Joan Laporta confirmed as new Barcelona president after winning vote in Catalonia

Rihanna has confessed it was "harder" to keep her pregnancy a secret from her friends than the public.The singer, 33, recently announced that she’s expecting her first child with boyfriend A$AP Rocky via a paparazzi photoshoot after speculation from fans that she was pregnant. But the star has now admitted it was actually harder to keep the news from her friends as they know her “habits”.

A mum has been left horrified after a group of youths shouted a number of vile sexual threats to her and other mums and children outside of a primary school.

KANYE West may no longer be with Kim Kardashian, but that apparently doesn't mean he can't date a Kim clone. The rapper, who was married to the reality star for seven years, certainly has a type when it comes to dating.

Scotland is under a wind weather warning from the Met Office due to very strong winds to come on February 16 and 17.

The Scottish Government has confirmed 5,301 new cases of coronavirus have been identified overnight.

Killing Joke have announced the release of a new EP, ‘Lord Of Chaos’ – you can listen to its title track below.The London post-punk stalwarts’ upcoming release will be their first new material in seven years, following their most recent album, 2015’s ‘Pylon’.In addition to announcing the new LP, the band – comprising Jaz Coleman, Paul Ferguson, Geordie Walker, and Youth – shared the title track, which continues in a similar vein to their last full-length: a heavy, industrial sound, with haunting vocals and driving guitar and bass.“Flash points everywhere/ And everybody’s scared/ Complex systems failure/ And the lord of chaos is in,” Coleman sings on the song’s fiery chorus.You can check out the new track below:‘Lord Of Chaos’ arrives on March 25. You can pre-order/pre-save it here – see the tracklisting below.1. ‘Lord Of Chaos’2. ‘Total’3. ‘Big Buzz’ (Motorcade Mix)4. ‘Delete In Dub’ (Youth’s Disco 45 Dystopian Dub)Killing Joke are also gearing up to head out on their ‘Honour The Fire Tour’ this spring, marking their first UK tour in over three years.The band will visit Nottingham, Bristol, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, London and more.

Kanye West has announced details of a new listening party in Miami for his forthcoming new album ‘DONDA 2’ on the album’s prospective release date.Earlier this week (February 9), it was reported that West, who is now legally known as Ye, had held a private listening party for the ‘DONDA’ sequel in Los Angeles. The likes of Drake, Travis Scott and Yung Lean were also said to have been in attendance on the night, with Ye sharing an image overnight taken by Samuel Alemayhu which showed him with the three aforementioned artists and Baby Keem.Taking to Instagram last night (February 12), West shared a photo of a house on stilts wreathed in flames, seemingly related to the structure resembling the house he grew up in that he built inside Chicago’s Soldier Field stadium ahead of his planned ‘DONDA’ listening party last summer, while he also set himself ablaze in a recent music video.According to the post, the ‘DONDA 2’ listening party will take place at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida on February 22 (2/2/22), the prospective release date for the new album.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentVictoria Bedos, the creator and co-writer of “La Famille Belier,” the hit French movie that was remade into Sian Heder’s Oscar-nominated “CODA,” is getting ready to make her feature debut with Focus Features/Universal in France.For her directorial debut, “Leo et moi,” Bedos will once tell the bittersweet story of a teenager set against an unusual backdrop, a theme she probed in “Famille Belier.” “Leo et moi” (working title) is produced by Hélène Cases at Lionceau Films and follows 14-year-old Marie-Luce Bison, who lives with her widowed father at a group home for seniors in rural France. Universal will distribute the film in theaters in France and Focus Features has global rights.In the film, Marie, growing up as an outsider surrounded by elderly people and her distant father, isn’t like anyone else at school and the other kids notice it.

Dan Schachner told The Post. “These are dogs in their purest form.”But the annual puppy palooza serves a larger paw-pose: to find these furry friends a forever family.In fact, the Puppy Bowl has always had a 100% adoption rate.“Every Puppy Bowl ends with every single dog being adopted,” Schachner, who has refereed the big game for 11 years, said.

Barcelona are determined to sell Phillipe Coutinho this summer and pay Liverpool the remainder of their debt to the club.The Brazilian was made one of the most expensive players in the world after he joined Los Cules from the Reds in January 2018.He described it as his "dream move" but it has quickly turned into a nightmare.The fleet-footed star has failed to fit into the squad under three different managers - Ernesto Valverde, Quique Setien and now Ronald Koeman.In his defence, he has been injured for large portions of the season.But the playmaker's time at the Nou Camp looks set to come to an end when the campaign is up and the summer transfer window opens.Joan Laporta heads a newly-elected board at the club and takes over a team in

straight to your inboxSergio Aguero has played down talk of a potential move to Barcelona. The Manchester City legend is out of contract at the end of the season and, after an injury-hit campaign, his future at the club is far from certain.

Manchester United, Chelsea, Manchester City and Real Madrid all believed to be keen on the Borussia Dortmund star.The 20-year-old striker added to his astonishing strike record when he scored twice in Dortmund's Champions League win over Sevilla this week.His double means he has scored 47 goals in 47 games since joining the Bundesliga club in January last year - having fired 29 in 27 appearances for Red Bull Salzburg before that.And Laporta is determined to find the funds to prise him away from Dortmund after winning Barcelona's recent presidential election, according to a report from Spain.

Lionel Messi has been on the top of his game for so long that Barcelona's next generation of stars were toddlers when the Argentine first burst onto the scene.Messi, 33, was just 16 when he made his debut for the Catalan club in a friendly against Jose Mourinho's Porto on 16 November 2003.Since then, the little Argentine has made over 800 appearances and scored over 600 goals in 18 trophy-filled seasons at the Nou Camp. Good things don't last forever, though, and soon the likes of Ansu Fati, Pedri, Ilaix Moriba and Oscar Mingueza will take the limelight as Messi begins to wind down his career.Daily Star Sport have taken a look at the next generation of Barcelona stars about to make their mark on the world stage.

Barcelona at the Nou Camp remains one of the harshest red cards in football history 10 years after his Champions League heartbreak.

Joan Laporta has opened up on the message he received from Lionel Messi after winning Barcelona's presidential election.

Barcelona following the election of Joan Laporta as president for the second time.Laporta previously reigned at the Nou Camp between 2003 and 2010 and appointed Pep Guardiola as manager during his time.The 58-year-old won more than 54 per cent of the vote and succeeds Josep Maria Bartomeu who resigned in October.Laporta had claimed he would get on the phone to Lionel Messi’s father were he to win the election in order to try and get the star to stay.Messi was heavily linked with a move away from the Nou Camp last summer and his contract ends at the conclusion of the season.Laporta had said: "I am sure that if someone else wins the election [other than me], Messi won't stay at the club.

Barcelona's new president is not so new having been in charge before.

Lionel Messi has voted in Barcelona’s presidential elections for the first time, with the outcome likely to impact his future with the Catalan club.

Barcelona are considered by many to be a club in crisis at the moment with Lionel Messi set to leave at the end of the season, however, the Catalans still have one of the most talented wonder kids in Europe in their ranks.

Ronald Koeman's assistant coach at Barcelona, Alfred Schreuder, has spoken about the way La Liga sides attempt to deal with Lionel Messi, claiming they are "willing to do everything that is forbidden" to stop him.

Barcelona’s well documented financial woes will almost certainly see them let some of their star players go this summer.At the end of January, it was reported that the club are on the verge of bankruptcy, having made an £84million loss in 2020.It was also revealed that Barca have debts of nearly £1 billion, with £233m of that debt needing to be paid this coming summer.That means the club, who are about to undergo a election for a new president will be actively trying to move players out of the exit door to raise funds.Here we look at eight players who could leave the Camp Nou...The jewel in Barcelona’s crown, it is hard to imagine Messi playing for a team other than the Catalan club.But relations between Messi and Barca have fractured in