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Marc Skinner hailed Katie Zelem as a ‘genius’ after the in-form midfielder scored twice direct from corners in a 4-0 win over Leicester City. Zelem’s brace, which came in the space of four second-half minutes, backed up earlier goals from Martha Thomas and Alessia Russo and helped the hosts rise to third in the Barclays FA Women’s Super League.

Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has said he believes the conflict in Ukraine could last several months or years.

Cypress Hill have revealed that the album they release after their next will be their “final traditional” LP.The California hip-hop titans – comprising B-Real, Sen Dog, DJ Muggs and Eric Bobo – are gearing up to release their 10th studio album, ‘Back In Black’, which is set to arrive on March 18. But even with the pending release, the group are already looking ahead to the future.“The next album after this one will be the final traditional Cypress Hill album,” B-Real told The Independent.

King Crimson founder Robert Fripp and his wife, singer Toyah Willcox, have shared a cover of Neil Young’s ‘Rockin’ In The Free World’ – watch it below.The cover is a part of the pair’s ‘Sunday Lunch’ video series which was launched in 2020. The series has so far seen the couple share renditions of songs by Ramones, Nirvana, David Bowie, Metallica, Billy Idol, The Rolling Stones, Judas Priest, The Prodigy, Guns N’ Roses, Alice Cooper and many more through Willcox’s YouTube channel.In recent weeks, they’ve covered ‘Bullet With Butterfly Wings’ by the Smashing Pumpkins and gave a special Valentine’s Day performance of ‘Too Drunk To Fuck’ by The Dead Kennedys; last week’s cover saw the pair deliver their take on The Black Keys’  ‘Lonely Boy’.For their reworking of ‘Rockin’ In The Free World’, taken from Young’s 1989 album ‘Freedom’, the pair take to the kitchen once more, with a backdrop which includes a poster that reads: “A free world for all is the dogs bollocks.”Fripp, donning a blue waistcoat, yellow tie, and a black stripe of makeup across his eyes, plays guitar at the front of the screen, while Willcox, wearing a Black body suit and a belly dancing skirt adorned with gold coins, and with the same makeup as Fripp, sings the song from on the top of their kitchen table.“Enough said…..

FromSoftware’s Elden Ring adds a photo mode that allows players to move their camera freely and take perfect screenshots.To take a screenshot in Elden Ring that is unimpeded by UI and the player character, users must switch off their UI and use the in-game telescope. However, a more freeform solution is now available thanks to a mod (via PC Gamer).Created by Frans “Otis_Inf” Bouma, the Elden Ring photo mode mod allows players to unlock their camera from the character and move it in any way they please.

Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Dancing In The Dark’ video.The Friends star made a legendary appearance in the 1984 video, which saw Cox be invited on stage to dance with The Boss.Speaking to Howard Stern on his SiriusXM radio show this week (March 2), Cox reflected on her nerves about the appearance, and remembered her audition for the part.“Bruce Springsteen is such an amazing… God, he’s so incredible. I love that song,” Cox told Stern.

Birmingham Mail.The punter said they booked a table for 12 before a gig at nearby KK's Steel Mill but after their friends hadn't arrived on time the manager was "about to throw them out". So he gave the business a one-star rating and told customers to avoid it.Throwing the idea that the customer is always right out the window, Jathinder D responded saying only three people turned up for the table of 12, adding: "for future reference if you book anywhere just book for yourself as clearly you have no friends".The Tripadvisor review, posted on October 9, 2021 read: "We came along before a gig at KK’s Steel Mill (which is opposite) for a pre-gig drink.

Neymar after Paris Saint-Germain tasted defeat for only the third time this season.Nice striker Andy Delort came off of the bench to score an 88th-minute winner for Christophe Galtier’s side, rifling home a fierce volley after some good work by Calvin Stengs out wide. PSG were without Kylian Mbappe for the match, who was suspended, but Manchester United target Mauricio Pochettino was still able to field a deadly strike force of Lionel Messi, Angel Di Mario and Neymar.

boxing ring against his bitter rival later this month.The massive Icelander will fight Eddie Hall on March 19, finally settling a long-running feud between the two World's Strongest Man winners. Thor has the advantage of more boxing experience, having knocked out Devon Larratt when the arm wrestling legend stepped in for the injured Hall last September.And the Reign Total Body Fuel ambassador can also count on the experience of going toe-to-toe with ex-UFC champion Conor McGregor in a sparring session.Their impromptu grappling match took place when Bjornsson was filming for the hit TV series Game of Thrones in Belfast, and he decided to visit the MMA star in training."After the session we're taking pictures, me and Conor, and when two guys like myself and Conor McGregor meet something just happens, it's in the environment," he explained."We're two alpha males, and we just had to grapple, we just started, and it had to happen – it wasn't planned."I wasn't warmed up or anything, what you saw is what happened.

Davina McCall stunned diners when she walked into a Kilmarnock restaurant last month.

Disney movies.Yet, adulthood creeps in and the reality of a Bridget Jones-esque dating life (or lack of) soon sets in - making you realise fairytale endings don't come around often. Despite many people having a cynical approach to love in this day and age, 24-year-old Summer Fox may have just restored faith in modern day romance after her relationship went viral on TikTok.The brunette from South London was riddled with bad relationships and a job redundancy – but soon hit the jackpot when she met 26-year-old Matt Giffen, from Canada, on dating app Hinge.After going on a single date, the pair became infatuated with one another and decided that they didn't to be apart from each other as Matt was eventually heading back to Canada.They decided they should pack up their bags and travel the globe together - and the world has watched while they have.Summer has racked up millions of views and 118,000 followers since sharing her love story on social media – and has now exclusively spoken to the Daily Star about how jetting off to Thailand with her Hinge date has changed her life.She said: “I hated my boring 9-5 job being forced to make teas and coffee every five minutes when I knew I should be in a hot country living my best life.

The Queen will never live again at Buckingham Palace, making Windsor Castle her permanent home and main official residence, the Sunday Times has reported today.It is understood the monarch, 95, who has lived at the palace for most of her 70-year reign, has come to prefer life at Windsor Castle, where she has spent much of the past two years since leaving London to isolate with Prince Philip at the start of the pandemic.Windsor was previously only the Queen’s weekend home and her residence for Easter and Royal Ascot week in June.It means Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall are set to be the next members of the Royal Family to take up residence at Buckingham Palace as King and Queen Consort.Charles, 73, is known to prefer his London home, Clarence House, but has conceded the palace should remain “monarchy HQ” once he ascends the throne.Buckingham Palace, which has been the official London residence of British sovereigns since 1837, is midway through a 10-year, £369million reservicing programme.The Queen originally planned only to temporarily move out of her private apartments, and relocate to another part of the palace while her quarters were renovated.But now she will only return to London for occasional engagements, and she reportedly has not spent a night at the palace since March 2020.But what is it like inside Buckingham Palace?Despite its 775-room grandeur, while the Queen was in residence at Buckingham Palace, she often preferred a less grand way of life.In 2003, Ryan Parry, an undercover tabloid reporter posing as a footman who worked at the palace for two months, revealed how her breakfast table was simply laid with cereal in Tupperware.The palace has a whopping 775 rooms and includes a gallery,

Ukraine – but the gap is narrowing as Ukrainian ground forces continue to score spectacular victories against the invaders’ aircraft. Exact numbers are hard to verify, but defence blog Oryx reports that Russia has lost a significant number of combat jets in the past few days, including one Su-30SM Flanker, two Su-34 Fullbacks, and two Su-25 Frogfoots - as well as two Mi-24/Mi-35 Hind and two Mi-8 Hip helicopters, and at least one Orlan electronic warfare drone.

OnlyFans model has spent £110,000 trying to achieve the 'world's biggest bum' after undergoing five Brazilian butt lifts surgeries. And the 27-year-old has flaunted the fruits of her labour in a new Instagram post.Natasha, from Serbia, was seen flaunting her behind as she dressed in a snug leopard print outfit.The brunette was seen aiming her bum at the camera in the snap as she made it centre-stage.The model teamed the pose with a pouted expression as she looked away from the camera.She was rocking a glam look as she sported long, fluttery false eyelashes and lined lips.Meanwhile, her dark locks were styled wavy as they cascaded down her back.Fans were loving the photo, with many leaving gushing comments for Natasha.One branded her "sexy" another another called her the "Goddess of beautiful".Another quipped that the models' 'hips didn't lie'.Natasha often shows off her rear as well as the rest of her curvy figure to her 2.1million Instagram followers, who lap up her racy content.When it comes to her bum, she's previously said "the bigger, the better".However, she's admitted that her "extreme" ways have meant her love life has suffered, with her being single for the last seven years.Speaking to Hooked on the Look on YouTube last month, Natasha said: “My last relationship was seven years ago.

The Only Way is Essex favourite Lauren Goodger was seen gushing over her ex Charles Drury and the daughter they share, Larose, as the former couple put on a “united front”. Lauren, 35, took to her Instagram story to share with her 791k followers footage of herself and former partner Charles Drury attending The Baby Show at the ExCel centre in London with their eight month old daughter Larose.

Harry Potter star Jessie Cave has been taken to hospital after testing positive for Covid-19, during the third trimester of her pregnancy.The actress, who played Lavender Brown in the wizarding franchise, confirmed that she is pregnant with her fourth child, with partner Alfie Brown, last year.Taking to Instagram, the 34-year-old shared an update on her baby journey, posting a photo from her hospital bed.‘Triage, once again……,’ she penned beside the snap. ‘Anyone else had covid in 3rd trimester & had it hit them like a tonne of bricks for weeks?’Co-star Devon Murray – who played Seamus Finnigan in the Potter flicks – was among the stars who offered their well wishes to the expectant mum.‘Jessie, I’m so sorry you’re going through this now. Hoping for a speedy recovery,’ he commented.Felicity Ward replied: ‘Oh honey.

Cambusnethan Miners’ Welfare ABC took three medals from the Scottish Novice Championships in Motherwell last month.

Russia is preparing to carry out public executions in conquered Ukrainian cities in an effort to break morale, it has been claimed.

Scotland cannot forget the need to “save our planet” despite concerns about energy security ignited by Russia’s war with Ukraine, Anas Sarwar has said.

Kate Garraway has been hit with another setback as she continues to support husband Derek Draper through his recovery from Covid. The Good Morning Britain star recently shared her concern that she would run out of money while paying for Derek's round-the-clock care which is needed for his recovery.