‘It's not the same!’ Nick Cave blasts back at claims of hypocrisy over Ukraine support

Ukraine to help his Strictly Come Dancing partner Oksana Platero's grandparents, as well as covering the border for TalkRadio.The criminal barrister has taken to Twitter to hit out at social media users who have criticised his plans, claiming he is just another "celebrity".In a series of tweets starting yesterday, Robert explained his plans to travel to Ukraine's border with Poland to hopefully meet Oksana's grandparents.Since his announcement, the television personality has been inundated with support, but some cruel trolls criticised the move.The criminal barrister replied directly to one social media user, who criticised Robert as just another "celebrity".LifeOnTheJohn said: "How many 'celebrities' are going to do this."Like the ones who recorded songs for Covid. It's just media b******t again.The moon landed all over again."Robert hastily replied to the message in view of his 188,600 followers.He said: "Hi there, I hear your scepticism."I have collected evidence in international criminal matters and dealt with traumatised children in war crime cases."I hope I'm not 'one of those celebrities'.

“(..and he does it in the most obvious & rude manner….as if he's in bad mood ???)”Jannyjann30 said: "Ben seems a bit p****d off with Ranvir butting in”Ang3yhaart penned: “deffo thinking someone's P****d on Bens' cornflake this morning.

Loose Women is] a women's show people always ask 'Do we get on?'," she exclaimed to The Mirror."They wouldn't ask that of a man about a men's show would they? We all meet up with each other all the time."She also broke silence on claims that she and her Birds Of A Feather co-star Pauline Quirke have grown apart.She explained that they have some differences, purely in terms of TV ambitions, rather than having lost their friendship.Responding to claims that the pair had "fallen out", she replied: "She just doesn't want to act anymore.She's had enough - it's long hours."She's concentrating on her drama academies.She's very hands on, going to classes and all that."She added that the lockdown placed a strain on the pair's ability to see each other, although they have been able to meet up since.After winning Celebrity Coach Trip last year, she and Lesley Joseph have built up a close comradeship.She added jokingly: "During the lockdowns I would leave funny things on her doorstep, like Tena Lady and hair dye!"But when I was ill, both Pauline and Lesley rang me, or a member of my family, every couple of days to see how I was."Meanwhile, Linda claims that Janet Street Porter is a "pussycat" and a "loving, caring woman".Another Loose Women co-star, Brenda Edwards, who struggled emotionally with the sudden death of her musical entrepreneur son Jamal Edwards last month, is also friendly with Linda.In fact, Jamal - who founded the successful YouTube channel SB.TV and was one of those responsible for launching Ed Sheeran's career - also oversaw the rise of Linda's son Louis Dunford."My son wouldn't be in the music industry if it wasn't for Jamal," Linda insisted."He mentored him, took him to The BRITs.

During the conversation, Nicki also revealed her surprise when she discovered her brain tumour had disappeared.The BBC host underwent surgery to remove the tumour in 2019, but only part of it could be extracted safely.She told host Kate: “Back in October I was having my yearly scan with my fantastic consultant, who knows that I adore him."I tell him regularly in front of my husband how much I adore him and the NHS that looked after me and continue to look after me so well."And he rang me, and I was standing in a field, because now we do phone appointments, we don't do it face to face.”Nicki added: "So he rang me with my latest scans, and I was standing in a field and the Escape to the Country crew were moved away."I knew I was getting the call, so they moved away, and they gave me some privacy and I'm looking at all these pigs."Nicki admitted she broke down after hearing the update, and still gets emotional now when talking about the moment.

“Was nice to hear the laughter. Maybe I'm in the wrong game.”The official QI Twitter page responded to Martin’s tweet, writing: “You're always welcome to pop into the Elves' office for a biscuit and a cuppa Martin x.”Martin Lewis is known for his money saving tips and regular appearances on This Morning as well as for his own show.Martin also took to Twitter last night to share his thoughts on viewers’ energy bills.He penned: "My heart just sank doing my @thismorning phone just then - as it does almost every time I hear 'energy bills' right now."So many people are understandably unable to process the scale of the increases and unable to meet the price.

Host Kate Thornton chimed in: “I mean, for so many of us because, you know, I got the call to come and do the show, then went on to do the X-Factor and it put my career in a completely different space and place.”During her years in the music business, Nicki became close friends with X Factor star Simon Cowell.Speaking about Simon’s enigmatic off-screen personality, Nicki said he used to like playing a “cat and mouse game” with people.She explained: “He just used to like crush [people] – and it was mainly women, let's be honest.“Most of the women would really give it back and he would love it."It was cat and mouse with him.“I was lucky because we had that reputation together because we'd worked together.”Nicki highlighted: “I knew him, it was done in jest."She also revealed how the TV star was perceived as “really intimidating” by people who had worked with him.Nicki added: “But he loves it.

Radio Times, the actress revealed that she doesn’t support their actions.The 75-year-old had strong feelings about the debate around the toppling of UK statues.When asked about her thoughts, Joanna commented: “All our ancestors were linked with something, so you can’t suddenly go, ‘But I don’t do that’.”She added: “If you eat sugar, you’re probably eating sugar that came from sugar factories that were worked by slaves, and so it goes round and round.“Lots of things were obviously reprehensible, the slave trade being one; you can’t defend that.“But there are different things that were done in the past which we can’t change.“We don’t do them now because we wouldn’t.”Joanna, who is hosting a new three-part ITV documentary series Great Cities of the World, where she explores the magnificent cities of Berlin, Paris and Rome, said: “So, I don’t know how much of the past you can smash up without finding that the wrecking ball has come very close to your own house.”Joanna has recently also spoken about the “distressing” impact she feels the Netflix series The Crown has had on the Royal Family.She told Radio Times that she can’t watch the show, because she “knows quite a lot of the Royal Family”.She continued: “I know how distressing it must be to have your life made up and then played out as truth.”The Absolutely Fabulous star was made an OBE in 1995 and became a Dame earlier this year, when she was given the honour as part of the New Years Honours list.Joanna, who is also a campaigner, said: “It comes as a complete and unexpected surprise and is the kindest and most beautiful present imaginable.”She also received the BAFTA TV Fellowship in 2017.With a career spanning over five decades, Joanna has appeared in everything from Ab

She went on to praise her home country and all it has done for refugees and immigrants from war-torn countries. “Very kindly and very humanely, Sweden has done the right thing by allowing in immigrants and refugees from poor and war-torn countries,” Ulrika wrote. But she added that they are sadly beginning to “buckle”. The presenter explained that she will never relent, despite being made to feel that she has to “earn” her passport. “So, I now have to effectively earn my Swedish passport by stating every time I’ve visited my home country.“But no matter how hard they try to make me give it up, I will never relent. I was born Swedish and wish to die Swedish.“So, over my dead body, Sweden.

The Telegraph, the ITV presenter praised his stepdaughters for their social savviness.

After sharing the post with her 247,000 followers, fans and friends were quick to offer their congratulations. Davina McCall wrote: “Awwwww !!! So chuffed for u guys xx.”Jean-Marie Stander penned: “OHHHH YAAAAAY!!!!! massive congratulations you guys!”Edjackson8 wrote: “Congratulations guys… that’s going to be a quiet little one!”Courtney Black said: “Congrats!!”James has previously spoken up about the idea of becoming a father and parenthood in general. He told The Sun in November: ”I'd be nervous about bringing kids into the world these days. “But would I like a miniature me running around saying, 'Daddy I love you' and having a laugh with Christmas and things? Yeah, I think that would be amazing.”James Haskell will appear on BBC’s A Question of Sport this Friday at 7:30PM.

Jenny Ryan firmly shut down speculation that she had been given “easy questions” on The Chase yesterday evening after one viewer blasted the quizzer on Twitter.The Vixen had no time for the accusation and was backed up by her supportive fans. Jenny, 39, was left frustrated by one viewer after he claimed she was getting “easy questions” on last night’s episode of The Chase. Bradley Smith tweeted out to his 44 followers: “Tonight @jenlion said she played her A game. “Nah she got a load of easy questions,” he added with two laughing emojis.Jenny was cool and calm in her response, simply tweeting: “I thought we were past this.”The star also shared a gif of herself rolling her eyes on the popular ITV game show with her 107,300 followers.Jenny’s fans rallied round in support of the Chaser, who is employed by the show for her intellect. ChrisB wrote: “You can only answer the questions put in front of you. “Some people live a very negative existence and are intent on finding fault with anything and everything to try and make others feel as miserable as they are. “Can only feel sorry for them. Absolutely love the Chase,” he added with a thumbs up emoji.Carly Gillam commented: “Unfortunately some people just don’t know when to quit when ripping into others personally and sadly I think this is what this GIF is made for these occasions.

The tweet was accompanied by a picture of Putin laughing.Piers recently criticised the international community’s efforts in handling Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.The star posed the hypothetical question of what would be stopping Putin from “taking other countries.”On Tuesday, Putin ordered his military to move nuclear weapons to a "special mode of combat duty”.Piers wrote: “If Putin succeeds in taking Ukraine by scaring us all off with his bulls**t nuke threats, what’s to stop him taking other countries including those in NATO?“Once you cave to a bully, they keep bullying.

"Thank you and please make some noise about this so the whole world starts screaming,” he added.Maksim also updated his Instagram on Wednesday night to show the scenes in Zhytomyr as people searched the rubble for loved ones. He had been spending time in a bomb shelter before leaving on a train bound for Poland. Professional dancer and choreographer Maksim has been in Ukraine for the past few months, working as a judge on Dancing With The Stars. He revealed on February 28 that he was arrested while in Kyiv, and was going to try and make his way out amid the invasion.He said that getting arrested was a “reality check” when addressing his followers, but said it was the "least traumatising moment in this whole thing as far as Ukraine is concerned”.He added on his story at the time: "There is a lot of fighting everywhere.The streets are crazy.

Piers Morgan, 56, took to Twitter to react to an image of his former ITV colleagues this morning.To mark International Women’s Day, the women of the channel got together to pose for pictures, dressed in shades of pink, red and orange.Piers argued this was “great to see” as they were “dressing up in pink and proudly identifying as women”.However, the outspoken former host of Good Morning Britain couldn’t resist a swipe at “wokies” over the image.He argued that had he suggested they take the photo, he would have been branded “sexist”.In full, Piers penned to his 7.9 million followers: “As we approach #internationalwomensday, great to see ITV’s female talent all dressing up in pink and proudly identifying as women.“Of course, had I suggested they do this, the wokies would have branded me a sexist gender-stereotype-promoting transphobic patronising monster….”The image in question featured stars of GMB like Susanna Reid and Ranvir Singh.Lorraine Kelly, Holly Willoughby, Charlene White and Kate Garraway are all also in the snap taken to mark International Women’s Day.However, his tweet has been met with mixed reactions from his followers.User @RiaanNelZA wasn't impressed, writing: "You will find a way in news that has nothing to do with you..just so you tell the world who you are by saying you are not that..." (sic)While @AlisonMunday pointed out: "All dressed in pink? We're seeing a different photo."If I'm correct and there's also red and orange, sort of defies the 'all women in pink' stereotype tweet."@DanRK replied: "Still bitter about the ITV thing after all this time…"@Caldicot03 added: "That's because you don't get to decide how women should dress!"Others agreed with Piers' tweet, taking to his replies to share their

Loose Women yesterday saw a heated debate between the stars of the ITV show over Ukraine.

Fern also revealed how she went on a special expedition across the UK, which completely changed her attitude to life.She has cycled across the world in countries including India, Russia and China.During a trek from John O’Groats to Lands’ End, the group began discussing relationships and formed a close bond.Fern said: “The women who had come on the trip, particularly from John O’Groats to Lands’ End, as we were cycling down through the UK, started talking about their relationships and their husbands.“Well, they ended up divorced and going for someone else at the end of it.“One lady got to Lands’ End, took off her wedding ring, and threw it into the sea!“Because it brings you back to who you are, back to the woman that you lost when you got married and had children.“It’s our fault, you know, we bury ourselves in domestic life because we are good at it, and we want to do it.“Suddenly we came out of that, and we were swearing and drinking...

Susanna's colleague has been among the brave TV journalists risking their safety to provide coverage of the heart-rending scenes playing out in Ukraine this week following the Russian invasion. While soldiers instructed Kyiv residents to leave their homes and warned of carnage to come, Richard Gaisford was presenting footage of the crisis for ITV.Aware that her colleague was celebrating his birthday amid the chaotic scenes, Susanna retweeted his latest post to more than 858,000 followers.She wrote alongside a photo of the star holding up a modest cake: "Happy Birthday Richard - spending your half century reporting from Ukraine."Stay safe and keep up the excellent work with your team," she added, punctuating her feelings with heart emojis.Meanwhile, Richard had simply written: "So there it is.

Bruce Forsyth had a hugely lucrative career, boasting the longest one ever for a male entertainer in the history of showbiz, his children seem to have been left out when it comes to reaping the rewards of his formidable fortune.The Strictly Come Dancing and The Price Is Right star surprised the public after claims were made that none of his children would inherit so much as a single penny - although there could be a cunning reason.Bruce, who enjoyed an incredible 75-year stage career following his first ever TV appearance aged just 11, died in 2017.He had fought a short battle with bronchial pneumonia, aged 89, and in honour of his entertainment career, had his ashes scattered beneath the stage at the London Palladium.However the public was shocked when it emerged that it was his third wife - former Miss World 1975 winner Wilnelia Merced - who would inherit the entirety of his fortune.No-one else, not even his six children, were honoured in the £11.5 million will.However, on closer examination, Bruce had revealed in an early interview that he had every intention of his children benefitting from his will.Discussing the banes of inheritance tax back in 2015, just two years before his death, Bruce told the Radio Times: "I think your inheritance should go to your children more than back to the country that you've lived in."I'm not saying you don't owe the country something, of course you owe your country a lot for living there all those years."But I think it can be a bit over the top."The current laws state that 40% of a deceased person's funds are claimed by the government as inheritance tax.However those who have left all of their funds above a £325,000 threshold to a spouse or civil partner, for instance, instead of

To celebrate International Women's Day next week, the ladies at ITV all teamed up for a stunning photo - and Ruth Langsford explained the snap to Loose Women viewers.On Monday morning's episode of the ITV show, Ruth told viewers that the day was coming up imminently as she explained that the ITV ladies all teamed together for the snap.Ruth began explaining who was involved, telling viewers that the likes of the Loose Women cast, Lorraine, This Morning - and GB News, were all in the snap.The TV personality would have meant GMB, not rival news channel GB News, where her husband Eamonn Holmes currently works after he left ITV.However, Ruth didn't seem to notice her mishap as she carried on gushing over the stunning snap and explained that some ladies were not available to be in the picture.Her mishap floated over the head of her co-stars and many viewers.One ITV News journalist shared an update on the ITV show as they wrote: "Slight misspeak by Ruth in mentioning the women from GB News."She meant GMB, of course, rather than her husband Eamonn Holme's employers."Ruth's mishap came as she gushed about the stunning photo released by ITV of the fabulous females who work on ITV. The likes of Holly Willoughby, Ruth Langsford, Lorraine Kelly, Kate Garraway and multiple other famous faces were recognised in the snap.Meanwhile, she explained that Stacey Solomon was unable to be there as she's on maternity leave, while Carol McGiffin was away, along with a handful of other ITV stars.Ruth's blunder comes shortly after Eamonn made his switch up from This Morning in the holidays to GB News.

Good Morning Britain presenter Kate Garraway has been sent messages of support from fans following the release of her Caring for Derek documentary.The journalist posted an update on what she called a “frightening week” on Instagram this evening.Kate, 54, released her new documentary Kate Garraway: Caring for Derek on Tuesday as a follow-up to Finding Derek, which aired last year.Derek, 54, caught Covid in March 2020 and was put into an induced coma by doctors, spending a total of 374 days in hospital.Since then, he has been allowed to go home, but requires round-the-clock care from Kate.Posting an update to her 1.1 million Instagram followers, Kate wrote: “Well what a frightening week and I am sure I’m not alone in hugging my loved ones close, grateful - as our hearts go out to the people in Ukraine fearing for their lives.“Despite the horrifying news unfolding all around, I’ve been so moved by how many of you have got in touch about #caringforderek (available now on the ITV Hub).“Do keep sharing your stories of hope and your challenges too.“When the world feels out of control there is something so powerful in standing together - we can make a difference.“There are some wonderful groups that have helped me @access_care @carers_uk @carers.trust who are all great sources of support,” she concluded with heart and prayer emojis.Kate’s followers took to the comments section to send messages of support to the ITV presenter.SJ Axelby wrote: “You are such an inspiration to us all.

ITV's This Morning had threatened her with the sack if she didn't return to work shortly after giving birth. At the time, Fern was the Friday host of the ITV show alongside John Leslie, but following Judy Finnigan's and Richard Madeley's departure, she had been promoted to the main presenter role, shortly after negotiating her return to work.The 64-year-old spoke candidly on the White Wine Question Time podcast hosted by Kate Thornton today.Fern said that an unnamed male producer told her to return to her presenting role two weeks after giving birth "or there's no job for you".She said that as a mother-of-four the presenter told managers at ITV that at the age of 44 she couldn't just "turn up" so soon after having a baby.The small-screen star claimed that she was told by one male producer "my wife was driving after two weeks" and warned that if she didn't show up she would not have a job anymore.Fern's then-husband Phil Vickery, and father to their daughter Winnie, was also working at ITV as a chef.Speaking on the podcast, Fern said: "It was when Richard and Judy had left, I was pregnant, she [Winnie] was due in September and the show went off air as it used to for the summer and then my boss said 'well you've got to come back.'"I said 'well she's going to be born in September and you go on air in September.