “I’m still amazed by the reaction I get.

Adele has said the public backlash to her having to postpone her Las Vegas residency was 'brutal' and left her a 'shell of a person'. The London-born star was scheduled to perform a series of concerts at Sin City's Caesars Palace, but they were cancelled just 24 hours before the opening show, the Mirror reports.

husband who strangled the pregnant mum of his two young kids was exposed in chilling notes his victim penned before she was killed.Much-loved teacher Amber Guichelaar, 32, was found dead in her bedroom by cops who later arrested partner Richard Guichelaar, 36, over her death.But haunting passages in tragic Amber’s notebook had predicted her brutal murder before it happened.READ MORE: Tourist dead after 'arm and leg' ripped off in horror shark attack as families watchedInvestigators searching the late mum’s car found a diary with her handwriting, that wrote of evil Guichelaar: “He isn’t someone I want around my children.“He is dangerous… I have literally thought to myself, am I safe…asleep next to him? Would he ever kill me?”The eerie scrawlings painted a picture of an aggressive man who subjected his wife to vile outbursts including physical violence.Notes also revealed how Guichelaar would lash out in a fit of rage, throwing mugs at the TV and punching the walls of their home in Grand Rapids, Michigan, US.The notebook would go on to be key evidence in the monster being put behind bars - for a minimum of 33 years for second-degree murder and intentionally assaulting a pregnant woman.A judge warned he was a “danger to society” after cops pieced together the morbid events.Guichelaar rang authorities in the early hours of the morning on November 16, 2020, to report his wife was lifeless.He frantically sobbed: “My wife isn’t breathing… I think she had a sweatshirt around her neck…“She’s purple and not breathing.”For all the latest Daily Star news, sign up to one of our free newsletters by clicking here.Guichelaar tried to claim that Amber had accidentally strangled herself, but an autopsy determined she had died from