Leslie Ash, 62, uses walking stick on stroll with husband after life-changing spinal injury

Naman Ramachandran Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Platinum Jubilee from June 2 and the U.K. is awash in events celebrating the milestone. At press time, there were no fewer than 2,429 public events and 3,388 street parties or private events taking place across the country, with London leading the way with 1,000.The U.K.

Courtney Howard Director Julia Hart has quietly crafted a Disney+ franchise that continues to unfold in creative and charming ways. Her adaptation of “Stargirl” debuted on the streamer just as lockdown began; now with “Hollywood Stargirl,” the second film in the series, it’s clear the writer-director’s voice has taken shape in the same assured way as that of her young heroine. Hart and co-writer Jordan Horowitz’s follow-up goes blessedly off-book, diverging greatly from author Jerry Spinelli’s source novel “Love, Stargirl” to deliver its own unique view on how artistic passion evolves and inspires.

Chelsea flop Michy Batshuayi has made a startling impression after arriving for training with the Belgium national team in a £64,000 BMW painted in rainbow camouflage.Batshuayi has barely played for the Blues since joining from Marseille in a £33million deal in 2016. He has spent the past year on loan at Beskitas, scoring 14 goals in 41 appearances in all competitions as they secured a top six finish in the Turkish Super Lig.That form saw him called up to the Belgium squad for their upcoming Nations League campaign.

Liverpool star Sadio Mane demanded an eye-watering salary increase to remain at Anfield beyond this summer - but his ultimatum was rejected, claim reports. The Senegalese sensation, 30, refused to comment on his future plans ahead of the Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid but now looks destined to leave Merseyside. Bundesliga juggernauts Bayern Munich are the favourites to seal his signature as the German champions look to replace Serge Gnabry - who may be on his way back to Arsenal.

holiday.Lynsey Halliday had travelled for six hours on Monday to the Brean Sands Pontins in Burnham-on-Sea only to be told the eight-berth cabin they had booked was currently under maintenance and was not in use.The 39-year-old, who made the journey from Norris Green with her son, her parents, brother and his daughter, said they were asked to move into two smaller one-bed apartments, but Lyndsey realised they would not be suitable due to her disability.Lyndsey was diagnosed with chronic juvenile arthritis at the age of 14 and had major surgery to replace her knee in January.She said the new room would have required her to sleep on a sofa bed, something with her condition she could not do. Speaking to the ECHO Lynsey said: "I explained that I was disabled and my mum was disabled and was there nothing else they could offer us maybe something with two bedrooms." "She went and spoke to her manager and came out and said 'my manager said you either take this or just go home'."I said 'pardon' I could not believe that she even suggested that.

Strictly star John Whaite has opened up about his romance with fiancé Paul Atkins – prompting a number of supportive comments from his fans.John, 33, took to Instagram on Tuesday to share a black-and-white snapshot of the couple smiling for the camera. WATCH: John Whaite makes Giovanni Pernice suffer!He explained in the caption: "Relationships are complicated - the ones we have with ourselves, and those that we share with others."They aren't a blissful merging of freedoms, but rather a complicated sharing of experiences, both joyous and painful.

Manchester United prospect Amad has furiously denied reports that claimed he does not want to play for the Ivory Coast national team and has refused call-ups.

A flight bound for Manchester Airport was forced to turn back amid reports of a shattered windscreen in the cockpit. The Aer Lingus flight reportedly declared an emergency over the Irish Sea.

A drug-dealing dad was spared jail after vowing to turn over a new leaf and "to get my son back".

Meghan Markle has come under fire for choosing to fly to Texas to appear at a memorial for the Uvalde school shooting, rather than visit her sick dad.The Duchess, 40, placed a bouquet of white roses at the memorial outside of Robb Primary School where 21 people including 19 children were gunned down.Just two hours away, her dad Thomas, 77, was laid in a hospital bed after suffering a major stroke.Meghan's older sister Samantha has also revealed that Thomas's condition has left him unable to speak but his youngest daughter, Meghan, has made no contact with him.Speaking about the news, Meghan's former pal Lizzie Cundy, 54, exclusively told Daily Star: "I think it's really sad that Meghan couldn't go and see her father when she was just a couple of hours away."Whatever happens, all families have problems but when something like that happens, you go to their side, whatever, it's blood – it's family."He did bring her up, I think it's very sad that she can be having a photo opportunity at the school shooting when only two hours down the road is her father."The television presenter continued: "I find it in my eyes and in many others, it's the wrong thing to do."Could she not take a leaf out of the Queen's book and see how one should behave, as to not visit her father, at the end of the day, he's had a major stroke."Could she not find it in her heart to just forgive him and go and see him? Yet she travelled all that way?"Meanwhile, Meghan's sister Samantha issued a plea to Prince Harry's wife, exclusively via the Daily Star in the form of writing on a banana.Meghan wrote phrases including "you are brave" and "you are strong" on the yellow fruit during a visit to the One25 charity in Bristol, which delivered food packages to sex

Manchester United have confirmed the departure of midfielder Paul Pogba for a second time as he contract expires at the end of the month.The Red Devils confirmed that Pogba would be leaving the club with a statement on Wednesday afternoon. The end of the statement read: "Everyone at the club would like to congratulate Paul on his successful career, and thank him for his contributions to Manchester United.

Britain's Got Talent judge David Walliams echoed the feelings of viewers as he questioned where the talent of one semi final act was.Tuesday's show (May 31) saw eight more acts battle it out for a place in the final and the chance to win a huge cash prize plus a spot at the Royal Variety Performance.The acts included Voices of the Armed Forces Children Choir, daredevil escapologist Andrew Basso and nine-year old magician Ryland Petty who impressed Simon Cowell with his Harry Potter trick.Also among them was Ranger Chris and his army of dancing dinosaurs, who put on an elaborate performance.Amanda Holden seemed to love the act and was up on her feet dancing along, but David was far from impressed.After the performance, David said: "I'm not quite sure what the talent is. You've got some friends who like dressing up as dinosaurs."He was met with boos from the audience and jumped out of his sheet to shout: "Boo you!"Alesha Dixon then said: "I did buzz you in the auditions, I didn’t tonight because my daughter would tell me off.”David pressed his buzzer to cut her off and Alesha burst into laughter.She then added: "You do great work and I love you for that," referring to the work Chris does in schools.Viewers then took to social media to praise David for "speaking the truth".One person Tweeted: "'I'm not sure what the talent is' David Walliams, in the 20 odd years you've been about.

Liam Payne has admitted he wants to fight KSI in a candid chat about his love of a "ruckus" with Logan Paul.Speaking on the ImPaulsive YouTube series Liam, 28, went into depth about his love of boxing and fighting as he lined up some potential opponents he would love to go head to head with.The former One Direction star joined Logan, 27, and his ImPaulsive co-hosts Mike Majlak and George Janko as they chatted about everything from his true feelings on his former bandmate Zayn Malik to the best Pokemon characters.However, Liam couldn't contain his enthusiasm for a touch of violence as he admitted he would love to step into the ring.He said: "If there's a chance for me to jump in a ring and have a go and see what it feels like to be gladiatorial in the 21st century I'm in, let's do it."I just love boxing as a sport, I think it's fantastic. I like a bit of a ruck as they say in a very British way.

Piers Morgan has responded to reports suggesting transgender swimmer Lia Thomas could target a spot at the Olympics, saying the move "cannot happen."University of Pennsylvania star Thomas hit headlines in March when she won the NCAA Division I national championship in the women's 500-yard freestyle. After indicating in the past that she hopes to take part in the 2024 Paris Olympics summer trials, Thomas has now suggested she'll follow through with those plans."I intend to keep swimming," she told Good Morning America.

metaverse to be punished physically in the real world.The UAE's AI minister Omar Sultan Al Olama said that 'serious crimes' committed in the metaverse should have real-world consequences. CNBC reports that Al Olama told the World Economic Forum that the metaverse might be so realistic that virtual crimes in it could have damaging real-world consequences.The metaverse is a virtual reality world where people can interact with one another as avatars.

Elon Musk has issued a blunt message to Tesla employees who are refusing to return to working in the office.The entrepreneur took to Twitter and issued a stern reply to those asking Musk about a supposedly leaked email from Tesla staff that offered employees an ultimatum.

Hollywood. He rose to prominence in the 1970s for his role in the children's television series, The Electric Company and is now an actor, director, and narrator.His stellar career spans more than five decades and he has now become known for his various roles in a wide range of films.Appearing in films like The Shawshank Redemption, Seven and Unforgiven, the acclaimed star had no problem cementing himself as one of the greatest.To celebrate the legend's 85th birthday, Daily Star has looked inside his life, from his brief stint in jail to his never-ending line of charity work.

Prince Philip to make a savage joke from time to time.The late Duke of Edinburgh was known for his quick wit and on occasions controversial sense of humour, which landed him in hot water more than once.He even once had a pop at David and Victoria Beckham's wedding thrones during the Queen's last Jubilee in 2012.During the celebrations 10 years ago, The Queen and her husband took part in a River Pageant.Although there were thrones set out for the Royals, they didn't sit in them.Noticing they weren't sitting on the thrones, someone then asked Philip the reason why.To which he quipped back: "We'd have looked like Mr and Mrs Beckham, wouldn't we?"The Duke was making a reference to David and Victoria's wedding in 1999 where they sat on huge red velvet thrones.When Prince Philip passed away in 2021, the retired football star and his 90s girl band wife paid tribute to him along with thousands on social media.David took to his Instagram page to write a heartfelt message about his passing.He wrote: "My thoughts and sympathies go to Her Majesty The Queen and the Royal Family as we join them to mourn the loss of Prince Philip.“A public figure to the world but first a loving husband, father and grandfather. Today is a day to remember his life and incredible service to Britain and around the world.

FIFA 22 packs for pressuring players into making in-game purchases and being misleading about their odds of getting particular rewards.Published yesterday (May 31), the report offers an investigation into “how the gaming industry exploits consumers using loot boxes” and uses two games – FIFA 22 and Raid: Shadow Legends – as case studies embodying the industry’s “manipulative” practices regarding loot boxes.The NCC says the practice often involves “targeting loot boxes and manipulative practices at kids” and using “layers of virtual currencies to mask or distort real-world monetary costs”.The report goes on to identify FIFA 22 as a case study for this behaviour, and accuses developer EA of employing “a wide arsenal of tricks to push consumers into spending as much time and money as possible exploiting consumers hope to receive the reward despite a miniscule chance and likelihood to do so.”FIFA 22 allegedly markets its packs by aggressively trying to trigger players’ fear of missing out, and the report claims EA’s transparency mechanics are “meaningless probability disclaimers” that do not actually tell players the specific probability of getting desired 90+ rated cards.Going on, the NCC claim that even when players get their desired reward from a pack, they rarely stay valuable due to “power creep over the FIFA gameplay cycle” that slowly introduces stronger and stronger cards.“This creates a continuous gameplay loop, where players are continuously encouraged to open packs in the hope of obtaining upgraded cards to keep up with other players,” condemns the report.It’s also alleged that because FIFA‘s pack probabilities are “dynamically generated”, they “can potentially be manipulated in real time based on any number of

The 1975 are set to return with new music next month, if posters spotted by fans are to be believed.Today (June 1) is an important day for the band, who chose their name based on a poem including the date, and often release new music or share future plans with fans on the day.For 2022, they appear to have put up posters featuring a black-and-white photo from a distance that appears to be frontman Matty Healy, and a date of July 7. It comes after the band hinted at new activity by wiping their social media accounts back in February.See the poster, shared on social media by a fan account, below.AND HERE WE GO – NEW @the1975 7 JULYPhoto: @aworldaIone #The1975 pic.twitter.com/34Nn6Lkwib— The 1975 Updates (@The1975_Tour) June 1, 2022This August, The 1975 will make their live return, playing two gigs as part of Japan’s Summer Sonic Festival.

This Bank Holiday weekend, the biggest names in pop will descend upon London's Brockwell Park for Mighty Hoopla festival. Across Friday 3 and Saturday 4 June, everyone from Steps and Sugababes to Self Esteem and actual Samantha Fox will perform to 25,000 folk at the capital's most inclusive festival.