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Former Strictly Come Dancing pro Oti Mabuse has been inundated with touching messages from her co-stars after she announced she was leaving the show. Oti, who revealed she had quit the BBC One series after an amazing seven years on the dance floor, posted the news on her Instagram account, admitting it had been a very “difficult decision”.The 31 year old, who is now a judge on ITV’s Dancing on Ice, also paid credit to the team in front of the camera and behind the scenes, as she said she’d miss them all immensely.

There doesn’t seem to be any bad blood between Aaron Rodgers and his ex-fiancée, Shailene Woodley. ET confirmed last week that the former couple was splitting less than a year after Woodley confirmed their engagement, and on Monday, the 38-year-old NFL MVP took to Instagram to share his love for the 30-year-old “Big Little Lies” star.

It's not often that a television show comes along and the director can genuinely say: "We're changing the world." Ralph & Katie is a spin-off to the hugely popular BBC One series The A Word, which won praise for raising awareness of autism as it followed a family as they came to terms with their son's diagnosis. Now, the spin-off will – for the first time in British TV history – see two actors who have Down’s Syndrome take the lead roles.

Family and friends are searching for actress Jaida Benjamin.

Little Mix’s Perrie Edwards has shared adorable snaps of her son Axel as he turned six months old. In one snap, baby Axel was pictured in a sweet Mickey Mouse jumper as he curiously looked up at something behind the camera. Perrie, 28, captioned the photo: “6 months today”.

After decades of making films, some of which are thought to be the best ever to grace the big screen, Francis Ford Coppola is perhaps about to embark on his biggest risk to date, a big-budget, self-funded feature, “Megalopolis.” And according to the filmmaker behind “The Godfather,” his hope for “Megalopolis” might actually be higher than the $120 million budget would suggest.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp only had a one-word reaction when he learned of Manchester City's defeat to Tottenham on Saturday: 'oh.'

Number fans across the world are particularly excited about today's date.

Andy Holt has made it in black pudding game - but for a long-time, he faced countless doubters.

Hashem Abedi has been found guilty of attacking a prison officer at HMP Belmarsh.

Netflix has become the first global streamer to ink a deal with the French film industry that will see the window between theatrical and SOVD release significantly reduced.

Aaron Rodgers included his rumored ex Shailene Woodley in a reflective post about who he's grateful for on Monday. Rodgers, 38, took to Instagram using the hashtag #MondayNightGratitude and called out "some of the incredibly special people in my life" over the last year. His first tribute was to Woodley.The three-time most valuable player of the NFL and the actress, 30, were engaged for just over a year before reports circulated that the two had called it quits days ago.

Rosie O’Donnell apologized to Priyanka Chopra after having an awkward encounter with the actress at Nobu in Malibu.

Parents place more emphasis on their children being honest and kind than anything else, according to research.A study of 1,000 mums and dads, of children aged up to seven, revealed the key attributes they’d most like their youngsters to develop as they grow up – with honesty, good manners and self-confidence coming out on top.A quarter aspire for their offspring to have a good comprehension of emotions, while half would like their children to learn the art of “being kind to others”.Loyalty, patience, and optimism were also among the traits to feature in the top 20 list parents hope their children will develop.In fact, 79 percent felt it's more important their little ones grow up with a good group of friends, than aspiring to be the next Prime Minister.Claudia Caron, from Thomas & Friends, which commissioned the research, said: “It’s really heart-warming to see how many mums and dads want their child to grow up being kind, honest and independent, over other traits.“It just goes to show that these attributes many take for granted aren’t a given, and are something people want to encourage their little ones to have.”The study also found, for 47 percent of those polled, it’s important their offspring has these attributes, with 58 percent believing it will set them up well for later life.It also emerged nurture trumps nature for 63 percent of mums and dads, as they admit to actively doing things to teach their children these important characteristics.While a quarter think soft skills, such as initiative and organisation, are much more important for children to learn at a young age compared to hard skills, such as reading and writing.Buying books for their children, reading books to educate themselves, and sending their child

Chelsea.Weah is part of a highly-flying Lille side who beat PSG to the Ligue 1 title last season.And the shocks didn't stop there for the French champions as they topped their Champions League group in December.And the Blues drew Lille, at the second time of asking, for the knockout stages of Europe's premier competition.But fans were quick to notice the oddity - and some even theorised he's scoring twice when he lines up against the Blues.One fan joked: "He's scoring 2 today.

The Mirror reports that the company is already hiring a new UK team to oversee its high street comeback, four years after it closed down.The chain's Australian arm last year signed a licence agreement to bring its “digital and physical retail commerce” back to the UK after the chain fell into administration in 2018.In preparation for the comeback of the ages, it has now ramped up its recruitment and plans to relaunch the brand in the next few months.The company dates back to 1985 when it launched in the UK modelling itself as the 'world's first toy supermarket.'Sadly in 2017, the US parent company filed for bankruptcy after debts reached more than £3.5billion.A year later, the iconic toy chain collapsed, closing all of its 100 UK branches and triggering thousands of redundancies.But last year money came again as owner WHP Global signed an agreement with Toys 'R' Us Australia to lead the brand's revival in the UK.WHP Global had previously acquired a controlling interest in Tru Kids, the parent company of the Toys 'R' Us and Babies 'R' Us brands.Toys ‘R’ Us has hired senior buyer James Ford, who helped build Debenhams’ toy arm, for the core Toys 'R' Us business, while Katie Ellis, who has worked for both Toys 'R' Us and Mothercare in the past, and Argos toys buyer Lukasz Jasinski have joined the Babies 'R' US UK team.Toys 'R' Us Australia chief executive Louis Mittoni, who is spearheading the UK launch said: “I’m very excited to welcome over 100 years of retailing experience in our new team, who will lead the relaunch our iconic brand back into the UK market in the next few months."We have an amazing toy and baby buying team, which I believe is the best in the country.“With this team now in place, we’re hitting the ground

Star Wars actor, 79, was shooting the hotly anticipated Hollywood movie at Pinewood Studios when someone working on the production fell ill, reports The Sun. The man – who has not been identified – is believed to have collapsed all of a sudden, so the actor yelled: "Get me a medic quick."A source told the paper: "All of a sudden a male member of crew collapsed."Harrison was standing just yards away and yelled for a medic.

Danniella Westbrook has shared a new stunning selfie and wowed her social media followers. The former EastEnders actress posed sultrily for a makeup-free bedroom snap.

Jamal Edwards.Edwards died aged 31 on Sunday (February 20). His mother, Loose Women panellist Brenda Edwards, later confirmed that Jamal had died from a “sudden illness”.Last night, a candlelit vigil was held for Edwards around a mural dedicated to him in Acton, the neighbourhood where he grew up.At least 1000 people were said to be in attendance, playing music and lining the streets with candles, flowers and memorabilia for Chelsea FC, the team Edwards supported. You can see photos and footage below.I’m at the candlelit vigil for Jamal Edwards in Acton, West London, where at least 1,000 people have turned up to pay tribute to the “local legend” who died yesterday aged 31.

The first day of school is a big deal for any child, even for a future King.

A driver has been slammed after they were caught on video driving dangerously close to a horse rider at high speed.