Jay Blades: The Repair Shop star bids emotional farewell as he shares 'last day' news

Builders renovating a derelict restaurant started a fire by burning waste inside the building.

Vanessa Bryant shared behind-the-scenes photos from her shoot for a Super Bowl LVI spot. The wife of the late Kobe Bryant posted a series of images on her Instagram on Wednesday, showing her sitting in a car parked in front of a mural dedicated to Kobe and their daughter, Gianna — who both died in a helicopter crash in 2020.

has enraptured fans with its tongue-in-cheek yet action-packed take on life of an antihero who desperately wants to be liked. While John Cena’s titular egotistical hired assassin is at the center of James Gunn’s HBO Max series, it's the ensemble cast of quirky characters that really brings the story alive. Especially Freddie Stroma, who plays Peacemaker’s longtime, adoring friend, Vigilante, a sociopath who has no problem killing anyone who has done wrong -- or seen him out of costume.

John Mayer is putting his love for his late friend, Bob Saget, into a song. The 44-year-old musician was interviewed by his pal, Andy Cohen, for a Q&A connected to Mayer's Small Stage Series Concert for SiriusXM. In the discussion, Cohen asked Mayer about the loss of Saget, who died unexpectedly last month of accidental head trauma at the age of 65.

Foals have shared a new single today (February 10) – listen to ‘2am’ below.The song is the latest from their upcoming new album ‘Life Is Yours’ and is the follow-up to last year’s single, ‘Wake Me Up’.‘Wake Me Up’ landed at Number 12 in NME‘s 50 best songs of 2021 list and was described as “the spiritual sequel to dancier moments like ‘My Number’ and ‘In Degrees’, but in truth it’s the fully realised disco infiltrator they’ve always threatened to write.”Speaking about their latest track, frontman Yannis Philippakis said, “Musically ‘2am’ is one of the poppiest songs we’ve ever written.“It’s about repetitive cycles of destructive behaviour, which I think lots of people can relate to, and certainly it’s an expression of something that I struggle with. There’s something cathartic about expressing that feeling to this upbeat music that’s got a sense of release and the hope of resolution.”You can listen to it here:A statement about Foals’ upcoming album, which is yet to receive a release date, said “the group started writing the album in their south London rehearsal space in the oppressive lockdown winter of 2020.”It added: “They very naturally gravitated towards writing songs with a zeal for escapism: propulsive energy, sun-kissed melodies and transportive lyrical themes, both in terms of time and space.

Pete Doherty has revealed that he’s planning to sign a prisoner he met at a Glasgow jail to his record label.The Libertines frontman met the prisoner while involved in a project that saw him playing to prisoners as part of a life-drawing class. Doherty would play guitar while the prisoners at Barlinnie Prison drew him.Speaking to Craig Charles on 6 Music, Doherty opened up about the experience saying: “It was nice, actually, to keep my clothes on. Because when they first said, ‘you’re going to do a still life at Barlinnie Prison for the still life class’, obviously the first thing you think of is a nude model.“So I went there with a bit of trepidation, thinking, ‘well, I’m not going to be able to say no because I’ll just look like I’m bricking it’.

She learned a lot. Mirai Nagasu has been out of the Celebrity Big Brother house for a few days, and looking back on her short time in the game, she’s proud to have represented her community as the first Asian American houseguest on this version of the long-running series.

Eve is embarking on the journey of a lifetime: motherhood!The 43-year-old just welcomed her first child, a son, with her husband Maximillion Cooper.The singer took to Instagram to announce the news on Thursday, February 10, where she revealed the name of their bundle of joy: Wilde Wolf Fife Alexander Somers Cooper. She also announced that the little one was born on February 1, saying the feeling of welcoming a new life into this world is unlike anything she’s ever felt.“Our Beautiful boy was born Feb 1st 2022.

Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green have officially finalized their divorce, after announcing their split two years ago. Now the two Hollywood stars have publicly moved on with their partners and seem to be on good terms.A judge signed off the divorce settlement between Fox and Green on Tuesday according to TMZ.

EastEnders, after she discovers that Chelsea has been taking her medication.After a heated confrontation, Chelsea rips up the prescription for the medicine, prompting Denise to grow ever more concerned for her.Will Denise discover the truth behind Chelsea's actions? Viewers will have to wait and see.Since joining EastEnders in 2006 as Denise Fox, actress Diane Parish has taken viewers on a wild ride including Denise's relationships with Jack Branning and Ian Beale, as well as her one night stand with Phil Mitchell.However before playing Denise, Diane Parish had another forgotten soap role in EastEnders, and has also led quite an interesting life herself.Although Diane is fondly known for playing Denise Fox in EastEnders, the star had another forgotten role in the soap a few years earlier.In 1998, Diane starred as Lola Christie, who was the girlfriend Albert Square resident Mick McFarlane.However speaking on the TV programme Secrets of The Square, Diane admitted that the role of singer Lola wasn't for her, saying: "I don't sing, I'm not a singer and it was horrible! Oh, it was awful."I remember Patsy Palmer came up to me at one point and she goes: 'Oh don't worry, it sounds really good, don't worry about it'. I thought: 'It don't, Patsy!'"She goes: 'No, it's really good, it is!' She'd just be so positive.

Floyd Mayweather made a remarkable gesture to young basketball fans by handing out $100 bills to kids selling sweets before an NBA game.Mayweather, 44, was in attendance for the LA Lakers match against current champions Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday evening.The Lakers were defeated 116-131 at the Crypto.com Arena as the travelling Bucks recorded a fourth straight victory to put pressure on top-of-the-table Miami Heat.Despite the result, some young supporters still left the 20,000 seater stadium with grins as wide as the Porciuncula River, due to meeting the American boxing legend pre-match.And Mayweather even had a surprise up his sleeve for some local entrepreneurs who were selling sweets outside the arena.In footage acquired by TMZ, the undefeated former welterweight champion was filmed saying: "I'm all about giving back to the kids," before proceeding to hand over $400 or $500 to the youthful sweetie sellers.With Marca estimating his net worth at $450m (£330m), the $100 bills are likely to be loose change for 'Money' but the children were clearly thrilled to receive such a huge paycheque for a night's work.Mayweather then turned to face the camera before adding: "The kids out here selling candy, they ain't doing nothing wrong." The 44-year-old also promised to give out more cash "every time" he was attending a Lakers game in the future.HAVE YOUR SAY! Is Floyd Mayweather the greatest boxer of all time? Let us know in the comments section.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply

Armie Hammer is turning over a new leaf for his family.

The Chase fans were left gobsmacked as contestant Fiona appeared on Thursday's (February 10) programme, as she bore an uncanny resemblance to one EastEnders legend.Eagle-eyed viewers thought the player looked indistinguishable from EastEnders star June Brown - who was better known for her role as Dot Cotton on the famous soap.Convinced that Dot had made a cheeky appearance on the ITV programme, online users swarmed Twitter pointing out how much they looked alike.One person penned: "Go on Dot Cotton going high on #TheChase."Another remarked: "Dot Cotton on #TheChase, as a third wondered: "Is that Dot Cotton on the The Chase?"While a fourth was seemingly annoyed over the amount of memes and images of the actress that were popping up on Twitter after Fiona's appearance.They wrote: "Hope somebody posts a Dot Cotton picture.

Bad Bunny finally kicked off his highly-anticipated El Último Tour Del Mundo with his first show in Denver, CO on Wednesday night.Bad Bunny prove he’s one of the most stylish celebs in provocative new Jacquemus campaignBad Bunny announces his first stadium tour across the United States & Latin AmericaBad Bunny plays matchmaker for Homer and Marge Simpson in new “Te Deseo lo Mejor” videoThe sold out show saw 20,000 fans pack out the Ball Arena, showing the reggaetonero’s millions of fans what they can expect for his 36-date tour.

Learning and growing. Dr. Jen Armstrong and her husband, Ryne Holliday, have had some ups and downs during season 16 of The Real Housewives of Orange County, but they’re working on their romance.

Marla Sokoloff is a mom again! The actress gave birth on Sunday, February 6, to her third daughter with husband Alec Puro.

Keeping in touch! Queen Elizabeth II‘s grandson-in-law Mike Tindall offered more insight regarding the royal family group chat after previously revealing its existence.

Yikes! Nick Cannon had some explaining to do after Kevin Hart pranked the actor with a condom vending machine.

Sending signs? Clayton Echard’s social media activity has fans jumping to conclusions about his relationship with controversial season 26 contestant Shanae Ankney.

Taking precautions. Queen Elizabeth II is under observation after her son Prince Charles tested positive for COVID-19.

Jay Blades, 51, had signed up originally to star on The Repair Shop because he knew it would be a “special” programme, even though on paper it seemed “boring”.The TV personality believes the BBC show has become successful with viewers, because of the “human stories” it includes, which give it a “bit more meaning”.Opening up on why he joined The Repair Shop, Jay said: “I knew it was special because you don’t usually see all the experts in one workshop on TV. “On paper, people repairing something is quite boring.